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The Number Of The Beast Tab by Iron Maiden

The Number Of The Beast tab by Iron Maiden

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			     The Number of the Beast-by Iron Maiden
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Tuning: regular

e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-0-0-4-0-5-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-----------------------
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------

Repeat 3x then after that do the below riff once and repeat
this pattern 3x and after that once more with this riff.


e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-----------------------
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------



e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-7-7-7--7-------7-7-7--7-------5-5-5--5--------------
G|-7-7-7--7-------7-7-7--7-------5-5-5--5--------------
D|-7-7-7--7-------7-7-7--7-------5-5-5--5--------------
A|-5-5-5--5-------5-5-5--5-------3-3-3--3--------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------

e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-7-7-7--7--------------------------------------------
G|-7-7-7--7--------------------------------------------
D|-7-7-7--7--------------------------------------------
A|-5-5-5--5--------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------



e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-5-5-5-5---
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---
E|-----------------------------------------------------
Main riff


e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------
A|-2-0-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------
Play this 2 times

chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-5----2----5----7----5----2----5----7----------------
D|-5----2----5----7----5----2----5----7----------------
A|-3----0----3----5----3----0----3----5----------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------
Play this once

interlude
e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-2-2-2-4-2---4-4-4-5-4---5-5-5-7-5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
G|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------
solo
e|--10h13p10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11--10-----11(13)---------10h11p10--8h10p8h10p8h10  ------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12-----------------------|
B|-8--6h8p6h8p6h8p6-5--5-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-p10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12010h12p10h12p10-13-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     BU    BU grad                  BU~~~~~~        BU~~~~~~~~
e|--(14)-------------(16)---------13(16)------------13(16)-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10h13p10----10h13p10s9h10p8h10p8h10p8-------------------------------------|
B|----------13---------------------------10----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11h13p11h13p11h13-10h11p10h11p10s8h10p8s6h8p6s5h6p5-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------13h15p13----------------------|
G|---5---3------BU----------BD-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5------(7)---------(5)------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                    BU
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15------17h18p17p15 17h18p17p15---18------20--20(22)------(22)------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       rp~~~~~~                 BU
e|---------------------------20(22)------(22)-----(22)-----------------------|
B|--(22)----------------18---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
break
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-----5----------------------------5--5--5--5--3---------------------|
D|-/5------5-----7-----5--------5----------5--5--5--5--3---------------------|
A|--------------------------7------7---6---5--3--3--3--1---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3-------1------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/3------3-------3---1-----1------------5--5--5--3------------3------------|
A|------------------------3-----3--2---1--5--5--5--3------------3------------|
E|----------------------------------------3--3--3--1--------1---1------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5----5-----7------------------------------|
D|------5-----------------7---7----5----5-----7------------------------------|
A|------5-----------------7---7----3----3-----5------------------------------|
E|--3---3------3---3---3--5---5----------------------------------------------|

2nd Solo
    BU                BU             BU           BU            BU  BD
e|---------8--8--8---------8---8----------8---8--------8---8-----------------|
B|-11(13)-----------11(13)--------11(13)--------11(13)--------11(13)---(11)--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                  BU
e|--------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-13p10-----|
B|-10---------------------------------10------13----(15)---------------------|
G|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------12----10-------------12----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------12--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------10---12p10-----10---------------------------------------------|
B|--13--10h13--------------13-----13p10-13p10-----13p10----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------12---------12------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
              BU             BD                                 BU
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12(13)----------------(12)p10------------------------------------|
G|-10-------------------------------------12----------------17--(19)--------|
D|------12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
              BU                 BU               BU                BU
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--18------------15---18------------15--18-----------15---18-------------|
G|----------17(19)-------------17(19)-----------17(19)------------17(19)-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
              BU                 BU               BU              BU
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15h18p15----------15h18p15-----------15h18p15--------15h18p15-------------|
G|-----------17(19)------------17(19)------------17(19)-----------17(19)-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
               BU             BU              BU               BU~~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15h18p15---------15h18p15--------15h18p15--------15h18p15--18(20)---------|
G|-----------17(19)----------17(19)----------17(19)--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    BU                       BU                        BU~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------17p15--------------------17p15----------------------------------|
B|-18(20)----------18--15--18(20)-----------18--15--18(20)-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          BU                       BU       BD
e|--20---------------(22)---------20(22)---------(20)------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------18---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------19-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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