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Iron Maiden - The Mercenary Bass Tab

Information

Song: Iron Maiden - The Mercenary
Author: MattW
Type: Bass
Album: Brave New World
Track no: 5

Copyright

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.

Tab

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Intro
G|--9--|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|.-9-.|.------------5--4--------------------5--4--7----------.|
A|.-7-.|.--7--5--7---------5--------7--5--7-------->----------.|
E|-----|----------------------7--------------------------------|
                                                   Play 2 times

|--------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------4----5----------------------------.|
|.--7--5--7------------------7--5--7-----3----5---.|
|--------------------------------------------------|
  Lyrics enter                         Play 4 times

|---9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Bridge  (Nowhere to run...)       

7-------------------------|
7------------------------.|
5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---.|
--------------------------|
            Play 2 times

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------5--4--------------------5--4-------------.|
|.--7--5--7---------5--------7--5--7--------5----------.|
|----------------------7-----------------------7--------|


|---5------------------7-------------------9-------------|
|.--5------------------7-------------------9------------.|
|.--3--3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
   Bridge  (Should have no fear...)        Play 4 Times

|--------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------4----5----------------------------.|
|.--7--5--7------------------7--5--7-----3----5---.|
|--------------------------------------------------|
                                      Play 5 times

|---9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Bridge  (Nowhere to run...)       

7-------------------------|
7------------------------.|
5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---.|
--------------------------|
            Play 2 times

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------5--4--------------------5--4-------------.|
|.--7--5--7---------5--------7--5--7--------5----------.|
|----------------------7-----------------------7--------|


|---5------------------7-------------------9-------------|
|.--5------------------7-------------------9------------.|
|.--3--3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
   Bridge  (Should have no fear...)        Play 4 Times


|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|.--2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2--3--2--------0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0---2-3--.|
|-------------------------------5-3----------------------------------|
   Solo 1                                            Play 2 Times

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|.--2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2--3--2--------5-5-5-5-5--------3-3-3-3--5---.|
|-------------------------------5-3----------------------------------|
                                                                      

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------5---5--------------------------5----5-------.|
|.--7--7--7--7----------------------5--5--5--5--------------------.|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Solo 2                                         Play 2 Times
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------5----5---------------------------------------.|
|.--7--7--7--7-----------------------5--5--5--5--------------------.|
|-----------------------------------------------------5-5---5-5-----|
                                                                              

|---9-----------------7-------------------5-----------------7-----------------|
|.--9-----------------7-------------------5-----------------7----------------.|
|.--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--.|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Interlude

  Only Nicko, then ...

|---7-------------------9-------------|
|.--7-------------------9------------.|
|.--5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|-------------------------------------|
   Chorus  (Should have no fear...)       

|---5------------------7-------------------9-------------|
|.--5------------------7-------------------9------------.|
|.--3--3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
   Bridge  (Should have no fear...)        Play 4 Times

  Then the end...
|------------------------------------------|
|.------------4--5----------------4--7----.|
|.--7--5--7-------------7--5--7------<----.|
|------------------------------------------|
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