Killers by Iron Maiden TAB explanation: e|---------------------| b|--5bb--5b--5br-------| g|---------------------| b = half note bend bb = full step bend r = half step release trill: play the two indicated notes quickly X - play the string muffled by the left hand Harmonics in this song are natural, play by lightly placing left hand over the metal fret of indicated fret Bass Intro g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5---3---3---7---7---7---7---| e|-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5---3---3---7---7---7---7-| The bass repeats this riff over and over, with slight variations throughout the intro Harmonics Ohh..... e|----------------12-------------------------------7----------------| b|-------------------12------------------------------7--------------| g|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----5-4-(trill)---------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr.II Gtr.I Yeah! Yeah! e|-------------------------------------------------------|| b|------------------------------------------------------*|| g|---9---------9----------Gtr.-plays-a-separate-harmony-*|| D|---9---------9---------I-couldn't-pick-out-------------|| A|---7---------7-----------------------------------------|| E|-------------------------------------------------------|| | Gtr.II e|-----------------------------2-3-------3-------3-------|| b|-------5---------5-----5---5-----4-5-----5-5-----5----*|| g|---4-----4---4-----4-----4-----------4-------4--------*|| D|-----5-----5---5-----5---------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------|| E|-------------------------------------------------------|| Gtrs.I&II e||------------------------------------|| b||*----------------------------------*|| g||*--2/4--4--6--7--7--7\6p2--6--2--4-*|| D||---0/2--2--4--5--5--5\4p0--4--0--2--|| A||------------------------------------|| E||------------------------------------|| Verse Intro Rhy.Fig.1 (Gtr.I) (end Rhy.Fig.1) Riff A - - - - - - - - - - - - | e||--15-0-0-12-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------|| b||*-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------8--*|| g||*-------------------------------------------------------|---9-7---9-7---9-7---9-7-9-7----*|| D||--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A||--------------------------------------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-------------|| E||--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| | Rhy.Fig.1A (Gtr.II) (end Rhy.Fig.1A) Riff A1 - - - - - - - - - - - -| e||--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|| b||*-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------*|| g||*-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------5--*|| D||---9----------------------------------------------------|---7-5---7-5---7-5---7-5-7-5-----|| A||---7-7----7-7---7-7---7-7--7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7----|-0-----0-----0-----0-------------|| E||-------7------7-----7-----7----7-----7-------7-------7--|---------------------------------|| Gtrs.I&II You walk through the subway... Footstep... w/Riff A e||-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| b||*------------------------------|------------------------------*|| g||*------------------------------|------------------------------*|| D||--9------9------9------9-------|-------------------------------|| A||--7------7------7------7-------|-------------------------------|| E||-----7-7----7-7----7-7----7-7--|-------------------------------|| E5 You walk through the subway his eyes burn a hole in your back (w/Riff A) E5 A footstep behind you he lunges prepared for attack (w/Riff A) Scream for mercy he laughs as he's watching you bleed A killer behind you his bloodlust defies all his Rhy.Fig.2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------4--5-------4---------------------------7---9---------------4--5------------5---------------7-------| A|---7--2--3-------2--7------------------------5---7-----7---------2--3------7-----3---------------5-------| E|---5----------------5----------------------------------5-------------------5-----------------------------| needs |------2 Times-----| (end Rhy.Fig.2) e|--------------------------------------|| b|--------------------------------------|| g|--------------------------------------|| D|------7-7-7-7p5----------9-9-9-9p7----|| A|----------------7------------------9--|| E|---5------------------7---------------|| Return to Verse Intro E5 My innocent victims are slaughtered with wrath and despite (w/Riff A) E5 The mark of religion and hatred that burns in the night w/Rhy.Fig.2 I am no one I'm bound to destroy all this greed A voice inside me compelling to satisfy me Gtrs.I&II e||----------------------------------------------------------------------|| b||*-10bb--10--8-8-8h10p8-7h8p7----------10bb--10--8-8-8h10p8-7h8p7-----*|| g||*----------------------------9h11p9-7----------------------------9-7-*|| D||----------------------------------------------------------------------|| A||----------------------------------------------------------------------|| E||----------------------------------------------------------------------|| e||---------------------------------------------------|-First-Time-Only---|| b||*--------------------------------------------------|------------------*|| g||*--------------------------------------------------|------------------*|| D||----------7-------9------7------7------7---------7-|-----9--7---7---7--|| A||---7--5-5-5---7-7-7--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--7--5-5-5-|-7-7-7--5---5---5--|| E||---5--------------------------------------5--------|-------------------|| I can see what a life's meant to be and you'll never know how I e||----------------------------------------------------------|| b||*--------------------------------------------------------*|| g||*--------------------------------------------------------*|| D||--5------5------5------5-------7------7------7----7-------|| A||--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--7/9--|| E||-----------------------------------------------------5/7--|| came to fore see see see Ow ow e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------13bb--13bb--13bb-----------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------14bb--r--(14)-14-12-14bb---| D|--5------5------5------5--------7-----7-----7-----7--\----------------------| A|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---5-----5-----5-----5--\----------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I didn't figure out the rhythm for the 2 guitar solos, it should be fiarly easy to come up with one, especially since Iron Maiden used mostly the E C D progression for solos, which this song utilizes, or could jump between D5 C5 and A5. See what works best for you.. Guitar solos e|-----------12-15-12---12-----------12-----------------------------------| b|--15b(17)-----------x------15b(17)----15-12-15p12-----------------------| g|--------------------------------------------------14b(16)-14-12---12h14-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------14------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| The open B is hardly heard as the high notes should be hammered very quickly. e|----------------------------------------12------------------------------| b|----------------0h15h17--0h15h17--14p12-----0h15h17--0h15h17--14p12-----| g|-14b(16)-(16)\------------------------------------------------------14~-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------14h15p14h15p14h15p14h17p15p14h15p14----------14p12-------| b|---------14h16h17--------------------------------------17p15----------15p14-| g|--14/16------------------------------------------------------15-------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Concentrate on strumming 16th notes on the open E string and quickly dart in and out with the high notes. e|---------------0-0---12-0-0-14-14-0-15--17-15-14--0-0--12---| b|--12--(12)\--0----------------------------------------------| g|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|--12-0-0-14-0-0-15-15-0-0-17-15-14-0-0-12--12-12-0-0-14-14-0-0--| b|----------------------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--15-15-17-17-15-14-0-0--12-12-0-0-14-14-0-0-15-15-17-15-14-14-0-0--| b|--------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--12-0-0-14-0-0-15-15-0-0-17-14-15p14--17p14--17p14--17p14--17p14--| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--17p14--17p14--17p14--14--17b(19)r17--17b(19)--17b(19)--17b(19)--| b|------------------------------------------------------------------| g|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Adrian's solo: e|-----------------------------------------------------| b|--15-------15----------------------------------------| g|--14b(16)--14--12-----12--14b(16)--14p12--14b(16)~~--| D|------------------14---------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|----------12-----------------12-----------------12---------| b|--------------15p12--------------15p12--------------15p12--| g|--14b(16)------------14b(16)------------14b(16)------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------12--15b(18)r15-----------------------12-----| b|--------------------------------------------------12--| g|--14b(16)--------------------12h14--14b(16)-14--------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Hold the bends on the 3rd string to get the unison bend sound. e|----------14-------------15-------------------------------| b|-------------14-------------15----------17------17--------| g|--16b(18)--------17b(19)--------19b(21)----(21)----(21)~--| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|--0--0--20b(22)--------r20-----------------7---------------| b|----------------------------17\---10b(12)----7--10------7--| g|---------------------------------------------------9-------| D|------------------------------------------------------9----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| My e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--10p9--7---9b(11)--7-7~------------------2--4--5--4h5p4----7b(9)~-| D|----------9----------------------2--4--5------------------5--------| A|----------------------------3--5-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | |Overdub: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------------------------------3--5--3h5p3----7b(8)~-| g|------------------------------------2--4--5---------------4--------| D|----------------------------2--4-5---------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 faith in relieving is stronger than lifelines and ties (w/Riff A) E5 The glimmer of metal my moment is ready to strike (w/Riff A) E5 The death toll will rise as a scream breaks the still of the night (w/Riff A) E5 Another tomorrow remember to walk in the light (w/Riff A) w/Rhy.Fig.2 I have found you and now there is no place to run Excitement it shakes but god help me what have I done Oh yeah I've done it Play Verse Intro E5 You walk through the subway my eyes burn a hole in your back (w/Riff A) E5 A footstep behind you he lunges prepared for attack w/Rhy.Fig.2 Scream for mercy he laughs as he's watching you bleed A killer behind you my bloodlust deifies all my needs Ooh look out I'm coming for you Ow ow! e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| b|------------------------------------------------------------10-8----------------|| g|-------------------------------------9-7---9-7---9-7---9-7---7-5-9-7-----9--9---|| D|--9---------------9------------------7-5---7-5---7-5---7-5-------7-5-7---7--7---|| A|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---0------0-----0-----0---------------0----------|| E|----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----------------------------------------------||