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Iron Maiden - Afraid To Shoot Strangers Guitar Tab

Information

Song: Iron Maiden - Afraid To Shoot Strangers
Author: ?
Type: Guitar
Album: Fear Of The Dark
Track no: 3

Author Comments

This song is about the Gulf War as shown in the music video to go with it

Copyright

This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.

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Intro (clean sound)
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------7-7h9--7h9p7-------------
-7h9---------------9-8-6h8p6---
-----------------------------9-
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-10h12-10-8h10-7--------------------------
-----------------9-7-6-----6---6-6-6p4----
-----------------------9-7------------6h9-
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------7-7h9--7h9p7-------------
-7h9---------------9-8-6h8p6---
-----------------------------9-
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-10h12-10-8h10-7----------------------------------
-----------------9-7-6-----6---6-6-6p4------------
-----------------------9-7------------6h9---6-9-6-
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clean rhythym (during above part)

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-------------------------------------------6---6----------
-----2---2-----(4X)-----5---5-----(4X)---6---6---6---(4X)-
---2---2---2----------5---5---5--------4-----------4------
-0-----------0------3-----------3-------------------------
                                                 ending
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-----4---4-------------------------------------------
---4---4---4---(4X)------------6---6-------6---6-----
-2-----------2---------------6---6---6---6---6---6---
---------------------------4-----------4-----------4-

Lying awake at night... (section 1)

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-------------------------6---6--------------7---7----------
-----2---2-----(4X)----6---6---6---(4X)---7---7---7---(4X)-
---2---2---2---------4-----------4------5-----------5------
-0-----------0---------------------------------------------

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-----4---4----------------------------------------
---4---4---4---(4X)-------------------------------
-2-----------2------------------------------------
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When it comes to the time... (section 2)

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-----5---5-------6---6-------3---3-------5---5------(4X)-
---5---5---5---6---6---6---3---3---3---5---5---5---------
-3-----------4-----------1-----------3-----------3-------
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repeat Section 1
repeat Section 2

Harmony 1

-----------------------------9------------------------------------
-------9-10p9----10----10-12---12-10-12---9-10-12---9-10-12-10-9--
----11--------11----11------------------9---------9---------------
-11---------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

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---------9----------------------------------------
-11-9-11---11-------------------------------------
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-10-10-10-12-10--9-10-----9---9-9-9-9---------------------9-----------
-----------------------11--------------9-11-11-11-11-9-11---11p9-11---
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Fast rhythm (during solo also)
listen to song to get rhythm

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-9-----------7-7---5-5----------------------------
-9--(10X)----7-7---5-5----------------------------
-7-----------5-5---3-3----------------------------
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-9-----------7-7---5-5----------------------------
-9--(10X)----7-7---5-5----------------------------
-7-----------5-5---3-3----------------------------
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-7------------------------------------------------
-7--(10X)--7-7---9-9------------------------------
-5---------7-7---9-9------------------------------
-----------5-5---7-7------------------------------

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-9-----------7-7---5-5----------------------------
-9--(10X)----7-7---5-5----------------------------
-7-----------5-5---3-3----------------------------
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interlude

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-8-10-10^-10-8---8-10-10^-8-7-10^-8-7-8-----------
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-8-10-10^-10-8---8-10-10^-8-7-10^-8-7-8-----------
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-8-10-10^-10-8--8-10-10^-8-7-10^-8-7-8---15^--15^-
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-8-10-10^-10-8---8-10-10^-8-7-10^-8-7-8-----------
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Rhythm 2  Afraid... Afraid to shoot strangers... Afraid...

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---------------9-7--------------9-7--------------9--7---
-7--9----7--9--7-5--7--9---7-9--7-5--5--7--5--7--7--5---
-5--7----5--7-------5--7---5-7-------3--5--3--5---------
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repeat fast rhythm

Second harmony interlude

------------9--10-9----------------------------------------------------
----9-10-12---------12-10-9-10---12--10-9--------------10-10-10-10-9---
-11---------------------------------------9---9----------------------9-
-------------------------------------------------11-12-----------------
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last time play slowly
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-10-10-10-12-10--9-10-----9---9-9-9-9---------------------9-----------
-----------------------11--------------9-11-11-11-11-9-11---11p9-11---
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