'The Trooper' by Iron Maiden - Guitar Tutorial

            
From: Edmund Breslin 
 
                        The Trooper
                by Iron Maiden(Steve Harris)
      Transcribed by Eddie Breslin([email protected])
                 (Solo`s copied and edited)
 
 INTRO AND OUTRO:
 ----------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------5--------|
 |--(7)--7--7-5-----5--5--5-3-----3--3--3-1-----5---5--7---|
 ---7-------------5-------------3--------------|
 
 The above riff is played four times. The last note in the measure
 is the first note of the next one. That`s why the first note above
 is in brackets. Adrian Smith used to play this note as a pinch
 harmonic.
 
 On repeat 3 and 4 Dave harmonises with:
 ----------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 |--(5)--5--5-4-----4--4--4-2-0---2--2--2-0-----4-5-4--5---|
 ---7---------------------------3--------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 
 MAIN RIFF:
 
 Guitar I (Dave)
 -------7----------------------------------------|
 |--8--7h8p7h8p7h8-----8--7h8p7h8p7h8--8-----------8---------|
 -----------------------------9--9~--7---7--9~---|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 
 Guitar II (Adrian)
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ---------7--------------------------------------|
 |--9--7h9p7h9p7h9-----9--7h9p7h9p7h9--9---------------------|
 ----------------------------10-10~--9-10-9-10~--|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 
 Janick Gers plays the above part on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings
 between frets 2-5. Try both and see what you think.
 
 BASSLINE:
 
 The bass is mainly just E and C as follows, except for before the
 second verse he goes to D for one cycle.
 This is the bassline for most of the song.
 I`ll just show the basic notes. Listen for the strum pattern.
 ----------------------|----------|
 |----------5--------------5-------|---5------|---5-------|
 |--7-----5---5---7------5---5---3-|-5---5--5-|-5---5--7--|
 ----------------------|----------|
                                        ^
                                Before 2nd Verse only
 
 VERSE:
 
 The following riff goes with all the verses. Listen for the
 16th note strumming and the rests at the start of the first verse.
 The G chord denoted below is an inversion of a G5 (power chord).
 It should be played with an upstroke i.e. the G note first while
 the D power chords should be played with down strokes.
 For the C5 I`ve shown the open E note on the sixth string in
 brackets. This is sometimes played whether by accident or design.
 It gives the 1st inversion of a C major triad.
 
     E5      D  G  D   E5          D  G  D   C5          D  G  D
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 |---9-------7--5--7---9---9-------7--5--7---5---5-------7--5--7---|
 |---7-------5--5--5---7---7-------5--5--5---3---3-------5--5--5---|
 |---0---------------------0--------------------(0)----------------|
 
 CHORUS:
 
 The chorus is really just D to E (implied minor) but between the
 singing Dave strums a pattern on the second fret. This is done
 with the pad of the first finger and lifted up where necessary.
 Once again, listen for the strumming.
 
     Oh, Oh,...          Oh 
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 |---7-------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------|
 |---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------|
 |---5-------------------7-----------------------------------------|
 ------------0-----------------------------------------|
 
 Guitar II (Dave)
 |---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---2-------------------9-----------------------------------------|
 |---0-------------------9---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------|
 |---0-------------------7---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------|
 ----------------0----0---0----0---0----0---0-etc------|
 
 
 RHYTHM FOR SOLO`S:
 
 Each rhythm is repeated four times. The chords given are the ones
 implied by the solo and the rest of the song.
 
 Gtr II E(m)-D-B(m)-C-D (Solo 1)   Gtr I A(m)-G-Em-F-G (Solo 2)
 ---------------------|--------(3)---0-----(1)----3----|
 |--------(7)---------(5)----(7)--|---------3----0------1-----3----|
 |---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----4----0------2-----4----|
 |---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----5----2------3-----5----|
 |---7-----5-----2-----3------5---|---0-----5----2------3-----5----|
 |--(0)------------------------------0-----(1)---------|
 
              
 Solo 1: Adrian Smith
    E5                             D5
 -12--------12--------------------------|
 |--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)--r15--12---15~~~----|
 ---------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------|
 
            B5                                   C5        D5
 |------15b(17)~-----15--12-----------------------------------|
 |--12--------------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------15--14--12-----------------------|
 ----------------------------14b(16)-r14--12------|
 ---------------------------------------------14--|
 -------------------------------------------------|
 
         E5                                              D5
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 ---12-h15-----------12-h15----------12-h15-----------|
 |--14---b(16)----------14b(16)----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--|
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 |--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------|
 |----------14b(16)---------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)-|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 
    B5
 ----------------------------------------------|
 |--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------12-h15--|
 |----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 
                      C5          D5      E5
 ------------------------------15--19p15-h17p15------|
 --------------------------/17-------------------17--|
 |--14----15--14--12--14--14--12~-------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 
                                     D5
 |---15--19p15-h17p15-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15--|
 ----------17------------------17-------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------------|
 
                               B5
 |-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15------15--19p15-h17p15--|
 |--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
                                                D5
                      C5   *With harmony(see end )
 |-------20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)r20--20b(22)r20--|
 |---14-----------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------|
                                                   D5
                      E5                         Harmony ends *
 |--20b(22)r20--20b(22)-----19--20--17--19-----17----------------|
 -------------------------------20-----19h20--17~~--|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 
    B5                                  C5                  D5
 |----------12----------12-----------------------------------------|
 |------12------15b(17)-----15--12---------------------------------|
 |--/14-----------------------------14b(16)r14--12--14--12---------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------14~~---|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Solo 2: Dave Murray
   (D5)   A5                                  G5
 |--------5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5----------------------------------|
 |--5h8----------------------8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5-----------------|
 ---------------------------------7b(9)-(9)r(8)--|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 
             E5                      F5   G5
 -----------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------5h7--|
 |--7--6--5-----6--5----------------------------------|
 7--------7-------------------------------|
 ------------6--5-------------------------|
 ------------------8--5~~-----------------|
 
    A5                                G5
 ---5h7p5h7p5h7----------------5h7p5h7p5/7--8p7h8p7--|
 |--5h7p5h7p5-----------------5h7p5h7p6h8------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------|
 
              E5                                  F5
 |----7---10b(12)--10b(12)--10b(12)--(12)r10--8--10~~--8--|
 |--10-----------------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------|
 
    G5                          A5
 |-----12-----------12--15--12--15--12--12-----------12------|
 |-/15-----15b(17)--------------------------15b(17)------15--|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------|
 
                                   G5
 ----------------------10h12p10------------------------|
 |--13--12--13--12--12---------/10-----------10--13b(15)-HOLD BEND-|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 
                 E5             F5      G5
 ------------------------------|
 |--(15)5/---NH---T-bar-------------------|
 -12---(9)-/-----17b(19)~~~--|
 ------------------------------|
 ------------------------------|
 ------------------------------|
 
                   A5                                    G5
 ---------------------------------------20b(22)-(22)r20-|
 ------------------20b(22)--(22)r20--17-----------------|
 |--/17--19b(21)--(21)r19--17---------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------------------------|
 
           E5
 |--17-------------------20b(22)--20--19--17-----------------------|
 |-----20b(22)-------17----------------------20b(22)---------------|
 ----------------------------------------20b(23)-r(21)-|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------------------|
 
    F5             D5 G5 D5
 ---------------|
 |--1715-------------------|
 |---------17--17--14--14--|
 ---------------|
 ---------------|
 ---------------|
 
 Harmony for Solo 1:
 
 |--14b(15)--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)--|
 ---------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------------|
 
 
 |--12--14-----12----------------------|
 |----------15----13--15--12h13--------|
 --------------------14~~--|
 --------------------------|
 --------------------------|
 --------------------------|