Acoustic Intro: These are just the basic chords. Listen for the picking. Em
e-0----0--------------|--------------3---------------|
B-0--------0----------|---------0--------0-----------|
G-0------------0------|-----0----------------0-------|
D-2----------------2--|--------------------------0---|
A-2-------------------|------------------------------|
E-0-------------------|--3---------------------------|
D C D
e---------2--------------|-----0-------------2---------|
B-------------3-------3--|--1-----1------3------3------|
G--2--------------2------|--0--------0---2---------2---|
D--0---------------------|--2------------0-------------|
A------------------------|--3--------------------------|
E------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7--/9--7-----7b(9)r-p5-7-p5--|
|--7-----7--9-10------------5------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------11--12--11h12p11---------|
|--------7-/9--7--5--4h5p4-------------12--14-------------------14-12-14|
|--7------------------------5--12-/14-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Variation:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------11--12-p11~sustain-------|
|--------7-/9--7--5--4h5p4-------------12--14---------------------------|
|--7------------------------5--12-/14-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic Riff for Verses: Em Cmaj7 D6add4
e-----------------0-----------|----------------------------|
B--------------------0--------|-----------0-------------0--|
G-----------0-----------0-----|--------0--------------0----|
D--------2--------------------|-----2--------------4-------|
A-----2-------------------0h2-|--3--------------5----------|
E--0--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--5----------------------|
|-----5-------------------| Natural Harmonics
|--------5----------------|
|-----------5-------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
Chorus: I've just shown the basic fingerings for the chorus. You can pick up the strumming and muting from the record. Note that on alternate repititions of the riff the last two chords are muted and strummed differently. E(m) B(m) C D A G
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------9-9--4-4-------5---7-------------|
|--2----9-9--4-4-------5---7---7-7--5-5--|
|--2----7-7--2-2--0-2--3---5---7-7--5-5--|
|--0---------------------------5-5--3-3--|
After the second chorus the song breaks out of the chorus with this phrase. A G F# D E
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--9--7--6--------|
|--7--5--4--7--9--|
|--7--5--4--5--7--|
|-----------------|
E(m) D C D
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-------2 BARS--7--2 BARS-5---1 BAR--7---1 BAR----------|
|--7---------------5---------3----------5------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------4--5--4--------|--------4-5-4---------|-/9-9-10-7-9-7-5-4--|
|--7--------------7--5--|--7------------7---5--|----------------(5)-|
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
Gtr I (Adrian)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9---11-12-11--9--7--4~--5-/7--5--4--7--5--9--11b(12)-9b(11)-7b(9)--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II (Dave)
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8--10-/12-10-8-12-7----------------8-10b(12)-8b(10)----------|
|----------------------9-/11-9-7-11-9------------------11b(12)--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
T P H T P H sim. sim.
|--20-12-15--19-12-15--20-12-15--19-12-15--|
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|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--20-12-15--19-12-15--20-12-15--19-12-15--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--15--8-10--14--8-10--15--8-10--14--8-10--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--20-12-15--19-12-15--20-12-15--19-12-15--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--15b(17)r15-p12--------------------------|
|-----------------15~----------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
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The next bit is right after the solo where Bruce sings Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! etc.
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-------4-5-4-------|------4-5-4------|-----4-5-4----4-----|
|--7-----------7-5--|--7---------7-5--|--7---------7----5~-|
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|--5-(7)/9-7-5-4-5--|--5--(7)/9-7-5-4-5--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|--5-(7)/9-7-5-5-4--|--7--(7)/9-7-4-h5---|
|-------------------|------------------5-|
|-------------------|--------------------|
Ending: Gtr I (Adrian)
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--5----4----2----0----4~--------2~---------------2--------|
|---------------------------2~--------------------2--------|
|-------------------------------------------------0--------|
Gtr II (Dave)
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----7--------------9--------------------------9--------|
|--9----7----5----7----9--------------------------9--------|
|--7----5----5----7----7--------------------------7--------|
|------------3----5----0-----------------------------------|
Source: http://www.azchords.com/i/ironmaiden-tabs-1939/childrenofthedamned2-tabs-19076.html