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Phantom Of The Opera Tab

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Phantom of the Opera
               by Iron Maiden(Harris)
             Transcribed by Eddie Breslin
      (caladan@maths.tcd.ie)(ebreslin@unix1.tcd.ie)

I've transcribed the album version (from Iron Maiden),
but wherever overdubs and the like are concerned I've
used the live arrangement.(And that's why Gtr II is
referred to as Adrian).

INTRO:
                                             repeat 3x
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------4--4h5p4-----7--4-----5--4-----------------------|
|--5h7-----------5--------5--------5--4--5--7-----------|
|----------------------------------------------2~-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

THEN (RIFF C-during verses)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------4--4h5p4-----7--4-----5--4------------------|
|--5h7-----------5--------5--------5--4--5--7------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

   Gtr II:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------12-12-12-------|
|--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12--14-14-14-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------15p-12------15p-12------15p-12-----etc-------------|
|--15-15-15------------12----------12----------12-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Gtr I:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------7-7-7--8-8-8--12-12-12--13-13-13--15-15-15-------|
|--7-7-7--9-9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------19p-15------19p-15------19p-15-----etc-------------|
|--17-17-17------------17----------17----------17-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

THEN repeat the following several times.
   Gtr I (Dave)
   Em                                           G      D
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------7-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------5------7----------|
|--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7--10-7-7--5------5----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Gtr II 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7-------------------|
|--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2---5-----7-------------|
|---------------------------------------------5-----5-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Then both guitars                                      repeat 3x
   F#m                         Gm
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-4-4--7-4-4--4-4-4--7-4-4--5-5-5--8-5-5--5-5-5--8-5-5---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

THEN RIFF A:
I'll just show the strong beats, listen for strumming.
   Em      B(m)    C       D
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--9--9----4--4----5--5----7--7---------------|
|--9--9----4--4----5--5----7--7---------------|
|--7--7----2--2----3--3----5--5---------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

RIFF B: (Gtr I)
   Em                                          D
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------7--7--7------------|
|--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7-10-7-7--5--5--5------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Gtr II
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7--7--7--------------|
|--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--5--5--5--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

The verses are made up of RIFF A, RIFF B and RIFF C.

        RIFF C - RIFF B - RIFF C - RIFF B

        RIFF A - RIFF B - RIFF A - RIFF B

4/4 Section (Keep Your Distance...)
Listen for the muting. At the end of the section just
play the first part before going into the solo.
   E(m)                                        D repeat 2x
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------9-----------9-----------9--------9----7--------|
|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----------9----7--------|
|--7-----------7-----------7--------7-----7----5--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Then
   D                       C
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------7-----------7-----------5-----------5----------|
|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-------|
|--5-----------5-----------3-----------3----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   E(m)                                       D
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------9-----------9-----------9-------9----7---------|
|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----9----7---------|
|--7-----------7-----------7-------------7----5---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

RHYTHM FOR SLOW SOLO:
Basically just the following chords picked adlib.
   C                  Em                 F         G
|-----------0------------------0----------------------------------|
|--------------1------------------0---------1---------3-----------|
|--------0--------0------------------0---------2---------4--------|
|-----2---------------------2-------------------------------------|
|--3---------------------2----------------------------------------|
|---------------------0------------------1---------3--------------|

   Em
|-----0-----0-------------|
|----0---------0----------|
|---0-------------0-------|
|--2-----2----------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
       ^ Finish on Em chord here.

HARMONY:
   Gtr I: (Dave)(He really does pick every note!)
   BAR 1
|--19--15------19--15------19--15------19--15-----------|
|----------17----------17----------17----------17-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   BAR 2
|--17--14------17--14------17--14------17--14-----------|
|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   BAR 3
|--15--12------15--12------15--12------15--12-----------|
|----------13----------13----------13----------13-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   BAR 4(i)
|--17--14------17--14------17--14------17--14-----------|
|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

When drums enter (fully) BAR 4 changes to:
   BAR 4(ii)
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--14--14--14-------|
|--13--13--13--13--13--13--15--15--15--15--15--15-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4(iii) Fill 1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--13--12------13--12------15--13--12--13--12-----------|
|----------14----------14----------------------14-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4(iv) Fill 2
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--13--12------13--12------13--12------15--13--12-------|
|----------14----------14----------14-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr II(Adrian):
   BAR 1
|--19p-15------19p-15------19p-15------19p-15-----------|
|----------17----------17----------17----------17-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   BAR 2
|--17p-14------17p-14------17p-14------17p-14-----------|
|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   BAR 3
|--15p-12------15p-12------15p-12------15p-12-----------|
|----------13----------13----------13----------13-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   BAR 4
|--17p-14------17p-14------17p-14------17p-14-----------|
|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

When drums enter (fully) Adrian changes to:
   BAR 1
|--15p-12------15p-12------15p-12------15p-12-----------|
|----------12----------12----------12----------12-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 2
|--14p-10------14p-10------14p-10------14p-10-----------|
|----------10----------10----------10----------10-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 3
|--12p-8-----12p-8-----12p-8-----12p-8------------------|
|---------8---------8---------8---------8---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4(iii) Fill 1
|----------------------7--------------------------------|
|--10--8--7--10--8--7-----10--8--10--8--7---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4(iv) Fill 2
|--------------------------------7----------------------|
|--10--8--7--10--8--7--10--8--7-----10--8---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

 RIFF D:
 Listen for strumming and muting. You can vary the chord
 positions here adlib till you get the right sound.
   E(m)      G        A(m)    C    B(m)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--4---------7--------9---------------------------------|
|--2---------5--------7-------5----4--------------------|
|--2---------5--------7-------3----2--------------------|
|--0----------------------------------------------------|

 RIFF E:
 More or less the same riff as riff D except it's changed
 from triplets to straight timing.
   E(m)                                 G
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------7---------------|
|--9---9-9--9---9-9--9---9-9--9p7-7-7---5---------------|
|--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7---5---------------|
|--0----------------------------------------------------|

   A(m)            C     D
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--9--------------------------------|
|--7---------------5-----7----------|
|--7---------------3-----5----------|
|-----------------------------------|

HARMONY:
 Gtr II:(Adrian)

|--------------------------------------------------------7--------|
|--------------------------8------8p-7--8~---7h-8p-7--8-----8~----|
|--9p-7--9~----7h-9p-7--9-----9~----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8p-7--8~---7h-8p-7--8--7------------------8--7-----10--8--7----|
|----------------------------9~---9p-7-9--7--------9------------9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  Gtr I: (Dave)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------10------------------------------15-------|
|-12p11-12~-11h12p11--12-----12~--16p14-16~--14h16p14-16----16~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------12-10----13-12-10----|
|--16p14-16~-14h16p14-16-14--12~--12p11-12~-11-------12----------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

The remainder of the song is made up the previous riffs. It should
be easy enough to follow.

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Phantom Of The Opera Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Rhythm Player	#1 by riotsk8team001 (jason) at May 18, 1971 at 6:53 PM EST
	great song, but the version to listen to is the one one "Maiden Japan" 10 times better.

No Picture Gabe Average	#2 by Gabe Hawkins at Jan 16, 1978 at 9:20 AM EST
	hmm judging by the lyrics i dont think slap bass ninja is right but i wouldnt know.

No Picture Adam Average	#3 by Adam at Nov 8, 1978 at 9:48 AM EST
	I don't think this is about Harris father because either Blood Brothers are sign of the cross are about his father since he died. 1

No Picture metalis4ever Average	#4 by metalis4ever at Jan 22, 1983 at 7:37 AM EST
	By the way, the song is certainly about the boko Phantom of the Opera written by Gaston leroux. The books is a story is about a man named Erik, a deranged but brilliant man who terrorises an opera with his disfigured face. In the book, he builds builds his lair under the opera and there trains his love, a beautiful soprano.

No Picture Diego Wanna Be	#5 by Diego at Mar 28, 1988 at 2:25 AM EST
	it's not actually entirely about the Phantom of the Opera, I guess Harris just used the Phantom as a metaphor for his father, like Slap Bass Ninja pointed out

No Picture Marks Average	#6 by Marks at Oct 5, 1990 at 8:10 AM EST
	From Wikipedia::: [quote] A heavy metal song by the band Iron Maiden about the book was recorded for the Iron Maiden album, released in 1980 and in its live singles cover, the band's mascot Eddie is playing organ and holding Phantom's mask. [end quote] Great song - I like the "running" feeling of the song :-)

No Picture JAY Average	#7 by JAY at May 20, 1999 at 1:12 AM EST
	The Phantom Of The Opera was an old opera/play about a former stage performer who was sevearly burned on one side of his face and had to wear a mask. He could'nt find work anymore. He hid in an opera house terrorizing the performers.