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Sea Of Madness Tabs by Iron Maiden

Sea Of Madness tab by Iron Maiden

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RIFF 1
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-----------P---7---H-----------P---7-|---H----------P----------------B--|---|
----------7^5--7--4^7---7--7--7^4--7-|--4^7--7--7--7^3-----------H--5/--|---|
-0---0-------------------------------|------------------0-0-0-0-5^7-----|---|


RIFF 1 A
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-------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|
-----------P-------H----------P----S-|----S----------------------|-----------|
----------7^5--7--4^7--7--7--7^4--7-|---5^7--5------------B-P---|------------|
-0---0--0----------------------------|-0---------7--6--5--3/^0---|-----------|
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PRE-CHORUS
 Oh..                my eyes...   can’t believe...
---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------|
---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------|
---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------|
-9--9-----9--------7-|9---9------9-|-9----9------7-|-7--10--10--9--|--------|
-7--7-----7--------8-|8---8-----10-|10---10------8-|-8---8---8--7--|--------|
-0-----0-----0--0----|--0---0-0----|---0-----0-0---|------------0--|--------|

 Oh...                my heart...   turn my back...
---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------|
---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------|
---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------2-----|--------|
-9--9-----9--------7-|9---9------9-|-9----9------7-|--5------2-----|--------|
-7--7-----7--------8-|8---8-----10-|10---10------8-|--7------0-----|--------|
-0-----0-----0--0----|--0---0-0----|---0-----0-0---|------0--------|--------|


CHORUS
1.Like the...      the dove       Fly so...     above
1.Like a river     will flow      on towards     we go
---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------|
-------------------6-|--5-----------5----8-|--8---------8------|-----------|
--2----------2-----5-|--6-----------6----7-|--7---------7------|-9-9-9---9-|
--2--|-PM--|-2--PM-3-|--3--|-PM--|--3-PM-5-|--5-|--PM-|-5-PM-9-|-9-9-9---9-|
-----0-0-0-0----0----|-----0-0-0-0----0----|----0-0-0-0---0--7-|-7-7-7---7-|
---------------------|---------------------|-----------------0-|-------0-0-|

1.you see...    bring you...   sadness
2.you do      bring you...   sadness         Out on the...
------------------|---------------------|---------P----------|----vibrato----|
------------------|---------------------|-12----13^12--------|(12)--bar------|
-9--------9----10-|-10-------10------12-|----12--------12----|(12)\----------|
-9--------9----10-|-10--|PM|-10--PM--12-|-----------------12-|(12)\----------|
-7--|PM|--7-PM--8-|--8--8--8--8--8---10-|--------------------|---------------|
----0--0----0-----|---------------------|--------------------|---------------|


HARMONY INTERLUDE(Two guitars)
|---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|---|----------------|------------------|--------H-P--------|----------------|
|---|-----|--PM-|----|-------|-PM--|--4-|-(4)~--4^5^4--5----|----------------|
|-2-|-2~--2--4--5--2-|-(2)~--2--4--5----|-----------------7-|----------------|
|---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|  |        |         |          |
|---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---|----------------|------------------|--------H-P--------|---------------|
|---|-----|--PM-|----|-------|--PM-|--7-|-(7)~--7^9^7--9----|---------------|
|-5-|-5~--5--7--9--5-|-(5)~--5--7--9----|-----------------10|---------------|
|---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------|


|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------|
|-----4----------------|-------|--PM-|-----|-------------4--4---|-----------|
|-(7)---5--7--0--1--2~-|---2~--2--4--5--2~-|-(2)~--4--5---------|-----------|
|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------|
|           |          |          |
|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-------------7------|-----------|
|-----7----------------|-------|--PM-|-----|-------------7------|-----------|
|(10)---9-10--5--4--5~-|---5~--5--7--9--5~-|-(5)~--7--9--5------|-----------|
|----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------|

|-------------------------AH-|----H-P----------------|-----------------------|
|-|---------PM----------|-6--|-(6)^7^6---------------|-----------------------|
|-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----|----------7----------S-|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------7~---(7)-|------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|              |            |
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-------7--------7------2----|-(2)---2------------4--|----------------------|
|-------7--|PM|--7--PM--2----|-(2)---2------H-P---4--|----------------------|
|-------5--5--5-----5---0----|-(0)---0--0--4^5^4--2--|----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|


GUITAR SOLO
 B5            A5 G5       A5  D5
|----H-P-----------P------------|--H-P-------------14-|----------------------|
|---2^3^2---P-----3^2--4--2--4~-|-2^3^2----2~--S------|----------------------|
|----------4^2--4---------------|--------4----4------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|

                       A5
|---P--H--H--P--H--H--P--P--H--P-------------------|-------------------------|
|-15^14^15^17^14^15^17^15^14^15^14---P---14--------|-------P--P--S--H--P--H--|
|----------------------------------16^14----16--14-|-12--16^14^1211^12^11^---|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

      B5                       A5   G5
|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--|
|-H------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--|
|-^12----------|--------------------------------------------11--------11-|--|
|-----11~------|---P-------11--12----11--12--14--11--12--14----12--14----|--|
|-----------12-|-14^12--14--------14-------------------------------------|--|
|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--|


                A5 D5           A5
|-------------------------------------|-17/~~--17--15--14--15-|--------------|
|-----------------------------S---S---|---B-------------------|--------------|
|-12----11--12--14--11--12--14/16~---|-----------------------|---------------|
|----14------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|

  H P             C#5
|-14^15^14-------------BR---------BR-|---------------------------------------|
|----------17----15--17/---15--19/-|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


INTERLUDE

|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------0-|---|
|-19~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|--------------0---------|---------------------|---|
|------------------------|----------------6----4--|-------4------4------|---|
|------------------------|------------------6--4--|--4--4---4--4---4----|---|
|------------------------|--0--0--0--0------------|---------------------|---|
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---|
| RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF A  |            |           |
|---------------0--------|------------------------|---------------------|---|
|-------------0---4------|------------------------|---------------------|---|
|--6-----6--6-------4-4--|--------------4------4--|---------------4-----|---|
|--6-----6------------6--|--------------6------4--|---------------------|---|
|--4--4--4------------0--|--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--2--|--2--2-2-2--2--------|---|
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---|


|(0)---0-------4-----|
|-4---------4--------|
|----4---------------|
|------------------0-|
|------------------4-|
|--------------------|
|          |
|----0---------------|
|--------0-----------|
|(4)-----------4-----|
|------------------X-|
|------------------4-|
|--------------------|

END RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF A


CONTINUE RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF A

LEAD GUITAR
                             DIVE DIVE
|-----------|--S---9-----11-|--~~~--12--------------|---------------------|
|-----------|--/9-----9-----|-----------12------12--|-(12)-(12)---S-------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------11------|--------------97-----|
|-----------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|

      Ooh             Ooh          Ooh
|---------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
|--P------------|------------H-P----------|----------H-P--------|
|-9^8---~~~~~~--|-(8)--9----8^9^8---------|---------8^9^8-------|
|---------------|------------------11-----|--9--11---------9----|
|---------------|----------------------11-|-------------------9-|
|---------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

                     S
|-------|-----------------------H--H----14----|
|-------|-------------H--H----14^16^17--------|
|-------|---H--H----13^14^16------------------|
|-------|-13^14^16----------------------------|
|-(9)---|-------------------------------------|
|-------|-------------------------------------|

REPEAT RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF 1 & 1/2 TIMES:
It’s madness/The sun don’t shine on the sea of madness

B5 STRUM
There ain’t no wind to fill your sails

REPEAT RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF 1 & 1/2 TIMES:
Madness/When all you can see can only bring you sadness

B5 STRUM
On towards the sea we go


REPEAT RIFF I (X4)

REPEAT VERSE I
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS


CODA

            |-RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF B------------------------
Out on the sea of madness
|-----D--D-------------|---------------------|------------------------|
|(12)-------------10-|-10---------10-----6-|(6)--6---------6----8-----|
|(12)-------------9--|-9----------9------5-|(5)--5---------5----7-----|
|(12)-------------7--|-7----------7------3-|(3)--3---------3----5-----|
|-------------------0--|----0-0-0-0-----0----|-------0-0-0-0----0-----|
|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|


----------------------------------------------| END RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF B

|-------------------------|------S------------|
|(9)--9-----------9-----6-|(6)--6/9--9-9---10-|
|(7)--7-----------7-----5-|(5)--5/7--7-7---9--|
|(5)--5-----------5-----3-|(3)--3/5--5-5---7--|
|--------0-0-0-0-----0----|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|


REPEAT RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF B
LEAD GUITAR
                          Of madness
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--B---TH--TH--|-------5---B-----|--------S-------|---------------B----|
|-7/9--12--10--|-~~~------7^9--5-|----7--54---S--|------S-S-P---7^9----|
|--------------|-----------------|------------5/7-|-~~~--2/7^5---------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|

(hold bend)                             H B
|--------------|--vibrato--|-------------------|-------B------B----17^19^20|
|--------T---T-|----B--P---|---P-H-P-----------|-----20^22--20^22----------|
|(9)----12--14-|--14/17^7--|(7)^5^7^5------P---|dive--------sharp----------|
|--------------|-----------|-----------7~~~^0--|-------------bend----------|
|--------------|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|

 R    B    B   B R          B R
|^19---19^20--|-19^20--19^20^19----17-----17---19^20^19-|
|-------------|--------fast------------20-------fast----|
|-------------|------------slow--------------------slow-|
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|


|-19^17----17-----H--P--H---|-------------|-5--P----B----5---P----------|
|-------20----20~~^22^20^22-|----B--------|---8^5--8^10-----8^5---B-P---|
|---------------------------|---7^9-------|----------------------7^9^5--|
|---------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|


|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|------------------B-------|P--------------|
|-7--7--5-----------------|--------------5--7^9--7^9-|^5-------------|
|----------7---S--P-------|-----S--5--7--------------|----7~~~~------|
|-------------75~^3--5~~-|-3--5/7-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|


SOME BRIEF EXPLANATION OF MY NOTATION:

 indicates a slide (will have an ¨S¨ above it) or vibrato dive

~ vibrato shake (1/2 to 1 step unless stated)

^ Note change signified by:
    B bend--the pitch to bend to is signified after the ^
         b  indicates striking a note at the 7th fret and
        7^9 bending it until it sounds at the pitch of the 9th
    R release--bend if released
    H hammer on to note following ^
    P pull off to note following ^

T Finger tap

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