Phantom Of The Opera
Album : Iron Maiden
Transcribed by Fabrice ESTRABAUT (estrabau@isim.univ-montp2.fr)
I know that a transcription of this song already exists but here's my own
* INTRO : The two guitars play the next riff 3 times E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4--------------------------------------------D |---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7/-----------------------------------A |-------------------------------------2---------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Then,
Guitar One play
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4---------7-7-7-9-9-9/11-11-11/12-12-12------D |---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E |----------------------------14-14-14-|--19p15----19p15----19p15--------B |-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15----------|--------17-------17-------17-----G |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------D |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------A |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------E |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------
E |---19p15----19p15----19p15----19p15----19/slide down-------------------B |---------17-------17-------17-------17---------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar Two play
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |------------------------------------------------------5-5-5/8-8-8------G |------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4---------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7------------------D |---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------|--15-------15-------15-------15----------B |-10-10-10/12-12-12/15-15-15--|-----17-------17-------17-------17-------G |-----------------------------|--------16-------16-------16-------16----D |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------A |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E |---15-------15-------15-------15/slide down----------------------------B |------17-------17-------17---------------------------------------------G |---------16-------16-------16------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End INTRO
Now,the guitars play the same riff together
* RIFF DE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------7^----------------------------D |----2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2--5^--7^------------------------A |---------------------------------------------5^------------------------E |----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Repeat 4 times)
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |----4-4-4-7-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4/5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5--------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Repeat 3 times)* End RIFF D
* RIFF CE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |---9--9--X--X--4--4--X--X--5--5--X--X--7--7--X--X----------------------D |---9--9--X--X--4--4--X--X--5--5--X--X--7--7--X--X----------------------A |---7--7--X--X--2--2--X--X--3--3--X--X--5--5--X--X----------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------* End RIFF C
* RIFF AE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------3--3--3-----------------------G |-----------------------------------------2--2--2-----------------------D |----2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-5-2-2--0--0--0-----------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |----------------------------------------------------------------------- ( Repeat 2 times )* End RIFF A
* RIFF BE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |------4-4-4-5p4---7-4---5-4--------------------------------------------D |---/5-----------5-----5-----5-4-5-7------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------* End RIFF B
The song goes like this :
INTRO
RIFF D
RIFF C
RIFF A
RIFF C
RIFF A
RIFF B (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF B (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C (Vocals)
RIFF A
RIFF B (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF B (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C (Vocals)
RIFF A (Ooooohh...)
RIFF C (Vocals)
RIFF A
RIFF C
* RIFF EE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |-------9-------9-------9----9^-7^------9-------9-------9----9^-7^-------D |-----9---9---9---9---9---9--9^-7^----9---9---9---9---9---9--7^-5^-------A |---7-------7-------7--------7^-5^--7-------7-------7--------7^-5^-------E |----------------------------------------------------------------------- <-------Palm Mute-------> <-------Palm Mute------->
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-------7-------7-------5-------5--------------------------------------- G |-----7---7---7-------5---5---5----------------------------------------- D |---5-------5-------3-------3------------------------------------------- A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |----------------------------------------------------------------------- <----------Palm Mute------------>
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |-------9-------9-------9----9^-7^--------------------------------------D |-----9---9---9---9---9---9--9^-7^--------------------------------------A |---7-------7-------7--------7^-5^--------------------------------------E |----------------------------------------------------------------------- <----------Palm Mute------------>
* End RIFF E
RIFF E
RIFF E ( Vocals: Keep your distance,walk away...)
...
* SOLO ( The second guitar play arpegians behind )
C Em
E |-------------12---------|----------------------------------------------B |---------/12----15b(17)-|-15b(17)rb(15)p12--14b(16)rb(14)p1214b(16)~~--G |-14b(16)----------------|----------------------------------------------D |------------------------|----------------------------------------------A |------------------------|----------------------------------------------E |------------------------|----------------------------------------------
F G Em
E |---13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12------------------------------B |---------------15--------------------------15b(17)~~-------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C Em
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-------15-17b(19)rb(17)~-17b(20)rb(17)b(20)rb17~-15h17p15--------------G |---/16----------------------------------------------------16~----------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
F G Em
E |-12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12----------------------------B |----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C
E |--/14-15-17-17b(19)~~-17b(19)rb(17)p14h17p14h17p14h17p14~~--14---------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Em
E |---14h15p14h15p14/12h14p12h14p12---------------------------------------B |---------------------------------15b(17)~------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
F G Em
E |-12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12-----------------------------B |----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~-----------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C EmE |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |--/12-14-14b(16)rb(14)b(16)-12h14p12h14p12/11~-11-12-11h12p11h12p11/---D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |--/9h11p9h11p9/7h9p7h9p7-7b(9)-----------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
F G Em
E |-12-13-12h13p12----15-12h13p12h13p12h13p12-----------------------------B |----------------15---------------------------15b(17)~~~~~~-------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*End SOLO
Bassline then,the slaughtering begin !! ( And not for your daughter )
There's 2 Guitars on harmony
*Guitar One :
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Repeat 4 times (Em,D,C,D) but in the 4th,play the RIFF F instead of
the last part (Chord D)
Em
E |--15-------15-------15-------15----------------------------------------B |-----17-------17-------17-------17-------------------------------------G |--------16-------16-------16-------16----------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D
E |--14-------14-------14-------14----------------------------------------B |-----15-------15-------15-------15-------------------------------------G |--------14-------14-------14-------14----------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C
E |--15-------15-------15-------15----------------------------------------B |-----17-------17-------17-------17-------------------------------------G |--------15-------15-------15-------15----------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D
E |--14-------14-------14-------14----------------------------------------B |-----15-------15-------15-------15-------------------------------------G |--------14-------14-------14-------14----------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*RIFF F
C D
E |--12-12-12-12-12-12------14-14-14-14-14-14-----------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------*End RIFF F
Play the next part (Em,D,C,RIFF F) 2 times
Then play (Em,D,C,RIFF G,Em,D,C,RIFF H)
*RIFF G
C D
E |----------------------17-15-14-----------------------------------------B |----17-15----17-15-------------17-15-----------------------------------G |----------17-------17----------------16--------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------*End RIFF G
*RIFF H
C D
E |-------------------------------17-15-14--------------------------------B |----17-15----17-15----17-15--------------------------------------------G |----------17-------17-------17-----------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------*End RIFF H
*Guitar two :
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Repeat 4 times (Em,D,C,D) but in the 4th,play the RIFF I instead of
the last part (Chord D)
Em
E |--19h15----19h15-----19h15----19h15------------------------------------B |--------17-------17--------17-------17---------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D
E |--17h14----17h14-----17h14----17h14------------------------------------B |--------15-------15--------15-------15---------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
C
E |--15h12----15h12-----15h12----15h12------------------------------------B |--------13-------13--------13-------13---------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D
E |--17h14----17h14-----17h14----17h15------------------------------------B |--------15-------15--------15-------15---------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* RIFF I
C D
E |--12-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------------B |--13-13-13-13-13-13--15-15-15-15-15-15---------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* End RIFF I
Play the next part (Em,D,C,RIFF I) 2 times
Then play (Em,D,C,RIFF J,Em,D,C,RIFF K)
* RIFF J
C D
E |----------------------13-12--------------------------------------------B |----13-12----13-12----------15-13-12-----------------------------------G |----------14-------14----------------14--------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------* End RIFF J
* RIFF K
C D
E |-------------------------------13-12-----------------------------------B |----13-12----13-12----13-12----------15--------------------------------G |----------14-------14-------14-----------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------* End RIFF K
Now,The 2 guitars play :
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9/12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12/14--14-14-14-14----------A |--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7/10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10/12--12-12-12-12----------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------D |--14-14-14/17-17-17-17-17-17/16-16-16-16-16-16-------------------------A |--12-12-12/15-15-15-15-15-15/14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Play it two times,then play the next riff two times :
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |--4^-4-4-4^-4-4-4^-4-4----------4^-4-4-4^-4-4-4^-4-4-------------------D |--2^-2-2-2^-2-2-2^-2-2--2p0---0-2^-2-2-2^-2-2-2^-2-2--2p0---0----------A |----------------------------2-----------------------------2------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------G |--7^-7-7-7^-7-7-7^-7-7-7^--9^-9-9-9/---5-/-7---------------------------D |--5^-5-5-5^-5-5-5^-5-5-5^--7^-7-7-7/---5-/-7---------------------------A |---------------------------------------3-/-5---------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The harmony
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Guitar One:
E |------------------------------------------7----------------------------B |-------------------8-----8-7-8--8-7-8-7-8---8~--8-7-8~--7-8-7-8-7------G |--9-7-9--9-7-9-7-9---9~-------------------------------------------9~---D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |----------8-7---10-8-7-------------------------------------------------G |--9-7-9~------9--------9~----------------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar Two:
E |-----------------------------------------------------------10----------B |---------------------------12-----12-10-12--12-10-12-10-12----12~------G |--12-11-12--12-11-12-11-12----12~--------------------------------------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------B |--12-10-12--10-12-10-12-10-----------------12-10----13-12-10-----------G |---------------------------12~---12-11-12~-------12----------12~-------D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry if there's some mistakes (it's my first transcription)...
Up The Irons !!!
