Iron Maiden - Powerslave (Bass) 

Author: G. Crisan ( crisan@shadow.net ) 
Type: Bass 
Track no: 7 
Album: Powerslave 
Comments: 


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Intro ( Heartbeat, wolf, laughter ) Drums enter on cue, then the rest of the 
instrumental section of the band enters.

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|.---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----7--6--7--9--7-6-7-6------|--9----55-------9----5-------9----5------9---5-
--------------------------8--.|--9----55--6----9----5--6----9----5--6---9---5-
3--0-------------------------.|--7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6---7---3-
------------------------------|-----------4------------4------------4---------
        Play 5 times.
        Lyrics begin on second time.

---|--------------------------9------------9-------------9--------------------
-6-|.--------------------------9-------------9-------------9------------------
-6-|.-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----7-7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7------10-7-7-7-7-7--10
-4-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
---------------------------------------------------.|.------------------------
-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-122-12-10-9-7-.|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-
----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
        Play 4 times

-------------------------------------------------------------7--6--7--9--7-6-7
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-1--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-6-----|-9----5-------9----5-------9-----5-------9----5-----|-----------------
---8--.|-9----5--6----9----5--6----9-----5--6----9----5--6--|.----------------
------.|-7----3--6----7----3--6----7-----3--6----7----3--6--|.-7--7-7-7--7-7-7
-------|---------4------------4-------------4------------4--|-----------------
Play 5                                     
times.

-------9-------------9-------------9------------------------------------------
---------9-------------9--------------99--------------------------------------
-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7--------10-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------|-|-9--||----------/16--14--13-----------------
------------------------------.|-|-9--||----7--9--------------14--16--9----7--
-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-9-7--.|-|-7--||--7------------------------------7----
-------------------------------|-|----||--------------------------------------
play 4 times.                           Slowly     ( / = slide up ) 

---9------------6-7-9-7--6-------------------9-----------9-7-6--------13-14-16
-9---9----7--9----------------7--9-------7-9---9----7-9-----------7-9---------
--------7-------------------7---------77----------7-------------7-------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-14-13-16-14-13-------------------------------------9----6-7-9-7-6------------
----------------14-----7--9----9-7-6-----6-7-9----9---7------------7----5---5-
---------------------7----------------77--------9--------------------7----5---
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------7-9-7-6----------9----6-7-9--7-6-----------------7---9-7-6-------9-
---5-5---7---------7--9---9---7--------------7-5---5----5-7---7-------7---9---
-5----------------------9------------------------5----5-----------------9-----
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----9-9-9-7-6-------------6-7-9-7-6---77---9---------------6-7-9-7-6----------
-7-------------7-5---5-5------------7----7---7--9---9---7------------7-5-5-5-5
-------------------5------------------------------9---9-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5----------------------------------------------------------
---------------------7------------------------------5-5-5----------7-5-4------
-------------------------7-5-7--5-7-5-77--5-7-7-5-3--------5--3-5--------5--7-
                        faster


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------5---------7-5-44-------------------------------5-5-5--
-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-5--3---5--3-5---------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5--3--------

-------------------------------------------------------9-7-6------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------7---9-7-9--7-9-7-
----------7-7-7-5-4------------------------------5----------------------------
-3-5-3-5------------5-7-5-7--5-7-5-7--55-7-7-5-3---5--------------------------

------------7-7-7----------9-7-6------------------------7---9-7-6-------7-7-7-
-9-7-9-7-5--------5-7-5-7---------7--9--7-9--7-9-7-9--7---7-------7--5--------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------6-7-9-7-6-------------------------------7-7-7---------9-7-6------------
-7-5-7-----------7--9-7-9--7-9-7-9--7-99-9-7-5--------7-5-7--------7--9-7-9---
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------6-7-9-7-6---------7-7-7-------------------------------------------------
-7-9------------7--5-5---------7-7-5-7--5-7-5---------------------------------
----------------------------------------------7--------------------------5-5-5
-------------------------------------------------7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-5-3------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------7-7-7-5-4-------------------------------5-5-5---------7-7-7-5-4------
-3-5-3-5-----------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--55-7-7-5-3-------5--3-5------------7-5-7

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------5-5-5----------7-7--7-5-4------------------------------5--
-5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3--------3-5-3-5------------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3----

----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
-3-2------------------------------|.------------------------------------------
---------6-5-----3-2--------------|.-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-
--------------------------3-0-----|-------------------------------------------
                                   A bit slower


-----------------------------------------7-6-7-9-7-6-7-6----|-9----5-------9--
---------------------------------------------------------8-.|-9----5--6----9--
0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-------------------.|-7----3--6----7--
------------------------------------------------------------|---------4-------
                                         Play 5 times

-5------9----5-------9-----5------|---------------------------9---------------
-5--6---9----5--6----9-----5--6---|.----------------------------9-------------
-3--6---7----3--6----7-----3--6---|.--77--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7--
----4-----------4-------------4---|-------------------------------------------

-9--------------9-------------------------------------------------------------
---9--------------9-----------------------------------------------------------
------7-7-7-7-7------10-7-7-7-7-7--10-77-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         G
------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------.|-----------------------------------------------------------------
-12-10-9-7-.|--3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-55-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------
Play four times
on last time,
play only until
 "G".

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------------ho-ho----8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----
--------------------5-4-5-7-5-4-5-4-------------------------------------------
                    on cue      ( ho = last 
                                 two notes are 
                                 hammer-ons / pull offs)

--------9-9-9---------------------------------------------------------------||
--------------9-9-9---------------------------------------------------------||
-7-8-7---------------7-7-7-----------------------------------------------7\-||
----------------------------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
on cue                                              

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