Iron Maiden › The Trooper Guitar Tab

		
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The Trooper
Iron Maiden_ Edward The Great

Key
p-pull off
	
/-slide

h-hammer on
	
pm- palm mute

NH- Natural Harmonic

r-release

()- Bend untill pitch of the note is equal
to the one in the brackets

~ - Viberate/shake

tr-trill

P.H.- pinch harmonic






Intro
Guitar 1- repeat 4x

e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------5---------------------------------
a---777p5---555p3----333p2-----5---5p7-----------------------------
e--------7-------5---------3---------------------------------------


Guitar 2 - Comes in after the the first guitarest repeats 2 times- 
repeat 2x

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d--55p4-----444p2-----222p0----4h5--------------------------------
a-------7---------5---------3------5h7----------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Interlude
Guitar 1- repeat 8x

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------4-----------------------------------------------------
d--5-4h54h5---5-4h54h5-5------5-----------------------------------
a------------------------77--5-5h7--------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 2- harmonizes with Guitar 1 
Repeat 8x

e-----------7------------------------------------------------------
b--8-7h87h8---8-7h87h8-8------8------------------------------------
g------------------------99--7-7h9---------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------

At the end of the 8th instead of doing this 

e----------		   g---------
b--7-------	Do this    d--5------
g-7-7h9----		   a-5-5h7---
			   e---------		


Intro to Verse1

Both Guitars
....You Take My Life But I'll Take Yours Too!

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d---5----------5----------5---------5-----------------------------
a--5-5h7------5-5h7------5-5/3-----5-5h7--------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Verse 1
Both Guitars- Repeat 1x

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d--5---------------------------5----------------------------------
a-5-5h7--777-777-777-777-777--5-5h7--777-777-777-777-777-777------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d---5---------------------------5---------------------------------
a--5-5/3--333-333-333-333-333--5-5h7--777-777-777-777-777---------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus
Both guitars- Repeat 2x
...ooooohhh...
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-555-555-555-555--777-777-777-777--------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Interlude
Guitar 1- repeat 8x

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------4-----------------------------------------------------
d--5-4h54h5---5-4h54h5-5------5-----------------------------------
a------------------------77--5-5h7--------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 2- harmonizes with Guitar 1 
Repeat 8x

e-----------7------------------------------------------------------
b--8-7h87h8---8-7h87h8-8------8------------------------------------
g------------------------99--7-7h9---------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------

At the end of the 8th instead of doing this 

e----------		   g---------
b--7-------	Do this    d--5------
g-7-7h9----		   a-5-5h7---
			   e---------

Verse 2
Both Guitars- Repeat 2x

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d--5---------------------------5----------------------------------
a-5-5h7--777-777-777-777-777--5-5h7--777-777-777-777-777-777------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d---5---------------------------5---------------------------------
a--5-5/3--333-333-333-333-333--5-5h7--777-777-777-777-777---------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus
Both guitars- Repeat 2x
...ooooohhh...
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-555-555-555-555--777-777-777-777--------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Solo 1- Guitar 2
                               
e------------12--------12--------------------------
b--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)--r15--12---15~~~----
g--------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------

                                                   
e------15b(17)~-----15--12-----------------------------------
b--12--------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------15--14--12-----------------------
d---------------------------------------14b(16)-r14--12------
a--------------------------------------------------------14--
e------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    
e----------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------12--15-----------12--15----------12--15-----------
g--14---b(16)----------14b(16)----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--
d----------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------


e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b--12--15----------12--15----------12--15----------12--15---------
g----------14b(16)---------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------

  
e--------------------------------------------------------
b--12--15----------12--15----------12--15---------12--15--
g----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------
d---------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------
                                 
e-----------------------------------------15--19p15--17p15------
b-------------------------------------/17-------------------17--
g--14----15--14--12--14--14--12~\-------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------

                                    
e---15--19p15--17p15-----15--19p15--17p15----15--19p15--17p15--
b---------------------17------------------17-------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------

                              
e-----15--19p15--17p15----15--19p15--17p15------15--19p15--17p15--
b--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
                                               
                       With harmony(at the end of the post, Guitar 1)
e-------20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)r20--20b(22)r20--
b---14-----------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------
                                                  
                     E5                         Harmony ends 
e--20b(22)r20--20b(22)-----19--20--17--19-----17----------------
b------------------------------------------20-----19h20--17~~\--
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------

                                                       
e----------12----------12-----------------------------------------
b------12------15b(17)-----15--12---------------------------------
g--/14-----------------------------14b(16)r14--12--14--12---------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------14~~---
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Solo 2: Guitar 1
                                       
e--------5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5----------------------------------
b--5h8----------------------8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5-----------------
g--------------------------------------------7b(9)-(9)r(8)--
d-----------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------

                                     
e----------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------5h7--
g--7--6--5-----6--5----------------------------------
d-----------7--------7-------------------------------
a-----------------------6--5-------------------------
e-----------------------------8--5~~-----------------

                                   
e--------------5h7p5h7p5h7----------------5h7p5h7p5/7--8p7h8p7--
b--5h7p5h7p5-----------------5h7p5h7p6h8------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------

                                               
e----7---10b(12)--10b(12)--10b(12)--(12)r10--8--10~~--8\--
b--10-----------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------

                             
e-----12-----------12--15--12--15--12--12-----------12------
b-/15-----15b(17)--------------------------15b(17)------15--
g-----------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------

                                  
e---------------------------------10h12p10-----------------------------
b--13--12--13--12--12---------/10-----------10--13b(15)-Hold theE bend-
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   
e-----------------------------------------
b--(15)\5/---NH---T-bar-------------------
g------------12--\-(9)-/-----17b(19)~~~\--
d-----------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------

                                                    
--------------------------------------------------20b(22)-(22)r20-
e-----------------------------20b(22)--(22)r20--17-----------------
b--/17--19b(21)--(21)r19--17---------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------

          
e--17-------------------20b(22)--20--19--17-----------------------
b-----20b(22)-------17----------------------20b(22)---------------
g---------------------------------------------------20b(23)-r(21)-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------

  
e--------------------------
b--17\15-------------------
g---------17--17--14--14\--
d--------------------------
a--------------------------
e--------------------------

Harmony for Solo 1:

e--14b(15)--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)--
b--------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------


e--12--14-----12----------------------
b----------15----13--15--12h13--------
g-------------------------------14~~--
d-------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------


      While each solo is p-layed th rythem is this Repeat as many times 
as needed

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a--7-777-777-777--5-555-555-555--2-222-222-222--3-333-333-333-----
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Interlude
Guitar 1- repeat 8x

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------4-----------------------------------------------------
d--5-4h54h5---5-4h54h5-5------5-----------------------------------
a------------------------77--5-5h7--------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 2- harmonizes with Guitar 1 
Repeat 8x

e-----------7------------------------------------------------------
b--8-7h87h8---8-7h87h8-8------8------------------------------------
g------------------------99--7-7h9---------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------

At the end of the 8th instead of doing this 

e----------		   g---------
b--7-------	Do this    d--5------
g-7-7h9----		   a-5-5h7---
			   e---------		

Verse 3
Both Guitars- Repeat 2x

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d--5---------------------------5----------------------------------
a-5-5h7--777-777-777-777-777--5-5h7--777-777-777-777-777-777------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d---5---------------------------5---------------------------------
a--5-5/3--333-333-333-333-333--5-5h7--777-777-777-777-777---------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus
Both guitars- Repeat 2x
...ooooohhh...
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-555-555-555-555--777-777-777-777--------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Ending
Guitar 1- repeat 4x

e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------5---------------------------------
a---777p5---555p3----333p2-----5---5p7-----------------------------
e--------7-------5---------3---------------------------------------


Guitar 2 - Comes in after the the first guitarest repeats 2 times- 
repeat 2x

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d--55p4-----444p2-----222p0----4h5--------------------------------
a-------7---------5---------3------5h7----------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------


Lyrics

You’ll take my life but I’ll take yours too
You’ll fire you musket but I’ll run you through
So when your waiting for the next attack
You’d better stand there’s no turning back

The bugle sounds as the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of arcrid smoke and horses breath
As you plunge into a certain death

The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The mighty roar of the russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We won’t live to fight another day

We get so close near enough to fight
When a russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds take my horse below

And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body’s numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting groan




This Song Is very Fun to play and everything is 100% correct i 
checked it like 20x 
playing it will the song is playing itself, it is a little tricky 
at first
but once you get it, it's really easy, though the solos are pretty 
tough

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture bob Average	#1 by bob whyte at May 31, 2006 at 2:31 PM EST
	If your from UK, and got BBC radio 6 - Bruce does a great radio show at midnight on saturday.

No Picture Luke Rhythm Player	#2 by Luke Williams at Jul 23, 2006 at 7:19 AM EST
	It's British vs. Russians. As can be seen with the Union Jack flying in the picture in the Best of the Beast book. :D Kick arse song too.

No Picture Patrick Wanna Be	#3 by Patrick at Aug 5, 2006 at 11:18 AM EST
	wiv russians?????

No Picture ME Rhythm Player	#4 by ME at Nov 29, 2006 at 5:09 PM EST
	Amazing riffs 1 2 3 Next

No Picture Jose Average	#5 by Jose Guerra at Jan 20, 2007 at 3:06 AM EST
	.or the civil war

No Picture Jami Average	#6 by Jami B. at Jan 23, 2007 at 4:11 AM EST
	ystrdywent2soon is correct, that is exactly what it's about. Not much else to say other than this is a great song.

No Picture David Wanna Be	#7 by David Albert at Feb 4, 2007 at 10:19 AM EST
	napoleonic is right i think no horses in WW either great live song one of the best

No Picture Vicky Average	#8 by Vicky Barnard at Jun 10, 2007 at 3:31 AM EST
	ur all rong the american revolution........

No Picture Joe Average	#9 by Joe G at Jun 12, 2007 at 3:39 AM EST
	Great lyrics.

No Picture callum Wanna Be	#10 by callum cook at Jul 11, 2007 at 7:32 AM EST
	Yer Bruce quotes from that poem in the intro to the song on one live album i cant recall which one tho U know ur stuff m8 :)

No Picture Ger Wanna Be	#11 by Ger Hart at Oct 1, 2007 at 5:07 AM EST
	I can't believe that this song was added in June 2001 and it took until Sempter 9th 2002 for someone to figure out that this is based on the charge of the light brigade. Live Bruce even quotes "Into the valley of death rode the 6 hundred. Cannon to the left of them, cannon to the right of them, volleyed and thundered." How much more obvious can you get? The charge happened in the Crimean War by the way.