Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke (Guitar) 

Author: Oskar Wigren (wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com) 
Type: Guitar 
Track no: 2 
Album: No Prayer For The Dying 


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Opening riff:
E--------------------------------------|
B----9-10-9-12---9-10---9-12-9-10-12---|
G--9-----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----8-9-8-11---8-9---8-11-8-9-11--|
D--9-------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

E--------------------|-------------------|
B------7-8-7-10---7--|-------------------|
G--7-----------------|------6-7-6-9---6--|
D--------------------|--7----------------|
A--------------------|-------------------|
E--------------------|-------------------|

E------------------------------------------|
B------9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-10-9--|
G--9---------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

End of opening riff.

Riff 2:

E------------------------------------------|
B------9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-10-9--|
G--9---------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G------8-9-8-11-8-9-8-11-8-9-8-11-9-8--|
D--9-----------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

E--------------------|-------------------|
B------7-8-7-10-8-7--|-------------------|
G--7-----------------|------6-7-6-9-7-6--|
D--------------------|--7----------------|
A--------------------|-------------------|
E--------------------|-------------------|

E------------------------------------------|
B------9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-10-9--|
G--9---------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

End of riff 2.

Verse:

  Believe in me-send us money.
E-------------|-----------------|
B-------------|-----------------|
G-------------|--7--------------|
D--2----------|--7--------------|
A--2----------|--5--------------|
E--0----------|-----------------|

He died on the cross and that ain't funny.
E---------------------|--------------------|
B---------------------|--------------------|
G---------------------|--------------------|
D--5------------------|--7-----------5--5--|
A--5------------------|--7-----------5--5--|
E--3------------------|--5-----------3--3--|

Chorus:

   Holy smoke, holy smoke,
E-----------|------------|
B-----------|------------|
G-----------|------------|
D--2--------|--5---------|
A--2--------|--5---------|
E--0--------|--3---------|

   plenty bad preachers for the devil to stoke
E-----------------------------|----------------|
B-----------------------------|----------------|
G--7--------------------------|----------------|
D--7--------------------------|--7--------5-5--|
A--5--------------------------|--7--------5-5--|
E-----------------------------|--5--------3-3--|

Riff 3:
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G--9---9-7---7------|--9---9-7---7------|
D----------9-----9--|----------9-----9--|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|

E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|--------------8-7--|
G--9---9-7---7------|--9---9-7---7------|
D----------9-----9--|----------9--------|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|

Solo-riff 1:
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D--2-------------------------------|
A--2-------------------------------|
E--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G--4-------------------------------|
D--4-------------------------------|
A--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E----------------------------------|

E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G--7---------------|--2---------------|
D--7---------------|--2---------------|
A--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E------------------|------------------|

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G--4-------------------------------|
D--4-------------------------------|
A--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E----------------------------------|

End of solo-riff 1.

Solo-riff 2:
E------------------|----------|----------|
B------------------|----------|----------|
G------------------|--2-------|----------|
D--4---------------|--2-------|--2-------|
A--4---------------|--0--0-0--|--2-------|
E--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|----------|--0--0-0--|

E------------------|----------|----------|
B------------------|----------|----------|
G------------------|--7-------|--9-------|
D--4---------------|--7-------|--9-------|
A--4---------------|--5--5-5--|--7--7-7--|
E--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|----------|----------|

End of solo-riff 2.

Solo-riff 3:
E------------------|----------|----------|
B------------------|----------|----------|
G------------------|--2-------|----------|
D--4---------------|--2-------|--2-------|
A--4---------------|--0--0-0--|--2-------|
E--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|----------|--0--0-0--|

E------------------|---------------------|
B------------------|---------------------|
G--2---------------|--4------------------|
D--2---------------|--4------------------|
A--0---------------|--2------------------|
E------------------|---------------------|

Song-stucture:
Opening riff
Riff 2
Verse (4 times)
Chorus (2 times)
Riff 3 (2 times)
Verse (4 times)
Chorus (2 times)
Riff 3 (2 times)
Opening riff
Solo-riff 1 (2 times)
Solo-riff 2 (3 times)
Solo riff 3
Verse (4 times)
Chorus (2 times)
Riff 3 (2 times)
End
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