Band:  Iron Maiden
Album: Number of the Beast
Song:  Total Eclipse

Copyright (c)  (EMI) (1982)
Version 1.0 - (20/02/06)

Transcribed By: Steve
Email:          stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h (x2444x@1)- hammer on           b (x24432@1)- Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f (133111@1)- full bend    h- (x2444x@1)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
 

 Intro

E--------------------------------------------1---------3---------|
B-------------------------------3-3--(3)-------1---------3-------|
G-2--(2)--2-4-4--(4)--5--(5)--5-2-2--(2)---------2---------4-----|
D-2--(2)--2-5-5--(5)--5--(5)--5-0-0--(0)--3---------5------------|
A-0--(0)--0-5-5--(5)--3--(3)--3-----------3---------5------------|
E---------------------3--(3)--3-----------1---------3------------|

E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-2--(2)--2-4-4--(4)----|
D-2--(2)--2-5-5--(5)----|
A-0--(0)--0-5-5--(5)----|
E-----------------------|


E--------------------------------------------1---------3---------|
B-------------------------------3-3--(3)-------1---------3-------|
G-2--(2)--2-4-4--(4)--5--(5)--5-2-2--(2)---------2---------4-----|
D-2--(2)--2-5-5--(5)--5--(5)--5-0-0--(0)--3---------5------------|
A-0--(0)--0-5-5--(5)--3--(3)--3-----------3---------5------------|
E---------------------3--(3)--3-----------1---------3------------|


 Main Riff

     [-PM-]  PM     [-PM-]  PM   [-PM-]  PM     [-PM-]  PM
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------6-6-------6---8-8-------8---1010------8----|
G-2-2-------2---5-5-------5---7-7-------7---9-9-------7----|
D-2-2-------2---3-3-------3---5-5-------5---7-7-------5----|
A-0---0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---0--|
E----------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 5 X

     [-PM-]  PM     [-PM-]  PM   [-PM-]  PM     [PM]  
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------6-6-------6---8-8-------8---1010-------------|
G-2-2-------2---5-5-------5---7-7-------7---9-9--------------|
D-2-2-------2---3-3-------3---5-5-------5---7-7--------------|
A-0---0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---0-----0-0-0---0-----0-0-1-2p1----|
E---------------------------------------------------------3--|

 Chorus

  [PM]   [PM]   [PM]           [PM]   [PM]
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------2--(2)-----------|
D---------------------------------------------2--(2)-----------|
A-----2------2------2-1-2p1--------2------2---0--(0)--1-2p1----|
E-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-------3--0-0-0--0-0-0-3---------------3--|

  [PM]   [PM]   [PM]           [PM]   [PM]
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------3-----------|
G-------------------------------------------0--2--2--------|
D-------------------------------------------0--0--0--------|
A-----2------2------2-1-2p1--------2------2---------3-2-0--|
E-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-------3--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------|

 Rpt Verse and Chorus


 Mid 8

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------3---(3)---------------------------------|
G-2---(2)---4---(4)---5---(5)---2---(2)-------------2---2-5--4--(4)--5--|
D-2---(2)---5---(5)---5---(5)---0---(0)---3---/5----2---2-5--5--(5)--5--|
A-0---(0)---5---(5)---3---(3)-------------3---/5----0---0----5--(5)-----|
E---------------------3---(3)-------------1---/3------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------3---(3)---------------|
G-2---(2)---4---(4)---5---(5)---2---(2)---------------|
D-2---(2)---5---(5)---5---(5)---0---(0)---3---/5---5--|
A-0---(0)---5---(5)---3---(3)-------------3---/5---5--|
E---------------------3---(3)-------------1---/3---3--|

 Backing for solo

  [---------PM--------]
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------5-/7--|
A-2------2------2------3-/5--|
E-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-------| Rpt 4 X

  [---------PM--------]
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A-4------4------4---------5--|
E-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2--3--| Rpt 3 X

  [-----PM-----]
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D---------------5--4--2--0----------------|
A-4------4------------------4--2--0-------|
E-2-2222-2-2222----------------------3----|

 Mid 8
                 h (x2444x@1)           hE----1---------0-1p0---------0-1p0----------3-------| (x2444x@1)B-3----2----1--------1-------------1----3-----3-----|
G-2------3--2----------2--0----------0--0-------0---|
D-0---------2-------------2-------------0-----------|
A-----------0-------------3-------------------------|
E---------------------------------------3-----------|

E----1---------0-1p0------------------3-------|
B-3----2----1--------1----------3-------3-----|
G-2------3--2----------2--0--0--0---------0---|
D-0---------2-------------2-----0-------------|
A-----------0-------------3--2----------------|
E-------------------------------3-------------|

 Rpt above Mid 8
 Rpt Intro

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2--(2)--2-4-4------------------(4)--------------------------------|
D-2--(2)--2-5-5------------------(5)--------------------------------|
A-0--(0)--0-5-5------------------(5)--------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|



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