Iron Maiden - Still Life
INTRO:
Gtr II (Adrian)
I`ll show the picking pattern for the three chords used in
the backing to the solo. I`ll show the chord changes with the
solo.
Played with a 3/4 time feel.
A(m)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14------14--------------14------14-----------|
|------14------14------14------14------14------14---etc-|
|--12----------------------12---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
F
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------10------10-------------10------10-----------|
|-----10------10------10-----10------10------10---etc-|
|--8----------------------8---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
G
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------12-------12--------------12------12-----------|
|------12------12-------12------12------12------12---etc-|
|--10-----------------------10---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I (Dave): with Phaser and Delay
A(m) F
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-s/-9-hold------9b(10)r9-hold---7h9p7--7s5--4s/5s4-hold-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A(m)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5p4--(s)2-hold--------------4h5--7s/9-hold--9b(10)r9-hold-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------12--13--15-15b(17)---r15-----15p13h15~-|
|--7s/9--10--12-s/14-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
A(m) F
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--13h15p13--12s10-s/12-s10----8h10p8---5h8p5----------------|
|------------------------------------------------7b(9)r7p5-7-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
A(m)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(8)---------------------15b(17)-r15-b(17)~----15b(16.5)-r15-|
|--7b(9)r7p5--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7~----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G A(m)
|-------------------------------------------------------15b(17)~-|
|--15--13--15b(17)--15~------------13h15p13--12------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
"Quiet" bit with "Take a Look..."
I`ll try and show the basic idea. Finger the open Am and try to
follow the melody by lifting your finger on 2nd string. Then pick
the Fmaj7 chord anyway you want.
Am
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------0--------1--------0--------------|
|-------2-----------2--------2--------2-----2-----|
|----2-----2-----------------------------------2--|
|-0-----------0--------0--------0--------0--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Fmaj7 G A A G
|--------0-------0-------------------------------------------|
|----------1-------1------1------------------8-s/-10--10-s-8-|
|-------------2------2-------2-----2---------7-s/-9---9--s-7-|
|----3-----------------3--------3----------------------------|
|--3---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
Oh! They drain my strength away...:
C/G
|-----|
|-----|
|--5--|
|--5--|
|--3--|
|--3--|
Main Verse Riff:
Similar idea to the previous part except you follow the melody
on the 3rd string. When muting the strings and strumming between
the parts shown lift your 3rd or 4th finger off the 3rd string,
i.e. don`t hold the melody notes down,just keep the A power chord
fingered. Play the extended notes with upstrokes to emphasise the
melody.
A(m)
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--2---------4-(2)---5-(2)---4-(2)---2-----2-|
|--2---------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-|
|--0--x-x-x--0--x-x--0--x-x--0--x-x--0--x--0-|
|--------------------------------------------|
F G A G
|--1----------------------------------------------------|
|--1---------------------Gtr II plays---8-s/-10--10-s-8-|
|--2------------------------------------7-s/-9---9--s-7-|
|--3----------------------------------------------------|
|--3----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------7--/--9---9----7-|
|---------------------------------------5--/--7---7----5-|
|------------------------Gtr I plays----5--/--7---7----5-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Sometimes Gtr II plays:
|----------------------------------------1----------------------|
|---------5-------6-----8-----10---------1------8-s/-10--10-s-8-|
|--2------4--xxx--5-xxx-7-xxx-9----------2------7-s/-9---9--s-7-|
|--2-------------------------------------3----------------------|
|--0--xxx--------------------------------3----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C/G
Oh! They drain my strength away...
CHORUS:
Both Guitars.
A (G) A F C
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----5--------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----3----5-----------------5---4-----------------|
|--0------0----3----3--------0----3-----------5----3----(0)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|------|
Night - mare-res
A (G) A F C
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----5-------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----3----5------------------5----4~-|
|--0------0----3----3--------0----3------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Spirits call me
-ing
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----5---------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----3----5------------------5----4----------------|
|--0------0----3----3--------0----3--------------5----3----0-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
Night mare-ares
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----5-----------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----3----5---------------------5-----4~-|
|--0------0----3----3---------0-----3--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
They won`t leave be
-me
BREAK:
Gtr I:
D C D E F
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3--5--3h5p3-------|
|-------------4--5-----------------------------5--4-|
|--7--5--7----2--3----------------------------------|
|--5--3--5----2--3----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Play with upstroke
| |
A G A G A
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--2--0--2----0--2------------------------------------|
|--2--0--2----0--2--------------5----4----------------|
|--0-----0-------0----0----3--------------5----3----0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II:
D C D E F A G A G A
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------10--8---10--8---10--------------------|
|---------------------------9---7---9---7---9---------------------|
|--7--5--7----9--10---------7---5---7---5---7----------5--4-------|
|--5--3--5----7--9-------------------------------0--3-------5-3-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
THE HARMONY:
I`ll just show the notes, move between notes with hammers
and pulls wherever it feels natural.
The approximate bassline is shown aswell.
Gtr I: (Dave)
A
|------------------------------------------|
|--------------5--6--5-------------------5-|
|--5--4--5--7-----------7----5--4--5--7----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
F G A A G
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--13---10--12---8--10---6--8---5--6------5------------------|
|------------------------------------------7------5--7---5--4----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------5-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II:
A
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------4--5--7--5--4-----------4--5-|
|--7--5--7-----------------7--5--7-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
F G A A G
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--5--6-----5----------------------------------------|
|--------7-----5--7--4--5-----4----------------------|
|--------------------------7-----5--7-----5----------|
|--------------------------------------8-----8--7--3-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
RHYTHM FOR SOLO`S: Listen for strumming and muting.
Solo 1:
D E F A G F
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--7-------9-7-----10-7----14------12------10-|
|--5--xxx--7-5xxx--8--5xx--12--xx--10--xx--8--|
|---------------------------------------------|
Solo 2:
E F# Ab B A G
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------11-------9-------7-|
|--9-------11-9------13-9------9--------7-------5-|
|--7--xxx--9--7-xxx--11-7-xxx--9--xxx---7--xxx--5-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
ENDING:
Play with upstrokes
| |
A G A G A
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--2---0--2----0--2-|
|--2---0--2----0--2-|
|--0------0----x--0-|
|--------------3----|
Now we rest in peace.
SOLO`S:
Transcribing solo`s is not my strong point but you should the
main ideas from the following. These are the album solo`s.
Some of fast licks, especially Dave`s are more approximations
than anything else.
Solo 1: (Adrian)D minor
|---------5-------------------------------|
|-------------5b(7)-r5--------------------|
|--7~--------------------7p5--7-----------|
|--------------------------------5--3-----|
|--------------------------------------5~-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------10---------10--13p10-----15p10-----13p10-----15p10----|
|--s/10----13----10----------10--------10--------10--------10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--13p10-----15p10-----13p10-----15p10-----13p10---------------|
|--------10--------10--------10--------10--------10----13--13~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------18b(20)--(20)--(20)--(20)--(20)--(20)r(19)-|
|--15---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--18p17p15------15------------------------------------------|
|------------18------18p17p15------15------------------------|
|------------------------------17------17p15--17b(19)r17-p15-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bend, Tap, release tap, release bend and pull off.
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--12b(14)-T-15-p(14)r12-p10----12b(14)-T-17-p(14)r12-p10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17b(18)-(18)--18p17p15-----15-----------------------------|
|--------------------------17-----17p15p14------14-----------|
|-------------------------------------------17------17p15p14-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------14--15p14p12----12h14p12--14~-|
|--17--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
Solo 2: (Dave)E minor
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--2b(4)--2b(4)--2b(4)r2-p0-----|
|----------------------------2~-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h4p0h4p0h5p0h5p0--7~~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--12h15p12h15p12h15p12------12h15p12--12h15p12h15p12h15p12-|
|------------------------14---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------12---------------------14b(15)--slowly release or-|
|--14------12h14p12h14p12-----14b(16)--drop with T-bar---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------15b(17)-------12--15p12p0--15p12p0--15p12p0--15p12p0-|
|--12-------------12----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--15p12h15p12h15--15p12p0----------|
|---------------------------15b(17)-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------14h15p14-----14--15p14h15p14h15p14--------|
|--15-s/-17------------17------------------------17p15-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------17b(19)--17b(19)--17b(19)r17-|
|--17b(19)-r17-p15--17~----------15-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14h15p14h15p14h15--------------------15b(17)-|
|---------------------17p15h17~-----12----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Trill and drop with T-bar
|--12h15p12h15p12h15-etc--------------------------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------12-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
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