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/ Iron Maiden / Somewhere In Time (1986) / Stranger In A Strange Land bass tab

IRON MAIDEN: Stranger In A Strange Land (Smith)
Album:Somewhere In Time


Transcribed By:Zach Shaffer     (Webmaster@WickedEarth.cjb.net)
                                (WickedEarth@IronMaiden.com


Date last modified:09/13/2001

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Tuning: Standard

Intro
G|---|---------|-----|---|---------|------|---|---------|-----|
D|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|------|---|*-------*|-----|
A|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|----5-|---|*-------*|-----|
E|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0----|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|
     Play 22x             Play 6x              Play 6x


G|---|---------|-----|---------------|---|---------|-----|---------------|
D|---|*-------*|-----|*-------3-5---*|---|*-------*|-----|*-------3-5---*|
A|---|*-------*|---5-|*-0h2h3-----2-*|---|*-------*|---5-|*-0h2h3-----2--*|
E|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0---|---------------|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0---|---------------|
      Play 6x         Play 2x             Play 6x         Play 2x

G|---|---------|-9-9-9p7-7-7-7p5-5-5-5-|---------------|---|---------|-----|
D|---|*-------*|-----------------------|*-------3-5---*|---|*-------*|-----|
A|---|*-------*|-----------------------|*-0h2h3-----2-*|---|*-------*|-----|
E|-0-|--0-0-0--|-----------------------|---------------|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-0-|
     Play 28x                           Play 2x             Play 6x

G|---------------|---|----------|----------12-14-12-11-----|---------------|
D|*-------3-5---*|---|*--------*|-12-12h14-------------14\-|*-------3-5---*|
A|*-0h2h3-----2-*|---|*--------*|--------------------------|*-0h2h3-----2-*|
E|---------------|-0-|--0-0-0---|--------------------------|---------------|
  Play 2x             Play 36x                              Play 2x

G|---|---------|---------------|-------|-------------------5-------7----|
D|---|*-------*|*-------3--5--*|-------|---------------------5-------7\-|
A|---|*-------*|*-0h2h3-----2-*|-2/7\2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----3-5------|
E|-0-|--0-0-0--|---------------|-------|--------------------------------|
      Play 6x   Play 2x

G|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|
D|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|
A|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|---5-|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|---5-|
E|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0---|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0---|
      Play 6x             Play 6x             Play 6x             Play 6x

G|---|---------|-------------14-12-14-12-11----12\-|---------------|---|---------|
D|---|*-------*|-12-12-14-14----------------12-----|*-------3-5---*|---|*-------*|
A|---|*-------*|-----------------------------------|*-0h2h3-----2-*|---|*-------*|
E|-0-|--0-0-0--|-----------------------------------|---------------|-0-|--0-0-0--|

      Play 28x                                      Play 2x             Play 6x

G|---------------|-------------------5-------7----|-------------------------------
D|*-------3-5---*|---------------------5-------7\-|-------------------------------
A|*-0h2h3-----2-*|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----3-5------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E|---------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------

  Play 2x 

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7
E|------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------

G|---------------------|-------------------5-------7----|
D|---------------------|---------------------5-------7\-|
A|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----3-5------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------------|


G|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|
D|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|
A|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|---5-|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|---5-|
E|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0---|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0---|
      Play 6x             Play 6x             Play 6x             Play 6x

This next part of the song is pretty tough (timing anyways)
I'd definatley suggest learing itn sections and piecing it together
Otherwise the whole thing is can be frustrating taking it all in at one time

Bass Solo:

G|-/16-14-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------17-16-14-12h14p12----------------------------10--------------10-
A|--------------------------12h14p12-10-9h10p9------10----10--------10----
E|---------------------------------------------10-8----------8h10p8-------

G|--------------------------------------/16-14----------------------------
D|-----------12----------------12--------------17-16h17-14-16-17-16-14-12-
A|10------12----12----------12----12--------------------------------------
E|---8-10----------10h12p10----------10-----------------------------------

G|14h16p14-12-11h12p11----------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------14-12-12-14-12------10----10/12-10-9-10-10-9-------
A|--------------------------------------10----10--------------------10----
E|------------------------------------8--------------------------------10-

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------12----------14----------14-14-14-14-14\-|
A|-------12----12----14----14----14-----------------|
E|-10-10----------10----------12--------------------|


Guitar Solo:

G|---|---------|---9---9----|---|---------|---7---7---7----|---|---------|---5----
D|---|--------*|-9---9---9\-|---|*-------*|-7---7---7---7\-|---|*-------*|-5---5--
A|-7-|*-7-7-7-*|------------|-5-|*-5-5-5-*|----------------|-3-|*-3-3-3-*|-------3/7-|
E|---|---------|------------|---|---------|----------------|---|---------|--------
      Play 5x                    Play 4x                        Play 5x

G|---|---------|-----7-5---7\-|---|---------|---9---9----|---|---------|---7---7
D|---|*-------*|-5-5-----5----|---|*-------*|-9---9---9\-|---|*-------*|-7---7---7---7\-|
A|-5-|*-5-5-5-*|--------------|-7-|*-7-7-7-*|------------|-5-|*-5-5-5-*|----------
E|---|---------|--------------|---|---------|------------|---|---------|----------
      Play 4x                      Play 5x                    Play 4x

G|---|---------|---5-------|---|---------|---7---7---7---7----|-------------------
D|---|*-------*|-5---5-----|---|*-------*|-7---7---7---7---7\-|-------------------
A|-3-|*-3-3-3-*|-------3/7-|-5-|*-5-5-5-*|--------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2
E|---|---------|-----------|---|---------|--------------------|-------------------
      Play 5x                   Play 3x

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-
E|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5----------

G|--------------------------------|-------------------5-------7----|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------5-------7\-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----3-5------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|




G|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|
D|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|
A|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|---5-|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|---5-|
E|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0---|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0--
      Play 6x             Play 6x             Play 6x             Play 6x

G|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|---|---------|-----|
D|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|-----|
A|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|---5-|---|*-------*|-----|---|*-------*|---5-|
E|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0---|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0-3-|-0-|--0-0-0--|-0---|
     Play 6x             Play 6x             Play 6x             Play 6


Play Until Guitar and Song Fade Out

UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!!!!!

NOTATION:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
Iron Maiden albums
2003 Dance of Death
2000 Brave New World
1998 Virtual XI
1995 The X Factor
1992 Fear Of The Dark
1990 No Prayer For The Dying
1988 Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
1986 Somewhere In Time
1984 Powerslave
1983 Piece Of Mind
1982 The Number Of The Beast
1981 Killers
1980 Iron Maiden
Somewhere In Time tabs
01Caught Somewhere In Time tabbass tab
02Wasted Years tabbass tab
03Sea Of Madness tabbass tab
04Heaven Can Wait tabbass tab
05The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner tabbass tab
06Stranger In A Strange Land tabbass tab
07Deja-Vu tabbass tab
08Alexander The Great tabbass tab

 

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