Iron Maiden - Aces High [BASS COVER] - with notation and tabs

Maiden!!! So much to love about this band. Definitely one of the most successful metal bands of all time, and responsible for so many other band's sounds. Most of their songs are written by Steve Harris their founder and bass player too, which is cool :) I'm also a huge fan of Bruce Dickenson - he's an insane frontman and also a pilot, like me! Anyone seen the "Flight 666" documentary? Anyway, I could go on forever about these guys...
I tried out a method for notating hammer-ons. Slurs in the notation, and an "H" above the tab. Does that make sense to you guys? Any suggestions about how to make it better?
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Gear/settings:
- 2011 Fender American Deluxe Pbass
- D'Addario nickel (round) wound medium gauge strings
- Pickup knob: Neutral
- Treble: Neutral
- Bass: Neutral
- Avalon U5 D.I.
- Protools 11 (minor EQ + compression)

[@Zorichai]

Basses High!!!

[@willsanford6706]

I like this way better than all the other tabs I found. Love your playing. Thanks.

[@megwell]

bravo! that was exceptional to say the least. Thanks for making concise video tutorials they're really helpful

[@sarahpeterson9422]

One of my favorite Maiden songs! Well done!!

[@firefly44220]

Steve Harris IS metal. This is epic. I specifically looked this up after listening to the song. Excellent job my friend! 🤘

[@BBkalvo]

omfg I absolutely love this refrain

[@virginiamarkson4917]

So great!!

[@weldrocks]

Nice work dude. Steve Harris doesn't like opens though.

[@nick_camilli]

All the open notes of this song could be replaced to another in different string

[@messeswithbassesbassguitar9060]

I was thinking the same, although I admire this poster for the video and tab he plays nothing like SH, no dynamics or attack and lots of missing notes...

[@i2ambler2002]

@@messeswithbassesbassguitar9060 This is a pretty good rendition. Steve Harris may be 'dynamic', but he is also really messy.

[@roaming740]

yep i had to transcribe them in my head to the right frets, but still the same notes so you can kinda get away with it

[@Davehash]

​@@nick_camilliI usually play it D E on the A string instead of opens

[@user-xd5kq8pz6s]

Good! Great dynamics!

[@giorgioodegarth941]

Ty for uploading this

[@yula__]

sick! thanks for the tabsss

[@davymartinez]

This is incredibly fun to play! That power wallop is unbeatable, man. Another great cover!

[@luchalibre_dynamite]

thank you

[@orangutan_in_love]

Great job!!

[@matiasgrasso581]

Maravilloso!

[@CBRHurricane6]

Damn man Steve Harris is a beast.

[@fhgdfh3219]

Good Job... Very helpful... Thx

[@mattharris2398]

There are many ways to play this song. For folks like me with small hands i found playing it on A 5th fret is much more comfortable and easier to hit the notes. Either way both sound awe.

[@raktimparashar]

Thanx for this!

[@BennyTheBassman]

You're very welcome!

[@matthewkozlowski3821]

Infectious grooves do the sinister. .

[@jeslookin2168]

Sheesh. You make it look SO easy.

[@Roy-ck9mb]

your bass tone is so beautiful... awesome playing

[@user-fi4nr7me1m]

You are very kind. I'm pleased.

[@matthewkozlowski3821]

Quality

[@josensototorres7070]

Great 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ClipadasMilionáriasV]

simples e perfeito

[@kinhoslap244]

very goody!

[@szabolcsmagyar5909]

Giant gratulation !

[@kosmotto]

best sounding tab yet, even beets ultimate guitar com

[@damrgee8279]

Yeaaaaaa

[@thechineseway]

Great.

[@amathanafiah4051]

Much tq sir...i am a new bassist player

[@Viniciuss.leitee]

TOP!

[@Simun90]

keep the good work up! can you show us some songs from Havok? \m/

[@jnkacme5756]

wow

[@MrPaulomad]

👏👏👏

[@xavierlion1905]

Great, fantastic what more can I say...just keep up this awesome channel and dont stop, your channel help to people like me, to play better.steve harris is a great bassplayer, ...ah Ive got a song called tayra tara or taya tara, I was listening your riffs of bass and me parecio genial, creo q con una cancion asi, uno puede practicar, soltura de movimiento en los dedos, rapidez, afinar oido y tecnicas, si puedes escuchala, ahi te la dejo, mientras tanto sigue, bro y muchos exitos, viva el funk, y arriba los bajistas, q ponen el feeling y el groove en las canciones, bye

[@r1d246]

Hahaha hahaha jajajajajajaja wtf

[@isaacyepez9492]

jajajsjaj re gringo el capo

[@r1d246]

@@isaacyepez9492 I was listening to your riffs of bass and me pareció genial. Que verga estaba pensando?

[@matthewyetter5479]

Grr8job 👍

[@sagrathnergall852]

top muleke

[@massimilianomagni2351]

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[@flaviosanza525]

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[@777rockmanmetalheadrockers4]

Keep it up doing alright

[@ericposada9099]

Amazing !!!!! Please Murders in the rue morgue !!!

[@harmonymasterscorpion-xq5kv]

play time for change by Motley crue Thanks for your support.

[@badman104]

Brutal Tone!

[@BennyTheBassman]

It's definitely not a metal or at all a Maiden-esque tone, but I didn't spend much time on trying to make it sound that way. I intend these videos to be note tutorials, definitely not tone tutorials. I usually leave out any pedal effects from my videos as well. I find that tone and effects are very personal and subjective, while there definitely are right/wrong notes, so that's where I'm trying to focus. All the same, sorry the (admittedly, pretty neutral) tone on this one didn't do it for ya.

[@user-xw6uh3yp7g]

BennyTheBassman dude he said the tone was good wdym

[@jazzzmcjazzz9555]

Yeah i think by brutal he meant good. It sounds soft and dynamic if that makes any sense...im not schooled in musical jargon.

[@magicpassos]

Dr. Sim - Emotional Catastrophe Please?

[@user-zg7vh1je9r]

GOOD　Sound！ GOOD　finger！ 最高！

[@luisaguilerar5916]

X1.25👌

[@kr0k0deilos]

X1.25 = Motorhead

[@windhiadiyogasembada1384]

Steve Bass rythm seems unorthodox to me , thats why he sounds so unique....

[@benjamincraighead2396]

From the beginning. He used a ton of triplets and they always played the guitar and bass off each other. Bass players rarely are key song writers, one of the reasons for Iron Maiden's unique sound.

[@windhiadiyogasembada1384]

@@benjamincraighead2396 Thanks for the explanations

[@steveclem]

Ace

[@weldrocks]

Only 9,962,221 more to go

[@pedro3115]

Weird thing is to keep the riffs with the firsts string and use them open.

[@user-uo2ek3mv4u]

Why all the opens though?

[@jazzzmcjazzz9555]

Nice tone.

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

Something wasn't quite right o my ear and in fact you played almost all the song with open strings and close to the neck, which Steve absolutely doesn't... You need that extra low-end from the thicker strings played on the higher portion of the fretboard

[@danielregaldo1365]

My fingers can't keep up!

[@kinhoslap244]

voce toca muito bem amigo parabens ganhou mas um inscrito se de da uma passada la no meu canal abraco do seu amigo kinho slap!

[@jeanmidu13]

putain pas facile a jouer Maiden

[@BennyTheBassman]

D'accord!!!

[@isaacyepez9492]

Excelente trabajo, pero veo que en algunas partes la partitura es erronea y no cuadra con la canción, además creo que iria mejor con semicorcheas y no con corcheas, sobre eso todo excelene crack!

[@kurdj7768]

Not sure where you got this bass tab, but it's wrong. Watch any live Aces High video and Steve is playing at the 7th fret, not the 2nd. Not to mention he does not do hammer-ons at all in the song. I've seen many players make this mistake during the verse. Steve lets the note ring briefly before following up with some doubles. I've seen Iron Maiden live 8 times and he doesn't do hammer-ons during the song.

[@ihateronaldreagan639]

🤓 erm actually

[@metallicakixtotalass]

Completely wrong compared to the way Steve almost always prefers to play in fifth position and not open - you got it right on the opening gallop even. It feels way better to play down the neck too.

[@ebertace8311]

You just fucked up my favorite song, dammit

[@sf1nxew]

Красава)))

[@richardtreetitylady2126]

close but no sigar: cords are played with the wrong (finger)style...3strokes down with the first 3 fingers(imr-finger) and only a down stroke(vision a flamengo player downstroke with 3fingers in sequence) D-string..he does a hammer on between the notes...listen to it @ life after death lp. Overall not bad mate not bad...i think Harris will be pleased

[@thomasbonnett4800]

Or…you could just let it go?