Iron Maiden - Flight Of Icarus (Bass)
Author: G. Crisan ( crisan@shadow.net )
Type: Bass
Track no: 3
Album: Piece Of Mind
Comments: Tab explanations
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> Accent | / Slide up | w whole note
. Staccatto | \ Slide down | h half note
h Hammer-on/ pull off | : Repeat | q quarter Harmonic | ~ slight bend | e eigth note
[] tied notes | + dotted note | s sixteenth note
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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
q q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e
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--7---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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----------2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---
s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e s s e s s e s s e
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-------------------------------------------------4--4-4-4--4-4----------------
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-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---2-2---2-2-2-----------------2--2-2-2--2-2-2
"As the Sun breaks..."
s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
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-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---
e e q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e q e s s e s s e
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-.-.-->-->-------------------------------------------.-.-->-->----------------
-2-2--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0--0-0--5--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--
s s e s s e s s e e s s e q q+ e s s e q q+ e s s e q q+
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-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2---2-------2--2-2-2---4------4--4-4-4--5--------
e s s e q q e e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e e s s s s e+
---------------------.--.---------------------------------------9-------------
----------------9---11-11--11-9-7-----4----------------------9----9-7\--------
--------------------------------------------------------7--7------------5-5-5-
--5--5-5-5---7----------------------2------2--2-2-2---0-----------------------
s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e e e s s e+ s s
-----------------------------------------------------------14-----------------
--------------------------------4--------------------9-11-----14\-------------
-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7\-----------------------7-----------------5-5-5--5-5
------------------------------2-----2--22-2-2---0-----------------------------
s e+ s s s e+ s s s e e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e
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-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7\-------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-
s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e s s s s
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-------------------------------------------------------------4----------------
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-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-----2-2-2--2-2-2-2
s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s e s s e s s s s s s e s s e s s e e
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------.-.-
-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-
q e s s e s s s s s s e s s e s s e s s e e q e s s e s s e
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-->-->---------------------------------------------.-.-->-->------------------
--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--5--2--2-2-2--2-2-2----
s s e s s e s s e e s s e q q+ e s s e q q+ e s s e q q+
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-------------------------------||.----4------------------6----------------7---
--------------------.-.--------||.--------------------------------------------
-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-||--2-------2--2-2-2---4------4--4-4-4--5------
e s s e q q e e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e e s s s s e+
------------------.--.-----------||------------------------------9------------
-------------9---11-11--11-9-7--.||----44---------------------9----9-7\-------
--------------------------------.||----------------------7--7------------5-5-5
-5--5-5-5--7---------------------||--2------2--2-2-2---0----------------------
s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e e e s s e+ s s
-----------------------------------------------------------14-----------------
--------------------------------4--------------------9-11-----14\-------------
-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7\-----------------------7-----------------5-5-5--5-5
------------------------------2-----2--22-2-2---0-----------------------------
s e+ s s s e+ s s s e e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e q q e s
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-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-9-7-7\----------------------------------------.-.-->->-------
--------------------------2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-0--2--2-
Guitar Solo
s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e q q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
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-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-00--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-
e e q q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e s s e q q+ e s s e
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-----------------------------------------------------------||.----4-----------
-.-.-->->---------------------------------------.-.--------||.----------------
-0-0--5-0--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-22--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-||--2------2--2-2-2
q q+ e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e s s e q q+ e s s e
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---6----------------7----------------9----11-11--11-9-7--.||.-----4-----------
---------------------------------------------------------.||.-----------------
-4-----4--4-4-4--5------5--5-5-5--7-----------------------||----2-----2--2-2-2
end solo
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1.
q q e e e s s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e q q+ e s s e q q
-----------9------------------------------------------------------------------
--------9----9-7\------------------------------------------4------------------
---7--7------------5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-7-7-7\----------------------7-
-0-------------------------------------------------------2-----2--2-2-2---0---
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| 2.
e e e e s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e q q+ e s s e q q
-------14--------------------------------------------||-----------------------
---11-----14\---------------------------------------.||------4----------------
-9--------------5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-55--5-7-7-7\-.||----------------------7
-----------------------------------------------------||----2-----2--2-2-2--0--
e e e e s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e e e+ q q+ e s s e
-------14---------------------------------------------------------------------
---11-----14\---------------------------------------------------4-------------
-9--------------5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-55--5-7-7-7\---9-9\--------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------2-----2--2-2-2--
q q+ e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e q e
. q q+ e s s e q q+
---------------------------------------------11--11\--------------------------
---6----------------7----------------9----11--------------4----------------6--
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-4-----4--4-4-4--5------5--5-5-5--7---------------------2-----2--2-2-2--4-----
e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e s s e e s s e e s e s e e
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--------------7----------------9---11-111--11-9-7------4-4-4-----4-4--4-4-----
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-4--4-4-4--5------5--5-5-5--7-----------------------2---------2------------2--
e s s e e s e s e e e s s e e s e s e e e s s e e s e
--------------------------------------------------------------------------.---
-----6-6-6-----6-6--6-6---------7-7-7------7-7--7-7---------9-9-9-----11-11---
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--4---------4------------4---5---------55------------5---7---------7----------
s s s e e s s e e s e s e e e s s e e s e s e e e s s e
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-11-11-9-7\------4-4-4-----4-4--4-4---------6-6-6-----6-6--6-6---------7-7-7--
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--------------2---------2------------2---4---------4------------4---5---------
e s s s s s s s s [w w w] q s s s s s s e s s e s s e
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----7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4\----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------111-11-11-11-11-9-----11-9----11-9------
-5----------------------2--------2----------------------11-------11------11---
out of time
s s s s q s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s h q q e
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