Fortunes of War Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays498

Fortunes of War by Iron Maiden is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E5, G5, C5, D5, A5 and B5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			 
  main riff 
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:------7-----7-----7------------12-----12-----12----------7---7---7---------| 
D:---7-----7-----7-----7------12-----12-----12----12-----7---7---7---7-------| 
A:9-----------------------10---------------------------5---------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
 
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:----4---4---4---------5---5---5----------5---5---5-------------------------| 
D:--4---4---4---4-----5---5---5---5------5---5---5---5-----------------------| 
A:2-----------------3------------------7-------------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
                          end of mainriff riff2        end 1.&3.     end 2. 
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:-----7---7---7---------7---7---7-----------------------------------9-----9-| 
D:---7---7---7---7-----7---7---7---7------9---9---9----12----12---------7----| 
A:-9-----------------9----------------------7---7---7-----10-----------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
    end.4.                                riff2.2nd guitar   end 1.&3 
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:--5---5-----7---------------------------9-9-9--9---9--9-9---12-12-12-------| 
A:----3-----5---5-------------------------7-7-7--7---7--7-7---10-10-10-------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
     end.2.   end.4.                       riff2.1.  first 3 times 
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:---9-9-9---------------------------------14-12-----------------------------| 
D:---7-7-7-----5-5-5--7-7-7----------------------14-12----12-12-14-12-12-14--| 
A:-------------3-3-3--5-5-5----------------------------14--------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
                                           
 
     on 4.th.time                                 RiffA 
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:----14--12--------------------------------16-14-16-12--16-14-16-12---16-14-| 
D:-----------14--12-----12--12--10-------------------------------------------| 
A:-------------------14------------------------------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
       
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:16---17/16/17--14-12--14-12------------------------------------------------| 
D:-------------------------------16--12--14----------------------------------| 
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
         
Rhytm under solo:         
         
E5   G5   C5   D5  A5  C5   D5 
 
 
Chorus: 
 
E5   G5  C5  A5  C5   D5 
 
 
Verse 3 & 4 
 
 
E5  C5  D5   
 
E5  C5  A5 
 
E5  C5  D5 
 
E5  B5  C5  A5 
 
 
Rhytm under riffA: 
 
E5  C5  A5  C5  D5 
 
 
 
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Contribuição: Fernando Mantovanele([email protected]) 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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