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.
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.