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Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

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From: "Constantijn Enders"
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Subject: Seventh son of a seventh son - Iron Maiden
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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
Intro
C5 D5 E5 //
C5 D5 E5 //
C5 D5 C5 //
C5 /// A5 ///
C5 D5 E5 //
C5 D5 E5 //
C5 D5 C5 //
C5 /// A5 ///
Solo guitar during intro
C5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 C5 D5 C5
-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---5--7--9----7--9-------5--7--9----7--9---5--7--5----5--5---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------

C5 A5
-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---5--5--5--5--4--2--0--2------2---0---2---------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------

(repeat twice)
verse
E5 /// /// /// /// (etc)
first Ohh
When he starts singing Ohhhhhh
Play C . . . /////// . . . //// Em . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -5------5--5--5--7--4--5-----5--5--5--7--4--5------4h-5p-4\-2------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

note : . := 1 tick rest
h := hamer on
p := pull off
\ := slide down
repeat playing verse
E5 /// /// /// (etc)
repeat ohhh
chorus
Seventh son of a Seventh son (etc)
E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 E5 / / E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 E5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------5-----------------------------------5-----7--5--4------ ----7--7--7--5--7-----7---7-------------7--7--7--5--7-----7------------7-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0----------------------------0----0--------------------------------------

Seventh son of a Seventh son (etc)
E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 E5 / / E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 G5 F#5 D5 E5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------5-----------------------------------5--5-----4--------- ----7--7--7--5--7-----7---7-------------7--7--7--5--7--------------5---7-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0----------------------------0----0--------------------------------------

(repeat twice)
verse see above
second Ohh
E
------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -7-----9---10---9---10---12---10---9---10-9-7--- ------------------------------------------------

D
------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -5-----7---8----7---8----10---8----7---8--7-5--- ------------------------------------------------

C
------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -3-----5---6----5---6----8----6----5---6--5-3--- ------------------------------------------------

A
------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -0-----2---3----2---3----5----3----2---3--2-0--- ------------------------------------------------

Play verse
Play first Ohh
Play chorus
Play second Ohh
bridge first riff
(play this a little fast)
Em
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5--- -7--7-----------------------7--5--7--------------- --------------------------------------------------

Repeat first riff 4 times
bridge second riff
(for second guitar)
Em
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5--- -7--7-----------------------7--5--7--------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------

First guitar should play first riff 4 times while
Seccond guitar plays the second riff.
Slow down at the last for notes to get fade to the
quiet part
Quiet Part
This is easy to play but watch the measure because
it changes all the time from 8/5 to 8/3
Em
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--etc------- -7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------ (0)-----------------------------------------------

Em
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -7--7--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------ -7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------ (0)-----------------------------------------------

This is repeat several times.
C
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------ -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------

C
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -8--8--10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--etc------ -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------

Repeat this also several times and then go back to
Em.
Singer sings today is born the seventh son...
Bridge to heavy part
E5 D5 E5
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------8--10--------8-10------------------ -9--7--9----9------------9--------9--------------- -9--7--9------------------------------------------ -7--5--7------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------

E5 D5 E5
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------8--10--------8-10------------------ -9--7--9----9------------9--------9--------------- -9--7--9------------------------------------------ -7--5--7------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------

E5 D5 D5
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------8--10--------8-10------------------ -9--7--7----9------------9--------9--------------- -9--7--7------------------------------------------ -7--5--5------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------

D5 D5 E5
-------------------------------------------------- ---------------8--10--------8-10------------------ -7--7--9----9------------9--------9--------------- -7--7--9------------------------------------------ -5--5--7------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------

Fast solo not included.
I hope this will help you a lot. Besure to study
the bridge first riff and second riff well. If you
can play them well you have an excellent exercise
to warm your fingers before playing.
If you have problems you can Email me at
C.W.G.M.ENDERS@KUB.NL
Greetings,
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Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will use it.

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