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Powerslave Bass Tab

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Bass tab 
Transcribed by G. Crisan ( crisan@shadow.net )

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.

Powerslave ( Dickinson )
 ( From the album " Powerslave " )      
 
Intro ( Heartbeat, wolf, laughter ) Drums enter on cue, then the rest of the 
instrumental section of the band enters.

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|.---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----7--6--7--9--7-6-7-6------|--9----5-------9----5-------9----5------9---5-
--------------------------8--.|--9----5--6----9----5--6----9----5--6---9---5-
3--0-------------------------.|--7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6---7---3-
------------------------------|----------4------------4------------4---------
        Play 5 times.
        Lyrics begin on second time.

---|--------------------------9-----------9-------------9--------------------
-6-|.--------------------------9------------9-------------9------------------
-6-|.-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7------10-7-7-7-7-7--10
-4-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
--------------------------------------------------.|.------------------------
-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-9-7-.|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-
---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
        Play 4 times

------------------------------------------------------------7--6--7--9--7-6-7
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-1--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-6-----|-9----5-------9----5-------9----5-------9----5-----|-----------------
---8--.|-9----5--6----9----5--6----9----5--6----9----5--6--|.----------------
------.|-7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6----7----3--6--|.-7--7-7-7--7-7-7
-------|---------4------------4------------4------------4--|-----------------
Play 5                                     
times.

-------9-------------9-------------9-----------------------------------------
---------9-------------9--------------9--------------------------------------
-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-------10-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------|-|-9--|----------/16--14--13-----------------
------------------------------.|-|-9--|----7--9--------------14--16--9----7--
-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-9-7--.|-|-7--|--7------------------------------7----
-------------------------------|-|----|--------------------------------------
play 4 times.                           Slowly     ( / = slide up ) 

---9------------6-7-9-7--6------------------9-----------9-7-6--------13-14-16
-9---9----7--9----------------7--9------7-9---9----7-9-----------7-9---------
--------7-------------------7---------7----------7-------------7-------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-14-13-16-14-13------------------------------------9----6-7-9-7-6------------
----------------14-----7--9----9-7-6----6-7-9----9---7------------7----5---5-
---------------------7----------------7--------9--------------------7----5---
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------7-9-7-6----------9----6-7-9-7-6-----------------7---9-7-6-------9-
---5-5---7---------7--9---9---7-------------7-5---5----5-7---7-------7---9---
-5----------------------9-----------------------5----5-----------------9-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----9-9-9-7-6-------------6-7-9-7-6---7---9---------------6-7-9-7-6----------
-7-------------7-5---5-5------------7---7---7--9---9---7------------7-5-5-5-5
-------------------5-----------------------------9---9-----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------7-----------------------------5-5-5----------7-5-4------
-------------------------7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3--------5--3-5--------5--7-
                        faster


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------5---------7-5-4-------------------------------5-5-5--
-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-5--3---5--3-5--------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5--3--------

------------------------------------------------------9-7-6------------------
------------------------------------------------------------7---9-7-9--7-9-7-
----------7-7-7-5-4-----------------------------5----------------------------
-3-5-3-5------------5-7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3---5--------------------------

------------7-7-7----------9-7-6-----------------------7---9-7-6-------7-7-7-
-9-7-9-7-5--------5-7-5-7---------7--9-7-9--7-9-7-9--7---7-------7--5--------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------6-7-9-7-6------------------------------7-7-7---------9-7-6------------
-7-5-7-----------7--9-7-9--7-9-7-9--7-9-9-7-5--------7-5-7--------7--9-7-9---
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

------6-7-9-7-6---------7-7-7------------------------------------------------
-7-9------------7--5-5---------7-7-5-7-5-7-5---------------------------------
---------------------------------------------7--------------------------5-5-5
------------------------------------------------7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-5-3------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------7-7-7-5-4------------------------------5-5-5---------7-7-7-5-4------
-3-5-3-5-----------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3-------5--3-5------------7-5-7

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------5-5-5----------7-7-7-5-4------------------------------5--
-5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3--------3-5-3-5-----------5--7-5-7--5-7-5-7--5-7-7-5-3----

----------------------------------|------------------------------------------
-3-2------------------------------|.-----------------------------------------
---------6-5-----3-2--------------|.-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0--0-0-0--0-0-
--------------------------3-0-----|------------------------------------------
                                   A bit slower


----------------------------------------7-6-7-9-7-6-7-6----|-9----5-------9--
--------------------------------------------------------8-.|-9----5--6----9--
0--0-0-0-1--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3--0-------------------.|-7----3--6----7--
-----------------------------------------------------------|---------4-------
                                         Play 5 times

-5------9----5-------9-----5------|--------------------------9---------------
-5--6---9----5--6----9-----5--6---|.---------------------------9-------------
-3--6---7----3--6----7-----3--6---|.--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7--
----4-----------4-------------4---|------------------------------------------

-9--------------9------------------------------------------------------------
---9--------------9----------------------------------------------------------
------7-7-7-7-7------10-7-7-7-7-7--10-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         G
------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------.|----------------------------------------------------------------
-12-10-9-7-.|--3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
------------|----------------------------------------------------------------
Play four times
on last time,
play only until
 "G".

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------------ho-ho---8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----
--------------------5-4-5-7-5-4-5-4------------------------------------------
                    on cue      ( ho = last 
                                 two notes are 
                                 hammer-ons / pull offs)

--------9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------------||
--------------9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------||
-7-8-7---------------7-7-7----------------------------------------------7-||
----------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
on cue                                                              on cue



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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Rachael n00b!	#1 by Rachael Holt at May 7, 2006 at 5:54 AM EST
	This song is amazing. The bass interlude part sounds spot on, nice work.

No Picture Im Hearing Voic Average	#2 by Im Hearing Voices As The Wind Blows at May 7, 2006 at 6:28 AM EST
	This song is amazing. The bass interlude part sounds spot on, nice work.

No Picture matt Average	#3 by matt rigg at Jun 18, 2006 at 12:57 PM EST
	nice one UP THE IRONS

No Picture i wanna play do Average	#4 by i wanna play docter with u after the amber alert is off at Jul 25, 2006 at 8:41 AM EST
	i don't see that at all... the pharoah meaning seems to be right on. especially since all of the verses seem to deal with the pharoah's last days on earth. and him questioning why he has to die if he is a 'god'.

No Picture Guitar Master Wanna Be	#5 by Guitar Master J at Aug 14, 2006 at 4:02 AM EST
	It is completely about a Pharoh. Infact, it's suppose to be related to Revelations (THe song) somehow

No Picture Bobby Lead Player	#6 by Bobby Parker at Sep 1, 2006 at 7:01 PM EST
	Well, taken literally, it's about pharoahs and all that, but it's actually a metaphor for rock stars and their inevitable decline in popularity as the next big thing comes along. Actually, Bruce directed this as much at himself as anyone else.

No Picture Dylan Average	#7 by Dylan Ruiz at Sep 6, 2006 at 8:33 AM EST
	this song is so awesome, epsecially the first verse.

No Picture Bloody Mess All Musical Thunder	#8 by Bloody Mess All Over My Clothes at Dec 10, 2006 at 4:22 AM EST
	It's about an Egyptian Pharaoh (check the album artwork for it), but the rock star metaphor works, too. The fill before the Chorus is freakin' sweet, also.

No Picture Joe Average	#9 by Joe G at Dec 26, 2006 at 12:16 AM EST
	Pharoahs were considerd "living Gods" in ancient Egypt. If he is a God, why will he die? Why can't he live on?

No Picture Quinn Rhythm Player	#10 by Quinn I killed my last name at Mar 1, 2007 at 9:08 AM EST
	THE PHAROAH MEANING IS ON THE MONEY HERE. WITH ALL THE EGYPTIAN GODS USED AS REFERENCES AND AS HOW WHEN ONE PHAROAH DIES, ANOTHER ENTERS.

No Picture Tom Average	#11 by Tom Parton at Mar 7, 2007 at 6:33 PM EST
	this is such a good song, the guitar riff is amazing the drums and vocals fit in perfectly. they shud come the the us and do a tour in every state in 2 citys

No Picture James Average	#12 by James Kukulka at Apr 27, 2007 at 7:57 AM EST
	Song about the Pharaoh, the ancient Egyptian king or the self-acclaimed god.

No Picture Matt Rhythm Player	#13 by Matt at May 29, 2007 at 10:58 PM EST
	It's basicaly about how in the end even the mightest people are still gonna die.

No Picture Erin Rhythm Player	#14 by Erin at Jul 25, 2007 at 7:51 AM EST
	The Egyptian pharaohs thought that they were gods. The one in the song is dying and he is wondering why, because gods are immortal.