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Arc of Space

Bruce Dickinson
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4.6(3)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

"Arc of Space"

(B. Dickinson, Roy Z.)

Guitar transcription by Andrew Seebaran (seebaran@unixg.ubc.ca)

[ This is my attempt at transcribing "Arc of Space" by Bruce Dickinson. ]

[ By no means am I experienced in this sort of thing, so if there are any ]

[ mistakes, please email me. Thanks. ]

[ ]

[ - Andrew Seebaran ]

Intro solo

e-|---------|-----------|----------|----5------|------|
B-|-5---5-6-|-8--6-5----|---5--5-6-|-8----6--5-|---5--|
G-|---------|---------7-|----------|-----------|------|
D-|---------|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7----|
A-|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|------|
E-|---------|-----------|----------|-----------|------|

Am Am G Dm Am Am G Dm Am Am

e-|---------|----|-----------|----|--------------|---------------------|
B-|---------|----|-------5---|----|-5------------|---------------------|
G-|-7-7-7-4-|-5--|-7-7-7---7-|-5--|---7--5-7-5---|-----5-7-5-----------|
D-|---------|----|-----------|----|------------7-|-5-7-------7-5---5-7-|
A-|---------|----|-----------|----|--------------|---------------7-----|
E-|---------|----|-----------|----|--------------|---------------------|

Dm Am Dm Am G G

Main rhythm guitar:

Shown are the general chords that are played for almost the whole song. I think the

key is pick notes out of each chord, and vary your selections from bar to bar.

    ----0------------0------0--0----0--0------0-1-3---3----1----1--------------
    ----0h1----------1------1--0h1--1--1------1-0-0----0---3-----3-------------
    ----2------------2------2--2----2--2------2-0-0-----0--2---2--2------------
    ----2------------2------2--2----2--2------2---0--0---0-0--0----0-repeat----
    ----0------------0------0--0----0--0------0---2-2--------------------------
    ----------------------------------------------3----------------------------

then,

    ----2----2h3p2--0-----0-----2----2h3p2--0---0----------2-------------------
    ----3---3-----3-1------1----3---3-----3-1---1----------3-------------------
    ----2---2-------2-------2---2---2-------2---0----------2-------------------
    ----0---0-------2--------2--0---0-------2---2----------0-------------------
    ----------------0-----------------------0---3------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

intro solo:

    --0---0-1-1h3---------------------------0-1-1h3----5-----------------------
    --1---1----------6--5-3---3s5-----------1------------6--5----3s5-----------
    --2---2-----------------2---------------2------------------2---------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --3--3-3--0-1--------3--3-3s5--0-1---3s5-3---------------------------------
    --------------------------------------------5-7p5---------(5)h7-5----------
    --------------------------------------------------7----5s7-------7-5---5-7-
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------7-----

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

chorus:

    ----0-------0--------0-----0--------0-----0--------0-----------------------
    ----0h1-------1------0h1-----1------0h1-----1-----1-1----------------------
    ----2------2----2----0----0----2----2---------2--2---2---------------------
    ----3------3------------------------2----2------2-----2---repeat-----------
    ---------------------2--------------0--------------------------------------
    ---------------------3-----------------------------------------------------

then:

    ----0-------0--------0-----0--------0-----0-------1---3-----1-----3----0---
    ----0h1-------1------0h1-----1------0h1-----1-----0----0----1-----1----0---
    ----2------2----2----0----0----2----2---------2---0-----0---2-----2----1---
    ----3------3------------------------2----2--------0--2------3-----3----2---
    ---------------------2--------------0-------------2-3------------------2---
    ---------------------3----------------------------3--------------------0---

Solo:

    -------------------------------------------------------0-1-1h3--3-3-3-1-0-3
    -----------------------------------3-5-3--0-1-3-0------1-------------------
    ------------------4-4s5--7-5s4----5---------------2----2-------------------
    -----------7-----7------------5--------------------------------------------
    ---5s7-7-7------7----------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --7-----------------10-10s12---10p8-8h10-8----8-8s10-10-10-----------------
    ---8---------------8------------------------10-----------------------------
    ----9-------------9--------------------------------------------------------
    -----10-9-----9-10---------------------------------------------------------
    ---------10-10-------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    --9s10-12-12s14-12--10-9--10-9--10--12-10-------------------------------7--
    --------------------------------------------9h10p9-5-7-6-7-9-7-9-10-9-10---

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------here I'm not sure exactly what is---------------------------------

    ----7-9--being played - I just do a fast run ------------------------------
    --10-----up the scale.  If you can figure the------------------------------

---------rest out, please let me know.-------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rhythm for lead:

    ---0---------1-------1-----------------------------------------------------
    ---0h1-------3-------0-----------------------------------------------------
    ---2---------2-------0------(listen for strumming)----0------0-------------
    ---2---------0-------0-------------------------------2-2----0-0--repeat----
    ---0-----------------2------------------------------3------2---------------
    ---------------------3-----------------------------------------------------

last time:

    --0---------1--------0-----------------------------------------------------
    --0h1-------3--------0-----------------------------------------------------
    --2---------2--------1-----------------------------------------------------
    --2---------0--------2-----------------------------------------------------
    --0------------------2-----------------------------------------------------
    ---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------

then back to chorus.

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