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The Book Of Souls by Iron Maiden

Intro

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Band: Iron Maiden
Album: The Book of Souls (September 2015)
Song: The Book of Souls Intro (Track 6)


Guitar I: (E A D G B E)

Legend:

p (pull-off)
h (hammer-on)
m (palm mute)

Guitar I: (Play this part once and repeat twice.)

e|--7h8p7--5---7------5h7p5--3---5-----3h5p3--2---3------3p2-----------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x

e|--7h8p7--5---7------5h7p5--3---5-----3h5p3--2---3------2h3p2--0------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2h3p2---0--2----------------------------------2h3p2---0--2--------|
A|-------------------------2h3p2--0--2--0------------------------------------|
E|--0--0-----------------------------------3--2---0--0-----------------------|
    m  m   m m m   m  m    m m m  m  m  m  m  m   m  m   m m m   m  m

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2h3p2---0----2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    m m m   m    m

Play these two parts below and repeat them twice:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2h3p2---0--2-------------------------------2h3p2---0--2--------------|
A|----------------------2h3p2--0--2--0---------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------------------3--2---0-----------------------------|
    m   m m m   m  m    m m m  m  m  m  m  m   m   m m m   m  m

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2h3p2---0----2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
    m m m   m    m

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The Book Of Souls Intro Info

Last Updated: February 17, 2026