Invaders Tab

INVADERS
Written by Steve Harris.
Performed by IRON MAIDEN.
Taken from the album THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST.
 
NOTE:
Invaders is an extension of the old
standard song Invasion.
Iron Maiden have only played Invaders live one time,
and that was in Auckland, NZ 1992.
 
Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.
E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com
 
Intro-riff:
E----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|
A--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|
E----------------------|----------------------|
 
E----------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------------------|-------------------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|--9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---7-7-5-7--|
A--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|--7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---5-5-3-5--|
E----------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Riff 1:
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D------------7-5----5--5-----------|
A--0---0-5-7-----7--------0-5-3-0--|
E----------------------------------|
 
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D------------7-5----5--5--7--|
A--0---0-5-7-----0--3--3--5--|
E----------------------------|
 
Verse:
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D--9---------------|--9---------------|
A--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E------------------|------------------|
 
 
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D--5---------------|--7---------------|
A--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E------------------|------------------|
 
Riff 2:
E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|
A--7---5---4------|--7---5---4------|
E------------5-3--|------------5-3--|
 
Riff 3:
E----------------------|-------------|
B----------------------|-------------|
G----------------------|-------------|
D----------------------|-------------|
A--9-------------------|--6--6--6-7--|
E--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--4--4--4-5--|
 
Chorus:
E--------------------|------------------------|
B--------------------|------------------------|
G-------------5-6-8--|--------8--6-5----------|
D--8-----6--8--------|--8------------8-6-5----|
A--6--6--------------|--6--6---------------8--|
E-----4--------------|-----4------------------|
 
Solo-riff:
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--3-2-0-5-----------------------|
A--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E--------------------------------|
 
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D--3-2-----3-2-----3-2-----3-2------|
A------5-3-----5-3-----5-3-----5-3--|
E-----------------------------------|
 
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--3-2-0-5-----------------------|
E--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
 
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A--3-2-----3-2-----3-2-----3-2------|
E------5-3-----5-3-----5-3-----5-3--|
 
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--3-2-0-5-----------------------|
A--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E--------------------------------|
 
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--3-2-0-5-----------------------|
E--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
 
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A--3-2-----3-2-----3-2-----3-2------|
E------5-3-----5-3-----5-3-----5-3--|
 
End of solo-riff.
 
Outro:
E----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|
A--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|
E----------------------|----------------------|
 
E----------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------------------|-------------------------------|
D--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|--9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---9-9-7-9--|
A--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|--7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---7-7-5-7--|
E----------------------|-------------------------------|
 
Song-structure:
Intro
Riff 1 (4 times)
Verse (4 times)
Riff 2 (2 times)
Riff 3 (4 times)
Chorus (2 times)
Riff 2 (2 times)
Verse (4 times)
Riff 2 (2 times)
Riff 3 (4 times)
Chorus (2 times)
Riff 1 (4 times)
Solo-riff
Riff 2 (2 times)
Verse (4 times)
Riff 2 (2 times)
Riff 3 (4 times)
Chorus (2 times)
Outro
END
 
OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-23
TOMORROW'S CHRISTMAS DAY.
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