The Tower

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Song

"The Tower"

(B. Dickinson, Roy Z.)

Normal Tuning

Bass Intro...Arranged for guitar...

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---------------------------5h7-------------------------

---5h7-----------------5h7------5h7--------------------

-------0-0-0--0-0--0-0--------------0-0-0--0-0--0-0----

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

--7p5---------------------------------5h7--------------

------7p5-----5h7-----------------5h7-----5h7----------

-----------------0-0-0--0-0--0-0---------------0-0-0---

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

---------7-5-4-5-4----------
-------------------7-5------
---0-0----------------------

Riff A ...Probably only one guitar...

--0------0--0--0------0--0--0-----0-0--0----0-----------
--10/12--12-12-12\10--10-10-10\8--8-8--7/8--7/8---------

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

-------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 1

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

--0------0--0--0------0--0--0-----0-0--0----0-----------
--10/12--12-12-12\10--10-10-10\8--8-8--7/8--7/8---------

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

-------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 1

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

--0------0--0--0------0--0--0-----0-0--0----0-----------
--10/12--12-12-12\10--10-10-10\8--8-8--7/8--7/8---------

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

-------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 1

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

--0-----0--0---0--0---0----0----
--8/10--10-10--10/12--12---5----

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

-------------------------------- Guitar 1

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

--0------0--0--0------0--0--0-----0-0--0----0-----------
--10/12--12-12-12\10--10-10-10\8--8-8--7/8--7/8---------

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

-------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 1

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

--0------0--0--0------0--0--0-----0--0--0------0--0-----
--10/12--12-12-12\10--10-10-10/15-15-15-15\12--12-12----

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

-------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 1

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

--0------0--0--0------0--0--0-----0-0--0----0-----------
--10/12--12-12-12\10--10-10-10\8--8-8--7/8--7/8---------

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

-------------------------------------------------------- Guitar 1

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

--0-----0--0---0--0---0----0----
--8/10--10-10--10/12--12---5----

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

-------------------------------- Guitar 1

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

Riff B (Verse)...

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--------------------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9----------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9-----------------5h7--------------|  Guitar 1
--5/7-----7------7---7----------5h7---------------------|
------0-0-----0----0------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9----------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9-----------------7h9--------------|  Guitar 2
--5/7-----7------7---7----------7h10--------------------|
------0-0-----0----0------------------------------------|

There are twelve commandments

--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9----------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9-----------7p5--------------------|  Guitar 1
--5/7-----7------7---7-----------------7p5--------------|
------0-0-----0----0------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9----------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9-----------9p7--------------------|  Guitar 2
--5/7-----7------7---7-----------------10p7-------------|
------0-0-----0----0------------------------------------|

There are twelve divisions...

--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9----------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9-----------------5h7--------------|  Guitar 1
--5/7-----7------7---7----------5h7---------------------|
------0-0-----0----0------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9----------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------9---9-----------------7h9--------------|  Guitar 2
--5/7-----7------7---7----------7h10--------------------|
------0-0-----0----0------------------------------------|

Twelve are the pagans who

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--------------------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9---------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------------------7-5-4-5-4------------------|  Guitar 1
--5/7-----7----------------------------7-5--------------|
------0-0-------0--0------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9---------------------------------------------|
--7/9-----9------------------9-7-5-7-5------------------|  Guitar 2
--5/7-----7----------------------------9-7--------------|
------0-0-------0--0------------------------------------|

have mapped the sky...

Repeat Riff B (Verse)...

Riff C (Pre-Chorus)...

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--2------------------4---5-------------------------------
--2------------------4---5-------------------------------  Both Guitars
--0------------------2---3-------------------------------

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The fountain the Trinity...

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--7/9------9------9---9-------7--9--10-------------------  Both Guitars
--5/7------7------7---7-------5--7--8--------------------
-------0-0---0-0----0---0-0------------------------------

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

--7/9------9------9---9-------7--9--10-------------------  Both Guitars
--5/7------7------7---7-------5--7--8--------------------
-------0-0---0-0----0---0-0------------------------------

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

--2------------------4---5------4------------------2-----
--2------------------4---5------4--------5---------2-----  Both Guitars
--0------------------2---3------2--------5---------0-----
-----------------------------------------3---------------

To look for his......

Riff D (Chorus)...

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---9-------------7--7/9-----7----------------------------
---9-------------5--5/7-----7---------5-----3-----2------  Both Guitars
---7------------------------5---------5-----3-----2------
--------------------------------------3-----1-----0------

Lovers in the tower...

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

---------7--------7-------
---------7--------7-------  Both Guitars
---------5--------5-------
--0-0-0--------0----------

Repeat Riff A (First Half)...

Repeat Riff D (Chorus)...

Repeat Riff B (Verse)(2x)...

Repeat Riff C (Pre-chorus)...

Repeat Riff D (Chorus)(2x)...

Riff E

----------------------------------a.h.-------------------

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

----------------------------------9----------------------
---2--2----2--2----2--2------2---------------------------  Both Guitars
---2--2----2--2----2--2------2---------------------------
---0--0----0--0----0--0------0---------------------------

----------------------------------a.h.-------------------

---------------------------------------a.h.--------------

----------------------------------9----------------------
---2--2----2--2----2--2------2---------8-----------------  Both Guitars
---2--2----2--2----2--2------2---------------------------
---0--0----0--0----0--0------0---------------------------

Riff F (Under Solo)...

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-----------------------------------------------2---4-----
--4-4--4-4--4---------6--5---4-4--4-4--4---5---2---4-----  Rythm Guitar
--4-4--4-4--4---------4--3---4-4--4-4--4---5---0---2-----
--0h2--2-2--2----------------0h2--2-2--2---3-------------

Riff G (After Solo)...

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----------------9-7----7---------------
--7-7-7--7-7--7-----10---10-9-10-------
---------------------------------10----

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----------------9-7----7---------------
--3-3-3--3-3--3-----10---10-9-10-------
---------------------------------10----

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----------------9-7----7---------------
--0-0-0--0-0--0-----10---10-9-10-------
---------------------------------10----

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----------------9-7----7---------------
--8-8-8--8-8--8-----10---10-9-10-------
---------------------------------10----

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