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Guitar Tabs " Aces High 1 " by Iron Maiden

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ACES HIGH
Written by Steve Harris.
Performed by IRON MAIDEN.
Taken from the album POWERSLAVE.

Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.
E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com

Slight corrections by Jimmy Pena <jimmy@walrus.com>. I reformatted the tab
to save space, made minor corrections to various riffs, and incorporated
the solo sent in by Alex <hart01@yahoo.com>.

Opening-riff:            Opening riff last time:
E----------------|       E----------------|
B----------------|       B----------------|
G----------------|       G----------------|
D----4-6-4-7--6--|       D--4----6--4-----|
A--7-------------|       A----7--------7--|
E----------------|       E----------------|

Riff 2:
E------------------------|------------------------------|
B---------------5--5-----|---------------------5--------|
G--5--4-5-4-5-4-------5--|--5--4-5-4-5-4-7--7----7-5-4--|
D------------------------|------------------------------|
A------------------------|------------------------------|
E------------------------|------------------------------|

Verse-riff 1:
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2---6---2--|
D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0---4---0--|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

There comes the sound of the guns sending flak
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2----|
D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0----|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|

Verse-riff 1 x1 w/ lyrics:

Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack

Verse-riff 2:
   Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4-------4------|
A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5---2---5--|
E--------------------------------------3-------3--|

Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4--------------|
A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5----------|
E--------------------------------------3----------|

Verse-riff 2 x1 w/ lyrics:

Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before it's too late

Pre-chorus-riff:
   Running             scrambling        flying
E------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----------------|-5-4-------------|
D------------------|--5---------------|-7---------------|-----7-5-7-5-4---|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------5-|
E------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   Rolling            turning          diving              going in again
E-------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
B-------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
G-------------------|-----------------|------------------|--5-4----------|
D-------------------|-5---------------|-7----------------|------7-5-7----|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|---------------|
E-------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|

Chorus:
   Run          live to...   ...fly         fly to...
E------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
B------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
G------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
D--2---------|--5-----7-----|--2---------|--5-----7-----|
A--2---------|--3-----5-----|--2---------|--3-----5-----|
E--0---------|--------------|--0---------|--------------|

 ...live         do or...    ...die          want you.
E------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
B------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
G------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
D--2---------|--5-----7-----|--2---------|--------7-----|
A--2---------|--3-----5-----|--2---------|--5-----5-----|
E--0---------|--------------|--0---------|--3-----------|

   Run          live to...   ...fly          fly to...
E------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
B------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
G------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
D--5---------|--8-----10----|--5---------|--8-----10----|
A--5---------|--6-----8-----|--5---------|--6-----8-----|
E--3---------|--------------|--3---------|--------------|

...live         Aces...      ...high
E------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
B------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
G------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
D--5---------|--8-----10----|--5---------|--8-----10----|
A--5---------|--6-----8-----|--5---------|--6-----8-----|
E--3---------|--------------|--3---------|--------------|

Riff 3:
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------7--7--|-----------------------2--2--|
A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--|--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0--0--|
E-----------------------------|---------------------3-------|

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

Solo-riff 1: (See bottom of tab for solo)
E---------------|---------------|
B---------------|---------------|
G---------------|---------------|
D---------------|--------5---7--|
A--7-----3---5--|--7-----3---5--|
E--5-----1---3--|--5------------|

Solo-riff 2:
E---------------|---------------|
B---------------|---------------|
G---------------|---------------|
D--4------------|--4-----7---9--|
A--2-----5---7--|--2-----5---7--|
E--------3---5--|---------------|

Outro-riff:
E---------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------|----------------5---------------|
G--5---4--5--4--5-----|----7--7--7--7-----7--5--4p5p4--|
D------------------5--|--------------------------------|
A---------------------|--------------------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------|
B--8---5p6p5-----5--6--5----------------------|
G-------------7-----------4--5-------------2--|
D------------------------------------------2--|
A------------------------------------------0--|
E---------------------------------------------|

Song-structure:

Opening-riff (16 times)
Riff 2 (4 times)

Verse-riff 1 x2 w/ lyrics:

There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
There comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack

Verse-riff 2 x2 w/ lyrics:

Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheelblocks
There's no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before it's too late

Pre-chorus-riff (2 times) w/ lyrics:

Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, divind, going in again

Chorus (as above) x1 w/ lyrics:

Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high

Riff 3 (2 times)

Solo-riff 1 (2 times)
Solo-riff 2 (2 times)

Riff 3 (2 times)

Verse-riff 1 x2 w/ lyrics:

Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round and come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again

Verse-riff 2 x2 w/ lyrics:

Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning our Spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press down my guns

Pre-chorus-riff (2 times) w/ lyrics:

Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again

Chorus (as above) x1 w/ lyrics:

Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high

Riff 2 (3 1/2 times)

Outro-riff

END

OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-27

[Solo]:

E|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|--7^---7-7-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

E|---------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------5----8^-|--8p5---5---------------------------5-|
G|---------------|------7---7p5-7p5---5-----------------|
D|---------------|------------------5---7p5-7p5---------|
A|---------------|--------------------------------7-----|
E|---------------|--------------------------------------|

E|-8p5p0--7p5p0--8p5p0--7p5p0-|-8p5p0--7p5p0--8p5p0--7p5p0-|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|-8p5p0--7p5p0--8p5p0--7p5p0-|---5-|
B|----------------------------|-----|
G|----------------------------|-----|
D|----------------------------|-----|
A|----------------------------|-----|
E|----------------------------|-----|

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------5h6p5---8^-|
G|-----------------------------------5---7--------------|
D|--5--7p5-----5---7--9h10p9--7--9----------------------|
A|----------7-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12p0--15p14p0--15p12--12p0--10p0--8p0--10p0--8p0--7p0--8p0--7p0-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------|
B|-5p0--7p0--8p0--7p0-----|
G|----------------------7-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

E|------------5-----------------------|
B|---------6--------9--6--5--8--6--5^-|
G|------7-----------------------------|
D|--9---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|
B|--6--6--5----------------------|
G|-----------7-------------------|
D|--------------9--8--7----------|
A|-----------------------9--8--7-|
E|-------------------------------|

E|--7--9--12--12^-r12--10-----17^-|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

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h = hammer on
p = pull off
^ = full bend
r = release
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