THE TROOPER
by Iron Maiden
Tempo: moderately fast (160 bpm)
(0:01 - 0:11)
RIFF 1 (*4 times) (+harmony 3rd and 4th times)
Gtr.1E||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| H||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| G||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D||-(9)------------------------------|-----------------0---5---0---9---|| A||-(7)--7---7p5-----5---5---5p3-----|-3---3---3p1-----0---5---0---7---|| E||--------------7---------------5---|-------------3-------------------|| || | || Bass G||-(9)--9---9p7-----7---7---7p5-----|-5---5---5p3----------0------9---|| D||--------------9---------------7---|-------------5----0-------0------|| A||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| E||----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
(0:11 - 0:35)
RIFF 2: (*2 times) (+ harmony)
Gtr.1E||-------------------------7-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H||-------8-----7h8p7h8p7h8-------8-----7h8p7h8p7h8-|-8-----------------------------8-----------------| G||-------------------------------------------------|-------9-----9~~~~~~-----7-----------7-----9-----| D||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| || | | Bass G||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------0-----------------| D||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------0-----------0-----------| A||-7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--|-7-----7--7--7-----------------------------7-----| E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.1E|--------------------------7-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|--------8-----7h8p7h8p7h8-------8-----7h8p7h8p7h8-|-8-----------------------------8-----------------| G|-(9)----------------------------------------------|-------9-----9~~~~~~-----7-----------7-----9-----| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | | Bass G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------0-----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------0-----------0-----------| A|-(7)----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--|-7-----7--7--7-----------------------------3-----| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.1E|--------------------------7-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|--------8-----7h8p7h8p7h8-------8-----7h8p7h8p7h8-|-8-----------------------------8-----------------| G|-(9)----------------------------------------------|-------9-----9~~~~~~-----7-----------7-----9-----| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | | Bass G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------0-----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------0-----------0-----------| A|-(3)----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|-3-----3--3--3-----------------------------7-----| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.1E|--------------------------7-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| H|--------8-----7h8p7h8p7h8-------8-----7h8p7h8p7h8-|-8-----------------------------8-----------------|| G|-(9)----------------------------------------------|-------9-----9~~~~~~-----7-----------7-----9-----|| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| | | || Bass G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------0-----------------|| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------0-----------0-----------|| A|-(7)----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--|-7-----7--7--7-----------------------------7-----|| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
(0:35 - 1:00)
VERSE 1:
You take my life, but I'll take yours too. Gtr. E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--R-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--E-------------------------------|-----------------0---5---0---9---| A|--S-------------------------------|-----------------0---5---0---7---| E|--T-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
You'll fire your musket, but I'll run you through. Gtr. E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--R-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--E-------------------------------|-----------------0---5---0---5---| A|--S-------------------------------|-----------------0---5---0---3---| E|--T-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
So when you're waiting for the next attack, Gtr. E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--R-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--E-------------------------------|-----------------0---5---0---9---| A|--S-------------------------------|-----------------0---5---0---7---| E|--T-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
you'd better stand, there's no turning back. Gtr. E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--R-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--E-------------------------------|-----------------0---5---0---9---| A|--S-------------------------------|-----------------0---5---0---7---| E|--T-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
The buggle sounds, the charge begins. Gtr. E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-(9)--9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-|-9---9-9-9-------0---5---0---9---| A|-(7)--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-------0---5---0---7---| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
But on the battlefield no one wins. Gtr. E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-(9)--9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-|-9---9-9-9-------0---5---0---5---| A|-(7)--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7-------0---5---0---3---| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
The smell of arid smoke and horse's breath Gtr. E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-(5)--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-------0---5---0---9---| A|-(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3-------0---5---0---7---| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
as I plunge on in - to certain death. Gtr. E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-(9)--9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-|-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-------| A|-(7)--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-------| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(1:00 - 1:12)
CHORUS: D5 - E5
(1:12 - 1:36) Repeat RIFF 2 (*2 times)
(1:36 - 2:00)
VERSE 2:
The horse he sweats with fear we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near yet so far away We won't live to fight another day.
(2:00 - 2:11) CHORUS
(2:11 - 2:35)
SOLO 1: (Adrian Smith's lead)
E5 D5 Lead E|-----------------------12------------------12-----|---------------------------------------------15b-| H|-15b17-----------------15b17---------------15b17rel-15-p12--15~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------12------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
H5 C5 D5 Lead E|-(15)b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---15p12-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------15----14p12-------|---------------------------------------------14b-| D|--------------------------------------------14b16rel14~~~~~~~~~~~-----12----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~----------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5 Lead E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|----------------12h15-------12h15--------12h15----|-----12h15-------12h15-------12h15------12h15----| G|-(14)b16--------------14b16--------14b16-------14bend16-------14b16-------14b16-------14b16-----14bf| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
H5 C5 D5 Lead E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|-12h15----12h15----12h15----12h15-----------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|------14bf-----14bf-----14bf-----14bf-15-14p12----|-14----12~~~~~~~~~~\-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------14-|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5 Lead E|-----15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-|-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-| H|-/17----------------17----------------17----------|-------17----------------17----------------17----| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
H5 C5 D5 Lead E|--19p15-17p15----15-19p15-17p15-----/20b22--------|-20b22----20b22----20b22-20b22----20b22----20b22-| H|--------------17----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5 Lead E|--20b22-------------------19--20--17--19------17--|-------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------20------|-19h20---17~~~~~~\-------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
H5 C5 D5 Lead E|--------------------12----------------12----------|-------------------------------------------------| H|--------------12----------15bend17--------15--12--|-------------------------------------------------| G|----------/14------------------------------------14b16rel14p12--14--12------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|