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Flight of Icarus

Iron Maiden
Bass Tab
4.2(8)

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

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Bass tab

Transcribed by G. Crisan ( crisan@shadow.net )

All textual notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions,

or errors refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention,

please e-mail me.

Tab explanations

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> Accent | / Slide up | w whole note

. Staccatto | \ Slide down | h half note

h Hammer-on/ pull off | : Repeat | q quarter Harmonic | ~ slight bend | e eigth note

[] tied notes | + dotted note | s sixteenth note

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Flight of Icarus ( Smith/Dickinson )

( From the album "Piece of Mind" )

q q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e

-->--->----------------------------------------------------------------------

--7---2----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

----------2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---

s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e s s e s s e s s e

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

------------------------------------------------4--4-4-4--4-4----------------

-----------------------------------.-.---------------------------------------

-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-----------------2--2-2-2--2-2-2

"As the Sun breaks..."

s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

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

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

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

-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---

e e q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e q e s s e s s e

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

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

-.-.-->-->------------------------------------------.-.-->-->----------------

-2-2--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--5--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--

s s e s s e s s e e s s e q q+ e s s e q q+ e s s e q q+

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

------------------------------------4-----------------6----------------7-----

--------------------.-.------------------------------------------------------

-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2---2------2--2-2-2---4------4--4-4-4--5--------

e s s e q q e e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e e s s s s e+

---------------------.--.--------------------------------------9-------------
----------------9---11-11--11-9-7-----4---------------------9----9-7\--------
-------------------------------------------------------7--7------------5-5-5-
--5--5-5-5---7----------------------2-----2--2-2-2---0-----------------------

s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e e e s s e+ s s

----------------------------------------------------------14-----------------
--------------------------------4-------------------9-11-----14\-------------
-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7\----------------------7-----------------5-5-5--5-5
------------------------------2-----2--2-2-2---0-----------------------------

s e+ s s s e+ s s s e e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e

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

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

-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7\------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-

s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e s s s s

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

------------------------------------------------------------4----------------

------------------------------------------------.-.--------------------------

-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-----2-2-2--2-2-2-2

s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s e s s e s s s s s s e s s e s s e e

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

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

-------------------------------------------------------------------------.-.-

-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-

q e s s e s s s s s s e s s e s s e s s e e q e s s e s s e

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

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

-->-->--------------------------------------------.-.-->-->------------------

--5--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--5--2--2-2-2--2-2-2----

s s e s s e s s e e s s e q q+ e s s e q q+ e s s e q q+

-------------------------------||--------------------------------------------
-------------------------------||.----4-----------------6----------------7---
--------------------.-.--------||.-------------------------------------------
-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-||--2------2--2-2-2---4------4--4-4-4--5------

e s s e q q e e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e e s s s s e+

------------------.--.-----------||-----------------------------9------------
-------------9---11-11--11-9-7--.||----4---------------------9----9-7\-------
--------------------------------.||---------------------7--7------------5-5-5
-5--5-5-5--7---------------------||--2-----2--2-2-2---0----------------------

s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e e e s s e+ s s

----------------------------------------------------------14-----------------
--------------------------------4-------------------9-11-----14\-------------
-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7\----------------------7-----------------5-5-5--5-5
------------------------------2-----2--2-2-2---0-----------------------------

s e+ s s s e+ s s s e e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e q q e s

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

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

-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-9-7-7\---------------------------------------.-.-->->-------
--------------------------2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-0--2--2-

Guitar Solo

s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e q q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

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

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

--------------------------------.-.-->->-------------------------------------

-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--5-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-

e e q q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e s s e q q+ e s s e

----------------------------------------------------------||-----------------
----------------------------------------------------------||.----4-----------
-.-.-->->--------------------------------------.-.--------||.----------------
-0-0--5-0--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-||--2------2--2-2-2

q q+ e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e s s e q q+ e s s e

------------------------------------------.--.-----------||------------------
---6----------------7----------------9---11-11--11-9-7--.||.-----4-----------
--------------------------------------------------------.||.-----------------
-4-----4--4-4-4--5------5--5-5-5--7----------------------||----2-----2--2-2-2

end solo

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1.

q q e e e s s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e q q+ e s s e q q

-----------9-----------------------------------------------------------------
--------9----9-7\-----------------------------------------4------------------
---7--7------------5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7\----------------------7-
-0------------------------------------------------------2-----2--2-2-2---0---

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

| 2.

e e e e s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e q q+ e s s e q q

-------14-------------------------------------------||-----------------------
---11-----14\--------------------------------------.||------4----------------
-9--------------5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7\-.||----------------------7
----------------------------------------------------||----2-----2--2-2-2--0--

e e e e s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e+ s s s e e e+ q q+ e s s e

-------14--------------------------------------------------------------------
---11-----14\--------------------------------------------------4-------------
-9--------------5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7\---9-9\--------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------2-----2--2-2-2--

q q+ e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e q e

. q q+ e s s e q q+

--------------------------------------------11--11\--------------------------
---6----------------7----------------9---11--------------4----------------6--

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

-4-----4--4-4-4--5------5--5-5-5--7--------------------2-----2--2-2-2--4-----

e s s e q q+ e s s e q q e e s s e e s s e e s e s e e

------------------------------------.--.-------------------------------------

--------------7----------------9---11-11--11-9-7------4-4-4-----4-4--4-4-----

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

-4--4-4-4--5------5--5-5-5--7----------------------2---------2------------2--

e s s e e s e s e e e s s e e s e s e e e s s e e s e

-------------------------------------------------------------------------.---

-----6-6-6-----6-6--6-6---------7-7-7-----7-7--7-7---------9-9-9-----11-11---

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

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

s s s e e s s e e s e s e e e s s e e s e s e e e s s e

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

-11-11-9-7\------4-4-4-----4-4--4-4--------6-6-6-----6-6--6-6---------7-7-7--

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

--------------2---------2------------2--4---------4------------4---5---------

e s s s s s s s s [w w w] q s s s s s s e s s e s s e

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

----7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4\---------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-9-----11-9----11-9------
-5----------------------2--------2---------------------11-------11------11---

out of time

s s s s q s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s h q q e

---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
--------------------------------------------------------------5--2--4\-----||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
-9-7-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------||

note

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