Flash Of The Blade Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
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Band:  Iron Maiden
Album: Powerslave
Song:  Flash of the Blade
 
Copyright (c)  (EMI) (1984)
Version 1.0 - (16/11/05)
 
 
Tunning E A D G B E
 
 Intro/Main Riff
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Rpt 2 X Before drums enter.
  Rpt 2 X with drums.
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Rpt
 
 
Verse
 
  (---------------------PM------------------------)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
  (---------------------PM------------------------)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|---------------2--(2)-|
D|---------------2--(2)-|
A|---------3-0---0--(0)-|
E|-1-0-3-0-----3--------|
 
 Rpt above Riffs
 
 Chorus
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------0--|
B|---------------------------------------------------0--|
G|-7--(7)--7\6/7-/9--(9)--9\8/9-\5--(5)--5\4/5----------|
D|-7--(7)--7\6/7-/9--(9)--9\8/9-\5--(5)--5\4/5-----2----|
A|-5--(5)--5\4/5-/7--(7)--7\6/7-\3--(3)--3\2/3-5\4-2----|
E|---------------------------------------------3\2-0----| Rpt
 
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Rpt
 
 Rpt Verse and Chorus
 
 Mid section
 
  Guitar 1
 
e|-5p0-5-7--8--7--5p0-5p0-5-7--8--7--5p0-7p0--7--8--10-8--7--0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|-8p0-8-10-12-10-8p0-8p0-8-10-12-10-8p0-10p0-10-12-13-12-10-0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------|
G|-2-----------------/4-------------------------------7-5-4----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
e|-5p0-5-7--8--7--5p0-5p0-5-7--8--7--5p0-7p0--7--8--10-8--7--0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|-8p0-8-10-12-10-8p0-8p0-8-10-12-10-8p0-10p0-10-12-13-12-10-0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----------|
G|-2-----------------/4-------------------------------7-5------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------6----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
e|-5p0-5-7--8--7--5p0-5p0-5-7--8--7--5p0-7p0--7--8--10-8--7--0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|-8p0-8-10-12-10-8p0-8p0-8-10-12-10-8p0-10p0-10-12-13-12-10-0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 3
e|------------5-------0----5----8----5-8-12-12-12-12-10\8------|
B|------5-------------------------------------------------9----|
G|-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
e|-5p0-5-7--8--7--5p0-5p0-5-7--8--7--5p0-7p0--7--8--10-8--7--0-10-8-7-8-8-7-5-0-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|-8p0-8-10-12-10-8p0-8p0-8-10-12-10-8p0-10p0-10-12-13-12-10-0-1312101212-108-0-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 3
e|------------5-------0----5----8----5-8-12-------------------------------------|
B|------5------------------------------------15-13-12-\10-12--------------------|
G|-5---------------------------------------------------------10-9-7-\5-4-3------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 4
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------13--12--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------14-12--10\9--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------12-109--7-5-7------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Twin Guitar solo
 
   Guitar 1
    D                       E             C
e|---------------------------------------9-7----------------------------|
B|--------5-3---/8-7-5------------7-5--------10-9--8-7-------7-----7-8--|
G|------------4--------7--------------6----------------7\5-7---5-7------|
D|-5-4---------------------7-6------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-----------------------7----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|---------------7-5--------------5-4---1210-9--7-----------------------|
B|--------8-7--------8-7--------------5-----------8-7---8-7-------------|
G|-4-2--------7------------6-4------------------------7-----7--5--------|
D|-----4-----------------------6----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
    D
e|-----------------------|
B|--------5-3---8-7-5----|
G|------------4-------7--|
D|-5-4-------------------|
A|-----5-----------------|
E|-----------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|--------------7-5------|
B|-------/8-7-------8-7--|
G|-4-2--------7----------|
D|-----4-----------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------| Rpt
 
   Guitar 1
    E                       C
e|--------------9-7--------------------------10---|
B|--------7-5--------10-9--8-7-------7-----7------|
G|------------6----------------7\5-7---5-7--------|
D|-7-6--------------------------------------------|
A|-----7------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|--------5-4---1210-9--7-------------------12b---|
B|------------5-----------8-7---8-7---8-7---------|
G|-6-4------------------------7-----7-----7-------|
D|------6-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
   D
e|------------------------|
B|--------5-3---/8-7-5----|
G|------------4--------7--|
D|-5-4--------------------|
A|-----5------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|---------------7-5------|
B|--------8-7--------8-7--|
G|-4-2--------7-----------|
D|-----4------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-4-5p4-2---2---2-4-5p4-2---4---4/5-7p5\4---7\5-4-5-5-4-----|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2-------------2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5---------------5-------3---3/5/6\5-3---6-5-3-5-5-3-1---|
G|-5---5/7---7-5---5---5/7---7-5-----------------------------------|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---------------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 3
e|-5----(5)----8-----(8)------1212121210-8-------7-------(7)-------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
   Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-4-5p4-2---2---2-4-5p4-2---4---4/5-7p5\4---7\5-4-5-5-4-----|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2-------------2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5---------------5-------3---3/5/6\5-3---6-5-3-5-5-3-1---|
G|-5---5/7---7-5---5---5/7---7-5-----------------------------------|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---------------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 3
e|-5----(5)----8-----(8)------1212121210-8-------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------9------(9)-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
   Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-4-5p4-2---2---2-4-5p4-2---4---4/5-7p5\4---7\5-4-5-5-4-----|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2-------------2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5---------------5-------3---3/5/6\5-3---6-5-3-5-5-3-1---|
G|-5---5/7---7-5---5---5/7---7-5-----------------------------------|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---------------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 3
e|-8--12--12-----8--12----17-----13-12--2222222221-20-16----(16)---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
   Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-4-5p4-2---2---2-4-5p4-2---4---4/5-7p5\4---7\5-4-5-5-4-----|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2-------------2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5---------------5-------3---3/5/6\5-3---6-5-3-5-5-3-1---|
G|-5---5/7---7-5---5---5/7---7-5-----------------------------------|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---------------2-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 3
e|-8--12--17-----12-17----20-----17-15--22220-191715---------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------181715131210---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Rpt Chorus 2 X
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-10p0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-8p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Rpt
 
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-7---|
D|-7---|
A|-5---|
E|-----|
 
 
END
 
 
 
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| p    Pull-off
| PM   Palm mute
| \    Slide down
| (n)  Ghost note
| /    Slide up
| b    Bend
 
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Great Tab! but the fill at the end of the verse is [tab] --------------------------------- --------------------2------------ --------------------2------------ --------------------0------------ -----------3p0------------------- -1p0--3p0-------3---------------- im 99% sure
Awesome Tab. Very easy to follow and read. Well done!
very good tab better than the other 1 bter laid out