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Bass tab
Transcribed by Orsi Riccardo ( ygg@cln.it )
All textual notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions,
or errors refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention,
please e-mail me.
"Invaders" by Iron Maiden (from the album "The Number of the Beast")
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Notation :
w : whole
h : half R : rest
q : quarter / : slide up
e : 8th h : hammer on
s : 16th
Intro:
------
s s s s s s s e e+s e e e e e e [x3]
G-|---||-----------------------------5-------7------/9----||
D-|-6-||-------------------------5-------5-------5--------||
A-|-4-||-7-7-7-7-7-R-3-R---5------------------------------||
E-|---||--------------------------------------------------||
s s s s e s s s s e s s s s+h
G-|-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------|
A-|-7-7-7-7-R---3-3-3-3-R---5-5-3-5-----------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1:
-------
q e e e e e e q q e q e
G-|---||-----------------|----------------|
D-|-4-||-----------7-5---|-5---5----------|
A-|-4-||-0---0-5h7-----7-|---------0-5-3--|
E-|---||-----------------|----------------|
q e e e e e e q e e e e e e [x4]
G-|-----------------|-----------------||
D-|-----------7-5---|-----------2-5---||
A-|-0---0-5h7-----7-|-3---3-3-5-----3-||
E-|-----------------|-----------------||
Verse:
------
> >
q e e e e e e q e e e e e e
G-||-----------------|-----------9-7---|
D-||-----------------|-------7h9-----9-|
A-||-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-----------|
E-||-----------------|-----------------|
> >
q e e e e e e q e e e e e e [x2]
G-|-----------------|-----------7-5---||
D-|-----------------|-------5h7-----7-||
A-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-----------||
E-|-----------------|-----------------||
> >
q e e e e e e q q e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----9---7-------|
D-|-----------------|-----------9-7---|
A-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-------------10|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
> >
q e e e e e e q e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------7-5---|
D-|-----------------|-------5h7-----7-|
A-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-----------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
> >
q e e e e e e q e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------9-7---|
D-|-----------------|-------7h9-----9-|
A-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-----------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
> >
q e e e e e e q e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------7-5---|
D-|-----------------|-------5h7-----7-|
A-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-----------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff 2:
------
q+e q e e e [x4]
G-||-----------------||
D-||-----------------||
A-||-7-----5---4-----||
E-||-------------5-3-||
Riff 3:
------
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e [x4]
G-||-----------------|-----------------||
D-||-----------------|-----------------||
A-||-----------------|-------R---R-----||
E-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-4---4---4-5-||
Chorus:
------
q q q q e e e e e q
G-||-----------------|-----5-6-8-------|
D-||-----------------|-6-8-------------|
A-||-R---6-------R---|-----------R-----|
E-||---------4-------|-----------------|
q q q q q e e e e e e [x2]
G-||-----------------|-6h8--6-5---------||
D-||-----------------|----------8-6-5---||
A-||-R---6-------R---|----------------8-||
E-||---------4-------|------------------||
Guitar Solo:
------------
e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e
G-||-----------------|-----------------|
D-||-3-2-------------|-----------------|
A-||-----5-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-||-----------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-3-2-----3-2-----|-3-2-----3-2-----|
A-|-----5-3-----5-3-|-----5-3-----5-3-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-3-2-------------|-----------------|
E-|-----5-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e [x2]
G-|-----------------|-----------------||
D-|-----------------|-----------------||
A-|-3-2-----3-2-----|-3-2-----3-2-----||
E-|-----5-3-----5-3-|-----5-3-----5-3-||
Outro:
------
s s s s s s s e e+s e e e e e e [x3]
G-|---||-----------------------------5-------7------/9----||
D-|-6-||-------------------------5-------5-------5--------||
A-|-4-||-7-7-7-7-7-R-3-R---5------------------------------||
E-|---||--------------------------------------------------||
s s s s e s s s s e s s s s+h
G-|-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------|
A-|-7-7-7-7-R---3-3-3-3-R---7-7-5-7-----------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------|
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Invaders |
| Artist |
Iron Maiden |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
iQ5JAxPqum0 |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
| Symbol | Function |
|---|
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| Loop |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
