Logo for GuitarTabsExplorer
22 Acacia Avenue Bass Tab by Iron Maiden

22 Acacia Avenue bass tab by Iron Maiden

Bass Tab 

===========================================================================

Transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr

Updates
* 12 Dec 2000, correction on guitar solo part thanks to pk2000@tin.i

Notation
	w : whole       ^ : triple
	h : half        R : res
	q : quarter     / : slide u
	e : 8th         h : hammer o
	s : 16th       +++: tied notes
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

First 3 bars : only guitar playing E

         e    q  h+q         w                q  h+q         q+e   q   q   s
G-|--------||--------------|----------------|--------------|------------------
D-|--------||--------------|----------------|--------------|------------------
A-|-R----5-||-7--R---------|-R--------------|-5--R---------|-R-----5---5---55-
E-|--------||--------------|----------------|--------------|------------------

    q  h+q         w                q   h+q          q+e   q   q   ss
G-|--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------
D-|--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------
A-|-7--R---------|-R--------------|-5---R----------|-R-----5---5---55-
E-|--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------

    q  h+q         h+q       e ss   q   h+q          h+e        e e e
G-|--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------
D-|--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------
A-|-3--R---------|-R---------5-55-|-7---R----------|-R----------7-6-5-
E-|--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------

    q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

    q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-------------4h5-|-------------5h7-|-----------------|-----------------|(x3
A-|-3---3-3-3-3-----|-5---5-5-5-5-----|-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

    q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   q   h+q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---R-----------|-R---------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Play the 6 lines above twice.
For the second time, notes with * are hold longer and the last line must
be replaced with

    q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   w +++++++++++++++
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------

Then there is a guitar interlude and rhythm changes to triplet feel

               e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|---------||-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|---------||-------------------------|-------------------5-5-5-
A-|----10-\-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------
E-|---------||-------------------------|-------------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-
A-|-3-3-3-------------------|-3-3-3-------------------
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Play the 4 lines above twic

Then we enter the Chorus Part "22, the avenue..."

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-3-R-3-3-3-3-3-R-3-3-3-3-|-5-R-5-5-5-5-5-R-5-5-5-5-
E-|->-----------------------|->-----------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-2-R-2-2-2-2-2-R-2-2-2-2-|-3-R-3-3-3-3-3-R-3-3-3-3-
E-|->-----------------------|->-----------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^q
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-3-R-3-3-3-3-3-R-3-3-3-3-|-5-R-5-5-5-5-5-R-5-5-5---
E-|->-----------------------|->------------------->---

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^q     e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-7-R-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E-|->------------------->---|->-----------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-3-R-3-3-3-3-3-R-3-3-3-3-|-5-R-5-5-5-5-5-R-5-5-5-5-
E-|->-----------------------|->-----------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-2-R-2-2-2-2-2-R-2-2-2-2-|-3-R-3-3-3-3-3-R-3-3-3-3-
E-|->-----------------------|->-----------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^q
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-3-R-3-3-3-3-3-R-3-3-3-3-|-5-R-5-5-5-5-5-R-5-5-5---
E-|->-----------------------|->------------------->---

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^q     e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-7-R-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E-|->------------------->---|->-----------------------

Repeat everything since beginning of triplet fee
but replace last line with

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-5-4-2-4-2---2-----------
D-|-------------------------|-----------5---5-4-5-4---
A-|-2-R-2-2-2-2-2-R-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------5-
E-|->-----------------------|-------------------------

Then go on with

     q ^ e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e [x3] e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-||--------------------------||--------------------------
D-||--------------------------||--5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-| (x4
A-||-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||--------------------------
E-||->--->--------------------||--------------------------


Guitar Solo

    w ++++++++++++++++++++++++ q+e      e  e^e^e e
G-|--------------------------|--------------------------
D-|--------------------------|----------3--2------------|
A-|-7------------------------|-7-------------3-2--------
E-|->------------------------|---------->--------3--2---

    e+s s h         e     e   e+s s h           e
G-||-------------11\12-11\12-|---------------11\12-11\12-
D-||-------------------------|---------------------------
A-||----7-7------------------|-5--5-5--------------------
E-||-0-----------------------|---------------------------

    q+e      e  e^e^e e  e  [x4
G-|--------------------------|
D-|----------3--2------------|
A-|-3-------------3-2--------|
E-|---------->--------3--2---|

Break

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------
E-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-9-9-9-7-7-7-------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------9-9-9-------
A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------101010-
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------


Verse

     e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-||-------------------------|-------------------------
D-||-------------------------|-------------------------
A-||-5h7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-
E-||->----------->-----------|->----------->-----------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-
E-|->----------->-----------|->----------->-----------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-2h3-3-3-3-3-2h3-3-3-3-3-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-
E-|->----------->-----------|->----------->-----------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e  e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|-------------7------------|
A-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7--10-9-10-9-7-|
E-|->----------->-----------|->------------------------|

Repeat the four lines above six times
  - 1st time without vocal
  - 2nd, 3rd and 4th time with vocals and last bar identical to
    penultimate ba
  - On 5th time, guitar solo begins and last bar is stil
    identical to penultimate ba

For the 6th time, replace last 2 bars with :

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------7-7-7-
D-|-------------------------|-------7-7-7-9-9-9-------
A-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-101010------------------
E-|->-----------------------|-------------------------

and continue with

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-7h9-9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9-9-|-7h9-9-9-9-9-7h9-9-9-9-9-
D-|->----------->-----------|->----------->-----------
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-
D-|->----------->-----------|->----------->-----------
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-4h5-5-5-5-5-4h5-5-5-5-5-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-
D-|->----------->-----------|->----------->-----------
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-7h9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-7---7-----------------
D-|->-----------------------|-----9---9-7-9-7---7-----
A-|-------------------------|----------------10--10-9-
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-
E-|->----------->-----------|->----------->-----------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------
A-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-
E-|->----------->-----------|->----------->-----------

    e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e e^e^e   q+e      e  e^e^e e  e
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------
D-|-------------------------|----------3--2-----------
A-|-2h3-3-3-3-3-2h3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------------3-2-------
E-|->----------->-----------|->-------->---------3-2--


G-|------------------------
D-|------------------------
A-|------------------------
E-|-0----------------------

Your last visited songs

Iron Maiden bass tabs for 22 acacia avenue

What is this?

Learn how to play "22 Acacia Avenue" by Iron Maiden with our easy-to-follow guide. Build confidence, sharpen your technique, and enjoy playing guitar.

Who Is This Page For?

This bass tabs tutorial for "22 Acacia Avenue" by Iron Maiden is crafted for all musicians players ready to learn and grow. Whether you're just starting or refining your skills, this guide meets you where you are.

Why This Page Is Perfect for You

No matter your skill level, this page is a valuable resource for improving your guitar bass tab playing.

What You Will Gain

By using our bass tabs, you’ll not only learn to play "22 Acacia Avenue" by Iron Maiden with accuracy and style, but you'll also elevate your overall musicianship. Explore our full archive of bass tabs for more songs, skills, and inspiration.

Other versions of 22 Acacia Avenue by Iron Maiden

Find guitar tabs and chords

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

[ Privacy | About us ]

×