Phantom of the Opera Iron Maiden
Phantom of the Opera
by Iron Maiden(Harris)
Transcribed by Eddie Breslin
(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)(ebreslin@unix1.tcd.ie)
I've transcribed the album version (from Iron Maiden),
but wherever overdubs and the like are concerned I've
used the live arrangement.(And that's why Gtr II is
referred to as Adrian).
INTRO:
repeat 3x
------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------4--4h5p4-----7--4-----5--4----------------------- --5h7-----------5--------5--------5--4--5--7----------- ----------------------------------------------2~------- -------------------------------------------------------
THEN (RIFF C-during verses)
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------4--4h5p4-----7--4-----5--4------------------ --5h7-----------5--------5--------5--4--5--7------ -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Gtr II:
----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------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:
----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------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----------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
THEN repeat the following several times.
Gtr I (Dave)
[Em] [G] [D]
----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------7----------------- -----------------------------------------------5------7---------- --7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7--10-7-7--5------5---------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr II
----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------7------------------- --2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2--2-2-2--5-2-2---5-----7------------- ---------------------------------------------5-----5------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Then both guitars repeat 3x
[F#m] [Gm]
----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --4-4-4--7-4-4--4-4-4--7-4-4--5-5-5--8-5-5--5-5-5--8-5-5--------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
THEN RIFF A:
I'll just show the strong beats, listen for strumming.
[Em] [B(m)] [C] [D]
--------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --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 B: (Gtr I)
[Em] [D]
----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------7--7--7------------ --7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7--10-7-7--7-7-7-10-7-7--5--5--5------------ -----------------------------------------------------------------
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 B and RIFF C.
RIFF C - RIFF B - RIFF C - RIFF B
RIFF A - RIFF B - RIFF A - RIFF B
4/4 Section (Keep Your Distance...)
Listen for the muting. At the end of the section just
play the first part before going into the solo.
E(m) 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--------- -------------------------------------------------------
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.
HARMONY:
Gtr I: (Dave)(He really does pick every note!)
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):
BAR 1
--19p-15------19p-15------19p-15------19p-15----------- ----------17----------17----------17----------17------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
BAR 2
--17p-14------17p-14------17p-14------17p-14----------- ----------15----------15----------15----------15------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
BAR 3
--15p-12------15p-12------15p-12------15p-12----------- ----------13----------13----------13----------13------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
BAR 4
--17p-14------17p-14------17p-14------17p-14----------- ----------15----------15----------15----------15------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
When drums enter (fully) Adrian changes to:
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 D:
Listen for strumming and muting. You can vary the chord
positions here adlib till you get the right sound.
[E(m)] [G] [A(m)] [C] [B(m)]
------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- --4---------7--------9--------------------------------- --2---------5--------7-------5----4-------------------- --2---------5--------7-------3----2-------------------- --0----------------------------------------------------
RIFF E:
More or less the same riff as riff D except it's changed
from triplets to straight timing.
[E(m)] [G]
------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------7--------------- --9---9-9--9---9-9--9---9-9--9p7-7-7---5--------------- --7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7---5--------------- --0----------------------------------------------------
[A(m)] [C] [D]
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- --9-------------------------------- --7---------------5-----7---------- --7---------------3-----5---------- -----------------------------------
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)
----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------10------------------------------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- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------
The remainder of the song is made up the previous riffs. It should
be easy enough to follow.
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