Iron Maiden - Speed of Light

Album : 2015 - Book of Souls
Instrument : Bass
Bassist : Steve Harris
Tunning : Standard (EADG)
Tempo : 180 bpm

Tabbed by S-Kape (skapetabs@gmail.com)



Intro (0:00)

G|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--3h5---|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------|----5-4-3-1---1-|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|----------------|
E|--------|------------3---|------------3-1-|------------3-1-|----------------|
  4 e + a  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------10h12--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a 

G|------------12-10-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------|12--------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------------|--10------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4  +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +



Pre-Verse (0:20)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------5-3-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5---|
E|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-------3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3h5---|--3---3-5-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----5-----3-1---|
E|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-----------|--------------0-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Verse I (0:31)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   

G|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3h5---|--3-3-3-3-------|
A|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------5-3---|
E|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-----------|--------------0-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|
E|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-1-0---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Verse II (0:52)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-1-1-x-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-1-1-x-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-1-1-x-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-1---x-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------3---|----------------|----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-x-3-3---5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-x-3-3-x-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-x-3-3-x-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    



Chorus (1:14)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|------------1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|------------1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Pre-Verse (1:35)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5---|
E|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-----3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------3h5---|--3---3---------|
A|----------------|----------------|--------------------|----5---5-4-3---|
E|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-----------|--------------0-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Verse I (1:46)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3h5---3---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------5-----|
E|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3---------0-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|
E|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-----3-|--3-3-3-3-1-0---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Verse II (2:07)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-1-1-x-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-1-1-x-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-1-1-x-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-1---x-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-x-3-3-x-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-x-3---x-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-x-3-3-x-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Chorus (2:28)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|------------1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|------------1-5-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Solo I (2:49)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-5-3-1-0-5-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------5-|--5-5-5-5-5-x---|----------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-3-0---|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-x-5-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-5-3-1-0-5-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------5-|--5-5-5-5-5-x---|--------------2-|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-3-0---|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-x---|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Solo II (3:09)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +     

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------------2-|--2-2-2-2-2-x---|----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0---|--------------0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +     

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------------2-|--2-2-2-2-2-x---|----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-0---|--------------0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Solo III (3:30)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-3-----|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-1-1-x-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-----x-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +     

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-1-1-x-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-1---1-1/5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-3-3-x-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-3-3-x-5-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-3-3-3-x-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



Chorus (3:51)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|------------1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|------------1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------5-|--5-----5-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3---|3---3-3---3-3-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------5---5---|------5---5-----|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|
E|--3-3-3---3---3-|3-3-3---3---3---|----------------|------------1-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------3h5---|
A|----------------|--------------3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-4-3-1-3-1---------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|------------1-------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a  



Outro (4:32)

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----5-4-3-1---1-|3-4-3-1-3-1-----|---Keep hitting that last note---|
E|------------3---|------------3-1-|----------------|----------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +     



I did not tab the very last part of the song.
Go nuts with the G pentatonic minor scale and it should be perfectly fine. :-)



If you have any questions, comments or suggestions,
contact me at skapetabs@gmail.com. I'd be happy to answer.

Hope you enjoyed it.

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