Iron Maiden - The Mercenary Tab

Legenda:
/ @ \  = slide on @ slide off
(note) = hold the note without playing it
L      = legato ("hammer on" or "pull off")

Note: although the "Brave New" album is usually played by three
      guitars, this is a classic two-coupled-guitars song (so
      Guit1=Murray&Smith Guit2=Gers). I have also a single-guitar
      tab of this song: if you want it, e-mail(an advice: that
      version is MUCH HARDER).

Beginning...: both guitars
1
2
3
4 /5 4 /5 4 (5)/7 x2
5 7 5 7 5 3 7 5 7
6 0 0 0 0
Note:the 2nd time Guit1 plays this:
1
2
3
4 /5 4 /9 7 (9)/10
5 7 5 7 5 3 7 5 7
6 0 0 0 0

Riff1("Pay to kill, die to loose..."): both guitars

1
2
3 9 7 9 11 12 9 7 9 5 7 x5
4 9 7 9 11 12 9 7 9 5 7
5 7 5 7 9 10 7 5 7 3 5
6 0 0 0 0

Riff2("Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide...")

1
2
3 9 7 5 7
4 9 7 5 7 x2
5 7 5 3 5
6
Note1:

Guit1 plays Riff2 2 times, Guit2 plays Riff2 1 time, then Riff3.

Riff3(see Note1): Guit2 while Guit1 plays Riff2

1
2
3
4 9 7 10 9 7 5 9 7 5 3 7 5 7 5 9 7
5 (5)/7 7 7 7 7 (3)/5 5 5 5 5 /3 3 3 3 3 (3)/5 5 5 5 5
6

Riff4: both guitars

1
2
3
4 /5 4 /5 4
5 7 5 7 5 3 7 5 7 5
6 0 0 0

Riff5("Show them no fear..."): both guitars, then coupled solos.

1
2 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8
3 5 7 9 7
4 5 7 10 9
5 3 5 10 10 9 10 7 10 5 3 2 10 7
6 0 3 0
--------------x2---------------------------------------| Note2: in the coupled-guitars part, Guit1 plays the line in the 2nd string, while Guit2 plays the line in the 5th string.

Riff6("Show them no fear"):both guitars, then coupled solo.

1
2 8 7 8 7 (8)/10 8 7 8 7 (8)/10
3 5 7
4 5 7
5 3 5 10 9 10 9 (10)/12 10 9 10 9 (10)/12
6
Note3:same as Note2.

For the 2nd verse of the song, repeat as above from Riff1 to Riff6.

After the Riff6 begins the solo.

Rhythmic part during the 1st solo.

1
2
3 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3L2L0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2L3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3L2L0
6 3 3
1
2
3 7 7 7 5 5
4 7 7 7 5 5 x2
5 5 5 5 3 3
6

Rhythmic part during the 2nd solo.

1
2 8 8 8
3 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7
4 9 9 9 9 9 5 7 7 7 7 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 7 7 7 7 7 x2
5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 7
6 5 5

Coupled solo after the 2 solos.

1 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8
2 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 x3
4 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 10
5 10
6

Last part of the coupled solo; then both guitars.

1 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7
2 10 8
3 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 pause...
4 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 7 2 2 2 2
5 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
6
1 "...Show them no fear..."
2 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8
3 7 9 7
4 ...pause... 7 10 9
5 5 10 10 9 10 7 10 5 3 2 10 7
6 0 3 0
--------------x2------------------------| Note4:same as Note2.
1
2 8 7 8 7 (8)/10 8 7 8 7 (8)/10
3 5 7
4 5 7
5 3 5 10 9 10 9 (10)/12 10 9 10 9 (10)/12
6
1
2 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8
3 5 7 9 7
4 5 7 10 9 x2
5 3 5 10 10 9 10 7 10 5 3 2 10 7
6 0 3 0
--------------x2---------------------------------------|

Note5:in the song, after the 1st time of the riff above, there is

a change in the main chord: anyway, this change doesn't touch the guitar line.
1
2 8 7 8 7 (8)/10 8 7 8 7 (8)/10
3 5 7
4 5 7
5 3 5 10 9 10 9 (10)/12 10 9 10 9 (10)/12
6 END.

First solo

1
2 24@ 22@ 20@ 22@ 20@ 19@ 20@ 19@ 17@ 19@ 17@ 15@ 17@ 15@
3
4
5
6
*1
1
2 14 15 14 14L15L14 15 14
3 16 14 16 14 16hb~
4
5
6
1
2 0@ 15 0@ 14 0@ 12 0@ 10 0@ 12 0@ 7 8 7L8L7 8 7
3 9 7 9 7 9~
4
5
6
1 12
2 12 12L14L12 12L15L12
3 9/12 14 14 14 14
4 15 14 15 15 14 12 14~
5
6
---------x9------------ *2--------------------------|
1 14 15 17 17fb
2 14 15 14 14L15L14 14 15 17
3 /16 16 14 16 16
4
5
6
1 17fb 17 15 14 14
2 17 17hb~
3
4
5
6

Second solo

1 /15qb 14hbbr14 12 14 14 12 15 14 12 14 12 12
2 15 12 12
3 12
4 14
5
6
1
2 12 13 12 14hb~ 12 15
3 11 12 14 11 12 14 11 12 14 11 12 14
4 14
5
6
*3
1 14/(17)/19 19hb 19hbbr19 17 19 17 20 19 17
2 12 14hb~ 14/15 20
3
4
5
6
1 19 17 17 17 19 17
2 20 19 20 19 17 19 20 20 20 17 17 19 20
3 19fb
4
5
6
1 17 17 19 19 20 17 19 20 22 22fb~
2 20 19 17 17 19 20 20
3
4
5
6

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