The Red And The Black bass tab by Iron Maiden

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Intro:

G|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9---|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7----|
D|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9---|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7----|
A|---7----|---5-7-8---7-3-5-7---|------7-|-5-7-8--7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-2-0--5-7--5----|
E|-0------|---------------------|--0-----|-------------------------------3-5-------|


G|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9--|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7-------|
D|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9--|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7-------|
A|---7----|---5-7-8---7-3-5-7--|------7-|-5-7-8--7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-2-0--5-7--5-------|
E|--------|--------------------|--0-----|-------------------------------3-5-------12\|

Intro #2: (0:30)

G|----------------------------|----------------------------| \
D|-------------------5-5-5----|-------------------5-5-5-7--| |
A|---7-7-7---5-5-5----------5-|---7-7-7---5-5-5------------| |
E|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------| | Repeat these
                                bars x4
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |
D|-------------------5-5-5-7-7-|--7\5-5-5------------------| |
A|---7-7-7---5-5-5-------------|------------5-5-5\3-3-3----| |
E|-0---------------------------|------------------------3--| /

Intro to Verse Fill:

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-| x4
E|-----------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|-------------------5---7---|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------5---7---|
A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---3---5---| x2
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-| x2
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse Riff: (01:29)

G|-----------------------------------|-------------------5---7---|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------5---7---|
A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---3---5---| x4
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
"The morals of life .... "

Verse "Wa-ah-oh" Riff:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5---------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5---3-----5-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-| x2
E|-----------------------------------|

(To save tab length, these 3 riffs (verse riff & wah-ah-oh riffs) are repeated x3,
 should be easy to make out where and when)

Chorus: (04:58)

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                       x6
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Post Chorus/Solo Riff: (6:29)

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1 (one bar fill into riff)
E|-----------------|

G|-9-9---12-12-|-5-5---7-7-|-9-9---12-12-|-7-7-----7-7---|
D|-9-9---12-12-|-5-5---7-7-|-9-9---12-12-|-7-7-----7-7---|
A|-7-7---10-10-|-3-3---5-5-|-7-7---10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------|-----------|-------------|---------------|
                               x4
G|-9-9---12-12-|-5-5---7-7-|-------5-5---|-7-7-----7-7---|
D|-9-9---12-12-|-5-5---7-7-|-7-7---5-5---|-7-7-----7-7---|
A|-7-7---10-10-|-3-3---5-5-|-7-7---3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------|-----------|-5-5---------|---------------|

Intro Repeat: (07:14)

G|----------------------------|----------------------------| \
D|-------------------5-5-5----|-------------------5-5-5-7--| |
A|---7-7-7---5-5-5----------5-|---7-7-7---5-5-5------------| |
E|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------| | Repeat these
                                bars x4
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |
D|-------------------5-5-5-7-7-|--7\5-5-5------------------| |
A|---7-7-7---5-5-5-------------|------------5-5-5\3-3-3----| |
E|-0---------------------------|------------------------3--| /

G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-|-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-|-3-3-33----------|-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-| x1
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------3-3-3-33-|-------------------|

G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-|-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-|-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-|-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-| x3
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|


G|------------------|------------------|-5-5---7-7---|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-5-5---7-7---|------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-|-3-3---5-5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-| x6
E|------------------|------------------|-------------|------------------|

Faster Bridge To Harmony Section Riff: (09:09)

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|    \
D|---------------|---------------|-7-7777-7-7777-|---------------|    |
A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-|---------------|-5-5555-5-5555-|    |
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|    |
                                      > Play these 8 bars
                                     | twice (x2) and finish
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------|  | with the two bars below
D|---------------|---------------|-7-7777-7-7777-|-9-9999-12-12121212-|  |
A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-|---------------|--------------------|  |
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------| /

G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-|
E|---------------|---------------|

Harmony Riffs: (09:40)

(Play these fast!)
G|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
D|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-333333333333-|-555555555555-|-77777777777-|-77777777777-| x4
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| \    \
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |    \
A|-3-3333-3-3333-|-5-5555-5-5555-|-7-7777-7-7777-|-5-5555-5-5555-| |     \
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |     |
                                  > x2   |
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |     |
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |      > ALL of this section x3
A|-3-3333-3-3333-|-5-5555-5-5555-|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-| |     |
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| /     |
                                       |
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|      |
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|      /
A|-3-3333-3-3333-|-5-5555-5-5555-|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-| x4    /
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|     /


Bridge #2:

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------0-2-0-2---|---------------0-2-0-------|
A|-----------0-2-----------|-----------0-2-------2-0---| x6
E|-0-0-0---3---------------|-0-0-0---3---------------3-|

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-3-3333-3-3333-|---------------|-5-5555-5-5555-|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-3333-3-3333-|---------------|

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------0-2-0-------|
A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-3-3333-3-3333-|---------------|-----------0-2-------2-0---|
E|---------------|---------------|-3-3333-3-3333-|-0-0-0---3---------------3-|

G|-------------------------|
D|---------------0-2-0-2---|
A|-----------0-2-----------|
E|-0-0-0---3---------------|

Repeated Verse Riff:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5---------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5---3-----5-7-| x2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7------5---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7------5---------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5------3---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|


Intro as Outro:

G|---9----|---7-9-10-5-5-7-9--|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7-----|
D|---9----|---7-9-10-5-5-7-9--|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7-----|
A|---7----|---5-7-8--7-3-5-7--|------7-|-5-7-8--7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-2-0--5-7--5-----|
E|-0------|-------------------|--0-----|-------------------------------3-5-----12\|


G|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9--|-9-------|
D|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9--|-9-------|
A|---7----|---5-7-8---7-3-5-7--|-7-------|
E|-0------|--------------------|-0-------|


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