• Song:

    Powerslave

  • Artist:

    Iron Maiden

  • Album:

    Somewhere Back In Time:...

Artist: Iron Maiden
Song: Powerslave
Album: Powerslave

Hey it's guitar2player, fun song to play. especially the licks in between. have fun w/ 
this is as close as i can come to the song so enjoy :D Solo was provided by 'homair' 
dude ! check out some of his tabs :D


Legend:
~ = let ring
/ = slide
p = pull off
h = hammer on
b = bend
x = alot of things listen to the song to figure them out


This Part Has metal strumming pattern on the A chords listen to the song and you'll know 
i'm talking about :D

Verse:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-5-4-5-7-5-4h5p4---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------h6-|
x5

Pre-Chorus:
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--9~--17~--13-/14/13--10-9--|
|--x---x----x-/-x-/x---x--x--|x4
|--7~--15~--11/12-/11--8--7--|
|----------------------------|

Chorus:
|---------------------------------------------|>
|---------------------------------------------|>
|-9~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-9~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-7~--3~--5~----------------------------------|>
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5---|>

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-9~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|
|-9~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|x2
|-7~--3~--5~-------------------------------------------|
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-3-3-2-2p0--|

Verse:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-5-4-5-7-5-4h5p4---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------h6-|
x5


Pre-Chorus:
|----------------------------|                 |-----------------------|
|----------------------------|                 |-----------------------|
|--9~--17~--13-/14/13--10-9--|                 |-9~--17~-16/17/16--6-9-|
|--x---x----x-/-x-/x---x--x--|x2 second time   |-x~--x---x-/-x/-x--x-x-|
|--7~--15~--11/12-/11--8--7--|   Do this --->  |-7~--15~-14/15/14--8-7-|
|----------------------------|                 |-----------------------|

Chorus:
|---------------------------------------------|>
|---------------------------------------------|>
|-9~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-9~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-7~--3~--5~----------------------------------|>
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5---|>

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-9~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|
|-9~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|x2
|-7~--3~--5~-------------------------------------------|
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-3-3-2-2p0--|

Solo [provided by homair]:D
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9/11~~~~~~~~~~~-------9h11p9\7\6--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7-6~~~~~~~~~~~~--------6h7p6-----------6-7--|
|----------------------x-------9-7/9~~~-------|
|--------------------x------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-9~~~~---9b11r9-7-6h7p6--------|
|------------------------9~~~~--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------10/12-----10h12p10~~--|
|--------7-9b11r9-7-----------------------|
|----7-9----------------------------------|
|-/9--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------|
|-7h10p7---------------------|
|--------9--7h9p7\6---6------|
|-------------------9---9~~--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|


|------------------9-10--9h10p9----------9-10-12--|
|------------10-12--------------12-10-12----------|
|--------/11--------------------------------------|
|----7-9------------------------------------------|
|-/9----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


|-10-9h10p9-------------------------------|
|-----------10----------------------------|
|--------------9--9b11--r9-7h9p7-6h7p6----|
|--------------------------------------9--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


|------------------10-9h10p9-------12b14~~--|
|------------10-12-----------12-10----------|
|--------/11--------------------------------|
|----7-9------------------------------------|
|-/9----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


|-----12b14-r12p10-9h10p9---------------|
|---x---------------------12------------|
|-x-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------14/16--|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------14-15-17-15-14h15p15-----15-14h15p14----------14-15-17--|
|-14h16----------------------16--------------16-14-16-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


|-14-15-17-17b19-17b19-17b19----r17-17-15-14h15p14--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


|----14-15-17-15-14h15p14----14h15p14-----------------------|
|-17----------------------17----------17-15-14h15p14--------|
|----------------------------------------------------16-14--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-16-15-14\12-14p12-14p12-------|
|-------------------------14~~--|
|-------------------------------|


|-7-------------7----------------------|
|---10--------7---10p7-----------------|
|------9b11------------9p7-9p7---------|
|------------------------------9-7-9\--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


|-7-----7--------------------------------------|
|-10b12-10b12~~--------------------------------|
|-----------------9b11r9p7-9~~--7b9---7-6------|
|-----------------------------------------7----|
|-------------------------------------------7--|
|----------------------------------------------|


|-----------7--------------7--------------7-------|
|---------7---10p7-------7---10p7-------7---10p7--|
|-/7-9b11----------9b11-----------9b11------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


|---------7--------------7-------------------------7---------10-7--------|
|-------7---10p7-------7---10p7-------7h10p7---------10b12--------10~~\--|
|-9b11-----------9b11-----------9b11---------9b11------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-2h3p2---2-------2h3p2---2-------2h3p2---2-------2h3p2---2h3p2--|
|-------3---3-0h3-------3---3-0h3-------3---3-0h3-------3--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-7h8p7---7--------------------------------------|
|-------8---10-8-7h10p8-7---8p7---7--------------|
|-------------------------9-----9---9p7\6-6~~~~--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


|-10p7-10p7----10p7----7-------------------------------|
|-----------10------10---10p9p7----7-------------------|
|-------------------------------10---10p9p7---7h9~~~~--|
|-------------------------------------------9----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------15b17~~~~--|
|-13b15----15b17---------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------4------|
|--------4-5--4------------4-5--4-----7~~--|
|-5~~--7--------7-4-5~~--7--------7--------|
|------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-5-7-9--7h9p7-5----4~~----4-5--4----------|
|-----------------7------7--------7-4-5~~--|
|------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------4------|
|---4-5--4------------4-5--4-----7~~--|
|-7--------7-4-5~~--7--------7--------|
|-------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-5-7-9--7h9p7-5----4~~----4-5--4------|
|-----------------7------7--------7-4--|
|--------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------7-10p7---------------|
|-10----10-----------10b12r10b12~~--7h10--------10-10b12-r10--|
|-9b11--9b11~~--r9-7------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------|
|-7h10p7----------------------|
|--------9b11r9p7-9b11~~---7--|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


(tremolo pick throughout this bar)
|-----------------7--9--10--|
|----------7--10------------|
|-6--7--9-------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|


|-12b14------r12--10h12-9~~--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|


|-------14-15-17-15-14h15p14----14----------------------|
|-14-15----------------------17----17-15-14-15-14-------|
|-------------------------------------------------16~~--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----10h12p10-14p12p10----10h12p10-----------------|
|-/12-------------------12----------12p11\9-11p9\7--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------9-10-12-10-9h10p9----9--|
|-------------------------------10-12-------------------12----|
|-9p7\6-7p6--------------7-9/11-------------------------------|
|-----------9-9----9p7-9--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


|-12b14~~~~--|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|

Rhytm guitar behind solo:*Clean*[chorus effect on the guitar if you have it]
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------------3-------3-------3---------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-------|
|---4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-----------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2--0--2-------2-------2-------2--0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------------3-------3-------3---------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-------|
|---4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-----------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2--0--2-------2-------2-------2--0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------------3-------3-------3---------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-------|
|---4-------4-------4-------------4-------4-------4-----------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2--0--2-------2-------2-------2--0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---4---4--|
|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----0--------|
|-2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------------------0----|
|---------------------------------3-------3-------3----------------|


|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---4---4--|
|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----0--------|
|-2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------------------0----|
|---------------------------------3-------3-------3----------------|


|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---4---4--|
|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----0--------|
|-2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------------------0----|
|---------------------------------3-------3-------3----------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------3-------3---------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------------------------------|
|---4-------4-------4-------4-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-2-------2-------0-------0-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
               Distortion starts -------------------------------|


Rhytm Pt.2: *distortion*
|-----------------3~--2~----------|
|-----------------3~--3~--2----2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0~--2~--2----2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0~------2----2--|x4
|-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2~------0----0--|
|-----------------3~--------h3p---|

Harmony [both guitars {adrian and dave}]
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-1-h3p1----------------------|
|----2-4-5-4-2-----2-4-5-4-2----------5~-2-4-5-4-2---------|
|-5~----------4-5~-----------------------------------4-5~--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

Rhytm Pt.3: *distortion*[solo ends on the h3 note on the 3rd time through]
|-----------------3~--2~----------|
|-----------------3~--3~--2----2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0~--2~--2----2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0~------2----2--|x3
|-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2~------0----0--|
|-----------------3~--------h3p---|

then...
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-10-9---8-7---5-4~---------|
|-10-9~--8-7~--5-4~---3-2~--|
|-8--7~--6-5~--3-2~---3-2~--|
|---------------------5-0~--|

Verse:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5---------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-5-4-5-7-5-4h5p4---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------h6-|
x5


Pre-Chorus:
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--9~--17~--13-/14/13--10-9--|
|--x---x----x-/-x-/x---x--x--|x4
|--7~--15~--11/12-/11--8--7--|
|----------------------------|

Chorus:
|---------------------------------------------|>
|---------------------------------------------|>
|-9~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-9~--5~--7~----------------------------------|>
|-7~--3~--5~----------------------------------|>
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5---|>

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-9~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|
|-9~--5~--7~-------------------------------------------|x2
|-7~--3~--5~-------------------------------------------|
|-------------3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-3-3-2-2p0--|

Ending:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5~--9~------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5~--9--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-....-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...---|
|-3~--7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-....ect.-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...ect|
|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-....-----5--4--5--7--5--4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...---|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---10-9-10-13\10-13--14--17--16/17\16-14--13/14\13-10-13-10-9---9~-|
|-x----x-x--x-x---x--x---x--x---x---x-x--x---x--x--x---x-x---x-x---9~-|
|-7----8-7--8-11\-8-11--12--15--14/15\14-12--11/12\11--8-11--8-7---7~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

And thats the song :D Rate? Comment?
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