POWERSLAVE As recorded by Iron Maiden (from the 1984 Album "Powerslave") Transcribed by /\X/\M Words by Bruce Dickinson Music by Bruce Dickinson EmEm C5C5 AA o xoxx x xx ` x` xx A Main Riff Moderate Rock P = 134 2 T 1 4 V I 4 V } } V } } V } } } V V } } V } } V } } } V Sound effects V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV Gtrs I, II T A B 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 B Verse 3 3 5 I V } } V } } V } } } V V V V } } V } } V } } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V T A B 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 5 4 5 7 5 7 5 4 5 4 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 H P H P 3 3 8 I V } } V } } V } } } V V } } V } } V } } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V gV T A B 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 8 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 5 4 5 7 5 7 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 H P H P 3 3 11 I V } } V } } V } } } V V } } V } } V } } } V V } } V } } V } } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V VgV T A B 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 8 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 5 4 5 7 5 7 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 H P H P 1984 Iron Maiden Publishings Printed using TabView by Simone Tellini - http://www.tellini.org/mac/tabview/ POWERSLAVE - Iron Maiden Page 2 of 15 3 3 15 I V } } V } } V } } } V V } } V } } V } } } V V } } V } } V } } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V VgV T A B 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 8 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 5 4 5 7 5 7 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 H P H P 3 3 19 I V } } V } } V } } } V V } } V } } V } } } V V } } V } } V } } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V VgV T A B 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 8 7 x x 7 x x 7 x x x 10 5 4 5 7 5 7 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 H P H P C Pre-Chorus P = 136 Em C5 A` Em C5 A` Gtr II^ _ ^ ^ _ ^ V gV V V V V gV V V V 23 W V V W V V I W V V V V V W V V V V V Gtr I T 5 13 9 10 9 9 6 5 13 9 10 9 9 6 A 2 10 6 7 6 6 3 2 10 6 7 6 6 3 B sl. sl. Em C5 A` Em C5 A` ^ _ ^ ^ _ ^ V V V V V V V 27 gV V V V 2nd time V W V W V V V V V I W V V V V V W V T 5 13 9 10 9 9 6 5 13 12 13 12 12 6 A 2 10 6 7 6 6 3 2 10 9 10 9 9 3 B sl. sl. 1984 Iron Maiden Publishings Printed using TabView by Simone Tellini - http://www.tellini.org/mac/tabview/ POWERSLAVE - Iron Maiden Page 3 of 15 D Chorus 31 U W U W W I U W W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II P.M. T 9 5 7 A 9 5 7 B 7 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 0 P P H H H 35 U W U W W I U W W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. T 9 5 7 A 9 5 7 B 7 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 0 P P H H H 39 U W U W W I U W W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. T 9 5 7 A 9 5 7 B 7 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 0 P P H H H to Coda 43 U W U W W I U W W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. T 9 5 7 A 9 5 7 B 7 Half-Time3 Feel 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 3 2 0 P P H H H 1984 Iron Maiden Publishings Printed using TabView by Simone Tellini - http://www.tellini.org/mac/tabview/ Half-Time Feel POWERSLAVE - Iron Maiden Page 4 of 15 E Solo I P = 134 47 U W V V V V V V I U W gV V V V gV V gV V V V gV V U W V V V V V V V V U W V V Gtr III let ring (0) (0) T 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 53 P gU W V gV V V V V I z gV gV V W W ~ gV V V V 3 ~ u u 3 Gtr I |||||||||||||| T 5 7 7 5 7 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 x 4 2 A x B sl. H P sl. sl. P H P sl. sl. V V V V V V I gV V V V gV V gV V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III let ring T 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 4 4 4 4 4 B 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 V 57 W V V V V V W V gV V V gV V V W R V V V V I ~ gV 3 3 FullM FullM T 10 4 4 6 7 9 9 9 O9 7 6 7 6 7 9 O9 7 A 9 7 9 B x 9 sl.