Speed Of Light by Iron Maiden

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Intro
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------5-4-3-1---|-1-3-4-3-1-3-1---|---3-4-3-1-3-1---|-----------------|
E |---------------3-|---------------3-|-1-------------3-|-1---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
PAUSE 4 BARS
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-5---------------|-----------5-3---|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Riff
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse
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-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| ) 
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   ) x2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ) 
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ) 
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ) 
E |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| ) 
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Pre-Chorus
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3  |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-1-1-|     |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &         1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3  |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-|     |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &         1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  

Chorus
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3  )
D |-----------------|-----------------|     )
A |-----------------|-----------------|     )
E |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|     )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &       ) x2
G |-----------------|-----------------|     )
D |-----------------|-----------------|     )
A |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-4-1-3-1---|     )
E |-----------------|-----------------|     )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   

Riff
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse
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-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| ) 
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   ) x2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ) 
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ) 
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ) 
E |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| ) 
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Pre-Chorus
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3  |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-1-1-|     |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &         1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3  |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-|     |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &         1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  

Chorus
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3  )
D |-----------------|-----------------|     )
A |-----------------|-----------------|     )
E |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|     )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &       ) x2
G |-----------------|-----------------|     )
D |-----------------|-----------------|     )
A |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-4-1-3-1---|     )
E |-----------------|-----------------|     )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   

Guitar Solo
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| )
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| )
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| )
E |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   ) x2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| )
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| )
A |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------| )
E |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| )
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| )
A |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------| )
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   ) x2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| )
D |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| )
A |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| )
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Pre-Chorus
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3  |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-1-1-|     |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &         1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3  |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-|     |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|     |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &         1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  

Chorus
G |-----------------|-----------------| x3  )
D |-----------------|-----------------|     )
A |-----------------|-----------------|     )
E |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|     )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &       ) x4
G |-----------------|-----------------|     )
D |-----------------|-----------------|     )
A |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-4-1-3-1---|     )
E |-----------------|-----------------|     )
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   

Outro
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------5-4-3-1---|-1-3-4-3-1-3-1---|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---------------3-|---------------3-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E |-1-1-1-1-1-------|--1------1-------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-5---5---5---5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-3---5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3-------|-3---------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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Last Updated: February 17, 2026