Band: Iron Maiden
Album: Powerslave
Song: Flash of the Blade
Copyright (c) (EMI) (1984)
Version 1.0 - (16/11/05)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro/Main Riff
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Verse
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Rpt above Riffs
Chorus
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Rpt Verse and Chorus
Mid section
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Rpt Chorus 2 X
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