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About this tabSong: Iron Maiden - Running Free
Author: James Arthur Miller (miller@inf.ufrgs.br)
Type: Guitar
Album: Iron Maiden
Track no: 3
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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.
Tab
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Intro:
(play 2x)
   E       G   F#  E            C          D
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9-------12--11--9-9--------x-5------xxx-7-----xxx-|
D--9-------12--11--9-9--------x-5------xxx-7-----xxx-|
A--7-------10--9---7-7--------x-3------xxx-5-----xxx-|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
  (play 2x)
   E               C       D	     E               G       A
e----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G--9---xxx-9---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|-9---xxx-9-------------------xxx-|
D--9---xxx-9---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|-9---xxx-9---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|
A--7---xxx-7---xxx-3---xxx-5---xxx-|-7---xxx-7---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|
E----------------------------------|-------------xxx-3---xxx-5-------|
Keep in mind that the strummed chords (x) at the end of the bars are
played continuessly with the 1st chord of the beginning of the riff.
I also play the strummed chord (upstroke, downstroke, upstroke) and
very rapidly.
Chorus:
  (play 2x)
   E       G   E                  C        D
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9-------12--9---7-9--x-9---xxx-5----xxx-7-----xxx-|
D--9-------12--9---7-9--x-9---xxx-5----xxx-7-----xxx-|
A--7-------10--7---5-7--x-7---xxx-3----xxx-5-----xxx-|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
e--9--------------------------------------------------------|
B---12-10-12-10--10-----------------------------------------|
G--------------12--12-11-12-11-9-11-9--9--------------------| 2x
D------------------------------------12-12-11-12-11-9-------|
A----------------------------------------------------12-----|
e--17-15-14-15-14--14-----------------------------------------|
B----------------17--17-15-17-15-14-15-14--14-----------------|
G----------------------------------------16--16-14-16-14------| 2x
D-------------------------------------------------------17-16-|
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-16-14---------16-14----------16-14----16-14----16-14--------|
D------17-16---------17-16----------17-------17-------17-16---|
Outro:
    (play 4x)
     
e--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------|----------------------------12\-|
G--------------------------|-12-12-12-11-12-11--------------|
D--9-----9-----9-----9-----|-------------------12-12-12-----|
A--7-----7-----7-----7-----|--------------------------------|
E--0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|--------------------------------|
  PM......................| 
      (play this bar 3x)
I think they change the pick-up or turn on an effect on the 3rd x.
On the 4th x replace last bar with:
      e-----------------|
      B-----------------|
      G--9----5--7---x--| play Chorus
      D--9----5--7---x--|
      A--7----3--5---x--|
      E--0--------------|
Break:
       
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--9-9-------7-9-9-------7-9-9------5-5----5-7-7----7--| 2x
D--9-9-------7-9-9-------7-9-9------5-5----5-7-7----7--|
A--7-7-------5-7-7-------7-9-9------3-3----3-5-5----5--|
E------------------------------------------------------|
e------5-6-5-5-----5-6-5-5----5-6-5-5--------------------|
B-----------8-----------8----------8---------------------|
G--9-9---------9-9---------9-9--------5-5----5-7-7----7--| 2x
D--9-9---------9-9---------9-9--------5-5----5-7-7----7--|
A--7-7---------7-7---------9-9--------3-3----3-5-5----5--|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Ending:
Just play the sequence sustaining each chord:
| E     GG    AA   xC   xxxD   xxx |  2x
then:                                                        
e-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B--12-10-12-10--10------------------------------------------|
G-------------12--12-11-12-11-9-11-9--9---------------------| 
D-----------------------------------12-12-11-12-11-9-11-9---|
A--------------------------------------------------------12-|
    /f   /f        /f    /f
e-10---10--------12----12--|   /f - means full bend.
B--------------------------|  
Solo
GUITAR I
-9----------------------------------------------------------
--12-10-12-10----10-----------------------------------------
--------------12----12-11-12-11-9-11-9----9-----------------
---------------------------------------12---12-11-12-11-9---
----------------------------------------------------------12
------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar II
-5-------------------------------------------
---8-7-8-7-5-7-5---5-------------------------
-----------------7---7-6-7-6-4-6-4---4-------
-----------------------------------7---7-5-4-
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
                           Play this part twice.
                                 Then ....
Guitar I
17--------------------------------------------------------------
---20-19-20-19-17-19-17----17-----------------------------------
------------------------19----19-18-17-18-16-18-16----16--------
---------------------------------------------------19---19-17-16
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar II
-14---------------------------------------------------------------
----17-15-17-15-14-15-14----14------------------------------------
-------------------------16----16-14-16-14----14------------------
-------------------------------------------17---17-16-17-16-14----
---------------------------------------------------------------17-
------------------------------------------------------------------
Play it twice , then :
Guitar I
----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-16----------16---------16-------16------16----------
----19-17-16---19-17-16----19-17---19-17----19-17-16-
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
Guitar II
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
17-16-14-   17-16-14  -17-16-14-17-16-14-17-16-14---
---------17---------17----------------------------17
-=--------------------------------------------------
Then pick Em for some time
                          and..
Guitar I:
14-14-14-----12-14-12-------------19
 -----------------------15-15-15-----
------------------------------------
---------------------
---------------------
----------------------
Guitar II :
-12-12-12------------------------------15
------------15-15-15---------------------
------------------------16-16-16---------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------
And another little piece:
 Guitar I:                      Guitar II:
-5-7-5-  5--                    2-3-2-0-2-
-------7-----                   ----------
-------------       with        ----------
-------------                   ----------
-------------                   ----------
-------------                   ----------
Copyright James Arthur Miller (miller@inf.ufrgs.br)
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