• Song:

    The Trooper

  • Artist:

    Iron Maiden

  • Album:

    The Essential Iron Maid...

~ = let ring
 / = slide to
intro
g-----------------------------------9-9-7----77-7-5----55-5-4------
d-----------5---------------5-------------9---------7---------5----
a--7-------5-5--7----------5-5--7----------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------

g-------------9-9-7----77-7-5----55-5-4------
d-----5-------------9---------7---------5----
a----5-5--7----------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------------
a--5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------5-----
a--5-5--3~-33-333-333-333-333-33---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77--5-5--7-
e------------------------------------------------------------------------


you take my life but I'll take yours too

g----------][--------][----------
d---5------][--------][---5------
a--5-5--7--][--555-3-][--5-5--7--
e----------][--------][----------

verse
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------------
a--5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------------
a--5-5--3~-33-333-333-333-333-33---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-777-77-----
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

chorus (oooooooooooohhhh)
g----------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------
a--5~-55-5-55-5-55--555-7-77-777-777-777-777-777-77--X2
e----------------------------------------------------

verse 2 (with modification)
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------------
a--5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------3------------------------------------
a--5-5--3~-33-333-333-333-333-33---3-3--5~-55-555-555-555-555-555-55-----X2
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

verse
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------------
a--5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------------
a--5-5--3~-33-333-333-333-333-33---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-777-77-----X2
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

chorus (oooooooooooohhhh)
g----------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------
a--5~-55-5-55-5-55--555-7-77-777-777-777-777-777-77--X2
e----------------------------------------------------

guitar solo (part 1)
g-----------------------------------------------------------5-------7-----
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--7~-77-777-777-77--5-555-555-555-55--2-222-222-222-22-0-3---3---5---5---X2
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
(part 2)
g-----------------------------------------------------------5-------7-----
d--7~-77-777-777-77--5-555-555-555-55--2-222-222-222-22-0-3---3---5---5---
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------X2
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------

note: the second time you play the second part of the solo you play it like this:
g-----------------------------------------------------------5-------------
d--7~-77-777-777-77--5-555-555-555-55--2-222-222-222-22-0-3---3---5-------
a----------------------------------------------------------------5-5--7--X2
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------

verse 2 (with modification)
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------------
a--5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------3------------------------------------
a--5-5--3~-33-333-333-333-333-33---3-3--5~-55-555-555-555-555-555-55-----X2
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

verse
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------------
a--5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-77---------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---5-------------------------------5------------------------------------
a--5-5--3~-33-333-333-333-333-33---5-5--7~-77-777-777-777-777-777-77-----X2
e------------------------------------------------------------------------

chorus (oooooooooooohhhh)
g----------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------
a--5~-55-5-55-5-55--555-7-77-777-777-777-777-777-77--X2
e----------------------------------------------------

outro
g----------------------][----9-9-7----77-7-5----55-5-4----
d---5-----------5------][----------9---------7---------5--
a--5-5--7------5-5--7--][---------------------------------
e----------------------][---------------------------------

g---9-9-7----77-7-5----55-5-4------------------
d---------9---------7---------5--------5-------
a-------------------------------------5-5--7---
e----------------------------------------------

yeah that's the trooper, probably Iron Maiden's best song
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