Afraid To Shoot Strangers Iron Maiden backing track and tabs

Afraid to Shoot Strangers
by Iron Maiden

off the Album, Fear of the Dark
from Hal Leonard Publishing

[intro] (clean sound)

e|-------------------------------|
B|------7-7h9--7h9p7-------------|
G|-7h9---------------9-8-6h8p6---|
D|-----------------------------9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-10h12-10-8h10-7--------------------------|
G|-----------------9-7-6-----6---6-6-6p4----|
D|-----------------------9-7------------6h9-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|------7-7h9--7h9p7-------------|
G|-7h9---------------9-8-6h8p6---|
D|-----------------------------9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-10h12-10-8h10-7----------------------------------|
G|-----------------9-7-6-----6---6-6-6p4------------|
D|-----------------------9-7------------6h9---6-9-6-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

clean rhythym (during above part)

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------6---6----------|
D|-----2---2-----(4X)-----5---5-----(4X)---6---6---6---(4X)-|
A|---2---2---2----------5---5---5--------4-----------4------|
E|-0-----------0------3-----------3-------------------------|
ending
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----4---4-------------------------------------------|
---4---4---4---(4X)------------6---6-------6---6-----|
-2-----------2---------------6---6---6---6---6---6---|
---------------------------4-----------4-----------4-|

Lying awake at night... (section 1)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------6---6--------------7---7----------|
D|-----2---2-----(4X)----6---6---6---(4X)---7---7---7---(4X)-|
A|---2---2---2---------4-----------4------5-----------5------|
E|-0-----------0---------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4---4----------------------------------------|
D|---4---4---4---(4X)-------------------------------|
A|-2-----------2------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

When it comes to the time... (section 2)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5---5-------6---6-------3---3-------5---5------(4X)-|
D|---5---5---5---6---6---6---3---3---3---5---5---5---------|
A|-3-----------4-----------1-----------3-----------3-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

repeat Section 1
repeat Section 2

Harmony 1

e|-----------------------------9------------------------------------|
B|-------9-10p9----10----10-12---12-10-12---9-10-12---9-10-12-10-9--|
G|----11--------11----11------------------9---------9---------------|
D|-11---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9----------------------------------------|
G|-11-9-11---11-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-12-10--9-10-----9---9-9-9-9---------------------9-----------|
G|-----------------------11--------------9-11-11-11-11-9-11---11p9-11---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fast rhythm (during solo also)
listen to song to get rhythm

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------7-7---5-5----------------------------|
D|-9--(10X)----7-7---5-5----------------------------|
A|-7-----------5-5---3-3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------7-7---5-5----------------------------|
D|-9--(10X)----7-7---5-5----------------------------|
A|-7-----------5-5---3-3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--(10X)--7-7---9-9------------------------------|
A|-5---------7-7---9-9------------------------------|
E|-----------5-5---7-7------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------7-7---5-5----------------------------|
D|-9--(10X)----7-7---5-5----------------------------|
A|-7-----------5-5---3-3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

[interlude]

e|----------------------------------------10^-------|
B|-8-10-10^-10-8---8-10-10^-8-7-10^-8-7-8-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------10^-------|
B|-8-10-10^-10-8---8-10-10^-8-7-10^-8-7-8-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-8-10-10^-10-8--8-10-10^-8-7-10^-8-7-8---15^--15^-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------10^-------|
B|-8-10-10^-10-8---8-10-10^-8-7-10^-8-7-8-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm 2 Afraid... Afraid to shoot strangers... Afraid...

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9-7--------------9-7--------------9--7---|
D|-7--9----7--9--7-5--7--9---7-9--7-5--5--7--5--7--7--5---|
A|-5--7----5--7-------5--7---5-7-------3--5--3--5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

repeat fast rhythm

Second harmony interlude

e|------------9--10-9----------------------------------------------------|
B|----9-10-12---------12-10-9-10---12--10-9--------------10-10-10-10-9---|
G|-11---------------------------------------9---9----------------------9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------11-12-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

last time play slowly
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-12-10--9-10-----9---9-9-9-9---------------------9-----------|
G|-----------------------11--------------9-11-11-11-11-9-11---11p9-11---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS (Harris)

The music is taken from the original track.
Tab by Tolis irontol@yahoo.com

Riff 1: On the original track this Riff is played without distortion, but LIVE with distortion.

[Intro]

Guitar 1

E5 G5 Db5 B5
e|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
B|-------7--7/9--7^9^7-------------------10/12--|--10--8^10--7--------------------|------------------|
G|--7/9-----------H--P---9--8--6^8^6------------|-------H-------9--7--6--------6--|--6--6--6^4-------|
D|-----------------------------H--P---9---------|------------------------9--7-----|---------P---6/9--|
A|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|

Guitar 2

(Play each chord 4 times)
E5 G5 Db5 B5
e|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|----------------|------6---6-----|------4---4------|
D|------2---2----|-------5---5----|----6---6---6---|----4---4---4----|
A|----2---2---2--|----5---5---5---|--4-------------|--2--------------|
E|--0------------|--3-------------|----------------|-----------------|

Guitar 1

E5 G5 Db5 B5 G#5
e|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------7--7/9--7^9^7---------------10/12--|--10--8^10--7-------------------|----------------------------|
G|--7/9----------H--P--9--8--6^8^6----------|-------H-------9--7--6-------6--|--6--6--6^4-----------------|
D|---------------------------H--P--9--------|-----------------------9--7-----|---------P----6/9--6--9--6--|
A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|

Guitar 2

(Play each chord 4 times except G#5 only 2 times)
E5 G5 Db5 B5 G#5
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
G|----------------|---------------|------6---6----|-------4---4---|--------------|
D|------2---2-----|-------5---5---|----6---6---6--|----4---4---4--|------6---6---|
A|----2---2---2---|----5---5---5--|--4------------|--2------------|----6---6---6-|
E|--0-------------|--3------------|---------------|---------------|--4-----------|

Riff 2: Play 2 times.

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2

(Play each chord 4 times)
E5 Db5 D5 B5
e|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|-------6---6----|-------7---7-----|--------4---4----|
D|------2---2----|-----6---6---6--|-----7---7---7---|------4---4---4--|
A|----2---2---2--|--4-------------|--5--------------|---2-------------|
E|--0------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

E5 Db5
Lying, awake at night l wipe the sweat from my brow
D5 B5
But it’s not the fear, cos l’d rather go now.
E5 Db5.
Trying, to visualize the horrors that will lay ahead
D5 B5
The desert sand mound, a burial ground.

Riff 3

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:

C5 Db5 Bb5 C5 C5 C5 C5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5---5--------6---6--------3---3----------5---5--------5---5---------5---5---------5---5----|
D|----5---5---5----6---6---6----3---3---3-----5---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---5---5--|
A|--3------------4------------1-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
When it comes to the time are we partners in crime
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
When it comes to the time we’ll be ready to die.

Now play Riff 2 again.

[Verse 2]

E5 Db5
God, let us go now and finish what’s to be done
D5 B5
Thy kingdom come, thy shall be done, on earth
E5 Db5
Trying, to justify to ourselves the reasons to go
D5 B5
Should we live and let live? Forget or forgive?

Riff 4: Play 4 times.

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
C5 C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------5---5---------5---5----------6---6---------3---3---------5---5----
D|----5---5---5-----5---5---5------6---6---6-----3---3---3-----5---5---5--
A|--3-------------3-------------4--------------1-------------3------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------

C5 C5 C5
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5--------5---5---|
D|----5---5---5----5---5---5----5---5---5-|
A|--3------------3------------3-----------|
E|----------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
But how can we let them go on this way?
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
The reign of terror corruption must end.
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
And we know, deep down there’s no other way
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
No trust, no reasoning no more to say.

Riff 5:Play 4 times.

(The chords with the asterisk are played the 2nd and 4th time only)

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: (B5)* (C#5)*
Bass:F#5 D5 E5 D5 E5
e|-----------------------------|------------9-------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------9--10--9-----10-|----10--12----12--10--12--|------9--10--12-----9--10--12--10--9-----------9--|
G|----------11-----------11----|-11-----------------------|---9-------------9-------------------11--9--11----|
D|-------11--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

Riff 6: Play 4 times (The chords with the asterisk are played the 2nd and 4th time only)

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: (B5)* (C#5)*
Bass:F#5 D5 E5 D5 E5
e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------10--10---10--12--10--9--10-----9--|--9--9--9--9-----------------------9--------|
G|-----11-----------------------------11-----|--------------9--11--11--11--9--11----11^9--|
D|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------P---|
A|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

The 3rd and 4th time, Bruce sings: Afraid to shoot strangers.

Now play Riff 5 again 2 times.

Riff 7

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--7/9--9--9--9--9--7--7--5--5--|
A|---5/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5/7--7--7--7--7--5--5--3--3--|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---5/7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5/7--7--7--7--7--------------|
A|---3/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3/5--5--5--5--5--7--7--9--9--|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------5--5--7--7--|

e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--7/9--9--9--9--9--7--7--5--5---|
A|--5/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|--5/7--7--7--7--7--5--5--3--3---|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Guitar 1 now plays Riff 7 ( once ) and Guitar 2 plays the solo (As played on the album).

[Solo]

Guitar 2

e|--15^12------------12--15^12-------------12--15^12--------------12--15^12-------------12--15^12------------|
B|----P---15^12^15---------P---15--12--15--------P----15--12--15--------P----15--12--15-------P---15--12--15-|
G|----------P--H---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12--15^12-------------------------|-19-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------P---15--12--15^12--15^17^15-|-----19---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------P------B--R---|---------19-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------19--12--19--12------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------19--12--19--12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------19--12--12--19/3-|
< --N.H.-- >
< -----------------------Strum very fast---------------------- >

e|-------12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15^17----15^14^12------12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---B--------P---P---15-----14^13^12-----12---------------------------------------------14^16--12-[16]--|
D|-----------------------------P--P----14------14^12-----12--------------------------------B-------A.H---|
A|-----------------------------------------------P----14-----14^13^12-----12----12-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------P--P----15----15----12/3------------------|
[Tremolo]

Riff 8. [Dive-bomb]

Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------10^12~--|
B|--8--10--10^12--10--8--|--8--10--10^12--10--8--7--10^12--10--8--7--8---B-----|
G|-----------B-----------|-----------B----------------B------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------10^12~--|
G|--9--11---12---11---9--|--9--11----12----11--9------12----11--9----9---B-----|
D|-----------------------|------------------------12--------------12-----------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1:
e|--8--10--10^12--10--8--|--8--10--10^12--10--8--7--10^12--10--8--7--8---15^17--15^17--|
B|-----------B-----------|-----------B----------------B--------------------B------B----|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------10^12--10^12-|
B|--10--12--13---12--10--|--10--12--13---12--10-------13---12--10-----10----B------B---|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------12---------------12-------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Riff 9: Play 2 times.

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5 C5 Db5 C5 Db5 A5 G5 Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
e|-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
B|-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
G|-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
D|--7---9----|---7---9---14--12--|--5---7---|---5---7---14--12--|---7---9---|---7---9---14--12---|
A|--5---7----|---5---7---12--10--|--3---5---|---3---5---12--10--|---5---7---|---5---7---12--10---|
E|-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------|
< ------Play 2 times------- >

[Chorus]

Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers

Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers

C5 Db5 C5 Db5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers

Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers

Now Guitar 2 plays Riff 7 (once) and Guitar 1 the solo:
Guitar 1: Solo:
e|--12^13^12-----12--------12------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----H--P----15-----15^17----15--13--12^13^12-----12--15--13--12----12--10^11^10-----10-------------------|
G|---------------------B----------------H--P----14----------------14-------H--P----12----10--12--9^10^9^10-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------H--P--H--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10(hold)-----------------------------------|-12^13^12-----12--15^13^12----12----12^13^15^12--13^15-|
G|-12^14^12--14^16--12/14--14^12--------------|---H--P----14-------P--P---14----14---H--H--P------B---|
D|---B--R------B-------------P---14^12--------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------P---14-----|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------15-|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|--0--0--18--0--0--15--0--0--14--0--0--12--0--0--10--0--0--8--0--0--7--0--0--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-14^16^17^16^17^16^14--17^16^14^15--14------|--14^16^17^16--14/17--19^20^19--17^19^20^19--|
A|---H--H--P--H--P--P------P--P--H-------17---|----H--H--P-------------H--P------H--H---P---|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--17^19^20^19--17^19^20^19^20^19--17^19^20^19^17---------|
A|----H--H--P------H--H--P--H--P------H--H--P--P-----20----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------12--13--12-----12--13--15--------15--17--17^19~--|
B|------------------------------12--13/15---------------15-------------15/17-----------B-----|
G|------12--14--15--14--12/14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 10: Play 4 times.

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: (B5)* (C#5)*
Bass:F#5 D5 E5 D5 E5
e|---------------------9--|--10--9-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------9--10--12-----|---------12--10--9--10--|--12--10^9---------|----------10--10--10--10^9--------|
G|------11----------------|------------------------|--------P----9--9--|------------------------P-----9---|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|--11--12--------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|

Play Riff 6 (6 times). The last 4 times Bruce sings: Afraid to shoot strangers

[Outro]

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
Bass:F#5
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-----11~~~~-----|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

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| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| P pull-off
| B bend( hold )
| H hammer-on
| B…R bend and release
| N.H natural harmonics

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