THE TROOPER

                                                   IRON MAIDEN

                                      TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM “PIECE OF MIND”



TABBED BY HUNTER WEBER (JEGAR)

ALL GUITARS TUNED DOWN HALF A STEP

(KEY)

~ = VIBRATO

h = HAMMER-ON

p = PULL-OFF

b = bend

r = release

/ = SLIDE UP

 = SLIDE DOWN

I HAVEN’T INCLUDED PALM MUTES BECAUSE IT’S OBVIOUS WHERE THEY ARE





(INTRO/OUTRO RIFF) (HARMONY GUITAR 1) (4x’s)

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5---------|
A|---7-7-7p5------5-5-5p3------3-3-3p2------5---5---7~~~|
E|------------7------------5------------3---------------|

(INTRO/OUTRO RIFF) (HARMONY GUITAR 2) (2x’s)

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9p7------7-7-7p5------5-5-5p4------------------|
D|------------9------------7------------5-----5---------|
A|------------------------------------------5---5---7~~~|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

(MAIN RIFF) (HARMONY GUITAR 1)

E|--------------------7---------------------------------------------|
B|---8---7h8p7h8p7h8-----8---7h8p7h8p7h8---8--------------8---------|
G|--------------------------------------------9~---9~---7---7---9~~~|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

(MAIN RIFF) (HARMON GUITAR 2)

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4--------------------4------------------------|
D|---5---4h5p4h5p4h5-----5---4h5p4h5p4h5------7~---7~-----5---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------5---5---7~~~|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

(VERSE 1) (BOTH GUITARS)

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------7------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9----------|
A|---5-------5---7----------|
E|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------7------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9----------|
A|---5-------5---7----------|
E|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------7------------------|
D|---7---5---7---5----------|
A|---5-------5---3----------|
E|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------7------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9----------|
A|---5-------5---7----------|
E|--------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-----|
A|---5-------5---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-----|
A|---5-------5---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---5-----5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-----|
A|---5-------5---3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---|
A|---5-------5---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|
E|---------------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|

(CHORUS) (HARMONY GUITAR 1) (2x’s)

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|
D|---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|
A|---5-----5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---|
A|---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|
E|---------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|

(CHORUS) (HARMONY GUITAR 2) (2x’s)

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(BRIDGE) (BOTH GUITARS)

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-----5---------|
A|---5---5---7~~~|
E|---------------|

(PLAY MAIN RIFF AGAIN)

(VERSE 2) (BOTH GUITARS)

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-----|
A|---5-------5---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-----|
A|---5-------5---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---5-----5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-----|
A|---5-------5---3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---|
A|---5-------5---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|
E|---------------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|

(RHYTHEM FOR SOLO) (I’M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS PART)

E|----------------------------|
B|---8------------------------|
G|---9-----7-----4-----5---7--|
D|---9-----7-----4-----5---7--|
A|---7-----5-----2-----3---5--|
E|---0------------------------|

(I NEVER TAB SOLOS. THEY’RE SOMEONE ELSE’S CREATIVITY. LEARN TO WRITE YOUR OWN)

(PLAY MAIN RIFF AGAIN)

(VERSE 3) (BOTH GUITARS)

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-----|
A|---5-------5---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-----|
A|---5-------5---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---5-----5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-----|
A|---5-------5---3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---9-----9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---|
A|---5-------5---7-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|
E|---------------------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|

(PLAY CHORUS AGAIN)


(OUTRO) (HARMONY GUITAR 1) (3x’s)

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5---------|
A|---7-7-7p5------5-5-5p3------3-3-3p2------5---5---7~~~|
E|------------7------------5------------3---------------|

(LAST TIME)

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7p5------5-5-5p3------3-3-3p2------|
E|------------7------------5------------3---|


(OUTRO) (HARMONY GUITAR 2) (1x)

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9p7------7-7-7p5------5-5-5p4------------------|
D|------------9------------7------------5-----5---------|
A|------------------------------------------5---5---7~~~|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

(LAST TIME)

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9p7------7-7-7p5------5-5-5p4------|
D|------------9------------7------------5---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

(ENDING) (BOTH GUITARS)

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-------7-------|
D|---7---5---7---|
A|---5-------5---|
E|---------------|