Speed Of Light - Iron Maiden
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
IRON MAIDEN
"Speed of Light"
From the album "The Book of Souls" (2015)

Standard Tuning
Tempo = 175 bpm

[Intro]
H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e|---------3-|-(3)---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------|-----6-3-----------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------|---------5-3-----3-|-5-6-5-3-5-3---5-|-(5)-6-5-3-5-3-------|
D|-----------|-------------5-3---|-------------3---|---------------5-3---|
A|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------3---|
E|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------1---|


MAIN RIFF
+H Q E E +Q E E Q. E +E E E E E Q E +Q E E Q. E +E E E E E Q E
e|---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-(3)-----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-(3)-----------|------5-4-3----3-|-(3)-3-3---3-5----|------5-4-3----3-|-(3)-3-3---3-5-------|
E|-(1)---------3-|-(3)-------------|---------5------3-|-(3)-------------|---------5------0----|


[Verse]
+Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
e||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D||--------2-2-2-0-----|-------2-2-2-0-----|-------2-2-2-0-----|-------3-3-3-0-----|
A||o---------------2---|---------------2---|---------------2---|---------------3---|
E||--(0)-------------0-|-(0)-------------0-|-(0)-------------1-|-(1)-------------3-|


Q E E Q. E +E E E E E Q E +Q E E Q. E +E E E E E Q E
e|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
B|---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------o||
G|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
D|---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
A|----5-4-3----3-|-(3)-3-3---3-5----|------5-4-3----3-|-(3)-3-3---3-5----o||
E|-3-------------|---------5------3-|-(3)-------------|---------5------0--||


[Pre-Chorus]
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B||o---13-13-13-11------------|-----------------------------|
G||----------------12------10-|-(10)----10-12---------------|
D||-------------------13------|------13-------13-10------10-|
A||o--------------------------|---------------------13------|
E||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
B||o--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G||---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D||-----5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-|-------5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-|
A||o----3--3--3--3--3--3-3--3-|-------3--3--3--3--3--3-3--3-|
E||---------------------------|-----------------------------|


+E E E E Q E E E E E E H
e|----------------------------|-----------------------||
B|------13-13-11-13-----13-15-|---16-15-13----13-----o||
G|----------------------------|------------15---------||
D|-(10)-----------------------|-----------------------||
A|----------------------------|----------------------o||
E|----------------------------|-----------------------||
|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------||
|-------5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5--||
|-------3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------||


E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
e||-------------------------|---------------------------|
B||o---15-15-15-13----------|---------------------------|
G||----------------14----12-|-(12)----12-14-------------|
D||-------------------15----|------15-------15-12----12-|
A||o------------------------|---------------------15----|
E||-------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--------------------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e||-------------------------|---------------------------|
B||o------------------------|---------------------------|
G||-------------------------|---------------------------|
D||--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|---7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A||o-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|---5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
E||-------------------------|---------------------------|


+E E E E Q E E E E E E H
e|--------------------------|------------------------||
B|------15-15-13-15---15-17-|-18-17-15----15--------o||
G|--------------------------|----------17------------||
D|-(12)---------------------|------------------------||
A|--------------------------|-----------------------o||
E|--------------------------|------------------------||
|
|-----------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|------------------------||
|--------------------------|-----------------------o||
|--------------------------|------------------------||
|---7---7--7--7--7-7--7--7-|--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7---||
|---5---5--5--5--5-5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--o||
|--------------------------|------------------------||


[Chorus]
W +W W +W W +W W E E E E EEEE
e|-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|------------|----------|------------|------|--------------------|
B|-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|------------|----------|------------|------|--------------------|
G|-0--------|-(0)--------|-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|------------|-5----|--------------------|
D|-0--------|-(0)--------|-3--------|-(3)--------|-3--------|-(3)--------|-5----|--------------------|
A|-2--------|-(2)--------|-1--------|-(1)--------|-3--------|-(3)--------|-3----|-3-4-3-1-3-1--------|
E|-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|------------|-1--------|-(1)--------|------|-------------1-3----|


SOLO 1 (solos are not exact)
~~~~
H. S S E E E E H E
e|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------12h13p12-|----12-13-15b17----15b17-|
G|-/14----------------|-14----------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------|


|--3--|
+E E E E E S S S E E +E Q. E. E. E
|------------------------------------|------15b17---15b17-15b17-15b17--|
|-(15)b17-15-13-12-13-12h13p12----12-|-(12)----------------------------|
|------------------------------14----|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|--3--| |--3--|
+E E E E E S S S E E +E E E E E S S S E E
|-(15)b17-15-13-12-13-12h13p12----------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------15-15b17-|-(15)-15-13-12-13-12h13p12-------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------14-12-|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q E S S S E E Q E S S S E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------12-13-12h13p12-------|-12--13-12h13p12----------------|
|----------------------14-12-|-----------------14-12-/16-14---|
|-12-14----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|


\1/ \1/
|--3--|
+Q E Q Q E +E S S S E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------15-|-(15)-13h15p13-12----------------|
|-(14)--14---14----12-----|------------------14-14S16-14-12-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|


E E E E E E E E +H +Q. E
e|-------------------14-14b15-|-(14)----(14)---14b15-|
B|----13-12----12-13----------|----------------------|
G|-14-------14----------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------|


|--3--| |--3--|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E
|-(14)b15-14-12----12-------------------|-------12-15b17---------17-|
|---------------15----15b17-12-15-12----|-12-15------------20b22----|
|------------------------------------14-|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|


E E S S E E E E E +W
e|-19-20-19h20p19-17-----17--------|--------|
B|-------------------20------20b22-|-(20)---|
G|---------------------------------|--------|
D|---------------------------------|--------|
A|---------------------------------|--------|
E|---------------------------------|--------|


[Solo]
|---3---| |-3--|
H Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------------7-10-9-7----|
|-----------10b12==|=(10)b12--10pb12===10b12----------10-|
|------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------------|


~
|-3--| |---3---| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|-7-------------------------|-----------------|
|---10-7------7-------------|-----------------|
|--------9b11---10-9-7---7--|---7-7S6-6s2-2---|
|----------------------9----|-9---------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|


~~~~~
|-3--| |--3--|
E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H.
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|-----6h7p6---6-7-9-|-11-9-11-12-11-12-|-14--14b16----|
|-----7---6h7p6---6-|-7-9-------9-------|------------------|--------------|
|-7-9---9-------9---|-------------------|------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------|


~~
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E Q Q. Q Q Q S S E E E E S S E E E H
|-------14-17--17b19====|=17-15-17-15h17p15-14-15-14-|----------------------|
|----15-----------------|----------------------------|-15h17p15----14-------|
|-16--------------------|----------------------------|----------16----16----|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|


Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-16--16-14--------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------16-15-14-----|----14S12----14-12----12-|
A|--------------------17--|-14-------14-------14----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|


~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
e|-------------------------|-14-15-17-17b19-----|
B|----------------14-15-17-|--------------------|
G|----------14-16----------|--------------------|
D|-16-14-16----------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|

Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

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

| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| / Slide up

************************************
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Iron Maiden
Speed of Light

Intro

|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12-|-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|----12-11-10-8----8-10-11-10-8-10-8------10-11-10-8-10-8----3----|
|-----------|---------------10-------------------10-8-----------------10-3----|
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------1----|

MAIN RIFF

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-5--4--3------3-----3-5-3-5------5---5-5--4--3------3-----3-5-3-5------|
A|--5---5-5--4--3------3---3-3-5-3-5------5---5-5--4--3------3---3-3-5-3-5------|
E|--3---3-3-----3-------------------------3---3-3-----3-------------------------|

VERSE

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3p0-------------------|
A|------7-7-7p5-----------7-7-7p5-----------7-7-7p5-------------------3-----------------|
E|--0-0---------7-----0-0---------7-----0-0---------7-----1-1---------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-5--4--3------3-----3-5-3-5------5---5-5--4--3------3-----3-5-3-5--------------|
A|--5---5-5--4--3------3---3-3-5-3-5------5---5-5--4--3------3---3-3-5-3-5--------------|
E|--3---3-3-----3-------------------------3---3-3-----3---------------------------------|

PRE CHORUS
Gtr I (Adrian)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------10-11-10-------------| 2X
B|-----13-13-13-11-----------------------------------13-13-11-13~--13----------13-11-13~---|
G|-----------------12----10~------10-12-10-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------13-------13----------13-10-10----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------12-13-12-------------| 2X
B|-----15-15-15-13-----------------------------------15-15-13-15~--15----------15-13-15~---|
G|-----------------14----12~------12-14-12-------------------------------------------------|
D|--12----------------15-------15----------15-12-12----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

OR


e|------8--8--8--6----------------------------8--8----8---8--10--11--10--8-----8~----| 2X
B|-------------------6----6--8--6------------------11-----------------------11-------|
G|--5--------------8----8---------8---5--5-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------10-10-10-8----------------------------10-10---10---10--12--13--12--10----10~-| 2X
B|--------------------8---8-10-8-------------------13-------------------------13-----|
G|--7--------------10---10-------10---7--7-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm under lead for pre Chorus (some chords ring out some multiple strum your choice)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5----------------------------------3--5------------------------------------------|
D|--5----------------------------------3--5------------------------------------------|
A|--3----------------------------------3--3------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7----------------------------------5--7------------------------------------------|
D|--7----------------------------------5--7------------------------------------------|
A|--5----------------------------------5--5------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS
knowing how Adrian writes songs and plays optional C chord
e|--1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
B|--0--------------------------------------------------------(1)---------------------------|
G|--0---------------2--3-----------------------------------5-(0)----------5--3-2-----------|
D|--0---------------2--3-----------------3-----------------5-(2)----------5--3-2-----------|
A|--2---------------0--1-----------------3-----------------3-(3)----------3--1-0-----------|
E|--3------------------------------------1-------------------------------------------------|


Or

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------3--3-3-3--3--3-3--------------------5--5-5-5--5-------3-2-----|
D|--5--5-5-5--5--5-5---3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-------3-2-----|
A|--5--5-5-5--5--5-5---1--1-1-1--1--1-1--3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3-------1-0-----|
E|--3--3-3-3--3--3-3---------------------1--1-1-1--1--1-1----------------------------|



SOLO 1 ( Dave Murray)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15b-15b-15b--|
B|--10~-14p10-14p10-10h12h13p12--10-12-13-15b17--15b-15-13-12-13p12h13p12/10/12--13---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--15b-15-13-12-13p12h13p12----12---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------15----15b-15-13-12-13p12h13p12-------------------13----13p12--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------14-------------14----14--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------ 15-12-14-15-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------13p12h13p12------13p12----13p12----------|
G|--14--14-------------14---------14-------14^12^*^ |
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------14-14b---14-15b14p12h14p12----12--------------------------|
B|--12br10h12p10----10-13p12 10h12h13----------------------------15----15----15-13p12p13p12-----|
G|---------------12-------------------------------------------------------14~---------------14--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------12-13-15-15b---------20-17-20-17----17--17---------------------------------|
B|-12h13h15------------------20b-------------20-----------20b~--20b-~~-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm under solo ( During Dave's solo)


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------1---------------| 2x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----0---------------|
G|--2---------------5---------------------5--2--------------5--2-----0------5--------|
D|--2---------------5--5---------------5--5--2--------------5--0-----0------5--------|
A|--0---------------3--5---------------5--3--0--------------3--------2------3--------|
E|---------------------3---------------3-----------------------------3---------------|


SOLO 2 (Adrian Smith)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12-14-15-14-12----12------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14b~~------------------14----14-11----11-10----11-10-9------9-11-11p9-----9-------------|
D|-------------------------------------14-------14---------12-9------------12---12p11-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10b~--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-17-17b~--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/12--15-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------9-11*10*9* --12-14-12-12-14b----------------------|
D|-----------------------------9-11h12p11p9--9-11-12---------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-11-12-9-11h12p11--9-11-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--15-14--15-14h15p14-12--14-12-14------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------14br---14--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------16brbrb--14b--16brbr-14-11-10-9------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-9-12-11-9-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------12-14-15-17-17-17b--r----|
B|--------------------12-14-15--------------------------|
G|----------9-11-12-9-----------------------------------|
D|-9-11-12----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm under Adrian's Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
B|-------------------------------------------------------------5-------------3-------|
G|--4---------------7---------------------7--4--------------7--4------2------2-------|
D|--4---------------7--7---------------7--7--4--------------7--2------2------0-------|
A|--2---------------5--7---------------7--5--2--------------5--2------0--------------|
E|---------------------5---------------5-----------------------0---------------------|

Ottro

|-----------|----------------------------------------------1-------------|
|-----------|----------------------------------------------1-------------|
|--------12-|-10-------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-----------|----12-11-10-8----10-11-10-8-10-8----3--------0-------------|
|-----------|---------------10-----------------10-3--------2-------------|
|-----------|-------------------------------------1--------3-------------|

Good luck and have some real fun with this great Adrian Smith song
I have to give some credit to Masuka he did the transcription of the solos - brilliant work by this guy
Song info
Speed Of Light
Iron Maiden
2001
  • Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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