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Shoot All the Clowns

Bruce Dickinson
Tab

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

Song

SHOOT ALL THE CLOWNS (Dickinson/Z)

From Bruce Dickinson's - BALLS TO PICASSO

Tabbed by Drifter, email toastie_666@yahoo.com

Riff 1 + Intro

E------|------|-----------|---------
B------|-4----|-----------|-9---9---
G------|-4-4--|-----2-----|-9----9--
D-4----|-4--4-|-----2---2-|-9-----9-
A-4----|-2----|-0-0-0---0-|-7-------
E-2----|------|-----------|-0-------

Riff 2 + Verse

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

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

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

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

A-4-4-4----7-7-------
E-2-2-2--2-5-5--0-1--

Fill (over riff2)

E----------------|-------------------|

B---_________________________--------|

G-4^ (6)-|-<6><6><6>^(4)-2---|

D----------------|-----------------4-|
A----------------|-------------------|
E----------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|---------------2----------------------
B-------------------|-----------------5(4)(2)--------------
G-----------2---2-4-|-<4>^(6)-4-2-4^---------4^(6)(4) (2)--
D-------2-4---4-----|------------------------------------4-
A-2-(4)-------------|--------------------------------------
E-------------------|--------------------------------------

Play the B at the start, slow bend up to C# and whilst

holding the bend, play the C# harmonics then release

down to B. Harmonics are denoted by the note in "< >"

Chorus

E--------------|-----------------|-----------|---------|
B--------------|-----------------|-----------|---------|
G-4------------|-4-------2-------|-----------|---------|
D-4------------|-4-------2-------|-----------|---------|
A-2------------|-2-------0-------|-4---------|---------|
E--------------|-----------------|-2---------|---------|
E--------------|-----------------|-----------|
B--------------|-----------------|-----------|
G-4------------|-4-------2-------|-6---------|
D-4------------|-4-------2-------|-6---------| Fill 2
A-2------------|-2-------0-------|-4---------|
E--------------|-----------------|-----------|

Fill 2

E-------------_______________---|
B-4--4-2----4^_____(5)5(5)(4)---|
G-4--4-2----4^     (5)5(5)(4)-2-|
D--------2----------------------|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|

STRUCTURE

Riff1(X2)

Riff2(X4) + Fill1

verse

Riff2 X8

Chorus then Fill2 at the end

Riff2(X4) + guitar solo and end of Fill1

verse2

Riff2 X8

Chorus then Fill2 at the end

Riff1(X2)

Guitar solo

Chorus then Fill2 at the end

Riff1 (repeat till fade with guitar solos over the top)

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