The Prisoner Iron Maiden
The Prisoner
by Iron Maiden(Smith/Harris)
Transcribed by Eddie Breslin(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)
INTRO:
[B] [A] [B] [B] [A] [B] [D]
----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------7-- --9--9--9\7--9---------9--9---9\7--9--7-- --9--9--9\7--9---------9--9---9\7--9--5-- --7--7--7\5--7---------7--7---7\5--7-----
1st time 2nd time
[A] [G] [A] [F#] [E] [A] [E] [G] [A]
------------------------------ ------- --------- ------------------------------ ------- --------- ------------------------------ ------- --------- --7--7--7\5--7------4--4--4\2- -7--2-- --5--7--- --7--7--7\5--7------4--4--4\2- -7--2-- --5--7--- --5--5--5\3--5------2--2--2-0- -5--0-- --3--5---
MAIN RIFF:
Listen for the strumming and muting of the B power chord.
[B] [A] [(E)] [B] [D] [C#] [A]
----------------------------- ------------------ ----------------------------- ------------------ ----------------------------- ------------------ --4-STRUM---------2-2-------- --4-------7-6--2-- --2---------------0-0-------- --2-------5-4--0-- -----------------------3-2-0- ------------------
[B] [A] [(E)] [Asus4] [E]
--------------------------- -------------0-- --------------------------- --3----------0-- --------------------------- --2----------1-- --4-----------2-2---------- --2----------2-- --2-----------0-0---------- --0----------2-- --------------------3-2-0-- -------------0--
For the next two parts I'll just show the basic idea:
Listen for the muting.
RUN, FIGHT, Etc.:
Gtr II: (Adrian)
[Am7] [Asus4]
---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --5--------5-----7--------7-----5------- --5--------5-----7--------7-----5------- --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-etc--- ----------------------------------------
Gtr I: (Dave)
[Am7] [Asus13]
----------------------------------------------------------------- --1-----------------------3-----------------------1-------------- --0-----------------------0-----------------------0-------------- --2-----------------------4-----------------------2-------------- --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-etc------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
NOW YOU SEE ME...:
[Dsus4/A] [Csus4/G] [Bsus4/F#]
--------------------------------------------- --8----8------6------5-s/-6---5---6---------- --7----7------5------4-s/-5---4---5----repeat --7----7------5------4-s/-5---4---5---------- --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
BREAK THE WALLS...
[Bsus4] [B] [B] [E] [B]
-------------------------------------- --5---------4------------------------- --4---------4--------4---1---4-------- --4---------4--------4---2---4-------- --2---------2--------2---2---2-------- -------------------------0------------
If the above Bsus4 chord is to hard to play as written play it
like this:
-0-
-0-
[-4-]
[-4-]
[-2-]
[---]
CHORUS:
Let chords ring as much as possible.
[E] [Bsus4] [Aadd9] [C#] [B]
--0-------0----------------0-----------------0------------------- --0---------0----0------------0----0------------0---------------- --9----9---------4------4----------2------2---------6---4-------- --9--9-----------4---4-------------2---2------------6---4-------- --7--------------2-----------------0----------------4---2-------- --0--------------------------------------------------------------
[E] [Bsus4] [Aadd9] [C#] [D]
--0-------0----------------0-----------------0------------------- --0---------0----0-----------0-----0------------0---------------- --9----9---------4------4----------2------2---------6---7-------- --9--9-----------4---4-------------2---2------------6---7-------- --7--------------2-----------------0----------------4---5-------- --0--------------------------------------------------------------
BASSLINE FOR CHORUS:
-----------9--------------9-----------------9-------------------- --------9-----9--------9-----9-----------9-----9----------------- -----7--------------7-----------------7-------------4--(2 or 5)-- --0--------------0-----------------0-----------------------------
BREAK AFTER 2nd CHORUS:
Played over intro riff, then over the following chord sequence
which I have called the Rhythm for Solo's.
Note that while the repeating pattern is playing only use an
F# power chord, do not play it as a major or minor chord.
The repeating pattern can be varied during the Bm section
by alternatively hammering on to the 12th fret instead of the
11th. I've written it bar by bar to show the syncopation.
[Bm]
---------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- -----7-h11-----7-h11-----7-- -h11---7-h11-----7-h11----- --9---------9---------9----- -----9--------9---------9-- ---------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- --7-h11-----7-h11-----7-h11-- -----7-h11-----7-h11-----7-- ---------9---------9--------- --9---------9---------9----- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------
[A]
---------------------------- ------------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------- -----6-h-9-----6-h-9-----6-- --h-9-----6-h-9-----6-h-9-p-6-- --7---------7---------7----- -------7---------7------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------- ---------------------------- -------------------------------
[F#] [G] [A]
---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- -----3-h-6-----3-h-6-----3-- -----4-h-7--------6-h-9----- --4---------4---------4----- --5---------5--7---------7-- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------^------------
2nd time solo starts
RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:
[B] [D] [C#] [A] [F#] [A] [E] [G] [A]
----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --4--------7--6------2----------1st time--2nd time--------------- --2--------5--4------0-----4-- -7----2- --5--7-- ---------------- ---------------------------2-- -5----0- --3--5-- ----------------
ENDING:
Play through chorus and end with
[C#] [B] [E]
--------------------------0-------------------------------------- --------------------------0-------------------------------------- --------------------6--4--9-------------------------------------- --------------------6--4--9-------------------------------------- --------------------4--2--7-------------------------------------- --------------------------0--------------------------------------
I know where I'm going
Gtr Solo 1: (Adrian)
With Chorus
--------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -----------------------9b(11)r9p7------------ -------7h9--9~~--------------------9~~------- --7h9---------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------------7--7--7--7--7--7-------------- --7------------7--7--7--7--7--7--10~~-------- -----9b(11)---------------------------------- -----(HOLD BEND )-------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --7-----------------7------------------------ -----10p7--10b(12)-----10p7--10b(12)--------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --7--7--7--10--10p7------7--------------------------------------- ---------------------10-----10p7-----7--------------------------- ----------------------------------9-----9p7--9p7----9b(11)r9p7--- --------------------------------------------------9------------9~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --0-h-12-h-15----0-h-12-h-15------0-h-12-h-15----0-h-11-h-14----- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --0-h-12-h-15----0-h-11-h-14----0-h-12-h-15----0-h-11-h-14------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --15--15b(17)--(17)r15--15~~----------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --s/-15--15--15p14--14--14--14p12--12--12--12s\10--10--10s\8----- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --7----------7--------------------------------------------------- -----9b(11)-----10p9p7-----7------------------------------------- ------------------------9-----9--7------------------------------- ------------------------------------7--9--8p7--5----------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr Solo 2: (Dave)
With Chorus and "Tape Echo" Delay
----------------------------------------------------------------- --14h15p14----15p14p12------12--15p14p12------12--15p14p12------- ------------------------16----------------16----------------16--- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --12--15p14p12------12--15p14p12------12--15p14p12--12--17b(19)~~ ----------------16----------------16----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --14h15p14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14--14h15p14--14----- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --17b(19)~~~----17b(19)~~~------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -----------7-----------7-----------7--------------7-------------- --10b(12)-----10b(12)-----10b(12)-----7--10b(12)-----10b(12)----- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --7-------------------------------------------------------------- -----7h10p7--7--------------------------------------------------- ----------------9p7h9p7--7p6h7p6--------------------------------- ----------------------------------9p7h9p7------------------------ -------------------------------------------9p7h9p7--5-s\--------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --14--15--17--15--14h15p14--14--17--15--14h15p14--14--17p15------ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------14h15p14--14--15------ --14h15p14--17p15p14----14--15--14h15--14------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --14h15p14--15--17b(19)--(19)--(19)------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
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