Mother Russia ( Harris ) Intro:
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Bridge (Clean Sound)
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Riff 1
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D|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7-5----|----5-5--2-3-5-5-3-2-0-----|
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Verse 1 D5 E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5 F5 D5 E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5
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F5 G5 A5 F5 Bb5 A5 F5 F5 G5 A5 F5 Bb5 A5
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Riff 2
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G|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|
D|-------------7-7-----5-5-7-7-4-4-|-------------7-7-----5-5-4~------|
A|-7-7-----------------------------|-7-7-----------------------------|
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G|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-7-----5-5-7-7-4-4-|-----5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-4-4---------|
A|-7-7-----------------------------|-5-5---------------------7-------|
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Riff 3
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D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-------------|
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D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0-3-------|
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D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0-(riff-4)|
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Riff 4
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D|-------2---4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|-------2---4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|
A|-2--5--------------5----------7--|-2--5--------------5----------7--|
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G|------------------------------4--|-2-------------------------------|
D|-----------4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|---5-4-2---4/5--4--5--7-7-5-4----|
A|-2--5--3-----------5-------------|------------------------------7--|
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1st Solo (Rhythm Guitar) F#5 A5
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4--4-4-4-4-7----|
A|-4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4--4-4-4-4-7----|
E|-2---2-----2----2--2---2-----2----2--2---2-----2----2--2--2-2-2-2-5----|
2nd Solo (Rhythm Guitar) C5 Eb5
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A|-3---3-----3----3--3---3-----3----3--3---3-----3----3--3--3-3-3-3-6----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3rd Solo (Rhythm Guitar) E5 E5 E5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 G5 A5
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|-------------------------------8-|
E5 E5 E5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 G5 A5
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/mother_russia_tab_ver_2.html ) G5 G5 G5 G5 A5 B5
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E5 E5 E5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 G5 A5
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G5 G5 G5 G5 A5 B5
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Verse 2 D5 E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 D5 D5 E5 F5 D5 G5 E5 E5
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D|-9----10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9--9-10-12----10-7-----|
A|-7----8--10----7--7-8--10--|----7--7-8--10----8--5-----|
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D5 E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 D5 D5 E5 F5 D5 G5 E5 E5
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E5 F5 G5 E5 F5 G5 E5 F5 D5
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SONG STRUCTURE INTRO BRIDGE (2x) RIFF 1 (2x) VERSE 1 RIFF 1 (2x) RIFF 2 (2x) RIFF 3 RIFF 4 (2x) 1st SOLO - Rhythm Guitar (4x) 2nd SOLO - Rhythm Guitar (4x) 3rd SOLO - Rhythm Guitar VERSE 2 BRIDGE (2x) 1st Solo
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D|-----2---4------------7---6-----------------------------|
A|-4------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------5----------------------------------------|
B|---------5-7-9---9-7-5-----------/7--6-----/10--9-------|
G|---4-6-7---------------7-6~-------------7----------10---|
D|-7------------------------------------------------------|
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D|-------------9--6h7p6h7p6h7-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------9-7h9p7h9-5h7p5h7-4~--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------0-9-10-9-7-9-5-0-5-4-2-4-----------------|
B|--------5+----------------------------------------------|
G|-6+-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12h14p12h14p12----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------13h14p13h14p13-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------13h14p13h14p13-10h11p10h11p10-|
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A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-14h17p14---------------16h19p16----------------------16-17-19-21-22b(24)-|
B|----------14h15p14---------------16h17p16----16-17-19---------------------|
G|-------------------16---------------------18------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Solo
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B|------8---8-----------------------8-11-11b(13)----------|
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A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-----------------------8------------------------------|
B|---8----8-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----11---10-8----10-8-9---10-8-------------------------|
D|---------------10---------------10----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------10-9-8-6-8-6~--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------4--6b(8)---|
G|-A.H.---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8b(10)--8--6h8p6-5--6--5h6p5-3--5--3--------------3--5-------------|
A|----------------------------------------6--6--3--6------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-10-11-11b(13)-10-8-10-11/13-13b(15)-13-11-10-11-10-8-10-8----8--8\-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------11-------|
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E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-8---11---11---8---8---1---4---3---4---3----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------3------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------8---8----8--|
B|-----------8---8---11----|
G|-10b(12)-----------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------11----11-13b(15)----|
B|-11-10-8----8--------------------11----11---------------|
G|---------11---11-10-8----8-10/12------------------------|
D|----------------------10--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
3rd Solo
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B|-20+-----20+-----15+-----15+-----15+-----15+------------|
G|-19+-----19+-----14+-----14+-----14+-----14+------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------14-17-15-14----14-----------------------------|
B|----12-15-------------17----15-17-17b(19)---------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------17-20---------17-20---------17-20---------17-20-|
G|-19b(21)-------19b(21)-------19b(21)-------19b(21)-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|-Drums-&-Rhythm-Guitar-|
B|---------17-20---------17-20---------17-20\--|-----------------------|
G|-19b(21)-------19b(21)-------19b(21)---------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------12-12---------12-12---------12-12---------12-12-|
B|-15b(17)-------15b(17)-------15b(17)-------15b(17)-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-12--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14-12--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------14----12-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------14----12-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------15----12-----------|
E|----------------------------------14\--|-Drums-&-Rhythm-Guitar-|
B|-------------------------14----13------|-----------------------|
G|----------------14----13----12---------|-----------------------|
D|-------------13----12------------------|-----------------------|
A|----14-13-12---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-12------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-19-15----15-17-19-17-15----15-------15-17-15-14-|
B|-------17----------------19----17-19-------------|
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D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-17-14----14-------14-15-17-15-14----14----------|
B|-------15----15-17----------------17----15-------|
G|-------------------------------------------16----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-15-12----12-13-15-13-12----12-------------|-Drums-&-Rhythm-Guitar-|
B|-------13----------------15----13-15b(17)--|-----------------------|
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The solos are not very difficult. Only the 2nd solo needs a lot of practice. I believe it's almost 100% correct. Notation Legend
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Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/mother_russia_tab_ver_2.html