From: Edmund Breslin
The Trooper
by Iron Maiden(Steve Harris)
Transcribed by Eddie Breslin([email protected])
(Solo`s copied and edited)
INTRO AND OUTRO:
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————————————-5——–|
|–(7)–7–7-5—–5–5–5-3—–3–3–3-1—–5—5–7—|
—7————-5————-3————–|
The above riff is played four times. The last note in the measure
is the first note of the next one. That`s why the first note above
is in brackets. Adrian Smith used to play this note as a pinch
harmonic.
On repeat 3 and 4 Dave harmonises with:
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———————————————-|
———————————————-|
|–(5)–5–5-4—–4–4–4-2-0—2–2–2-0—–4-5-4–5—|
—7—————————3————–|
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MAIN RIFF:
Guitar I (Dave)
——-7—————————————-|
|–8–7h8p7h8p7h8—–8–7h8p7h8p7h8–8———–8———|
—————————–9–9~–7—7–9~—|
————————————————|
————————————————|
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Guitar II (Adrian)
————————————————|
————————————————|
———7————————————–|
|–9–7h9p7h9p7h9—–9–7h9p7h9p7h9–9———————|
—————————-10-10~–9-10-9-10~–|
————————————————|
Janick Gers plays the above part on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings
between frets 2-5. Try both and see what you think.
BASSLINE:
The bass is mainly just E and C as follows, except for before the
second verse he goes to D for one cycle.
This is the bassline for most of the song.
I`ll just show the basic notes. Listen for the strum pattern.
———————-|———-|
|———-5————–5——-|—5——|—5——-|
|–7—–5—5—7——5—5—3-|-5—5–5-|-5—5–7–|
———————-|———-|
^
Before 2nd Verse only
VERSE:
The following riff goes with all the verses. Listen for the
16th note strumming and the rests at the start of the first verse.
The G chord denoted below is an inversion of a G5 (power chord).
It should be played with an upstroke i.e. the G note first while
the D power chords should be played with down strokes.
For the C5 I`ve shown the open E note on the sixth string in
brackets. This is sometimes played whether by accident or design.
It gives the 1st inversion of a C major triad.
E5 D G D E5 D G D C5 D G D
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|—9——-7–5–7—9—9——-7–5–7—5—5——-7–5–7—|
|—7——-5–5–5—7—7——-5–5–5—3—3——-5–5–5—|
|—0———————0——————–(0)—————-|
CHORUS:
The chorus is really just D to E (implied minor) but between the
singing Dave strums a pattern on the second fret. This is done
with the pad of the first finger and lifted up where necessary.
Once again, listen for the strumming.
Oh, Oh,… Oh
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|—7————————————————————-|
|—7——————-9—————————————–|
|—7——————-9—————————————–|
|—5——————-7—————————————–|
————0—————————————–|
Guitar II (Dave)
|—2————————————————————-|
|—3————————————————————-|
|—2——————-9—————————————–|
|—0——————-9—2—-2-0-2—-2-0-2—-2-0-2———-|
|—0——————-7—2—-2-0-2—-2-0-2—-2-0-2———-|
—————-0—-0—0—-0—0—-0—0-etc——|
RHYTHM FOR SOLO`S:
Each rhythm is repeated four times. The chords given are the ones
implied by the solo and the rest of the song.
Gtr II E(m)-D-B(m)-C-D (Solo 1) Gtr I A(m)-G-Em-F-G (Solo 2)
———————|——–(3)—0—–(1)—-3—-|
|——–(7)———(5)—-(7)–|———3—-0——1—–3—-|
|—9—–7—–4—–5——7—|—2—–4—-0——2—–4—-|
|—9—–7—–4—–5——7—|—2—–5—-2——3—–5—-|
|—7—–5—–2—–3——5—|—0—–5—-2——3—–5—-|
|–(0)——————————0—–(1)———|
Solo 1: Adrian Smith
E5 D5
-12——–12————————–|
|–15b(17)—15b(17)—15b(17)–r15–12—15~~~—-|
—————————————|
—————————————|
—————————————|
—————————————|
B5 C5 D5
|——15b(17)~—–15–12———————————–|
|–12——————————————————–|
—————-15–14–12———————–|
—————————-14b(16)-r14–12——|
———————————————14–|
————————————————-|
E5 D5
—————————————————–|
—12-h15———–12-h15———-12-h15———–|
|–14—b(16)———-14b(16)———-14b(16)———14b(16)–|
—————————————————–|
—————————————————–|
—————————————————–|
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|–12-h15———-12-h15———-12-h15———-12-h15———|
|———-14b(16)———14b(16)———14b(16)——–14b(16)-|
——————————————————|
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B5
———————————————-|
|–12-h15———-12-h15———-12-h15———12-h15–|
|———-14b(16)———14b(16)——–14b(16)———|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
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C5 D5 E5
——————————15–19p15-h17p15——|
————————–/17——————-17–|
|–14—-15–14–12–14–14–12~——————————-|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
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D5
|—15–19p15-h17p15—–15–19p15-h17p15—-15–19p15-h17p15–|
———-17——————17——————-|
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—————————————————|
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B5
|—–15–19p15-h17p15—-15–19p15-h17p15——15–19p15-h17p15–|
|–17——————17——————-17——————–|
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D5
C5 *With harmony(see end )
|——-20b(22)–20b(22)–20b(22)–20b(22)r20–20b(22)r20–|
|—14—————————————————–|
———————————————–|
———————————————–|
———————————————–|
———————————————–|
D5
E5 Harmony ends *
|–20b(22)r20–20b(22)—–19–20–17–19—–17—————-|
——————————-20—–19h20–17~~–|
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B5 C5 D5
|———-12———-12—————————————–|
|——12——15b(17)—–15–12———————————|
|–/14—————————–14b(16)r14–12–14–12———|
——————————————————|
———————————————–14~~—|
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Solo 2: Dave Murray
(D5) A5 G5
|——–5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5———————————-|
|–5h8———————-8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5—————–|
———————————7b(9)-(9)r(8)–|
————————————————|
————————————————|
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E5 F5 G5
—————————————–|
————————————5h7–|
|–7–6–5—–6–5———————————-|
7——–7——————————-|
————6–5————————-|
——————8–5~~—————–|
A5 G5
—5h7p5h7p5h7—————-5h7p5h7p5/7–8p7h8p7–|
|–5h7p5h7p5—————–5h7p5h7p6h8————————|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
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E5 F5
|—-7—10b(12)–10b(12)–10b(12)–(12)r10–8–10~~–8–|
|–10—————————————————–|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
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G5 A5
|—–12———–12–15–12–15–12–12———–12——|
|-/15—–15b(17)————————–15b(17)——15–|
————————————————|
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G5
———————-10h12p10————————|
|–13–12–13–12–12———/10———–10–13b(15)-HOLD BEND-|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
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E5 F5 G5
——————————|
|–(15)5/—NH—T-bar——————-|
-12—(9)-/—–17b(19)~~~–|
——————————|
——————————|
——————————|
A5 G5
—————————————20b(22)-(22)r20-|
——————20b(22)–(22)r20–17—————–|
|–/17–19b(21)–(21)r19–17—————————————|
——————————————————-|
——————————————————-|
——————————————————-|
E5
|–17——————-20b(22)–20–19–17———————–|
|—–20b(22)——-17———————-20b(22)—————|
—————————————-20b(23)-r(21)-|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
F5 D5 G5 D5
—————|
|–1715——————-|
|———17–17–14–14–|
—————|
—————|
—————|
Harmony for Solo 1:
|–14b(15)–14b(15)r14–14b(15)r14–14b(15)r14–14b(15)–|
———————————————|
———————————————|
———————————————|
———————————————|
———————————————|
|–12–14—–12———————-|
|———-15—-13–15–12h13——–|
——————–14~~–|
————————–|
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The Trooper
by Iron Maiden(Steve Harris)
Transcribed by Eddie Breslin([email protected])
(Solo`s copied and edited)
INTRO AND OUTRO:
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
————————————-5——–|
|–(7)–7–7-5—–5–5–5-3—–3–3–3-1—–5—5–7—|
—7————-5————-3————–|
The above riff is played four times. The last note in the measure
is the first note of the next one. That`s why the first note above
is in brackets. Adrian Smith used to play this note as a pinch
harmonic.
On repeat 3 and 4 Dave harmonises with:
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
|–(5)–5–5-4—–4–4–4-2-0—2–2–2-0—–4-5-4–5—|
—7—————————3————–|
———————————————-|
MAIN RIFF:
Guitar I (Dave)
——-7—————————————-|
|–8–7h8p7h8p7h8—–8–7h8p7h8p7h8–8———–8———|
—————————–9–9~–7—7–9~—|
————————————————|
————————————————|
————————————————|
Guitar II (Adrian)
————————————————|
————————————————|
———7————————————–|
|–9–7h9p7h9p7h9—–9–7h9p7h9p7h9–9———————|
—————————-10-10~–9-10-9-10~–|
————————————————|
Janick Gers plays the above part on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings
between frets 2-5. Try both and see what you think.
BASSLINE:
The bass is mainly just E and C as follows, except for before the
second verse he goes to D for one cycle.
This is the bassline for most of the song.
I`ll just show the basic notes. Listen for the strum pattern.
———————-|———-|
|———-5————–5——-|—5——|—5——-|
|–7—–5—5—7——5—5—3-|-5—5–5-|-5—5–7–|
———————-|———-|
^
Before 2nd Verse only
VERSE:
The following riff goes with all the verses. Listen for the
16th note strumming and the rests at the start of the first verse.
The G chord denoted below is an inversion of a G5 (power chord).
It should be played with an upstroke i.e. the G note first while
the D power chords should be played with down strokes.
For the C5 I`ve shown the open E note on the sixth string in
brackets. This is sometimes played whether by accident or design.
It gives the 1st inversion of a C major triad.
E5 D G D E5 D G D C5 D G D
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
|—9——-7–5–7—9—9——-7–5–7—5—5——-7–5–7—|
|—7——-5–5–5—7—7——-5–5–5—3—3——-5–5–5—|
|—0———————0——————–(0)—————-|
CHORUS:
The chorus is really just D to E (implied minor) but between the
singing Dave strums a pattern on the second fret. This is done
with the pad of the first finger and lifted up where necessary.
Once again, listen for the strumming.
Oh, Oh,… Oh
——————————————————|
|—7————————————————————-|
|—7——————-9—————————————–|
|—7——————-9—————————————–|
|—5——————-7—————————————–|
————0—————————————–|
Guitar II (Dave)
|—2————————————————————-|
|—3————————————————————-|
|—2——————-9—————————————–|
|—0——————-9—2—-2-0-2—-2-0-2—-2-0-2———-|
|—0——————-7—2—-2-0-2—-2-0-2—-2-0-2———-|
—————-0—-0—0—-0—0—-0—0-etc——|
RHYTHM FOR SOLO`S:
Each rhythm is repeated four times. The chords given are the ones
implied by the solo and the rest of the song.
Gtr II E(m)-D-B(m)-C-D (Solo 1) Gtr I A(m)-G-Em-F-G (Solo 2)
———————|——–(3)—0—–(1)—-3—-|
|——–(7)———(5)—-(7)–|———3—-0——1—–3—-|
|—9—–7—–4—–5——7—|—2—–4—-0——2—–4—-|
|—9—–7—–4—–5——7—|—2—–5—-2——3—–5—-|
|—7—–5—–2—–3——5—|—0—–5—-2——3—–5—-|
|–(0)——————————0—–(1)———|
Solo 1: Adrian Smith
E5 D5
-12——–12————————–|
|–15b(17)—15b(17)—15b(17)–r15–12—15~~~—-|
—————————————|
—————————————|
—————————————|
—————————————|
B5 C5 D5
|——15b(17)~—–15–12———————————–|
|–12——————————————————–|
—————-15–14–12———————–|
—————————-14b(16)-r14–12——|
———————————————14–|
————————————————-|
E5 D5
—————————————————–|
—12-h15———–12-h15———-12-h15———–|
|–14—b(16)———-14b(16)———-14b(16)———14b(16)–|
—————————————————–|
—————————————————–|
—————————————————–|
——————————————————|
|–12-h15———-12-h15———-12-h15———-12-h15———|
|———-14b(16)———14b(16)———14b(16)——–14b(16)-|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
B5
———————————————-|
|–12-h15———-12-h15———-12-h15———12-h15–|
|———-14b(16)———14b(16)——–14b(16)———|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
C5 D5 E5
——————————15–19p15-h17p15——|
————————–/17——————-17–|
|–14—-15–14–12–14–14–12~——————————-|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
D5
|—15–19p15-h17p15—–15–19p15-h17p15—-15–19p15-h17p15–|
———-17——————17——————-|
—————————————————|
—————————————————|
—————————————————|
—————————————————|
B5
|—–15–19p15-h17p15—-15–19p15-h17p15——15–19p15-h17p15–|
|–17——————17——————-17——————–|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
D5
C5 *With harmony(see end )
|——-20b(22)–20b(22)–20b(22)–20b(22)r20–20b(22)r20–|
|—14—————————————————–|
———————————————–|
———————————————–|
———————————————–|
———————————————–|
D5
E5 Harmony ends *
|–20b(22)r20–20b(22)—–19–20–17–19—–17—————-|
——————————-20—–19h20–17~~–|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
B5 C5 D5
|———-12———-12—————————————–|
|——12——15b(17)—–15–12———————————|
|–/14—————————–14b(16)r14–12–14–12———|
——————————————————|
———————————————–14~~—|
——————————————————|
Solo 2: Dave Murray
(D5) A5 G5
|——–5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5———————————-|
|–5h8———————-8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5—————–|
———————————7b(9)-(9)r(8)–|
————————————————|
————————————————|
————————————————|
E5 F5 G5
—————————————–|
————————————5h7–|
|–7–6–5—–6–5———————————-|
7——–7——————————-|
————6–5————————-|
——————8–5~~—————–|
A5 G5
—5h7p5h7p5h7—————-5h7p5h7p5/7–8p7h8p7–|
|–5h7p5h7p5—————–5h7p5h7p6h8————————|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
—————————————————-|
E5 F5
|—-7—10b(12)–10b(12)–10b(12)–(12)r10–8–10~~–8–|
|–10—————————————————–|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
———————————————-|
G5 A5
|—–12———–12–15–12–15–12–12———–12——|
|-/15—–15b(17)————————–15b(17)——15–|
————————————————|
————————————————|
————————————————|
————————————————|
G5
———————-10h12p10————————|
|–13–12–13–12–12———/10———–10–13b(15)-HOLD BEND-|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
E5 F5 G5
——————————|
|–(15)5/—NH—T-bar——————-|
-12—(9)-/—–17b(19)~~~–|
——————————|
——————————|
——————————|
A5 G5
—————————————20b(22)-(22)r20-|
——————20b(22)–(22)r20–17—————–|
|–/17–19b(21)–(21)r19–17—————————————|
——————————————————-|
——————————————————-|
——————————————————-|
E5
|–17——————-20b(22)–20–19–17———————–|
|—–20b(22)——-17———————-20b(22)—————|
—————————————-20b(23)-r(21)-|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
F5 D5 G5 D5
—————|
|–1715——————-|
|———17–17–14–14–|
—————|
—————|
—————|
Harmony for Solo 1:
|–14b(15)–14b(15)r14–14b(15)r14–14b(15)r14–14b(15)–|
———————————————|
———————————————|
———————————————|
———————————————|
———————————————|
|–12–14—–12———————-|
|———-15—-13–15–12h13——–|
——————–14~~–|
————————–|
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