Iron Maiden - The educated fool
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From: "Matthias Baumann" <matschga@hotmail.com>
Subject: i/iron_maiden/the_educated_fool.tab
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 07:14:47 PDT
The Educated Fool
by Iron Maiden (Steve Harris)
off the Album "Virtual XI"
Transcribed by Matthias Baumann (matschga@hotmail.com)
INTRO-Riff 1 (play it 2 times, Steve plays the chords):
Em |-let ring------> C G--------------| D
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|----9-10-9----------------|----9-10-9-10-9-/12---10-9-----|
A|-12-----------------------|-12-----------------------12---|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
INTRO-Riff 2 (also 2 times, Steve is still playing the chords):
Em |-let ring--> C D
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---7-8-10-8-7-8------------|---7-8-10-8-7-8---10/12---10-8-10--|
|-9-------------------------|-9---------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
During the first verse guitar 1 plays the chords by picking
the following pattern (this is just a sample so that you get the idea):
Em Em Em C G D
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------9---9--------9---9--------9---|-----5---5--------------------7----|
|----9---9---9----9---9---9----9---9-|---5---5---5-----5---5------7---7--|
|-7-------------7------------7-------|-3-------------5---5---5--5--------|
|------------------------------------|-------------3---------------------|
VERSE 1:
I'm an Emeducated fool so I dCon't know what it is GI'm supposed to Ddo
About this Emawkward situation that's been fCorced down right upon Dme
As I'm wEmalking down into on my Cown into the VGalley of lDife
Got a lEmifetime of experience Yeah I've gCot so much to gDive
CHORUS RIFF (don't let the notes ring [mute 'em with your palm]):
Em
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----9----7-----5-----5--7p5--5h7-| (play this 4 times)
|-7----7-----7-----7--------------|
|---------------------------------|
Open the page...
The Second Verse is played (heavily!) distorted, so there's a new
pattern:
Em C G D (let ring)
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5-----------7---------------|
|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5----5--5---7---------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-3--3----5--5---5---------------|
|---------------------------|---------3--3-------------------|
..felt this way before...
VERSE 2:
Never Emfelt this way before seems that sComebody's just Gopened the D
door
To the Embook of life ... or is it death is there Cever anyway Dout
Someone's lEmooking down on me to the vCery inner cGore of my sDoul
Em c D
They won't tell me what they see but I really want to know
Repeat CHORUS RIFF 8 times, then
VERSE 3:
Do you rEmeally wanna be just Canother one statGistic or fDeel
That you rEmeally should aspire that you rCeally do deserve mDore
Do you Emever really feel that you hCave so much potGential insDide
What you rEmeally have to give could be rCealised so much mDore
CHORUS RIFF (8 times)
BRIDGE:
(let the chords ring)
Em G C D Em G C D
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-9----------12-- -|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------|
|-9----------12----|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------|
|-7----------10----|-3---------5--|-7-------10---|-3-----5------|
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Time will flow and I will fo--llow
INTERLUDE RIFF 1 (6 times):
Em C G D
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----9-10-9------|----9-10-9-12-10-9------------|
|-12-------------|-12----------------12-10--12--|
|----------------|------------------------------|
INTERLUDE RIFF 2 (8 times, Em-C-G-D as usual):
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--9--11--12----9--11--11-12-14-12-11--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
SOLO-Chords (8 times, don't know if they're exact):
Em G C G
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-|
|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-|
|-7------10------3-------10-10-10-10-|
|------------------------------------|
After the Solo play INTERLUDE RIFF 2 four more times
INTERLUDE RIFF 3 (4 times):
Em C G D
|----------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|
|----9-10-9-9----|----9-10-9-9---10-9-12----10-9-12----|
|-12-------------|-12----------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|
then the CHORUS RIFF (8 more times),
afterwards the BRIDGE Chords (12 times),
the INTRO-RIFF 1 two more times
and finally the OUTRO RIFF:
Em
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------9--10---9---9---(let ring and fade)-|
|-12---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
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Due to my lacking fingering speed, the solo is missing.
If anyone out there has a transcription of it, please mail it to me.
As usual, comments, error reports or ANYTHING else to:
matschga@hotmail.com