Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter

Intro:

Pickscrape for 3 bars

e-2-------3-------2----|----------2----2--0-|----------|------------------|
B-3-------3-------3----|----------3----3--0-|----------|------------------|
G-2-------0-------2----|--2-------2----0--4-|----------|------------------|
D-0-------0-------0----|--2-------0----0--2-|----------|------------------|
A----------------------|--0---------------2-|----------|------------------|
E---------3------------|---------------3----|----------|------------------|

All the chords in the first bar fall on the snare drum, as do the first 2 in the second,

last two (G5 and E5) come on the bass drum that sounds twice in quick succession. Scoop

E5 chord slightly with the whammy bar on the E5 (last chord of the sequence) for the

sound. Let it ring for a bar, then pickscrape down the fretboard for 3 bars, the let

ring for 4 and then go into the verse.

Verse:

Let ring --------------------- Let ring-----------------------|

e-------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
B-------3-----|----------------|--------------|----------------|
G----0--------|----------------|-------5------|----------------|x4
D-2-----------|----------------|----2---------|----------------|
A-------------|----------------|-0------------|----------------|
E-------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|

Chorus:

PM -------

e------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|------------|
B------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|------------|
G----7-|-------------7-|---------------|-----------------------|------------|
D----7-|-9-9---9---x-7-|-9-9---9---x-5-|------------5--5--5--2-|------------|
A----5-|-7-7---7---x-5-|-7-7---7---x-3-|---3--3--3--3--3--3--0-|---0--3--4--|
E------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|------------|
e-------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------|
B-------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------|
G-2--------2--|---2--4----2--2--4-----|------------------------|------------|
D-2--------0--|---0--0----0--0--0--2--|----2--4-----2--2-------|------------|
A----3--4-----|--------------------0--|----0--0-----0--0-----2-|---2--5--2--|
E-------------|-----------------------|-------------------3--0-|------------|
e----------------|------------------------|
B----------------|------------------------|
G----------------|---------------------7--|
D----------------|---------------------7--|
A--4--2-------2--|---2--5--2--4--2-----5--|
E----------3--0--|------------------3-----|

This chord structure is linked together by connecting notes across the sequence. They're

based around a blues/country style idea and they're a great way to make simple power

sound much more interesting. When the chorus finishes, hit the final power chord (the D5

5 on A, 7 on D and 7 on G) and let it ring for 4 bars (scoop with whammy bar whilst

ring) and then play the verse and chorus again, and then go into the bridge which goes

this:

Bridge:

Pickscrape

                                                    -------------------------|
e-----3--3--|----------|----------2--2--|----------|----------|-2-----3------|
B-----3--3--|----------|----------3--3--|----------|----------|-3-----3------|
G-----0--0--|----------|----------2--2--|----------|----------|-2-----0------|
D-----0--0--|----------|----------0--0--|----------|----------|-0-----0------|
A-----------|----------|----------------|----------|----------|--------------|
E-----3--3--|----------|----------------|----------|----------|-------3------|
e---2---|--------2-----3-----|
B---3---|--------3-----3-----|
G---2---|--2-----2-----0-----|
D---0---|--2-----0-----0--2--|
A-------|--0--------------2--|
E-------|--------------3--0--|

Solo:

Whammy Bar ----- Dip Down -------------------|

e----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D------14--|----------14----(12)-|(14)---14p12h12p12/10/9------------------|
A----------|---------------------|---------------------------12p10h12p10---|
E----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   W/bar  ------------                              BU-------------------|           BU
e----------------------------|-------------------------|----12-12--------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------|----12-12---12---|
G----------------------------|---12-12----12-12--x--14-|(16)-----14(16)--|
D----------------------------|---12-12----12-12--x-----|-----------------|
A---10--12----------(12)-/12-|-14------14--------------|-----------------|
E-12-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|

BU BU

e-12-12-12-12-|-12------12-12-------12-12----|-----12-15-14-12--12--12-12-15-|
B-12-12-12-12-|-12---12-12-12---12--12----12h|13-13-----------13--13---------|
G-------------|---14(16)-----14(16)----------|-------------------------------|
D-------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A-------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E-------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e------------12-15-15-12-----------|12-14-15-17-17-15-12-12-----------------|
B-12h13p12h13-----------13-12-13-15|-----------------------15-13-12---------|
G----------------------------------|-------------------------------15-14-12-|
D----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

BU BU

e------------------|------------------------------------------|---------|
B------------------|-------12---------12------12-15-12---12---|12h13p12-|
G-12------------14-|-(16)----14(16)---------14--------14---14-|---------|
D---14-14-14-------|------------------------------------------|---------|
A-----------0------|------------------------------------------|---------|
E------------------|------------------------------------------|---------|
e-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B----------12h15p12----------12-13p12-------------|-----------------------|
G-14p12h14----------14p12-14----------14p12h14p12-|---12h16p12h14p12--12--|
D-------------------------------------------------|14---------------14----|
A-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
e---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------|--------------------------------------12h13|
G-12h16p14p12---12-12-12h16p|14p12---12-12h16p14p12-15p12-12------------|
D------------14-------------|------14----------------------------14-----|
A---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
e-12h15p12-----12-12-12h15p12--------12h15-15-------------|-----17----------|
B---------13-12--------------13-12h13---------12h12p12-13/|15-15---14h15-15-|
G---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

BU

e-14-17-17-----14-15---(17)-15p14------|------------------------------------|
B---------14h15------------------17p15p|14----12----------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|---16----15-14p12-14--(14)/--/19----|
D--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Dive w/

BU bar

e-----------|---------------------------------|
B-----------|---------------------------------|
G---17p0-16-|---------------------------------|
D-----------|-19p0-0--------------------------|
A-----------|----------7p0-5p0----------------|
E-----------|------------------5p0-3--(5)---3-|

This solo is so wickedly tough, but you can't expect anything else really from Maiden.

hardest part are without doubt the sextuplets in bars 7 and 8, they're very hard, and i

play them at full speed myself, but i did slow them down when working them out and they

OK. Otherwise you can expect the fluid hammer-ons and pulloffs from Dave Murray,

usage of the whammy bar and high speed bends. Around the 4th and 5th bars you'll see

stops on the 12th fret. These are simple but effective, and timing is vital, listen to

Berry if you like 'em.

Interlude:

Vol.< Vol.< Vol.< Vol.< Vol.<

e----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|
B----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|
G-9--------|-12-------|-14-------|----------|-----------|----------|
D----------|----------|----------|----------|-10--------|-12-------|
A-7--------|-10-------|-12-------|----------|-----------|----------|
E----------|----------|----------|----------|-8---------|-10-------|

Vol.<

e----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D-14-------|
A----------|
E-12-------|

The 'vol.<' means 'Violining. On the record it may sound like there are effects used but

aren't any at all. This is where the Violining is used. It means that you play the

with the volume knob at 0, then using your baby finger on your picking hand, twist the

knob back up to full to fade it in. Use less gain on these and add a bit of reverb for

sound.

Harmony Melody:

Guitar 1:

e-------------------------|
B----8--7--8--10--8--7--8-|
G-9-----------------------| x8
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

Guitar 2:

e----7------7--8--7-------7-|
B-8-----10------------10----|
G---------------------------| x8
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

Outro Solo:

BU BU BU BU BU BU

e----12-12-12----12-12-12----12-12-|-12----12-12-12-----12---------12--|
B-15(17)-----15-(17)-----15-(17)---|---15-(17)------15-(17)-/---15(17)-|
G----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

BU BU BU BU BU

e-12---12-/-------12--|---12---12-/------------|------------------|
B---15(17)/-x--15(17)-|-----15(17)/--x-----8---|--------------10--|
G-----------x---------|--------------x--10(12)-|-----------12(14)-|
D-----------x---------|--------------x---------|------------------|
A---------------------|------------------------|------------------|
E---------------------|------------------------|------------------|

BU BU BU BU

e--------------10--|-------------------|-------------------|-----------12--|
B-----------13(15)-|---------------10--|----------------5--|--------15(17)-|
G------------------|------------12(14)-|--------------7(9)-|---------------|
D------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
A------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
E------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|

Dip Down w/bar W/Bar------------- BU--------------------------|

BU

e-------------------------|----19------------------12--|-----12---12-/------|
B----------x--------------|---------------------15(17)-|-------15(17)/---x--|
G----------x--------------|----------------------------|-----------------x--|
D-------------0-----(-3)--|-0--------------------------|-----------------x--|
A-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
E-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|

BU BU BU BU BU

e----12--|---12---12-/---------------|--------------------|------------10--|
B-15(17)-|-----15(17)/---x-------8---|----------------10--|---------13(15)-|
G--------|---------------x----10(12)-|--12---------12(14)-|----------------|
D--------|---------------x-----------|--17----------------|----------------|
A--------|---------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
E--------|---------------------------|--------------------|----------------|

BU BU BU BD

e------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
B--------------10--|----------------5--|-----------------------------|
G-----------12(14)-|--------------7(9)-|------14(16)---(14)p12--12---|
D------------------|-------------------|----------------------14--14-|
A------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|

BU BU BU

e-----------------------------------|--x-----------12----|-------------------|
B-----------------15-14--12---------|---x------------15--|-(17)--------------|
G-12-12--12--12-14---14--12---------|----12---14(16)-----|-----------14(16---|
D------14--14-------------------14--|----12--------------|-------------------|
A-----------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E-----------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
                                            W/Bar----------------------------|
e-12---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B---15-14-12---12--12---12-----------|---------------------------------------|
G-----------15---15-------14-12---12-|---12-14-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------14---|-14------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

BU BD W/Bar------------- Freetime Strumming ------------|

e------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------|------8--------------------------------------|
G---14(16)-(14)(12)--(12)(14)--|------7--------------------------------------|
D------------------14----------|------6--------------------------------------|
A------------------------------|------7--------------------------------------|
E------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
    BU   W/Bar-------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---15(17)------------------(15)-----8/--------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------7/--------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------6/--------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------7/--------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

PHEW! Man my fingers hurt like hell, but we are done, and there is Bring Your Daughter

the Slaughter. This remaining solo is one of the trickiest Iron Maiden pieces i know. Not

of the dificulty of the solo, but of the dificulty of keeping it all in time at the end

Bruce Dickinson does a bit of solo vocals over the top. The big bends up 2 frets

playing also the note underneath are all the notes that make up the chorus parts of this

where as everything else is the end solo and fills using the whammy bar very often. If

is too hard then just improvise around the Natural E Minor scale using your pentatonic

etc. Good Luck with the song, thank you for reading and keep rockin, cya, Mitch

(I forgot a legend last time so here's one for ya now to show how i write my tabs)

Legend:

PM - Palm Mute

Pickscrape - Drag the side of your pick down the fretboard

(12) - Pitch, e.g. 10(12) means to bend from the 10th up to 12th

BU - Bend Up

BD - Bend Down (will only be found after a BU)

h - Hammer-On

p - Pull Off

/ - Slide

vol.< - Violining (Volume at 0, when note is played turn up with your little finger)

x - muted note

w/bar - Whammy Bar