Powerslave Bass tabs by Iron Maiden

Powerslave bass tab by Iron Maiden

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Bass tab
Transcribed by G. Crisan (crisan@shadow.net)

All textual notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions,
or errors refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention,
please e-mail me.

Powerslave (Dickinson)
 (From the album " Powerslave ")

Intro (Heartbeat, wolf, laughter) Drums enter on cue, then the rest of the
instrumental section of the band enters.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|.---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----7--6--7--9--7-6-7-6------|--9----5-------9----5-------9----5------9---5-
--------------------------8--.|--9----5--6----9----5--6----9----5--6---9---5-
3--0-------------------------.|--7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6---7---3-
------------------------------|----------4------------4------------4---------
    Play 5 times.
    Lyrics begin on second time.

---|--------------------------9-----------9-------------9--------------------
-6-|.--------------------------9------------9-------------9------------------
-6-|.-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7------10-7-7-7-7-7--10
-4-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
--------------------------------------------------.|.------------------------
-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-9-7-.|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-
---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
    Play 4 times

------------------------------------------------------------7--6--7--9--7-6-7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-1--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-6-----|-9----5-------9----5-------9----5-------9----5-----|-----------------
---8--.|-9----5--6----9----5--6----9----5--6----9----5--6--|.----------------
------.|-7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6--|.-7--7-7-7--7-7-7
-------|---------4------------4------------4------------4--|-----------------
Play 5
times.

-------9-------------9-------------9-----------------------------------------
---------9-------------9--------------9--------------------------------------
-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-------10-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------|-|-9--|----------/16--14--13-----------------
------------------------------.|-|-9--|----7--9--------------14--16--9----7--
-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-9-7--.|-|-7--|--7------------------------------7----
-------------------------------|-|----|--------------------------------------
play 4 times.              Slowly   (/ = slide up)

---9------------6-7-9-7--6------------------9-----------9-7-6--------13-14-16
-9---9----7--9----------------7--9------7-9---9----7-9-----------7-9---------
--------7-------------------7---------7----------7-------------7-------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-14-13-16-14-13------------------------------------9----6-7-9-7-6------------
----------------14-----7--9----9-7-6----6-7-9----9---7------------7----5---5-
---------------------7----------------7--------9--------------------7----5---
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------7-9-7-6----------9----6-7-9-7-6-----------------7---9-7-6-------9-
---5-5---7---------7--9---9---7-------------7-5---5----5-7---7-------7---9---
-5----------------------9-----------------------5----5-----------------9-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----9-9-9-7-6-------------6-7-9-7-6---7---9---------------6-7-9-7-6----------
-7-------------7-5---5-5------------7---7---7--9---9---7------------7-5-5-5-5
-------------------5-----------------------------9---9-----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------7-----------------------------5-5-5----------7-5-4------
-------------------------7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3--------5--3-5--------5--7-
            faster


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------5---------7-5-4-------------------------------5-5-5--
-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-5--3---5--3-5--------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5--3--------

------------------------------------------------------9-7-6------------------
------------------------------------------------------------7---9-7-9--7-9-7-
----------7-7-7-5-4-----------------------------5----------------------------
-3-5-3-5------------5-7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3---5--------------------------

------------7-7-7----------9-7-6-----------------------7---9-7-6-------7-7-7-
-9-7-9-7-5--------5-7-5-7---------7--9-7-9--7-9-7-9--7---7-------7--5--------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------6-7-9-7-6------------------------------7-7-7---------9-7-6------------
-7-5-7-----------7--9-7-9--7-9-7-9--7-9-9-7-5--------7-5-7--------7--9-7-9---
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

------6-7-9-7-6---------7-7-7------------------------------------------------
-7-9------------7--5-5---------7-7-5-7-5-7-5---------------------------------
---------------------------------------------7--------------------------5-5-5
------------------------------------------------7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-5-3------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------7-7-7-5-4------------------------------5-5-5---------7-7-7-5-4------
-3-5-3-5-----------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3-------5--3-5------------7-5-7

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------5-5-5----------7-7-7-5-4------------------------------5--
-5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3--------3-5-3-5-----------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3----

----------------------------------|------------------------------------------
-3-2------------------------------|.-----------------------------------------
---------6-5-----3-2--------------|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-
--------------------------3-0-----|------------------------------------------
                  A bit slower


----------------------------------------7-6-7-9-7-6-7-6----|-9----5-------9--
--------------------------------------------------------8-.|-9----5--6----9--
0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-------------------.|-7----3--6----7--
-----------------------------------------------------------|---------4-------
                     Play 5 times

-5------9----5-------9-----5------|--------------------------9---------------
-5--6---9----5--6----9-----5--6---|.---------------------------9-------------
-3--6---7----3--6----7-----3--6---|.--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7--
----4-----------4-------------4---|------------------------------------------

-9--------------9------------------------------------------------------------
---9--------------9----------------------------------------------------------
------7-7-7-7-7------10-7-7-7-7-7--10-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             G
------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------.|----------------------------------------------------------------
-12-10-9-7-.|--3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
Play four times
on last time,
play only until
 "G".

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------------ho-ho---8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----
--------------------5-4-5-7-5-4-5-4------------------------------------------
          on cue   (ho = last
                 two notes are
                 hammer-ons / pull offs)

--------9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------------||
--------------9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------||
-7-8-7---------------7-7-7----------------------------------------------7\-||
----------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
on cue                               on cue

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