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Powerslave
By Iron Maiden
Off the album, Powerslave, great album
Legend:
h: hammer on
p: pull off
b: bend
br: bend and release
/: slide
I Have seen a lot of tabs that have erros in them on the solo so I took the time off to tab the
solo without any erros on them so here is powerslave the tuning is stadard E tuning, and
the solo is only during the quiet part of the solo bu t once I figure out the rest I will put
it on.
Intro/Verse
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-7-----------------------10------------------------8-7-------------------------10-
-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--8--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--8-----
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---5-4-5-7-5h7p5-4h5p4-------------
-5----------------------6----------
Prechorus
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-5/13---9/10-9----6----5/13---9/10--9---6-------
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-2/10---6/7--6----3----2/10---6/7---6---3-------
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Tell me why I had to be....
Chorus
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-9--5--7--------------------------------------------------------------------
-9--5--7--------------------------------------------------------------------
-7--3--5--------------------------------------------------------------------
----------3p0-0-0-0--0-0-3p0--0-0-0-0-0-0h2-2-2-2h3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5-3-2-0-----
presolo
-0----------------------------------
-0----------------------------------
-0----------------------------------
-2----------------------------------
-2----------------------------------
-0----------------------------------
(clean sound)
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-----3-------3-------3------------
-------4-------4-------4----------
---4-------4-------4--------------(repeat)
-2-------2-------2-------2--0-----
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guitar solo 1
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-5/7-5h7p5/3/2--3p2~~~--2h3p2---------------------------------------------10/12
--------------------------------4/2/4---6-7-9-9br-p7/6h7p6---------7-9br-7-----
------------------------------------------------------------9---7-9------------
--------------------------------------------------------------9----------------
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------------------------------------------------------------9-10-9h10p9--------
-10h12p10--7h10p7-----------------------------------10-12--------------12-10-12
-------------------9-7h9p7/6---6/4--4----------9/11----------------------------
------------------------------9-------------7-9--------------------------------
------------------------------------------9------------------------------------
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-9-10-12-10-9h10p9------------------------------------------------10-9h10p9-------
--------------------10---------------------------------------10-12-----------12-10
-----------------------9/7-9br-7h9p7-6h7p6/4---------7-9/11-----------------------
--------------------------------------------------7-9------------------------------
------------------------------------------------9----------------------------------
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-12b--12bp10-9h10p9-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------12----------------14h15-17-15-14h15p14-----15-14h15p14---------
--------------------------------14h16-------------------------16--------------16-14-
--------------------------14/16-----------------------------------------------------
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--------------14-15-17-17br-17b-----17-15-14h15p14----14-15-17-15-14h15p14-----------
----14-15-17-----------------------------------------17-----------------------17-----
-16----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-14h15p14----------------------------------------------------7---------7---------
-----------17-15-14h15p14-------------------------------------10----7---10p7-----
---------------------------16-14----------------------------------9b-------------
---------------------------------16-15-14/12-14p12-14p12-------------------------
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-9p7-9-7-------------------------
---------9-7-9/------------------
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Solo rhythm
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---------------------------------------7-7-7-----2-----2-----2-2-2----
-4---4----4-4----4--4-----4--4-----5---7-7-7-----2-----2-----2-2-2----
-2-0-2--0-2-2--0-2--2--0--2--2-0---5---5-5-5-----0-----0-----0-0-0----
-------------------------------------3--------------3-----3-----------
Harmony interlude
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-------4-5-4--------------4-5-4---7/9-7~~-----7-9-7h9p7----------------4-5-4-
-5~~-7-------7-4-5~~---7-------7-----------10-----------10-7-9~~--5-7--------
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-----------------------------------(repeat)
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-7-4-5~~---------------------------
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Solo outro
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-10-9----8-7---5-4------------------------
-10-9----8-7---5-4---5-2------------------
--8-7----6-5---3-2---5-2------------------
---------------------3-0------------------
Outro to song
Slave to the power of death....
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-5--7--------------------------------------5-7-7-7-9----------------
-5--7--------------------------------------5-7-7-7-9-(trem picking)-
-3--5--------------------------------------3-5-5-5-7----------------
--------3p0-0-0-0-0---0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------
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-----------------------5/6--5/6---9/6---9-10--13--12/13/12-10--9/10/9--6/9/6--5---
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----------------3--3---2/3--2/3---6/3---6--7--10---9/10/9---7---6/7/6---3/6/3--2--
----------------3--3--------------------------------------------------------------
-5-4-5-7-5-4----1--1--------------------------------------------------------------
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--9/--------------
--9/--------------
--7/--------------
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thats all folks!!
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Michael Average |
#1 by Michael at Jan 22, 2007 at 8:09 PM EST |
| Best Instrumental section ever. As for the lyrics, it's about how Iron Maiden owns all. They are the best band ever and I love them | |
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Chris Average |
#2 by Chris Prescott at Jan 28, 2007 at 2:05 PM EST |
| Amazing guitar solos. | |
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Thorsten Average |
#3 by Thorsten Budelmann at Feb 27, 2007 at 3:44 PM EST |
| OK Do not take it literally, it is a metaphor. Viro was right on, its about how when rock stars are popular they are worshipped and treated like gods but then someone new comes along and they "die" even though they are gods. the "powerslave" means that they are slaves to their power, without their fame they are nothing and in their last hours they are slaves to the power of death in the sense taht all they have left to do is "die" to fade into normal people. | |
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Braxton Lead Player |
#4 by Braxton Overby at Jun 15, 2007 at 7:05 AM EST |
| The Pharoah is a median used to express the enevetability of death. We all die-regardless if we're 'gods' like the pharoas and ceasers or ordanary people. | |
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Rafael Average |
#5 by Rafael Santos at Aug 20, 2007 at 10:31 AM EST |
| And what was the deal with Bruce's feather wig in the Live After Death video during this song??? | |
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