Iron Maiden - Mother Russia (Guitar) 

Author: Erik Johansson (stroke_smoke@hotmail.com) 
Type: Guitar 
Track no: 10 
Album: No Prayer For The Dying 


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    Intro
 e |---------------------|---------------------|
 h |---------------------|---------------------|
 g |----9-10-7-9----7----|----9-10-7-9----7----|
 D |--7----------10---9--|--7----------10---9--|
 A |---------------------|---------------------|
 E |---------------------|---------------------|
 
                                        /hold                                         
                                        |  
 e |---------------------|---------------------|
 h |---------------------|---------------------|
 g |----9-10-7-9----7----|----5-7-5-7-4--------|
 D |--7----------10---9--|--5-----------7------|
 A |---------------------|---------------------|
 E |---------------------|---------------------|
 
 
 
 Intro:
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|--------8--5--7~-----------|-10-9-10~------------------|
 A|-5-5-5---------------------|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|---------------------------|-10-9-10--9~---------------|
 D|--------8--5--7~-----------|---------------------------|
 A|-5-5-5---------------------|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|---------------------------|-10-9-10~------------------|
 D|--------8--5--7~-----------|---------------------------|
 A|-5-5-5---------------------|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|---------------------------|-10-9-10--9~---------------|
 D|--------8--5--7~-----------|---------------------------|
 A|-5-5-5---------------------|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|
 G|---------------------------|
 D|-8-7-8~--------------------|
 A|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|
 
 
 Bridge (Clean Sound)
 
 E|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|---2---2---3---0-|---2---2---0---0-|
 D|-0---0---0---0---|-0---3---0---2---|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 E|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|---0---2---3---0-|---2---2---0---0-|
 D|-0---0---0---0---|-0---3---2---2---|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 E|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|---0---2---3---0-|---2---2---0---0-|
 D|-0---0---0---0---|-0---3---0---2---|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 E|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-----------0-----|---0-------------|
 D|---3---3-------3-|-------2-0-------|
 A|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3-----------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
 Riff 1
 
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|------------------5--------|------------------5--------|
 D|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7-5----|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7~-----|
 A|-5----------------------8--|-5-------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|------------------5--------|---------------------------|
 D|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7-5----|----5-5--2-3-5-5-3-2-0-----|
 A|-5----------------------8--|-3-------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
 Verse 1
 
    D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5 F5   D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-10-|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10----|
 D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-10-|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10----|
 A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8--8--|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8-----|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
    D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5 D5   C5   D5 E5 C5 G5 G5 D5
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----|
 D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----|
 A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8--5--|-3----5--7--3--10-10-5-----|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
    F5   G5 A5 F5 Bb5   A5 F5   F5   G5 A5 F5 Bb5   A5
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|---------------3--3--2-----|---------------3--3--2-----|
 D|-3----5--7--3--3--3--2--3--|-3----5--7--3--3--3--2-----|
 A|-3----5--7--3--1--1--0--3--|-3----5--7--3--1--1--0-----|
 E|-1----3--5--1-----------1--|-1----3--5--1--------------|
 
    D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5 D5   C5   D5 E5 C5 G5 G5 D5
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----|
 D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----|
 A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8--5--|-3----5--7--3--10-10-5-----|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
 Riff 2
 
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|
 D|-------------7-7-----5-5-7-7-4-4-|-------------7-7-----5-5-4~------|
 A|-7-7-----------------------------|-7-7-----------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-------------7-7-----5-5-7-7-4-4-|-----5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-4-4---------|
 A|-7-7-----------------------------|-5-5---------------------7-------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 Riff 3
 
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-------------|
 A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-3-3-----------------6-6-5~------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0-3-------|
 A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-1-1-----------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-------------|
 A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-3-3-----------------6-6-5~------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0-(riff-4)|
 A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-1-1-----------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 Riff 4
 
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-------2---4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|-------2---4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|
 A|-2--5--------------5----------7--|-2--5--------------5----------7--|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------4--|-2-------------------------------|
 D|-----------4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|---5-4-2---4/5--4--5--7-7-5-4----|
 A|-2--5--3-----------5-------------|------------------------------7--|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 1st Solo (Rhythm Guitar)
 
    F#5                                                              A5
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4--4-4-4-4-7----|
 A|-4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4--4-4-4-4-7----|
 E|-2---2-----2----2--2---2-----2----2--2---2-----2----2--2--2-2-2-2-5----|
 
 
 2nd Solo (Rhythm Guitar)
 
    C5                                                               Eb5
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5--5-5-5-5-8----|
 D|-5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5--5-5-5-5-8----|
 A|-3---3-----3----3--3---3-----3----3--3---3-----3----3--3--3-3-3-3-6----|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 3rd Solo (Rhythm Guitar)
 
    E5    E5    E5    E5    F#5 G5    F#5   F#5   F#5   F#5   G5  A5
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
 A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
 E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---5---|
 
    G5    G5    G5    G5    A5  B5
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---8-7-5-7-5---------------------|
 D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-5-----------8-7-8-7-5---5-------|
 A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-----------------------8---8-5---|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|-------------------------------8-|
 
    E5    E5    E5    E5    F#5 G5    F#5   F#5   F#5   F#5   G5  A5
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
 A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
 E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---5---|
 
    G5    G5    G5    G5    A5  B5
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---8-7-5-7-5---------------------|
 D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-5-----------8-7-8-7-5---5-------|
 A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-----------------------8---8-5---|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|-------------------------------8-|
 
    E5    E5    E5    E5    F#5 G5    F#5   F#5   F#5   F#5   G5  A5
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
 A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
 E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---5---|
 
    G5    G5    G5    G5    A5  B5
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---10-9-7-9-7--------------------------|
 D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-7------------10-9-10-9-7----7---------|
 A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|--------------------------10---10-7----|
 E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|------------------------------------10-|
 
 
 Verse 2
 
    D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 D5      D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 E5 E5
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----|
 D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----|
 A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-5-----|-5----7--8--5--10-7--7-----|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
    E5   F5 G5    E5   F5 G5       E5   F5 G5    F5 D5
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|-9----10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9--9-10-12----10-7-----|
 D|-9----10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9--9-10-12----10-7-----|
 A|-7----8--10----7--7-8--10--|----7--7-8--10----8--5-----|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
    D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 D5      D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 E5 E5
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----|
 D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----|
 A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-5-----|-5----7--8--5--10-7--7-----|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
    E5   F5 G5    E5   F5 G5       E5         F5    D5
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|-9--9-10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9----------10----7-----|
 D|-9--9-10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9----------10----7-----|
 A|-7--7-8--10----7--7-8--10--|----7----------8-----5-----|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
 SONG STRUCTURE
 
 INTRO
 BRIDGE (2x)
 RIFF 1 (2x)
 VERSE 1
 RIFF 1 (2x)
 RIFF 2 (2x)
 RIFF 3
 RIFF 4 (2x)
 1st SOLO - Rhythm Guitar (4x)
 2nd SOLO - Rhythm Guitar (4x)
 3rd SOLO - Rhythm Guitar
 VERSE 2
 BRIDGE (2x)
 
 1st Solo
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------6--7-6-4---4---4-6-6~----------------------|
 D|-----2---4------------7---6-----------------------------|
 A|-4------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|---------------5----------------------------------------|
 B|---------5-7-9---9-7-5-----------/7--6-----/10--9-------|
 G|---4-6-7---------------7-6~-------------7----------10---|
 D|-7------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-6--7--6h7p6--------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------9--6h7p6h7p6h7-----------------------------|
 A|----------------------------9-7h9p7h9-5h7p5h7-4~--------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|---------------0-9-10-9-7-9-5-0-5-4-2-4-----------------|
 B|--------5+----------------------------------------------|
 G|-6+-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|-12h14p12h14p12----------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------13h14p13h14p13-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------13h14p13h14p13-10h11p10h11p10-|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|-14h17p14---------------16h19p16----------------------16-17-19-21-22b(24)-|
 B|----------14h15p14---------------16h17p16----16-17-19---------------------|
 G|-------------------16---------------------18------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 2nd Solo
 
 E|-11p8---8---8-11b(13)-----11-10-8-----------------------|
 B|------8---8-----------------------8-11-11b(13)----------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|-8-----------------------8------------------------------|
 B|---8----8-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----11---10-8----10-8-9---10-8-------------------------|
 D|---------------10---------------10----------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------10-9-8-6-8-6~--------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------4--6b(8)---|
 G|-A.H.---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-8b(10)--8--6h8p6-5--6--5h6p5-3--5--3--------------3--5-------------|
 A|----------------------------------------6--6--3--6------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|-8-10-11-11b(13)-10-8-10-11/13-13b(15)-13-11-10-11-10-8-10-8----8--8-|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------11-------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|-----A.H.----------A.H.---------------------------------|
 B|-8---11---11---8---8---1---4---3---4---3----------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------3------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|-------------8---8----8--|
 B|-----------8---8---11----|
 G|-10b(12)-----------------|
 D|-------------------------|
 A|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|
 
 E|------------------------------------11----11-13b(15)----|
 B|-11-10-8----8--------------------11----11---------------|
 G|---------11---11-10-8----8-10/12------------------------|
 D|----------------------10--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 3rd Solo
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-20+-----20+-----15+-----15+-----15+-----15+------------|
 G|-19+-----19+-----14+-----14+-----14+-----14+------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|----------14-17-15-14----14-----------------------------|
 B|----12-15-------------17----15-17-17b(19)---------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-14-----------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------17-20---------17-20---------17-20---------17-20-|
 G|-19b(21)-------19b(21)-------19b(21)-------19b(21)-------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|---------------------------------------------|-Drums-&-Rhythm-Guitar-|
 B|---------17-20---------17-20---------17-20--|-----------------------|
 G|-19b(21)-------19b(21)-------19b(21)---------|-----------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
 E|---------12-12---------12-12---------12-12---------12-12-|
 B|-15b(17)-------15b(17)-------15b(17)-------15b(17)-------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-15-12--------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------14-12--------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------14----12-----------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------14----12-----------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------15----12-----------|
 
 E|----------------------------------14--|-Drums-&-Rhythm-Guitar-|
 B|-------------------------14----13------|-----------------------|
 G|----------------14----13----12---------|-----------------------|
 D|-------------13----12------------------|-----------------------|
 A|----14-13-12---------------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-12------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
 E|-19-15----15-17-19-17-15----15-------15-17-15-14-|
 B|-------17----------------19----17-19-------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|-17-14----14-------14-15-17-15-14----14----------|
 B|-------15----15-17----------------17----15-------|
 G|-------------------------------------------16----|
 D|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 E|-15-12----12-13-15-13-12----12-------------|-Drums-&-Rhythm-Guitar-|
 B|-------13----------------15----13-15b(17)--|-----------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
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