Tabs
Phantom Of The Opera
Album : Iron Maiden
Transcribed by Fabrice ESTRABAUT ([email protected])
I know that a transcription of this song already exists but here's my own
* INTRO : The two guitars play the next riff 3 times
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4--------------------------------------------
D MajorD |---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7/-----------------------------------
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------2---------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Then,
Guitar One play
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4---------7-7-7-9-9-9/11-11-11/12-12-12------
D MajorD |---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |----------------------------14-14-14-|--19p15----19p15----19p15--------
BB |-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15----------|--------17-------17-------17-----
G+G |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------
D MajorD |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------
E MajorE |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------
E MajorE |---19p15----19p15----19p15----19p15----19/slide down-------------------
BB |---------17-------17-------17-------17---------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar Two play
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |------------------------------------------------------5-5-5/8-8-8------
G+G |------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4---------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7------------------
D MajorD |---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------|--15-------15-------15-------15----------
BB |-10-10-10/12-12-12/15-15-15--|-----17-------17-------17-------17-------
G+G |-----------------------------|--------16-------16-------16-------16----
D MajorD |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E MajorE |---15-------15-------15-------15/slide down----------------------------
BB |------17-------17-------17---------------------------------------------
G+G |---------16-------16-------16------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End INTRO
Now,the guitars play the same riff together
* RIFF D MajorD
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------7^----------------------------
D MajorD |----2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2--5^--7^------------------------
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------5^------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Repeat 4 times)
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |----4-4-4-7-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4/5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5--------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Repeat 3 times)
* End RIFF D MajorD
* RIFF C majorC
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |---9--9--X--X--4--4--X--X--5--5--X--X--7--7--X--X----------------------
D MajorD |---9--9--X--X--4--4--X--X--5--5--X--X--7--7--X--X----------------------
A augmentedA |---7--7--X--X--2--2--X--X--3--3--X--X--5--5--X--X----------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF C majorC
* RIFF A augmentedA
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------3--3--3-----------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------2--2--2-----------------------
D MajorD |----2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2--0--0--0-----------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Repeat 2 times)
* End RIFF A augmentedA
* RIFF BB
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4--------------------------------------------
D MajorD |---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF BB
The song goes like this :
INTRO
RIFF D MajorD
RIFF C majorC
RIFF A augmentedA
RIFF C majorC
RIFF A augmentedA
RIFF BB (Vocals)
RIFF A augmentedA (Ooooohh...)
RIFF BB (Vocals)
RIFF A augmentedA (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C majorC (Vocals)
RIFF A augmentedA (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C majorC (Vocals)
RIFF A augmentedA
RIFF BB (Vocals)
RIFF A augmentedA (Ooooohh...)
RIFF BB (Vocals)
RIFF A augmentedA (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C majorC (Vocals)
RIFF A augmentedA (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C majorC (Vocals)
RIFF A augmentedA
RIFF C majorC
* RIFF E MajorE
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |-------9-------9-------9----9^-7^------9-------9-------9----9^-7^-------
D MajorD |-----9---9---9---9---9---9--9^-7^----9---9---9---9---9---9--7^-5^-------
A augmentedA |---7-------7-------7--------7^-5^--7-------7-------7--------7^-5^-------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
<-------Palm Mute-------> <-------Palm Mute------->
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-------7-------7-------5-------5---------------------------------------
G+G |-----7---7---7-------5---5---5-----------------------------------------
D MajorD |---5-------5-------3-------3-------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
<----------Palm Mute------------>
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |-------9-------9-------9----9^-7^--------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----9---9---9---9---9---9--9^-7^--------------------------------------
A augmentedA |---7-------7-------7--------7^-5^--------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
<----------Palm Mute------------>
* End RIFF E MajorE
RIFF E MajorE
RIFF E MajorE (Vocals: Keep your distance,walk away...)
...
* SOLO (The second guitar play arpegians behind)
C majorC E minorEm
E MajorE |-------------12---------|----------------------------------------------
BB |---------/12----15b(17)-|-15b(17)rb(15)p12--14b(16)rb(14)p1214b(16)~~--
G+G |-14b(16)----------------|----------------------------------------------
D MajorD |------------------------|----------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |------------------------|----------------------------------------------
E MajorE |------------------------|----------------------------------------------
FF G+G E minorEm
E MajorE |---13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12------------------------------
BB |---------------15--------------------------15b(17)~~-------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C majorC E minorEm
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-------15-17b(19)rb(17)~-17b(20)rb(17)b(20)rb17~-15h17p15--------------
G+G |---/16----------------------------------------------------16~----------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FF G+G E minorEm
E MajorE |-12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12----------------------------
BB |----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C majorC
E MajorE |--/14-15-17-17b(19)~~-17b(19)rb(17)p14h17p14h17p14h17p14~~--14---------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E minorEm
E MajorE |---14h15p14h15p14/12h14p12h14p12---------------------------------------
BB |---------------------------------15b(17)~------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FF G+G E minorEm
E MajorE |-12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12-----------------------------
BB |----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~-----------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C majorC E minorEm
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |--/12-14-14b(16)rb(14)b(16)-12h14p12h14p12/11~-11-12-11h12p11h12p11/---
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |--/9h11p9h11p9/7h9p7h9p7-7b(9)-----------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FF G+G E minorEm
E MajorE |-12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12-----------------------------
BB |----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~~~~~-------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*End SOLO
Bassline then,the slaughtering begin !! (And not for your daughter)
There's 2 Guitars on harmony
*Guitar One :
------------
Repeat 4 times (Em,D,C,D) but in the 4th,play the RIFF FF instead of
the last part (Chord D MajorD)
E minorEm
E MajorE |--15-------15-------15-------15----------------------------------------
BB |-----17-------17-------17-------17-------------------------------------
G+G |--------16-------16-------16-------16----------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD
E MajorE |--14-------14-------14-------14----------------------------------------
BB |-----15-------15-------15-------15-------------------------------------
G+G |--------14-------14-------14-------14----------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C majorC
E MajorE |--15-------15-------15-------15----------------------------------------
BB |-----17-------17-------17-------17-------------------------------------
G+G |--------15-------15-------15-------15----------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD
E MajorE |--14-------14-------14-------14----------------------------------------
BB |-----15-------15-------15-------15-------------------------------------
G+G |--------14-------14-------14-------14----------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*RIFF FF
C majorC D MajorD
E MajorE |--12-12-12-12-12-12------14-14-14-14-14-14-----------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*End RIFF FF
Play the next part (Em,D,C,RIFF FF) 2 times
Then play (Em,D,C,RIFF G,Em,D,C,RIFF H)
*RIFF G+G
C majorC D MajorD
E MajorE |----------------------17-15-14-----------------------------------------
BB |----17-15----17-15-------------17-15-----------------------------------
G+G |----------17-------17----------------16--------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*End RIFF G+G
*RIFF H
C majorC D MajorD
E MajorE |-------------------------------17-15-14--------------------------------
BB |----17-15----17-15----17-15--------------------------------------------
G+G |----------17-------17-------17-----------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*End RIFF H
*Guitar two :
-------------
Repeat 4 times (Em,D,C,D) but in the 4th,play the RIFF I instead of
the last part (Chord D MajorD)
E minorEm
E MajorE |--19h15----19h15-----19h15----19h15------------------------------------
BB |--------17-------17--------17-------17---------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD
E MajorE |--17h14----17h14-----17h14----17h14------------------------------------
BB |--------15-------15--------15-------15---------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C majorC
E MajorE |--15h12----15h12-----15h12----15h12------------------------------------
BB |--------13-------13--------13-------13---------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD
E MajorE |--17h14----17h14-----17h14----17h15------------------------------------
BB |--------15-------15--------15-------15---------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* RIFF I
C majorC D MajorD
E MajorE |--12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------------
BB |--13-13-13-13-13-13--15-15-15-15-15-15---------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF I
Play the next part (Em,D,C,RIFF I) 2 times
Then play (Em,D,C,RIFF J,Em,D,C,RIFF K)
* RIFF J
C majorC D MajorD
E MajorE |----------------------13-12--------------------------------------------
BB |----13-12----13-12----------15-13-12-----------------------------------
G+G |----------14-------14----------------14--------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF J
* RIFF K
C majorC D MajorD
E MajorE |-------------------------------13-12-----------------------------------
BB |----13-12----13-12----13-12----------15--------------------------------
G+G |----------14-------14-------14-----------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF K
Now,The 2 guitars play :
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9/12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12/14--14-14-14-14----------
A augmentedA |--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7/10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10/12--12-12-12-12----------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD |--14-14-14/17-17-17-17-17-17/16-16-16-16-16-16-------------------------
A augmentedA |--12-12-12/15-15-15-15-15-15/14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Play it two times,then play the next riff two times :
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |--4^-4-4-4^-4-4-4^-4-4----------4^-4-4-4^-4-4-4^-4-4-------------------
D MajorD |--2^-2-2-2^-2-2-2^-2-2--2p0---0-2^-2-2-2^-2-2-2^-2-2--2p0---0----------
A augmentedA |----------------------------2-----------------------------2------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G |--7^-7-7-7^-7-7-7^-7-7-7^--9^-9-9-9/---5-/-7---------------------------
D MajorD |--5^-5-5-5^-5-5-5^-5-5-5^--7^-7-7-7/---5-/-7---------------------------
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------3-/-5---------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The harmony
-----------
Guitar One:
E MajorE |------------------------------------------7----------------------------
BB |-------------------8-----8-7-8--8-7-8-7-8---8~--8-7-8~--7-8-7-8-7------
G+G |--9-7-9--9-7-9-7-9---9~-------------------------------------------9~---
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |----------8-7---10-8-7-------------------------------------------------
G+G |--9-7-9~------9--------9~----------------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar Two:
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------10----------
BB |---------------------------12-----12-10-12--12-10-12-10-12----12~------
G+G |--12-11-12--12-11-12-11-12----12~--------------------------------------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BB |--12-10-12--10-12-10-12-10-----------------12-10----13-12-10-----------
G+G |---------------------------12~---12-11-12~-------12----------12~-------
D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry if there's some mistakes (it's my first transcription)...
Up The Irons !!!