Phantom of the Opera Iron Maiden
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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/phantom_of_the_opera_tab_ver_4.html )
[C]
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------[Em]
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 :
------------
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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