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Sign Of The Cross Tabs by Iron Maiden

Sign Of The Cross tab by Iron Maiden

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BAND:IRON MAIDEN
SONG:SIGN OF THE CROSS
ALBUM:THE X FACTOR
TABBED BY SEAN OLD

THIS IS THE UPDATED VERSION OF MY PREVIOUS TAB. i hope its accurate enough.

intro 1-chanting
intro 2- dave
bar 1
e-----------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------
d--9--7--9-10-9--7--9-10--9---------------------
a-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
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e-----------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------
g--------------------7--5-4---------------------
d--9--7--9-10-9-10------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------

after repeat bar 1 then play
e-----------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------
d--9--7--9-10-9--7--9-10--9---------------------
a----------------------------7-9-10--9-10-9-10--
E-----------------------------------------------

play this a few times.on last time to end play.
e-----------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------
d--9--7--9-10-9--7--9-10--9---------------------
a----------------------------7-9-10--9-10-9-7---
E-----------------------------------------------

THE BASS LINE FOR THIS:
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A---0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2----0-2-3-2-3--5-3-2--------
E-0-------------------0-------------------------

BAR A
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A---0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2----------------------------
E-0--------------------0-2-3--2-3--2-3----------
play the bass line so it fits with the guitar.
play it the same amount of times as guitar.on last
time play this instead of bar A.

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

the next part is the 3rd intro. i dont actually know how to play but can give some examples of the types of chords used. you can probably learn it from listening to the album.

chord examples:
e]-12--------8----------3-------------------------
b]-12--------8----------3-------------------------
g]-12--------8----------4-------------------------
d]-12--------8----------5-------------------------
a]-12--------8----------5-------------------------
E]---------------------3--------------------------

I CAN GIVE YOU THE BASIC OUTLINE OF THE VERSES HOWEVER I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME INVERTED POWER CHORDS I HAVN'T INCLUDED.

verse 1:
  standing alone in the wind and rain, feeling the fear that is growing...
e]-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d]-9-x-keep strumming-----------------------------------------------7777--- X2
a]-7-x----this------------------------------------------------------5555---
E]-------------------------------------------------------------------------

feel the ............ hold off ......... some in ...........the things you.....
e]--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d]-4-x---keep ---------5-x---keep---------7-x---keep---------9-x-keep------- X2
a]-2-x--playing--------3-x-playing--------5-x--playing-------7-x--playing---
E]--------------------------------------------------------------------------

verse 2:
they'll be coming to bring the eternal flame
e]---------------------------------------------
b]---------------------------------------------
g]-79-x-keep-----------------------------------
d]-79-x--reapeating----------------------------
a]-57-x----------------------------------------
E]---------------------------------------------

they'll be bringing us all imortallity
e]-----------------------------------------------------------------
b]---------keep----------------------------5555-787------0-5-7-87--
g]-79-x---repeating---------------------------------7-------------7
d]-79-x----muted---------------------------------------------------
a]-57-x----notes---------------------------------------------------
E]-----------------------------------------------------------------

e]-----------------------------------------------------------------
b]-----------------------------------------------------------------
g]------keep repeating--------------keep repeating-----play the lead-
d]-5-x----muted notes--------5--7--9-x--muted notes--------again-----
a]-3-x-----------------------3--5--7-x-----------------------------
E]-----------------------------------------------------------------

chorus:

e]------------------------------------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------------------------------------
g]------------------------------------------------------------------
d]-4-5555------7777------5555------5---9-x----keep playing----------
a]-2-3333-5555-5555-7777-3333-5555-3---7-x-----muted strumming------
E]--------3333------5555------3333----------------------------------
repeat verse 2
repeat chorus

break 1
unfortunatly i dont know this part yet

break 2- chords by the threes. i dont know this exactly but will put
what i know.
e]------------------------------------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------------------------------------
g]--9----12-11--5------5-4-7-----5-7--9-----------------------------
d]--9----12-11--5------5-4-7-----5-7--9-----------------------------
a]--7----10-9---3------3-2-7-----3-5--7-----------------------------
E]-------------------------5----------------------------------------

break 3 dave and steve
e]------------------------------------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------------------------------------
g]------------------------------------------------------------------
d]-----9---8--------7---6-------9---8-------------------------------
a]---7---7----X2--5---5-------7---7---------------------------------
E]------------------------------------------------------------------

e]------------------------------------------------------------------
b]------------------------------------------------------------------
g]------------------------------------------------------------------
d]----9---8-------X2----7---6------------9---8-----------------------
a]--7---7---7-xxx-----5---5---5-xxx---7----7---xxx-------------------
E]------------------------------------------------------------------
break 4
e]-------------------------------------------------------------------
b]-------------------------------------------------------------------
g]-------------------------------------------------------------------
d]---9----10----7-----9----------------------------9-----------------
a]--7-7-77--7-77--777---X2 2nd time start with---77-7----------------
E]-------------------------------------------------------------------

e]-------------------------------
b]-------------------------------
g]-------------------------------
d]----7----8----5----------------
a]--55-5-55-5-55-555-875--X2-----
E]-------------------------------
the lead which then goes over this is
e]--------------10------------------------------8---------------------
b]--12-10-12-13---13--10----10-12----10-8-10-11--11-8----8--10-repeat the--
g]-----------------------12------X2-------------------10--------first part-
d]--------------------------------------------------------------------
a]--------------------------------------------------------------------
E]--------------------------------------------------------------------

the next part is the fast chords
e]--------------------------------------------------------------------
b]--------------------------------------------------------------------
g]--------------------------------------------------------------------
d]-9--------------5--7-----repeat a few times-------------------------
a]-7-10-9-7--X3---3--5------------------------------------------------
E]--------------------------------------------------------------------

this is the first lead part withh the rhythm part underneath
e]---------------------------------------------------------------------
b]------12-10--------------12-10---------------------------------------
g]--99--------12-11--X2-99-------12-11-9---9-11-9-12-11----------------
d]---------------------------------------------------------------------
a]---------------------------------------------------------------------
E]---------------------------------------------------------------------
rhythm
e]--0----2--0----------------------------------------------------------
b]--0----3--1----------------------------------------------------------
g]--1----2--0------------------repeat a few times----------------------
d]--2----0--2--X3----7-10-9--------------------------------------------
a]--2-------3--------5-8--7--------------------------------------------
E]--0------------------------------------------------------------------

unfortunatly i dont know the solos

repeat the first lead part after solos
lead 2:
e]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b]-------10-12-12---13-12-10----12------10-12-12--13-12-10----15-11-12---
g]--9-12---------------------12----9-12--------------------12----------14
d]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
a]-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E]-----------------------------------------------------------------------

this is all i know. hope you can learn it

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