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BAND: IRON MAIDEN
SONG: Purgatory
As performed on "Killers"
Tabbed by Natko Bajic
e-mail: trooper@beer.com
URL: www.geocities.com/hr_trooper/tabulatures.html
(Largest archive of Iron Maiden bass tabs on the internet!!!)
Bass enters with drums at 0:03
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------.------------------------------------------
A----------------------------0--2-------0--2--------0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0--
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------2
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0-----------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0------------------------2-
Lyrics enters here (0:14)
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E------------------------2------------------------2------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------4-----2-----0---
A---------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0---------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
0:43
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0----------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here solo stars (at 0:56)
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3---0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E-------------------------------------2------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0------------------------2------------------------2-
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus (1:16)
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------2-3---------2-3---------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--5----5-------5---5--------------3-5---------3-5--
E---------------------------------------------------6----6------6----6------
Paul starts
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------2------------2--------7-8-7-------------2----------------2-3--
A--3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5----------8-7-8-7-5-3---5-3-2---5----5------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
singing (1:23)
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------2-3-------------------------------------2------------2-------
A--5---5--------------3-5---------3-5---3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5---
E--------------6----6------6----6-------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------2-3---------2-3--
A--8p7-8p7-10p8-10p8-12p10-12p10-13p12-13p12---5----5-------5---5------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Here you can play 8--8--10--10 etc. if above is too difficult.
G----------------------------------------------------------11--10--8--
D------------------------------------2------------2-------------------
A---------3-5---------3-5---3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5---------------
E--6----6------6----6-------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------2-3---------2-3---------------------------
A--5----5-------5---5--------------3-5---------3-5--
E---------------------------6----6------6----6------
1:46
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------2------------2------------------------------------------------------
A--3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0-----------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----------------------------
E------------------------2------------------------2--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0----0h2-2-2--2-2---2--2-0---
E------------------------2------------------------2------------------------2-
G----------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------4-----2-----0---
A---------------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E--3h5-5-5--5-5---5--5-3-0---------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0--------------------4-----2-----0---
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------0h2-2-2--2-2-------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
2:25
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------4-----2-----0----------------------------------------
A--0h2-2-2--2-2---------------------5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1--3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1--1-1-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus (2:39)
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------2-3---------2-3---------------------------
A--3-3-3--3-3--5----5-------5---5--------------3-5---------3-5--
E---------------------------------------6----6------6----6------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------2------------2--------7-8-7-------------2----------------2-3--
A--3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5----------8-7-8-7-5-3---5-3-2---5----5------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------2-3-------------------------------------2------------2-------
A--5---5--------------3-5---------3-5---3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5---
E--------------6----6------6----6-------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------2-3---------2-3--
A--8p7-8p7-10p8-10p8-12p10-12p10-13p12-13p12---5----5-------5---5------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------11--10--8--
D------------------------------------2------------2-------------------
A---------3-5---------3-5---3----3-5-----3----3-5-----5---------------
E--6----6------6----6-------------------------------------------------
G--7----7-5-----7---7-5-----3----3-2-0---3----3-2-0----5----5-3----
D-----------8-----------8---------------------------------------6--
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
Outro (3:04)
G--5----5-3--------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-5----7-5----7-5---
D-----------6-----------------------------------7------7------7-
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
Last note is played at 3:15
G-7-5----7-5----7--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----7------7---------7--7--5--5--7--7--5--5----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------8---8---7----7----5--5--5--5--5-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is a quite fast song, I enjoy play it so much. There wasn't any tab on the
internet so I tried to tab it. It may contain errors, specially in solo-ish
parts in chorus which is transcribed with some help of the John Twynam's guitar
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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Dominic Badass |
#1 by Dominic Smith at Jan 15, 1975 at 6:06 AM EST |
| Well since an Iron Maiden is a mideval torture/execution device that was a large iron cast big enough for a person and with large spikes inside I'm guessing the song is about it. | |
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Ben Rhythm Player |
#2 by Ben Formica at Dec 10, 1976 at 11:06 PM EST |
| Ok you weren't forced to write a complete essay about this song! Therefore here's my summary: According to Catholic belief purgatory is where your soul is "trapped" and awaits a final purification in order to be accepted in heaven. Thanks for listening 1 | |
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MysticCat Wanna Be |
#3 by MysticCat (Janis *johnny* Udodovs) at Apr 10, 1984 at 3:57 PM EST |
| i actually prefer bruce doing it, his voice is waay more powerful. nt gonna argue tho coz im obvs outnumbered. yea its bout the torture thing. nd iron maiden can actually be fought. wt about bands like the who, acdc, aerosmith, gnr, motley crue, dio. they are abs amazing tho, go england music :D | |
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BOOKER Average |
#4 by BOOKER at Jun 10, 1984 at 4:32 AM EST |
| **best song on killers cd. best band thats ever lived.** | |
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cesar Average |
#5 by cesar avila at Jun 7, 2006 at 6:07 AM EST |
| I'm gonna be shot for this, but there seems to be lotsa drug references =P Yeah I know everyone suggests it for like every song, but come on. If you read the lyrics again and still don't see what I mean then something's obviously wrong with you =O Although I highly doubt that this is what the song's about. Still, just thought I'd point that out... great song. | |
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Dear You, Tonig Average |
#6 by Dear You, Tonight Lets Get Ahead Of Ourselves at Oct 11, 2006 at 9:46 AM EST |
| definatly a great song, for some reason when I listen to it, I just wanna punch some1 in the face "fight club" style | |
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Iron Average |
#7 by Iron at Mar 2, 2007 at 9:51 PM EST |
| NO NO NO! maiden dont do the whole drugs thing, cus they dont do drugs! its just a simple way to put any sureel song but its rarely the case | |
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Emdizzy foshizz Lead Player |
#8 by Emdizzy foshizzy at Jun 19, 2007 at 5:44 PM EST |
| its about being in purgatory obvious or perhaps its about being caught between 2 things. | |
