Be quick or dead Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays489

Be quick or dead by Iron Maiden is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
D:-15-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-15-1-3-1-0-0-0-0-|-15-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-15-3-1-0-------| 
A:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------3-----| 
E:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 
 
e:--------------------------|--------------------------| 
B:--------------------------|--------------------------| 
G:--------------------------|--------------------------| 
D:--------------------7--8--|--------------3--5--8--7--| 
A:-5X5X5-5X5X5-5X5X5--5--6--|-5X5X5-5X5X5--1--3--6--5--| 
E:-3X3X3-3X3X3-3X3X3--------|-3X3X3-3X3X3--------------| 
 
 
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
D:--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3---------|--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3--8--7-8-| 
A:--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--6--5-6-| 
E:------------------------1--1-1-|-------------------------------| 
 
e:-----------------------------------------| 
B:-----------------------------------------| 
G:-----------------------------------------| 
D:-57-5-0--35-3----13-1----01-1-0------| 
A:----------------5--------3----------1----| 
E:--------------------------------------3--| 
 
e:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
D:-57-5-0--35-3----13-1----01-1-0----|----------------------------------| 
A:----------------5--------3----------1--|-3----------------5---------------| 
E:---------------------------------------|-1----------------3---------------| 
 
 
e:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D:--3----5----3--------3----5----3---7-|------------------------8--10---| 
A:--1-3--3-5--1-3-5----1-3--3-5--1-3-5-|------------------------6---8---| 
E:----1----3----1-3------1----3----1---|--------------------------------| 
 
 
e:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
B:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
G:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
D:-15-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-15-1-3-1-0-0-0-0-|-15-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-15-3-1-0-------| 
A:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------3-----| 
E:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 
 
e:--------------------------|--------------------------| 
B:--------------------------|--------------------------| 
G:--------------------------|--------------------------| 
D:--------------------7--8--|--------------3--5--8--7--| 
A:-5X5X5-5X5X5-5X5X5--5--6--|-5X5X5-5X5X5--1--3--6--5--| 
E:-3X3X3-3X3X3-3X3X3--------|-3X3X3-3X3X3--------------| 
 
 
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
D:--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3---------|--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3--8--7-8-| 
A:--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--6--5-6-| 
E:------------------------1--1-1-|-------------------------------| 
 
 
e:-----------------------------------------| 
B:-----------------------------------------| 
G:-----------------------------------------| 
D:-57-5-0--35-3----13-1----01-1-0------| 
A:----------------5--------3----------1----| 
E:--------------------------------------3--| 
 
 
e:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G:---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
D:-57-5-0--35-3----13-1----01-1-0----|----------------------------------| 
A:----------------5--------3----------1--|-3----------------5---------------| 
E:---------------------------------------|-1----------------3---------------| 
 
 
|e:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D:--3----5----3--------3----5----3---7-|------------------------8--10---| 
A:--1-3--3-5--1-3-5----1-3--3-5--1-3-5-|------------------------6---8---| 
E:----1----3----1-3------1----3----1---|--------------------------------| 
 
 
e:----------------------------------------------------------| 
B:----------------------------------------------------------| 
G:----------------------------------------------------------| 
D:--5--3-5--3-5-3--5--3-5--8-8--5--3-5--3-5-3--5--3-5--3----| 
A:--3--1-3--1-3-1--3--1-3--6-6--3--1-3--1-3-1--3--1-3--1-6--| 
E:-------------------------------------------------------4--| 
 
 
e:----------------------------------------------------------| 
B:----------------------------------------------------------| 
G:----------------------------------------------------------| 
D:--7--5-7--5-7-5--7--5-7-1010--7--5-7--5-7-5--7--5-7--5-3--| 
A:--5--3-5--3-5-3--5--3-5--8-8--5--3-5--3-5-3--5--3-5--3-1--| 
E:----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
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B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
D:--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3---------|--5-5-5-5--5-5--3--3-3--8--7-8-| 
A:--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--3--3-3-|--3-3-3-3--3-3--1--1-1--6--5-6-| 
E:------------------------1--1-1-|-------------------------------| 
 
 
e:-----------------------------------------|| 
B:-----------------------------------------|| 
G:-----------------------------------------|| 
D:-57-5-0--35-3----13-1----01-1-0------|| 
A:----------------5--------3----------1----|| 
E:--------------------------------------3--|| 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante