Iron Maiden - Fates Warning (Guitar) 

Author: Amir Hershcoviz (ahershco@ort.org.il) 
Type: Guitar 
Track no: 5 
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 :
   Play part1 , then the second part and then again the first .....
   (1)                   (2)
E-|--------------0------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|--------3--------3---|--------3-----3-----|--------------------------------|
G-|-----2-----2---------|-----2-----2--------|--------------------------------|
D-|--0------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------------------|
A-|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
                                                                               
    The solo here is not so hard to learn , to tab it is ! (....hard :D )

   Riff 1 :
   (1)                 (2)                                                           
E-|-------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
G-|--------------12---|------------------|------------------------------------|
D-|--9-----5-----12---|--7----9------12--|------------------------------------|
A-|--7-----3----------|--5----7------10--|------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
                                                                               
   After a couple of times play this Riff . 
   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------12-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-9----5-----12----9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--7-7-7-------------------------------|
A-|-7----3-----------7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5-------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
   Verse1 :
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9--------------------5--------------------2------------------------------|
A-|--7-77777777777777-----3-333333333333333----0------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Why is it some ...   destined ...         alive                                  
     How come the bullet hits the other        guy
                                                                               
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9--------------------7--------------------5------------------------------|
A-|--7-77777777777777-----5-5555555555555555---3------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     And some of us ...   Just so ...          die 

                                                                               
E-|--3----3------------5------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3----3------------5------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--4----4------------6------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--5----5------------7------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--5----5------------7------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--3-xx-3------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|
     Do we have to     try and reason why         
Chorus :                                                                   
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------12-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9------5--------12-----7---------9--------12-----------------------------|
A-|--7------3---------------5---------7--------10-----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Be it the devil        or be it him


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9-------------5---------------7--------12--------------------------------|
A-|--7-------------3---------------5--------10--------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    You can count  on  just one   thing 
    When the time  is  up you'll  know
                                                                               
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9-------------5------------------9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
A-|--7-------------3------------------7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Not just one power runs the show   

   Verse2 :
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9--------------------5--------------------2------------------------------|
A-|--7-77777777777777-----3-333333333333333----0------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Are we the lucky ones .......          
    Is this a hand on your .......
    
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9--------------------7--------------------5------------------------------|
A-|--7-77777777777777-----5-5555555555555555---3------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Or they the lucky ones .....    

E-|--3----3------------5------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3----3------------5------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--4----4------------6------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--5----5------------7------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--5----5------------7------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--3-xx-3------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|
    Or the devil himself .....


    Chours :                                                                   
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------12-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9------5--------12-----7---------9--------12-----------------------------|
A-|--7------3---------------5---------7--------10-----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Be it the devil        or be it him                                                                           


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9-------------5---------------7--------12--------------------------------|
A-|--7-------------3---------------5--------10--------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    You can count  on  just one   thing
    When the time  is  up you'll  know
                                                                               
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9-------------5------------------9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--7-7-7--------------|
A-|--7-------------3------------------7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5--------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Not just one power runs the show                             
E-|--3-------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
B-|--2-------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
G-|--3-------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D-|--0-------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    A volcano erupts and      sweepts a town away                                                                           
                                                                               
E-|--1-------------------------3------------0---------------------------------|
B-|--1-------------------------3------------0---------------------------------|
G-|--2-------------------------4------------2---------------------------------|
D-|--3-------------------------5------------2---------------------------------|
A-|--3-------------------------5------------0---------------------------------|
E-|--1-------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
    A huricane              devastates     the cities in its way                                                                           
                                                                               
E-|--3---------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
B-|--2---------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
G-|--3---------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
D-|--0---------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    The grief and misey for the ones that are left behind  
                                                                               
E-|--1-------------------------3------------0---------------------------------|
B-|--1-------------------------3------------0---------------------------------|
G-|--2-------------------------4------------2---------------------------------|
D-|--3-------------------------5------------2---------------------------------|
A-|--3-------------------------5------------0---------------------------------|
E-|--1-------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
    The wrost is yet to      come and      hell to face mankind


    Now a FAST solo , which I cant understand,
    Rythem for this solo : (Not so so so sure)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------7b--------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------7h9-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|--7-7-7-7-7-7--7h9---------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
   After a while comes this fun part :
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----9--11--12--9------9--11--12--9--11h12h14------------------------------|
G-|---9-----------------9-----------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------14b--12-----|
B-|-----9--11--12--9--14b--12---11h12h14--12--11--12--14--12--11--------------|
G-|---9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
   Play this at the end of the second solo :
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9------5----12-------7----9----12----------------------------------------|
D-|--9------5----12-------7----9----12----------------------------------------|
A-|--7------3-------------5----7----10----------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                           
Now play the chours and the other stuff that can be found up there ...


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