Iron Maiden - "The Mercenary" Guitar Tab
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Band: (iron maiden)
Album: (brave new world)
Song: (the mecenary)
Copyright (c) (emi)(2000)
Transcribed By: (chris garr)
Email: (acaciaavenue2003@yahoo.co.uk)
. - 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
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on the last time dave does this
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verse
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chorus dave janick
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chorus adrian 2nd time
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dave last time
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adrian smith
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adrian smith
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dave murray janick gers
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dave murray janick gers
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dave murray janick gers
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adrian smith janick gers rythm for solo 1
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dave murray janick gers rythm for solo 2
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dave murray solo
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adrian smith solo
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dave murray lead
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on the last on dave does this
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adrian smith janick gers rythm
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on the last one they play this.
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