Tuning:

Em e-0----0--------------|--------------3---------------| B-0--------0----------|---------0--------0-----------| G-0------------0------|-----0----------------0-------| D-2----------------2--|--------------------------0---| A-2-------------------|------------------------------| E-0-------------------|--3---------------------------| D C D e---------2--------------|-----0-------------2---------| B-------------3-------3--|--1-----1------3------3------| G--2--------------2------|--0--------0---2---------2---| D--0---------------------|--2------------0-------------| A------------------------|--3--------------------------| E------------------------|-----------------------------| into solo |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-----------------7--/9--7-----7b(9)r-p5-7-p5--| |--7-----7--9-10------------5------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------11--12--11h12p11---------| |--------7-/9--7--5--4h5p4-------------12--14-------------------14-12-14| |--7------------------------5--12-/14-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Acoustic Riff for Verses: Em Cmaj7 D6add4 E-----------------0-----------|----------------------------| B--------------------0--------|-----------0-------------0--| G-----------0-----------0-----|--------0--------------0----| D--------2--------------------|-----2--------------4-------| A-----2-------------------0h2-|--3--------------5----------| E--0--------------------------|----------------------------| Chorus: E(m) B(m) C D A G |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-------9-9--4-4-------5---7-------------| |--2----9-9--4-4-------5---7---7-7--5-5--| |--2----7-7--2-2--0-2--3---5---7-7--5-5--| |--0---------------------------5-5--3-3--| After the second chorus the song breaks out of the chorus with this phrase. A G F# D E |-----------------| |-----------------| |--9--7--6--------| |--7--5--4--7--9--| |--7--5--4--5--7--| |-----------------| The rhythm guitar here is just made up of sustained power chords like this. Live, the sound here shimmers due to Dave's phaser. The strumming isn't quite this plain, there are a few muted strums usually before each chord change. E(m) D C D |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--9-------2 BARS--7--2 BARS-5---1 BAR--7---1 BAR----------| |--7---------------5---------3----------5------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| The next part is the lead which Adrian plays over the vocals The note in brackets means that sometimes the phrase finishes with F# and sometimes D. |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |--------4--5--4--------|--------4-5-4---------|-/9-9-10-7-9-7-5-4--| |--7--------------7--5--|--7------------7---5--|----------------(5)-| |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------| The next part is the guitar harmony before the solo. The bends at the end of these phrases may or may not be unison bends. Try them yourself and see what you think. Guitar 1 |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9---11-12-11--9--7--4~--5-/7--5--4--7--5--9--11b(12)-9b(11)-7b(9)--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--8--10-/12-10-8-12-7----------------8-10b(12)-8b(10)----------| |----------------------9-/11-9-7-11-9------------------11b(12)--| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| The guitar solo is tapped with the side of the plectrum. T P H T P H sim. sim. |--20-12-15--19-12-15--20-12-15--19-12-15--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--20-12-15--19-12-15--20-12-15--19-12-15--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--15--8-10--14--8-10--15--8-10--14--8-10--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--20-12-15--19-12-15--20-12-15--19-12-15--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--15b(17)r15-p12--------------------------| |-----------------15~----------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| The next bit is right after the solo where Bruce sings Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!. |-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------4-5-4-------|------4-5-4------|-----4-5-4----4-----| |--7-----------7-5--|--7---------7-5--|--7---------7----5~-| |-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| The next part goes with the remaining vocals, "You're Children of the ***ed". |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--5-(7)/9-7-5-4-5--|--5--(7)/9-7-5-4-5--| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--5-(7)/9-7-5-5-4--|--7--(7)/9-7-4-h5---| |-------------------|------------------5-| |-------------------|--------------------| Ending: Guitar 1 |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--5----4----2----0----4~--------2~---------------2--------| |---------------------------2~--------------------2--------| |-------------------------------------------------0--------| Guitar 2 |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--9----7--------------9--------------------------9--------| |--9----7----5----7----9--------------------------9--------| |--7----5----5----7----7--------------------------7--------| |------------3----5----0-----------------------------------|

Iron Maiden - Children of the damned