Phantom of the Opera Iron Maiden
Phantom Of The Opera
Album : Iron Maiden
Transcribed by Fabrice ESTRABAUT (estrabau@isim.univ-montp2.fr)
I know that a transcription of this song already exists but here's my own
* INTRO : The two guitars play the next riff 3 times
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4-------------------------------------------- D ---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7/----------------------------------- A -------------------------------------2--------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Then,
Guitar One play
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4---------7-7-7-9-9-9/11-11-11/12-12-12------ D ---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7------------------------------------ A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------14-14-14- --19p15----19p15----19p15-------- B -12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15---------- --------17-------17-------17----- G ------------------------------------- --------------------------------- D ------------------------------------- --------------------------------- A ------------------------------------- --------------------------------- E ------------------------------------- --------------------------------- E ---19p15----19p15----19p15----19p15----19/slide down------------------- B ---------17-------17-------17-------17--------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar Two play
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------5-5-5/8-8-8------ G ------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4---------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7------------------ D ---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7------------------------------------ A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------- --15-------15-------15-------15---------- B -10-10-10/12-12-12/15-15-15-- -----17-------17-------17-------17------- G ----------------------------- --------16-------16-------16-------16---- D ----------------------------- ----------------------------------------- A ----------------------------- ----------------------------------------- E ----------------------------- ----------------------------------------- E ---15-------15-------15-------15/slide down---------------------------- B ------17-------17-------17--------------------------------------------- G ---------16-------16-------16------------------------------------------ D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End INTRO
Now,the guitars play the same riff together
* RIFF D
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G -----------------------------------------7^---------------------------- D ----2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2--5^--7^------------------------ A ---------------------------------------------5^------------------------ E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Repeat 4 times)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----4-4-4-7-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4/5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Repeat 3 times)
* End RIFF D
* RIFF C
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---9--9--X--X--4--4--X--X--5--5--X--X--7--7--X--X---------------------- D ---9--9--X--X--4--4--X--X--5--5--X--X--7--7--X--X---------------------- A ---7--7--X--X--2--2--X--X--3--3--X--X--5--5--X--X---------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF C
* RIFF A
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B -----------------------------------------3--3--3----------------------- G -----------------------------------------2--2--2----------------------- D ----2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2--0--0--0----------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
( Repeat 2 times )
* End RIFF A
* RIFF B
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4-------------------------------------------- D ---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7------------------------------------ A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF B
The song goes like this :
INTRO
RIFF D
RIFF C
RIFF A
RIFF C
RIFF A
RIFF B (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF B (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C (Vocals)
RIFF A
RIFF B (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF B (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C (Vocals)
RIFF A
RIFF C
* RIFF E
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------9-------9-------9----9^-7^------9-------9-------9----9^-7^------- D -----9---9---9---9---9---9--9^-7^----9---9---9---9---9---9--7^-5^------- A ---7-------7-------7--------7^-5^--7-------7-------7--------7^-5^------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B -------7-------7-------5-------5--------------------------------------- G -----7---7---7-------5---5---5----------------------------------------- D ---5-------5-------3-------3------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------9-------9-------9----9^-7^-------------------------------------- D -----9---9---9---9---9---9--9^-7^-------------------------------------- A ---7-------7-------7--------7^-5^-------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF E
RIFF E
RIFF E ( Vocals: Keep your distance,walk away...)
...
* SOLO ( The second guitar play arpegians behind )
[C] [Em]
E -------------12--------- ---------------------------------------------- B ---------/12----15b(17)- -15b(17)rb(15)p12--14b(16)rb(14)p1214b(16)~~-- G -14b(16)---------------- ---------------------------------------------- D ------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- A ------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- E ------------------------ ----------------------------------------------
[F] [G] [Em]
E ---13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12------------------------------ B ---------------15--------------------------15b(17)~~------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[C] [Em]
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B -------15-17b(19)rb(17)~-17b(20)rb(17)b(20)rb17~-15h17p15-------------- G ---/16----------------------------------------------------16~---------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[F] [G] [Em]
E -12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12---------------------------- B ----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~------------------ G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[C]
E --/14-15-17-17b(19)~~-17b(19)rb(17)p14h17p14h17p14h17p14~~--14--------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[Em]
E ---14h15p14h15p14/12h14p12h14p12--------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------15b(17)~------------------------------ G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[F] [G] [Em]
E -12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12----------------------------- B ----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~----------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[C] [Em]
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G --/12-14-14b(16)rb(14)b(16)-12h14p12h14p12/11~-11-12-11h12p11h12p11/--- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G --/9h11p9h11p9/7h9p7h9p7-7b(9)----------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[F] [G] [Em]
E -12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12----------------------------- B ----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~~~~~------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
*End SOLO
Bassline then,the slaughtering begin !! ( And not for your daughter )
There's 2 Guitars on harmony
*Guitar One :
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Repeat 4 times (Em,D,C,D) but in the 4th,play the RIFF F instead of
the last part (Chord D)
[Em]
E --15-------15-------15-------15---------------------------------------- B -----17-------17-------17-------17------------------------------------- G --------16-------16-------16-------16---------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[D]
E --14-------14-------14-------14---------------------------------------- B -----15-------15-------15-------15------------------------------------- G --------14-------14-------14-------14---------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[C]
E --15-------15-------15-------15---------------------------------------- B -----17-------17-------17-------17------------------------------------- G --------15-------15-------15-------15---------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[D]
E --14-------14-------14-------14---------------------------------------- B -----15-------15-------15-------15------------------------------------- G --------14-------14-------14-------14---------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
*RIFF F
[C] [D]
E --12-12-12-12-12-12------14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
*End RIFF F
Play the next part (Em,D,C,RIFF F) 2 times
Then play (Em,D,C,RIFF G,Em,D,C,RIFF H)
*RIFF G
[C] [D]
E ----------------------17-15-14----------------------------------------- B ----17-15----17-15-------------17-15----------------------------------- G ----------17-------17----------------16-------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
*End RIFF G
*RIFF H
[C] [D]
E -------------------------------17-15-14-------------------------------- B ----17-15----17-15----17-15-------------------------------------------- G ----------17-------17-------17----------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
*End RIFF H
*Guitar two :
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Repeat 4 times (Em,D,C,D) but in the 4th,play the RIFF I instead of
the last part (Chord D)
[Em]
E --19h15----19h15-----19h15----19h15------------------------------------ B --------17-------17--------17-------17--------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[D]
E --17h14----17h14-----17h14----17h14------------------------------------ B --------15-------15--------15-------15--------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[C]
E --15h12----15h12-----15h12----15h12------------------------------------ B --------13-------13--------13-------13--------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[D]
E --17h14----17h14-----17h14----17h15------------------------------------ B --------15-------15--------15-------15--------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
* RIFF I
[C] [D]
E --12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14--------------------------------- B --13-13-13-13-13-13--15-15-15-15-15-15--------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF I
Play the next part (Em,D,C,RIFF I) 2 times
Then play (Em,D,C,RIFF J,Em,D,C,RIFF K)
* RIFF J
[C] [D]
E ----------------------13-12-------------------------------------------- B ----13-12----13-12----------15-13-12----------------------------------- G ----------14-------14----------------14-------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF J
* RIFF K
[C] [D]
E -------------------------------13-12----------------------------------- B ----13-12----13-12----13-12----------15-------------------------------- G ----------14-------14-------14----------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF K
Now,The 2 guitars play :
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D --9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9/12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12/14--14-14-14-14---------- A --7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7/10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10/12--12-12-12-12---------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D --14-14-14/17-17-17-17-17-17/16-16-16-16-16-16------------------------- A --12-12-12/15-15-15-15-15-15/14-14-14-14-14-14------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Play it two times,then play the next riff two times :
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G --4^-4-4-4^-4-4-4^-4-4----------4^-4-4-4^-4-4-4^-4-4------------------- D --2^-2-2-2^-2-2-2^-2-2--2p0---0-2^-2-2-2^-2-2-2^-2-2--2p0---0---------- A ----------------------------2-----------------------------2------------ E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- G --7^-7-7-7^-7-7-7^-7-7-7^--9^-9-9-9/---5-/-7--------------------------- D --5^-5-5-5^-5-5-5^-5-5-5^--7^-7-7-7/---5-/-7--------------------------- A ---------------------------------------3-/-5--------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
The harmony
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Guitar One:
E ------------------------------------------7---------------------------- B -------------------8-----8-7-8--8-7-8-7-8---8~--8-7-8~--7-8-7-8-7------ G --9-7-9--9-7-9-7-9---9~-------------------------------------------9~--- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------8-7---10-8-7------------------------------------------------- G --9-7-9~------9--------9~---------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar Two:
E -----------------------------------------------------------10---------- B ---------------------------12-----12-10-12--12-10-12-10-12----12~------ G --12-11-12--12-11-12-11-12----12~-------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------- B --12-10-12--10-12-10-12-10-----------------12-10----13-12-10----------- G ---------------------------12~---12-11-12~-------12----------12~------- D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry if there's some mistakes (it's my first transcription)...
Up The Irons !!!
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