Bass Tabs : I : Iron Maiden :
Iron Maiden bass tabs

From crisan@shadow.netSat Jun 22 11:38:14 1996
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 21:02:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: crisan@shadow.net
To: bass@olga.net
Subject: BTA("Fortunes of War" by Iron Maiden)

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Bass tab 
Transcribed by G. Crisan ( Crisan@Shadow.net )

All notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions, or errors
refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention, e-mail me.

Fortunes of War ( Harris )
 ( From the album " The X-Factor" )

g------9---9---9---------12---12--12----------7---7---7-------4---4---4-----
d----9---9---9---9-----12--12---12--12------7---7---7---7---4---4---4---4---   
a-7-----------------10--------------------5----------------2----------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 play slowly

-----5---5---5----------7---7---7--------9---9---9--------9---9---9-------- |
---5---5---5---5------7---7---7---7----9---9---9---9----9---9---9---(9)----.|
-3------------------5----------------7----------------7--------------------.| 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
                                               Ritardando on last repetition

  Play this riff eight times. THE LAST NOTE IS NOT PLAYED THE LAST TIME.
                                                                   

Second intro
|-----------------------------7---------------------------------9------------
|.-9---9---------9---9---9---5---5----9---9---------9---9---9--7---7----9---9
|.---7------7------7---7----------------7------7------7---7---------------7--
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is played on an acoustic bass guitar, but it sounds good on an electric.

-----------------7-----------------------------------------
---9---9---9--5---5--9---9--------9----------------7-------
-7----7---7-------------7------7-----7----3--3---5-----5---
-----------------------------------------------------------
                 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------7-7-7---------------------------
/7--7-7--7-7-7-7--10-10-10--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--------7--7-7--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(/ = slide up)
This section uses an electric bass. An acoustic may be used, but it will
not sound as heavy as it should.

-----------------------|
----------------------.|
-7--7-7--7-7---3--3-5.|
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              ( = slide down)
              Play three times

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------7-7-7-------------------------
--/7--7-7--7-7-7-7--10-10-10--7--7-7--7-7-7-7---------7--7-7--7-7-7-7--10-10-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-10---7--7-7--7-7---3--3--5---/7--7-7--7-7-7-7--10-10-10--7--7-7--7-7-7-7--- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------|
--7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------|
----------7--7-7--7-7-7-7--10-10-10---7--7-7--7-7--3--3--5---|
--------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--7--7-7-7-0-3--5---7--7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5---7--7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5--7--7-7-7-0-3-0--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7--7-7-7-0-3--5---7--7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5---7--7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5--7--7-7-7-0-3-0---
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7--7-7-7-0-3--5---7--7-7-7-0-3-3-0-0---7--7-7-7-0-3-3-5-5--7--7-7-7-0-3-0---
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7--7-7-7-0-3-3-5---7--7-7-7-0-3-3-0-0--7--7-7-7--0-3-3-5-5--7--7-7-7--0-3-0-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
---------------------------------|.------------------------------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|.-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3--3-3-3-3-3-
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
                                    fast

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3-3-----.|
----------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
                                                   Play this riff four
times.     
                                
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4---------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------5------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------
---------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0-0------
---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------0----
-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----
----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------

-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-----------------|.----------------------------------------
--------------------5--------------|.-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--10-10--
-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7--
-0-0-0-0-0-0--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---------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               

---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-4-4-4---|.------------------------------------------------------------
-------------5-|.-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------
---------------|-------------------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
                           "oh,ooh" 
 
-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
------------------------.|---------------------------------------------------
---5--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-.|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-
-3-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------
             Play 4 times
   ritard. last time only

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
---------------------------------------|
                     Ritard.
                                                                 
------9---9---9---------12---12--12----------7---7---7-------4---4---4-------
----9---9---9---9-----12--12---12--12------7---7---7---7---4---4---4---4----- 
-7-----------------10--------------------5----------------2------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 play slowly

-----5---5---5----------7---7---7--------9---9---9--------9---9---9----------
---5---5---5---5------7---7---7---7----9---9---9---9----9---9---9---(9)------
-3------------------5----------------7----------------7-----------------(7)-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         ritard.

-----------------------------7------------------------------------------9----
-9---9---------9---9---9---5---5----9---9---------9------5-----7------9---9--
---7------7------7---7----------------7------7------7--3---3--5--5--7--------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is played on an acoustic bass guitar         ritard.                    

-9--------------||
---9------------||
------7------7--||
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