Iron Maiden - The Assassin (Guitar) 

Author: Amir Hershcoviz (ahershco@ort.org.il) 
Type: Guitar 
Track no: 6 
Album: No Prayer For The Dying 


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This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.
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  Intro :
   Riff1:
E-|-----1--0------1--0------1--0-------1--0-------1--0------------------------|
B-|---3---------3---------3----------3----------3-----------------------------|
G-|-2---------2---------2----------2----------2-------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
   Riff2 :
          After a few times enters this riff with riff1 
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----9---9----12---12----10---18----9---9-----------------------------------|
G-|----7-x-7----10-x-10----8--x-8-----7-x-7-----------------------------------|
D-|-xx-------xx---------xx---------xx-----------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
   P.S : Forgot this riff - Its damn close if not 100% correct.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-12---13---15---13---15---12s10---12---13----12----13----------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-12---13---15---13---15---12s10--12----------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------12-11-11-------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Verse :                                                                               
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------9----------10----------7----------9-------------|
D-|-------------------------9----------10----------7----------9---------------|
A-|-----------------------7-----------8----------5----------7-----------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Now the contracts out... 
                                                                               
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------5----------6----------3----------5-------------|
D-|--------------------------5----------6----------3----------5---------------|
A-|------------------------3----------4----------1----------3-----------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   I watch your every move...    
    

   Riff3 :
          The part before the chours 
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-9h10-9h10-9h10----9-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------12---10-12-9-----------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Chours :
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------9-9---10---7-----7---7---7-------------------------------------------|
D-|------9-9---10---7-----7---7---7-------------------------------------------|
A-|------7-7---8----5--xx-5-x-5-x-5-------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
E-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G-|-----5-5--6--3-----3---3---3------|--5--------------------------3----------|
D-|-----5-5--6--3-----3---3---3------|--5--------------------------3----------|
A-|-----3-3--4--1--xx-1-x-1-x-1------|--3--------------------------1----------|
E-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
   Riff4:
         The part before the solo .
E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G-|--9h10-9h10-9h10----9-----------|--9h10-9h10-9h10----9-------10------------|
D-|-----------------12---10-12-9---|-----------------12---10-12---------------|
A-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
   Assassin                         Assassin                                                     
                                                                               
E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G-|-9h10-9h10-9h10----9------------|--9h10-9h10-9h10----9---------------------|
D-|----------------12---10-12-9----|-----------------12---10-12-9----9--------|
A-|--------------------------------|------------------------------12---10-12-9|
E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
   Assassin                         Assassin         

   Rythem for solo :
   Riff5           : Play this part between 2:05 - 2:25 in the song .
E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D-|----5-5---5-5---5-5---5-6----------|----9-9----9-9---9-9---9-10------------|
A-|--3-----3-----3-----3--------------|--7------7-----7-----7-----------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
   Riff6:
         Now listen to the song to know when to play riff's 6 and 7.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3--2--0--3-------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
   Riff7:                                   In the last time play this 
E-|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-|-----------7---5---|-------------------|--5h4-0--5h4-0---------------------|
D-|-----------7---5---|---5h4-0--5h4-0----|-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------5---3---|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
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