Iron Maiden - The number of the beast
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Bass tab
Transcribed by G. Crisan ( crisan@shadow.net )
** Thanks to Mark Smeets (MSMeets@ibm.net) for his help in debugging
this tab.
All textual notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions,
or errors refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention,
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Tab explanations
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> Accent | / Slide up
. Staccatto | \ Slide down
h Hammer-on/ pull off | : Repeat
Harmonic | ~ slight bend
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The Number of the Beast ( Harris )
( From the album " Number of the Beast " )
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Intro - Recite Bible verse
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Faster
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"Torches blaze..."
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Intermission
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Outro
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