Aces High by Iron Maiden
Taken From The Album Powerslave
Tabbed By Kevin Grant
Any Comments/Suggestions email me at blink_tom82@hotmail.com
Notation:
^ = bend
^> = bend and release
x = fret-hand muting
pm. = pick-hand muting
spm.= slight palm muting
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
(9) = ghost note
" = trem picking
Intro: (4/4 beat)
Guitar 1:
E----|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
B----|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
G----|.---1---2--1---|---1---2--1---|---1---2--1---|---1---2--1----.| x4
D--2-|.-4---4-------2|-4---4--------|-0---4-------2|-4---4-------2-.|
A----|---------------|-------------4|--------------|----------------|
E----|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|
Guitar 2: |
E----|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
B----|----0---2--0---|---0---2--0---|---0---2--0---|---0---2--0-----|
G--1-|.-2---2-------1|-2---2-------1|-2---2-------1|-2---2-------1-.| x4
D----|.--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------.|
A----|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E----|---------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
Then, on the fourth repeat change the last two bars for this:
Guitar 1:
E----------------|----------------|
B----------------|----------------|
G----1---2--1----|---1------------|
D--0---4-------2-|-4---4-2(hold)--|
A----------------|----------------|
E----------------|----------------|
|
Guitar 2: |
E----------------|----------------|
B----0---2--0----|---0------------|
G--2---2-------1-|-2---2-1(hold)--|
D----------------|----------------|
A----------------|----------------|
E----------------|----------------|
Riff 2:
Guitar 1:
E---------------|----------|-------------|------------------|
B---------------|-5--5-----|-------------|---------5--------|
G--5--4-5p4-5p4-|-------5--|--5--4-5p4-5-|4-4-7-7----7-5p4--|
D---------------|----------|-------------|------------------|
A---------------|----------|-------------|------------------|
E---------------|----------|-------------|------------------|
|
Guitar 2: |
E---------------|----------|-------------|------------------|
B---------------|----------|-------------|------------------|
G---------------|-5--5-----|-------------|---------5--------|
D--7--5-7p5-7p5-|-------7--|--7--5-7p5-7-|5-9-9-9----9-7p5--|
A---------------|----------|-------------|------------------|
E---------------|----------|-------------|------------------|
Verse-riff 1 (both guitars):
There goes the si-ren that warns of the air raid
E---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D--9----11---12-|-14-12---11--|--9---12--11-|-----11-------|
A--7----9----10-|-12-10---9---|--7---10--9--|-12--9----12--|
E---------------|-------------|-------------|-10-------10--|
There comes the sound of the guns sending flak
E---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D--9----11---12-|-14--12---11-|--9---12--11-|--------------|
A--7----9----10-|-12--10---9--|--7---10--9--|-12-----------|
E---------------|-------------|-------------|-10-----------|
Verse-riff 2(both guitars):
Jump in the cockpit and start up the en gines. Re-
E---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D--2----4----5--|-7---5----4--|--2---5---4--|-----4--------|
A--0----2----3--|-5---3----2--|--0---3---2--|-5---2----5---|
E---------------|-------------|-------------|-3--------3---|
move all the whe blo ther* no time to waste
E---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G---------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D--2----4----5--|-7---5----4--|--2---5---4--|--------------|
A--0----2----3--|-5---3----2--|--0---3---2--|-5------------|
E---------------|-------------|-------------|-3------------|
*lyrics: "wheelblocks there´s" (sorry, had to crop the words!)
Pre-chorus-riff:
Rolling turning
E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|--5--------------|
A--5-7-7-7--7-7---|----7-7-7--7-7---|
E-----------------|-----------------|
diving
E-----------------|------------------|
B-----------------|------------------|
G-----------------|-5-4-----4--------|
D--7--------------|-----7-5---7-5-4--|
A----7-7-7--7-7---|------------------|
E-----------------|------------------|
Rolling turning
E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|--5--------------|
A--5-7-7-7--7-7---|----7-7-7--7-7---|
E-----------------|-----------------|
diving going in again
E-----------------|------------------|
B-----------------|------------------|
G-----------------|-5-4-----4--------|
D--7--------------|-----7-5---7------|
A----7-7-7--7-7---|------------------|
E-----------------|------------------|
| | x2
E|-0----------------|
(guitar 2 does B|---3-1p0-3-1------|
on the first G|------------------|
time only:) D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Second time change last bar for this(both guitars):
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-5-4-2---4-2------|
D|-------5-----5-4--|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Then goes to..
Chorus:
Run live to...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--9---------|--5-----7-----|
A|--7---------|--3-----5-----|
E|------------|--------------|
...fly fly to...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--9---------|--5-----7-----|
A|--7---------|--3-----5-----|
E|------------|--------------|
...live do or...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--9---------|--5-----7-----|
A|--7---------|--3-----5-----|
E|------------|--------------|
...die won´t you.
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--9---------|--5-----7-----|
A|--7---------|--3-----5-----|
E|------------|--------------|
Run live to...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--12--------|--8-----10----|
A|--10--------|--6-----8-----|
E|------------|--------------|
...fly fly to...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--12--------|--8-----10----|
A|--10--------|--6-----8-----|
E|------------|--------------|
...live Aces...
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--12--------|--8-----10----|
A|--10--------|--6-----8-----|
E|------------|--------------|
...high
E|------------|--------------|
B|------------|--------------|
G|------------|--------------|
D|--12--------|--8-----10----|
A|--10--------|--6-----8-----|
E|------------|--------------|
End of chorus.
Riff 3:
E|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---------------|
D|--------------|---------7--7--|
A|--0--3-3--0-0-|-3-2-0---5--5--|
E|--------------|-------2-------|
E|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---------------|
D|--------------|---------2--2--|
A|--0--3-3--0-0-|-3-2-0---0--0--|
E|--------------|-------3-------|
E|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---------------|
D|--------------|---------7--7--|
A|--0--3-3--0-0-|-3-2-0---5--5--|
E|--------------|-------2-------|
E|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|---------------| x2
D|--------------|---------2-----|
A|--0--3-3--0-0-|-3-2-0---0-----|
E|--------------|-------3-------|
End of riff 3.
Solo 1 (Dave Murray)
A F G A
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------5-8^10---|--^10----------|
G|--7^9----------|--^9-----------|--^9-----------|^9-9>7-----------|---------------|
D|--"------------|---"-----------|---"-----------|-----------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
C D
E|---------------|-----------------|-----------0---|
B|-8p5---5-------|-----------------|---------------|
G|-----7---7p5---|-7p5---5---------|---------------|
D|---------------|-----7---7p5-7p5-|---------------|
A|---------------|-----------------|-7-------------|
E|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
A F
E|-8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0-7p5p0-|-8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0-7p5p0-|-8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0-7p5p0-|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G A C D
E|---------------|----------------|------------------|-13-16^18--(hold bend)---------|
B|-(8)h10--------|----------------|12h13p12--13h15h17|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|-12h14p12--12h14|--------14--------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------14-----|------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
Solo 2 (Adrian Smith):
B G A
E|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-15p12p0-15p14p0-15p12p|0-15p14p0-15p12p0-15p|14p0-15p12p0-15p14p0-|-15p12p0-15p14p0-12p0|
G|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B D E
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-12p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-|-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|-5p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6~~-------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B G A
E|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------7-10-|-9-7---9-7-------|--------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-----9-----9^10--|-10p9p7---9p7-------|-----------------|
D|-7h9---------------|-----------------|--------9-----9-7---|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|------------------9-|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-10~~------------|
B D E
E|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|-17^19~~--------|
B|---------------|-------------|-----15-17-17^19>17-15-|----------------|
G|-11-10-7-9-----|-------------|-s16-------------------|----------------|
D|-----------9-8-|7------------|-----------------------|----------------|
A|---------------|--9-8-7------|-----------------------|----------------|
E|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------|
Outro-riff (after riff 2 x3):
Guitar 1:
E---------------|----------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B---------------|-5--5-----|---------------|--3-3-3--5-3h5p3------|-8-6h8p6-3-5-6-5-3-5-|
G--5--4-5p4-5p4-|-------5--|--5--4-5p4-5p4-|4-----------------5-4-|---------------------|
D---------------|----------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
A---------------|----------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E---------------|----------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
(hold last note to |
Guitar 2: next bar) |
E---------------|----------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B---------------|----------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
G---------------|-5--5-----|---------------|---------5------------|-5-5-----4-5-7-5-4-5-|
D--7--5-7p5-7p5-|-------7--|--7--5-7p5-7p5-|5-9-9-9----9h10p9-7-9-|---------------------|
A---------------|----------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E---------------|----------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------|
ends with:
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-2-----|
A|-0-----|
E|-------|
Note: This transciption is a corrected version of a tab someone gave me, it´s almost perfect but i´m not quite sure about the Verse Riff 2(could be one octave higher) and the Adrian Smith solo because of all the harmonics he does, I´m not pretty good with those, so you´ll have to figure them out for yourself, but it´s still quite close.
SONG STRUCTURE:
Intro
Riff 2 x4
Verse Riff 1 x2
Verse Riff 2 x2
Pre-Chorus Riff
Chorus
Riff 3
Solo 1
Solo 2
Riff 3
Verse Riff 1 x2
Verse Riff 2 x2
Pre-Chorus Riff
Chorus
Riff 2 x3
Outro Riff
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