I FOUND THIS TAB IN WEB IT'S VERY GOOD TAB I THINK SO AND ENJOY. KAROL BABIARZ Poland Hotminor@o2.pl >>>>>>> "The Mercernary" tab (+Solo) Song@Author@Album: The Mercenary@Iron Maiden@Brave New World Tab by: Francesco Spina E-mail: francescospn@hotmail.com More B.Dickinson solos? Visit Strange things for strange people 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. Solo tab explanation: / \ = slide @ = pick as fast as you can L = legato fb = full bend hb = half bend qb = quarter bend (raise 1/4 tone) br = bend release ~ = vibrato * = note, see the end of solo for more details 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------| *1 if you don't have the 24, begin in the 1st string at 19 *2 that figure must be done as fast as you can, I calculated about 9 times... *3 not so sure of it, too close... 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