• Song:

    Iron Maiden

  • Artist:

    Lord Of The Flies -janick Gers Lead

Lord Of the FLies-From The Album The X Factor.(Janick Gers Lead Guitar) Tab

Intro=

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
G|-4-0-0--7-0-0--9-0--0--7-0--0--4//2-2--0-|
D|-4-0-0--7-0-0--9-0--0--7-0--0--4//2-2--0-|Repeat as many times as is neccesary
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Verse=

E|----------------------|                    
B|----------------------|                                     
A|-------9-11-----------|                                        
G|-------9-11-----------|                                             
D|-11-12--------11-12-9-|                            
A|-9--9---------9--9--7-|                            
E|----------------------| x 6                          

OR!!!
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------| You can decide for yourself which Version of the verse you want to
D|-11-12-9-11~--11-12-9~-| play, i have tried both and both sound right to me.
A|-9--9--9-9~---9--9--7~-| Give them both a go and see what you think.
E|-----------------------|


1st Pre Chorus=


E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~----9~--9x9-9--7~----11~--11-11-11-9--7~----9~--9x9-9--7~---------------------------|
D|-7~----9~--9x9-9--7~-----9~--11-11-11-9--7~----9~--9x9-9--7~----7-77-77----7-77-77-777-|
A|-5~----7~--7x7-7--5~-----9~---9--9--9-7--5~----7~--7x7-7--5~----7-77-77----7-77-77-777-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------5-55-55----5-55-55-555-|
                                                               1st pre chorus has this extended  
                                                                      bit at the end.


Verse x 4


2nd Pre Chorus-

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~----9~--9x9-9--7~----11~--11-11-11-9--7~----9~--9x9-9--7~------------|
D|-7~----9~--9x9-9--7~-----9~--11-11-11-9--7~----9~--9x9-9--7~----7-77-77-|
A|-5~----7~--7x7-7--5~-----9~---9--9--9-7--5~----7~--7x7-7--5~----7-77-77-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------5-55-55-|



Chorus-"Saints and Sinners, something within us"

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11~--------7~----------------------9~---777-9-11-|
D|-11~--------7~---------7~-----------9~---777-9-11-| x 2
A|--9~--------5~---------7~-----------7~---555-7--9-|
E|-----------------------5~-------------------------|


After chorus-

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------9------11-------9------11/9-9/11-|
D|--------9------11-------9------11/9-9/11-|Repeat riff as many times as neccesary
A|-11-9-9----9-9-----9--9---9-9------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Then-

Janick Gers Guitar Solo-
E|---------------12~----17~--17-16-14----------------------------------------|
B|-12~--12~-10~-------15---------------17~-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------16~--16-14--14~------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------16----11~--11111111-9~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CONTINUED-
E|-19~~--19-17-16-17-16---------|
B|----------------------17-19~~-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Then the "Woooooooahhhhhhhh!" Interlude-

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------7-9-7----|
G|-6-7-9-7-6~--6-7-9-7-6~--6-7-9-7-6~--9-------9~-|
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| play x 2
E|------------------------------------------------|

Chorus x 4

Then end with-

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------9------11-------9------11/9-9/11-|
D|--------9------11-------9------11/9-9/11-|Repeat riff as many times as neccesary
A|-11-9-9----9-9-----9--9---9-9------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

There ya go :)!
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