Iron Maiden - Caught Somewhere In Time (Bass) 

Author: Andreas Blomqvist 
Type: Bass 
Track no: 1 
Album: Somewhere In Time 
Comments: 

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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
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riff 1  
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		repeat riff 1

higher tempo (very fast triplets)
riff 2
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   singing part 1
riff 3
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		repeat riff 3

riff 4
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riff 5
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chorus part (caught somewhere in time...)
riff 6
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		repeat chorus part
riff 7
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		repeat riff 7

here all the solo riffs begin and most of them are probably tabbed right.
But since the bass is barely audible during the solos there might be misstakes.
It should be rather easy to correct if you bother doing so because all the riffs
in this song are rather similar, but what the hell, everybody listens to
the guitars in this part anyway so...

here goes nothing...

riff 8
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		this is played four times

riff 9
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		play this twice

play riff 8 four more times
then riff 9 twice again
and then riff 8 twice

riff 10
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			this is played four times

riff 11
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		play this two times

riff 12
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riff 13
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  |--15-14-12----12-------------------||
  |-----------15----15-14-15-14-12----||
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		this is played once


now play the following:
riff 2 x 1
riff 3 x 2
riff 4 x 1
riff 5 x 1
riff 6 x 2
riff 12 x 1
coda

coda
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and finnish of with wild soloing
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