Author/Artist: Bruce Dickinson
Title: Acoustic Song
Album: The Best Of Bruce Dickinson
Transcribed by: Thiago Augusto
Email: prince-of-darkness@bol.com.br
Well, this is what I was able to tab. This song is very beautiful, with a "sad" chord progression.
The song has many variations, and I don't think I can tab everything... but I'll do my best! :)
Here it comes:
Intro:
-----------------------2--------2h3p2----------------------------------------|
-8--10--12---15/----------3-----3-----3----1------1-------------0------------|
-9--11--12---16/-------------2----------2--2--2-----2---------0---0--------0-|
-----------------------0-------------------2----2-----2-----2-------2--------|
-7--9---10---14/---------------------------0------------0-------------2------|
----------------------------------------------------------0-------------0----|
-----------------------2--------2h3p2----------------------------------------|
-8--10--12---15/----------3-----3-----3----1------1-------------0------------|
-9--11--12---16/-------------2----------2--2--2-----2---------0---0--------0-|
-----------------------0-------------------2----2-----2-----2-------2-----2--|
-7--9---10---14/---------------------------0------------0-------------2------|
----------------------------------------------------------0-------------0----|
-----0------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
-3-3----------0-------------------------0--------------3-3-----------0--------|
------------0---0---------0-----------0---0---------0--------------0---0------|
----------2-------2-----2-----------2-------2-----2--------------2-------2----|
--------------------2----------0--------------2----------------------------2--|
-2---0--0-------------0------2----0-------------0------2----0--0--------------|
--------------|
---------3----|
-----0-----2--|
---2----------|
--------------|
-0-----2------|
Verse: (It has a lot of variations through the song... but if you play like this, it's ok)
-0------------------------------------2------2-----2-------2h3p2-----|
-0--------0----------------0----------3--3------3--3---3---3-----3---|
-0------0---0---------0------0--------2----2---------2---2---------2-|
-2----2-------2-----2---2------2------0------------------------------|
-2--------------2----------------2-----------------------------------|
-0--0-------------0--------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------0-------0--------------------------|
-1------1----------------1--------0---------0---------------0--------|
-2----2---2---------2------2------0-----0-----0--------0------0------|
-2--2-------2-----2---2------2----2---2--------------2---2------2----|
-0------------0-0--------------0--2-------------2-2---------------2--|
----------------------------------0----------------------------------|
Chorus (And I loved you long ago... ):
Am Em
---------------------------------------------------------|
--------1----------------1--------------0----------------|
------2---2----------2-----2----------0---0---------0----|
----2-------2------2---2-----2------2-------2-----2---2--|
-0------------0-0--------------0--------------2----------|
---------------------------------0--------------0--------|
D/F# G D
-0-----------------------------------------2-------2-------2h3p2-----0---2--|
----3--3--------3-----------------3--------3---3---3-------------3---3---3--|
----2--0----0-----0----------0------0--------2---2---2-------------2---2---2|
----------0---0-----0------0---0------0----0-----------0-0------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-0--2--3---------------3-3--------------3-----------------------------------|
Am Em
---------0--------------------------------------------------------|
--1--------1--------1----1-0--------------0---------------0-------|
--2---2------2----2---2------2--------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
--2-2---2------2---------------2----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2---|
--0--------------0----------------2-------------2---------------2-|
----------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
G D Bm Em
---------3----------------3------------------2----------------2--------0--|
-----3-----3----------3-----3------------3-----3----------------3------0--|
-0-0---0-----0------0---0-----0--------2---2-----2--------4-------4----0--|
-0------------------------------0----0-------------0----4---4-------4--2--|
------------------------------------------------------2----------------2--|
-3--------------3-3----------------------------------------------------0--|
Bridge before solo ( And I loved you long ago... ):
--------------------2------2h3p2------------------------------------------|
-8--10--11---15/----3--3---3-----3----1------0h1p0------0------0----------|
-9--11--12---16/----2----2---------2--2--2---------2----0----0---0--------|
--------------------0-----------------2----2---------2--2--2-------2------|
-7--9---10---14/----------------------0-----------------2------------2----|
--------------------------------------------------------0--------------0--|
--------------------2------2h3p2------------------------------------------|
-8--10--11---15/----3--3---3-----3----1------1--------0-----------0-------|
-9--11--12---16/----2----2---------2--2--2-----2------0-----0-------0-----|
--------------------0-----------------2----2-----2----2---2-----2-----2---|
-7--9---10---14/----------------------0------------0--2-2-----2---------2-|
------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
^^^^^ (Solo starts here)
-----------------------------------------|
-----3--0------0--------------------3----|
---2----0----0---0-----------0----2---2--|
-0------2--2-------2-------2----0--------|
--------2------------2---2---------------|
--------0--------------0-----------------|
Play this during the 1st (distorted) solo:
-0------------------------------------2------2-----2-------2h3p2------|
-0--------0----------------0----------3--3------3--3---3---3-----3----|
-0------0---0---------0------0--------2----2---------2---2---------2--|
-2----2-------2-----2---2------2------0-------------------------------|
-2--------------2----------------2------------------------------------|
-0--0-------------0---------------------------------------------------|
(1st ending)
----------------------------------0--|---------------------------------|
-1------1-----------------13/1---0--|-----0-----------------------3---|
-2----2---2---------2-------------0--|---0---0------------0------2---2-|
-2--2-------2-----2---2---24/2---2--|-2-------2--------2---2--0-------|
-0------------0-0-----------------2--|-----------2---------------------|
----------------------------------0--|-------------0--0----------------|
(2nd ending)
-----0-----------------0--------|
-------0-----------------0------|
---0-----0--------0--------0----|
-2---------2----2---2--------2--|
--------------------------------|
--------------0-----------------|
Then, play the chorus and insert this to the end (twice):
-----0------------------------0--|
-------0-----------------3----0--|
---0-----0---------0---2---2--0--|
-2---------2-----2---0--------2--|
---------------2--------------2--|
-------------0----------------0--|
The distorted solo goes like this (listen to the song for timing):
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-9-11-1112----11/9-911---14b16--14-12---12-14-12------|
---------------------------------------------------14vv-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------14v---12/10-10-1012----------------------------------15vv-|
-----17----------------------10-10v--15b17--1315-13/12--12v-------|
---16--------------------------------------------------------------|
-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-15b17--13-12-13--15-13-12----13-12-------------------------------------------|
---------------------------14-------14-14-14-14-14b16------11-1112v-12b14r12-|
--------------------------------------------------------14--------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-11vv--1214-14vv-12-14v-12-14v-12-14-14b16r14-12----|
-------------------------------------------------14v-|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
----15-17-17b19v------15-17-17b19v--17-15------|
-17----------------17---------------------17v--|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
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Play this during the 2nd ( acoustic ) solo:
---------------------------------2-----2-----2h3p2-----0---2---|
---------------------------------3-3---3-3---3-----3---3---3---|
-------0---------------0---------2---2-2---2---------2---2---2-|
-----2---2---2-----2-----2---2---0-----0-----------------------|
---2-------2-----2---2-----2-----------------------------------|
-0-------------0-----------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
-1------1------1------3-1-------------------------------------|
-2--2---2--2---2--2-------2----0------0------0----------------|
-2----2------2------2-------2--2--2---2--2---2--2------0------|
-0-----------------------------2----2------2------2------0----|
-------------------------------0---------------------2-----2--|
-0---------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2h3p2-----|
-0--------0---------------0--------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-----3---|
-0----0-----0---------0-----0------2---2-2---2-2---2---------2-|
-2--2---2-----2-----2---2-----2----0-----0-----0---------------|
-2--------------2---------------2------------------------------|
-0----------------0--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
-1------1------1------3-1----------------------------0--------|
-2--2---2--2---2--2-------2----0------0------0---------0------|
-2----2------2------2-------2--2--2---2--2---2--2--------2----|
-0-----------------------------2----2------2------2--------2--|
-------------------------------0------------------------------|
Acoustic solo:
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-8---10/-7---13---12/-8---7--|
-9---11/-7---14---12/-9---7--|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
--------------------------------|
-8---10/-7---7-8-13---15/-8---8-|
-9---11/-7---7-9-14---16/-9---9-|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
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After the acoustic solo, play the chorus again (And the scars that...)
Then play this (And I loved you long ago)
-----------------------2--------2h3p2---------------------0-----------|
-8--10--12---15/----------3-----3-----3----1------1-------0-----------|
-9--11--12---16/-------------2----------2--2--2-----2-----0-----------|
-----------------------0-------------------2----2-----2---2---------2-|
-7--9---10---14/---------------------------0------------0-2-------2---|
----------------------------------------------------------0--0--0-----|
-----------------------2--------2h3p2----------------------0--|
-8--10--12---15/----------3-----3-----3----1-------1/31---0--|
-9--11--12---16/-------------2----------2--2----2----------0--|
-----------------------0-------------------2--2----2/42---2--|
-7--9---10---14/---------------------------0---------------2--|
-----------------------------------------------------------0--|
(The telephone rings here ^^^)
So, that's it! Feel free to correct it and send me through mail... ok?
Lyrics:
We live and die like all the rest
Every summer has its sunset every year
Love and hope put to the test
Every grain of comfort holds the seed of fear
And I loved you long ago
And I love you still
But the roads that we have travelled took us far apart
Scattered to the four winds
Someday we will find the time to heal
And I loved you long ago...
And the scars that bear my name
Are the wounds that never heal
But the road that we have travelled took us far apart
And I love you still
And I loved you long ago...
