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  From: robs@violet.berkeley.edu (Rob Schenk)
  
  Subject: Tab: Iron Maiden "Powerslave"
  
  Date: Tue Jun  7 10:36:55 CDT 1994
  
  
  
  Powerslave
  
  
  
  By Iron Maiden
  
  
  
  Off the album, Powerslave
  
  
  
  From Hal Leonard transcription book of
  
  Powerslave/Somewhere in Time
  
  
  
  Legend:
  
  h: hammer on
  
  p: pull off
  
  b: bend
  
  br: bend and release
  
  /: slide
  
  
  
  Intro/Verse
  
  
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  -7-----------------------10------------------------8-7-------------------------10-
  
  -5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--8--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--6-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--8-----
  
  
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  ---5-4-5-7-5h7p5-4h5p4------------
  
  -5----------------------6----------
  
  
  
  Prechorus
  
  
  
  ------------------------------------------------
  
  -5/13---9/10-9----6----5/13---9/10--9---6-----
  
  ------------------------------------------------
  
  -2/10---6/7--6----3----2/10---6/7---6---3-----
  
  ------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  Tell me why I had to be....
  
  Chorus
  
  
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  -9--5--7--------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  -9--5--7--------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  -7--3--5--------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ----------3p0-0-0-0--0-0-3p0--0-0-0-0-0-0h2-2-2-2h3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5-3-2-0-
  
  
  
  presolo
  
  
  
  -0----------------------------------
  
  -0----------------------------------
  
  -0----------------------------------
  
  -2----------------------------------
  
  -2----------------------------------
  
  -0----------------------------------
  
  
  
  (clean sound)
  
  
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -----3-------3-------3------------
  
  -------4-------4-------4----------
  
  ---4-------4-------4--------------(repeat)
  
  -2-------2-------2-------2--0-----
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  
  
  guitar solo 1
  
  
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  -5/7-5h7p5/3/2--3p2~~~--2h3p2---------------------------------------------10/12--
  
  --------------------------------4/2/4---6-7-9-9br-p7/6h7p6---------7-9br-7-------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------9---7-9--------------
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------9------------------
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------9-10-9h10p9----------
  
  -10h12p10--7h10p7-----------------------------------10-12--------------12-10-12--
  
  -------------------9-7h9p7/6---6/4--4----------9/11------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------9-------------7-9----------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------9--------------------------------------
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  -9-10-12-10-9h10p9------------------------------------------------10-9h10p9--------
  
  --------------------10---------------------------------------10-12-----------12-10-
  
  -----------------------9/7-9br-7h9p7-6h7p6/4---------7-9/11------------------------
  
  --------------------------------------------------7-9------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------9----------------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
                                                                                 
  
  -12b--12bp10-9h10p9-----------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ---------------------12----------------14h15-17-15-14h15p14-----15-14h15p14---------
  
  --------------------------------14h16-------------------------16--------------16-14-
  
  --------------------------14/16-----------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  --------------14-15-17-17br-17b-----17-15-14h15p14----14-15-17-15-14h15p14----------
  
  ----14-15-17-----------------------------------------17-----------------------17----
  
  -16---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  -14h15p14----------------------------------------------------7---------7----------
  
  -----------17-15-14h15p14-------------------------------------10----7---10p7------
  
  ---------------------------16-14----------------------------------9b--------------
  
  ---------------------------------16-15-14/12-14p12-14p12--------------------------
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -9p7-9-7---------------------------
  
  ---------9-7-9/-------------------
  
  ----------------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  
  
  Solo rhythm
  
  
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ----------------------------------------7-7-7-----2-----2-----2-2-2----
  
  -4---4----4-4----4--4-----4--4-----5---7-7-7-----2-----2-----2-2-2----
  
  -2-0-2--0-2-2--0-2--2--0--2--2-0--5---5-5-5-----0-----0-----0-0-0----
  
  ------------------------------------3----------------3------3-----------
  
  
  
  Harmony interlude
  
  
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  -------4-5-4--------------4-5-4---7/9-7~~-----7-9-7h9p7----------------4-5-4--
  
  -5~~-7-------7-4-5~~---7-------7-----------10-----------10-7-9~~--5-7---------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------(repeat)
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -7-4-5~~--------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  
  
  Solo outro
  
  
  
  -------------------------------------------
  
  -------------------------------------------
  
  -10-9----8-7---5-4------------------------
  
  -10-9----8-7---5-4---5-2------------------
  
  --8-7----6-5---3-2---5-2------------------
  
  ----------------------3-0------------------
  
  
  
  Outro to song
  
  Slave to the power of death....
  
  
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  -5--7--------------------------------------5-7-7-7-9-----------------
  
  -5--7--------------------------------------5-7-7-7-9-(trem picking)---
  
  -3--5--------------------------------------3-5-5-5-7-----------------
  
  --------3p0-0-0-0-0---0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------
  
  
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  -----------------------5/6--5/6---9/6---9-10--13--12/13/12-10--9/10/9--6/9/6--5---
  
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  ----------------3--3---2/3--2/3---6/3---6--7--10---9/10/9---7---6/7/6---3/6/3--2--
  
  ----------------3--3--------------------------------------------------------------
  
  -5-4-5-7-5-4---1--1---------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  
  
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  --9/-------------------------------
  
  --9/-------------------------------
  
  --7/-------------------------------
  
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