Alexander The Great Bass Tab by Iron Maiden

Alexander The Great bass tab by Iron Maiden

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Alexander The Great by Iron Maiden: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Alexander the Great" by Iron Maiden is an epic historical track from their 1986 album "Somewhere in Time." The song showcases intricate guitar harmonies and galloping basslines, typical of the band's signature sound. Guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and bassist Steve Harris shine with their virtuosic playing, creating a musical journey through the life of the legendary conqueror. The song's complex structure and historical lyrics make it a standout in Iron Maiden's discography.

Alexander the great(harris)
From the album "Somewhere in time"

Intro1 2x
|------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------7-------7----|
|.---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7--|
|.-7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----7-------7-------7-------7------|
---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|
-5-------5-------5-------5----------|
------------------------------------|

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Intro2 ´2x
|--------------------------|
|.-------------------------|
|.7-----7------3-------7---|
|-0-----0--------------0---|

Fill 1. 2x
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-333-333-333-333-333-777-777----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------777-777---|

Verse 4X
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-333-333-333-333-222-222-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------222-222---|

Chorus 2x
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.-777-777-777-777-555-555-555-555-----------------333-333-555-555--|
|---------------------------------555-555-555-555-------------------|

Fill 2.
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|.----------------------------------.|.-777-777-777-777-333-333-333-333-2--|
|.-777-777-777-777-333-333-333-333-2.|.------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Verse 4x
Chorus 2X

Fill 3.(listen the rythm in this part, it´s hard to write)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-777-77-7-777-77-7-777-77-7-777-77-7-777-77-5-555-55-5-555-55--|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-555-55-5-555-55-5-555-55-7-777-77-7-777-77-7-777-77-7-777-77--|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-999-99-9-999-99-9-999-99-11-111111-1111-11-111111-11-111111-1111---|

Then comes the fast part which i havent done yet.

Fill 4.
|-9-----99-----99-----5-----7---------------------------------------|
|-9-----99-----99-----5-----7---------------------------------------|
|-7-----77-----77-----3-----5---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555---|

fILL 5. 4X
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------------3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333--------------------------|
|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-------------------------3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333--|

--------------------------|
-------------------------.|
-------------------------.|
-5-555-5-555-1-111-1-111--|

Solo1 3X
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------------------3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333--------------------------|
|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-------------------------3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333--|
                   1.2.              3.
----------------|------------------|--------------|
---------------.|--3-20-3x3x3x-32--|--------------|
---------------.|----------------3-|--------------|
-5-555-5-555-1--|------------------|1-111-1-111---|

Solo2 4X
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.-7-777-7-777-7-777-7-777-3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333--|

----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333-5--|
----------------------------------------------------|

Verse2 2X
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-555-555-555-555-555-222-222-222-2223--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

fill 6. 2x ("marching on...")
|----------------------------------|
|.---------------------------------|
|.-777-777-777-10-555-555-555-555--|
|----------------------------------|

Verse 2 1x
Chorus 2x
Fill 1. 2x

Ending (continue of Fill 1.)
-------------------------------9-12-12-12-11-12-9------|
-----------------------------9--------------------9----|
----------------------------7-----------------------7--|
-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--5-2-0-------------------------0--|
Im not sure, goes ending like this exactly but it´s something like this. Rate this please.

Last updated: July 6, 2025

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