Iron Maiden – Afraid To Shoot Strangers (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
The music is taken from the original track.
Tab by Tolis [email protected]
Riff 1: On the original track this Riff is played without distortion, but LIVE with distortion.
[Intro]
Guitar 1
E5 G5 Db5 B5 e|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------| B|-------7--7/9--7^9^7-------------------10/12--|--10--8^10--7--------------------|------------------| G|--7/9-----------H--P---9--8--6^8^6------------|-------H-------9--7--6--------6--|--6--6--6^4-------| D|-----------------------------H--P---9---------|------------------------9--7-----|---------P---6/9--| A|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
Guitar 2
(Play each chord 4 times)
E5 G5 Db5 B5
e|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|----------------|------6---6-----|------4---4------|
D|------2---2----|-------5---5----|----6---6---6---|----4---4---4----|
A|----2---2---2--|----5---5---5---|--4-------------|--2--------------|
E|--0------------|--3-------------|----------------|-----------------|Guitar 1
E5 G5 Db5 B5 G#5 e|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| B|-------7--7/9--7^9^7---------------10/12--|--10--8^10--7-------------------|----------------------------| G|--7/9----------H--P--9--8--6^8^6----------|-------H-------9--7--6-------6--|--6--6--6^4-----------------| D|---------------------------H--P--9--------|-----------------------9--7-----|---------P----6/9--6--9--6--| A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Guitar 2
(Play each chord 4 times except G#5 only 2 times) E5 G5 Db5 B5 G#5 e|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| G|----------------|---------------|------6---6----|-------4---4---|--------------| D|------2---2-----|-------5---5---|----6---6---6--|----4---4---4--|------6---6---| A|----2---2---2---|----5---5---5--|--4------------|--2------------|----6---6---6-| E|--0-------------|--3------------|---------------|---------------|--4-----------|
Riff 2: Play 2 times.
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
(Play each chord 4 times)
E5 Db5 D5 B5
e|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|-------6---6----|-------7---7-----|--------4---4----|
D|------2---2----|-----6---6---6--|-----7---7---7---|------4---4---4--|
A|----2---2---2--|--4-------------|--5--------------|---2-------------|
E|--0------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|[Verse 1]
E5 Db5
Lying, awake at night l wipe the sweat from my brow
D5 B5
But it’s not the fear, cos l’d rather go now.
E5 Db5.
Trying, to visualize the horrors that will lay ahead
D5 B5
The desert sand mound, a burial ground.
Riff 3
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5 C5 C5 C5 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------5---5--------6---6--------3---3----------5---5--------5---5---------5---5---------5---5----| D|----5---5---5----6---6---6----3---3---3-----5---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---5---5--| A|--3------------4------------1-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
When it comes to the time are we partners in crime
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
When it comes to the time we’ll be ready to die.
Now play Riff 2 again.
[Verse 2]
E5 Db5
God, let us go now and finish what’s to be done
D5 B5
Thy kingdom come, thy shall be done, on earth
E5 Db5
Trying, to justify to ourselves the reasons to go
D5 B5
Should we live and let live? Forget or forgive?
Riff 4: Play 4 times.
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
C5 C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------5---5---------5---5----------6---6---------3---3---------5---5----
D|----5---5---5-----5---5---5------6---6---6-----3---3---3-----5---5---5--
A|--3-------------3-------------4--------------1-------------3------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
C5 C5 C5
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------5---5-------5---5--------5---5---|
D|----5---5---5----5---5---5----5---5---5-|
A|--3------------3------------3-----------|
E|----------------------------------------|[Chorus]
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
But how can we let them go on this way?
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
The reign of terror corruption must end.
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
And we know, deep down there’s no other way
C5 Db5 Bb5 C5
No trust, no reasoning no more to say.
Riff 5:Play 4 times.
(The chords with the asterisk are played the 2nd and 4th time only)
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: (B5)* (C#5)* Bass:F#5 D5 E5 D5 E5 e|-----------------------------|------------9-------------|--------------------------------------------------| B|-------------9--10--9-----10-|----10--12----12--10--12--|------9--10--12-----9--10--12--10--9-----------9--| G|----------11-----------11----|-11-----------------------|---9-------------9-------------------11--9--11----| D|-------11--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6: Play 4 times (The chords with the asterisk are played the 2nd and 4th time only)
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: (B5)* (C#5)* Bass:F#5 D5 E5 D5 E5 e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| B|---------10--10---10--12--10--9--10-----9--|--9--9--9--9-----------------------9--------| G|-----11-----------------------------11-----|--------------9--11--11--11--9--11----11^9--| D|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------P---| A|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
The 3rd and 4th time, Bruce sings: Afraid to shoot strangers.
Now play Riff 5 again 2 times.
Riff 7
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|---7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--7/9--9--9--9--9--7--7--5--5--| A|---5/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5/7--7--7--7--7--5--5--3--3--| E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|---5/7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5/7--7--7--7--7--------------| A|---3/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3/5--5--5--5--5--7--7--9--9--| E|-----------------------------------|-------------------5--5--7--7--| e|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--7/9--9--9--9--9--7--7--5--5---| A|--5/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|--5/7--7--7--7--7--5--5--3--3---| E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar 1 now plays Riff 7 ( once ) and Guitar 2 plays the solo (As played on the album).
[Solo]
Guitar 2
e|--15^12------------12--15^12-------------12--15^12--------------12--15^12-------------12--15^12------------|
B|----P---15^12^15---------P---15--12--15--------P----15--12--15--------P----15--12--15-------P---15--12--15-|
G|----------P--H---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12--15^12-------------------------|-19-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------P---15--12--15^12--15^17^15-|-----19---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------P------B--R---|---------19-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------19--12--19--12------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------19--12--19--12-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------19--12--12--19/3-|
< --N.H.-- >
< -----------------------Strum very fast---------------------- >
e|-------12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15^17----15^14^12------12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---B--------P---P---15-----14^13^12-----12---------------------------------------------14^16--12-[16]--|
D|-----------------------------P--P----14------14^12-----12--------------------------------B-------A.H---|
A|-----------------------------------------------P----14-----14^13^12-----12----12-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------P--P----15----15----12/3------------------|
[Tremolo] Riff 8. [Dive-bomb]
Guitar 1: e|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------10^12~--| B|--8--10--10^12--10--8--|--8--10--10^12--10--8--7--10^12--10--8--7--8---B-----| G|-----------B-----------|-----------B----------------B------------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------10^12~--| G|--9--11---12---11---9--|--9--11----12----11--9------12----11--9----9---B-----| D|-----------------------|------------------------12--------------12-----------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1: e|--8--10--10^12--10--8--|--8--10--10^12--10--8--7--10^12--10--8--7--8---15^17--15^17--| B|-----------B-----------|-----------B----------------B--------------------B------B----| G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------10^12--10^12-| B|--10--12--13---12--10--|--10--12--13---12--10-------13---12--10-----10----B------B---| G|-----------------------|-----------------------12---------------12-------------------| D|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Riff 9: Play 2 times.
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5 C5 Db5 C5 Db5 A5 G5 Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5 e|-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| B|-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| G|-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| D|--7---9----|---7---9---14--12--|--5---7---|---5---7---14--12--|---7---9---|---7---9---14--12---| A|--5---7----|---5---7---12--10--|--3---5---|---3---5---12--10--|---5---7---|---5---7---12--10---| E|-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------| < ------Play 2 times------- >
[Chorus]
Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
C5 Db5 C5 Db5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Db5 E5 Db5 E5 A5 G5
Afraid, afraid to shoot strangers
Now Guitar 2 plays Riff 7 (once) and Guitar 1 the solo: Guitar 1: Solo: e|--12^13^12-----12--------12------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----H--P----15-----15^17----15--13--12^13^12-----12--15--13--12----12--10^11^10-----10-------------------| G|---------------------B----------------H--P----14----------------14-------H--P----12----10--12--9^10^9^10-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------H--P--H--| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-10(hold)-----------------------------------|-12^13^12-----12--15^13^12----12----12^13^15^12--13^15-| G|-12^14^12--14^16--12/14--14^12--------------|---H--P----14-------P--P---14----14---H--H--P------B---| D|---B--R------B-------------P---14^12--------|-------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------P---14-----|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------15-|-------------------------------------------------------| e|--0--0--18--0--0--15--0--0--14--0--0--12--0--0--10--0--0--8--0--0--7--0--0--| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| D|-14^16^17^16^17^16^14--17^16^14^15--14------|--14^16^17^16--14/17--19^20^19--17^19^20^19--| A|---H--H--P--H--P--P------P--P--H-------17---|----H--H--P-------------H--P------H--H---P---| E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|--17^19^20^19--17^19^20^19^20^19--17^19^20^19^17---------| A|----H--H--P------H--H--P--H--P------H--H--P--P-----20----| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------12--13--12-----12--13--15--------15--17--17^19~--| B|------------------------------12--13/15---------------15-------------15/17-----------B-----| G|------12--14--15--14--12/14----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 10: Play 4 times.
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: (B5)* (C#5)* Bass:F#5 D5 E5 D5 E5 e|---------------------9--|--10--9-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------9--10--12-----|---------12--10--9--10--|--12--10^9---------|----------10--10--10--10^9--------| G|------11----------------|------------------------|--------P----9--9--|------------------------P-----9---| D|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|--11--12--------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
Play Riff 6 (6 times). The last 4 times Bruce sings: Afraid to shoot strangers
[Outro]
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
Bass:F#5
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-----11~~~~-----|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|************************************
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| P pull-off
| B bend( hold )
| H hammer-on
| B…R bend and release
| N.H natural harmonics
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