Killers - Iron Maiden
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Bass Intro]
----------|----------|----------|
----------|----------|----------|
-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-3-2/-|
--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0---|

(Dave) (Adrian)
e|---------------||-<12>------|------<7>-----|
B|---------------||-----<12>--|---------<7>--|
G|---------------||-----------|--------------|
D|---------------||-----------|--------------|
A|-5h7p5h7 trill-||-----------|--------------|
E|---------------||-----------|--------------|
Oh...
Dave
E5 E5
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
---9\--------9\-----------------|
---9\--------9\-----------------|
---7\--------7\-----------------|
--------------------------------|

Adrian
e|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
B|-----8-------8-------8-------8--|
G|-9-------9-------9-------9------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Yeah! Yeah!

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---5/7------7/9/10----7\5---5/7-----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|---3/5------5/7//8----5\3---3/5-----|

[Verse Intro]
Dave plays it by gently touching the strings to allow the harmonics to sound
and slowly sliding up to the 12th fret while gallopping with the right hand.
When vocals start he plays E5's like Adrian.

e|--///////////////--------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--/////////////////////////----------|---------------------------------|
G|-1/////////////////////////12--12\---|---------------------------------|
D|-1/////////////////////////12--12\---|-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-0-5-0-5---|
A|-1/////////////////////////12--12\---|---------------------------------|
E|---------------////////////----------|---------------------------------|

[Adrian E5]
e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|-0-9-7-0-9-7-0-9-7-0-9-7-9-7-9---|
A|---7-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Chorus]
C5 E5 G
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9--------------------12-----------------------|
D|--10------9---9---9---9-10-----12-----12-----12-----12--|
A|--10------7-777-777-777-10-----10-101010-101010-101010--|
E|---8---------------------8------------------------------|

C5 E5 C5
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----------9----------------|
D|--10------9---9---9---9-10-|
A|--10------7-777-777-777-10-|
E|---8---------------------8-|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-9-9p7------9-9-9p7------10-10-10p8-------12-12-12p10----|
A|-------------9------------9---------------10---------------12--|
E|---7------------7------------8---------------10----------------|

[Harmony]
(this is only one of the guitars)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11b(13)-11~-9-9-9h11p9-8h9p8----------11b(13)~-11-9-9-9h11p9-8h9p8-----|
G|-----------------------------10h12p10-8----------------------------10-8-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
G5 A5 E5 D5 D5 E5 G5 A5 E5 D5 E5
e|---------------------------|-----------------------|
B|*--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|*--------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------999-777-777-999-|----------9-9-7-7-7-9--|
A|---5--777--777-555-555-777-|--5--777--7-7-5-5-5-7--|
E|---3--555------------------|--3--555---------------|

G5 A5 E5 D5 D5 E5
e|---------------------------|
B|*--------------------------|
G|*--------------------------|
D|-----------999-777-777-999-|
A|---5--777--777-555-555-777-|
E|---3--555------------------|

(x2 times)
G5 A5 F5 G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5--777----3-333-333-333-333-333-|-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-|
E|-3--555----1-111-111-111-111-111-|-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-|

C5 D5 (omit 2nd time, skip to solo)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-|-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-777-|
A|-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-|-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-555-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Rhythm for first solo]
D5
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-7-------7-------7---|
D|-7-------7-------7---|
A|-5-------5-------5---|
E|---------------------|
see! see! see!

(x2 times)
E5 C5 D5 E5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(x2 times)
G5 A5 B5 C5 G5 B5 A5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9101010101010-|-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

[Rhythm for 2nd solo is same as bridge.]
[Ending](both guitars) [this is probably wrong]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------10-8----------------|
G|---9-7---9-7---9-7---9-7---7-5-9-7-----9--9---|
D|-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-0-5-4-------5-4-7---9--9---|
A|-----------------------------------7---7--7---|
E|----------------------------------------------|

[Dave's Solo]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13b(15)----13b(15)----13b(15)-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14b(16)-(16)-(15)-14--12--14b(16)-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------12-15-12---12-----------12-----------------------------------|
B|--15b(17)-----------x------15b(17)----15-12-15p12-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------14b(16)-14-12---12h14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------14------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------12------------------------------|
B|----------------0h15h17--0h15h17--14p12-----0h15h17--0h15h17--14p12-----|
G|-14b(16)-(16)\------------------------------------------------------14~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------14h15p14h15p14h15p14h17p15p14h15p14----------14p12-------|
B|---------14h16h17--------------------------------------17p15----------15p14-|
G|--14/16------------------------------------------------------15-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Concentrate on strumming 16th notes on the
open E string and quickly dart in and out with
the high notes.
e|---------------0-0---12-0-0-14-14-0-15--17-15-14--0-0--12---|
B|--12--(12)\--0----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--12-0-0-14-0-0-15-15-0-0-17-15-14-0-0-12--12-12-0-0-14-14-0-0--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--15-15-17-17-15-14-0-0--12-12-0-0-14-14-0-0-15-15-17-15-14-14-0-0--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--12-0-0-14-0-0-15-15-0-0-17-14-15p14--17p14--17p14--17p14--17p14--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--17p14--17p14--17p14--14--17b(19)r17--17b(19)--17b(19)--17b(19)--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Adrian's solo]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-------15----------------------------------------|
G|--14b(16)--14--12-----12--14b(16)--14p12--14b(16)~~--|
D|------------------14---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------12-----------------12-----------------12---------|
B|--------------15p12--------------15p12--------------15p12--|
G|--14b(16)------------14b(16)------------14b(16)------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------12--15b(18)r15-----------------------12-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------12--|
G|--14b(16)--------------------12h14--14b(16)-14--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Hold the bends on the 3rd string to get the unison bend sound.
e|----------14-------------15-------------------------------|
B|-------------14-------------15----------17------17--------|
G|--16b(18)--------17b(19)--------19b(21)----(21)----(21)~--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--0--0--20b(22)--------r20-----------------7---------------|
B|----------------------------17\---10b(12)----7--10------7--|
G|---------------------------------------------------9-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------9----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10p9--7---9b(11)--7-7~------------------2--4--5--4h5p4----7b(9)~-|
D|----------9----------------------2--4--5------------------5--------|
A|----------------------------3--5-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Overdub]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------3--5--3h5p3----7b(8)~-|
G|------------------------------------2--4--5---------------4--------|
D|----------------------------2--4-5---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

************************************

| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| * Natural harmonic
| (n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
| r Release

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Song info
Killers
Iron Maiden
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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