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Holy Smoke

Iron Maiden
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Song: Holy Smoke

Band: Iron Maiden

Album: No Prayer For The Dying

Intro

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-9--------------------------|
A|--7-------------------------6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-9--|
E|--------------------------7------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----4-5-4-7-4--------------|
A|--5-------------4-5-4-7-4--|
E|--------------5------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-7-6----|
A|--7-----------------------------7--|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-7-6----|
A|--7-----------------------------7--|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-7-6----|
E|--7-----------------------------7--|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----4-5-4-7-4--------------|
A|--5-------------4-5-4-7-4--|
E|--------------5------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-7-6----|
A|--7-----------------------------7--|
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9---7----------|
D|--9---7---5---7--|
A|--7---5---5---7--|
E|----------3---5--|

Chorus

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9-------7------|
D|--9---5---7---7--|
A|--7---5---5---7--|
E|------3-------5--|

Riff A

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

Verse

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9---7----------|
D|--9---7---5---7--|
A|--7---5---5---7--|
E|----------3---5--|

Chorus

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9-------7------|
D|--9---5---7---7--|
A|--7---5---5---7--|
E|------3-------5--|

Riff A

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

Riff B

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-9--------------------------|
A|--7-------------------------6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-9--|
E|--------------------------7------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----4-5-4-7-4--------------|
A|--5-------------4-5-4-7-4--|
E|--------------5------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-7-6----|
A|--7-----------------------------7--|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-7-6----|
A|--7-----------------------------7--|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-7-6----|
E|--7-----------------------------7--|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----4-5-4-7-4--------------|
A|--5-------------4-5-4-7-4--|
E|--------------5------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-6-7-6-9-7-6----|
A|--7-----------------------------7--|
E|-----------------------------------|

Solo

I only know parts of the solo so if anyone knows the rest please tell me.

The first part comes 2mins 36 into the song.

e|-----------14----------14----------14----------14----------19-17--|
B|--14----------17-14-------17-14-------17-14-------17-14-----------|
G|--14----------------16----------16----------16----------16--------|
D|-----16-14--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

The second part comes 2mins 54 into the song.

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-14-17-19-14-17-19-14-17-19-14-17-19-14-17-19-14-17-14--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9---7----------|
D|--9---7---5---7--|
A|--7---5---5---7--|
E|----------3---5--|

Chorus

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--9-------7------|
D|--9---5---7---7--|
A|--7---5---5---7--|
E|------3-------5--|

Riff A

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

Comments

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