Iron Maiden - "The Mercenary" Guitar Tab
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Band: Iron Maiden
Album: Brave New World
Song: The Mercenary
Copyright (c) EMI Records 2000
Version 1.0 - 2000
Transcribed By: Adam Young
Email: The_burninator05@hotmail.com
. - palm mute
s - slide ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off
t - tap
ph - pinched harmonic
* - see comment
x - Stuccatto b~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro (distorted)
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|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5-4------------------------5-4-7---| X2
|-----7---5---7---------3-2------7---5---7------------|
|-0-0---0---0---0------------0-0---0---0---0----------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------4-5-----------------------|
|------5---4---5---5-7-----5---4---5----2s4--|X5
|------7---5---7-----------7---5---7----3s5--|
|-0-0----0---0---0-----0-0---0---0---0-------|
rhythm
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--9----7----5----7----9---|
|--9----7----5----7----9---|
|--7----5----3----5----7---|
|--------------------------|
lead
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--7--10--9---7--5--4--7---5--3--2--5---7--5--4--7---|
|--7--7--7---7---5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
[play intro once]
rhythm
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---3-----------------5-----------------7------|
|----------------------------------------------|
alternate
lead / \
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|---5--4--2---0-0--------|---5--4--5-4---7~---|
|------------------3p2---|--------------------|
|----------------------3-|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------4-5-----------------------|
|------5---4---5---5-7-----5---4---5----2s4--|X5
|------7---5---7-----------7---5---7----3s5--|
|-0-0----0---0---0-----0-0---0---0---0-------|
rhythm
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--9----7----5----7----9---|
|--9----7----5----7----9---|
|--7----5----3----5----7---|
|--------------------------|
lead
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--7--10--9---7--5--4--7---5--3--2--5---7--5--4--7---|
|--7--7--7---7---5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
[play intro once]
rhythm
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---3-----------------5-----------------7------|
|----------------------------------------------|
alternate
lead / \
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|---5--4--2---0-0--------|---5--4--5-4---7~---|
|------------------3p2---|--------------------|
|----------------------3-|--------------------|
[Solo]
bit after solo
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|-12~-12-12-12-13--12-----------------------------12-13-13--|
|---------------------14--12--14~--14-14-14-14-14-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-13-12----------------------------12-13-12--12-12-12-13-12-----------|
|-----------------14-12-14~--14-14-14-14-14---------------------------14-12----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------12-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|---7-7--7--7------|
|---7-7--7--7------|
|---5-5--5--5------|
|------------------|
rhythm
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---3-----------------5-----------------7------|
|----------------------------------------------|
alternate
lead / \
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|---5--4--2---0-0--------|---5--4--5-4---7~---|
|------------------3p2---|--------------------|
|----------------------3-|--------------------|
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