Iron Maiden: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Album: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Tabbed by Bob McInnes (futureal2112@hotmail.com) Intro: Play 4x Dave's part is on top, Adrian's is on the bottom last note e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---- b|-----5h7p5p3h5-----5h7p5p3h5----------------------------------------|---- g|o5-7-----------5-7-----------5-7-5h7p5p4h5--5-5-5-5-4-----2h4p2p0h2o|---- d|o----2h4p2p0h2-----2h4p2p0h2--------------------------7-5----------0|---- a|-3-5-----------3-5-----------3-5-3h5p3p2h3--3-3-3-3-2---------------|-7\- E|------------------------------------------------------5-3-5h7p5p3h5-|---- Verse: 18x Played in unison Fill at 1:36 (during 2nd verse) e|---------------------|--------------| b|---------------------|--------------| g|o-------------------o|--------------| d|o9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99o|-9-99-9\8-8-8-| a|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77---------| E|-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-|-0-00---------| Bridge: 2x Dave (lead) Overdubbed E5 at end e|----------------------------------------------------------|----| b|-8----8-8-8h10p8p7h8----8-8-8h10p8p7h8----7h8p7-----------|----| g|o-----------------------------------------------9--------o|(9)-| d|o--------------------------------------------------------o|-9\-| a|----------------------------------------------------------|-7\-| E|----------------------------------------------------------|----| | Adrian (rhythm) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------o| d|o-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99-9-99o| a|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-| E|------------------------------------------0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-| Play verse riff 16x Play bridge riffs 2x Chorus: 2x Unison e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|o-------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------o| d|o--2-2-2-0-2-5-2--2----2-2-2-0-2-5-2----5-4---2-2-2-0-2-5-2--2----2-2-2-2-2---5-5-4--o| a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------5-| E|-0-------------------0----------------------0-------------------0---------------------| Post-chorus: 2x e|--------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------------------------| g|o-----------------2---------------------------------2--------o| d|o-2---4--5--4--5-----5--4--5p4p2----2---4--5--4--5----5--4--2o| a|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Play verse riff 16x -| Play bridge riffs 2x | Play chorus riff 2x |---Play 2x Play post chorus riff 2x-| Lead into instrumental: e|-------------------------------| b|-------------------------------| g|-------------------------------| d|-2-----------------------------| a|-2-----------------------------| E|-0-----------------------------| Intrumental: Riff 1 (Dave) 8x e|---------------------------------| b|---------------------------------| g|o----4-2-4---2------------------o| d|o2-2-------5---4-5-2---2-4-5-4-5o| a|---------------------5-----------| E|---------------------------------| Light PM throughout Riff 1a (Adrian) e|--------------------------| b|--------------------------| g|--------5-5----4-4----7-7-| d|-2-2----5-5----4-4----7-7-| a|-2-2----3-3----2-2----5-5-| E|-0-0----------------------| Riff 1b (Adrian) 4x e|-----10-8-10-7-8----7----------7----7-| b|-8-8-------------10---8-7-8-10---10---| g|0-------------------------------------| d|0-------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| (Overdub plays riff 1a as rhythm) Riff 2 (Dave) 6x+ (total of 53 beats, all notes are 8th notes) e|---------------------------------| b|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| g|09---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--o| d|0-------------------------------o| a|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Harmonic fills over Riff 2 (Adrian) e|-------------------------------| b|-------------------------------| g|------------5------------------| d|-------------------------------| a|-17----------------------------| E|-------------------------------| All notes are harmonics, not fretted. Swell w/volume control into all notes. Riff 2a (Dave) 11x e|---------------------------------| b|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-| g|o5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--o| d|o-------------------------------o| a|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Adrian plays the same fills over this riff Riff 3 (Dave) Play whole figure 2x /--------\ e|----------|-|---------|-|---------|---|--------|----------| b|---7-8-7--|-|---3-4-3-|-|---7-8-7-|--7|--3-4-3-|4-3-------| g|o9-------o|9|o5------o|5|o9------o|9--|o5-----o|----5-----| d|o--------o|-|o-------o|-|o-------o|---|o------o|------7-7-| a|----------|-|---------|-|---------|---|--------|------5-5-| E|-------13x|-|------13x|-|------13x|---|-----13x|----------| \_Last bar__/ \on repeat/ Rhythm: On the first run through, Adrian plays an open low E with a decaying delay effect (3 repeats while fading). On the second run, he chugs a palm-muted open low E on 8th notes for 54 beats, then a palm-muted C (3rd fret, A string) for 51 beats. Riff 4 (Dave on top, Adrian on bottom) 4x e|-----------------------| b|-8-10--12--8-10-12-8---| g|o---------------------o| d|o---------------------o| a|-7--9--10--7--9-10-7---| E|-----------------------| Rhythm: e|----------------------------| b|----------------------------| g|----------------------------| d|9----7-7-9------7-5------7-5| a|7----5-5-7----7-5-3----7-5-3| E|--------------5--------5----| Solo 1 (Dave) e|-------------16----14-------14----------------------------------------------| B|-17b19-17b19----17----17b19----17-15-14-17-15-14h15p14----14----14-13-16-14-| G|-------------------------------------------------------16----16-------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-13h15p13----13h14p13----13b14r13b14r13-| G|----------16----------16----------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------12----------------------| B|-------------------------------------15-14h15p14p12-13p12-| G|-------14-16-16-13h14p13----13-14-------------------------| D|-------------------------16-------------------------------| A|-14/16----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-------12------------------------| G|-14-13----14-13-11---------------| D|-------------------14-12-11d5r11-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------17b19---17b19r17-| B|----------------------------------15------------------| G|-18-19-16-18----------18-19-16-18---------------------| D|-------------19-18-19---------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-------14d12r14d12b16b17r14-14-16-17-19-19b21-19b21r19-17p16-------| B|-17b19-------------------------------------------------------17----| G|----------------------------------------------------------------18-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|----------------14p12p10\8-| G|-14-13-16-14-13------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Rhythm 3x e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o| D|o------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-5-4-2o| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------6p4p2-| D|-------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-5-4-------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------| Harmony Dave 4x e|--------------------------------------| B|-14-14p12p10\8/10h12h14-14-14p12p10\8-| G|------------------------*************-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| | Don't play *'ed part on last repeat |Adrian e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--6--6p-4p-2p0h-2h-4h-6--6--6p-4p-2p0-| D|-------------------------************-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Solo 2 (Adrian) e|-9t13-9t13-9t13-9t13-10t13-10t13-10t13-10t13-| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-7t13-7t13-7t13-7t13-9t13-9t13-9t13-9t13-| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-5t13-5t13-7t13-7t13-4t13-4t13-5t13-5t13-| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-4h5p9-----------------------------------16-| B|-------7-5-------------12-14-15-12-14-15----| G|-----------6--11-13-14----------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-17-16-14----------14-16-17-19b21-| B|----------15----15----------------| G|-------------16-------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Rhythm 3x e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o| D|o------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-5-4-2o| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| Riff 5 e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|o6-6-6----------------4-------6-6-6----------------------o| D|o------7-6-7-4-4-6-7----7-6-4-------7-6-7-4-4-6-7-------4o| A|--------------------------------------------------4-4-7---| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Solo 3 (Adrian) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------12b15----15r14r12-12~----12---------------11----9----9--------------------------| G|--------12b15----15r14r12-----13----11-13-12-11-9----12---12---9----11p9----9-----------| D|-6--9d!----------------------------------------------------------11------11---11--------| A|-4--7d!--------------------------------------------------------------------------9b10r9-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----21b23~r21-18p15h18p15\12h15p12h15p12\9h12-| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-/19-------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-9h12p9-12p9----------------------------------------| B|-------------12-9h12p9-12p9-------------------------| G|----------------------------11-12b15r12b15r12b15r12-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|--------9--------------9---------------9-12-9-12-9-----| G|-7-9-12--12-11-9-11-12---12-11-9-11-12-------------12\-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------11b12-| B|-----------------------10-8-9-------| G|---------------11-9-10--------------| D|------11----11----------------------| A|---11----10-------------------------| E|-9----------------------------------| Rhythm 4x e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2-4-5-5-4---| E|-------------------------------------------------4-4-----------2-| Play Riff 5 2x Solo 4 (Dave) e|-13b15r13b15r13b15r13b15r13b15~-------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------9-11b12r11-9----9-9~-| D|--------------------------------11--------------11------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------15p12----16p12----15p12----16-12-17b19-| B|---------------------------4-5----14-------14-------14-------14-------------| G|-------------------1-2-4-6-----6~-------------------------------------------| D|---1h2p1-----1-2-4----------------------------------------------------------| A|---------4-4----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-4--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm 3x e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|o---------------------------------------------------------------o| D|o6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------o| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2-4-5-5-4---| E|-------------------------------------------------4-4-----------2-| Riff 6 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-11-9-7-9-11-| A|-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-10--9-7-5-7--9-| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| A|-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-12-11-6-9-11-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| A|-10--9-4-7--9-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Outro Dave e|----9---------------9---------------9---------------| B|-12---10-12-9-10-12---10-12-9-10-12---10-12---------| G|--------------------------------------------9-9-11-o| D|---------------------------------------------------o| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| |Adrian e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|o--------------------------------------------------o| D|o--------------------------------------------------o| A|--7-9--5--7-4--5--7-9--5--7-4--5--7-9--5--7--2-2--4-| E|----------------------------------------------------| Dave e|----9---------------9---------------9----------------| B|-12---10-12-9-10-12---10-12-9-10-12---10-12---10-----| G|--------------------------------------------9----11-o| D|----------------------------------------------------o| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| |Adrian e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|o---------------------------------------------------o| D|o---------------------------------------------------o| A|--7-9--5--7-4--5--7-9--5--7-4--5--7-9--5--7--2-2--4--| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Dave e|-------------9----------------------------------------| B|-12-12-12-12---10-12-9-10----9------------------------| G|--------------------------11---9-11----9--------------| D|------------------------------------12---11-12-9-11-9-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| |Adrian e|--4--4--4--4-5-----4----------------------------------| B|----------------7----5--7----5------------------------| G|---------------------------7---6--7--4-6---4----------| D|------------------------------------------7----6--7-6-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Dave e|-------------9--------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-12-12---10-12-9-10----9--------------------10------| G|--------------------------11---9-9h11p9-------9-9----9-11-| D|----------------------------------------12-11-------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| |Adrian e|--4--4--4--4-5-----4--------------------------------------| B|----------------7----5--7----5---------------------7------| G|---------------------------7---6-6h-7p6p-4----6-6----6--6-| D|--------------------------------------------7-------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Dave e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-6--6--6--7--7-7--4-4--4-6--6-6-2----4--7-| A|-4--4--4--5--5-5--2-2--2-4--4-4-0----2--5-| E|------------------------------------------| |Adrian e|-9----------------------------------------| B|---12-10-12-10-9-10-9----9------9---------| G|----------------------11---11-9---11-9----| D|---------------------------------------12-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Dave e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--6--6-6--7-7--7-4--4--4--6--6-6--9----9--9-| A|--4--4-4--5-5--5-2--2--2--4--4-4--7----7--7-| E|--------------------------------------------| |Adrian e|-12-10-9-10-9----9--------------------------| B|--------------12---12-10-12-10-9-12-10-9----| G|-----------------------------------------11-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Dave e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-6--6--6--7--7-7--4-4--4-6--6-6-2----4--7-| A|-4--4--4--5--5-5--2-2--2-4--4-4-0----2--5-| E|------------------------------------------| |Adrian e|-9----------------------------------------| B|---12-10-12-10-9-10-9----9------9---------| G|----------------------11---11-9---11-9----| D|---------------------------------------12-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Dave e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--6--6-6--7-7--7-4--4--4--6--6-6--9----9--| A|--4--4-4--5-5--5-2--2--2--4--4-4--7----7--| E|------------------------------------------| |Adrian e|-12-10-9-10-9----9------------------------| B|--------------12---12-10-12-10-9-12-10-9--| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Dave e|-12-12-12-12-12-9-10-12-12-12-12-10-9-12-12-12-12-12-9-10-12-10-9----| B|------------------------------------------------------------------10-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |Adrian e|--9--9--9--9--9-5--7--9--9--9--9--5-7--9--9--9--9--9-5--7--9--7-5----| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|