Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden - Virus guitar tab

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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 15:19:03 +0100

From: wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com

Subject: Tab IRON MAIDEN Virus

VIRUS

Written by Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Janick Gers and Blaze Bailey.

Performed by IRON MAIDEN.

Taken from the single VIRUS.

Appears also on the album BEST OF THE BEAST.

Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh son" Wigren.

E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com

NOTE:

There are two version's of this song.

One is only 4 min while the other is 6 min.

I have transcribed the longer version.

Riff 1:

E-------------------|

B-------------------|

G---------------2---|

D-------4-----0-----|

A-----2-------------|

E---0-----3---------|

Riff 2:(First guitar)

Rape of the mind is ...

E-------------------------------|

B-------------------------------|

G-------------------------------|

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

A--3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---5--|

E-------------------------------|

The cynics, the apathy ...

E-------------------------------|

B-------------------------------|

G-------------------------------|

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

A--3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---5--|

E-------------------------------|

Riff 2:(Second guitar)

Rape of the mind is ...

E------------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------------|

G------------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------------|

A--13-12-10-13---12---10-13-12-10-13---12--|

E------------------------------------------|

The cynics, the apathy ...

E------------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------------|

G------------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------------|

A--13-12-10-13---12---10-13-12-10-13---12--|

E------------------------------------------|

Riff 3:

E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

G--9-----9-11-12--11--9-------|--9-----9-11-12--11--9-------|

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

A-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

G--9-----9-11-12--11--9-------|--9-----12--9----------------|

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

A-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

G--9-----9-11-12--11--9-------|--9-----9-11-12--11--9-------|

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

A-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E----------------------------|-----------------------------|

B------------------------10--|--12-----10-10---------------|

G--9-----9-11-12--11--12-----|-----------------------------|

D------9---------------------|-----------------------------|

A----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Verse:

1.When every good thing's laid to ...

2.Without a conscience they destroy ....

E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D--9-------------------------5-5-5--|--5--------------------------------|

A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

By all the acid wit ...

They're a sickness ...

E-----------------------------------|------------------|

B-----------------------------------|------------------|

G-----------------------------------|--7---------9-----|

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

A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--------5---------|

E-----------------------------------|------------------|

And every time you think you're ....

They want to sink the ship ....

E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D--9-------------------------5-5-5--|--5--------------------------------|

A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

You know they're ...

You know it ...

E-----------------------------------|------------------|

B-----------------------------------|------------------|

G-----------------------------------|--7---------9-----|

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

A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--------5---------|

E-----------------------------------|------------------|

Chorus:

All in your ...

All in your ....

E-------------------------|--------------------|

B-------------------------|--------------------|

G-------------------------|--------------------|

D--9-----12---11--7---5---|--12----11--7---9---|

A--7-----10---9---5---3---|--10----9---5---7---|

E-------------------------|--------------------|

Try to ...

Try to ...

E------------------------------|

B------------------------------|

G------------------------------|

D--12---11--7---5-----7--------|

A--10---9---5---3-----5--------|

E------------------------------|

Riff 4:

E-----------------------|-----------------------|

B-----------------------|-----------------------|

G--7---7---7---7-7---7--|--5---5---5---5-5---5--|

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

A--5---5---5---5-5---5--|--3---3---3---3-3---3--|

E-----------------------|-----------------------|

E-----------------------|-----------------------|

B-----------------------|-----------------------|

G--9---9---9---9-9---9--|--7---7---7---7-7---7--|

D--9---9---9---9-9---9--|--7---7---7---7-7---7--|

A--7---7---7---7-7---7--|--5---5---5---5-5---5--|

E-----------------------|-----------------------|

Solo:

E----------------------------------------------------------|

B--10---------------------------12--10---------10----------|

G------12--11-----12--11--9-------------12---------12--11--|

D----------------------------------------------------------|

A----------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

B--10---------------------------12--10---------10----------|

G------12--11-----12--11--9-------------12---------12--11--|

D----------------------------------------------------------|

A----------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------|

B--10-10-10-----------------10--------------------|

G------------12--11-----12------11-----12--11--9--|

D-------------------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------|

B--12-12-12--10---------10--12---------10----------|

G----------------12-------------12---------12--11--|

D--------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------|

B--10-10-10-----------------10--------------------|

G------------12--11-----12------11-----12--11--9--|

D-------------------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------|

B--12-12-12--10---------10--12---------10----------|

G----------------12-------------12---------12--11--|

D--------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

B--10---------------------------12--10---------10----------|

G------12--11-----12--11--9-------------12---------12--11--|

D----------------------------------------------------------|

A----------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

B--10---------------------------12--10---------10----------|

G------12--11-----12--11--9-------------12---------12--11--|

D----------------------------------------------------------|

A----------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------|

B--10-10-10-----------------10--------------------|

G------------12--11-----12------11-----12--11--9--|

D-------------------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------|

B--12-12-12--10---------10--12---------10----------|

G----------------12-------------12---------12--11--|

D--------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------|

B--10-10-10-----------------10--------------------|

G------------12--11-----12------11-----12--11--9--|

D-------------------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------|

B--12-12-12--10---------10--12---------10----------|

G----------------12-------------12---------12--11--|

D--------------------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------|

Songstructure:

Riff 1 (20 times)

Riff 2

Riff 1 (16 times)

Riff 2

Riff 1 (8 times)

Riff 2

Riff 1 (8 times)

Riff 3

Verse 1

Chorus (2 times)

Verse 2

Chorus (2 times)

Riff 4 (14 times)

Riff 1 (3 times)

OSKAR WIGREN 1997-02-06

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