• Song:

    Killers

  • Artist:

    Iron Maiden

  • Album:

    Maiden Japan

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

song-killers
artist-iron miaden
album-Killers 1981
guitarists-Adrian Smith Dave Murray
words by-Steve Harris and Paul Di'anno
tabbed by -smellslikefeet1


/slide to:
h-hammeron
p-pulloff
b-bend up too:
()-harmonic
x-mute


this song is kidna tough at first jsut take it step by step.

intro
bassline 
{Harris} 
repeat basline untill verse
|---------|---------|---------|----------|
|---------|---------|---------|----------|
|-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7--|5-5-3-2--|-7-7-7-7--|
|--0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|

{Murray}
NO PICKING just tap it 0:06-0:12     OHHHH!
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p-ect.|
|----------------------------------------|

{Smith}

|-----(12)-------------(7)---------------|
|---------(12)---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

{Murray}
make sure to hit the open string. its what gives the chord the right sound.
 YEAH!         YEAH!
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-0-----------|-0-------------|
|-9-----------|-9-------------|
|-7-/-2-------|-7-/-2---------|
|-------------|---------------|

{Smith}
he plays this until Daves change
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0---0|
|-----8-------8-------8-------8---------8--|
|-9-------9-------9-------9--------9-------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

repeat 

(Murray)

YAWH!           YOWH!
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-0-----------|-0-------------|
|-9-----------|-9-------------|
|-7-/-2-------|-7-/-2---------|
|-------------|---------------|

{Smith}

|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0---0|
|-----8-------8-------8-------8---------8--|
|-9-------9-------9-------9--------9-------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

{Murray}
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|-5-/-7--|-7-/-9-/-10--|-10/-5---|-5-/-7--|
|-x-/-x--|-x-/-x-/-x---|-x-/-x---|-x-/-x--|
|-3-/-5--|-5-/-7-/-8---|-8-/-3---|-3-/-5--|

{Smith)
plays this over adrians chords.
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---10-10-10-10-|/-12-13-13-13-13-|--8-8-8-8-|--10-10-10-10---|
|--9--9--9--9---|-------9--9--9---|-9-9-9-9--|-9--9--9--9-----|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|

repeat
{Murray}
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|-5-/-7--|-7-/-9-/-10--|-10/-5---|-5-/-7--|
|-x-/-x--|-x-/-x-/-x---|-x-/-x---|-x-/-x--|
|-3-/-5--|-5-/-7-/-8---|-8-/-3---|-3-/-5--|


{Smith)
                                                                OHH!
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---10-10-10-10-|/-12-13-13-13-13-|--8-8-8-8-|--10-10-10-10---|
|--9--9--9--9---|-------9--9--9---|-9-9-9-9--|-9--9--9--9-----|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|

{Murray}
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-0-----------|
|-9-----------|
|-7-/-2-------|
|-------------|

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h-|
|------------------------------|

OWWW!         YEAH!
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-0-----------|-0-------------|
|-9-----------|-9-------------|
|-7-/-2-------|-7-/-2---------|
|-------------|---------------|

{Smith}

|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0---0|
|-----8-------8-------8-------8---------8--|
|-9-------9-------9-------9--------9-------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

(Murray)
AH!         YEAH!
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-0-----------|-0-------------|
|-9-----------|-9-------------|
|-7-/-2-------|-7-/-2---------|
|-------------|---------------|

Smith}
                                                 
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0---0|
|-----8-------8-------8-------8---------8--|
|-9-------9-------9-------9--------9-------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
(Murray}
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|-5-/-7--|-7-/-9-/-10--|-10/-5---|-5-/-7--|
|-x-/-x--|-x-/-x-/-x---|-x-/-x---|-x-/-x--|
|-3-/-5--|-5-/-7-/-8---|-8-/-3---|-3-/-5--|

{Smith)
plays this over daves chords.
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---10-10-10-10-|/-12-13-13-13-13-|--8-8-8-8-|--10-10-10-10---|
|--9--9--9--9---|-------9--9--9---|-9-9-9-9--|-9--9--9--9-----|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|

repeat
{Smith}
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|--------|-------------|---------|--------|
|-5-/-7--|-7-/-9-/-10--|-10/-5---|-5-/-7--|
|-x-/-x--|-x-/-x-/-x---|-x-/-x---|-x-/-x--|
|-3-/-5--|-5-/-7-/-8---|-8-/-3---|-3-/-5--|

{Murray)
                                                              OOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---10-10-10-10-|/-12-13-13-13-13-|--8-8-8-8-|--10-10-10-10---|
|--9--9--9--9---|-------9--9--9---|-9-9-9-9--|-9--9--9--9-----|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|


WOW!
Ok here comes the hardest part of the song{next to the solo of course}
in this you have to run your finger across very lightly as you slide making a harmonic
slide.you can choose to do this with the top three strings or all of the strings
personally i just do it with the top three. It sounds more correct with the song.make
sure you hit each note. do get the [proper effect gallop with your pick once on each
note so as to play it twice and then slide up. this is moderalty fast.

VERSE
{Murray}
he walks thru the subway his eyes burn a hole in your back
A footstep behind you he lunges,prepare for attack
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|(1)/(2}/{3)/(4)/(5)/{6}/(7)/(8)/(9)/(10)/(11)/(12)|
|(1)/(2}/{3)/(4)/(5)/{6}/(7)/(8)/(9)/(10)/(11)/(12)|
|(1)/(2}/{3)/(4)/(5}/{6}/(7)/(8)/(9)/(10)/(11)/(12)|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-5-4-5------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

{Smith}
play through Adrians Chords
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|



|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-9-7-0-9-7-0-9-7-0-9-7-9-7-9------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

CHORUS!
{Smith Murray}
 scream  for mercy he laughs as hes watching you bleed
|-------|---------|-----|----------------|
|-------|---------|-----|----------------|
|-------|-9-------|-----|-12-------------|
|-10----|-9-9-9-9-|-10--|-12-12-12-12----|
|-10----|-7-7-7-7-|-10--|-10-10-10-10----|
|-8-----|---------|-8---|----------------|

 killer    behind you  his blood thirst defies all..
|--------|-----------|---------|
|--------|-----------|---------|
|--------|-9---------|---------|
|--10----|-9-9-9-9---|-10------|
|--10----|-7-7-7-7---|-10------|
|---8----|-----------|-8-------|

{Murray} outro from chorus
.needs.
|-------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------|
|------9-9p7--|-----9-9p7---|-----10-10p8--|-------12-12p10--|
|-----------9-|----------9--|------------10|---------------12|
|--7-7--------|-7-7---------|-8-8----------|-10-10-----------|

{Smith}
plays these chords over Daves riff
|----------|-----------|------------|--------------|
|----------|-----------|------------|--------------|
|----------|-----------|------------|--------------|
|-9--------|-9---------|-10---------|-12-----------|
|-9--------|-9---------|-10---------|-12-----------|
|-7--------|-7---------|-8----------|-10-----------|

Verse2
Same as last verse!{repeat}

My innocent victims are slaughtered with wrath and despite
The mocking religion of hatred that burns in the night.
Chorus
I have no one, Im bound to destroy all this greed.
A voice inside me compelling to satisfy me.

this is close to right
(Smith and Murray)
|---------------------------------|
|-11b-13--11-9-9-9h11p9-8h9p8-----|
|----------------------------10-8-|
|---------------------------------|x4
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

bridge.
(Smith Murray)
|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|-5--7-7--|-999-7-7--9-9-|
|-5--7-7--|-777-5-5--7-7-|
|-3--5-5--|--------------|

|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|-5--7-7--|-999-7-7--9-9-|
|-5--7-7--|-777-5-5--7-7-|
|-3--5-5--|--------------|

|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|-5--7-7--|-999-7-7--9-9-|
|-5--7-7--|-777-5-5--7-7-|
|-3--5-5--|--------------|

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

I                       can see.
What a knifes          meant to be.
And you'l              never know.

|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|1010101010101010---|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|

how i came to for see see see
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------------------12-12-12-----|
|-10-10-10-10------12-12-12-----|
|-8--8--8--8-------10-10-10-----|

chords over Daves solo
{Smith}
|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-|-5-5-7-7|-9-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-|-5-5-7-7|-9-9-9-9-|x2
|-7777777|77777777|33335555|77777777-|
|--------|--------|--------|---------|

Chords over Murrays solo
(Murray)
|-----------|------------|------------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|------------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|------------|-------------|
|-5/7-------|-7-10-------|-10/5-------|-5/7---------|
|-x/x-7-7-7-|-x-x-101010-|-x-/x-5-5-5-|-x/x-7-7-7---|x2
|-3/5-5-5-5-|-5-8-8-8-8--|-8-/3-3-3-3-|-3/5-5-5-5---|


|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|---------|--------------|
|-5--7-7--|-999-7-7--9-9-|x4
|-5--7-7--|-777-5-5--7-7-|
|-3--5-5--|--------------|

|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|1010101010101010---|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|

Verse 3
same as other verse

My faith in believing is stronger then life lines andties.
with the glimer of metal my moment is ready to strike.
Dath call arises, a scream breaks the still of the night.
Another tomorrow, remember to walk in the light.
Chorus
I have found you and now there is no place to run.
Excitment shakes me, oh god help me what have i done.

verse4

he walks thru the subway his eyes burn a hole in your back
A footstep behind you he lunges,prepare for attack
Chorus
Scream for mercy he laughs as he watches you bleed.
Killer behind you, his blood thirst defies all his needs.

ending.
{Murray}
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------9-9--|
|-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-5-4-5--9---9-9--|
|------------------------------7---7-7--|
|---------------------------------------|
{Smith}
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------9-9--|
|-7-9-0-7-9-0-7-9-0-7-9-7-9-7--9---9-9--|
|------------------------------7---7-7--|
|---------------------------------------|
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