From: [email protected] (Gary Chapman)
Iron Maiden — Rime of the Ancient Mariner — transcribed by Gary Chapman
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tablature Copyright (c)1994 Gary Chapman
In my usual fashion, I got inspired by someone’s posting (in this case,
Andrew Kenter’s), belted out half of the song in one go, and then lost
interest. If I have the time and energy I’ll finish the song in the
not-too-distant future.
Here’s everything up to and including the slow section with the poem.
Taken from Live After Death.
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Key:
‘ = 1/2 fret bend
= 7th fret harmonic
w = whammy dive
~ = vibrato
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Chords used:
C5 D5 E5 A5 E F F#m G Cadd2
E — — — — -0- -1- -2- -3- —3—
B — — — — -0- -1- -2- -3- —3—
G -5- -7- -9- -2- -1- -2- -2- -4- —5—
D -5- -7- -9- -2- -2- -3- -4- -5- —5—
A -3- -5- -7- -0- -2- -3- -4- -5- —3—
E — — — — -0- -1- -2- -3- ——
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Intro:
E ————————————————————
B ————————————————————
G ———————9——9——9——9——5—7—9- etc.
D —5-4———2——9——9——9——9——5—7—9-
A ——5-5-7—2——7——7——7——7——3—5—7-
E —————0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0————
Riff A:
E ———————————————————————-
B ———————————————————————-
G ———————————————————————-
D -5-4-2-4—5-4-2-4—5-4-2-4—5-4-2-4—5-4-2-4—5-4-2-4—5—5————
A ————————————————————-5-7-9-7-
E ———————————————————————-
Verse:
E5
Hear the rime of the ancient mariner, see his eye as he stops one of
Mesmerises one of the wedding guests — «stay here and listen to the nightmares
Riff B:
E ——————
B ——————
G ——————
D ——-0-2-4-0-2-
A ——————
E ——————
three.
of the sea»
C5
And the music plays on as the bride passes by.
D5 Riff B D5 E5
Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale.
Riff B
Driven south the the land of the snow and ice to a place where nobody’s been.
E5 C5
Through the snow fog flies on the albatross hailed in God’s name,
Riff B E5
hoping good luck it brings.
C5
And the ship sails on, back to the north.
D5 Riff B
Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on.
Shanty A: (positions may be wrong — I haven’t seen the video for ages)
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————————
B ——————————————————
G ————————7~—————————-
D -9-7-5-7-9—9-9-9-7-5-7——9-7-5-7-9—9-9-9-7-5-7-4~-
A ——————————————————
E ——————————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ——————————————————
B ——————————————————
G ————————4~—————————-
D -5-4-2-4-5—5-5-5-4-2-4——5-4-2-4-5—5-5-5-4-2-4—-
A —————————————————5~-
E ——————————————————
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ———————————————————-
B ———————————————————-
G ————————7~———————————
D -9-7-5-7-9—9-9-9-7-5-7——9-7-5-7-9—9-9-9—9—4-5-7-5-
A ———————————————————-
E ———————————————————-
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ———————————————————-
B ———————————————————-
G ————————4~———————————
D -5-4-2-4-5—5-5-5-4-2-4——5-4-2-4-5—5-5-5—5—0-2-4-2—
A ———————————————————-
E ———————————————————-
(lots of E5 power chordage)
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————————————
B ——————————————————————
G ——————————————————————
D -9-7-5-7-9—9-9-9-7-5-7-9~—12-10-9-10-12—12-12-12-10-9-10-12~-
A ——————————————————————
E ——————————————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ——————————————————-
B ——————————————————-
G ——————————————————-
D -5-4-2-4-5—5-5-5-4-2-4-5~—7-5-4-5-7—7-7-7—5-4-5-7~-
A ——————————————————-
E ——————————————————-
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ———————————————————————
B ———————————————————————
G ———————————————————————
D -9-7-5-7-9—9-9-9-7-5-7-9~—12-10-9-10-12—12-12-12—12—7-9-10-9-
A ———————————————————————
E ———————————————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ———————————————————-
B ———————————————————-
G ———————————————————-
D -5-4-2-4-5—5-5-5-4-2-4-5~—7-5-4-5-7—7-7-7—7—0-2-4-2-
A ———————————————————-
E ———————————————————-
(end Shanty A)
E5 Riff B
The mariner kills the bird of good omen.
His shipmates cry against what he’s done.
But when the fog clears they justify him.
E5
And makes themselves a part of the crime.
C5 D5
Sailing on and on and on across the
Shanty B:
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————————-
B ——————————————————-
G -4—4-4-7-5-4—4—4-4—4~—4-4-7-5-4—4—4——4—-
D —————7———7—————7——-7——5-
A ——————————————————-
E ——————————————————-
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ————————————————-
B ————————————————-
G ————————————————-
D —2—2-2-5-4-2—2—2——2~—2-2-5-4-2—2-2—-
A —————5——-5—————-5——5-
E ————————————————-
sea… Sailing on and on and on…
(Shanty B)
’till all is calm.
E5 Riff B
The albatross begins with his vengeance.
A terrible curse, a thirst has begun.
His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner.
Around his neck the dead bird is hung.
C5 D5 Shanty B
And the curse goes on and on and on at sea.
And the curse goes on and on for them and me.
E5 Riff B
Day after day, day after day we struck nor breath nor motion.
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.
C5 Riff B
Water water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink
E5 Riff A
Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.
E5 E5
There, calls the mariner, there comes a ship over the
how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no
E —————————————————————
B —————————————————————
G —————————————————————
D —————————-7—————————7—— (Murray)
A ——-7-7-7—9-9-9—101010—10-9—7-7-7—9-9-9—101010—10-9- (Murray)
E ——-0-0-0—2-2-2—3-3-3—5-3-2—0-0-0—2-2-2—3-3-3—5-3-2- (Smith)
line. But
tide ?
LHS (Dave Murray)
E —————————————————————————-
B —————————————————————————-
G —————————————————————————-
D —————————————————————————-
A -3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3—3-3-3—(etc)
E —————————————————————————-
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ———3———————————3———————————
B ———3———————————-3——————————-
G —5——5————————————5——————————
D —5———————————————5—————————
A —3———————————————3—————————
E —————————————————————————-
See… Onward she comes… Onward she
LHS (Dave Murray)
E —————————————————————————-
B —————————————————————————-
G —————————————————————————-
D —————————————————————————-
A -0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—(etc)
E —————————————————————————-
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ——-0———————————————————————
B ——-2———————————————————————
G -2——2———-2———————————————————
D -2—————-2———————————————————
A -0—————-0———————————————————
E —————————————————————————-
nears out of the sun…
Cadd2 A
She, she life in death, she lets him live, her chosen one.
F#m A5 E F G (AS plays chords, DM plays single-note triplets)
F#m A5 E F G
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ————————————————————————-
B ————————————————————————-
G ————————————————————————-
D —————————-7-7-7—7————————————-
A -10-7-7—7-7-7-(repeat x 3)———-10-9-(1st measure x 2)———6-6-6-
E ————————————————————8-8-8———
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ———————————————————————
B ———————————————————————
G ————————————————————5——8-
D ————————————————————5——8-
A ————————————————————3——6-
E -3′-0-0—0-0-0-(repeat x 3)-5-5-5—5-3-2—(1st measure x 2)———-
(play the above section 4 times — on 4th time through, play the following
instead of the 2 chords)
E ———————-
B ———————5-
G ———————6-
D —7—6^7^6——8—6-
A ————7/9—94-
E ———————-
Middle Section:
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————
B ——————————————
G ——-10——————————-7-
D —-11———————————8—
A -12———————————9——
E ——————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E —————————————
B —————————————
G —5———7—9—10—12—13—8~-
D —————————————
A —————————————
E —————————————
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————
B ——————————————
G ——-10——————————-8-
D —-11———————————9—
A -12———————————10——
E ——————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E —————————————
B —————————————
G —5———7—9—10—12—13—6~-
D —————————————
A —————————————
E —————————————
(alternate between the two combinations above)
One after one by the star-dogged moon, too quick for a groan or sigh.
Each turned his face with a ghastly pang and cursed me with his eye.
Four times fifty living men, and I heard nor sigh nor groan.
With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one.
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ———————————————
B ———————————————
G -10———————————8——-
D —-12———————————10—-
A ——-12———————————10-
E ———————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E ———————————————-
B —6——————————————
G —7———7—9—10—12—13—8—w-
D ———————————————-
A ———————————————-
E ———————————————-
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————
B ——————————————
G -10———————————7——
D —-12———————————9—
A ——-12——————————-9-
E ——————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E ————————————————
B —6——————————————-
G —7———7—9—10—12—13—7~—w-
D ————————————————
A ————————————————
E ————————————————
(play twice)
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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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[email protected]
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Zikzak public access UNIX, Melbourne, Australia.
