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The Prisoner     
                              

                                 Iron Maiden

Steve Harris



          Intro                                                            
     S    W                   W                     S S S S Q    H         
G||----|-------------------|-------------------||-------------------------|
D||----|-------------------|-------------------||*------------------------|
A||----|-------------------|-------------------||*--2-2-2-0-2-------------|
E||----|-------------------|-------------------||-------------------------|


  S S S S Q    H           S S S S Q    H           S S S S Q    Q    Q     
------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
--2-2-2-0-2----5--------|------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|--5-5-5-3-5-------------|--2-2-2-0-2----5----0----|


  S S S S Q    H           S S S S E  E  H           S S S S Q    H         
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
--2-2-2-0-2-------------|--2-2-2-0-2--5--L--------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|--5-5-5-3-5-------------|


                                Riff A                             
  S S S S E  E.  S Q.           S      S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
---------------------------||-------------------------------------|
--------------------------*||*------------------------------------|
--------------------------*||*--2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0---------|
--2-2-2-0-2--3-----5-------||------------------------------3-2-0--|


            > > >                                                
  S S S S S S S S E  S E  S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S S  
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-4--4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0--------5-|
-------------------------------|------------------------3-2-0---|


                                   Verso Riff 1                             
  S S E  S S S E  S E  S S E       S            S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
-------------------------------||------------------------------------------|
------------------------------*||------------------------------------------|
--L-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7--*||--2------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0---------|
-------------------------------||-----------------------------------3-2-0--|


            > > >                                                
  S S S S S S S S E  S E  S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S S  
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-4--4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0--------5-|
-------------------------------|------------------------3-2-0---|


  S S E  S S S E  S E  S S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--L-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0---------|
------------------------------|------------------------3-2-0--|


            > > >                                                
  S S S S S S S S E  S E  S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S S  
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-4--4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0--------5-|
-------------------------------|------------------------3-2-0---|


                                 Verso Riff 2                              
  S S E  S S S E  S E  S S E     E            S S S S S E  S S S S  S S S  
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------5-7--7-7-7-7p-5-----|
--L-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7--|--0------------0-0-0-7-----------------7-0-|
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


  E  S S S S S E  S S S S  S S S    E  S S S S S E  S S S S  S S S  
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------5-7--7-7-7-7p-5-----|-------------5-7--7-7-7-7p-5-----|
--0--0-0-0-7-----------------7-0-|--0--0-0-0-7-----------------7-0-|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                    Pre-Coro                               
  E  S S S S S E  S S S S  S S S    E        S S S S S E  S S S  S  S S S  
---------------------------------|--9--------9-9-9-9-9-7--7-7-7-10p-9-7-9-|
-------------5-7--7-7-7-7p-5-----|----------------------------------------|
--0--0-0-0-7-----------------7-0-|----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S E   S  S  S  S E  S    S S E  S S S E  S E  S S S S  
--L-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--10-10-10-10-9----|-------------------------7-9-7-|
----------------------------------9-|--L-9-9----9---9--9-9--9-------|
------------------------------------|---------9---9-----------------|
------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


                                  Coro                       
  E  S E  S E  S S S S    E  S    E    S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
-----------------------|-------|-----------------9----------|
--7--7------9--9-9-9-9-|--9----|--------------9------9------|
-------7--7------------|-----7-|--7----7-7--7------------7--|
-----------------------|-------|----------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S S S E  S E  S S S    E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
------------------------------|---------------9----------|
------------------------------|------------9------9------|
--4--4-4--4-4-4-2--2-2--2-2-2-|--7--7-7--7------------7--|
------------------------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


                                   Riff A                             
  E  S S S S S S E  S S S S S S    S      S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0---------|
--------------------------------|-----------------------------3-2-0--|


            > > >                                                
  S S S S S S S S E  S E  S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S S  
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-4--4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0--------5-|
-------------------------------|------------------------3-2-0---|


                                 Verso Riff 1                             
  S S E  S S S E  S E  S S E     S            S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
--L-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7--|--2------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0---------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------------3-2-0--|


            > > >                                                
  S S S S S S S S E  S E  S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S S  
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-4--4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0--------5-|
-------------------------------|------------------------3-2-0---|


  S S E  S S S E  S E  S S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--L-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0---------|
------------------------------|------------------------3-2-0--|


            > > >                                                
  S S S S S S S S E  S E  S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S S S  
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-4--4-0--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0--------5-|
-------------------------------|------------------------3-2-0---|


                                 Verso Riff 2                              
  S S E  S S S E  S E  S S E     E            S S S S S E  S S S S  S S S  
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------5-7--7-7-7-7p-5-----|
--L-5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7--|--0------------0-0-0-7-----------------7-0-|
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


  E  S S S S S E  S S S S  S S S    E  S S S S S E  S S S S  S S S  
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-------------5-7--7-7-7-7p-5-----|-------------5-7--7-7-7-7p-5-----|
--0--0-0-0-7-----------------7-0-|--0--0-0-0-7-----------------7-0-|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                    Pre-Coro                               
  E  S S S S S E  S S S S  S S S    E        S S S S S E  S S S  S  S S S  
---------------------------------|--9--------9-9-9-9-9-7--7-7-7-10p-9-7-9-|
-------------5-7--7-7-7-7p-5-----|----------------------------------------|
--0--0-0-0-7-----------------7-0-|----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S E   S  S  S  S E  S    S S E  S S S E  S E  S S S S  
--L-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--10-10-10-10-9----|-------------------------7-9-7-|
----------------------------------9-|--L-9-9----9---9--9-9--9-------|
------------------------------------|---------9---9-----------------|
------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


                                  Coro                       
  E  S E  S E  S S S S    E  S    E    S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
-----------------------|-------|-----------------9----------|
--7--7------9--9-9-9-9-|--9----|--------------9------9------|
-------7--7------------|-----7-|--7----7-7--7------------7--|
-----------------------|-------|----------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S S S E  S E  S S S    E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
------------------------------|---------------9----------|
------------------------------|------------9------9------|
--4--4-4--4-4-4-2--2-2--2-2-2-|--7--7-7--7------------7--|
------------------------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


  E  S S S S S S E  S S S S S S    E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
--------------------------------|---------------9----------|
--------------------------------|------------9------9------|
--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--7--7-7--7------------7--|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S S S E  S E  S S S    E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
------------------------------|---------------9----------|
------------------------------|------------9------9------|
--4--4-4--4-4-4-2--2-2--2-2-2-|--7--7-7--7------------7--|
------------------------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


                                 Interludio A                      
  E  S E  S S S E  S E  S S S    S            S S S Q    H         
------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
--4--4-4--4-4-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-|--2------------2-2-0-2-------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  S S S S Q    H           S S S S Q    H           S S S S Q    Q    Q     
------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
--2-2-2-0-2----5--------|------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|--5-5-5-3-5-------------|--2-2-2-0-2----5----0----|


  S S S S Q    H           S S S S E  E  H           S S S S Q    H         
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
--2-2-2-0-2-------------|--2-2-2-0-2--5--L--------|------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|--5-5-5-3-5-------------|


                             Interludio B                             
  S S S S E  E.  S Q.        S            S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
--------------------------|--2------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
--2-2-2-0-2--3-----5------|------------------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5--5-5-5--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >                                  
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
----------------------------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5--5-5-5--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|


  Solo 1 Adrian Smith                             
  S                   S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
--2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
-------------------------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5--5-5-5--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >                                  
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
----------------------------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5--5-5-5--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|


  Solo 2 Dave Murray                             
  S                  S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
--2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
------------------------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5--5-5-5--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >                                  
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
----------------------------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E     S S S S S S S E  S E  S S E   
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5--5-5-5--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


                                 Coro                       
  > > > > > > > > >    >  >                                 
  S S S S S S S S Q    E  S S    E    S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
------------------------------|-----------------9----------|
------------------------------|--------------9------9------|
----------------------------7-|--L----7-7--7------------7--|
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3----5--5---|----------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


  E  S S S S S S E  S S S S S S    E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
--------------------------------|---------------9----------|
--------------------------------|------------9------9------|
--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--7--7-7--7------------7--|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S S S E  S E  S S S    E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
------------------------------|---------------9----------|
------------------------------|------------9------9------|
--4--4-4--4-4-4-2--2-2--2-2-2-|--7--7-7--7------------7--|
------------------------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


  E  S S S S S S E  S S S S S S    E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
--------------------------------|---------------9----------|
--------------------------------|------------9------9------|
--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--7--7-7--7------------7--|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


                                 Outro                       
  E  S E  S S S E  S E  S S S    E     S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
------------------------------|------------------9----------|
------------------------------|---------------9------9------|
--4--4-4--4-4-4-2--2-2--2-2-2-|--7-----7-7--7------------7--|
------------------------------|-----------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


  E  S S S S S S E  S S S S S S    E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
--------------------------------|---------------9----------|
--------------------------------|------------9------9------|
--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--7--7-7--7------------7--|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|


  E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E     E  S E  S E  E.  E.  E   
---------------9----------|---------------9----------|
------------9------9------|------------9------9------|
-----------------------7--|--0--0-0--0------------7--|
--7--7-7--7---------------|--------------------------|


  E  S S S S S S E  S S S S S S    W                   W                 
--------------------------------|--9----------------|--L----------------|
--------------------------------|--9----------------|--L----------------|
--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--7----------------|--L----------------|
--------------------------------|--0----------------|--L----------------|


  W                  
--L----------------||
--L----------------||
--L----------------||
--L----------------||




Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-|  - n-tuplets


Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ -  slide into from below or out of upwards
\ -  slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down

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