The Writing On The Wall tab by Iron Maiden

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

This is the Rhythm guitar parts for the new Iron Maiden song.
I've added the bridge melody

🤘 Intro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------3~-------3---3---3--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----2~---------2h3-2h3-2h3p2p0-0h2--------------0-------------------------|
D MajorD|---0~-----------0---0---0------3---0~-----0-2-3----2h3p2p0-----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------3~---------------|
D MajorD|0~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------3~---3---3---3---------------------------3------------------3~------|
G+G|-----2~-----2h3-2h3-2h3p2p0-0h2--------------0--------------------2~-------|
D MajorD|---0~-------0---0---0------3---0~-----0-2-3-------2~-----2h3p2p0-0~--------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|0~--------------------------------------------------------------0~---------|

Main Riff:

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|3-3---3--------------------3-3---3--------------3----|
G+G|2-2---2----0-----0--2-0----2-2---2----0---------2----|
D MajorD|0-0---0-3-----3---------3--0-0---0-3-----2-0----0----| x4
A augmentedA|----3--------------------------3-------------3-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|


Intro Fill:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|3-2-0---------------3-----3---3-2-0---------------3-----3------------------|
G+G|------3-2-0---------2-----2---------3-2-0---------2-----2------------------|
D MajorD|------------3-2-0-x-0-----0---------------3-2-0-x-0-----0------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------x-----3-----------------------x-----3--------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|3---3-------3-----3---3---3-----3~-------|
G+G|0---0-------2-----2---0---0-----0~-------|
D MajorD|2---2-----x-0-----0---2---2-----0~-------|
A augmentedA|3---3-2-3-x-----3-----3---3-2-3-2~-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|

🤘 Verse:

e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3----------------|
G+G|0h2-2---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2-------0--------|
D MajorD|0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-2-3---2p0----| x8
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------3--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|

🤘 Pre-Chorus:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|3~---------------3~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0~---------------2~---------------3~---------------5~---------------5---5---5---5---5--5-5-|
D MajorD|2~---------------0~---------------3~---------------5~---------------5---5---5---5---5--5-5-|
A augmentedA|3~--------------------------------1~---------------3~---------------3---3---3---3---3--3-3-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🤘 Chorus 1:

e|------------------------------------|
BB|3~----------------------------------|
G+G|2~-------5~-------5~-------7~-------|
D MajorD|0~-------3~-------5~-------5~-------| x3
A augmentedA|0~-------3~-------3~-------5~-------|
D MajorD|0~-------3~----------------5~-------|

🤘 Chorus 2:

e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|3~---------------5~---------------|
D MajorD|3~---------------5~---------------| x2
A augmentedA|1~---------------3~---------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|

Main Riff:

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|3-3---3--------------------3-3---3--------------3----|
G+G|2-2---2----0-----0--2-0----2-2---2----0---------2----|
D MajorD|0-0---0-3-----3---------3--0-0---0-3-----2-0----0----| x2
A augmentedA|----3--------------------------3-------------3-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|

🤘 Verse:

e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3----------------|
G+G|0h2-2---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2-------0--------|
D MajorD|0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-2-3---2p0----| x2
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------3--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|

Verse Fill:

e|----------------------------------|
BB|3~--------------3~----------------|
G+G|0~--------------0~----------------|
D MajorD|2~--------------0~----------------|
A augmentedA|3~--------------2~----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|

🤘 Verse:

e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3----------------|
G+G|0h2-2---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2-------0--------|
D MajorD|0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-2-3---2p0----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------3--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|

🤘 Pre-Chorus:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|3~---------------3~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0~---------------2~---------------3~---------------5~---------------5---5---5---5---5--5-5-|
D MajorD|2~---------------0~---------------3~---------------5~---------------5---5---5---5---5--5-5-|
A augmentedA|3~--------------------------------1~---------------3~---------------3---3---3---3---3--3-3-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🤘 Chorus 1:

e|------------------------------------|
BB|3~----------------------------------|
G+G|2~-------5~-------5~-------7~-------|
D MajorD|0~-------3~-------5~-------5~-------| x3
A augmentedA|0~-------3~-------3~-------5~-------|
D MajorD|0~-------3~----------------5~-------|

🤘 Chorus 2:

e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|3~---------------5~---------------|
D MajorD|3~---------------5~---------------| x2
A augmentedA|1~---------------3~---------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|

Main Riff: x2

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|3-3---3--------------------3-3---3--------------3----|
G+G|2-2---2----0-----0--2-0----2-2---2----0---------2----|
D MajorD|0-0---0-3-----3---------3--0-0---0-3-----2-0----0----|
A augmentedA|----3--------------------------3-------------3-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|

🤘 Solo 1:

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|0h2-2---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2---2----5--------| x4
A augmentedA|0~--0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-3--------5--|
D MajorD|------------------------------------5-----|


🤘 Bridge:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----10--10--10-11-10------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------12-10----------9-10-12-10-9--------10------12--|
D MajorD|12-------------------------12----12--------------12--8------10------| x2
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----10--10--10-11-10------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------12-10----------9-10-12-10-9--------------------|
D MajorD|12-------------------------12----12--------------12--10-------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------10-------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------10-------------|


🤘 Solo 2:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|3~---------------3~----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|2~---------------0~---------------3~---------------3---3---3--5---5---5--5-5-|
D MajorD|0~---------------2~---------------3~---------------3---3---3--5---5---5--5-5-| x2
A augmentedA|0~---------------3~---------------1~---------------1---1---1--3---3---3--3-3-|
D MajorD|0~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|3~---------------3~-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|2~---------------0~---------------3~---------------3---5---7---9---10-12--|
D MajorD|0~---------------2~---------------3~--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|0~---------------3~---------------1~---------------1---3---5---7---8--10--|
D MajorD|0~------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🤘 Chorus 1:

e|------------------------------------|
BB|3~----------------------------------|
G+G|2~-------5~-------5~-------7~-------|
D MajorD|0~-------3~-------5~-------5~-------| x3
A augmentedA|0~-------3~-------3~-------5~-------|
D MajorD|0~-------3~----------------5~-------|

🤘 Chorus 2:

e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|3~---------------5~---------------|
D MajorD|3~---------------5~---------------|
A augmentedA|1~---------------3~---------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|

🤘 Chorus 1:

e|------------------------------------|
BB|3~----------------------------------|
G+G|2~-------5~-------5~-------7~-------|
D MajorD|0~-------3~-------5~-------5~-------| x3
A augmentedA|0~-------3~-------3~-------5~-------|
D MajorD|0~-------3~----------------5~-------|

🤘 Chorus 2:

e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|3~---------------5~---------------|
D MajorD|3~---------------5~---------------| x2 (Slow it down here)
A augmentedA|1~---------------3~---------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|


End:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|3~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|2~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|0~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|0~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|0~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| x Dead note

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