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Afraid to Shoot Strangers by Iron Maiden From the album Fear of the Dark (1992) Written by Steve Harris All rights belong to their respective owners Tabbed by Jaakko Karppinen Though this song has a very simple structure, it is one of the most difficult Maiden songs. Lets just say that if you're not familiar with playing power chords on bass, this song isn't the best one to start with. You pretty much have to be able to hold and move a power chord for seven painful minutes. Let all the notes ring until the first Chorus. I recommend playing those arpeggios with a thumb and an index finger. Let all the chords and root notes ring on the fast paced section. I tried to listen to the basic rhythm/ pattern for the root notes, but it isn't very prominent, so the patterns I've marked are only to give you some direction. Otherwise the tab should be 100% correct. I had to watch quite a lot of live footage to get everything correct. Hope you enjoy it, up the Irons, and fuck cancer! Intro ||-------9---9-------9---9-------9---9-------9---9----| ||-o---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| ||-o-7-----------7-----------7-----------7------------| ||----------------------------------------------------| |-----12--12------12--12------12--12------12--12---| |---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-| |-10----------10----------10----------10-----------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-----6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6----| |---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4-----------4-----------4-----------4------------| |--------------------------------------------------| First time |-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4------|| |---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--o-|| |-2-----------2-----------2-----------2------------o-|| |----------------------------------------------------|| || Second time || |-----4---4-------4---4------------------------------|| |---4---4---4---4---4---4-----6---6-------6---6----o-|| |-2-----------2-------------6---6---6---6---6---6--o-|| |-------------------------4-----------4--------------|| Verse A ||-------9---9-------9---9-------9---9-------9---9----| ||-o---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| ||-o-7-----------7-----------7-----------7------------| ||----------------------------------------------------| |-----6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6----| |---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-4-----------4-----------4-----------4------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-----7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7----| |---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-5-----------5-----------5-----------5------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4------|| |---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--o-|| |-2-----------2-----------2-----------2------------o-|| |----------------------------------------------------|| Verse B ||-------5---5-------6---6-------3---3----| ||-o---5---5---5---6---6---6---3---3---3--| ||-o-3-----------4-----------1------------| ||----------------------------------------| |-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5------|| |---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--o-|| |-3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------o-|| |----------------------------------------------------|| Verse A Verse C ||-------5---5-------5---5-------6---6-------3---3----| ||-o---5---5---5---5---5---5---6---6---6---3---3---3--| ||-o-3-----------3-----------4-----------1------------| ||----------------------------------------------------| |-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5------|| |---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--o-|| |-3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------o-|| 4x |----------------------------------------------------|| Chorus (I marked the strumming pattern on the first bar: ˅=downstroke ˄=upstroke) ˅ ˅ ˅ ˅ ˅ ˅ ˅ ˅ ˅ ˅ ˄ ˅ ˅ ˄ ˅ ||---11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------7-7-7---9-9-9----| ||-o-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------7-7-7---9-9-9----| ||-o-9---9---9-------5---5---5-------7---7---7-------5-5-5---7-7-7----| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------4-4-4---6-6-6----| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------4-4-4---6-6-6----| |-9---9---9-------5---5---5-------7---7---7-------2-2-2---4-4-4----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------7-7-7---9-9-9----| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------7-7-7---9-9-9----| |-9---9---9-------5---5---5-------7---7---7-------5-5-5---7-7-7----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------4---4---6-6-6------|| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------4---4---6-6-6----o-|| |-9---9---9-------5---5---5-------7---7---7-------2---2---4-4-4----o-|| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------7-7-7---9-9-9----| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------7-7-7---9-9-9----| |-9---9---9-------5---5---5-------7---7---7-------5-5-5---7-7-7----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------4-4-4---6-6-6----| |-11--11--11------7---7---7-------9---9---9-------4-4-4---6-6-6----| |-9---9---9-------5---5---5-------7---7---7-------2-2-2---4-4-4----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo 1 ||---9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| ||-o-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| ||-o-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------------------------2---2---4---4----| |-7-----------------------------------------------2---2---4---4----| |-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---0---0---2---2----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5------|| |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----o-|| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------o-|| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|| Instrumental (10's and 12's, not 0's, 1's or 2's) ||---9-------------------------------5---------------7----------------| ||-o-9-------------------------------5---------------7----------------| ||-o-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---3---3-3---3-3---5---5-5---5-5----| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-9----------------------------------------------------------------o-|| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----o-|| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-14------------------------------10--------------12---------------| |-14------------------------------10--------------12---------------| |-12--1212--1212--121212--121212--8---8-8---8-8---10--1010--1010---| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-14---------------------------------------------------------------| |-14---------------------------------------------------------------| |-12--1212--1212--121212--121212--12--1212--1212--121212--121212---| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------5---------------7----------------| |-9-------------------------------5---------------7----------------| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---3---3-3---3-3---5---5-5---5-5----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| "Verse" ||---7-----9-------------------------7-----9-----9-----7--------------| ||-o-7-----9-------------------------7-----9-----7-----5-----5-5-5----| ||-o-5-----7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5-----7--------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----9-------------------------7-----9-----9-----7--------------| |-7-----9-------------------------7-----9-----7-----5-----5-5-5----| |-5-----7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5-----7--------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-----7-------------------------5-----7-----9-----7--------------| |-5-----7-------------------------5-----7-----7-----5-----5-5-5----| |-3-----5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---3-----5--------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----9-------------------------7-----9-----9-----7----------------|| |-7-----9-------------------------7-----9-----7-----5-----5-5-5----o-|| |-5-----7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5-----7--------------------------o-|| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|| Guitar Solo 2 |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------------------------2---2---4---4----| |-7-----------------------------------------------2---2---4---4----| |-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---0---0---2---2----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| |-9-----------------------------------------------7---7---5---5----| |-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (listen to the slowing tempo at the very end) Ending (swipe with a thumb) |-----11---| |---11-----| |-9--------| |----------|
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