• Song:

    Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger

  • Artist:

    Iron Maiden

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Artist: Iron Maiden
Album:Virtual IX
Track 7: Don' t look to the eyes of a stranger(Harris, 8.11min)
Tabbed by Reqviem(r3qvi3m@yahoo.gr)

Legend:
h = hammer-on
p = pull off
/ = slide(up or down according to indicated fret)
PM = use palm-muting

Corrections welcome.
Ive just shown the basic idea for the song, listen to get howm many times each part is repeated.

Intro-Main Riff 

Guitar 2(Janick):
    Ab5                    E5                    Eb5 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------13------------------9--------------------8-------------------
D|---------13------13-----------9-----9--------------8-----8----------------
A|-----11--------------------7-------------------6--------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
PM............................................................

   B5 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------4-----------|
D|------4-----4--------|
A|---2-----------------|
E|---------------------|
 PM..............

Guitar 1(Dave)-enters later on

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------6--8--6--------------- 
D|--6--8--9--8--9--8--9--8--6-----6--8--9--8--9-----------9--8---------
A|-----------------------------9--------------------------------------- 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
                              
Verse 1    
Guitar 1:

e|--------------------------------------------
B|-------9-------9-------7--------------------
G|----8-------8-------8-----9-----------------
D|-6-------6-------6--------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------

Guitar 2 plays along with Guitar 1:

              Ab5           Gb5    E5
e|------------------------------------------------- 
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|------------13------------11-----9---------------
D|------------13(x8)--------11-----9---------------
A|------------11------------9------7---------------
E|-------------------------------------------------
           PM.....

These chords below are played by guitar 2 after a while. Listen and you'll understand
    
     B5    C#5     
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|---4-4----6---------------------
D|---4-4----6---------------------
A|---2-2----4---------------------
E|--------------------------------
            
Verse 2(the calm part)

Guitar 1:
Part1                                        | Part 2
_____________________________________________|______________
e|-------------------------------------------|-------------- |
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------- |
G|---------------------------(---------)-----|-------------- |
D|--9p8------9p8-----9p8-----(-9p8-----)-----|-9/11--9/8---- |
A|-------9--------9-------9--(------9--)-----|-----------9-- |
E|---------------------------(---------)-----|-------------- |
The parentheses part is only played the 4th time, when Part is not played

Verse 3

Note: The 3 phrases below are played one by one for a differnt number of times each

Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-----------------------4-------- 
D|--6p4h6--4h6p4h6---4------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------


Then this changes into this:
e|-------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------
G|---8p6h8--8p6h8--8p6h8/9--8p6--------------  
D|---------------------------------6/4-6-----
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------

Finally
e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|------------------4------------ 
D|--6p4h6--4h6p4h6------6--------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------


Then repeat the intro slowly twice and you' re done.
If there's 1 downside to this song it' s got a really complicated structure 
also palm-muting slightly changes from time to time as
far as Guitar 2 is concerned, so refer to the CD to get a better idea. ENJOY,
UP THE IRONS!!!

Reqviem
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