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Band:  Iron Maiden
Album: Brave New World
Song:  The Mercenary

Copyright (c)  EMI Records 2000
Version 1.0 -  2000

Transcribed By: Adam Young
Email:          The_burninator05@hotmail.com


.  - palm mute
s  - slide               ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off
t  - tap
ph - pinched harmonic
*  - see comment
x  - Stuccatto           b~ - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tunning E A D G B E

Intro (distorted)
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5-4------------------------5-4-7---|   X2
|-----7---5---7---------3-2------7---5---7------------|
|-0-0---0---0---0------------0-0---0---0---0----------|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------4-5-----------------------|
|------5---4---5---5-7-----5---4---5----2s4--|X5
|------7---5---7-----------7---5---7----3s5--|
|-0-0----0---0---0-----0-0---0---0---0-------|

rhythm
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--9----7----5----7----9---|
|--9----7----5----7----9---|
|--7----5----3----5----7---|
|--------------------------|

lead
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--7--10--9---7--5--4--7---5--3--2--5---7--5--4--7---|
|--7--7--7---7---5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

 [play intro once]

rhythm
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---3-----------------5-----------------7------|
|----------------------------------------------|
                      alternate
lead                   /    \
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|---5--4--2---0-0--------|---5--4--5-4---7~---|
|------------------3p2---|--------------------|
|----------------------3-|--------------------|


|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------4-5-----------------------|
|------5---4---5---5-7-----5---4---5----2s4--|X5
|------7---5---7-----------7---5---7----3s5--|
|-0-0----0---0---0-----0-0---0---0---0-------|

rhythm
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--9----7----5----7----9---|
|--9----7----5----7----9---|
|--7----5----3----5----7---|
|--------------------------|

lead
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--7--10--9---7--5--4--7---5--3--2--5---7--5--4--7---|
|--7--7--7---7---5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

[play intro once]

rhythm
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---3-----------------5-----------------7------|
|----------------------------------------------|
                      alternate
lead                   /    \
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|---5--4--2---0-0--------|---5--4--5-4---7~---|
|------------------3p2---|--------------------|
|----------------------3-|--------------------|

[Solo]

bit after solo
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~-12-12-12-13--12-----------------------------12-13-13--|
|---------------------14--12--14~--14-14-14-14-14-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-13-12----------------------------12-13-12--12-12-12-13-12-----------|
|-----------------14-12-14~--14-14-14-14-14---------------------------14-12----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------12-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------|
|------------------|
|---7-7--7--7------|
|---7-7--7--7------|
|---5-5--5--5------|
|------------------|

rhythm
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---5-----------------7-----------------9------|
|---3-----------------5-----------------7------|
|----------------------------------------------|
                      alternate
lead                   /    \
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|---5--4--2---0-0--------|---5--4--5-4---7~---|
|------------------3p2---|--------------------|
|----------------------3-|--------------------|

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