Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden - The Mercenary guitar tab

Author/Artist: Iron Maiden

Title: The Mercenary

Album: Brave New World

This one is optimized for two guitars (though Maiden play it with three).

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Intro [2x]

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Verse: Guitar 1 ['Pay to kill...'] [4x]

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Verse Melody: Guitar 2

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Bridge ['Nowhere to run...'] [2x]

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Bridge Melody [enters on second time]

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Interlude

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Chorus ['Should have no fear...']: Guitar 1 [2x]

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Chorus Melody: Guitar 2 [on first time]

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Chorus Melody: Guitar 2 [on second time]

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Rhythm for Solo 1 [2x]

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Rhythm for Solo 2 [2x]

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Rhythm for Interlude after Solo 2

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Interlude after Solo 2

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