Iron Maiden - The Trooper

  

 

 

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--------------|

 

 

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)

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|--------------------7--------------------------------------|

|--9--7h9p7h9p7h9-----9--7h9p7h9p7h9--9---------------------|

|---------------------------------------10-10~--9-10-9-10~--|

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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.

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|----------5--------------5-------|---5------|---5-------|

|--7-----5---5---7------5---5---3-|-5---5--5-|-5---5--7--|

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                                       ^

                               Before 2nd Verse only

 

VERSE:

 

 

    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:

 

 

    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:

 

 

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

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|--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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                              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-----------------------------------------------------|

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                                                  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~~---|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

 

 

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

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|--(15)\5/---NH---T-bar-------------------|

|------------12--\-(9)-/-----17b(19)~~~\--|


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