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From: scary@zikzak.apana.org.au (Gary Chapman) Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner - transcribed by Gary Chapman ========================================= tablature Copyright (c)1994 Gary Chapman In my usual fashion, I got inspired by someone's posting (in this case, Andrew Kenter's), belted out half of the song in one go, and then lost interest. If I have the time and energy I'll finish the song in the not-too-distant future. Here's everything up to and including the slow section with the poem. Taken from Live After Death. --- Key: ' = 1/2 fret bend <7> = 7th fret harmonic w\ = whammy dive ~ = vibrato --- Chords used: C5 D5 E5 A5 E F F#m G Cadd2 E --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- --3-- B --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- --3-- G -5- -7- -9- -2- -1- -2- -2- -4- --5-- D -5- -7- -9- -2- -2- -3- -4- -5- --5-- A -3- -5- -7- -0- -2- -3- -4- -5- --3-- E --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- ----- --- Intro: E ------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------ G ---------------------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\- etc. D --5-4---------2------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\- A ------5-5-7\--2------7------7------7------7------3---5---7\- E --------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0------------ Riff A: E ---------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------------------------------------------------------- D -5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5--5----------- A -------------------------------------------------------------5-7-9-7\- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse: E5 Hear the rime of the ancient mariner, see his eye as he stops one of Mesmerises one of the wedding guests - "stay here and listen to the nightmares Riff B: E ----------------- B ----------------- G ----------------- D -------0-2-4-0-2- A ----------------- E ----------------- three. of the sea" C5 And the music plays on ... D5 Riff B D5 E5 Caught by his spell and ... Riff B Driven south the the land of .... E5 C5 Through the snow fog flies on ... Riff B E5 hoping good ... C5 And the ship sails on, ... D5 Riff B Through the fog and ice and ... Shanty A: (positions may be wrong - I haven't seen the video for ages) LHS (Dave Murray) E ------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------7~---------------------------- D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-4~- A ------------------------------------------------------ E ------------------------------------------------------ RHS (Adrian Smith) E ------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------4~---------------------------- D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4---- A ---------------------------------------------------5~- E ------------------------------------------------------ LHS (Dave Murray) E ---------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------7~-------------------------------- D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9--9--4-5-7-5\- A ---------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------- RHS (Adrian Smith) E ---------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------4~-------------------------------- D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5--5--0-2-4-2-- A ---------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------- (lots of E5 power chordage) LHS (Dave Murray) E ----------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------- D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12-10-9-10-12~- A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- RHS (Adrian Smith) E ------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------------- D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--5-4-5-7~- A ------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------- LHS (Dave Murray) E --------------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------------------------------------- D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12--12---7-9-10-9\- A --------------------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------------------------- RHS (Adrian Smith) E ---------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------------------------------------------- D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--7---0-2-4-2- A ---------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------- (end Shanty A) E5 Riff B The mariner kills the bird.... E5 And makes themselves a ... C5 D5 Sailing on and on ... Shanty B: LHS (Dave Murray) E ------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------- G -4--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-4---4~--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-----4---- D --------------7--------7---------------7-------7-----5- A ------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------- RHS (Adrian Smith) E ------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------- D --2--2-2-5-4-2---2--2-----2~--2-2-5-4-2---2-2---- A ---------------5-------5----------------5------5- E ------------------------------------------------- sea... Sailing on and ... (Shanty B) 'till all ... E5 Riff B The albatross begins with his .... C5 D5 Shanty B And the curse goes on and on .... E5 Riff B Day after day, day after day we struck .... C5 Riff B Water water everywhere, .... E5 Riff A Water water .... E5 E5 There, calls the mariner, there comes .... E -------------------------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------7---------------------------7----- (Murray) A -------7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9- (Murray) E -------0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2--0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2- (Smith) line. But tide ? LHS (Dave Murray) E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A -3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--(etc) E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RHS (Adrian Smith) E ---------3--------------------------------3--------------------------------- B ---------3----------------------------------3------------------------------- G --5------5------------------------------------5----------------------------- D --5---------------------------------------------5--------------------------- A --3---------------------------------------------3--------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- See... Onward she comes... LHS (Dave Murray) E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A -0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--(etc) E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RHS (Adrian Smith) E -------0-------------------------------------------------------------------- B -------2-------------------------------------------------------------------- G -2-----2----------2--------------------------------------------------------- D -2----------------2--------------------------------------------------------- A -0----------------0--------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- nears out of the sun... Cadd2 A She, she life in death, she .... F#m A5 E F G (AS plays chords, DM plays single-note triplets) F#m A5 E F G LHS (Dave Murray) E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------7-7-7--7------------------------------------- A -10-7-7--7-7-7-(repeat x 3)----------10-9-(1st measure x 2)--------6-6-6- E ------------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-------- RHS (Adrian Smith) E --------------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------------------5------8- D ------------------------------------------------------------5------8- A ------------------------------------------------------------3------6- E -3'-0-0--0-0-0-(repeat x 3)-5-5-5--5-3-2--(1st measure x 2)---------- (play the above section 4 times - on 4th time through, play the following instead of the 2 chords) E ---------------------- B --------------------5- G --------------------6- D --7---6^7^6-----8---6- A ------------7/9---9\4- E ---------------------- Middle Section: LHS (Dave Murray) E ------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------ G -------10-------------------------------7- D ----11--------------------------------8--- A -12---------------------------------9----- E ------------------------------------------ RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells) E --------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------- G --5---------7---9---10---12---13\---8~- D --------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------- LHS (Dave Murray) E ------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------ G -------10-------------------------------8- D ----11--------------------------------9--- A -12--------------------------------10----- E ------------------------------------------ RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells) E --------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------- G --5---------7---9---10---12---13\---6~- D --------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------- (alternate between the two combinations above) One after one by the star-dogged moon, too quick for a groan or sigh. Each turned his face with a ghastly pang and cursed me with his eye. Four times fifty living men, and I heard nor sigh nor groan. With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one. LHS (Dave Murray) E -------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------- G -10---------------------------------8------- D ----12--------------------------------10---- A -------12--------------------------------10- E -------------------------------------------- RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells) E ---------------------------------------------- B --6\------------------------------------------ G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---8---<7>w\- D ---------------------------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------- LHS (Dave Murray) E ------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------ G -10---------------------------------7----- D ----12--------------------------------9--- A -------12-------------------------------9- E ------------------------------------------ RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells) E ----------------------------------------------- B --6\------------------------------------------- G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---7~---<5>w\- D ----------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------- (play twice) --- Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman) ------------------------- scary@zikzak.apana.org.au -- Zikzak public access UNIX, Melbourne, Australia.