Brighter Than A Thousand Suns bass tab by Iron Maiden

Bass tabs

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		 BRIGHTER THAN A THOUSAND SUNS - IRON MAIDEN
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Tabbed By : Aukustus

Tuning: EADG

The rhythm might be a little tricky in some parts.
"P" indicates a pause note.

Intro
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-P-7---7-P-7---7-P-7-7-P-7-7-P-7---7-P-7---7-P-7-7-P------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-P-7---7---7---7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7---7-7--------------------|
E|--------------0-------0-----0-----0-------0-------0-----0------------------|

Intro Verse X 4
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7---7---7---7---7---7-7---7-7---7---7---7---7---7-7--------------------|
E|------0-------0-------0-----0-----0-------0-------0-----0------------------|

Pre-verse x 2
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0-2-3---------------5---------2-3------------------|
E|--0-0-P-0---0-P-0---2-3-------0-0-P-0---0-P-----0-2-3----------------------|


Verse x 1
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0-2-3-------------------------2-3------------------|
E|--0-0-P-0---0-P-0---2-3-------0-0-P-0---0-P-0---0-2-3----------------------|

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

Pre-verse x 1

Verse x 1

Pre-verse x 1

Chorus x 1
G|----------5-----------2-4---2----------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----5-------2---------2-----------5-----------3-3---3-3------------|
A|--3-----------3-0---------------------5-----5-------3-----------3----------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------3-1--------------------------|

G|----------5-----------2-4-2-0----------------------------------------------|
D|------5-----5-------2---------4-2---------5--------------------------------|
A|--3-----------3-0---------------------5-----5--------------7*--------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------3-1--------------------------|

* only in first chorus and slide out.

Pre-verse x 1

Verse x 1

Pre-verse x 1

Chorus x 1

Clean Bridge x 6
G|----------9-------------5-----------------2--------------------------------|
D|------7-9---9---------5-----5---------0-2---2-----------3---3--------------|
A|--7-----------7-3---3---------3-2-0-----------0-------3-------3------------|
E|------------------------------------------------1---1-----------1----------|

Distortion enters x 1
G|----------9-------------5---------------2----------------------------------|
D|------7-9---9---------5-----5-------0-2---2-----------3--------------------|
A|--7-----------7-3---3---------3-0-----------0-------3----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------1---1---------1-1slide up----|

G|----------9-------------5---------------2----------------------------------|
D|------7-9---9---------5-----5-------0-2---2-----------3-----3--------------|
A|--7-----------7-3---3---------3-0-----------0-------3---------3--------7---|
E|----------------------------------------------1---1-------------1----------|

First solo backing x 4
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------5---4-------------|
A|--7-P-7-9-10-9-7-3---3-0-2-3-2---0---0-0-2---2-2-3---3-3-------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|

Reverse gallop x 4
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--777-777-777-777-333-333-333-333-000-000-000-000--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------111-111-111-111----------|

Second bridge x 2
G|-----------------------5-------7-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-------7---------------------------------------------|
A|--7-P-7-9-10-9-7-3-------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Reverse gallop x 2

Second bridge x 4

Third bridge x 1
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-----------------------------7----------------------------------|
A|------5-7---7-----------------------5-7---7---------------3-P--------------|
E|--5-----------5-1---1-1-1-1-3-P-5-----------5-3---3-3-3-3------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-------------5--------------------------------------------------|
A|------5-7---7---------5---5------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-----------5-3---3-------3-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------|

Second solo x 4
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-333-000-222---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------333-111-111-111-111-11----------|

Intro verse x 2

Pre-verse x 2

Verse x 1

Pre-verse x 1

Verse x 1

Pre-verse x 1

Chorus x 1

Clean bridge x 4

First solo backing x 4 and end with 7th fret on A-string

Outro x 2
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-P-7---7-P-7---7---7-7-P-7-7-P-7---7-P-7---7-P-7-7--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|