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Drifter
Iron Maiden
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Band: Iron Maiden
Album: Killers
Song: Drifter
Copyright (
C
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D
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E
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G
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B
) (EMI) (1981)
Version 1.0 – (09/11/05)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: [email protected]
. – palm mute / – slide up to
– slide down to ~ – vibrato
h – hammer on
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end
p – pull off Suffixes for bend
t – tap
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– 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
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Intro
Let notes ring out
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Enters 3rd time
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Rpt Intro and Verse.
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Light distortion, let notes ring out
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Rpt Verse
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[A][-3—3—3—3——————-|
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[E][———————————| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1 ~~
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[B][—————–3-(3)-3-3——–3——————————-|
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[G][—————–2-(2)-2-2–2—–2–ad-lib rock and roll ending–|
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[Guitar 1
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[G][-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2—–2-2–2-(2)-2–ad-lib rock and roll ending–|
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Both Guitars
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
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B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
—-(3)————–|
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
—-(2)—-7——–|
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
—-(0)—-7——–|
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
———–5——–|
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
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