Iron Maiden - Moonchild bass tab
Song: Moonchild
Album: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Artist: Iron Maiden
Player: Steve Harris
Acoustic intro... (seven deadly sins, seven ways to win... etc.)
(Guitar noise) (intro)
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--7---3---5---0-------|------------------|------7-------5-------|
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------------------|--7---3---5---2-------|-------------------||(x2)
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--7----7----7----7----|--7----7----7----7----|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|
(drum cue)
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------7-7-7-7--------|
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(1st verse)
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--7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7-7--7-7--4-4-4-4-5-5-7--*||(x3)
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--7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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-----------------------------|--5---5---7----------|
-----------------------------|--5---5---7----------|(last one)
--7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-|--3---3---5----------|
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(chorus)
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---------------------------------|------------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
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----------------------------------|------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
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--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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----------------------------------|------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
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(2nd verse)
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--7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7-7--7-7--4-4-4-4-5-5-7--*||(x3)
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--7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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-----------------------------|--5---5---7----------|
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--7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-|--3---3---5----------|(last one)
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(2nd chorus)
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----------------------------------|------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
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--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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----------------------------------|------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-*||(x 2)
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------*||
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(interlude) (the twins they are exausthed etc.)
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--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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||*------------------------------4/-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
||*--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|----------------------------------|
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--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7---------------------|--------------------------------------*||
------------------10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------*||(x2)
--------------------------------------|----------10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--||
(solo 1)
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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|note:
Steve prefers to
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of 0 on A, but you can play
it in both ways, as you
prefer :)
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----------------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
--------------------------5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8------------------|
--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8---------|----------------------------------|
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----------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------------|
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(between solo 1 and solo 2)
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||*--7-7-7---------------------------|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||---------7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--3-3-3-0-0-0---------------------|
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--7-7-7---------------------------|--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-*||(x2)
--------7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--3-3-3-0-0-0----------------------||
(solo 2) (same as solo 1)
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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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----------------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
--------------------------5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8------------------|
--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8---------|----------------------------------|
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----------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------------|
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(interlude 2) (seven angels, seven demons etc.)
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--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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||*------------------------------4/-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
||*--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|----------------------------------|
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--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7---------------------|--------------------------------------*||
------------------10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-----------------------------*||
--------------------------------------|----------10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--||(x2)
(last chorus)
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||*---------------------------------|------------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
||*--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
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--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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----------------------------------|------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-*||(x2)
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------*||
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(Bruce's Laugh)
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--7----7----7----7----|--7----7----7----7----|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
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(slide rapidly to 0)
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9----------------||
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Maybe this is the hardest Maiden's song to play, really fast three fingers playing all
the time...
it taked a while for me to play it well, you have to practice it so much... :)
Symbols :
|| || i don't think there are any other symbol that you don't
||* *|| = repetition know yet ;) for any correction or suggestion, e-mail me ||* *|| slapmaster@virgilio.it
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