Iron Maiden - The Trooper
Bass tab


Tab explanations
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>   Forcefully             |      /   Slide up
.   Staccatto              |      \   Slide down
h   Hammer-on/ pull off    |      :   Repeat
a   Harmonic               |      ~   slight bend
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  The Trooper ( Harris )
   ( From the album " Piece of Mind" )
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Play this 3 times.

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            At the end of second rep, the lyrics begin. ( You take my life...)

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

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   ooh, ooh   ooh, ooh (etc.)

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                                       This is where the solo starts.

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

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                                        "We get so close..." (etc)

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

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                                 "ooh, ooh ooh"(etc.)
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Play this three times.