Blues Guitar Lesson - Turn Around in the Key of A
Blues Guitar Lesson - Turn Around in the Key of A
Learn how to do a simple blues turn around in the key of A with this instructional step by step video guide. View video
Blues Guitar Lesson - Turn Around in the Key of A
Learn to Play Emily by From First to Last on Guitar
View video
Blues Guitar Lesson - Turn Around in the Key of A
Guitar Lesson - One by U2
Guitar Lesson - Learn how to play One by U2 [Guitarra] [Espa? View video
Blues Guitar Lesson - Turn Around in the Key of A
Double Pinch Harmonics
The process of creating two pinch harmonics at the same time. View video
Blues Guitar Lesson - Turn Around in the Key of A
Guitar Lesson: Introduction to Bar Chords
View video

Iron Maiden : "Still life" Guitar tabs

Play full song

Here is the Guitar tabs for "Still life" by Iron Maiden. To get the complete songlist of this band please visit the Iron Maiden guitar tabs archive for guitar tabs, bass tabs and chords. We also have a review section with Iron Maiden CD reviews. Please help us to build our bass and guitar tabs archive, submit missing Iron Maiden tabs here. You will find a printer friendly version of Iron Maiden: Still life Guitar tabs here

Still life tabs Send "Still life" Ringtone to your Cell Still life tabs



From: caladan@maths.tcd.ie (Edmund Breslin)

                         Still Life
                 by Iron Maiden(Harris/Murray)
        Transcribed by Eddie Breslin(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)

INTRO:

Gtr II (Adrian)
I'll show the picking pattern for the three chords used in
the backing to the solo. I'll show the chord changes with the
solo.
Played with a 3/4 time feel.
   A(m)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14------14--------------14------14---------------------|
|------14------14------14------14------14------14---etc-----------|
|--12----------------------12-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   F
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------10------10-------------10------10-----------------------|
|-----10------10------10-----10------10------10---etc-------------|
|--8----------------------8---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   G
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------12-------12--------------12------12--------------------|
|------12------12-------12------12------12------12---etc----------|
|--10-----------------------10------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Gtr I (Dave): with Phaser and Delay
   A(m)                                             F
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-s/-9-hold------9b(10)r9-hold---7h9p7--7s\5--4s/5s\4-hold-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                        A(m)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5p4--(s\)2-hold--------------4h5--7s/9-hold--9b(10)r9-hold---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                  G
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------12--13--15-15b(17)---r15-----15p13h15~------|
|--7s/9--10--12-s/14----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                   A(m)                                    F
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--13h15p13--12s\10-s/12-s\10----8h10p8---5h8p5-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------7b(9)r7p5-7------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                          A(m)                      
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(8)---------------------15b(17)-r15-b(17)~----15b(16.5)-r15-----|
|--7b(9)r7p5------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7~--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                    G                                   A(m)
|-------------------------------------------------------15b(17)~--|
|--15--13--15b(17)--15~------------13h15p13--12-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


"Quiet" bit with "Take a Look..."
I'll try and show the basic idea. Finger the open Am and try to
follow the melody by lifting your finger on 2nd string. Then pick
the Fmaj7 chord anyway you want.
  Am
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------0--------1--------0--------------|
|-------2-----------2--------2--------2-----2-----|
|----2-----2-----------------------------------2--|
|-0-----------0--------0--------0--------0--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

   Fmaj7                                     G    A   A     G
|--------0-------0------------------------------------------------|
|----------1-------1------1------------------8-s/-10--10-s\-8-----|
|-------------2------2-------2-----2---------7-s/-9---9--s\-7-----|
|----3-----------------3--------3---------------------------------|
|--3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh! They drain my ...
   C/G
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--------------------------------------------------------------|


Main Verse Riff:
Similar idea to the previous part except you follow the melody
on the 3rd string. When muting the strings and strumming between
the parts shown lift your 3rd or 4th finger off the 3rd string,
i.e. don't hold the melody notes down,just keep the A power chord
fingered. Play the extended notes with upstrokes to emphasise the
melody.
   A(m)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2---------4-(2)---5-(2)---4-(2)---2-----2----------------------|
|--2---------2-------2-------2-------2-----2----------------------|
|--0--x-x-x--0--x-x--0--x-x--0--x-x--0--x--0----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   F                                    G    A         G
|--1--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--1---------------------Gtr II plays---8-s/-10--10-s\-8----------|
|--2------------------------------------7-s/-9---9--s\-7----------|
|--3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------7--/--9---9--\--7---------|
|---------------------------------------5--/--7---7--\--5---------|
|------------------------Gtr I plays----5--/--7---7--\--5---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Sometimes Gtr II plays:

|----------------------------------------1------------------------|
|---------5-------6-----8-----10---------1------8-s/-10--10-s\-8--|
|--2------4--xxx--5-xxx-7-xxx-9----------2------7-s/-9---9--s\-7--|
|--2-------------------------------------3------------------------|
|--0--xxx--------------------------------3------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

C/G
Oh! They drain my ...


CHORUS:
Both Guitars.
   A  (G) A    F    C   
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----5--------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----3----5-----------------5---4-----------------------|
|--0------0----3----3--------0----3-----------5----3----(0)-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   Night     - mare...

   A  (G) A    F    C
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----5--------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----3----5------------------5----4~--------------------|
|--0------0----3----3--------0----3-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   Spirits     ca...

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----5--------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----3----5------------------5----4---------------------|
|--0------0----3----3--------0----3--------------5----3----0------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   Night       ...

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----5--------------------------------------------------|
|--2--p0--2----3----5---------------------5-----4~----------------|
|--0------0----3----3---------0-----3-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   They won't ...


BREAK:
Gtr I:
   D  C  D    E  F
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3--5--3h5p3---------------------|
|-------------4--5-----------------------------5--4---------------|
|--7--5--7----2--3------------------------------------------------|
|--5--3--5----2--3------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Play with upstroke
      |       |
   A  G  A    G  A
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--0--2----0--2------------------------------------------------|
|--2--0--2----0--2--------------5----4----------------------------|
|--0-----0-------0----0----3--------------5----3----0-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr II:
   D  C  D    E  F          A   G   A   G   A
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------10--8---10--8---10--------------------|
|---------------------------9---7---9---7---9---------------------|
|--7--5--7----9--10---------7---5---7---5---7----------5--4-------|
|--5--3--5----7--9-------------------------------0--3-------5-3-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

THE HARMONY:
I'll just show the notes, move between notes with hammers
and pulls wherever it feels natural.
The approximate bassline is shown aswell.

Gtr I: (Dave)
   A
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------5--6--5-------------------5---------|
|--5--4--5--7-----------7----5--4--5--7------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

   F                                                 G   A  A  G
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--13---10--12---8--10---6--8---5--6------5-------------------|
|------------------------------------------7------5--7---5--4-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------5--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr II:
   A
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------4--5--7--5--4-----------4--5------|
|--7--5--7-----------------7--5--7------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

   F                                      G  A  A  G
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--6-----5-------------------------------------------|
|--------7-----5--7--4--5-----4-------------------------|
|--------------------------7-----5--7-----5-------------|
|--------------------------------------8-----8--7--3----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S: Listen for strumming and muting.
Solo 1:
   D       E       F       A       G       F
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--7-------9-7-----10-7----14------12------10------|
|--5--xxx--7-5xxx--8--5xx--12--xx--10--xx--8-------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2:
   E       F#        Ab        B        A       G
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------11-------9-------7--|
|--9-------11-9------13-9------9--------7-------5--|
|--7--xxx--9--7-xxx--11-7-xxx--9--xxx---7--xxx--5--|
|--------------------------------------------------|

ENDING:
Play with upstrokes
       |       |
   A   G  A    G  A
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2---0--2----0--2-----------------------------------------------|
|--2---0--2----0--2-----------------------------------------------|
|--0------0----x--0-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------3--------------------------------------------------|
   Now we rest ...

SOLO'S:
Transcribing solo's is not my strong point but you should the
main ideas from the following. These are the album solo's.
Some of fast licks, especially Dave's are more approximations
than anything else.

Solo 1: (Adrian)D minor
   
|---------5-----------------------------------|
|-------------5b(7)-r5------------------------|
|--7~--------------------7p5--7---------------|
|--------------------------------5--3---------|
|--------------------------------------5~-----|
|---------------------------------------------|


|-------10---------10--13p10-----15p10-----13p10-----15p10--------|
|--s/10----13----10----------10--------10--------10--------10-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|--13p10-----15p10-----13p10-----15p10-----13p10------------------|
|--------10--------10--------10--------10--------10----13--13~----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|------18b(20)--(20)--(20)--(20)--(20)--(20)r(19)--|
|--15----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


|--18p17p15------15-----------------------------------------------|
|------------18------18p17p15------15-----------------------------|
|------------------------------17------17p15--17b(19)r17-p15------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

     Bend, Tap, release tap, release bend and pull off.
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12b(14)-T-15-p(14)r12-p10----12b(14)-T-17-p(14)r12-p10---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17b(18)-(18)--18p17p15-----15----------------------------------|
|--------------------------17-----17p15p14------14----------------|
|-------------------------------------------17------17p15p14------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------14--15p14p12----12h14p12--14~------------------------------|
|--17-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2: (Dave)E minor

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--2b(4)--2b(4)--2b(4)r2-p0-------------------|
|----------------------------2~---------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h4p0h4p0h5p0h5p0--7~~---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12h15p12h15p12h15p12------12h15p12--12h15p12h15p12h15p12-------|
|------------------------14---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------12---------------------14b(15)--slowly release or----------|
|--14------12h14p12h14p12-----14b(16)--drop with T-bar------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|------15b(17)-------12--15p12p0--15p12p0--15p12p0--15p12p0-------|
|--12-------------12----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|--15p12h15p12h15--15p12p0--------------------|
|---------------------------15b(17)-----------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


|------------14h15p14-----14--15p14h15p14h15p14---------|
|--15-s/-17------------17------------------------17p15--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------17b(19)--17b(19)--17b(19)r17-|
|--17b(19)-r17-p15--17~----------15-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|--14h15p14h15p14h15--------------------15b(17)----|
|---------------------17p15h17~-----12-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

   Trill and drop with T-bar
|--12h15p12h15p12h15-etc--------------------------12\-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------12\-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

still_life-tab tabs Send "still_life-tab" Ringtone to your Cell still_life-tab tabs