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Song
Iced Earth: Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 12/25/01
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Tuning: Eb
Intro
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---| Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-| Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 1
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---| Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-| Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I left alone..."
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-| Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-| Eb|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"My mind was blank..."
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----2---3---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---| Ab|-3-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I needed time..."
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---| Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-| Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...memories from my mind..."
Final time:
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----| Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...to despair..."
Riff 2
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-| Eb|--------------------------|
* * * *
"Yeah..."
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-| Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-| Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 3 (Note: Alternate pick last 4 chords)
x3
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Night was black..."
1st ending
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|-----------------------------------|
* * *
"...watching me ?"
2nd ending
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-| Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-| Eb|-----------------------------|
* * *
"...kind of hell ?"
Riff 4
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|---5------5------5------7-| Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3----0-5-| Eb|--------------------------|
* * * *
"Six, six six..."
eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|---5------5------5--| Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3--| Eb|--------------------|
* * *
"Hell and fire...
Play Riff 3 "Torches blazed..."
Play Riff 4 "Six, six six..."
Riff 5 (Note: Sometimes three muted notes are used instead of two)
eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-7-----9-7--9-----10-9-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-| Eb|-----------------------|
* * * *
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-10-----12-10--12-------14-------12\-| Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-| Eb|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Final time:
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-10-----12-10--12--------14----------| Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-101010-10-10-10-10-| Eb|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-3----------------------------| Ab|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---| Eb|----------------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-3------------------------3-0-| Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Final time:
eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-3----------------------| Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 7
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------------7---5---------------| Db|-------5--7---7---7-5---5-------| Ab|-5-5-5-3--------------7---7-6-5-| Eb|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------------3---1---------------| Db|-------3--3---3---3-1---1-------| Ab|-3-3-3-1--------------3---3-2-1-| Eb|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-------------------------2----2-5-| Ab|-------3--------3-5----5-0----0-3-| Eb|-3-333-1--------1-3----3----------|
* *** * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7--------7-5------------------| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-3-0-3--------------| Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|----------------3------5------| Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 9
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7-----------------------------| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------| Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|----------------3------5------| Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7-----------------------------| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------| Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|----------------3------5--------| Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-3-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 3 "This can't go on..."
Play Riff 4 "Six, six six..."
Play Intro
Play Riff 1 "I'm coming back..."
Riff 2a
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-| Eb|--------------------------|
* * * *
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-5-7\-| Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-3-5\-| Eb|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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