The Death Of The Celts Bass tabs by Iron Maiden

The Death Of The Celts bass tab by Iron Maiden

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0:00 - 0:10 - Riff 1 (acoustic bass)
G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--|
A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|




0:10 - 0:21 - repeat Riff 1
G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--|
A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

0:21 - 0:36 - Riff 2 (acoustic bass)
G|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7----10-10-10-10-10-9-12-|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7----10-10-10-10-10-5-7--|
A|-0-----------------------0---------------------|-0-----------------------0---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

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0:36 - 0:50 - repeat Riff 2
G|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7----10-10-10-10-10-9-12-|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7----10-10-10-10-10-5-7--|
A|-0-----------------------0---------------------|-0-----------------------0---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

0:51 - 1:13 - repeat Riff 1 twice
G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--|
A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--|
A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

1:13 - 1:27 - Riff 3 (acoustic bass)
              |(3x)|
G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------|
D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------|

1:27 - 1:41 - repeat Riff 3
             |(3x)|
G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7---|----------------------------------|
D|-7---7----------7--7---5--5--|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--|
A|-----------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------3---3------------|

1:41 - 1:54 Riff 4 (acoustic bass)
             |(3x)|
G|---9-9----9-9-|---7-7--------|----------------------------|
D|-7--7---7--7--|-5--5----7-7--|---5-5---5-5-----------7-7--|
A|--------------|-------5--5---|-3--3---3-3-----5-5--5--5---|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------3--3----------|

1:55 - 2:08 repeat Riff 4
             |(3x)|
G|---9-9----9-9-|---7-7--------|----------------------------|
D|-7--7---7--7--|-5--5----7-7--|---5-5---5-5-----------7-7--|
A|--------------|-------5--5---|-3--3---3-3-----5-5--5--5---|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------3--3----------|

2:08 - 2:22 repeat Riff 3
              |(3x)|
G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------|
D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------|

2:22 - 2:34 Riff 5
(The main verse riff - nice and simple)
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---|
E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------|

2:35 - 2:48 repeat Riff 5
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---|
E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------|

2:49 - 3:01 play Riff 3 (this time on electric bass)
              |(3x)|
G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------|
D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------|

3:01 - 3:26 play Riff 5 twice
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---|
E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------|

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---|
E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------|

3:26 - 3:39 play Riff 3 (again on electric bass)
              |(3x)|
G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------|
D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------|

3:40 - 4:04 Riff 6
(Not sure about this one - the bass is pretty low in the mix here)
            |(4x)|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------55----------------|
A|-0-007-7---3-335-555-320--|
E|--------------------------|

4:05 - 4:17 Riff 7
         |(3x)|
G|--------------------|-5---------7----------|
D|--------------------|-5---------7----------|
A|-0-202-320-0-202----|-3-333-333-5-555-555--|
E|----------------353-|----------------------|

4:17 - 4:42 repeat Riff 7 twice
         |(3x)|         |(3x)|
G|--------------------|-5---------7----------|--------------------|-5---------7----------|
D|--------------------|-5---------7----------|--------------------|-5---------7----------|
A|-0-202-320-0-202----|-3-333-333-5-555-555--|-0-202-320-0-202----|-3-333-333-5-555-555--|
E|----------------353-|----------------------|----------------353-|----------------------|

4:42 - 4:58 Riff 8 (play the riff below 4x)
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---7-91097---7-91097---7-91097---45754---|
A|-7---------7---------7---------5---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

4:58 - 5:13 Riff 9 (play the riff below 2x)
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------777-------------|---------------777-------------|
A|-7-777-999-777-----777-999-540-|-7-777-999-777-----777-9997-57-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

5:14 - 5:27 Riff 10 (play the riff below 2x)
G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-12-11---12-11-----11------------------|
D|----------11-12-14----------|------------------------14-----14-12--14-12-11--|
A|-12-12-12-------------------|------------------------------------------------| (continued)
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-11-11-11--12-11--------|
D|----------11-12-14----------|--------------------------12-14--|
A|-12-12-12-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|

5:28 - 5:42 Riff 11 (play the riff below 2x)
G|-------9-----7-----9-----|-------9-----7-----9-|-------9-----7-----9-----|------7-----7--------|
D|---7-9--9-7---9-7----7-9-|---7-9--9-7---9-7----|---7-9--9-7---9-7----7-9-|---5-7--7-5---5---7--|
A|-7-----------------------|-7-------------------|-7-----------------------|-5--------------5----|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

5:43 - 5:57 repeat Riff 9
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------777-------------|---------------777-------------|
A|-7-777-999-777-----777-999-540-|-7-777-999-777-----777-9997-57-|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

5:58 - 6:11 repeat Riff 10 (play the riff below 2x)
G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-12-11---12-11-----11------------------|
D|----------11-12-14----------|------------------------14-----14-12--14-12-11--|
A|-12-12-12-------------------|------------------------------------------------| (continued)
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-11-11-11--12-11--------|
D|----------11-12-14----------|--------------------------12-14--|
A|-12-12-12-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|

6:12 - 6:25 Riff 12 (repeat 4x)
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-0-00000-00000-0000-------|
E|-------------------3-333--|

6:26 - 6:39 Riff 13 (repeat 2x)
(Not sure of exactly what Harris is playing. It's C and D root notes with some basic ascending &
descending fills after)
G|-------------------555-----|---------------777---------|
D|-----------333-555-----555-|-----------777-----777-555-|
A|-3-333-333-----------------|-5-555-555-----------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

6:40 - 6:54 play Riff 10 (play the riff below 2x)
G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-12-11---12-11-----11------------------|
D|----------11-12-14----------|------------------------14-----14-12--14-12-11--|
A|-12-12-12-------------------|------------------------------------------------| (continued)
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------11-12-14-|-14-14-14-11-11-11--12-11--------|
D|----------11-12-14----------|--------------------------12-14--|
A|-12-12-12-------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|

6:54 - 7:21 play Riff 5 twice
(A bit faster here, and with more power chords for emphasis)
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---|
E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------|

G|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|5--------7-------|
A|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|-0-000-00-----5-55|3-333-33-5-555---|
E|---------3-33-----|----------3-33----|---------3-33-----|-----------------|

7:22 - 7:49 Riff 14 (repeat 2x)
G|-9-------7---------|-9-------7---------|-9-------7---------|-5---------7----|
D|-9-------7---------|-9-------7---------|-9-------7---------|-5---------7----|
A|-7-777-775-55-0-00-|-7-777-775-55-0-00-|-7-777-775-55-0-00-|-3-333-----555--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------333------|

7:49 - 8:03 play Riff 11 (repeat 2x)
G|-------9-----7-----9-----|-------9-----7-----9-|-------9-----7-----9-----|------7-----7--------|
D|---7-9--9-7---9-7----7-9-|---7-9--9-7---9-7----|---7-9--9-7---9-7----7-9-|---5-7--7-5---5---7--|
A|-7-----------------------|-7-------------------|-7-----------------------|-5--------------5----|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

8:04 - 8:17 Riff 15 (repeat 2x)
G|----------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

8:18 - 8:46 Riff 16 (repeat 4x)
(Same as above, up three semitones - there may be a variation I'm missing at the end)
G|----------------------------12-12-12-12-------------------------------------|
D|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

8:47 - 9:03 play Riff 8 (repeat 4x)
(Slow down during the final repetition)
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---7-91097---7-91097---7-91097---45754---|
A|-7---------7---------7---------5---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

9:06 - 9:28 play Riff 4 (except play the first part 5x instead of 3x)
             |(5x)|
G|---9-9----9-9-|---7-7--------|----------------------------|
D|-7--7---7--7--|-5--5----7-7--|---5-5---5-5-----------7-7--|
A|--------------|-------5--5---|-3--3---3-3-----5-5--5--5---|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------3--3----------|

9:28 - 9:47 play Riff 3 (a bit slower than before)
              |(3x)|
G|---9---9-10-9-7---9--9---7-----|----------------------------------|
D|-7---7----------7--7---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-----------7---7--|
A|-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-----5---5-5---5----|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------3---3------------|

9:48 - 10:00 play Riff 1 (a bit slower than before)
G|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|-----9---7---9-------5-7--------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----7---7--|---7---7---7---7---5-----5-----9---9--|
A|-0---------------------------5---5----|-0---------------------------7---7----|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

10:01 - 10:16 play the following variation on Riff 2:
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-10-9-5-7-----10-10-10-10-10-5-7--|
A|-0------------------------0---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Fade out on the ringing A

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