Iron Maiden – Strange World (Bass Tab)
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From the album Iron Maiden (1980)
Written by Steve Harris
All rights belong to their respective owners
Tabbed by Jaakko Karppinen
In my opinion, this is one of the most underrated Maiden songs. It's surprisingly easy to learn and fun to
play due to the fact that Steve plays the same basic patterns throughout the song (like in most of the Maiden
songs). I have marked the beat pattern to make it a bit easier to read. Those dots in some places mean that
the bar would go on as a blank. It should be easy to figure out by listening when the next bar starts.
The tab should be at least close to 100% accuracy, because the bass line is so prominent. The only thing I'm
not quite sure is whether that funny Intro riff is played up or down the neck. I've tabbed it down the neck,
but you can play part of it up the neck at the 10-12 fret area for more bass oriented tone. Please enjoy!
Intro
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .
.
G|-9-------.---------------------------------------|
D|---------7---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---\---------------------------|
E|-------------------------0-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .
G||---7h9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-o-------------------------7h9---------------------5h7---------------------------------------o-||
A||-o---------------------------------------------------------5h7--\--5h7--\--------------------o-||
E||----------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .
G|---------------------------------------------------------.----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------.-------6-------7-------9---\----|
A|-7-----------------------7---------------7--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Solo 1
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------.------------------------|
D|-----------------2---3---5-----------3---2-----------------------4---5---7-------5---4---.--------|
A|-3-----------3-------------------------------3---5-----------5---------------------------5--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|----------------------------------------7h9--9--7h9--9---9---7------------------------------------|
D|-----------------6---7---9-----------9--------------------------9---7---5-------5-----------------|
A|-7-----------7---------------------------------------------------------------7-------7---5--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------.------------------------|
D|-----------------2---3---5---------------5---3-------------------4---5---7-------5---4---.--------|
A|-3-----------3-----------------------------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------12h-14--12--11--12--11--12--11-------------------|
D|-----------------6---7---9-----------9---14--------------------------------------12--11-----------|
A|-7-----------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------12\------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------.------------------------|
D|-----------------2---3---5---------------5---3-------------------4---5---7-------5---4---.--------|
A|-3-----------3-----------------------------------5-----------5---------------------------5--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|----------------------------------------7h9--9--7h9--9---9---9--7h9--7----------------------------|
D|-----------------6---7---9-----------9-----------------------------------9---7---5-------5--------|
A|-7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------------------------7------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------.-------.----------------|
D|-----------------.-------5-----------3---2-----------------------.-------7-------4-------.--------|
A|-3-----------3---3---------------------------3---5-----------5---5-----------------------5--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------.-------.-------.----------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---7---7-----------0---5---0---5h7---------7---7-------7-------5-------.--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Verse 1
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---------------7---5---7-----------5---------------------------------------------------2---3---|
E|-----------------------------------------7---5---3-----------3---3-------3-----------3-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|---------------------------------.---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------.---------------5-------.-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---5-------5---------------5-------3-----------3---3-------3-------2-------.-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---5-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------3---2-------|
A|-7-----------7---7---5---7-----------5---------------------------.---------------------------3---|
E|-----------------------------------------7---5---3-----------3---3-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.-------|
D|------------------------/5-----------3---2-----------------------.-------.-------2---3---5-------|
A|-5-----------5---5---5---------------------------3-----------3---3-------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------/7---5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---7-----------7---5---------------------------------------------------2---3---|
E|-----------------------------------------7-------3-----------3---3-------3-----------3-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|---------------------------------.---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------.---------------5-------.-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---5-------5---------------5-------3-----------3---3-------3---2---.-------.-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------5-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---5---7-----------5---------------------------------------------------2---3---|
E|-----------------------------------------7---5---3-----------3---3-------3-----------3-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|---------------------------------.---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------.---------------5-------.-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---5-------5---------------5-------3-----------3---3-------3---2---.-------.-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------5-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------.-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---7---7-----------7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .
Interlude (same as the Intro, except for the last part which goes like this)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------.-------9---7---6----------------|
A|-7-----------------------7---------------7-------------------9---7--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Solo 2
G|-------------------------------------5----------------------------------------.--7----------------|
D|-----------------2-------2---3---5-------5---3-------------------4-------4---5-------7---5--------|
A|-3-----------3-------3---------------------------5-----------5-------5-----------------------0----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-----------------------------------------9---9--7h9--9---9---7-----------7------------------------|
D|-----------------6---7---9-----------9---------------------------9---7-------7---5----------------|
A|-7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------------------------7---5--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------------|
D|-----------------2-------0-------2---3---5-----------------------4---5---7-----------7---5--------|
A|-3-----------3-------3---------------------------5-----------5-------------------------------5----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------14--12--11------12--11---------------------------|
D|-----------------6---7---9-----------9---14------------------12----------12--11--12--11-----------|
A|-7-----------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------12--\----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------5-----------------------------------.-------.----------------|
D|-----------------2---3---5---------------5---3-------------------4-------4-------5-------7---5----|
A|-3-----------3-----------------------------------5-----------5-------5----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-----------------------------------------9---9--7h9--9---9---9---9---9---7-----------7------------|
D|-----------------6---7---9-----------9---------------------------------------9---7-------7---5----|
A|-7-----------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------.-------.----------------|
D|-----------------.-------5-----------2---.-----------------------.-------7-------4-------.--------|
A|-3-----------3---3-----------------------3-------5-----------5---5-----------------------5--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------.-------.-------.----------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---7---7-----------0---5---0--5h7----------7---7-------7-------5-------.--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
Verse 2 (note that Steve plays this almost exactly the same as the first
Verse, there's only a small difference at the end of the 4th bar)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---------------7---5---7-----------5---------------------------------------------------2---3---|
E|-----------------------------------------5-------3-----------3---3-------3-----------3-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|---------------------------------.---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------.---------------5-------.-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---5-------5---------------5-------3-----------3---3-------3-------2-------.-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---5-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------3---2-------|
A|-7-----------7---7---5---7-----------5---------------------------.---------------------------3---|
E|-----------------------------------------7---5---3-----------3---3-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.-------.-------|
D|------------------------/5-----------3---2-----------------------.-------.-------2-------5-------|
A|-5-----------5---5-------------------------------3-----------3---3-------3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------/7---5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---------------7---5---------------------------------------------------2---3---|
E|-----------------------------------------7---0---3-----------3---3-------3-----------3-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|---------------------------------.---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------.---------------5-------.-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---5-------5---------------5-------3-----------3---3-------3---2---.-------.-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------5-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---5---7-----------5---------------------------.-----------------------2---3---|
E|-----------------------------------------7---5---3-----------3---3-------3-----------3-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|---------------------------------.---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------.---------------5-------.-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---5-------5---------------5-------3-----------3---3-------3---2---.-------.-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------5-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------.-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------7---7---7---7-----------7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .
Outro (listen for the slowing tempo at the end)
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .
.
G|-9-------.---------------------------------------|
D|---------7---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------7---\---------------------------|
E|-------------------------0-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .
G|-7h9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7h9---------------------5h7----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------5h7--\--5h7--\---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------7------7h9----------------------|
D|-------------------------7-----------------------9-------7---------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + . . . . .************************************
| \ Slide down
| . Staccato
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
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