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Iron Maiden
The Trooper

Transcribed By: Sid Neel
Email me any corrections at: big_metal_hoobajoob@hotmail.com

.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tunning E B G D A E

Intro
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|---------------------------------5---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7p5---5-5-5p3---3-3-3p2---5---5-7-----------------------------|
|---------7---------5---------3-------------------------------------|

Riff 1 (Lead)
|-------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-8p7<8>-8p7<8>---8-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------9-7-7-9----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1 (Rythm)
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|-------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-4p2<4>-4p2<4>-4p0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------4-4--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 (Lead)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----12-----------12-----------12-----------12----------------------|
|-12----12-14--12----12-14--12----12-10--12----12-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-10-10-10-12--10-10-10-12--10-10-10-8---10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

Riff 2 (Rythm)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7--------7--------7--------7------------------7-----------------|
|-7---7-9--7---7-9--7---7-5--7---7-9-9-9-9-9-9--7---7-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|-5-5-5-7--5-5-5-7--5-5-5-3--5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
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Riff 2 Cont. (Lead)                                     End of Riff 2
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|----12--------------------------12---------------------------------|
|-12----12-14-14-14-14-14-14--12----12-10-10-10-10-10-10------------|
|-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8-------------|

Riff 2 Cont. (Rythm)                                    End of Riff 2
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|---7---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
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Thats all I have time for... that is mainly the whole song.. good song
one of Maiden's best in my opionion... listen to the song for the times.

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