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Rainbows Gold

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

Song

Iron Maiden

Title: Rainbow's Gold

Tabbed by sveinung

Gtr. 1

Riff A

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---------7~5---7~5------7~5---7~5------7~5---7~5------7~5---7~5------------

------00-----0-----0000-----0-----0000-----0-----0000-----0-----0000-------

Riff B

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------7----5----4-------0-2----5----4----2-----------------
--------00---00---00000-----00---00---00-0-003000----------

Gtr.2

(Guitar 1 plays riff B)

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-----------------------5----------3~--------2~----5-----------------
------4h----2p4p6~-----4------2p4-------2p4-------4-----------------
-----------------------2--------------------------2-----------------

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Gtr. 2

(Guitar 1 still plays riff B)

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------------------5-------------------5-----------------------------
-----5-7-7777-5-7---7-5--5-7-7777-5-7---7-5-------------------------

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Gtr. 1

Riff C

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--2----------2-----------2----------2---2----------2-----------2-------2-------2-----
--2----------2-----------2----------2---2----------2-----------2-------2-------2-----
--0----------0-----------0----------0---0----------0-----------0-------0-------0-----
------------------------------3------------------------------------3-------3-------3-

|| ||

|| || THESE TWO PARTS (ABOVE AND BELOW) ARE MORE OR LESS SYNCHRONISED.

\||/ \||/ IT'S EASIER TO NOTICE WHEN YOU HAVE TO HIT THE STRINGS.

\/ \/

Gtr. 2

(Guitar 1 plays riff C)

---------------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--12--12---
----------------------14-14-17-14---------------------------14----------------------
-------14-14----14-14------------16-14-------14-14----14-14------14--14--14--14--14-
-14-16-------16------------------------14-16-------16-------------------------------

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Gtr. 2

(Guitar 1 plays riff B)

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---14~---16--14--16p18--16p18--16p18--16--14--16--14~-----------14~---------
--------------------------------------------------------14--16--------------

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Both guitars

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-------2-3-4-------------------------------------------------------4-5-6----

-----6-0-1-222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222-3-4----

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

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-
-----7-------------------------------------------------------------9---9-7-9-9-7-

-----555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555--7---7-7-7-7-7-

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

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-----7-------------------7------7------7------7-------------------7--------------
-9-9-7------5-----7--9-9-7--9-9-7--9-9-7--9-9-7------5-----7--9-9-7------5-----7-
-7-7-7------5-----7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------5-----7--7-7-7------5-----7-
-0-0-0--0-0---0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---0-0----0-0-0--0-0---0-0---

Solo:

Rhytm: riff B

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----------------------10-9-----9--------------------------17----17~---
------------7~------9------9-----11~-9---------9~---16-20----20-------
---------------9-12----------9---------12-9-12------------------------

-5p7~---5p7-----------------------------------------------------------

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-------15-------15----12-10-9---------------------------10-------------
-15-17----15-17----17---------12-11-10----10---------10----12-10-------
---------------------------------------12----12-9-12-------------12~---

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This part will only sound good if you play it really fast.

--------10--------10--------10--------10--------10--------10--------10------1012~-

-8p10-12--12101212--12101212--12101212--12101212--12101212--12101212--121012------

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-10-9-------9-----------------------------------------------
------12-10---12~-11-10----10-------------------------------
------------------------12----12~-9-7-----------------------
--------------------------------------9-8-7-6-5~------------

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Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2

----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------
----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------

--------------Riff B--------------- | --------------------------------------------

----------------------------------- | ----------------5-------------------5-------
----------------------------------- | ---5-7-7777-5-7---7-5--5-7-7777-5-7---7-5---
----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------

Gtr. 2

(Guitar 1 plays riff C)

---------------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--12--12---
----------------------14-14-17-14---------------------------14----------------------
-------14-14----14-14------------16-14-------14-14----14-14------14--14--14--14--14-
-14-16-------16------------------------14-16-------16-------------------------------

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Gtr. 2

(Guitar 1 plays riff B)

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---14~---16--14--16p18--16p18--16p18--16--14--16--14~-----------14~---------
--------------------------------------------------------14--16--------------

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Ending riff

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-------------------9-------------------9-------------------9-----------------9-----9-
-----5-----7-------9-----5-----7-------9-----5-----7-------9-----5-----7hold-9-----9-
-----5-----7-------7-----5-----7-------7-----5-----7-------7-----5-----7hold-777..-7-
-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---------------

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