Iron Maiden - "The Edge Of Darkness" Guitar Tab
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Band: Iron Maiden
Album: The X-Factor
Song: The Edge of Darkness
Copyright (c) Columbia 1995
Version 1.0 - 1/15/05
Transcribed By: Dan
Email: DysfuncTiOn3@aol.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning D A D G B E
Intro x4
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|----2-2----0-0----2-2-----22--2------------------------------------|
|---2-2----0-0----2-2-----2---2-------------------------------------|
|-2------0------2---------------------------------------------------|
Intro cont'd x2 _______
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|---------------------------5---7-----------------------------------| |
|----2-2----0-0----2-2-----5---7------------------------------------| |
|---2-2----0-0----2-2-----3---5-------------------------------------| |
|-2------0------2---------------------------------------------------| |
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|----5-5----3-3----5-5----------------------------------------------| |
|---4-4----2-2----4-4-------5---7-----------------------------------| |
|--------------------------5---7------------------------------------| |
|-------------------------3---5-------------------------------------| |
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_______|
Verse x8 [2nd Ending] _______
|-----------------------------------------\----------/--------------| |
|-----------------------------------------\----------/--------------| |
|----------------------------5---7--------\---5---2--/--------------| |
|----2-2-2---0-0-0---2-2-2--5---7---------\--5---2---/--------------| |
|---2-2-2---0-0-0---2-2-2--3---5----------\-3---0----/--------------| |
|--2-------0-------2----------------------\----------/--------------| |
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[2nd Ending] |
|-----------------------------------------\----------/--------------| |
|----5-5-5---3-3-3---5-5-5----------------\----------/--------------| |
|---4-4-4---2-2-2---4-4-4-----------------\---5---2--/--------------| |
|-----------------------------------------\--5---2---/--------------| |
|-----------------------------------------\-3---0----/--------------| |
|-----------------------------------------\----------/--------------| |
_______|
Verse cont'd x8 (Both Guitars) [2nd Ending]
|---------------------------------------- \----------/--------------|
|-----------------------------------------\----------/--------------|
|--99999-77777-99999-555-777--------------\-555-222--/--------------|
|--99999-77777-99999-555-777--------------\-555-222--/--------------|
|--77777-55555-77777-333-555--------------\-333-000--/--------------|
|-----------------------------------------\----------/--------------|
.... .... .... .. .. .. ..
Interlude _______
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|--9--------5-7--9------5--7--9----------5--7-----------------------| |
|--9--5--7--5-7--9--5---5--7--9--5--7----5--7-----------------------| |
|--7--5--7--3-5--7--5---3--5--7--5--7----3--5-----------------------| |
|-----5--7----------5------------5--7-------------------------------| |
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THIS PART 4 TIMES! [2nd Ending]**(See Note)** |
|---------------7------------------7-7~~~-\----------------/--------| |
|----7h8p7--7h8---8p7---7h8p7--7h8--------\---8p7----8p7---/--------| |
|---9------9---------9-9------9-----------\-99---9 99---9--/--------| |
|-----------------------------------------\----------------/--------| |
|-----------------------------------------\----------------/--------| |
|-----------------------------------------\----------------/--------| |
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Verse 2 x2
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|-9-12-7-4-5-7------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-12-7-4-5-7------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-10-5-2-3-5------------------------------------------------------|
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Solo Rhythm 1 x4
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|-9-12-7-4-5-7------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-12-7-4-5-7------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-10-5-2-3-5------------------------------------------------------|
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Solo Rhythm 2 x5
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|--9--------5-7-----------------------------------------------------|
|--9--5--7--5-7-----------------------------------------------------|
|--7--5--7--3-5-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----5--7----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------7-8-7------------7---------------------------------------|
|--8~~~-10-------10-10-8-10---10-8-8-7-----7-8----------------------|
|---------------------------------------7-9-----9~~~-----------------|
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**Note**
After you play both endings once,
only the first half of the second
ending is played. And, I didn't
tab the rhythm of that part. But
you guys can figure it out, right?
Song Order
Intro x4
Intro cont'd x2
Verse 1 x8
Verse cont'd x8
Interlude x4
Verse 2 x2
Interlude x1
Verse 2 x4
Interlude x2
Solo & Rhythm 1 x4
Solo & Rhythm 2 x5
Verse cont'd x4
Verse 1 x5
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