Bass tab
Transcribed by Erradicator ( erradicator@ironmaiden.com )
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Tab explanations
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> Accent | / Slide up
. Staccatto | \ Slide down
h Hammer-on/ pull off | : Repeat
? Harmonic | ~ slight bend
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The Mercenary ( Gers, Harris )
( From the album " Brave New World " )
G|--9--|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|.-9-.|.------------5--4--------------------5--4--7----------.|
A|.-7-.|.--7--5--7---------5--------7--5--7-------->----------.|
E|-----|----------------------7--------------------------------|
Play 2 times
|--------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------4----5----------------------------.|
|.--7--5--7------------------7--5--7-----3----5---.|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics enter Play 4 times
|---9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge (Nowhere to run...)
7-------------------------|
7------------------------.|
5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---.|
--------------------------|
Play 2 times
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------5--4--------------------5--4-------------.|
|.--7--5--7---------5--------7--5--7--------5----------.|
|----------------------7-----------------------7--------|
|---5------------------7-------------------9-------------|
|.--5------------------7-------------------9------------.|
|.--3--3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (Should have no fear...) Play 4 Times
|--------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------4----5----------------------------.|
|.--7--5--7------------------7--5--7-----3----5---.|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Play 5 times
|---9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge (Nowhere to run...)
7-------------------------|
7------------------------.|
5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---.|
--------------------------|
Play 2 times
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------5--4--------------------5--4-------------.|
|.--7--5--7---------5--------7--5--7--------5----------.|
|----------------------7-----------------------7--------|
|---5------------------7-------------------9-------------|
|.--5------------------7-------------------9------------.|
|.--3--3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (Should have no fear...) Play 4 Times
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|.--2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2--3--2--------0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0---2-3--.|
|-------------------------------5-3----------------------------------|
Solo 1 Play 2 Times
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|.--2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2--3--2--------5-5-5-5-5--------3-3-3-3--5---.|
|-------------------------------5-3----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------5---5--------------------------5----5-------.|
|.--7--7--7--7----------------------5--5--5--5--------------------.|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2 Play 2 Times
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------5----5---------------------------------------.|
|.--7--7--7--7-----------------------5--5--5--5--------------------.|
|-----------------------------------------------------5-5---5-5-----|
|---9-----------------7-------------------5-----------------7-----------------|
|.--9-----------------7-------------------5-----------------7----------------.|
|.--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--.|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude
Only Nicko, then ...
|---7-------------------9-------------|
|.--7-------------------9------------.|
|.--5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|-------------------------------------|
Chorus (Should have no fear...)
|---5------------------7-------------------9-------------|
|.--5------------------7-------------------9------------.|
|.--3--3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge (Should have no fear...) Play 4 Times
Then the end...
|------------------------------------------|
|.------------4--5----------------4--7----.|
|.--7--5--7-------------7--5--7------<----.|
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