Acoustic Song Tab by Bruce Dickinson

Acoustic Song tab by Bruce Dickinson

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Author/Artist: Bruce Dickinson
Title: Acoustic Song
Album: The Best Of Bruce Dickinson
Transcribed by: Thiago Augusto
Email: prince-of-darkness@bol.com.br

Well, this is what I was able to tab. This song is very beautiful,=20
with a chord progression that brings the sadness feeling.=20
The song has many variations, and I don't think I can tab everything...
but I'll do my best! :)
Here it comes:

Intro:
------------------|
-8--10--12---15/--|
-9--11--12---16/--|
------------------|
-7--9---10---14/--|
------------------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

-----2--------2h3p2----------------------------------------|
--------3-----3-----3----1------1-------------0------------|
-----------2----------2--2--2-----2---------0---0--------0-|
-----0-------------------2----2-----2-----2-------2--------|
-------------------------0------------0-------------2------|
----------------------------------------0-------------0----|

------------------|
-8--10--12---15/--|
-9--11--12---16/--|
------------------|
-7--9---10---14/--|
------------------|

----2--------2h3p2----------------------------------------|
-------3-----3-----3----1------1-------------0------------|
----------2----------2--2--2-----2---------0---0--------0-|
----0-------------------2----2-----2-----2-------2-----2--|
------------------------0------------0-------------2------|
---------------------------------------0-------------0----|    =20


-----0-----------------------------------------------------|
-3-3----------0-------------------------0--------------3-3-|
------------0---0---------0-----------0---0---------0------|
----------2-------2-----2-----------2-------2-----2--------|
--------------------2----------0--------------2------------|
-2---0--0-------------0------2----0-------------0------2---|
       =20

--0-------------------------------|
-----------0-----------------3----|
---------0---0-----------0-----2--|
-------2-------2-------2----------|
-----------------2----------------|
--0--0---------------0-----2------|
                                                                         =
    =20
Verse: (It has a lot of variations through the song...=20
but if you play like this, you'll feel secure)

Em
-0----------------------------------|
-0--------0----------------0--------|
-0------0---0---------0------0------|
-2----2-------2-----2---2------2----|
-2--------------2----------------2--|
-0--0-------------0-----------------|

D
--2------2-----2-------2h3p2-----|
--3--3------3--3---3---3-----3---|
--2----2---------2---2---------2-|
--0------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|

Am
---------------------------------|
-1------1----------------1-------|
-2----2---2---------2------2-----|
-2--2-------2-----2---2------2---|
-0------------0-0--------------0-|
---------------------------------|

Em
-0-------0-------------------------|
-0---------0---------------0-------|
-0-----0-----0--------0------0-----|
-2---2--------------2---2------2---|
-2-------------2-2---------------2-|
-0---------------------------------|

        =20
Chorus (And I loved you long ago...):
Am         Em
---------------------------------------------------------|
--------1----------------1--------------0----------------|
------2---2----------2-----2----------0---0---------0----|
----2-------2------2---2-----2------2-------2-----2---2--|
-0------------0-0--------------0--------------2----------|
---------------------------------0--------------0--------|

  D/F# G
-0----------------------------------------|
----3--3--------3-----------------3-------|
----2--0----0-----0----------0------0-----|
----------0---0-----0------0---0------0---|
------------------------------------------|
-0--2--3---------------3-3--------------3-|

D
-2-------2-------2h3p2-----0---2--|
-3---3---3-------------3---3---3--|
---2---2---2-------------2---2---2|
-0-----------0-0------------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|

Am
---------0-----------------------|
--1--------1--------1----1-0-----|
--2---2------2----2---2------2---|
--2-2---2------2---------------2-|
--0--------------0---------------|
---------------------------------|

Em
---------------------------------|
---------0---------------0-------|=20
-----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2---|=20
-2-------------2---------------2-|=20
-0---------------0---------------|
                                    =20
G                                  =20
---------3----------------3---------|
-----3-----3----------3-----3-------|
-0-0---0-----0------0---0-----0-----|
-0------------------------------0---|
------------------------------------|
-3--------------3-3-----------------|

 D                Bm=20
---------2----------------2--------0--|
-----3-----3----------------3------0--|
---2---2-----2--------4-------4----0--|
-0-------------0----4---4-------4--2--|
------------------2----------------2--|
-----------------------------------0--|

Bridge before solo (And I loved you long ago...):

------------------|
-8--10--12---15/--|
-9--11--12---16/--|
------------------|
-7--9---10---14/--|
------------------|

--2------2h3p2------------------------------------------|
--3--3---3-----3----1------0h1p0------0------0----------|
--2----2---------2--2--2---------2----0----0---0--------|
--0-----------------2----2---------2--2--2-------2------|
--------------------0-----------------2------------2----|
--------------------------------------0--------------0--|

------------------|
-8--10--12---15/--|
-9--11--12---16/--|
------------------|
-7--9---10---14/--|
------------------|

--2------2h3p2------------------------------------------|
--3--3---3-----3----1------1--------0-----------0-------|
--2----2---------2--2--2-----2------0-----0-------0-----|
--0-----------------2----2-----2----2---2-----2-----2---|
--------------------0------------0--2-2-----2---------2-|
------------------------------------0-------------------|
      =20
                              (Solo starts here)
-----------------------------------------|
-----3--0------0--------------------3----|
---2----0----0---0-----------0----2---2--|
-0------2--2-------2-------2----0--------|
--------2------------2---2---------------|
--------0--------------0-----------------|

Play this during the 1st (distorted) solo:

-0----------------------------------|
-0--------0----------------0--------|
-0------0---0---------0------0------|
-2----2-------2-----2---2------2----|
-2--------------2----------------2--|
-0--0-------------0-----------------|
            =20
-2------2-----2-------2h3p2------|
-3--3------3--3---3---3-----3----|
-2----2---------2---2---------2--|
-0-------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|

----------------------------------0--|
-1------1-----------------1\3/1---0--|
-2----2---2---------2-------------0--|
-2--2-------2-----2---2---2\4/2---2--|
-0------------0-0-----------------2--|
----------------------------------0--|

(1st ending)
---------------------------------|
-----0-----------------------3---|
---0---0------------0------2---2-|
-2-------2--------2---2--0-------|
-----------2---------------------|
-------------0--0----------------|

(2nd ending)
-----0-----------------0--------|
-------0-----------------0------|
---0-----0--------0--------0----|
-2---------2----2---2--------2--|
--------------------------------|
--------------0-----------------|

Then, play the chorus, and change the D part to the Bm part (yes, play =
the Bm part twice),=20
and insert this to the end (twice):
-----0------------------------0--|
-------0-----------------3----0--|
---0-----0---------0---2---2--0--|
-2---------2-----2---0--------2--|
---------------2--------------2--|
-------------0----------------0--|


The distorted solo goes like this (listen to the song for timing):
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-9-11-11\12----11/9-9\11---14b16--14-12---12-14-12------|
---------------------------------------------------14vv-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|


--------14v---12/10-10-10\12--------|
-----17----------------------10-10v-|
---16-------------------------------|
-14---------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
        =20
--------------------------15vv-|
-15b17--13\15-13/12--12v-------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------|
-15b17--13-12-13--15-13-12----13-12--------------------|
---------------------------14-------14-14-14-14-14b16--|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------|
-----------------------|
----11-11\12v-12b14r12-|
-14--------------------|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|


---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
-11vv--12\14-14vv-12-14v-12-14v-12-14-14b16r14-----|
-----------------------------------------------14v-|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|


----15-17-17b19v------15-17-17b19v--17-15------|
-17----------------17---------------------17v--|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|

Play this during the 2nd (acoustic) solo:

---------------------------------2-----2-----2h3p2-----0---2---|
---------------------------------3-3---3-3---3-----3---3---3---|
-------0---------------0---------2---2-2---2---------2---2---2-|
-----2---2---2-----2-----2---2---0-----0-----------------------|
---2-------2-----2---2-----2-----------------------------------|
-0-------------0-----------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------|
-1------1------1------3-1-------------------------------------|
-2--2---2--2---2--2-------2----0------0------0----------------|
-2----2------2------2-------2--2--2---2--2---2--2------0------|
-0-----------------------------2----2------2------2------0----|
-------------------------------0---------------------2-----2--|

-0---------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2h3p2-----|
-0--------0---------------0--------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-----3---|
-0----0-----0---------0-----0------2---2-3---2-2---2---------2-|
-2--2---2-----2-----2---2-----2----0-----0-----0---------------|
-2--------------2---------------2------------------------------|
-0----------------0--------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------|
-1------1------1------3-1----------------------------0--------|
-2--2---2--2---2--2-------2----0------0------0---------0------|
-2----2------2------2-------2--2--2---2--2---2--2--------2----|
-0-----------------------------2----2------2------2--------2--|
-------------------------------0------------------------------|

Acoustic solo:
-----------------------------|
-8---10/-7---13---12/-8---7--|
-9---11/-7---14---12/-9---7--|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|


--------------------------------|
-8---10/-7---7-8-13---15/-8---8-|
-9---11/-7---7-9-14---16/-9---9-|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|

After the acoustic solo, play the chorus again (And the scars that...)
Then play this (And I loved you long ago):

------------------|
-8--10--12---15/--|
-9--11--12---16/--|
------------------|
-7--9---10---14/--|
------------------|

--2--------2h3p2---------------------0-----------|
-----3-----3-----3----1------1-------0-----------|
--------2----------2--2--2-----2-----0-----------|
--0-------------------2----2-----2---2---------2-|
----------------------0------------0-2-------2---|
-------------------------------------0--0--0-----|

------------------|
-8--10--12---15/--|
-9--11--12---16/--|
------------------|
-7--9---10---14/--|
------------------|

-----2--------2h3p2----------------------0--|
--------3-----3-----3----1-------1/3\1---0--|
-----------2----------2--2----2----------0--|
-----0-------------------2--2----2/4\1---2--|
-------------------------0---------------2--|
-----------------------------------------0--|
        (The telephone rings here ^^^)

So, that's it! Feel free to send me comments through mail... ok?

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