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Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Tab by Iron Maiden

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son tab by Iron Maiden (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

[Intro]
C5 D5 E5  //
C5 D5 E5  //
C5 D5 C5  //
C5 /// A5 ///

C5 D5 E5  //
C5 D5 E5  //
C5 D5 C5  //
C5  A5

[Solo guitar during intro]

   C5 D5 E5              C5 D5 E5          C5 D5 C5
--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------5--5h6p5----5-----------5--5h6p5----5----------------------
---5--7------------7-------5--7------------7------------------------ (2x)
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------



   C5             A5
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
---5--7--5--5h7p5/4-5-----5-5-5-5-4----------2-2h4p2p0-2------------
-------------------------------------7--5---------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------


[first Ohh]
When he starts singing  Ohhhhhh

Play C . . .  /////// . . . //// Em  . . . .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5------5--5--5--7--4--5-----5--5--5--7--4--5------4h-5p-4\-2-------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


note : . := 1 tick rest
       h := hamer on
       p := pull off
       \ := slide down

repeat playing verse

E5 /// /// /// (etc)

repeat ohhh

[chorus]

   Seventh son of a Seventh son  (etc)

 E5 /  /  /  D5 E5 G5 E5  /   /    E5   /  /  /  D5 E5 G5 E5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------5-----------------------------------5-----7--5--4------
----7--7--7--5--7-----7---7-------------7--7--7--5--7-----7------------7--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------0----0--------------------------------------


   Seventh son of a Seventh son  (etc)

 E5 /  /  /  D5 E5 G5 E5  /   /    E5   /  /  /  D5 E5 G5 G5   F#5 D5 E5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------5-----------------------------------5--5-----4---------
----7--7--7--5--7-----7---7-------------7--7--7--5--7--------------5---7--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------0----0--------------------------------------


(repeat twice)

[verse see above]

[second Ohh]

E
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-7-----9---10---9---10---12---10---9---10-9-7---
------------------------------------------------



D
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-5-----7---8----7---8----10---8----7---8--7-5---
------------------------------------------------



C
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-3-----5---6----5---6----8----6----5---6--5-3---
------------------------------------------------



A
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
-0-----2---3----2---3----5----3----2---3--2-0---
------------------------------------------------



Play verse
Play first Ohh
Play chorus
Play second Ohh

[bridge first riff]
(play this a little fast)

Em
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5---
-7--7-----------------------7--5--7-7-------------
--------------------------------------------------


Repeat first riff 4 times
[bridge second riff]
(for second guitar)

Em
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5---
-7--7-----------------------7--5--7---------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------


First guitar should play first riff 4 times while
Seccond guitar plays the second riff.

Slow down at the last for notes to get fade to the
quiet part

[Quiet Part]

This is easy to play but watch the measure because
it changes all the time from 8/5 to 8/3


Em
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--etc-------
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------
(0)-----------------------------------------------



Em
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-7--7--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------
(0)-----------------------------------------------


This is repeat several times.


C
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------
-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------



C
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
-8--8--10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--etc------
-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------


Repeat this also several times and then go back to
Em.
Singer sings today is born the seventh son...

[Bridge to heavy part]

 E5 D5 E5
--------------------------------------------------
---------------8--10--------8-10------------------
-9--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------
-9--7--9------------------------------------------
-7--5--7------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------



 E5 D5 E5
--------------------------------------------------
---------------8--10--------8-10------------------
-9--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------
-9--7--9------------------------------------------
-7--5--7------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------



 E5 D5 D5
--------------------------------------------------
---------------8--10--------8-10------------------
-9--7--7----9------------9--------9---------------
-9--7--7------------------------------------------
-7--5--5------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------



 D5 D5 E5
--------------------------------------------------
---------------8--10--------8-10------------------
-7--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------
-7--7--9------------------------------------------
-5--5--7------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------


Fast solo not included.

I hope this will help you a lot. Besure to study
the bridge first riff and second riff well. If you
can play them well you have an excellent exercise
to warm your fingers before playing.

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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