Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera (Guitar)
Author: Count Darkness (count.darkness@aon.at)
Type: Guitar
Track no: 4
Album: Iron Maiden
Comments:
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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 : 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 |------------------------------------------------------------------------
<-------Palm Mute-------> <-------Palm Mute------->
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------
G |-------7-------7-------5-------5----------------------------------------
D |-----7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5--------------------------------------
A |---5-------5-------3-------3--------------------------------------------
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------
<----------Palm Mute------------>
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G |-------9-------9-------9----9^-7^--------------------------------------
D |-----9---9---9---9---9---9--9^-7^--------------------------------------
A |---7-------7-------7--------7^-5^--------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
<----------Palm Mute------------>
* 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 :
------------
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 :
-------------
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
-----------
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 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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