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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
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IRON MAIDEN - "PROWLER"
(Harris)
From the "IRON MAIDEN" album (1980)
Transcribed by: Gus Siewert (http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~ktulu/motorhead)
(Motorhead tabs)
Corrections & comments: ktulu@cs.mcgill.ca
Legend:
/ - slide up to
\ - slide down to
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
r - release bend
~ - vibrato
() - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo picking
Tuning: E
First guitar is Dennis Stratton,
Guitar 2 is Davey Murray
Intro 1st part
Dennis
E
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|
| Dave
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Intro 2nd part
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8---7---10br--7---8~------------|-8---7---10br--7---8~------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Intro Ending
D5 Em
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Dave
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8---7---10br--7---8---7---------|-trill---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9p7h9p7etc.---------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse is identical to 2nd part of intro except for the two endings
1st Ending 2nd Ending
E E D B E B A E C D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2---2-2--9-7-4-7-4-2--------|-2-2-2---2-2--5--7---------------|
A|-2-2-2---2-2--7-5-2-5-2-0--------|-2-2-2---2-2--3--5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-trill---------------------------|-trill---------------------------|
G|-9p7h9p7etc.--9-7---7------------|-9p7h9p7etc.---------------------|
D|------------------9---9-7--------|--------------5--7---------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------3--5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
(x2 times)
F E G A G E
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------10b\8-7-8-7--|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2------5--7--5--2---------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2------5--7--5--2---------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0------3--5--3--0---------------|
|
e|---------------------------------|--------------------10b\8-7-8-7--|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2------5--7--5--2---------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2------5--7--5--2---------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0------3--5--3--0---------------|
Chorus
C D E
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5--------------7----------------|-9-------------------------------|
D|-5--------------7----------------|-9-------------------------------|
A|-3--------------5----------------|-7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---8-7------------8-7------------|-trill---------------------------|
G|-------9-7-9----------9-7-9------|-9p7h9p7etc.---------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bridge
(x2)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
e|-7"--5"--3"----2"--3"--5"--------|-7"--5"--3"----2"--3"--5"--------|
B|-8"--7"--5"----3"--5"--7"--------|-8"--7"--5"----3"--5"--7"--------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E F#
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|
e|-7"--5"--3"----2"--3"--5"--------|-7"--5"--3"----2"--3"--5"--------|
B|-8"--7"--5"----3"--5"--7"--------|-8"--7"--5"----3"--5"--7"--------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A E
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
e|-7"--5"--3"----2"--3"--5"--------|(5)------------------------------|
B|-8"--7"--5"----3"--5"--7"--------|(7)------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-9-7---9-7---9-7---9-7---9---7---|-9-7---9-7---9-7---9-7---9---7---|
D|-----9-----9-----9-----9---------|-----9-----9-----9-----9---------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-5---7-5---7-5---7-5---7---5---|-7-5---7-5---7-5---7-5---7---5---|
E|-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|
(try e|-5-3-0-'s if you find it easier)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|10-8--10-8--10-8--10-8--10---8---|---------------------------------|
G|-----9-----9-----9-----9---------|-9-7---9-7---9-7---9-7---9---7---|
D|---------------------------------|-----9-----9-----9-----9---------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-5---7-5---7-5----7-5---7---5--|---------------------------------|
A|-----7-----7-----7------7--------|-7-5---7-5---7-5---7-5---7---5---|
E|---------------------------------|-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|
Dennis' Rhythm for Solo
(x4)
E D C B C D
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------7--------5-------4-4---5-5---7--|
D|-9--------7--------5-------4-4---5-5---7--|
A|-7--------5--------3-------2-2---3-3---5--|
E|------------------------------------------|
Then during the fast Got me feeling... part Dennis keeps on
playing the above riff while Dave goes back to the chorus riff