Iron Maiden - The Trooper Solo guitar tab
The Trooper solo
Iron Maiden
Key to Tab:
15b(17) Finger note on 15th fret and bend up to pitch
of note in brackets.
14b(16)r14 Same as above except bend is released back to
stated pitch.
/15 Slide up to a note.
17\ Slide down from a note.
9~ Vibrato or shake.
5h8 Hammer On.
17p15 Pull Off.
5h7p5tr. Trill-repeated hammers and pulls.
7t16 7th fret fingered with left hand and 16th fret tapped
with right hand.
P.H. Pinch Harmonic.
NH Natural Harmonic.
The Trooper(Solo's)
by Iron Maiden(Steve Harris)
Copied by Eddie Breslin(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)
Solo 1: Adrian Smith
E5 D5
|------------12--------12--------------------------|
|--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)--r15--12---15~~~----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
B5 C5 D5
|------15b(17)~-----15--12-----------------------------------|
|--12--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15--14--12-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------14b(16)-r14--12------|
|--------------------------------------------------------14--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12--15-----------12--15----------12--15-----------|
|--14---b(16)----------14b(16)----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--15----------12--15----------12--15----------12--15---------|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B5
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--15----------12--15----------12--15---------12--15--|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
C5 D5 E5
|-----------------------------------------15--19p15--17p15------|
|-------------------------------------/17-------------------17--|
|--14----15--14--12--14--14--12~\-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D5
|---15--19p15--17p15-----15--19p15--17p15----15--19p15--17p15--|
|---------------------17------------------17-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B5
|-----15--19p15--17p15----15--19p15--17p15------15--19p15--17p15--|
|--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D5
C5 *With harmony(see end of post)
|-------20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)r20--20b(22)r20--|
|---14-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
D5
E5 Harmony ends *
|--20b(22)r20--20b(22)-----19--20--17--19-----17----------------|
|------------------------------------------20-----19h20--17~~\--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B5 C5 D5
|----------12----------12-----------------------------------------|
|------12------15b(17)-----15--12---------------------------------|
|--/14-----------------------------14b(16)r14--12--14--12---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------14~~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2: Dave Murray
(D5) A5 G5
|--------5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5----------------------------------|
|--5h8----------------------8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------7b(9)-(9)r(8)--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E5 F5 G5
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------5h7--|
|--7--6--5-----6--5----------------------------------|
|-----------7--------7-------------------------------|
|-----------------------6--5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------8--5~~-----------------|
A5 G5
|--------------5h7p5h7p5h7----------------5h7p5h7p5/7--8p7h8p7--|
|--5h7p5h7p5-----------------5h7p5h7p6h8------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 F5
|----7---10b(12)--10b(12)--10b(12)--(12)r10--8--10~~--8\--|
|--10-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
G5 A5
|-----12-----------12--15--12--15--12--12-----------12------|
|-/15-----15b(17)--------------------------15b(17)------15--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G5
|---------------------------------10h12p10------------------------|
|--13--12--13--12--12---------/10-----------10--13b(15)-HOLD BEND-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 F5 G5
|-----------------------------------------|
|--(15)\5/---NH---T-bar-------------------|
|------------12--\-(9)-/-----17b(19)~~~\--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
A5 G5
|--------------------------------------------------20b(22)-(22)r20-|
|-----------------------------20b(22)--(22)r20--17-----------------|
|--/17--19b(21)--(21)r19--17---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5
|--17-------------------20b(22)--20--19--17-----------------------|
|-----20b(22)-------17----------------------20b(22)---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------20b(23)-r(21)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 D5 G5 D5
|--------------------------|
|--17\15-------------------|
|---------17--17--14--14\--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Harmony for Solo 1:
|--14b(15)--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--14-----12----------------------|
|----------15----13--15--12h13--------|
|-------------------------------14~~--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
