Infinite Dreams by Iron Maiden From the album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) Written by Steve Harris All rights belong to their respective owners Tabbed by Jaakko Karppinen This is one of my favorite Iron Maiden songs ever and I think it should be played live more often. This is my first ever song I have tabbed completely. I have actually been playing bass (or any other instruments) for only a year now. It may not be the easiest one to start with, but I think the notes should be 100% correct. I have not marked the timing but it should also be accurate. I have based this tab on the bass track and the live performance you can find in Youtube. Hope you enjoy it! Please rate and comment for any mistakes or other feedback. Bass track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbDswF-PDz4 Live performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQZz39hJbkw Sorry if some parts look a bit confusing or tight. I just have wanted to get the timing right, so that is why the notes on the higher frets are so close to each other. Tuning: Standard Intro (x4) ||------------9---------------5---------------7---------------5----------|| ||-o------7-9---9-7-9-----3-5---5-3-5-----5-7---7-5-7-----3-5---5-3-5--o-|| ||-o--7---------------3---------------5---------------3----------------o-|| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| I spent a lot of time trying to figure out that last bit of verse. It should be fairly accurate, but you can try listening to it yourself. Verse 1 ||------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-o----------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-o----------5---7-------5---7---0---3-----3-3---5-------5-5-----7-5-----| ||----0---------------------------------------------------------------7-5-| |-----------------------------------------5-----------7-------9---| |-------------------------------------5-------5-----7---7---9---9-| |---------5---7-------5---7---0---3---------------5-------7-------| |-0---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------5---7-------5---7---0---3-----3-3---5-------5-5-----7-5-----| |-0---------------------------------------------------------------7-5-| |-----------------------------------1012--1012--1214--12141214-------|| |---------------------------------10----10----12----12--------14\--o-|| |---------5---7-------5---7---0------------------------------------o-|| |-0------------------------------------------------------------------|| (x4) Steve does some extra galloping on those high notes, which can be heard on the bass track. You can improvise a lot on this part so I have not tabbed those little things. Verse 2 |-------------9---------------5---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-------| |---------9---------------5---------------7-----------------7-5---| |-7---7-----------3---3-----------5---5-5-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------9-----------------5---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-------| |---------9---9-7---------5---------------7-----------------7-5---| |-7---7-7---------3---3-3---------5---5-5-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------12--------------8---------------1010101010108-------| |---------12--------------8---------------10----------------108---| |-10--10----------6---6-6---------8---8-8-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------12----------------8---------------1010108---10108-----| |---------12--1210--------8---------------10----------10------10--| |-10--1010--------6---6-6---------8---8-8-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------9-----------------5---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-------| |---------9---9-7---------5---------------7-----------------7-5---| |-7---7-7---------3---3-3---------5---5-5-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------9-----------------5---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-------| |---------9---9-7---------5---------------7-----------------7-5---| |-7---7-7---------3---3-3---------5---5-5-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------12--------------8---------------1010101010108-------| |---------12--------------8---------------10----------------108---| |-10--1010--------6---6-----------8---8-8-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------12----------------8---------------1010101010108-------| |---------12--1210--------8---------------10----------------108---| |-10--1010--------6---6-6---------8---8-8-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude ||-----------9---------------5---------------7---------------5-------| ||-o-----7-9---9-7-9-----3-5---5-3-5-----5-7---7-5-7-----3-5---5-3-5-| ||-o-7-7-------------3-3-------------5-5-------------3-3-------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------9---------------5------------------------------------------|| |-----7-9---9-7-9-----3-5---5-3-5---------7-5-4--------------------o-|| |-7-7-------------3-3-------------5-5-5-5-------7-5---5-5-5---5\---o-|| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|| |------9999------------5555------------7777-------7777----775-----| |------------------------------------------------------------7----| |-7-----------7---3-----------3---5-----------5-------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------9999------------5555---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------7-5-4-------------------| |-7-----------7---3-----------3---5-5-5-5-------7-5---5---5---5\--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------9999------------5555------------7777-------7777----7777----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----------7---3-----------3---5-----------5-------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------9999------------5555-------| |---------------------------------| |-7-----------7---3-----------3---| |---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------4-5-4-4-5-4-------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------4-5-4-4-5-4-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Those G notes caused me also some problems, because it sounds a bit messy on the bass track and it was hard to figure out whether Steve is playing the octaves or if the strings are rattling against the frets causing it to sound like he is playing the octaves. But I think I have got it right since you can see Steve playing it like that live. If you find it too difficult, you can just keep playing the low G. |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-------5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-------3-3-3-------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------5-5-5-------------------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------------| |-------------2-2-2-2-3-5-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-3-5-| |-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------5-5-5-5-4---------------------------------------| |-7---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------5-3-3-3-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------7-\-3-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-4---------------| |-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------5-3-3-3-5-5-5-| |-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-------5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------7-\-3-3---3---3-3-3---3/10\3--3-3-3-------3-3-3-------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------5-5-5-------------------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------------| |-------------2-2-2-2-3-5-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-3-5-| |-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3---3-3-2-0-------------------------------------3---3-3-2-0-------------| |-------------3---3-3-2-0-------------------------------------3---3-3-2-0-| |-------------------------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---3-3-2-0-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------3---3-3-2-0-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| This is the basic pattern of how you play this, but on the bass track you can hear Steve filling some of those gaps quite randomly. You can play it quite freely as long as you stick with the rhythm and the notes. |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3---3-3-2-0-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------3---3-3-2-0-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------7-----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------7---| |-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-3---3-3-3-3-5---5-----5-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-3---3-3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-5---5-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-9---9-9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-5---5-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| If someone has a good explanation for what Steve is doing during the beginning of the solo, please tell me, because it sounds a bit confusing. But this is how it should be played. Solo (x4) ||-------------------------------------------------------|| ||-o---------------------------------------------------o-|| ||-o--------7-5-7-------7-5-7-------7-5-7--------------o-|| ||----0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-3--------|| (x4) ||-------------------------------------------------------|| ||-o--------4-2-4-------4-2-4-------4-2-4--------------o-|| ||-o---------------------------------------------------o-|| ||----2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-5--------|| Interlude |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------7-----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------7---------------------------| |-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-3---3-3-3-3-5---5-----5-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7---7-7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |---------4-----------5-------7---| |-------------------------------------| |-----4-------4-----5---5---7---7-| |-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-| |-2---------------3-------5-------| |-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------| Verse 3 (Outro) |-------------9---------------5---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-------| |---------9---------------5---------------7-----------------7-5---| |-7---7-----------3---3-3---------5---5-5-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------9---------------5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-------| |---------9---9-7---------5---5-3---------7-----------------7-5---| |-7---7-7---------3---3-3---------5---5-5-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------12--------------8---------------1010101010108-------| |---------12--------------8---------------10----------------108---| |-10--1010--------6---6-6---------8---8-8-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------12----------------8---------------1010101010108------9---| |---------12--1210--------8---------------10----------------10---9---| |-10--1010--------6---6-6---------8---8--------------------------7---| |----------------------------------------------------------------0---| Slow down to the end