The Trooper by Iron Maiden, well known for being ripped off by Papa Roach|---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------5--------| |--(7)--7--7-5-----5--5--5-3-----3--3--3-1-----5---5--7---| |--------------7-------------5-------------3--------------|The above riff is played four times. The last note in the measureis the first note of the next one. That's why the first note aboveis in brackets. Adrian Smith used to play this note as a pinchharmonic.On repeat 3 and 4 Dave harmonises with:|---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--(5)--5--5-4-----4--4--4-2-0---2--2--2-0-----4-5-4--5---| |--------------7---------------------------3--------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|MAIN RIFF:Guitar I (Dave)|------------------7----------------------------------------| |--8--7h8p7h8p7h8-----8--7h8p7h8p7h8--8-----------8---------| |----------------------------------------9--9~--7---7--9~---| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|Guitar II (Adrian)|-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------7--------------------------------------| |--9--7h9p7h9p7h9-----9--7h9p7h9p7h9--9---------------------| |---------------------------------------10-10~--9-10-9-10~--| |-----------------------------------------------------------|Janick Gers plays the above part on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th stringsbetween frets 2-5. Try both and see what you think.BASSLINE:The bass is mainly just E and C as follows, except for before thesecond verse he goes to D for one cycle.This is the bassline for most of the song.I'll just show the basic notes. Listen for the strum pattern.|---------------------------------|----------|-----------| |----------5--------------5-------|---5------|---5-------| |--7-----5---5---7------5---5---3-|-5---5--5-|-5---5--7--| |---------------------------------|----------|-----------|^Before 2nd Verse onlyVERSE:The following riff goes with all the verses. Listen for the16th note strumming and the rests at the start of the first verse.The G chord denoted below is an inversion of a G5 (power chord).It should be played with an upstroke i.e. the G note first whilethe D power chords should be played with down strokes.For the C5 I've shown the open E note on the sixth string inbrackets. This is sometimes played whether by accident or design.It gives the 1st inversion of a C major triad.E5 D G D E5 D G D C5 D G D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---9-------7--5--7---9---9-------7--5--7---5---5-------7--5--7---| |---7-------5--5--5---7---7-------5--5--5---3---3-------5--5--5---| |---0---------------------0--------------------(0)----------------|CHORUS:The chorus is really just D to E (implied minor) but between thesinging Dave strums a pattern on the second fret. This is donewith the pad of the first finger and lifted up where necessary.Once again, listen for the strumming.Oh, Oh,... Oh|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------| |---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------| |---5-------------------7-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|Guitar II (Dave)|---2-------------------------------------------------------------| |---3-------------------------------------------------------------| |---2-------------------9-----------------------------------------| |---0-------------------9---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------| |---0-------------------7---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------| |---------------------------0----0---0----0---0----0---0-etc------|RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:Each rhythm is repeated four times. The chords given are the onesimplied by the solo and the rest of the song.Gtr II E(m)-D-B(m)-C-D (Solo 1) Gtr I A(m)-G-Em-F-G (Solo 2) |--------------------------------|--------(3)---0-----(1)----3----| |--------(7)---------(5)----(7)--|---------3----0------1-----3----| |---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----4----0------2-----4----| |---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----5----2------3-----5----| |---7-----5-----2-----3------5---|---0-----5----2------3-----5----| |--(0)---------------------------|--------------0-----(1)---------|Solo 1: Adrian SmithE5 D5|------------12--------12--------------------------| |--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)--r15--12---15~~~----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|B5 C5 D5|------15b(17)~-----15--12-----------------------------------| |--12--------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------15--14--12-----------------------| |---------------------------------------14b(16)-r14--12------| |--------------------------------------------------------14--| |------------------------------------------------------------|E5 D5|----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------12-h15-----------12-h15----------12-h15-----------| |--14---b(16)----------14b(16)----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------| |----------14b(16)---------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|B5|---------------------------------------------------------| |--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------12-h15--| |----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|C5 D5 E5|-----------------------------------------15--19p15-h17p15------| |-------------------------------------/17-------------------17--| |--14----15--14--12--14--14--12~\-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|D5|---15--19p15-h17p15-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15--| |---------------------17------------------17-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------|B5|-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15------15--19p15-h17p15--| |--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|D5C5 *With harmony(see end )|-------20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)r20--20b(22)r20--| |---14-----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|D5E5 Harmony ends *|--20b(22)r20--20b(22)-----19--20--17--19-----17----------------| |------------------------------------------20-----19h20--17~~\--| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|B5 C5 D5|----------12----------12-----------------------------------------| |------12------15b(17)-----15--12---------------------------------| |--/14-----------------------------14b(16)r14--12--14--12---------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------14~~---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|Solo 2: Dave Murray(D5) A5 G5|--------5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5----------------------------------| |--5h8----------------------8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5-----------------| |--------------------------------------------7b(9)-(9)r(8)--| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|E5 F5 G5|----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------5h7--| |--7--6--5-----6--5----------------------------------| |-----------7--------7-------------------------------| |-----------------------6--5-------------------------| |-----------------------------8--5~~-----------------|A5 G5|--------------5h7p5h7p5h7----------------5h7p5h7p5/7--8p7h8p7--| |--5h7p5h7p5-----------------5h7p5h7p6h8------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|E5 F5|----7---10b(12)--10b(12)--10b(12)--(12)r10--8--10~~--8\--| |--10-----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|G5 A5|-----12-----------12--15--12--15--12--12-----------12------| |-/15-----15b(17)--------------------------15b(17)------15--| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|G5|---------------------------------10h12p10------------------------| |--13--12--13--12--12---------/10-----------10--13b(15)-HOLD BEND-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|E5 F5 G5|-----------------------------------------| |--(15)\5/---NH---T-bar-------------------| |------------12--\-(9)-/-----17b(19)~~~\--| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|A5 G5|--------------------------------------------------20b(22)-(22)r20-| |-----------------------------20b(22)--(22)r20--17-----------------| |--/17--19b(21)--(21)r19--17---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|E5|--17-------------------20b(22)--20--19--17-----------------------| |-----20b(22)-------17----------------------20b(22)---------------| |---------------------------------------------------20b(23)-r(21)-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|F5 D5 G5 D5|--------------------------| |--17\15-------------------| |---------17--17--14--14\--| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------|Harmony for Solo 1:|--14b(15)--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--12--14-----12----------------------| |----------15----13--15--12h13--------| |-------------------------------14~~--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
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