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Rime Of The Ancient Mariner bass tab by Iron Maiden

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RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER - IRON MAIDEN
        -----------------------------------------

This piece of tab has been created using a big piece from a Hal Leonard
transcription to this song, that was once posted on the net.
I filled in the gaps (especially the first and last verses (at 114 bpm) and
the interludes at 114 bpm), with a little help from a guitar transcription.

 Have fun playing it, Wilbert Pol


🏷Legend :
 w   - whole note     W - whole rest
 h   - half note      H - half rest
 q   - quarter note    Q - quarter rest
 e   - eigth note     E - eigth rest
 s   - sixteenth note   S - sixteenth rest
 t   - thirty-second note T - thirty-second rest
 +   - sustain into next note
 .   - multiply note/rest length by 1.5 ie. e. = e + s
 {3}  - a triplet
 ca 114 bpm
---------||-------------------------|----------------------|
-5-4-----||-------------------------|----------------------|
-----7-5-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5--7-|
---------||-------------------------|----------------------|
 s s s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e e e. s

|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5-|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
 (e) s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e e q

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---|
|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  s s s s s s s s e e s s s s
                          . .

|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
 (e) s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e e

  verse 1,2
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||-o--------------------------|-----------------------4---|
||-o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
   e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

                          2x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------o-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--o-||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e e

 Interlude
|-----------------------4-|-------------------------|
|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|
|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------7---5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 s s s s e s s s s s s q  s s s s e s s s s s s q
     .             .

|-----------------------4-|---------------------------|
|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-5-----4---|
|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------5-7---7-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 s s s s e s s s s s s q  s s s s e s s e e s s s s
     .             .   . .

|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
 (e) s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e e

|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e e  e s s e s s e s s e e

|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------4---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e e  e s s e s s e e s s s s
                   . .

|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
 (e) s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e e

  verse 3,4
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||-o--------------------------|-----------------------4---|
||-o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
   e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4-------------|
|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s s s s s e s s e e  (e) s s s s s s e s s q
 .       .

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

                           2x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4------------o-||
|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-5--o-||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
 e s s s s s s e s s e e  (e) s s s s s s q e e
 .       .

 verse 5
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---|
|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  s s s s s s s s e e s s s s
                          . .

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
 (e) s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---||
|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------||
 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  s s s s s s s s e e s s s s
                          . .

 ca 162 bpm
 verse 6,7
||----------|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o--------|-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|
||-o--7-----|-7-----|-7-7-7-------------------|-7-7-7-------------------|
||----0-----|-0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   q H.  q H.  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
   .    .    { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------|-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|
|-7-----|-7-----|-7-7-7-------------------|-7-7-7-------------------|
|-0-----|-0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 q H.  q H.  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 .    .    { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

                            2x
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4--------o-||
|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5--o-||
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

||----------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o--4-6-7-5-4---4-6-7-5-4---|-4-6-7-5-4---4-6-7-5-4---|
||-o------------4-----------4-|-----------4-----------4-|
||----------------------------|-------------------------|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
   { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
|------------7------------7-|------------7------------7-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
|------------7------------7-|------------7------------7-|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

                                    2x
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------o-||
|-8-10-11-10-8---8-10-11-10-8---|-10-12-13-12-10----10-12-13-12-10----o-||
|--------------8--------------8-|----------------10----------------10---||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

||----------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o--5-----------5-----------|-5-----------7-7-7-7-5-4-|
||-o----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-------------|
||----------------------------|-------------------------|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
   { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|1,2,3.                       |
|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-5-----------5-----------|----------------------o-||
|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--o-||
|-------------------------|------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e q
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
|4.          q = q. 12/8
|---------------------|--------------------|-6-------||
|-5-----------5-------|-7--4-7-4-----8-----|-7-------||
|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|----------7-9-------|-0-------||
|---------------------|--------------------|---------||
 e e e e e e e e e q  q. e e e e q q Q
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }    { 3 }
            rit.-------------------------

 4/4 ca 66 bpm
|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|------8------8------8------8-|------8------8------8------8-||
|----9------9------9------9---|----9------9------9------9---||
|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10-----10-----||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

  2nd time verse 8
||---------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
||-o----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
||-o-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
||---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
   { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
|---8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8---|
|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

                               2x
|------8------8------8------8-|------8------8------8------8---||
|----9------9------9------9---|----9------9------9------9---o-||
|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10-----10-----o-||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-||
|---8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8---||
|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

||---10-------10-------10-------10-------|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|
||-o----12-------12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-------12----|
||-o-------12-------12-------12-------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
||---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
   { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
|---10------10------10------10----|---10------10------10------10----|
|------10------10------10------10-|------10------10------10------10-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|
|----12-------12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-------12----|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|1.
|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-------||
|---9-----9-----9-----9---|---9-----9-----9-----9---o-||
|-----9-----9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9-----9-----9-o-||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }  { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|2.
|-7-----7-----7-----7---7---|-(7)----------||
|---9-----9-----9-----9---9-|-(9)----------||
|-----9-----9-----9---------|--9-----------||
|---------------------------|--------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e s s
 { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

 ca 180 bpm
|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----12-----12---|-14-----14-----14---|
|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

|---14-----14---14---|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----12-----12---|
|-0----0-0----0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

|-14-----14-----14---|---14-----14---14---||
|----0-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0----0-||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

 verse 9,10
||---11-----11-----11---|-12-----11-----12---|-14-----14-----14---|
||-o----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
||-o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
   e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

|---14-----14---14---|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----11-----12---|
|-0----0-0----0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

|-14-----14-----14---|---14-----14---14---|-9-----9-----9---|
|----0-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0----0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

|-10-----10-----10---|-9-----9-----9---|-10-----10-----10---|
|----0-0----0-0----0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

                                    2x
|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7-----||
|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-o-||
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------o-||
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------||

 verse 11
|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-------|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7---|
|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-------|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7---|
|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

|-5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-----3---|-5-----5-----5---|-7-----7-----7---|
|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e

|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-5-|-7-----7-------7-|-(7)-7---7---7---7-||
|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0-0-----|---0-0---0-0-0---|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------0---0---0---||
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e q q  e e e e e e e e  (e) e e e e e e e

 12/8
 q. = ca 140
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-|-------------------------|
|-------0---------0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
 q e e e e q e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

||---------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

                           2x
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3---||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

 Guitar Solo #1
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

                           4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3---||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

 Guitar Solo #2
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||-------------------------0-|-----------------------0-|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

                           4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-o-||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

 Harmony Guitar Interlude
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

                           4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-o-||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

||---------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

                           2x
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-o-||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

  16/8
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||-o-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-----|-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-----|
||-o-----------------------------8---|-----------------------------8---|
||-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E  e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E

 12/8
|1,2.
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o-||
|-----------------------0-|-----------------------0---||
 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e

 4/4 ca 114 bpm (Intro feel)
|3.
|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5--7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e e e e e. s  (e) s s e s s e s s e s s

            verse 12
|-------------------||-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------||-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e e q  e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
|-------------------------|-----------------------||
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e e

 verse 13
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e e s s s s

|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-7---5-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e e  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|-------------------------|---------------------||
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s q

 interlude
|-----------------------4-|-------------------------|
|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|
|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------7---5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 s s s s e s s s s s s q  s s s s e s s s s s s q
     .             .

|-----------------------4-|---------------------------|
|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-5-----4---|
|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------5-7---7-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 s s s s e s s s s s s q  s s s s e s s e e s s s s
     .             .   . .

|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
 (e) s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e e

|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e e  e s s e s s e s s e e

|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------4---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e e  e s s e s s e e s s s s
                   . .

|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
 (e) s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e e

 verse 14
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4---------------|
|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s s s s s e s s e e  (e) s s s s s s e s s e e
 .       .

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4---------------||
|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-5-||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
 e s s s s s s e s s e e  (e) s s s s s s e s s e e
 .       .

 verse 15
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4---------------|
|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 e s s s s s s e s s e e  (e) s s s s s s e s s e e
 .       .

|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
 e s s e s s e s s e s s  e s s e s s e s s e e
          rit-----------------------------

     Harm.--------
|--------------5---------------||
|------------5---5-------------||
|-7--------5-------5-----------||
|-0------------------5---------||
     let ring -------


verse 1.
 Hear the rime of the Ancient Mariner
 see his eyes as he stops one of three
 mesmerises one of the wedding guests
 stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea

 and the music plays on as the bride passes by
 caught by his spell and the Mariner tells his tale

verse 2.
 Driver south to the land of the snow and ice
 to a place where nobody's been
 through the snow fog flies on the albatross
 hailed in God's name, hoping good luck it brings

 and the ship sails on, back to the North
 through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on

verse 3.
 The Mariner kills the bird of good omen
 his shipmates cry against what he's done
 but when the fog clears, they justify him
 and make themselves a part of the crime

 sailing on and North across the sea
 sailing on and North 'til all is calm

verse 4.
 The albatross begins with its vengeance
 a terrible curse a thirst has begun
 his shipmates blame bad luck on the Mariner
 about his neck, the dead bird is hung

 and the curse goes on and on at sea
 and the curse goes on and on for them and me

verse 5.
 "Day after day, day after day, we struck nor breath nor motion
 as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean
 water, water, everywhere and all the boards did shrink
 water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink"

verse 6.
 There, calls the Mariner, there comes a ship over the line
 but how can she sail with no wind and no tide

 See ...onward she comes
 onward she nears, out of the sun
 See ...she has no crew
 she has no life, wait but there's two

verse 7.
 Death and she Life in Death, they throw their dice for the crew
 she wins the Mariner and he belongs to her now

 Then ...crew one by one
 they drop down dead, two hundred men
 She ...she, Life in Death
 she lets him live, her chosen one

verse 8. (Narrative)
 "One after one by the star dogged moon, too quick for 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"

verse 9.
 The curse it lives on in their eyes
 the Mariner he wished he'd die
 along with the sea creatures
 but they lived on, so did he

verse 10.
 And by the light of the moon
 he prays for their beauty not doom
 with heart he blesses them
 God's creatures all of them too

verse 11.
 Then the spell starts to break
 the albatross falls from his neck
 sinks down like lead into the Sea
 then down in falls comes the rain

verse 12.
 Hear the groans of the long dead seaman
 see them stir and start to rise
 bodies lifted by good spirits
 none of them speak and they're lifeless in their eyes

 And revenge is still sought, penance start again
 cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on

verse 13.
 Now the curse is finally lifted
 and the Mariner sights his home
 spirits go from the long dead bodies
 form their own light and the Mariner's left alone

verse 14.
 And then a boat came sailing towards him
 it was a joy he could not believe
 the Pilot's boat, his son and the hermit
 penance of life will fall onto Him

 and the ship it sinks like lead into the sea
 and the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins

verse 15.
 The Mariner's bound to tell his story
 to tell his tale wherever he goes
 to teach God's word by his own example
 that we must love all things that God made

 And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man
 and the tale goes on and on and on

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