Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden - Rime Of The Ancient Mariner guitar tab

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From: scary@zikzak.apana.org.au (Gary Chapman)

Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner - transcribed by Gary Chapman

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tablature Copyright (c)1994 Gary Chapman

In my usual fashion, I got inspired by someone's posting (in this case,

Andrew Kenter's), belted out half of the song in one go, and then lost

interest. If I have the time and energy I'll finish the song in the

not-too-distant future.

Here's everything up to and including the slow section with the poem.

Taken from Live After Death.

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Key:

' = 1/2 fret bend

= 7th fret harmonic

w\ = whammy dive

~ = vibrato

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Chords used:

C5 D5 E5 A5 E F F#m G Cadd2

E --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- --3--

B --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- --3--

G -5- -7- -9- -2- -1- -2- -2- -4- --5--

D -5- -7- -9- -2- -2- -3- -4- -5- --5--

A -3- -5- -7- -0- -2- -3- -4- -5- --3--

E --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- -----

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Intro:

E ------------------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------------------

G ---------------------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\- etc.

D --5-4---------2------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\-

A ------5-5-7\--2------7------7------7------7------3---5---7\-

E --------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0------------

Riff A:

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------

B ----------------------------------------------------------------------

G ----------------------------------------------------------------------

D -5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5--5-----------

A -------------------------------------------------------------5-7-9-7\-

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse:

E5

Hear the rime of the ancient mariner, see his eye as he stops one of

Mesmerises one of the wedding guests - "stay here and listen to the nightmares

Riff B:

E -----------------

B -----------------

G -----------------

D -------0-2-4-0-2-

A -----------------

E -----------------

three.

of the sea"

C5

And the music plays on as the bride passes by.

D5 Riff B D5 E5

Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale.

Riff B

Driven south the the land of the snow and ice to a place where nobody's been.

E5 C5

Through the snow fog flies on the albatross hailed in God's name,

Riff B E5

hoping good luck it brings.

C5

And the ship sails on, back to the north.

D5 Riff B

Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on.

Shanty A: (positions may be wrong - I haven't seen the video for ages)

LHS (Dave Murray)

E ------------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------7~----------------------------

D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-4~-

A ------------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith)

E ------------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------4~----------------------------

D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4----

A ---------------------------------------------------5~-

E ------------------------------------------------------

LHS (Dave Murray)

E ----------------------------------------------------------

B ----------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------7~--------------------------------

D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9--9--4-5-7-5\-

A ----------------------------------------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith)

E ----------------------------------------------------------

B ----------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------4~--------------------------------

D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5--5--0-2-4-2--

A ----------------------------------------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------------------

(lots of E5 power chordage)

LHS (Dave Murray)

E -----------------------------------------------------------------

B -----------------------------------------------------------------

G -----------------------------------------------------------------

D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12-10-9-10-12~-

A -----------------------------------------------------------------

E -----------------------------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith)

E -------------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------------------------------------

D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--5-4-5-7~-

A -------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------------------------

LHS (Dave Murray)

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------

B ---------------------------------------------------------------------

G ---------------------------------------------------------------------

D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12--12---7-9-10-9\-

A ---------------------------------------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith)

E ----------------------------------------------------------

B ----------------------------------------------------------

G ----------------------------------------------------------

D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--7---0-2-4-2-

A ----------------------------------------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------------------

(end Shanty A)

E5 Riff B

The mariner kills the bird of good omen.

His shipmates cry against what he's done.

But when the fog clears they justify him.

E5

And makes themselves a part of the crime.

C5 D5

Sailing on and on and on across the

Shanty B:

LHS (Dave Murray)

E -------------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------------

G -4--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-4---4~--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-----4----

D --------------7--------7---------------7-------7-----5-

A -------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith)

E -------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------------------------------

D --2--2-2-5-4-2---2--2-----2~--2-2-5-4-2---2-2----

A ---------------5-------5----------------5------5-

E -------------------------------------------------

sea... Sailing on and on and on...

(Shanty B)

'till all is calm.

E5 Riff B

The albatross begins with his vengeance.

A terrible curse, a thirst has begun.

His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner.

Around his neck the dead bird is hung.

C5 D5 Shanty B

And the curse goes on and on and on at sea.

And the curse goes on and on for them and me.

E5 Riff B

Day after day, day after day we struck nor breath nor motion.

As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.

C5 Riff B

Water water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink

E5 Riff A

Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.

E5 E5

There, calls the mariner, there comes a ship over the

how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no

E --------------------------------------------------------------

B --------------------------------------------------------------

G --------------------------------------------------------------

D ----------------------------7---------------------------7----- (Murray)

A -------7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9- (Murray)

E -------0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2--0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2- (Smith)

line. But

tide ?

LHS (Dave Murray)

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

A -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--(etc)

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith)

E ---------3--------------------------------3---------------------------------

B ---------3----------------------------------3-------------------------------

G --5------5------------------------------------5-----------------------------

D --5---------------------------------------------5---------------------------

A --3---------------------------------------------3---------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

See... Onward she comes... Onward she

LHS (Dave Murray)

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

A -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--(etc)

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith)

E -------0--------------------------------------------------------------------

B -------2--------------------------------------------------------------------

G -2-----2----------2---------------------------------------------------------

D -2----------------2---------------------------------------------------------

A -0----------------0---------------------------------------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

nears out of the sun...

Cadd2 A

She, she life in death, she lets him live, her chosen one.

F#m A5 E F G (AS plays chords, DM plays single-note triplets)

F#m A5 E F G

LHS (Dave Murray)

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------------------------------------------------------

D ----------------------------7-7-7--7-------------------------------------

A -10-7-7--7-7-7-(repeat x 3)----------10-9-(1st measure x 2)--------6-6-6-

E ------------------------------------------------------------8-8-8--------

RHS (Adrian Smith)

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------

B ---------------------------------------------------------------------

G ------------------------------------------------------------5------8-

D ------------------------------------------------------------5------8-

A ------------------------------------------------------------3------6-

E -3'-0-0--0-0-0-(repeat x 3)-5-5-5--5-3-2--(1st measure x 2)----------

(play the above section 4 times - on 4th time through, play the following

instead of the 2 chords)

E ----------------------

B --------------------5-

G --------------------6-

D --7---6^7^6-----8---6-

A ------------7/9---9\4-

E ----------------------

Middle Section:

LHS (Dave Murray)

E ------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------

G -------10-------------------------------7-

D ----11--------------------------------8---

A -12---------------------------------9-----

E ------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)

E ---------------------------------------

B ---------------------------------------

G --5---------7---9---10---12---13\---8~-

D ---------------------------------------

A ---------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------------

LHS (Dave Murray)

E ------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------

G -------10-------------------------------8-

D ----11--------------------------------9---

A -12--------------------------------10-----

E ------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)

E ---------------------------------------

B ---------------------------------------

G --5---------7---9---10---12---13\---6~-

D ---------------------------------------

A ---------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------------

(alternate between the two combinations above)

One after one by the star-dogged moon, too quick for a groan or sigh.

Each turned his face with a ghastly pang and cursed me with his eye.

Four times fifty living men, and I heard nor sigh nor groan.

With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one.

LHS (Dave Murray)

E --------------------------------------------

B --------------------------------------------

G -10---------------------------------8-------

D ----12--------------------------------10----

A -------12--------------------------------10-

E --------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)

E ----------------------------------------------

B --6\------------------------------------------

G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---8---w\-

D ----------------------------------------------

A ----------------------------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------

LHS (Dave Murray)

E ------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------

G -10---------------------------------7-----

D ----12--------------------------------9---

A -------12-------------------------------9-

E ------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)

E -----------------------------------------------

B --6\-------------------------------------------

G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---7~---w\-

D -----------------------------------------------

A -----------------------------------------------

E -----------------------------------------------

(play twice)

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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)

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scary@zikzak.apana.org.au

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