Steve Harris... 2 or 3 fingers???

[onda'bass]

I am learning 3 fingers to play the fast maiden tunes. I can play most w/two but some are just too hot for me personally. So I embrace a new challenge and learn their catalog.

 

[Michael Stanley 2112]

Hey there,

Being a huge Iron Maiden and Steve Harris fan, I am, and always was, amazed at the speed he played and still plays his bass lines with his fingers. Having watched many live performances, I always thought he played with 3 fingers. However, the other day, I read on the Q&A section of their website that he only plays with 2 fingers.

Immediately, I played my Rock In Rio DVD and tried to analyse his fingering. My conclusion: Inconclusive. I honestly don’t know what to believe. It looks and sounds like he plays with 3, but by analysing the footage very carefully, I realized maybe he is telling the truth about playing with only 2 fingers.

You can checkout his answer personally by clicking on this link, and searching for the word “fingers”.

Iron Maiden - Official Website

Honestly, I never thought anyone can play “Run To The Hills” with 2 fingers. You need to have quite amazing, thunder-fast fingers to do so. My opinion anyway.

But the main reason I posted this thread is because almost everyone thinks like me. I always thought he played with 3 fingers.

The whole video is worth watching (to me), but I set it to the relevant start point for ye: