Iron Maiden: The Trooper
Album: Piece Of Mind
Transcribed by Bob McInnes (futureal2112@hotmail.com)


Riff 1                                 4x
  Adrian
e|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------5---|
a|-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-3---3-3-3-2---5-5---7-|
E|---------7---------5---------3---------|
 |Dave (3rd & 4th times only)
e|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------|
d|-5-5-5-4---4-4-4-2---2-2-2-0---4-5-4-5-|
a|---------7---------5---------3---------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Riff 2                          8x
 Dave
e|--------7-----------------|------------|-------|
b|-7-7tr8---8-7tr8-8--------|---8--------|-------|
g|-------------------9--9~--|-7----7-9~--|---7---|
d|--------------------------|------------|-7-5-7-|
a|--------------------------|------------|-5---5-|
E|--------------------------|------------|-------|
|Adrian                     |  End 1-7   | End 8 |
e|--------------------------|------------|-------|
b|--------------------------|------------|-------|
g|--------7-----------------|------------|---7---|
d|-7-7tr9---9-7tr9-9--------|------------|-7---7-|
a|-------------------10-10~-|-9-10-9-10~-|-5---5-|
E|--------------------------|------------|-------|

Riff 3.1                          
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|--------7----------7----------7----------7-----|
d|-9----7-5-7-9----7-5-7-5----7-5-7-9----7-5-7-9-|
a|-7----5---5-7----5---5-3----5---5-7----5---5-7-|
E|-0----------0---------------------0----------0-|
  "You'll take my life..."  

Riff 3
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|o------------------------------------------7--o|
d|o9---------------------------------------7-5-7o|
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-|
E|-0---------------------------------------------|
  "The bugle sounds..."

e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------7---|
d|-5---------------------------------------7-5-7-|
a|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
  "The smell of..."

e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------7---|
d|-9---------------------------------------7-5-7-|
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-|
E|-0---------------------------------------------|
  "As I plunge on..."

Riff 4                                                2x
e|------------------------------------------------------|---------|
b|------------------------------------------------------|---------|
g|-7----------9-----------------------------------------|---7-----|
d|-7----7-7-7-9-----------------------------------------|-7-5-7-9-|
a|-5----5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---5-7-|
E|------------0-----------------------------------------|---------|
  "Oooh oooh oooh..."                                   \_Ending__/

Play Riff 2 8x
Play Riff 3 2x "The horse he sweats with fear..."
Play Riff 4 2x "Oooh oooh oooh..."

Solo 1 rhythm (Dave)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|
g|o9-------------------------7---------------------|
d|o9-------------------------7---------------------|
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

                                     4x
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-4---------------------------5-----7o|
d|-4---------------------------5-----7o|
a|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------|
             
Solo 1 (Adrian)
e|-------12----12----------------|
b|-15b17-15b17-15b17r15-12-15~~~-|
g|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|----15b17~-15-12-------------------------|
b|-12--------------------------------------|
g|-----------------15-14-12----------------|
d|--------------------------14b16r14-12----|
a|--------------------------------------14-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
b|-------12h15-------12h15-------12-h15-------|
g|-14b16-------14b16-------14b16--------14b16-|
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-12h15-------12h15-------12h15-------12h15-------|
g|-------14b16-------14b16-------14b16-------14b16-|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------12-h15--|
g|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------15--19p15-h17p15------|
b|-------------------------------------/17-------------------17--|
g|--14----15--14--12--14--14--12~\-------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---15--19p15-h17p15-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15--|
b|---------------------17------------------17-------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15------15--19p15-h17p15--|
b|--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22r20-20b22r20-|
b|-14-18220-18b20-18b20-18b20r18-18b20r18-|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 Lower notes are a 3rd guitar

e|-20b22r20--20b22--19-20-17-19----17-------------|
b|-18b20r18--18b20--17-18-15-17-20----19h20-17~~\-|
g|------------------------------17----16h17-14~~\-|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 Lower notes are a 3rd guitar

e|--------12-------12------------------------------|
b|-----12----15b17----15-12------------------------|
g|-/14----------------------14b16r14-12-14-12------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------14~~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2 rhythm (Adrian)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|
g|o------------------------------------------------|
d|o7-----------------------5-----------------------|
a|-7-----------------------5-----------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

                                     4x
e|-------------------------------------|---------|
b|-------------------------------------|---------|
g|------------------------------------o|---7-----|
d|-2---------------------------3-----5o|-7-5-7-9-|
a|-2---------------------------3-----5-|-5---5-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-3-3-3-|---------|
                                       \_Ending__/ 

Solo 2 (Dave)
e|-----5tr8----------------------------------------|
b|-5h8------8tr5------------------------------5tr7-|
g|---------------7b9r7-7-6-5---6-5-----------------|
d|---------------------------7-----7---------------|
a|-----------------------------------6-5-----------|
E|---------------------------------------8-5~------|

e|-5tr7------5tr7--8tr7----7-10b12-10b12-10b12r10-8-10~-8\-|
b|------5tr7------------10---------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----12-------12-15-12-15-12-12-------12----|
b|-/15----15b17-------------------15b17----15-|
g|--------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------10h12p10-------------------------------|
b|-13-12-13-12-12--/10----------10-13b15~~d5r15---------------|
g|----------------------------------------------12d9r12-17b19-|
d|----------------------------------------------NH------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------20b22r20-|
b|------------------20b22r20-17----------|
g|-/17-19b21r19-17-----------------------|
d|---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-17----------20b22-20-19-17-----------------------------------|
b|----20b22-17----------------20b22----------17\15--------------|
g|----------------------------------20b22r21-------17-17-14-14\-|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 8x
Riff 3 2x "We get so close..."
Riff 4 2x "Oooh oooh oooh..."
Riff 1 4x