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* RHAPSODY - THE MIGHTY RIDE OF THE FIRELORD (From the album: DAWN OF VICTORY) *
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 Music and Words By: Turilli & Staropoli/Turilli

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Days tabbed: 15-16.12.2000
email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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 Normal Tuning!!

                  Guitar Intro (with Riff 1A)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----Intro-----|*------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--(Orchestra)--|*---------5-7-8~-8-7-5--------------------------------5-7-8~-8-7-5-|
A---(31-sec)----|---5~-7-8--------------8-7-54~-7-5-4----------5~-7-8--------------|
E------------------------------------------------------7-5~--5~---------------------|
                      pm......|  pm..........|  pm......|         pm......|  pm.....|
                     _______ ______
                    |1.2.3. |4.    |
E-------------------|-------|------||-----------------------------------------------|
B-------------------|-------|------||----------------------11~--------------10~-----|
G-------------------|------*|------||----------12-10-12-9~-------10-9-10-7~-------9-|
D------------12-10~-|------*|-10~--||-10~-9~-8-----------------7----------------7---|
A-8~-8-10-12--------|-------|------||-----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------|--9~--|------||-----------------------------------------------|
    pm.........|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----8~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7-9-----10p9p76------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------8p7p5-8~-7~--8p7p5-----------------------------------------6~----|
A-------------------------------------8p7p5-8~-7~-8p7p5-------------------5-8----7~-|
E-------------------------------------------------------9p6p5-0~--0-0-4-7-----------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------6~------------------8~--6-5~-----------------|-----|
G-------------6~----------------------------------------------7-6-------6-7~--|*-6h7|
D-7-6-7-8-7-6----7--7-6-7-8-7-6----7--7-6-7-8-7-6---------------9-7-9-------|*----|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gp9--------7-------------------------7------------6h7h9--------7------------6h7h9---|
D---5h7h8--7------------5h7h8--------7------------------5h7h8--7------------------8~|
A----------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
            pm........|               pm........|               pm........|

          x2   Verse 1
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------*|--6h7h9--------7-------------------------7-------------------------7--|
D-5h7h8-----*|--------5h7h8--7-------------------------7-------------------------7--|
A-------7~---|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5--4h5h7--------5-5|
E-----------------------------------------3h5h6---------------------------3h5h6-----|
                              pm........|               pm........|               pm

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------7-------------------------7--------------|
D------------------------------------------7-------------------------7--------------|
A-5-5-5-5--4h5h7--------------4h5h7--------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5--4h|
E----------------6~-3h5h6-0~--------3h5h6---------------3h5h6-----------------------|
 ........|                                  pm........|               pm........|

                                                                       Bridge
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G-----------7------------------------------/6h7h9--------------------|--7---------7-|
D-----------7-------------------------------------5h7h8-5h7h8--------|--7----3----7-|
A5h7--------5-5-5-5-5-5--4h5h7--------------------------------4h5h7--|--5----3----5-|
E----3h5h6---------------------6~-3h5h6-0~-----------------------------------1------|
             pm........|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G--5-/-9--7-----7-----------7----5-/-9--7---|--3--------------7----3--------------|
D--5-/-9--7-----7------3----7----5-/-9--7---|--3----3----5----7----3----3----8----|
A--3-/-7--5-----5------3----5----3-/-7--5---|--1----3----5----5----1----3----8----|
E--------------------3--1-----------------------------1----3--------------1----6----|

E------5~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------5~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------6~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7----7~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-5--------6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
           pm.......................................................................

                                                                         end Bridge
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
 ................................................................................|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--Orchestra--|-6-6h7h9--------7-------------------------7------------6h7h9--------7|
D-------------|---------5h7h8--7------------5h7h8--------7------------------5h7h8--7|
A-------------|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------5|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                pm........|               pm........|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------6h7h9-------------/6h7h9--------7-------------------------7------------|
D------------------8~-5h7h8-----------5h7h8--7------------5h7h8--------7------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7~---------------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 pm........|                                  pm........|               pm........|

                                                                         Chorus
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|------------|
G-6h7h9--------7------------6h7h9---------------|--Verse-2--|--Bridge--|------------|
D-------5h7h8--7------------------8~-5h7h8------|-----------|----------|--4---6---7-|
A--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7~~--|-----------|----------|--4---6---7-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------2---4---5-|
                pm........|
                                                                       (end Chorus)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5--------------------6-------6---5---4-----------------------------4~-----6~~----|
D--5---2---5---2---5---6---6---6---5---4---2~------2---6~-----7~-----4~-----6~~----|
A--3---2---5---2---5---4---6---4---3---2---2~------2---6~-----7~-----2~-----4~~----|
E------0---3---0---3-------4---------------0~------0---4~-----5~-------------------|
 
  Interlude
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6----6----6----6----6---6---6---4-/-8--6~---6---6---6---4-/-8--6~---6-------6----|
D--6----6----6----6----6---6---6---4-/-8--6~---6---6---6---4-/-8--6~---6-------6----|
A--4----4----4----4----4---4---4---2-/-6--4~---4---4---4---2-/-6--4~---4--4-4--4--4-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                         pm..|   pm.

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----6-------4-/-8--6~--6-------6-------6-------4-/-8--6~---6---6---6-/-9---8--4--6|
D----6-------4-/-8--6~--6-------6-------6-------4-/-8--6~---6---6---6-/-9---9--4--6|
A-4--4--4-4--2-/-6--4~--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--2-/-6--4~---4---4---4-/-7---7--2--4|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ..|   pm..|              pm..|   pm..|   pm..|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G~---6---6---6-/-9---8---4----6~~--|-----------------------------------------------|
D~---6---6---6-/-9---9---4----6~~--|-----------------------------------------------|
A~---4---4---4-/-7---7---2----4~~--|--4~--------2~---6~-------4~--------2~---6~----|
E-------------------------------------------1~------------5~--------1~------------5~|

     Guitar during Keyboard Interlude                                  Guitar Solo
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------12h16p12----|
B--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------14-|
G--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
D--|--------------------------/6-4-------------------------/6-4------|--------------|
A--|----/-4~------0-/-5~-----------7-6-4~------0-/-5~-----------7-6--|--------------|
E-----4-------2~----------4~---------------2~----------4~---------------------------|

E-------------------------12----12-9h12p9-----------------------9--------/12h16p12-|
B----------------------14----14------------9-------------------9---9----------------|
G-13----------------13-----------------------9---------------9-------9--------------|
D----14----------14----------------------------11---------11-----------11-----------|
A-------16p11h16----------------------------------11p7h11---------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------12----12-9h12p9----------9h12p9h12p9-------11p8------/|
B-14----------------------14----14------------11----11-------------11---------9-----|
G----13----------------13------------------------12-------------------12--------8~--|
D-------14----------14--------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------16p11h16-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E12h16p12----------------------------12----12-9h12p9-----------------------9-------|
B---------14----------------------14----14------------9-------------------9---9-----|
G------------13----------------13-----------------------9---------------9-------9---|
D---------------14----------14----------------------------11---------11-----------11|
A------------------16p11h16----------------------------------11h7p11----------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-/12h16p12----------------------------12----12-------------------------------------|
B-----------14----------------------14----14----11p8------------8h11p8---/12p9-----|
G--------------13----------------13-------------------8--------8--------8-------9---|
D-----------------14----------14------------------------8----8--------------------9-|
A--------------------16p11h16-----------------------------10------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------9h12p9--------------------------/16p13------------------------|
G-----9h13p9--------9--------9--------9h13p9--------9--------13----------13h17p13---|
D---9--------9----9------------9----9--------9----9-------------13----13----------13|
A11------------11----------------11------------11------------------15---------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------/15p12----------------12-------|
B----------13h16p13-----------------------------------------13----------13----13----|
G-------13----------13----------13h17p13----------13-----------12----12----------12-|
D----13----------------13----13----------13----13-----------------14----------------|
A-15----------------------15----------------15--------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

						       Slower
E----------12h15p12----------------12------------------15-12--------16-11--------15-|
B-------13----------13----------13----13----------13---------14-----------13--------|
G----12----------------12----12----------12----12---------------15-----------13-----|
D-14----------------------14----------------14--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

				   Faster
E-12--------16-11-------15-12-------16p11----------11-/-15p12----------12-/-16p11---|
B----14-----------13----------14----------13----13------------14----14------------13|
G-------15-----------13----------15----------13------------------15-----------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

			 Slower
E-------11-/-15p12--------16-11-----------------------------------------------------|
B----13------------14-----------13----16-13--------13h16-14h16p1413--------------13|
G-13------------------15-----------13-------13---13------------------15-13~~---15---|
D----------------------------------------------13-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

									      Riff 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B14~~---|-----------------|------------------------------------------------|-------|
G--------|--Keyboard-Solo--|--7~~-----------7----7--------7----7--------|--7----|
D--------|-----------------|--7~~-----7----7----7---7~---7----7----5~--|--7----|
A--------|-----------------|--5~~-----7----5----5---7~---5----5----5~--|--5-5-5|
E-----------------------------5~~-----5---------------5~---------------3~----------|
                                                                               pm...

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ...................................................................................

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------5----------------5----------------6----------------6-----|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5----------------5----------------6----------------6-----|
E-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
 ......................|    pm............|  pm............|  pm............|  pm...

  (end Riff 2)                                         With Riff 1B
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------|-------------|----------|-------------|------------------------------|
G-------------|--Orchestra--|--Riff-2--|--Orchestra--|*-----------------------------|
D-------------|-------------|----------|-----&-------|*---------5-7-8~-8-7-5--------|
A-------------|-------------|----------|---Vocals----|---5~-7-8--------------8-7-54|
E-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ..........|                                               pm......|  pm..........|
                                                     __________ ____________________
						    |1.2.3.    |4.
E---------------------------------------------------|----------|--------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|----------|--------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|---------*|--------------------|
D------------------------5-7-8~-8-7-5------------12-|-10~-----*|-10~-10~--5h7h8----|
A~-7-5-4----------5~-7-8--------------8~-8-10-12----|----------|-----------------4h5|
E--------7-5~--5~-----------------------------------|-----9~--|--------------------|
  pm......|         pm......|  pm....|  pm.........|
 ____
     |             Chorus (2)
E----||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----||----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----||--Bridge--|--------------5-------------------6-------6---5---4---------------|
D----||----------|--4---6---7---5--2---5---2---5---6---6---6---5---4---2~------2---|
Ah7--||----------|--4---6---7---3--2---5---2---5---4---6---4---3---2---2~------2---|
E----||-------------2---4---5------0---3---0---3-------4---------------0~------0---|

E------------------------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------------------------||
G----------2~-------4~----------6~~--------------6----|| end
D--6~------2~-------4~----------6~~--------------6----||
A--6~------0~-------2~----------4~~--------------4----||
E--4~---------------------------4~~--------------4----||

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  Riff 1A
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----/--7------------/--7---10---5---6-/-7------------/--7--10--5---6-/-7---|
D---7-/--7----7~----7-/--7---10---5---7-/-7----7~----7-/--7--10--5---7-/-7---|
A---7-/--5----7~----7-/--5----8---3---4-/-5----7~----7-/--5---8--3---4-/-5---|
E---5----------5~----5-----------------------------5~----5--------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*----------5-7-8~-8-7-5----------------------7---------5-7-8~-8-7-5-------------12-|
A--5~-5-7-8--------------8-7-54~-7-5-4-------7--5~-7-8--------------8~--8-10-12----|
E---------------------------------------7-5~--5-------------------------------------|
     pm........|  pm..........|  pm......|         pm......|  pm....|  pm..........|
  ____________ ____________________
 |1.          |2.                  |
E|------------|--------------------||
B|------------|--------------------||
G|------7~--*|--------------------|| end
D|-10~--6~--*|-10~-10~-10~-9~-8~--||
A|------4~---|--------------------||
E|------------|--------------------||

  Riff 1B
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----/--7------------/--7---10---5---6-/-7------------/--7--10--5---6-/-7---|
D---7-/--7----7~----7-/--7---10---5---7-/-7----7~----7-/--7--10--5---7-/-7---|
A---7-/--5----7~----7-/--5----8---3---4-/-5----7~----7-/--5---8--3---4-/-5---|
E---5----------5~----5-----------------------------5~----5--------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*----------5-7-8~-8-7-5----------------------7---------5-7-8~-8-7-5-------------12-|
A--5~-5-7-8--------------8-7-54~-7-5-4-------7--5~-7-8--------------8~--8-10-12----|
E---------------------------------------7-5~--5-------------------------------------|
     pm........|  pm..........|  pm......|         pm......|  pm....|  pm..........|
  ____________ _______________________
 |1.          |2.                     |
E|------------|-----------------------||
B|------------|-----------------------||
G|------7~--*|-----------------------|| end
D|-10~--6~--*|-10~-10~-5h7h8--------||
A|------4~---|----------------4h5h7--||
E|------------|-----------------------||

  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo
E------------------------------0~---------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------2~---------------------------------------------------|
G---6-------2-------6----------0~--6-------2-------6-------8---8-/-9---------5-----|
D---6---6---2---2---6---6----------6---6---2---2---6---6---8---8-/-9----6----5----|
A---4---6---0---2---4---6---1------4---6---0---2---4---6---6---6-/-7----6----3----|
E-------4-------0-------4---3-----------4-------0-------4----------------4---------|

E---------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------------------|| end
D-2~--6---2~--6---2~--6-----6-----6~-------6~-------||
A-4~--6---4~--6---4~--6--4--6--4--6~-------6~-------||
E-6~--4---6~--4---6~--4--6--4--6--4~-------4~-------||

  Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------4-6------4h6------------------------6-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7--------------|
A--4-4-4-4-4-6-7------------------6----6-6-6-6-6-7-9--------------------4-4-4-4-4-6|
E--------------------4-4------4-4---4-----------------------------------------------|
  pm..............| pm...........| pm.............................| pm..............
 
E------------------------------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------------------------------||
G------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D---4-6-----4h6--------------------------6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
A-7-----------------6----6-6-6-6-6-6-7-9---------------------||
E-------4-4-----4-4---4--------------------------------------||
 ....| pm..........| pm...........................|

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
=======================

A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

 = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x = Pick Slide

--------
--------
---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---

---.---
--12--- = Staccato
-------
-------
-------

|     |
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|*   *| = repeat from * to *
|*   *| 
|     |