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Iron Maiden - Flight Of Icarus guitar tab

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From: robs@violet.berkeley.edu (Rob Schenk)

Subject: Tab: Iron Maiden "Flight of Icarus"

Date: Tue Jun 7 10:36:55 CDT 1994

Flight of Icarus

by Iron Maiden(Smith Dickinson)

Transcribed by Eddie Breslin(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)

A E F#m

|--5----0----2-------------------------|

|--5----0----2-------------------------|

|--6----1----2-------------------------|

|--7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4--------|

|--7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4--etc---|

|--5----0----2----2-2--2----2-2--------|

LET RING [2nd Verse-hold chord position]

|--2----------------|-2-------------------------------------------|

|--2----------------|----2-----5----------------------------------|

|--2----------------|-------2-------------------------------------|

|--4----------------|---------------------------------------------|

|--4----------------|---------------------------------------------|

|--2----------------|---------------------------------------------|

As the sun...

A E

|----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|

|----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|

|----------------------6----1-------------------------------------|

|----------------------7----2-------------------------------------|

|----------------------7----2-LET RING----------------------------|

|----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|

Stands on the Hill

A F#m

|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|

|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|

|--6----2---------------------------------------------------------|

|--7----4---------------------------------------------------------|

|--7----4---------------------------------------------------------|

|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|

A bird song shatters the still

BRIDGE:

F#(m) Ab+5 (E/Ab) A B C#

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-(4)-------------------------------2-------------4----6----------|

|--4----------------7---------------0-------------2----4----------|

|--2----------------4---------------------------------------------|

His eyes seem so glazed, see the madman in his gaze

CHORUS:

I'll try and show the idea of the chorus, listen for the

strumming and chord slides. At the end go back to strumming

the F# power chord as in the intro.

F#m E D C# D E

|--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|

|--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|

|--2------------1-------------------------------------------------|

|--4------------2------------7\6/7--6/7\6/7-etc-------6/7--9------|

|--4------------2------------5\4/5--4/5\4/5-----------4/5--7------|

|--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|

Fly, on your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the

Sun, on your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the

RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:

F#m A E F#m

|----------------------5----0----2--------------------------------|

|----------------------5----0----2--------------------------------|

|----------------------6----1----2--------------------------------|

|--4---4-4-4-----------7----2----4---4-4-4------------------------|

|--4---4-4-4-etc-------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc--------------------|

|--2---2-2-2-----------5----0----2---2-2-2------------------------|

A E A E F#m

|--5----0-----------------------5----0----2-----------------------|

|--5----0-----------------------5----0----2-----------------------|

|--6----1----1------------------6----1----2-----------------------|

|--7----2----2---2-2-2----------7----2----4---4-4-4---------------|

|--7----2----2---2-2-2-etc------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc-----------|

|--5----0----0---0-0-0----------5----0----2---2-2-2---------------|

For Solo 2 use BRIDGE

ENDING:

Play through BRIDGE several times then on the last one

stop at the B power chord(let it ring) and then strum

F#m fast and end with A E F#m as in the intro.

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