Iron Maiden - "The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner" Guitar Tab
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Band: Iron Maiden
Album: Somewhere In Time
Song: The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
Copyright (c) (emi) (1986)
Transcribed By: (chris garr)
Email: (burnip.garr@btopenworld.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 E A D G B E
adrian smith
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dave murray
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