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The Trooper by Iron Maiden(Steve Harris) Submitted by metalhead INTRO AND OUTRO: |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------5--------| |--(7)--7--7-5-----5--5--5-3-----3--3--3-1-----5---5--7---| |--------------7-------------5-------------3--------------| The above riff is played four times. The last note in the measure is the first note of the next one. That’s why the first note above is in brackets. Adrian Smith used to play this note as a pinch harmonic. On repeat 3 and 4 Dave harmonises with: |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--(5)--5--5-4-----4--4--4-2-0---2--2--2-0-----4-5-4--5---| |--------------7---------------------------3--------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| MAIN RIFF: Guitar I (Dave) |------------------7----------------------------------------| |--8--7h8p7h8p7h8-----8--7h8p7h8p7h8--8-----------8---------| |----------------------------------------9--9~--7---7--9~---| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar II (Adrian) |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------7--------------------------------------| |--9--7h9p7h9p7h9-----9--7h9p7h9p7h9--9---------------------| |---------------------------------------10-10~--9-10-9-10~--| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Janick Gers plays the above part on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings between frets 2-5. Try both and see what you think. BASSLINE: The bass is mainly just E MajorE and C majorC as follows, except for before the second verse he goes to D MajorD for one cycle. This is the bassline for most of the song. I’ll just show the basic notes. Listen for the strum pattern. |---------------------------------|----------|-----------| |----------5--------------5-------|---5------|---5-------| |--7-----5---5---7------5---5---3-|-5---5--5-|-5---5--7--| |---------------------------------|----------|-----------| ^ Before 2nd Verse only VERSE: The following riff goes with all the verses. Listen for the 16th note strumming and the rests at the start of the first verse. The G+G chord denoted below is an inversion of a G5G5 (power chord). It should be played with an upstroke i.e. the G+G note first while the D MajorD power chords should be played with down strokes. For the C5C5 I’ve shown the open E MajorE note on the sixth string in brackets. This is sometimes played whether by accident or design. It gives the 1st inversion of a C majorC major triad. E5E5 D MajorD G+G D MajorD E5E5 D MajorD G+G D MajorD C5C5 D MajorD G+G D MajorD |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---9-------7--5--7---9---9-------7--5--7---5---5-------7--5--7---| |---7-------5--5--5---7---7-------5--5--5---3---3-------5--5--5---| |---0---------------------0--------------------(0)----------------| CHORUS: The chorus is really just D MajorD to E MajorE (implied minor) but between the singing Dave strums a pattern on the second fret. This is done with the pad of the first finger and lifted up where necessary. Once again, listen for the strumming. Oh, Oh,... Oh |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------| |---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------| |---5-------------------7-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------0-----------------------------------------| Guitar II (Dave) |---2-------------------------------------------------------------| |---3-------------------------------------------------------------| |---2-------------------9-----------------------------------------| |---0-------------------9---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------| |---0-------------------7---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------| |---------------------------0----0---0----0---0----0---0-etc------|
RHYTHM FOR SOLO’S: Each rhythm is repeated four times. The chords given are the ones implied by the solo and the rest of the song. Gtr II E(m)-D-B(m)-C-D (Solo 1) Gtr I A(m)-G-Em-F-G (Solo 2) |--------------------------------|--------(3)---0-----(1)----3----| |--------(7)---------(5)----(7)--|---------3----0------1-----3----| |---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----4----0------2-----4----| |---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----5----2------3-----5----| |---7-----5-----2-----3------5---|---0-----5----2------3-----5----| |--(0)---------------------------|--------------0-----(1)---------| Solo 1: Adrian Smith E5E5 D5D5 |------------12--------12--------------------------| |--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)--r15--12---15~~~----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| B5B5 C5C5 D5D5 |------15b(17)~-----15--12-----------------------------------| |--12--------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------15--14--12-----------------------| |---------------------------------------14b(16)-r14--12------| |--------------------------------------------------------14--| |------------------------------------------------------------| E5E5 D5D5 |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------12-h15-----------12-h15----------12-h15-----------| |--14---b(16)----------14b(16)----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------| |----------14b(16)---------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| B5B5 |---------------------------------------------------------| |--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------12-h15--| |----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| C5C5 D5D5 E5E5 |-----------------------------------------15--19p15-h17p15------| |-------------------------------------/17-------------------17--| |--14----15--14--12--14--14--12~\-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| D5D5 |---15--19p15-h17p15-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15--| |---------------------17------------------17-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| B5B5 |-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15------15--19p15-h17p15--| |--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| D5D5 C5C5 *With harmony(see end) |-------20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)r20--20b(22)r20--| |---14-----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| D5D5 E5E5 Harmony ends * |--20b(22)r20--20b(22)-----19--20--17--19-----17----------------| |------------------------------------------20-----19h20--17~~\--| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| B5B5 C5C5 D5D5 |----------12----------12-----------------------------------------| |------12------15b(17)-----15--12---------------------------------| |--/14-----------------------------14b(16)r14--12--14--12---------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------14~~---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Solo 2: Dave Murray (D5D5) A5A5 G5G5 |--------5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5----------------------------------| |--5h8----------------------8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5-----------------| |--------------------------------------------7b(9)-(9)r(8)--| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| E5E5 F5F5 G5G5 |----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------5h7--| |--7--6--5-----6--5----------------------------------| |-----------7--------7-------------------------------| |-----------------------6--5-------------------------| |-----------------------------8--5~~-----------------| A5A5 G5G5 |--------------5h7p5h7p5h7----------------5h7p5h7p5/7--8p7h8p7--| |--5h7p5h7p5-----------------5h7p5h7p6h8------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| E5E5 F5F5 |----7---10b(12)--10b(12)--10b(12)--(12)r10--8--10~~--8\--| |--10-----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| G5G5 A5A5 |-----12-----------12--15--12--15--12--12-----------12------| |-/15-----15b(17)--------------------------15b(17)------15--| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| G5G5 |---------------------------------10h12p10------------------------| |--13--12--13--12--12---------/10-----------10--13b(15)-HOLD BEND-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E5E5 F5F5 G5G5 |-----------------------------------------| |--(15)\5/---NH---T-bar-------------------| |------------12--\-(9)-/-----17b(19)~~~\--| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| A5A5 G5G5 |--------------------------------------------------20b(22)-(22)r20-| |-----------------------------20b(22)--(22)r20--17-----------------| |--/17--19b(21)--(21)r19--17---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| E5E5 |--17-------------------20b(22)--20--19--17-----------------------| |-----20b(22)-------17----------------------20b(22)---------------| |---------------------------------------------------20b(23)-r(21)-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| F5F5 D5D5 G5G5 D5D5 |--------------------------| |--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~~--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| Fin!
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