Iron Maiden: Heaven Can Wait
Album: Somewhere In Time
Transcribed by Bob McInnes (futureal2112@hotmail.com)

Intro:
Riff 1
  Dave (Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------|
g|-7h9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7h9-7-5h7-5-7-5-7-5-5h7-5-|
d|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                                                     4x
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-7h9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7h9-7-10h12-10-12-10-12h14-12-14-12-|
d|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-10----10-10-10-12----12-12-12-|
a|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Adrian (Lead)
e|--------------------------------|
b|-8p5-------5--------------------|
g|-----7\------5--------(7)-------|
d|---------------7-5-5/7---7\5~~~-|
a|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|----17----20b22-20b21---20p17----17-------17-------------------|
b|-17----17---------------------17----20b22----20p17-------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------21r19p17~~\-|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
  
e|------------------------|
b|-20---------------------|
g|-19b21---21r19-17-------|
d|------------------19vvv-|
a|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
   
  Riff 1a
e|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17\-|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
g|o14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14o|-14\-|
d|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|-----|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|

Riff 2
  Dave & Adrian
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------|
d|-7h9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7h9-7\5-5h7-5-7-5-7-5-5-5h7-5-|
a|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7\5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|------|-------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|------|-----7-|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|------|-7-7-7-|
d|-7h9-7-9-7-9-7-7-7h9-7/10-10h12-10-12-10-12h14-12-14-|-12\7-|-7-7-7-|
a|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7/10-10----10-10-10-12----12-12-|-12\7-|-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|------|-------|
                                                       \End 1/\End 2_/

Verse
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------7-8-7------------------------|
g|-------------------7-7-7---------------7---7-7\-|
d|-------------------7-7-7---------------7---7-7\-|
a|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
  "Can't understand..."

e|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------7-|
d|-5-4----------5-4--------5-4-7-|
a|-----7-5~-7-5-----7-5~-7-----5-|
E|-------------------------------|
  "...never have felt..."

e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------8-8-7-------------------7-8-7-|
g|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-|
d|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-|
a|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
                           "I'm looking down..."

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------7-7\-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------7-7\-------------------------------7-----------7-7-7---3-|
d|-------------------7-7\-5-4----------5-4----------5-4-7-----------7-7-7---3-|
a|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------7-5~-7-5-----7-5~-7-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-1-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  "I lie asleep..."

Pre-chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------3-3-----------------3-3-5---------------5-5-5-----------5\-|
d|---------------------3-3-----------------3-3-5---------------5-5-5-3p2-------5\-|
a|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----5-3-5-3\-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  "I can't believe..."

Chorus
  Dave                                     2x
e|-------------------------------------------|-------|
b|-------------------------------------------|-8-8-7-|
g|-------------------------------------------|-7-7-7-|
d|-7--7--7----5--5--5---10-10-10-10-----12---|-7-7-7-|
a|-5--5--5----3--3--3----8--8--8--8-----10---|-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|-------|
  "Heaven can wait..."                        \ending/

  Adrian                                                     2x
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
b|-7----7h8-7-----10--10--8--7------10--10--10-11-10--12------v|-8-8-7-|
g|-7-----------7-----------------------------------------12---v|-7-7-7-|
d|-7---------------------------7/10-------------------------12v|-7-7-7-|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------|-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
                                                      \sustain/ \ending/

Repeat verse, pre-chorus, and chorus figures

Solo 1 (Dave)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-15b17----15b17r15~~~---15-15b17-12h15p14p12-------12----------|
g|---------------------------------------------14b16----14p12----|
d|------------------------------------------------------------14-|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------14-15-17-15-14h15p14----15p14----------------|
b|-------------------15----------------------17-------17b19---r17p15-|
g|-12vv-----------16-------------------------------------------------|
d|------14\--9/14----------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------5-7-8-8b10-----r8-|
g|-16~~~\-4h5p4---4---------------------------------4h5p4---4-5-7-------------------|
d|--------------7---5-7-4h5p4---4-----4h5p4---4-5-7-------7-------------------------|
a|----------------------------7---6h7-------7---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------7-8-10-10b12~~~---14h15p14----14-15-17-14h15p14----14-|
b|-7h8p7---7-----7h8p7---7-8-10----------------------------17-------------------17----|
g|-------9---8-9-------9--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------14h15p14----14----------------------------------------------------------|
b|-15-17----------17----15-17-14h15p14----14-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------16----15-16-11h12p11----11----------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------14----12-14-11h12p11-|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------14-15----14h15p14----14------|
b|-------------------------------------------15-17-------17----------17----17~~-|
g|-------------------------------------14-16------------------------------------|
d|----11-------11h12p11----11-12-14/16------------------------------------------|
a|-14----12-14----------14------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-15b17r15-15-13-12----------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------14-12-11-11-12p11----11----------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------14----12-14-10-12-9h10p9---------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------12-12~~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------14-15-14----14-------------------------------14h15p14----14-17b19~~~-|
b|-15-17----------15----15p14----14h15p14----14h15h17----------17-------------|
g|----------------------------16----------16----------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 1 rhythm (Adrian)                                             2x
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------9p7-----|
d|-7/9---9---7---5---7---9---7---5------9---7---5---7---9--------9p7-|
a|-5/7-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7~-7---7---7---7---7---7----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------9\-|
d|-7/9---9---7---5--7---9--7---5------9---7---5---7---9---9\-|
a|-5/7-7---7---7--7---7--7---7---7~-7---7---7---7---7---7----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-5---5---4---5---4---5---4---2-5---5---4---5---4---5---4---5-2-|
a|-3-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------|
d|---5---4---5---4---5---4-2-----5---4---5---4---5---4-4-----|
a|-0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0-----5-7-|
E|---------------------------0-------------------------------|

Bridge
  Dave & Adrian                                                        2x
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-9-----9-----9-----12-7-----7-----7-----12-9-----9-----9\-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  "Take my hand..."

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-2-----2-----2-----5-------------------5-2-----2-----2-----2-----------------|
a|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-----5-----5-----3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
  "Eternal youth..."

                       2x
e|-----------------------|
b|-----------------------|
g|---------------------5-|
d|-7-----7-----7-----7-5-|
a|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------------|

  Dave & Adrian                                                                2x
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------5---------------------5---------------------5-------------|
d|-7-----7-----7-----7-5-7-----7-----7-----7-5-7-----7-----7-----7-5-7-7-7-7\5-5-|
a|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5\3-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  "Whoa-oh-oh..."

  Dave                                                                            4x
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-7-----7-----7-----7\-3-----3-----3-----3-5-----5-----5-----5-7-----7-----7-7---5-|
a|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  "Whoa-oh-oh..."

  Adrian                                2x
e|-------------------------------------8v-|
b|---------6-5-6-5---6-5h6p5---------6-*v-|
g|-7-5v--7-7-5-7-5-5---------5-----5----v-|
d|-7-5v--7-7-5-7-5-------------5-7------v-|
a|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
  *=play C note first time only  \sustain/

                                                                        2x
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10p8-10\--15-13-12-13-12-12-13-12h13p12-12-12-------15v-|
b|-10-10-10-10-10-10p8-10\--15-15-13-13-13-13-13----------13-13----13---v-|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------14------v-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                \sustain/

Solo 2 (Adrian) (Dave plays rhythm , same as rhythm for Solo 1)
e|-14b15---14b15r14-14-12----------------------------|
b|------------------------15-14-12-------------------|
g|---------------------------------15-14-12b---------|
d|------------------------------------AH-----14-10~~-|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|
g|-2b3b4t10\9p4r2p0----------------|
d|---------*-----------------------|
a|--------------------  -------12\-|
E|------------------0d!r0-5/12-12\-|
  *=slide with tapping finger
  !=divebomb with tremolo bar

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-0-7b8r7p5-7p5---5----------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------7---7p5-7p5\4-5p4----4---------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------7b---7p5-7p5p4-5p4---4---------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------7---7p5-7p5p3-3~~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------12----------12-14~~-|
b|--------------12-13-12-----12-------------------------12----12-15b17---------|
g|--------14b16-AH-AH-AH-15b----15-14-12-14-14-12-14b16------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-/12-10----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12--------------------------------------------------------|
b|----15-15--12h15d14r15d14r15p12h15d14r15d14r15p12h15d14r15-|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-d14r15p12h15d14r15d14r15p12h15d14r15d14r15p12h15d14r15d14r15-15~-|
G|-*----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
  *=don't pick this note...continuation from previous section
             
e|-12-14b15r14p12-|----12-14b15r14p12-|----12-14b16r14p12-|-------|
b|----------------|-15----------------|-15----------------|-15b17-|
g|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|
d|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|
a|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|
E|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------|
                  \___Play 2x________/\____Play 2x________/

e|-12----------------|-15----------------|-15-------------19-|
b|----15/v--15h17h19-|----19p17-15h17h19-|----19p17-15-------|
g|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
d|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
a|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
                     \____Play 5x_______/

e|-19----20--17-19-15-17-14-15-12-14b15r14--12----12-------12-----------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------15----15b17----r15-12----------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------14b16r14p12----|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   \Trem pick-------------/

Interlude
  Dave           8x                  6x
e|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------15-17-18p15-18~~-|
b|-----------------|-------------------|----------------15-17-18------------------|
g|-10-10p9----9----|-15-15p14----14----|-15-15p14h15-17---------------------------|
d|--*------12---10-|----------17----15-|------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
 |Adrian        16x
e|-----------------|-------|
b|-----------------|-8-8-7-|
g|-----------------|-7-7-7-|
d|-3--3p2----2-----|-7-7-7-|
a|-*-------5----3--|-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-------|
  *=don't play first time

Play verse, pre-chorus, and chorus (play chorus 2x)
Play Riff 2 2x
Then:
Dave - Play Riff 1 2x
Adrian - Play Riff 1, play Riff 1a

Outro
  Dave
e|------------------------------------|
e|-8-10-8-6-8-6-----------------------|
b|--------------9-9-9-10-9----------7-|
g|-------------------------10-12----7-|
d|----------------------------------5-|
a|------------------------------------|
 |Adrian
e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------7-|
d|-5-7--5-3-5-3-2-2-2-3--2----------7-|
a|--------------------------3--5----5-|
E|------------------------------------|