Intro/Verse 
 E |------------------------------------------------| 
 B |------------------------------------------------| 
 G |------------------------------------------------| 
 D |------------------------------------------------| 
 A |-7-----------------------10---------------------| 
 E |-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--8--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-| 
 
 E |----------------------------------| 
 B |----------------------------------| 
 G |----------------------------------| 
 D |----------------------------------| 
 A |---8-7-------------------------10-| 
 E |-6-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5--8-----| 
 
 E |--------------------------| 
 B |--------------------------| 
 G |--------------------------| 
 D |--------------------------| 
 A |---5-4-5-7-5h7p5-4h5p4----| 
 E |-5----------------------6-| 
 
Prechorus 
 E |------------------------------------------| 
 B |-5/13---9/10-9----6----5/13---9/10--9---6-| 
 G |------------------------------------------| 
 D |-2/10---6/7--6----3----2/10---6/7---6---3-| 
 A |------------------------------------------| 
 E |------------------------------------------| 
 
Tell me why I had to be.... 
Chorus 
 E |-----------------------------| 
 B |-----------------------------| 
 G |-9--5--7---------------------| 
 D |-9--5--7---------------------| 
 A |-7--3--5---------------------| 
 E |----------3p0-0-0-0--0-0-3p0-| 
 
 E |-------------------------------------------| 
 B |-------------------------------------------| 
 G |-------------------------------------------| 
 D |-------------------------------------------| 
 A |-------------------------------------------| 
 E |-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-2-2-2h3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5-3-2-0-| 
 
presolo 
 E |---| 
 B |-0-| 
 G |-0-| 
 D |-2-| 
 A |-2-| 
 E |-0-| 
 
(clean sound) 
 E |------------------------------| 
 B |-----3-------3-------3--------| 
 G |-------4-------4-------4------| 
 D |---4-------4-------4----------| (repeat) 
 A |-2-------2-------2-------2--0-| 
 E |------------------------------| 
 
guitar solo 1 
 E |----------------------------------------| 
 B |-5/7-5h7p5/3/2--3p2~~~--2h3p2-----------| 
 G |--------------------------------4/2/4---| 
 D |----------------------------------------| 
 A |----------------------------------------| 
 E |----------------------------------------| 
 
 E |-----------------------------------------| 
 B |-----------------------------------10/12-| 
 G |-6-7-9-9br-p7/6h7p6---------7-9br-7------| 
 D |---------------------9---7-9-------------| 
 A |-----------------------9-----------------| 
 E |-----------------------------------------| 
 
 E |------------------------------------------| 
 B |-10h12p10--7h10p7-------------------------| 
 G |-------------------9-7h9p7/6---6/4--4-----| 
 D |------------------------------9-----------| 
 A |------------------------------------------| 
 E |------------------------------------------| 
 
 E |-------------------9-10-9h10p9---------| 
 B |-----------10-12--------------12-10-12-| 
 G |------9/11-----------------------------| 
 D |---7-9---------------------------------| 
 A |-9-------------------------------------| 
 E |---------------------------------------| 
 
 E |-9-10-12-10-9h10p9----------------------------| 
 B |--------------------10------------------------| 
 G |-----------------------9/7-9br-7h9p7-6h7p6/4--| 
 D |----------------------------------------------| 
 A |----------------------------------------------| 
 E |----------------------------------------------| 
 
 E |---------------------10-9h10p9--------| 
 B |----------------10-12-----------12-10-| 
 G |--------7-9/11------------------------| 
 D |-----7-9------------------------------| 
 A |---9----------------------------------| 
 E |--------------------------------------| 
 
 E |-12b--12bp10-9h10p9--------------------| 
 B |---------------------12----------------| 
 G |--------------------------------14h16--| 
 D |--------------------------14/16--------| 
 A |---------------------------------------| 
 E |---------------------------------------| 
 
 E |----------------------------------------------| 
 B |-14h15-17-15-14h15p14-----15-14h15p14---------| 
 G |------------------------16--------------16-14-| 
 D |----------------------------------------------| 
 A |----------------------------------------------| 
 E |----------------------------------------------| 
 
 E |--------------14-15-17-17br-17b----| 
 B |----14-15-17-----------------------| 
 G |-16--------------------------------| 
 D |-----------------------------------| 
 A |-----------------------------------| 
 E |-----------------------------------| 
 
 E |--17-15-14h15p14----14-15-17-15-14h15p14-------| 
 B |-------------------17-----------------------17-| 
 G |-----------------------------------------------| 
 D |-----------------------------------------------| 
 A |-----------------------------------------------| 
 E |-----------------------------------------------| 
 
 E |-14h15p14-------------------------------------------------| 
 B |-----------17-15-14h15p14---------------------------------| 
 G |---------------------------16-14--------------------------| 
 D |---------------------------------16-15-14/12-14p12-14p12--| 
 A |----------------------------------------------------------| 
 E |----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 E |----7---------7-----| 
 B |-----10----7---10p7-| 
 G |---------9b---------| 
 D |--------------------| 
 A |--------------------| 
 E |--------------------| 
 
 E |----------------| 
 B |----------------| 
 G |-9p7-9-7--------| 
 D |---------9-7-9/-| 
 A |----------------| 
 E |----------------| 
 
Solo rhythm  
 E |----------------------------------| 
 B |----------------------------------| 
 G |----------------------------------| 
 D |-4---4----4-4----4--4-----4--4----| 
 A |-2-0-2--0-2-2--0-2--2--0--2--2-0--| 
 E |----------------------------------| 
 
 E |-----------------------------------| 
 B |-----------------------------------| 
 G |-------7-7-7-----2-----2-----2-2-2-| 
 D |--5---7-7-7-----2-----2-----2-2-2--| 
 A |-5---5-5-5-----0-----0-----0-0-0---| 
 E |---3----------------3------3-------| 
 
Harmony interlude 
 E |-------------------------------------------| 
 B |-------------------------------------------| 
 G |-------------------------------------------| 
 D |-------4-5-4--------------4-5-4---7/9-7~~--| 
 A |-5~~-7-------7-4-5~~---7-------7-----------| 
 E |-------------------------------------------| 
 
 E |-----------------------------------| 
 B |-----------------------------------| 
 G |-----------------------------------| 
 D |----7-9-7h9p7----------------4-5-4-| 
 A |-10-----------10-7-9~~--5-7--------| 
 E |-----------------------------------| 
 
 E |---------| 
 B |---------| 
 G |---------| (repeat) 
 D |---------| 
 A |-7-4-5~~-| 
 E |---------| 
 
Solo outro 
 E |--------------------------| 
 B |--------------------------| 
 G |-10-9----8-7---5-4--------| 
 D |-10-9----8-7---5-4---5-2--| 
 A |--8-7----6-5---3-2---5-2--| 
 E |----------------------3-0-| 
 
Outro to song 
Slave to the power of death.... 
 E |----------------------------------------------| 
 B |----------------------------------------------| 
 G |-5-7--------------------------------5-7-7-7-9-| 
 D |-5-7--------------------------------5-7-7-7-9-| (trem picking) 
 A |-3-5--------------------------------3-5-5-5-7-| 
 E |-----3p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0------------| 
 
 E |---------------------------------------| 
 B |-----------------------5/6--5/6---9/6--| 
 G |---------------------------------------| 
 D |----------------3--3---2/3--2/3---6/3--| 
 A |----------------3--3-------------------| 
 E |-5-4-5-7-5-4---1--1--------------------| 
 
 E |-------------------------------------------| 
 B |--9-10--13--12/13/12-10--9/10/9--6/9/6--5--| 
 G |-------------------------------------------| 
 D |--6--7--10---9/10/9---7---6/7/6---3/6/3--2-| 
 A |-------------------------------------------| 
 E |-------------------------------------------| 
 
 E |-----| 
 B |-----| 
 G |--9/-| 
 D |--9/-| 
 A |--7/-| 
 E |-----| 

 

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 Bass tab 
 Transcribed by G. Crisan ( crisan@shadow.net )
 
 All textual notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions, 
 or errors refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention, 
 please e-mail me.
 
 Powerslave ( Dickinson )
  ( From the album " Powerslave " )      
  
 Intro ( Heartbeat, wolf, laughter ) Drums enter on cue, then the rest of the 
 instrumental section of the band enters.
 
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |.---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -----7--6--7--9--7-6-7-6------|--9----5-------9----5-------9----5------9---5-
 --------------------------8--.|--9----5--6----9----5--6----9----5--6---9---5-
 3--0-------------------------.|--7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6---7---3-
 ------------------------------|----------4------------4------------4---------
         Play 5 times.
         Lyrics begin on second time.
 
 ---|--------------------------9-----------9-------------9--------------------
 -6-|.--------------------------9------------9-------------9------------------
 -6-|.-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7------10-7-7-7-7-7--10
 -4-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
 --------------------------------------------------.|.------------------------
 -7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-9-7-.|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-
 ---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
         Play 4 times
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------7--6--7--9--7-6-7
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-1--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -6-----|-9----5-------9----5-------9----5-------9----5-----|-----------------
 ---8--.|-9----5--6----9----5--6----9----5--6----9----5--6--|.----------------
 ------.|-7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6--|.-7--7-7-7--7-7-7
 -------|---------4------------4------------4------------4--|-----------------
 Play 5                                     
 times.
 
 -------9-------------9-------------9-----------------------------------------
 ---------9-------------9--------------9--------------------------------------
 -7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-------10-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -------------------------------|-|-9--|----------/16--14--13-----------------
 ------------------------------.|-|-9--|----7--9--------------14--16--9----7--
 -10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-9-7--.|-|-7--|--7------------------------------7----
 -------------------------------|-|----|--------------------------------------
 play 4 times.                           Slowly     ( / = slide up ) 
 
 ---9------------6-7-9-7--6------------------9-----------9-7-6--------13-14-16
 -9---9----7--9----------------7--9------7-9---9----7-9-----------7-9---------
 --------7-------------------7---------7----------7-------------7-------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -14-13-16-14-13------------------------------------9----6-7-9-7-6------------
 ----------------14-----7--9----9-7-6----6-7-9----9---7------------7----5---5-
 ---------------------7----------------7--------9--------------------7----5---
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -----------7-9-7-6----------9----6-7-9-7-6-----------------7---9-7-6-------9-
 ---5-5---7---------7--9---9---7-------------7-5---5----5-7---7-------7---9---
 -5----------------------9-----------------------5----5-----------------9-----
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ----9-9-9-7-6-------------6-7-9-7-6---7---9---------------6-7-9-7-6----------
 -7-------------7-5---5-5------------7---7---7--9---9---7------------7-5-5-5-5
 -------------------5-----------------------------9---9-----------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5---------------------------------------------------------
 ---------------------7-----------------------------5-5-5----------7-5-4------
 -------------------------7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3--------5--3-5--------5--7-
                         faster
 
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------5---------7-5-4-------------------------------5-5-5--
 -5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-5--3---5--3-5--------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5--3--------
 
 ------------------------------------------------------9-7-6------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------------7---9-7-9--7-9-7-
 ----------7-7-7-5-4-----------------------------5----------------------------
 -3-5-3-5------------5-7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3---5--------------------------
 
 ------------7-7-7----------9-7-6-----------------------7---9-7-6-------7-7-7-
 -9-7-9-7-5--------5-7-5-7---------7--9-7-9--7-9-7-9--7---7-------7--5--------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -------6-7-9-7-6------------------------------7-7-7---------9-7-6------------
 -7-5-7-----------7--9-7-9--7-9-7-9--7-9-9-7-5--------7-5-7--------7--9-7-9---
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ------6-7-9-7-6---------7-7-7------------------------------------------------
 -7-9------------7--5-5---------7-7-5-7-5-7-5---------------------------------
 ---------------------------------------------7--------------------------5-5-5
 ------------------------------------------------7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-5-3------
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ---------7-7-7-5-4------------------------------5-5-5---------7-7-7-5-4------
 -3-5-3-5-----------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3-------5--3-5------------7-5-7
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --------------------5-5-5----------7-7-7-5-4------------------------------5--
 -5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3--------3-5-3-5-----------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3----
 
 ----------------------------------|------------------------------------------
 -3-2------------------------------|.-----------------------------------------
 ---------6-5-----3-2--------------|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-
 --------------------------3-0-----|------------------------------------------
                                    A bit slower
 
 
 ----------------------------------------7-6-7-9-7-6-7-6----|-9----5-------9--
 --------------------------------------------------------8-.|-9----5--6----9--
 0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-------------------.|-7----3--6----7--
 -----------------------------------------------------------|---------4-------
                                          Play 5 times
 
 -5------9----5-------9-----5------|--------------------------9---------------
 -5--6---9----5--6----9-----5--6---|.---------------------------9-------------
 -3--6---7----3--6----7-----3--6---|.--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7--
 ----4-----------4-------------4---|------------------------------------------
 
 -9--------------9------------------------------------------------------------
 ---9--------------9----------------------------------------------------------
 ------7-7-7-7-7------10-7-7-7-7-7--10-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          G
 ------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------.|----------------------------------------------------------------
 -12-10-9-7-.|--3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
 ------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
 Play four times
 on last time,
 play only until
  "G".
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------------ho-ho---8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----
 --------------------5-4-5-7-5-4-5-4------------------------------------------
                     on cue      ( ho = last 
                                  two notes are 
                                  hammer-ons / pull offs)
 
 --------9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------------||
 --------------9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------||
 -7-8-7---------------7-7-7----------------------------------------------7-||
 ----------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
 on cue                                                              on cue