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Aces High by Iron Maiden

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Performed by:Iron Maiden
Composers: Steve Harris

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Most of you have the right idea for this song, but not exactly. i will do a bit of 
copying from already tabbed versions, just to fill in the correct parts.

Here it is. 
IRON MAIDEN - ACES HIGH (Powerslave)

tuning - standard (E,A,D,G,B,E)

riff 1 - intro (x15) (both guitars)
E----------------|
B----------------|
G----------------|
D----4-6-4-7--6--|
A--7-------------|
E----------------|

last time (16th time)
E----------------|
B----------------|
G----------------|
D--4----6--4-----|
A----7--------7--|
E----------------|

riff 2 (x4)(both guitars)
E---------------|----------|---------------|-------------------|
B---------------|----------|---------------|-------------------|
G---------------|-5--5-----|---------------|--4-4-4--2---------|
D--7--5-7p5-7p5-|-------7--|--5--3-5p3-5p3-|-----------5p4p3---|
A---------------|----------|---------------|-------------------|
E---------------|----------|---------------|-------------------|

riff 3a - verse riff#1 (both guitars) (x2)
There goes the   si-ren that  warns of the  air raid
E---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D--9----11---12-|-14-12---11--|--9---12--11-|-----11-------|
A--7----9----10-|-12-10---9---|--7---10--9--|-12--9----12--|
E---------------|-------------|-------------|-10-------10--|

There comes the  sound of the  guns sending flak
E---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D--9----11---12-|-14--12---11-|--9---12--11-|--------------|
A--7----9----10-|-12--10---9--|--7---10--9--|-12-----------|
E---------------|-------------|-------------|-10-----------|


Verse riff 3b - Verse riff #2(both guitars):
Jump   in  the   cockpit and  start up the  en gines. Re-
E---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D--2----4----5--|-7---5----4--|--2---5---4--|-----4--------|
A--0----2----3--|-5---3----2--|--0---3---2--|-5---2----5---|
E---------------|-------------|-------------|-3--------3---|

  move all the   whe blo ther   no time to   waste
E---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| 
G---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| 
D--2----4----5--|-7---5----4--|--2---5---4--|--------------|
A--0----2----3--|-5---3----2--|--0---3---2--|-5------------|
E---------------|-------------|-------------|-3------------|

riff 4 - pre chorus riff
   Running             scrambling
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|--5----------------|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-------------------|-------------------|

   flying
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|--5-4--------------|
D--7----------------|------7-5-7-5-4----|
A----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------5--|
E-------------------|-------------------|

   Rolling             turning
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|--5----------------|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-------------------|-------------------|

   diving              going in again
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|--5-4--------------|
D--7----------------|------7-5-7--------|
A----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|

riff 5 - chorus riff 
   Run          live to...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--9---------|--5-----7-----|
A|--7---------|--3-----5-----|
E|------------|--------------|

...fly          fly to...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--9---------|--5-----7-----|
A|--7---------|--3-----5-----|
E|------------|--------------|

...live         do or...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--9---------|--5-----7-----|
A|--7---------|--3-----5-----|
E|------------|--------------|

...die          won´t you.
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--9---------|--5-----7-----|
A|--7---------|--3-----5-----|
E|------------|--------------|

   Run          live to...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--12--------|--8-----10----|
A|--10--------|--6-----8-----|
E|------------|--------------|

...fly          fly to...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--12--------|--8-----10----|
A|--10--------|--6-----8-----|
E|------------|--------------|

...live         Aces...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--12--------|--8-----10----|
A|--10--------|--6-----8-----|
E|------------|--------------|

...high
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--12--------|--8-----10----|
A|--10--------|--6-----8-----|
E|------------|--------------|

im pretty sure the high note around the "live to fly, fly to live" part is a 15th
fret on the "B" string, and then a massive whammy dive with that note, even though 
in the video clip, the guitarists' left hand never touches the fretboard.

riff 6 (x2)
E|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---------------|
D|--------------|---------7--7--|
A|--0--3-3--0-0-|-3-2-0---5--5--|
E|--------------|-------2-------|

E|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---------------|
D|--------------|---------2--2--|
A|--0--3-3--0-0-|-3-2-0---0--0--|
E|--------------|-------3-------|

E|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---------------|
D|--------------|---------7--7--|
A|--0--3-3--0-0-|-3-2-0---5--5--|
E|--------------|-------2-------|

E|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---------------|  
D|--------------|---------2-----|
A|--0--3-3--0-0-|-3-2-0---0-----|
E|--------------|-------3-------|

SOLO (played over riff 5 - Chorus riff)
Solo 1 (Dave Murray)
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------5-8^10---|--^10----------|
G|--7^9----------|--^9-----------|--^9-----------|^9-9>7-----------|---------------|
D|--"------------|---"-----------|---"-----------|-----------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
 
E|---------------|-----------------|-----------0---|
B|-8p5---5-------|-----------------|---------------|
G|-----7---7p5---|-7p5---5---------|---------------|
D|---------------|-----7---7p5-7p5-|---------------|
A|---------------|-----------------|-7-------------|
E|---------------|-----------------|---------------|

E|-8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0-7p5p0-|-8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0-7p5p0-|-8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0-7p5p0-|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|---------------|----------------|------------------|-13-16^18--(hold bend)---------|
B|-(8)h10--------|----------------|12h13p12--13h15h17|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|-12h14p12--12h14|--------14--------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------14-----|------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|

Solo 2 (Adrian Smith):
E|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-15p12p0-15p14p0-15p12p|0-15p14p0-15p12p0-15p|14p0-15p12p0-15p14p0-|-15p12p0-15p14p0-12p0|
G|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
   *    *  
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-12p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-|-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|-5p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6~~-------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------7-10-|-9-7---9-7-------|--------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-----9-----9^10--|-10p9p7---9p7-------|-----------------|
D|-7h9---------------|-----------------|--------9-----9-7---|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|------------------9-|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-10~~------------|

E|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|-17^19~~--------|
B|---------------|-------------|-----15-17-17^19>17-15-|----------------|
G|-11-10-7-9-----|-------------|-s16-------------------|----------------|
D|-----------9-8-|7------------|-----------------------|----------------|
A|---------------|--9-8-7------|-----------------------|----------------|
E|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------|

riff 6
riff 3 (verse riff)
riff 4 (pre-chorus riff)
riff 5 (chorus)
then back onto riff 2 with a slight modification... one of the guitars pulls two
artificial harmonics, where pointed out with a *.
                  *  *
E---------------|----------|---------------|-------------------|
B---------------|----------|---------------|-------------------|
G---------------|-5--5-----|---------------|--4-4-4--2---------|
D--7--5-7p5-7p5-|-------7--|--5--3-5p3-5p3-|-----------5p4p3---|
A---------------|----------|---------------|-------------------|
E---------------|----------|---------------|-------------------|

then the outro,
E---------------------|---------------------------------|
B---------------------|-----------------5---------------|
G---------------------|--4--7--7--7--7-----7--5--4p5p4--|
D--7---5--7--5--7--5--|---------------------------------|
A---------------------|---------------------------------|
E---------------------|---------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------|
B--8---5p6p5-----5--6--5----------------------|
G-------------7-----------4--5-------------2--|
D------------------------------------------2--|
A------------------------------------------0--|
E---------------------------------------------| END.
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Comments on this version of the 'Aces High' guitar tab

TheHampsterWheelTheHampsterWheelUnknown Date
I think the "high note" around "live to fly" is a natural harmonic 12 then a natural harmonic 19 (or 7 might be easier) on the high E string.
jailbaitjailbaitUnknown Date
aces high





pm through out


e--------------------


b-------------------


g-------4-----6--4-


d-6--7--6--6--7--6-


a-7--9-----9--------


e-------------------





e--------------------


b--------------------


g-------4-----6--4-


d-6--7--6--6--7--6-


a-7--9-----9--------


e--------------------





e------------------------------------


b------------------------------------


g------4---------------4-----6--4-


d-6-7----6--6-4--6--7--6--6--7--6-


a------7----7-6--7--9-----9--------


e-9-10---10------------------------
VjprklVjprklUnknown Date
E|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|


B|-15p12p0-15p14p0-15p12p|0-15p14p0-15p12p0-15p|14p0-15p12p0-15p14p0-|-15p12p0-15p14p0-12p0|


G|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|


D|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|


A|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|


E|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|


* * *


E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


B|-12p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-|-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|-5p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|-----------------|


G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6~~-------------|


D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
SpencerMartinSpencerMartinUnknown Date
this part of daves solo is wrong at the end the 13--16^18 is way out of key it should be 12--15^17... play it with the song and you will see im right but other then that its a great tab








E|---------------|----------------|------------------|-13-16^18--(hold bend)---------|


B|-(8)h10--------|----------------|12h13p12--13h15h17|---------------|---------------|


G|---------------|-12h14p12--12h14|--------14--------|---------------|---------------|


D|---------------|---------14-----|------------------|---------------|---------------|


A|---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|


E|---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|

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