Song: Aces High
Band: Iron Maiden
Album: Powerslave
Tabbed by: Néstor Arróliga <maiden_nat@yahoo.com>


Intro:
             15x  
e---------------|-------------|
B---------------|-------------|
G---------------|-------------|
D------6---7-6--|------6------|
A--7-9---9------|--9-7---9-7--|
E---------------|-------------|

Riff 1:

Guitar 1:                                      4x
e------------------------------------------------|
B---------------5-5-----------------3-3-5-3------|
G--5--4-5-4-5-4----5---5--4-5-4-5-4---------5-4--|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:                                      4x
e------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D---------------2-2--------------------2---------|
A--3--2-3-2-3-2-----3---3--2-3-2-3-5-5---5-3-2---|
E------------------------------------------------|

Verse Riff 1:

   E!  F#!  G!*  A!*  G!*  F#!  E!  F#!  E!  D!  E! 
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D--9---11---12---14---12---11---9---11---9---7---9--|
A--7----9---10---12---10----9---7----9---7---5---7--|
E---------------------------------------------------|

   E!  F#!  G!*  A!*  G!*  F#!  E!  F#!  E!  D!  
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D--9---11---12---14---12---11---9---11---9---7---|
A--7----9---10---12---10----9---7----9---7---5---|
E------------------------------------------------|

Verse Riff 2:

   A!  B!  C!  D!  C!  B!  A!  C!  B!  G!  B!
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-----|
E--------------------------------------3---------|

   A!  B!  C!  D!  C!  B!  A!  C!  B!  G! 
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---------|

E!     F#!   G!*   A!*  G!*   F#!   E!     F#!  E!   D!   E! 
There  goes  the   si - ren   that  warns  of   the  air  raid 

E!    F#!    G!*  A!*    G!*  F#!  E!    F#!   E!    D!   
Then  comes  the  sound  of   the  guns  sen - ding  flak 

E!   F#!  G!*  A!*     G!*  F#!    E!   F#!  E!   D!    E! 
Out  for  the  scram - ble  we've  got  to   get  air - borne 

E!   F#!  G!*  A!*  G!*  F#!  E!   F#!   E!  D!  
Got  to   get  up   for  the  co - ming  a - ttack.


A!    B!   C!   D!     C!   B!   A!     C!  B!   G!   B!
Jump  in   the  cock - pit  and  start  up  the  en - gines 

A!   B!    C!   D!      C!      B!       A!  C!    B!  G! 
Re - move  all  wheel - blocks  there's  no  time  to  waste 

A!   B!    C!    D!     C!   B!   A!     C!    B!   G!    B!
Ga - the - ring  speed  as   we   head   down  the  run - way 

A!  B!  C!   D!    C!     B!   A!    C!    B!   G! 
Got to  get  air - borne  be - fore  it's  too  late.


Bridge:
                      3x    |1.               |2.
e---------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
B---------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---------------------------|--5p4------------|--5p4--------|
D---------------------------|------7p5h7-5-4--|------7p5h7--|
A--5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|-----------------|-------------|
E---------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
Running, scrambling, flying 
Rolling, turning, diving                       going in again 


Chorus:
  Em    C5  D5    3x   Em    G5  D5      G5    Eb5  F5   4x
e-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
G--------5---5------|-------------7----|--------8---10------|
D--2-----5---5------|---2-----5---7----|--5-----8---10------|
A--2-----3---7------|---2-----5---5----|--5-----6----8------|
E--0----------------|---0-----3--------|--3-----------------|

Em    C5   D5  Em   C5   D5  Em    C5  D5  Em
Run,  live to  fly, fly  to  live, do  or  die

G5    D5
Won´t you 

G5   Eb5  F5  G5   Eb5  F5  G5
Run, live to  fly, fly  to  live

Eb5   F5  G5
A  -  ces high.


Riff 2:
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------7-7-----------------------------|
A----------------------5-5-----------------------7-7---|
E--5--5-8--5-8-8-7-7-5------5--5-8--5-8-8-7-7-5--5-5---|

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

Rhythm under solo 1:
             3x
e---------------|---------------|
B---------------|---------------|
G--2------------|--2-----5---7--|
D--2-----3---5--|--2-----5---7--|
A--0-----3---5--|--0-----3---5--|
E--------1---3--|---------------|

Rhythm under solo 2:
              3x
e---------------|---------------|
B---------------|---------------|
G--4---------2--|--4-----7---9--|
D--4-----5---2--|--4-----7---9--|
A--2-----5---0--|--2-----5---7--|
E--------3------|---------------|

E!   F#!  G!*  A!*   G!*  F#!  E!     F#!    E!  D!    E! 
Move in   to   fire  at   the  main - stream of  bom - bers 

E!  F#!  G!*  A!*   G!*   F#!  E!    F#!  E!  D!   
Let off  a    sharp burst and  then  turn a - way

E!   F#!   G!*   A!*   G!*  F#!  E!  F#!  E!   D! 
Roll over, spin  round and  come in  be - hind them

E!   F#!  G!*   A!*     G!*   F#!  E!   F#!  E!  D!  
Move to   their blind - sides and  fi - ring a - gain.


A!    B!   C!  D!  C! B!    A!   C!  B!   G!   B!
Ban - dits at  8   O' clock move in  be - hind us 

A!  B!   C!  D!  C!  B!  A!   C!  B!  G! 
Ten ME - 1   0   9  's   out  of  the sun

A!      B!   C!  D!  C!     B!  A!     C!    B!  G!   B!
Ascen - ding and tur - ning our spit - fires to  face them 

A!    B!   C!       D!  C!   B!  A!    C!    B!  G! 
Hea - ding straight for them I   press down  my  guns


Repeat Bridge

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Riff 1

Ending:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------3-3-3-3-5------------6h8-5h6p5---5-6-5---------|
G--2--0-2-0-2-0--4-----------7p5--4h5p4-----------7-------4-5~----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------7--|
A--------------------------------------------------------------7--|
E--------------------------------------------------------------5--|

Legend:

~  vibrato
pm palm mute
^  bend up
h  hammer on
p  pull off
/  slide up
\  slide down