Artist: Iron Maiden
Song: Aces High
( 3 guitars )
(As always, suggerences, corrections or questions to forla23@gmail.com)
Guitar 1 can play this chords: (listen to the song for timmings, as this song has
a lot of instrumental parts, see how to strum the chords)
Intro:
|F#m |D E | x4 (hold the E on the last repeat)
|Am |F G | x4
Em D
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid,
Em D
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak.
Em D
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne,
Em D
Got to get up for the coming attack.
Am G
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines,
Am G
Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste.
Am G
Gathering speed as we head down the runway,
Am G
Got to get airborne before it's too late.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/iron-maiden/301217.html ]
Em [C C/B] *
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em [C C/B]
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
Em [C C/B]
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em [C C/B]
Rolling, turning, diving,
Em C D
Run, live to
Em C D
fly, fly to
Em C D
live, do or
Em C D
die, Won't you
G Eb F
run, live to
G Eb F
fly, fly to
G Eb F
live, A--ces
G Eb F
high!
|Am | x8 bars
Solo:
|Am |F G |Am |C D | x2
|Bm |G A |Bm |D E | x2
|Am | x8 bars
Em D
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers,
Em D
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away.
Em D
Roll over, spin round to come in behind them,
Em D
Move to their blindsides and firing again.
Am G
Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us,
Am G
Ten ME-109's out of the sun.
Am G
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them,
Am G
Heading straight for them I press down my guns.
Em [C C/B] *
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em [C C/B]
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
Em [C C/B]
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em [C C/B]
Rolling, turning, diving,
Em C D
Run, live to
Em C D
fly, fly to
Em C D
live, do or
Em C D
die, Won't you
G Eb F
run, live to
G Eb F
fly, fly to
G Eb F
live, A--ces
G Eb F
high!
|Am |F G | x4 (On the last F, G slow it down A load)
Am to finish, hold this and outro fill as you see fit.
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Then you have Guitar 2 and Guitar 3
Intro 1
Guitar 2
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---1---2-1-|---1-------|
-4---4-----|-4---4-2~~-|
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Guitar 3
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----9---10-9-|----9--------|
-11---11-----|-11---11-9~~-|
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Intro 2
Guitar 2 (repeat 4 times)
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-2-0-2p0-2p0-----2--2-0p2-0p2-4-4---4p2p0------|
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Guitar 3
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-5--4-5-4-5-4-----5--5--4-5-4-5-4-7-7-7---7-5-4-|
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Verse Riff A
Guitars 2 & 3 (repeat twice)
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-4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2---6---2--|
-2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0---4---0--|
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-4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2----|
-2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0----|
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Verse Riff B
Guitars 2 & 3 (repeat twice)
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-2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4-------4------|
-0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5---2---5--|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/aces_high_tab_ver_14.html ]
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-2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4--------------|
-0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5----------|
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Pre Chorus (repeat twice)
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--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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-------------------|--5-4--------------|
-------------------|------7-5-7-5-4----|
--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------5--|
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--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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-------------------|--5-4--------------|
-------------------|------7-5-7--------|
--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-------------------|
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Chorus Riff C (Repeat 3 times)
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--2---------|--5-----7-----|
--2---------|--3-----5-----|
--0---------|--------------|
Riff D
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--2---------|--------7-----|
--2---------|--5-----5-----|
--0---------|--3-----------|
Riff F (repeat 4 times)
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--5---------|--8-----10----|
--5---------|--6-----8-----|
--3---------|--------------|
Riff E
(Play on 3rd time of riff D)
----15-\---|
-15-----\--|
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w/bar
Bridge (repeat twice)
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-----------------------7--7--|
--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--|
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-----------------------2--2--|
--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0--0--|
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-----------------------7--7--|
--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--|
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--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0-----|
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Solo Rhythm
Riff G (repeat twice)
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---------------|--------5---7--|
--7-----3---5--|--7-----3---5--|
--5-----1---3--|--5------------|
Riff H (repeat twice)
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--4------------|--4-----7---9--|
--2-----5---7--|--2-----5---7--|
--------3---5--|---------------|
Solo 1 (Dave Murray)(Guitar 2)
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------------5-8-8b(10)|-----------------------------------------------|
-7b(9)(9)(9)----------|--12-9----9------------------------------------|
----------------------|-------12---12-10-12-10----10------------------|
----------------------|------------------------12----12-10-12-10------|
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--8-0-7-0-8-0-5-0-8-0-7-0-8-0-5-0-7-0-5-0-8-0-5-0-7-0-5-0--------|
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----------------------------5-6-5-8b(10)-|
--------------4-5-4---4-5-7--------------|
--5-7-5---5-7-------7--------------------|
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Solo 2 (Adrian Smith)(guitar 3)
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-15-12-0-15-14-0-15-12-0-15-14-0-15-12-0-15-14-0-15-12-0-15-14-0--|
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--12-10-8-10-8-7-8-7-5-7-8-7----|
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------7-10-9-7---9-7--------------------------|
----7----------9-----9-10-9-7---9-7-----------|
--9---------------------------9-----9-7-------|
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---------------------------15-17-17-17-15---------|
--11-10-9-7-------------16------------------------|
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Bridge (repeat twice)
Verse Riff A (repeat twice)
Verse Riff B (repeat twice)
Pre Chorus (repeat twice)
Chorus
Intro 2 (repeat 4 times)
Outro
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--7---5--7--5--7--5--|---------------------------------|
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--8---5p6p5-----5--6--5----------------------|
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