Band: Iron Maiden
Album: Killers
Song: Drifter

Copyright (c) (EMI) (1981)
Version 1.0 - (09/11/05)


. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill

Tunning E A D G B E


Intro

Let notes ring out
h
E---------------------|
B-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
G-3-2-0--(0)-----(0)--|
D(0)----3-2-0-----0-0-|
A-------------0-3-----|
E---------------------| Rpt 4 X

Enters 3rd time

Guitar 2
h h
E[-6-5-3---------------|
B[-------6-5-3-5-6-8p6-|
G[---------------------|
D[---------------------|
A[---------------------|
E[---------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ h
E[-----------------0---|
B[-8-7-5-3-3\1-1-3---3-|
G[---------------------|
D[---------------------|
A[---------------------|
E[---------------------|

Main Riff

Guitar 1
PM PM PM PM
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2--------------------|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A[-----------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM PM PM
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2------5---5---5---5-|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A[-----------------------------3---3---3---3---|
E[---------------------------------------------| Rpt

Guitar 1
PM PM PM PM
E[-----------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-|
A[-----------------------------|
E[-----------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM PM
E[-----------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0----|
A[--------------------------2--|
E[-----------------------------|

Guitar 1
[----PM----]
E[---------------------------|
B[---------------------------|
G[---------------------------|
D[-5-------------------------|
A[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E[-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Guitar 2
[ [----PM----]
E[---------------------------|
B[---------------------------|
G[-0-------------------------|
D[-0-------------------------|
A[---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E[---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Guitar 1
PM PM PM PM
E[-----------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-|
A[-----------------------------|
E[-----------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~ ~~~~
E[-----------------------------|
B[-3-3-1--3-3----3-3-1--3------|
G[-2-2-0--2-2----2-2-0--2------|
D[-----------------------------|
A[-----------------------------|
E[-----------------------------| Rpt above 2 Riffs

Guitar 1

E[-----------------|
B[-----------------|
G[-----------------|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A[-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E[-----------------|
[Guitar 2
[
E[-----------------|
B[-----------------|
G[---5---5---5---5-|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A[-3---3---3---3---|
E[-----------------|

Guitar 1
PM PM PM PM
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2--------------------|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A[-----------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM PM PM
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2------5---5---5---5-|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A[-----------------------------3---3---3---3---|
E[---------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars
E----------------------------------------|
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------(3)----------|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------(2)----------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------(0)----------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

Rpt Intro and Verse.

Backing for first guitar solo

Light distortion, let notes ring out

E-----0--------0-------------------------|
B-3-----3--------3---------1-------1-----|
G-2-------2--------2---------0-------0---|
D-0---------0--------0-------------------|
A-----------------------3-------3--------|
E----------------------------------------|
h
E-----0---------0----------------0-------|
B-3-----3---------3---------1------1-----|
G-2-------2-0-2-----2-------0--------0---|
D-0-------------------0------------------|
A-----------------------3------3---------|
E----------------------------------------|

E--------3-2------------------------|
B-----3------3-------1---------1----|
G---2----------2-----0-------0---0--|
D-0------------------------2--------|
A-----------------3------3----------|
E-----------------------------------|

h
E---------------0------------------------|
B-----3-----------3---------1--------1---|
G-----2-----0-2-----2-------0------0---0-|
D-0-------------------0----------2-------|
A-----------------------3------3---------|
E----------------------------------------|


E-----3---------3---------------------------|
B-----3-----------3-----------1--1-----1----|
G-----0-------0-----0-------0------0-----0--|
D---0-------0------------2-----------2------|
A----------------------3--------------------|
E-3-------3---------------------------------| Rpt

E-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
E-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| Rpt

E----------------------------------|
B-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3------(3)-------|
G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2------(2)-------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0------(0)-------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
E----------------------------------|

Rpt Intro

Rpt Verse
End of last Verse
Both Guitars
E---------------------|
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|

Backing for 2nd guitar solo

E[---------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G[-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A[-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-----------------|
E[---------------------------------| Rpt 12 X

Guitar 1
[-PM--] [-PM--] [-PM--] [-PM--]
E[------------------------------------|
B[-------1--------1--------1--------1-|
G[-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
D[------------------------------------|
A[-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[[-PM--] [-PM--] [-PM--] [-PM--]
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[-------5--------5--------5--------5-|
D[-------5--------5--------5--------5-|
A[-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E[------------------------------------|

Both Guitars
E-----------------|
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|

Rpt above riffs 4 X

Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G[-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A[-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-----------------|
E[---------------------------------|
[Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A[-3---3---3---3-------------------|
E[---------------------------------| Rpt 3 X

Guitar 1 ~~
E[------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-(3)-3-3--------3-------------------------------|
G[-----------------2-(2)-2-2--2-----2--ad-lib rock and roll ending--|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-(0)-0-0--------0-------------------------------|
A[-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4--------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 1
E[------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-----3-3--3-(3)-3-------------------------------|
G[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-----2-2--2-(2)-2--ad-lib rock and roll ending--|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-------------------------------|
A[-3---3---3---3----------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars
E---------------------|
B----(3)--------------|
G----(2)----7\--------|
D----(0)----7\--------|
A-----------5\--------|
E---------------------|


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