Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera Full Chords & Tabs

 

Phantom Of The Opera Full Chords & Tabs

Iron Maiden Chords & Tabs

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Phantom Of The Opera Full Tab

   
IRON MAIDEN
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
WRITTEN BY STEVE HARRIS
TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM IRON MAIDEN

Basically what i'm doing here is taking parts of other phantom tabs i've
seen and combining what i think sounds the most accurate and adding some of
my own ideas. hope you like it.

INTRO

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------4--4h5p4-----7--4-----5--4-----------------------|
|--5h7-----------5--------5--------5--4--5--7-----------|
|----------------------------------------------2~-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|*play 3 times*

THEN RIFF A(also during verses)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------4--4h5p4-----7--4-----5--4------------------|
|--5h7-----------5--------5--------5--4--5--7------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

   Gtr II (Adrian/Dennis):
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------12-12-12-------|
|--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12--14-14-14-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------15p-12------15p-12------15p-12-----etc-------------|
|--15-15-15------------12----------12----------12-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Gtr I (Dave):
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------7-7-7--8-8-8--12-12-12--13-13-13--15-15-15-------|
|--7-7-7--9-9-9---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------19p-15------19p-15------19p-15-----etc-------------|
|--17-17-17------------17----------17----------17-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF B
both gtrs.

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7-------------------|
|--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2---5-----7-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------5-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|*play 4 times*

Then both guitars                                      
                           
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-4-4--7-4-4--4-4-4--7-4-4--5-5-5--8-5-5--5-5-5--8-5-5---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|*play 3 times*

THEN RIFF C:

   E5      B5     C5      D5
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--9--9----4--4----5--5----7--7---------------|
|--9--9----4--4----5--5----7--7---------------|
|--7--7----2--2----3--3----5--5---------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

RIFF D (MAIN)

   Gtr II
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7--7--7--------------|
|--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--5--5--5--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

The verses are made up of RIFF A, RIFF D and RIFF C.

        RIFF A - RIFF D - RIFF A - RIFF D

        RIFF C - RIFF D - RIFF C - RIFF D

(Keep Your Distance...)section
Listen for the muting. At the end of the section just
play the first part before going into the solo.
   E5                                          D repeat 2x
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------9-----------9-----------9--------9----7--------|
|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----------9----7--------|
|--7-----------7-----------7--------7-----7----5--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Then
   D                       C
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------7-----------7-----------5-----------5----------|
|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-------|
|--5-----------5-----------3-----------3----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   E(m)                                       D
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------9-----------9-----------9-------9----7---------|
|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----9----7---------|
|--7-----------7-----------7-------------7----5---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

SLOW SOLO (DAVE):

			 						

|-------------12---------|----------------------------------------------
|---------/12----15b(17)-|-15b(17)rb(15)p12--14b(16)rb(14)p1214b(16)~~--
|-14b(16)----------------|----------------------------------------------
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------


	  		 		 						  
|---13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12------------------------------
|---------------15--------------------------15b(17)~~-------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------


             								
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------15-17b(19)rb(17)~-17b(20)rb(17)b(20)rb17~-15h17p15--------------
|---/16----------------------------------------------------16~----------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------


 	   		 	  					        
 
|-12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12----------------------------
|----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------


 			   							

|--/14-15-17-17b(19)~~-17b(19)rb(17)p14h17p14h17p14h17p14~~--14---------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	
	  

|---14h15p14h15p14/12h14p12h14p12---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------15b(17)~------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------





|-12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12-----------------------------
|----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~-----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

     													Em
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--/12-14-14b(16)rb(14)b(16)-12h14p12h14p12/11~-11-12-11h12p11h12p11/---
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	
	
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--/9h11p9h11p9/7h9p7h9p7-7b(9)-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------


 	   		 	  					        Em
 
|-12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12-----------------------------
|----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~~~~~-------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------


RHYTHM FOR SLOW SOLO:
Basically just the following chords picked adlib.
   C                  Em                 F         G
|-----------0------------------0----------------------------------|
|--------------1------------------0---------1---------3-----------|
|--------0--------0------------------0---------2---------4--------|
|-----2---------------------2-------------------------------------|
|--3---------------------2----------------------------------------|
|---------------------0------------------1---------3--------------|

   Em
|-----0-----0-------------|
|----0---------0----------|
|---0-------------0-------|
|--2-----2----------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
       ^ Finish on Em chord here.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/phantom_of_the_opera_full_tab.html ]
HARMONY:
   Gtr I (DAVE):
BAR 1
|--19--15------19--15------19--15------19--15-----------|
|----------17----------17----------17----------17-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   BAR 2
|--17--14------17--14------17--14------17--14-----------|
|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   BAR 3
|--15--12------15--12------15--12------15--12-----------|
|----------13----------13----------13----------13-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   BAR 4(i)
|--17--14------17--14------17--14------17--14-----------|
|----------15----------15----------15----------15-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

When drums enter (fully) BAR 4 changes to:
   BAR 4(ii)
|--12--12--12--12--12--12--14--14--14--14--14--14-------|
|--13--13--13--13--13--13--15--15--15--15--15--15-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4(iii) Fill 1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--13--12------13--12------15--13--12--13--12-----------|
|----------14----------14----------------------14-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4(iv) Fill 2
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--13--12------13--12------13--12------15--13--12-------|
|----------14----------14----------14-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. II (ADRIAN/DENNIS):

BAR 1
|--15p-12------15p-12------15p-12------15p-12-----------|
|----------12----------12----------12----------12-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 2
|--14p-10------14p-10------14p-10------14p-10-----------|
|----------10----------10----------10----------10-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 3
|--12p-8-----12p-8-----12p-8-----12p-8------------------|
|---------8---------8---------8---------8---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4(iii) Fill 1
|----------------------7--------------------------------|
|--10--8--7--10--8--7-----10--8--10--8--7---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   BAR 4(iv) Fill 2
|--------------------------------7----------------------|
|--10--8--7--10--8--7--10--8--7-----10--8---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF E:
BOTH GTRS.

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9--9-9----12-12--12-12----14-14--14-14----16-16--16-16----5--4--------|
|-9-9--9-9----12-12--12-12----14-14--14-14----16-16--16-16----5--4--------|
|-7-7--7-7----10-10--10-10----12-12--12-12----14-14--14-14----3--2--------|
|-0-0--0-0----------------------------------------------------------------|*play twice*

RIFF F:
BOTH GTRS.
|-------------------------------|----|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|.---|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-/--|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-7----9-|--.-|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12---|-14--14-14-14----5--7--|
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-10-7-|----|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10---|-12--12-12-12----3--5--|
|---------------------------8---|----|------------------------------------|-----------------------|*play twice*


HARMONY:
 Gtr II:(Adrian)

|--------------------------------------------------------7--------|
|--------------------------8------8p-7--8~---7h-8p-7--8-----8~----|
|--9p-7--9~----7h-9p-7--9-----9~----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8p-7--8~---7h-8p-7--8--7------------------8--7-----10--8--7----|
|----------------------------9~---9p-7-9--7--------9------------9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  Gtr I: (Dave)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------12------------------------------15-------|
|-12p11-12~-11h12p11--12-----12~--16p14-16~--14h16p14-16----16~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------12-10----13-12-10----|
|--16p14-16~-14h16p14-16-14--12~--12p11-12~-11-------12----------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

RHTHYM FOR SOLOS:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9--9-9----9-9--9-9----12-12--12-12----14-14--14-14----5--4--------|
|-9-9--9-9----9-9--9-9----12-12--12-12----14-14--14-14----5--4--------|
|-7-7--7-7----7-7--7-7----10-10--10-10----12-12--12-12----3--2--------|
|-0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0------------------------------------------------|

SOLO I(DAVE):

|-------------12---------------------|
|-15b17------------15b17-(17)--15b17-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


                 |--3---|  |--3--|                   |--3--|
|------------------------------------------------------------12-12-|
|-(17)-15----15-13--15-13-12-13-12------------------12-14-15-------|
|---------12-----------------------14b16-14b16-(16)----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-12b14----12b14----12b14r(12)----12------------12-|
|------------------------------15----12-(12)-15----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

  |---3----|  |---3----|  |--3--|  |-3--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15h17p===15-14h15p===14-12p10h12p10S8------------------------|
|---------------------------------------14-12----12-(12)-------|
|---------------------------------------------14---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------14-14-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

          |-3-|       |-3--|
|----------------------------------|
|-----7------------------------12--|
|-8-9---9-8h9p8----8---------------|
|---------------10---10p9h10-9-----|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

               |--3--|  |--3--|
|-11-12-14-12-11h12p11-------------------------------------|
|----------------------13-16-13-12-13-12-11-13-(13)-13-15--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

   |----3-----|     |--3---|
|-------14---12--------12------------------------|
|-15---------------15-----12-(12)----------------|
|----------------------------------12-14b16-(16)-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


                             |--3--|  |--3--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------12-------12------------------------------------------|
|-(16)-14-12----14-12----12-11h12p11h12p11----11-----12--14b16----|
|------------------------------------------12---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


SOLO II (ADRIAN/DENNIS):

|----------------------------------12----------|
|-15b17-----15b17-(17)-15b17-(17)-----12-------|
|----------------------------------------14-12-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------12------|
|--------------------------------------------12---|
|-14b16-(16)---12-(12)---------12---14b16---------|
|----------------------14-(14)--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|---------------15-------------------------|------------------12-15---12-|
|---------------17---17-15------15b17-(17)-|-(17)------------------------|
|-19b21--------------------16--------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-13b15-------13b15-12----12--15-12-|-19p15----17p15-----15--------15-|
|----------------------15-----------|-------17--------17----17--17----|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-19p15----17p15-----19p15----17p15----19p15----|
|-------17--------17-------17-------17-------17-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

  |---3----|  |---3----|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
|-19p15-------17p15-------19p15----17p15----19p15----17p15----19p15----|
|----------17----------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

the rest of the song is made up of the previous riffs, just listen to
it to get the arrangement. up the irons...