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Guitar Tab for The Trooper

Performed by: Iron Maiden. Composed by: Steve Harris.
This song is published by ZOMBA ENTERPRISES INC. and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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by Iron Maiden(Steve Harris)
Transcribed by (Richard Hankins&Ricky Lopez)
(Solo's earsited)

INTRO AND OUTRO:
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5--------|
|--(7)--7--7-5-----5--5--5-3-----3--3--3-1-----5---5--7---|
|--------------7-------------5-------------3--------------|

The above riff is played four times. The last note in the measure
is the first note of the next one. That's why the first note above
is in brackets. Adrian Smith used to play this note as a pinch
harmonic.

On repeat 3 and 4 Dave harmonises with:
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--(5)--5--5-4-----4--4--4-2-0---2--2--2-0-----4-5-4--5---|
|--------------7---------------------------3--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

MAIN RIFF:

Guitar I (Dave)
|------------------7----------------------------------------|
|--8--7h8p7h8p7h8-----8--7h8p7h8p7h8--8-----------8---------|
|----------------------------------------9--9~--7---7--9~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar II (Adrian)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------7--------------------------------------|
|--9--7h9p7h9p7h9-----9--7h9p7h9p7h9--9---------------------|
|---------------------------------------10-10~--9-10-9-10~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Janick Gers plays the above part on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings
between frets 2-5. Try both and see what you think.

BASSLINE:

The bass is mainly just E and C as follows, except for before the
second verse he goes to D for one cycle.
This is the bassline for most of the song.
I'll just show the basic notes. Listen for the strum pattern.
|---------------------------------|----------|-----------|
|----------5--------------5-------|---5------|---5-------|
|--7-----5---5---7------5---5---3-|-5---5--5-|-5---5--7--|
|---------------------------------|----------|-----------|
^
Before 2nd Verse only

VERSE:

The following riff goes with all the verses. Listen for the
16th note strumming and the rests at the start of the first verse.
The G chord denoted below is an inversion of a G5 (power chord).
It should be played with an upstroke i.e. the G note first while
the D power chords should be played with down strokes.
For the C5 I've shown the open E note on the sixth string in
brackets. This is sometimes played whether by accident or design.
It gives the 1st inversion of a C major triad.

E5 D G D E5 D G D C5 D G D
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9-------7--5--7---9---9-------7--5--7---5---5-------7--5--7---|
|---7-------5--5--5---7---7-------5--5--5---3---3-------5--5--5---|
|---0---------------------0--------------------(0)----------------|

CHORUS:

The chorus is really just D to E (implied minor) but between the
singing Dave strums a pattern on the second fret. This is done
with the pad of the first finger and lifted up where necessary.
Once again, listen for the strumming.

Oh, Oh,... Oh
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------|
|---5-------------------7-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|

Guitar II (Dave)
|---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2-------------------9-----------------------------------------|
|---0-------------------9---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------|
|---0-------------------7---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------|
|---------------------------0----0---0----0---0----0---0-etc------|


RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:

Each rhythm is repeated four times. The chords given are the ones
implied by the solo and the rest of the song.

Gtr II E(m)-D-B(m)-C-D (Solo 1) Gtr I A(m)-G-Em-F-G (Solo 2)
|--------------------------------|--------(3)---0-----(1)----3----|
|--------(7)---------(5)----(7)--|---------3----0------1-----3----|
|---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----4----0------2-----4----|
|---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----5----2------3-----5----|
|---7-----5-----2-----3------5---|---0-----5----2------3-----5----|
|--(0)---------------------------|--------------0-----(1)---------|


Solo 1: Adrian Smith
E5 D5
|------------12--------12--------------------------|
|--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)--r15--12---15~~~----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

B5 C5 D5
|------15b(17)~-----15--12-----------------------------------|
|--12--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15--14--12-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------14b(16)-r14--12------|
|--------------------------------------------------------14--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

E5 D5
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12-h15-----------12-h15----------12-h15-----------|
|--14---b(16)----------14b(16)----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B5
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------12-h15--|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

C5 D5 E5
|-----------------------------------------15--19p15-h17p15------|
|-------------------------------------/17-------------------17--|
|--14----15--14--12--14--14--12~\\-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D5
|---15--19p15-h17p15-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15--|
|---------------------17------------------17-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B5
|-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15------15--19p15-h17p15--|
|--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D5
C5 *With harmony(see end )
|-------20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)r20--20b(22)r20--|
|---14-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
D5
E5 Harmony ends *
|--20b(22)r20--20b(22)-----19--20--17--19-----17----------------|
|------------------------------------------20-----19h20--17~~\\--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B5 C5 D5
|----------12----------12-----------------------------------------|
|------12------15b(17)-----15--12---------------------------------|
|--/14-----------------------------14b(16)r14--12--14--12---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------14~~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo 2: Dave Murray
(D5) A5 G5
|--------5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5----------------------------------|
|--5h8----------------------8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------7b(9)-(9)r(8)--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E5 F5 G5
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------5h7--|
|--7--6--5-----6--5----------------------------------|
|-----------7--------7-------------------------------|
|-----------------------6--5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------8--5~~-----------------|

A5 G5
|--------------5h7p5h7p5h7----------------5h7p5h7p5/7--8p7h8p7--|
|--5h7p5h7p5-----------------5h7p5h7p6h8------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E5 F5
|----7---10b(12)--10b(12)--10b(12)--(12)r10--8--10~~--8\\--|
|--10-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

G5 A5
|-----12-----------12--15--12--15--12--12-----------12------|
|-/15-----15b(17)--------------------------15b(17)------15--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G5
|---------------------------------10h12p10------------------------|
|--13--12--13--12--12---------/10-----------10--13b(15)-HOLD BEND-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E5 F5 G5
|-----------------------------------------|
|--(15)\\5/---NH---T-bar-------------------|
|------------12--\\-(9)-/-----17b(19)~~~\\--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

A5 G5
|--------------------------------------------------20b(22)-(22)r20-|
|-----------------------------20b(22)--(22)r20--17-----------------|
|--/17--19b(21)--(21)r19--17---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E5
|--17-------------------20b(22)--20--19--17-----------------------|
|-----20b(22)-------17----------------------20b(22)---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------20b(23)-r(21)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

F5 D5 G5 D5
|--------------------------|
|--17\\15-------------------|
|---------17--17--14--14\\--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

Harmony for Solo 1:

|--14b(15)--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


|--12--14-----12----------------------|
|----------15----13--15--12h13--------|
|-------------------------------14~~--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
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Comments on this version of the 'The Trooper' guitar tabComments on this version of the 'The Trooper' guitar tab

newbornmeglomaniac2002newbornmeglomaniac2002 Unknown Date
graet tab but the intro/outro goes like this:


|---------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------|


|--(7)--7--7-5-----5--5--5-3-----3--3--3-1-----5-5-7------|


|--------------7-------------5-------------3----5---------|
sturbsturb Unknown Date
yours is correct chazman- it is a pull off to the 2nd fret not the first fret!! and the total guitar tab justifies this.
AXEWIELDERAXEWIELDER Unknown Date
yes... it's pull off... i knew that without looking at ur guitar book thingy :D...
pummyummy134pummyummy134 Unknown Date
Whats the tunning? Standard?
slashdudeslashdude Unknown Date
the main riff (adrian) should go like this





Guitar II (Adrian)


|-----------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------7--------------------------------------|


|--9--7h9p7h9p7h9-----9--7h9p7h9p7h9--9-------------9--------|


|---------------------------------------10-10~--9---9-10~--|


|-----------------------------------------------------------|
slashdudeslashdude Unknown Date
Soz about my correction it's F**cked up.Hope mxtabs deletes it.
xzxzxzxzxzxz Unknown Date
You guys either kept quiet about it or you didn't notice it, there a part where the tabber says'Janick Gers plays the above part on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings between frets 2-5. Try both and see what you think'. Well Janick is not in this song, for that matter he isn't even in Iron Maiden on that album. When this album came out it was seven years before Janick Gers joined Iron Maiden.
vanhalenfanvanhalenfan Unknown Date
Using up and down strokes in parts of the songs help. Like the intro.


Like this:





down down up down


A-7------7-----5-----------------------


E---------------------7---------------
Eric639Eric639 Unknown Date
The 3 in the intro is a 2.
lockslocks Unknown Date
In the studio recording of The Trooper there isn't a third guitar part, but if you see/hear any post-2000 recordings of Iron Maiden playing this song live you will notice that there is in fact a third riff played by Janick Gers. And the bass isn't just that all the way through, there is a change for each chorus, slight difference in the main riff and a whole different riff during the solo.

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