The Trooper

Track 1Guitar

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: No capo

BPM: 200

    [Intro]
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|5--------------|
A|--7----7----7----5----|-----5----5----5----|3---------3----3----|3----2---------5----|-----5----7----|
E|----------------------|7-------------------|-----5--------------|----------3---------|---------------|

    The above riff is played four times. The last note in the measure
    is the first note of the next one. That's why the first note above
    is in brackets. Adrian Smith used to play this note as a pinch harmonic.
    On repeat 3 and 4 Dave harmonises with:
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|--5----5----5----4----|-----4----4----4----|2----0----2----2----|2----0---------4----|5----4----5----|
A|----------------------|7-------------------|--------------------|----------3---------|---------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|

    [Main riff]
    Guitar I (Dave)                                                                          ~
e|----------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--**---**---**---**---|**---**---**--------|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|---------------**---|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---**---**--------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

         ~     Guitar II (Adrian)
e|------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--**---**---|--------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|
D|------------|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**--------|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|
A|------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                    x[Verse]
                                    The following riff goes with all the verses. Listen for the
                                    16th note strumming and the rests at the start of the first verse.
                                    The G chord denoted below is an inversion of a G5 (power chord).
                                    It should be played with an upstroke i.e. the G note first while
                                    the D power chords should be played with down strokes.
                                    For the C5 I've shown the open E note on the sixth string in
                                    brackets. This is sometimes played whether by accident or design.
                                    It gives the 1st inversion of a C major triad.
         ~                    ~     E5   D    G    D     E5             D     G    D    C5
e|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|----------|**--------**---**---|**---**---**--------|**---**---**---**---|
A|--**---**---**---**---|**---**---|**--------**---**---|**---**---**--------|**---**---**---**---|
E|----------------------|----------|**------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|

                                                         [Chorus]
                                                         The chorus is really just D to E (implied minor) but between the
                                                         singing Dave strums a pattern on the second fret. This is done
                                                         with the pad of the first finger and lifted up where necessary.
                                                         Once again, listen for the strumming.
         D    G    D                                     Oh, Oh,... Oh
e|----------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|----------**--------|
D|--**--------**---**---|**------------------|----------|**------------------|----------**--------|
A|--**--------**---**---|**------------------|----------|**------------------|----------**--------|
E|--**------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|----------**--------|

                                                                              Guitar II (Dave)
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|

                                                                   etc
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
G|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
D|------------**---**---|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|**------------------|----------|
A|------------**---**---|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|**------------------|----------|
E|-----------------**---|**--------**---**---|-----**---**--------|**------------------|----------|

    [Solo Rhythm]
    Each rhythm is repeated four times. The chords given are the ones
    implied by the solo and the rest of the song.
    Gtr II E(m)-D-B(m)-C-D (Solo 1) Gtr I A(m)-G-Em-F-G (Solo 2)
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---**--------**---|-----**-------------|
B|------------**--------|----------**--------|**------------------|**---**--------**---|-----**-------------|
G|--**--------**--------|**--------**--------|**--------**--------|**---**--------**---|-----**-------------|
D|--**--------**--------|**--------**--------|**--------**--------|**---**--------**---|-----**-------------|
A|--**--------**--------|**--------**--------|**--------**--------|**---**--------**---|-----**-------------|
E|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----**--------**---|--------------------|

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Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Rock
Tracks: 1
Tempo: 200 BPM
Time signature: 4/4
Tuning: E A D G B E

Published 26 Nov 2020

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