#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## BE QUICK OR BE DEAD As recorded by Iron Maiden (From the 1992 Album FEAR OF THE DARK) Words and Music by Bruce Dickinson & Janick Gers Transcribed by /X/M Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Main Riff Q=246 4/4 Gtrs I, II W H Q E E +Q E E Q E E |----------|-------------|-----------------| |----------|-------------|-----------------| |----------|-------------|-----------------| |----------|-------------|------5p0-0--1p0-| |----------|-------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------3-|-(3)-------------| E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |-3p0-1p0-0--0---|------5p0-0--1p0---| |----------------|-------------------| |--------------3-|-(3)---------------| E E E E Q. E +Q E E Q E E |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |-3p0-1p0--------|------5p0-0--1p0-| |---------3------|-----------------| |--------------3-|-(3)-------------| E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E E E E E Q. E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-3p0-1p0-0--0---|------5p0-0--1p0-|-3p0-1p0--------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------3------|| |--------------3-|-(3)-------------|--------------3-|| Pre-Verse +Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E E E E E Q. E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |------5p0-0--1p0-|-3p0-1p0-0--0---|------5p0-0--1p0-|-3p0-1p0--------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------3------| |-(3)-------------|--------------3-|-(3)-------------|--------------3-| +Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |------5p0-0--1p0-|-3p0-1p0-0--0---|------5p0-0--1p0-|-3p0-1p0--------|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------3--1p0-|| |-(3)-------------|--------------3-|-(3)-------------|----------------|| Verse $ PM--------------------------------------------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q. E +H ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-7----8-(8)----| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-5----6-(6)----| ||--1h3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---------------| PM----------------------------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q. E +H Q. E +H |-------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-3----5-(5)----|-8----8-(8)-----|| |-------------------|-------------------|-1----3-(3)----|-6----5-(5)----o|| |-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---------------|----------------|| Pre-Chorus PM------------------------------------- E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| ||o-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-| ||--------------------|-------------------| -------------------------------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|--------------------| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--| |-------------------|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--| PM------------------------------------------------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q. E +Q Q |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-8----8-(8)--8---|| |-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-6----5-(5)--6--o|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| Chorus q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----5s7--5--0---|----3s5--3--0---|----1s3--1--0---|----1-1-1p0------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3----| |-3------------3-|--------------3-|--------------3-|--------------3--| Q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----5s7--5--0---|----3s5--3--0---|----1s3--1--0---|----1-1-1p0------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3----| |--------------3-|--------------3-|--------------3-|--------------3--| To Coda Gtr III W W W H a H a |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------10s7s======10--|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|| | | Gtrs I, II | Q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|| |----5s7--5--0---|----3s5--3--0---|----1s3--1--0---|----1-1----1p0---------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------3-3-----|| |--------------3-|--------------3-|--------------3-|-----------------1-----|| Bridge Gtrs I, II +W +W W +W |------------|------------|----------|------------| |------------|------------|----------|------------| |------------|------------|----------|------------| |------------|------------|----------|------------| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)--------| |-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-3--------|-(3)--------| W +W W +W 3x ||-----------|------------|----------|---------|| ||o----------|------------|----------|--------o|| ||-----------|------------|----------|---------|| ||-----------|------------|----------|---------|| ||o-3--------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)----o|| ||--1--------|-(1)--------|-3--------|-(3)-----|| Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +Q Q |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------| |-3-------------|-5-------------|-3--------------| |-1----3-(3)----|-3----5-(5)----|-1----3-(3)--5--| |------1-(1)----|------3-(3)----|------1-(1)--3--| +W Q. E +H Q. E +H |------------|---------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|---------------| |------------|-3-------------|-5-------------| |-(5)--------|-1----3-(3)----|-3----5-(5)----| |-(3)--------|------1-(1)----|------3-(3)----| Q. E +Q Q +W +W W W |----------------|------------|------------|----------|-------|| |----------------|------------|------------|----------|-------|| |----------------|------------|------------|----------|-------|| |-3----5-(5)--7--|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-8--------|-10----|| |-1----3-(3)--5--|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-6--------|--8----|| |----------------|------------|------------|----------|-------|| Main Riff Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E ||----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o---------------|----------------|-----------------| ||----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||-----5p0-0--1p0-|-3p0-1p0-0--0---|------5p0-0--1p0-| ||o---------------|----------------|-----------------| ||--3-------------|--------------3-|-(3)-------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. D.S. al Coda E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E |-----------------||------------------|| |----------------o||------------------|| |-----------------||------------------|| |-3p0-1p0---------||-3p0-1p0----------|| |---------3------o||---------3--1p0---|| |--------------3--||------------------|| Guitar Solo & Gtr III a W +W |--------------------|----------------| |--------------------|----------------| |-10s12--------------|-(12)-----------| |--------------------|----------------| |--------------------|----------------| |--------------------|----------------| | | Gtrs I, II | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q Q Q |--------------------|----------------| |--------------------|----------------| |--------------------|----------------| |-----5----3-(3)--5--|--(5)--3--5--3--| |-----3----3-(3)--3--|--(3)--3--3--3--| |--------------------|----------------| E E E E E S S E E E E E E Q +S E. |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-8h13p8----11p=10p8----8-|-----------------------| |--------10----------10---|-11p=10p8----8--(8)-7--| |-------------------------|----------10-----------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q H |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-5-------3-(3)-------5---|-(5)----8----8---------| |-3-------3-(3)-------3---|-(3)----6----6---------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| +E S S E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-(7)h8p7----7-----7h8p7----7-|-----7h8p7----7----7h8p7----7-| |---------10---10--------10---|-10--------10---10-------10---| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |--5---------3-(3)-----5------|-(5)-----3-------5-----3------| |--3---------3-(3)-----3------|-(3)-----3-------3-----3------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-3--| E S S S S E E S S E E E E E E E +H |--------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------| |-----7h10p7----7-----7h8p7----7-|---------------------| |-10---------10---10--------10---|--7-----7-10-(10)----| |--------------------------------|-----10--------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q H |--------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------| |--5------------3-(3)-----5------|-(5)-----------------| |--3------------3-(3)-----3------|-(3)----8------6-----| |--------------------------------|--------6------4-----| |--3--| |-3--| |-3--| |3-| E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |----------------8-----8-8-8-|------------------------8----| |--------------8----8--------|-11p=8-11p8----8-8-8-11-8----| |-10b12==(10)r---------------|------------10------------10-| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q Q Q |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |--5-------------3-(3)---5---|-(5)------3------5------3----| |--3-------------3-(3)---3---|-(3)------3------3------3----| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-3--| |--3--| E E E E E E E E +S E. +H +E +E Q |-----8-8--------8-----------11b13==|=(11)-----(11)r(11)-13b15===| |-----8-8-11p8---8-----8-(8)--------|----------------------------| |-10---------------10---------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q H |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |--5-----------3---(3)----5---------|--(5)--8----8---------------| |--3-----------3---(3)----3---------|--(3)--6----6---------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-(13)r--13-11s10--11p10----|-10-------------------| |------------------------11-|-----11---------------| |---------------------------|--------10s8----8p7---| |---------------------------|-------------10-----8-| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q Q Q |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |---5--------3-(3)-----5----|-(5)-----3----5---3---| |---3--------3-(3)-----3----|-(3)-----3----3---3---| |---------------------------|----------------------| |-3-| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +H a |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-7h8p7----7------------|-----------------------|| |-------10---10p=7----7-|-----------------------|| |------------------10---|-10p=7-----------------|| |-----------------------|-------10-8--(8)s===3--|| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q H |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-5--------3-(3)----5---|-(5)-------------------|| |-3--------3-(3)----3---|-(3)------8---6--------|| |-----------------------|----------6---4--------|| Solo Continues Gtr I H. +Q +W |------------------------|-----------------| |-15-----------(15)b18===|=(15)r-----------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr II | H. +Q +W |------------------------|-----------------| |-18-----------(18)b22===|=(18)r-----------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr I | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q Q Q |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------| |--7----5-(5)----7-------|--(7)---5--7--5--| |--5----5-(5)----5-------|--(5)---5--5--5--| |------------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E H. E E |-15--13-12-10-13--12-10----|-10-----------10-11-| |------------------------13-|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E H. Q |-18--17-15----17--15-------|--------------------| |-----------18--------18-17-|-18-----------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q H |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |--7---------5-(5)-----7----|-(7)--10--10--------| |--5---------5-(5)-----5----|-(5)---8---8--------| |---------------------------|--------------------| Gtr III |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| E E E E S S E Q S S S S Q E E E E E S S S S S. T |-10h11p10---------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------10-11p10-11p=10-----------|--------10-11-13-10-11p10-11p10-13p11-| |--------------------------9h10p9h10p|==9--12-------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | Gtrs I, II | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q Q Q |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--7-----------5----(5)----7---------|-(7)-----5--------7--------5----------| |--5-----------5----(5)----5---------|-(5)-----5--------5--------5----------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| .25/ .25/ 2 |--3---| |----3----| |--3--| |---3----| |-3-| E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-10------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----12p10h12p10-12--10-12-9------11-9-|-10--8-10-7------9-7-8-6-8-6----| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q H |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--7---------5----(5)-------7-----------|-(7)------5----------3----------| |--5---------5----(5)-------5-----------|-(5)------3----------1----------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| .5/ 1____/ 1/ a Q. E +E a +E +Q H a E Q E |---------------------13---(13)-(13)p=|=10------17---17p15---18b20==| |-11-----11p==10-(10)-----------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q Q Q |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------7----5--(5)-------------7---|-(7)--5--------7----5--------| |---------5----5--(5)-------------5---|-(5)--5--------5----5--------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| +H +E +E E E +H +E a E E E |-(18)-----(18)r(18)-17-15-|-(15)------(15)-(15)h17p15p13-| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q H |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |---7----5--(5)-------7----|--(7)--10---10----------------| |---5----5--(5)-------5----|--(5)---8----8----------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--3--| |---3---| |--3---| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| E E E E E E +E E E Q a E E E E E E +E S S E E E |-15p13-15p13p12h==13-(13)p12-----------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------15p13s=10-|-13p=11h13p11p10---------------11p10----| |---------------------------------------|-----------------12-(12)p10h12-------12-| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--7-------------5-----(5)--------7-----|-(7)--------5---------7---------5-------| |--5-------------5-----(5)--------5-----|-(5)--------5---------5---------5-------| |---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--3--| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S E E Q |----------------------------15h18p15-15-|-18p=15----15h18p15----15h18p15-18b20====|| |-------15h16p15------16h=18-------------|--------17----------17-------------------|| |-15h17------------17--------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| | | Q. E +Q Q +Q Q H |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |--7-------------5----(5)--------7-------|-(7)-----------5-----------3-------------|| |--5-------------5----(5)--------5-------|-(5)-----------3-----------1-------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| Pre-Chorus +W +W ||--(18)-----------------|-(18)r-----------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------------| | | PM------------------------------------------ | E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E ||-----------------------|-----------------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------------| ||----5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| ||o---3--3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-| ||-----------------------|-----------------------| W W |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | |-------------------------------------| | E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|--------------------| |-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--| |-------------------|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--| Gtrs I, II PM------------------------------------------------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q. E +Q Q |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-8----8-(8)--8---|| |-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-6----5-(5)--6--o|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| Out-Chorus q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----5s7--5--0---|----3s5--3--0---|----1s3--1--0---|----1-1-1p0------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3----| |-3------------3-|--------------3-|--------------3-|--------------3--| Q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q a Q Q E E Q E E E E E E W |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------*| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------*| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------*| |----5s7--5--0---|----3s5--3--0---|----1s3--1--0---|----1-1-1p0-----|------*| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------3---|------*| |--------------3-|--------------3-|--------------3-|--------------3-|------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************