The Trooper by Iron Maiden(Steve Harris) 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. |---------------------------------|----------|-----------| |----------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. 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. 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 |--------------------------| |--17\15-------------------| |---------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~~--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|