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22 Acacia Avenue Bass Tab by Iron Maiden

22 Acacia Avenue bass tab by Iron Maiden

Bass Tab 

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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


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----------------------

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