From: Jimmy Pena
Subject: i/iron_maiden/aces_high.tab
Date: June 17th, 1998
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
to save space, made minor corrections to various riffs, and incorporated
the solo sent in by Alex
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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