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Iron Maiden
Passchendale
By Francisco (ravenlord_87@hotmail.com)
Intro x2 (Bass enters when Dickinson starts singing)
g----------------------------
d--10-9-7-5--7-5-4-----------
a-------------------7--------
e----------------------------
Heavy part of Intro x1
g---------------------------
d---------------------------
a-77-55-33-22~-33-22-00-----
e----------------------00~--
g----------------------------
d----------------------------
a-77-55-33-22-33-55-55-77~---
e----------------------------
Repeat Intro
Heavy part of intro 2 x2
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-10-10--0-9-9--0-7-7--0-5-5-0-4h5---0-7-7--0-5-5--0-4-4-0----------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------0-77--0-5h7---
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse
g----------------------------2-0--------
d-------------------2h5-5555-----4-2-0--
a-5h7-7--7-5-5h7-77---------------------
e---------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------
d-2/4-5-5-4-2-000-222-2-4-5555--------------
a-------------------------------333-555-----
e-------------------------------------------
g----------------------------2-0--------
d-------------------2h5-5555-----4-2-0--
a-5h7-7--7-5-5h7-77---------------------
e---------------------------------------
g----------------------------------
d-0h2-000-222/55555----------------
a-------------------3333-555-------
e----------------------------------
Fill 1 x2
g-------------------------
d-------------------------
a----3----------5---------
e-0~---3--0~--3---0~------
Repeat heavy part of intro 2
Chorus x2
g------------------------------------------------
d-222222-5---------------2222222--5-----------7--
a----------3-555555--2-5-------------33-55-55----
e------------------------------------------------
Fill 2 x4
g-------------------------------
d-------------------------------
a-00-32-22--53-33--75-55--5--3--
e-------------------------------
Repeat Heavy part of intro 2 X4
Fill 3 x3
g----------4-5--4-2--------
d-2-4--5-7----------5-4----
a--------------------------
e--------------------------
Fill 4 x3
g---------------------------------------------
d-------0-2--32-0-32~--3-2-0---0-2-0----------
a-0-2-3----------------------3-------3-2-0----
e-------------------------------------------0-
g-------------------------------------------0---
d-------0-2--32-0-32~--3-2-0---0-2-0------------
a-0-2-3----------------------3-------3-2-0------
e-----------------------------------------------
Fill 5 X2
g-----------------------------
d-----------------------------
a-7777-333-55~---555-222-33~--
e-----------------------------
g-------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------
a-7777-333-55~----555-222-3--5h7------
e--------------------------------5h7--
Repeat Fill 1
Fill 6 x6
g-------------------------
d---------55-----------77-
a-7777777----555555555----
e-------------------------
Fill 7 (I think they play this fill about 15 times, during the solo)
g---------------------------
d--------33----------55-----
a-555555-----3333333--------
e---------------------------
Repeat heavy part of intro 2
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Fill 1
Repeat Intro
Thats it, I really destroyed my fingers, to bring you this tab
so please rate it
GO LOSER
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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Tom Wanna Be |
#1 by Tom Miller at Jun 4, 1975 at 6:19 AM EST |
| This is one of Maidens best tracks and I would recommend everyone to watch the live version on the Death on the Road DVD. Awesome is an understatement. Just to clarify a few misconceptions posted here, Adrian Smith wrote most of this track, Bruce and to a lessor degree Steve helped 'polish' it off but the main credit goes to Adrian. It is and it isn't anti-war, the song is best described as a comment on the futility and horror of war, it makes no pro or anti comments or sentiments in itself but allows the listener make their own judgement by placing them in the trench and action with the soldier. By not making any statement, it is a brilliantly clever composition and one worthy of the title of 'Classic' Long live the Irons | |
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stephen Average |
#2 by stephen warunki at Nov 14, 1978 at 5:18 AM EST |
| Ah... Paschendale... When War was War... | |
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Julian Wanna Be |
#3 by Julian Gleneske at Nov 1, 1980 at 8:43 PM EST |
| Paschendale was hell. People were drowning in mud, and those unfound bodies will probably somewhere under the mud. But The best song of Dance of Death, and one of maidens classics. | |
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Maggot Man Wanna Be |
#4 by Maggot Man at May 12, 2001 at 8:19 PM EST |
| There's a difference between supporting a cause and being pro-war. Due to the nature of war, anyone that says that they are pro-war is a fool, but that doesn't mean you can't suppot a particular military action. What Bruce says in A Real Dead One is rather generic, but true. Through the history of mankind war has been wages by the leaders and fought by the commoners. Howerver, even the in lyrics to the song he was introducing (Afraid to Shoot Strangers), the character realizes that even though he doesn't want to go to war, it's necessary. Paschendale is a really great example of a neutral war song, focusing more on the history of details and events rather than the political aspect of war. I'm actually surprised to see that Adrian wrote the lyrics for this. This song had Steve Harris written all over it, from the way it was structured to the lyrics | |
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ty Average |
#5 by ty at Apr 21, 2006 at 9:44 AM EST |
| brilliant song...excellent voice, excellent lyrics excellent instrumental. the first and the last words are the ones which move me the most. this is totally an anti war song because it says that not even the sound of guns can hide the shame of those who started the war. another song from the "war sucks" collection :) | |
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The Fever...The Average |
#6 by The Fever...The Focus x at Jun 20, 2006 at 2:59 AM EST |
| They are anit-war listen to a real live dead one afraid to shoot strangers listen to what bruce says dickface | |
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matt Average |
#7 by matt rigg at Jul 17, 2006 at 8:56 AM EST |
| great job sounds good | |
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Jason Average |
#8 by Jason herbie at Aug 23, 2006 at 2:08 AM EST |
| One of the best Iron Maiden songs on Dance of Death, and one of their best "epics" ever. The segment beginning at about 4:41 and ending at 6:25 is one of the most powerful in metal. Two awesome guitar solos with an awesome lyrical part wedged in between. | |
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Corey Wanna Be |
#9 by Corey at Sep 10, 2006 at 11:53 AM EST |
| This is one of my favorite Iron Maiden songs... I had no idea what it was about prior to getting a start on this website. Bruce Dickinson is the best history teacher I've ever had. | |
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james Badass |
#10 by james kulikowski at Dec 4, 2006 at 1:53 AM EST |
| I don't think hes anti-war. | |
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Austin Average |
#11 by Austin Cook at Jan 9, 2007 at 5:01 AM EST |
| Yeah, it's the most powerful war song I've ever heard, and still moves me each time I hear it. Like Freeman said, it's about the 3rd battle of Ypres on the plain of Paschendale - one of the bloodiest trench battles of WW1. | |
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by fires light Rhythm Player |
#12 by by fires light she cried at Feb 21, 2007 at 4:58 AM EST |
| brilliantly done. meaning full words, moving and great music. remindded me why i fell in love with iron maiden | |
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Basstard Professional |
#13 by Basstard at Jun 6, 2007 at 1:33 AM EST |
| nice guitars too... 1 2 Next | |
