Tabs
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The Number of the Beast-by Iron Maiden
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Tuning: regular
e|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-0-0-4-0-5-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-----------------------
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
Repeat 3x then after that do the below riff once and repeat
this pattern 3x and after that once more with this riff.
e|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-----------------------
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-7-7-7--7-------7-7-7--7-------5-5-5--5--------------
G+G|-7-7-7--7-------7-7-7--7-------5-5-5--5--------------
D MajorD|-7-7-7--7-------7-7-7--7-------5-5-5--5--------------
A augmentedA|-5-5-5--5-------5-5-5--5-------3-3-3--3--------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-7-7-7--7--------------------------------------------
G+G|-7-7-7--7--------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-7-7-7--7--------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-5-5-5--5--------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-5-5-5-5---
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
Main riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-----7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-2-0-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
Play this 2 times
chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------------
G+G|-5----2----5----7----5----2----5----7----------------
D MajorD|-5----2----5----7----5----2----5----7----------------
A augmentedA|-3----0----3----5----3----0----3----5----------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
Play this once
interlude
e|-----------------------------------------------------
BB|-2-2-2-4-2---4-4-4-5-4---5-5-5-7-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
G+G|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------
solo
e|--10h13p10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------11--10-----11(13)---------10h11p10--8h10p8h10p8h10 ------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12-----------------------|
BB|-8--6h8p6h8p6h8p6-5--5-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-p10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12010h12p10h12p10-13-|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU BU grad BU~~~~~~ BU~~~~~~~~
e|--(14)-------------(16)---------13(16)------------13(16)-------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10h13p10----10h13p10s9h10p8h10p8h10p8-------------------------------------|
BB|----------13---------------------------10----------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-11h13p11h13p11h13-10h11p10h11p10s8h10p8s6h8p6s5h6p5-----------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------13h15p13----------------------|
G+G|---5---3------BU----------BD-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------5------(7)---------(5)------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15------17h18p17p15 17h18p17p15---18------20--20(22)------(22)------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
rp~~~~~~ BU
e|---------------------------20(22)------(22)-----(22)-----------------------|
BB|--(22)----------------18---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
break
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------7-----5----------------------------5--5--5--5--3---------------------|
D MajorD|-/5------5-----7-----5--------5----------5--5--5--5--3---------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------7------7---6---5--3--3--3--1---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------3-------1------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-/3------3-------3---1-----1------------5--5--5--3------------3------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------3-----3--2---1--5--5--5--3------------3------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------3--3--3--1--------1---1------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------5----5-----7------------------------------|
D MajorD|------5-----------------7---7----5----5-----7------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------5-----------------7---7----3----3-----5------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---3------3---3---3--5---5----------------------------------------------|
2nd Solo
BU BU BU BU BU BD
e|---------8--8--8---------8---8----------8---8--------8---8-----------------|
BB|-11(13)-----------11(13)--------11(13)--------11(13)--------11(13)---(11)--|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU
e|--------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-13p10-----|
BB|-10---------------------------------10------13----(15)---------------------|
G+G|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------12----10-------------12----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------12--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------10---12p10-----10---------------------------------------------|
BB|--13--10h13--------------13-----13p10-13p10-----13p10----------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------12---------12------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU BD BU
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------12(13)----------------(12)p10------------------------------------|
G+G|-10-------------------------------------12----------------17--(19)--------|
D MajorD|------12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU BU BU BU
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15--18------------15---18------------15--18-----------15---18-------------|
G+G|----------17(19)-------------17(19)-----------17(19)------------17(19)-----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU BU BU BU
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15h18p15----------15h18p15-----------15h18p15--------15h18p15-------------|
G+G|-----------17(19)------------17(19)------------17(19)-----------17(19)-----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU BU BU BU~~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-15h18p15---------15h18p15--------15h18p15--------15h18p15--18(20)---------|
G+G|-----------17(19)----------17(19)----------17(19)--------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU BU BU~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------17p15--------------------17p15----------------------------------|
BB|-18(20)----------18--15--18(20)-----------18--15--18(20)-------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BU BU BD
e|--20---------------(22)---------20(22)---------(20)------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------18---------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------19-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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