Song: THE TROOPER 
      (from the album 'Piece of Mind')
Band: Iron Maiden
Author: Steve Harris
Tabbed by: Danilo Flecha (dflecha@zipmail.com.br)


[Intro]
G|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|
D|--REST--|----5------|--REST--|----5------|
A|--------|--5---5-7--|--------|--5---5-7--|
E|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|
Guitar riff

G|--9-9-9h7----|--7-7-7h5----|--5-5-5h4----|-----------|
D|----------9--|----------7--|----------5--|----5------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--5---5-7--| (2x)
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|


[Continuation] (0:12)
G|------------------|-----------| 
D|------------------|----5------| * t=triplets
A|-7-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-|--5---5-7--| (3 fingers fast play)
E|------------------|-----------|
  
G|------------------|-----------|
D|------------------|----5------|  
A|-7-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-|--5---5-3--|     this 'continuation' twice
E|------------------|-----------|    / until the beggining of lyrics

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

G|------------------|
D|------------------|  
A|-7-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-|
E|------------------|


[Beginning of the lyrics] (0:36)
G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|-------REST-------|
A|--5---5-7--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
             You'll take my life...

G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|-------REST-------|
A|--5---5-7--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
             You'll fire your musket...

G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|-------REST-------|
A|--5---5-3--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
            So when you're waiting...

G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|-------REST-------|
A|--5---5-7--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
             You'd better stand...


[Continuation of lyrics] (0:48)
G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-7--7t-7t-7t-7t-7t--| (2x)
E|---------------------------|
The bugle sounds and the charge begins...            
But on this battlefield no one wins...

G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-3--3t-3t-3t-3t-3t--|
E|---------------------------|
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath...

G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-7--7t-7t-7t-7t-7t--|
E|---------------------------|
As I plunge on into certain death


[Chorus] (1:01)
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|----5----------------------|----------------------|
A|--5---5-5t-5t-5t-5t-5t-5t--|-7-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t--|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|
Oh oh-oh oh-oh....


[After chorus] (1:12)
G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-7--7t-7t-7t-7t-7t--| (2x)
E|---------------------------|

G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-3--3t-3t-3t-3t-3t--|
E|---------------------------|

G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|    (this little modification
A|--5---5-5--5t-5t-5t-5t-5t--| <-  at 1:21 and at 1:33)
E|---------------------------|

(Then repeat continuation of lyrics part)
(Then repeat chorus)


[Solo 1] (2:12)
G|.-------.|-------|-------|-------|------5--------7----|
D|.---5---.|-------|-------|-------|--------------------|
A|.-5---5-.|--7-7--|--5-5--|--2-2--|--3-3---3--5-5---5--|
E|.-------.|-------|-------|-------|--------------------|
this pointed part
first time only


[Solo 2] (2:35)
G|.-------.|-------|-------|-------|------5--------7----|
D|.---5---.|--7-7--|--5-5--|--2-2--|--3-3---3--5-5---5--|
A|.-5---5-.|-------|-------|-------|--------------------|
E|.-------.|-------|-------|-------|--------------------|
this pointed part 
first time only


(Then repeat the after chorus part)
(Then repeat the lyrics part)
(Then repeat the chorus part)

(And for the ending repeat the intro part)

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