Iron Maiden - The Mercenary (Guitar)
Author: Swen O. Heiland (sonofagun@t-online.de)
Type: Guitar
Track no: 5
Album: Brave New World
Comments: Tab optimized for two guitar (though Iron Maiden play it with three - Janick Gers, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith)
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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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-9--9--|------------5---4------------|------------5---4----/7-----------|-----
-7--7--|-7--5--7------------5--------|-7--5--7--------------------------|-----
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Intro [2x]
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-9-----------9------5-------7--------|-9-----------9------5-----7-------|-----
-9--9--9--9--9------5-------7--------|-9--9--9--9--9------5-----7-------|-----
-7--7--7--7--7------3-------5--------|-7--7--7--7--7------3-----5-------|-----
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Verse: Guitar 1 ['Pay to kill...'] [4x]
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-7--5--7-----------------------------|-7--5--7----------3------5--------|-----
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Verse Melody: Guitar 2
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-9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----
-9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----
-7---------------|-5-----------------|-3---------------|-5--------------|-----
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Bridge ['Nowhere to run...'] [2x]
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-9--7--10--9-----|-7--5-----7--4-----|-5--4-----5--4---|-7--5-----7--4--|-----
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Bridge Melody [enters on second time]
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------------5--4---------------------|------------5--4------------------|-----
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Interlude
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-5---------------|-7-----------------|-9--------------------------------|-----
-5---------------|-7-----------------|-9--------------------------------|-----
-3---------------|-5-----------------|-7--------------------------------|-----
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Chorus ['Should have no fear...']: Guitar 1 [2x]
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Chorus Melody: Guitar 2 [on first time]
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Chorus Melody: Guitar 2 [on second time]
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-4--4--4-----------------------------|-2--2--2--------------------------|-----
-4--4--4-----------------------------|-2--2--2--------------------------|-----
-2--2--2-----------2-2-2--3--2-------|-0--0--0-----------0-0-0-0--2--3--|-----
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Rhythm for Solo 1 [2x]
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-4--4--4-----------------------------|-7--7--7--------------------------|-----
-4--4--4-----------------------------|-7--7--7--------------------------|-----
-2--2--2-----------2-2-2--3--2-------|-5--5--5-----------3-3-3-3--5-----|-----
--------------------------------5-3--|----------------------------------|-----
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-9--------9--------12---12-----------|-7--------7-------12---12---------|-----
-9--9--9--9--------12---12-----------|-7--7--7--7-------12---12---------|-----
-7--7--7--7--------10---10-----------|-5--5--5--5-------10---10---------|-----
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Rhythm for Solo 2 [2x]
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-9--------9--------12---12-----------|-7--------7-----------------------|-----
-9--9--9--9--------12---12-----------|-7--7--7--7-------7--7---7--7-----|-----
-7--7--7--7--------10---10-----------|-5--5--5--5-------7--7---7--7-----|-----
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-9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----
-9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----
-7---------------|-5-----------------|-3---------------|-5--------------|-----
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Rhythm for Interlude after Solo 2
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-4v---4-4-4-5-4--------------------4-5-4v---4-4-4-5-4-------------------|-4-5-
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Interlude after Solo 2
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-4v---4-4-4-5-4--------------------4-5-4v---4-4-4-5-4-------------------|-----
----------------7-5-7v---7-7-7-7-7--------------------7-5---------------|-----
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