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Gates of Urizen

Bruce Dickinson
Tab

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Song

Song: Gates Of Urizen

Artist: Bruce Dickinson

Album: The Chemical Wedding

Written By Bruce Dickinson and Roy Z

Tabbed & transcribed by Ricardo Bustos O.

email: RBO567@Hotmail.com

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Clean with chorus effect

Riff 1

E------------------------------------------

B-----------0--------------------0---------

G------------------------------------------

D------5--------5-----------7--------7-----
A----7---7----7---7-------9---9----9---9---
E--0--------------------0------------------

E------------------------------------------

B------------0---------------------0-------
G----------------------------0---0---------
D------9-----------9-------2---4------4h5--
A---10---10-----10---10--------------------
E-0----------------------------------------

chorus riff

E----------------------------------------------

B--5-X-55-5--5-X-5-XX---3-333-33---------------
G--4-X-44-4--4-X-4-XX---4-444-44-------44/6-6--
D--5-X-55-5--5-X-5-XX---5-555-55---5-X-55/7-7--
A--3-X-33-3--3-X-3-XX---5-555-55---5-X-55/7-7--
E----------------------------------3-X-33/5-5--

first solo

with heavy distortion

E-----------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------

G------------------9-11-12--11-12----11-9--14*--
D----------------9------------------------------
A----7*---7-9-10--------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------

G-12-11--12----12-11-9-11-9h11p9-7-9-7--------
D--------------------------------------9-7-9*-

A---------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------

then play riff 1 again.

"The crimson fortress rises", then comes the chorus riff 2

E---------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------

D-----------------7-6-5---5-5/7-7----2---4-3-2
A-----------------5-4-3---3-3/5-5----2---2-1-0
E------------------------------------0--------

E---------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------------

D---2-2-------------------2---4-3-2--2-2------------
A---0-0---5---5-55/7-7----2---2-1-0--0-0---5--5-0-2-
E---------2---3-33/5-5----0----------------2--3-0-0-

Solo

starts when "separate lives begin"

E-----------------------------------------

B-------------------12--------------------
G---------11--12-14-----14----------------

D-----------------------------13*----14*--

A-----------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------

G--------12h14*--12h14*---12--11--12--11h12p11--9*-

D--16*---------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------

B------------------------12p10p8--12-12*-

G---16b(17)--16b(17)*--------------------

D----------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------

B-----8*----7h8-7h8-7p8h7/5-------------------------

G--------------------------2*-----------------------

D---------------------------------------10p9h10p9---

A-----------------------------------9h10---------10-

E------------------------------10h12----------------

E----------------------------------

B----------------------------------

G----------------------------------

D-10/12--12/14--14h16h17-16-14/12--

A------10-----12-------------------

E----------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------

D----------9h10h12p10p9---------------9h10h12--12h14*/12-

A------9h10------------12p10p9--9h10h12------------------

E-10h12--------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------

B-17*---17--15--13--12--------------------------
G----------------------14--12--11---------------
D---------------------------------14-12-11------
A-----------------------------------------14-12-

E-----------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------

B-------------19h20*---19h20*---20-19---------
G-------------------------------------21-19-17

D---------------------------------------------

A--9-10-9/------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------

B------------------------19-20-----19-20-22-
G-19-17*--------17-19-21---------21---------
D---------19-21-----------------------------

A-------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------

E----------19--------19-20-----19-20-22-24*-
B-19-20-22-----20-22--------22--------------

G-------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------

then again play chorus riff 2

And the final solo with the chorus:

E----------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------16---------16-

G----20b(22)---20b(22)*------------------------

D-------------------------20b(22)----20b(22)---

A----------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

B--------16---------16--------------------

G-----------------------------------------

D-20b(22)----20b(22)----20*---18-20-18*---

A-----------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------

to finish...

with distortion

"At the gates"

E----------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------

D---------5-----------7------------9-----
A-------5-----------7------------9-------
E-----3-----------5------------7---------

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