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Drifter

Iron Maiden
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Song

Band: Iron Maiden

Album: Killers

Song: Drifter

Copyright (c) (EMI) (1981)

Version 1.0 - (09/11/05)

Intro

Let notes ring out

e|---------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
G|-3-2-0--(0)-----(0)--|
D|0)----3-2-0-----0-0-|
A|-------------0-3-----|
E|---------------------| Rpt 4 X

Enters 3rd time

Guitar 2

e|-6-5-3---------------|
B|-------6-5-3-5-6-8p6-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Guitar 3

e|-----------------0---|
B|-8-7-5-3-3\1-1-3---3-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Main Riff

Guitar 1

PM PM PM PM

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2--------------------|
D|-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-----------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

PM PM PM PM

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2------5---5---5---5-|
D|-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------------------3---3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------------------------| Rpt

Guitar 1

PM PM PM PM

e|-----------------------------|
B|-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----|
G|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D|-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Guitar 2

PM PM PM

e|-----------------------------|
B|-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----|
G|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D|-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0----|
A|--------------------------2--|
E|-----------------------------|

Guitar 1

(----PM----)

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Guitar 2

(----PM----)

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-0-------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Guitar 1

PM PM PM PM

e|-----------------------------|
B|-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----|
G|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D|-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

[Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------|
B|-3-3-1--3-3----3-3-1--3------|
G|-2-2-0--2-2----2-2-0--2------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------| Rpt above 2 Riffs

Guitar 1

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E|-----------------|

Guitar 2

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---5---5---5---5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------|

Guitar 1

PM PM PM PM

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2--------------------|
D|-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-----------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

PM PM PM PM

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2------5---5---5---5-|
D|-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------------------3---3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------(3)----------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------(2)----------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------(0)----------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Rpt Intro and Verse.

Backing for first guitar solo

Light distortion, let notes ring out

e|-----0--------0-------------------------|
B|-3-----3--------3---------1-------1-----|
G|-2-------2--------2---------0-------0---|
D|-0---------0--------0-------------------|
A|-----------------------3-------3--------|
E|----------------------------------------|

h

E-----0---------0----------------0-------|
B-3-----3---------3---------1------1-----|
G-2-------2-0-2-----2-------0--------0---|
D-0-------------------0------------------|
A-----------------------3------3---------|
E----------------------------------------|
e|--------3-2------------------------|
B|-----3------3-------1---------1----|
G|---2----------2-----0-------0---0--|
D|-0------------------------2--------|
A|-----------------3------3----------|
E|-----------------------------------|

h

e|---------------0------------------------|
B|-----3-----------3---------1--------1---|
G|-----2-----0-2-----2-------0------0---0-|
D|-0-------------------0----------2-------|
A|-----------------------3------3---------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----3---------3---------------------------|
B|-----3-----------3-----------1--1-----1----|
G|-----0-------0-----0-------0------0-----0--|
D|---0-------0------------2-----------2------|
A|----------------------3--------------------|
E|-3-------3---------------------------------| Rpt
e|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| Rpt
e|----------------------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3------(3)-------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2------(2)-------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0------(0)-------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Rpt Intro

Rpt Verse

End of last Verse

Both Guitars

e|---------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Backing for 2nd guitar solo

e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-----------------|
E|---------------------------------| Rpt 12 X

Guitar 1

[-PM--) [-PM--) [-PM--) [-PM--)

E(------------------------------------|
B(-------1--------1--------1--------1-|
G(-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
D(------------------------------------|
A[-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E(------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

[-PM--) [-PM--) [-PM--) [-PM--)

E(------------------------------------|
B(------------------------------------|
G(-------5--------5--------5--------5-|
D(-------5--------5--------5--------5-|
A[-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E(------------------------------------|

Both Guitars

e|-----------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Rpt above riffs 4 X

Guitar 1

e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 1

e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
E|---------------------------------| Rpt 3 X

Guitar 1 ~~

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-(3)-3-3--------3-------------------------------|
G|-----------------2-(2)-2-2--2-----2--ad-lib rock and roll ending--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-(0)-0-0--------0-------------------------------|
A|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-----3-3--3-(3)-3-------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-----2-2--2-(2)-2--ad-lib rock and roll ending--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars

e|---------------------|
B|----(3)--------------|
G|----(2)----7\--------|
D|----(0)----7\--------|
A|-----------5\--------|
E|---------------------|

END

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| (n) Ghost note

| p Pull-off

| \ Slide down

| PM Palm mute

| h Hammer-on

| ~ Vibrato

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