Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER - IRON MAIDEN

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

This piece of tab has been created using a big piece from a Hal Leonard

transcription to this song, that was once posted on the net.

I filled in the gaps (especially the first and last verses (at 114 bpm) and

the interludes at 114 bpm), with a little help from a guitar transcription.

Have fun playing it, Wilbert Pol

Legend :

w - whole note W - whole rest

h - half note H - half rest

q - quarter note Q - quarter rest

e - eigth note E - eigth rest

s - sixteenth note S - sixteenth rest

t - thirty-second note T - thirty-second rest

+ - sustain into next note

. - multiply note/rest length by 1.5 ie. e. = e + s

{3} - a triplet

ca 114 bpm

s s s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e e. s

(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e q

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

. .

(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

verse 1,2

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

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

Interlude

G|-----------------------4-|-------------------------|
D|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|
A|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------7---5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

. .

G|-----------------------4-|---------------------------|
D|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-5-----4---|
A|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------5-7---7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

. . . .

G|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|

(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|

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

G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------4---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|

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

. .

G|---------------------------|-----------------------||
D|---------------------------|-----------------------||
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
E|---------------------------|-----------------------||

(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

verse 3,4

G||----------------------------|---------------------------|
D||-o--------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A||-o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E||----------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4-------------|
A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s q

. .

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|--------------------------||
D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4------------o-||
A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-5--o-||
E|-------------------------|--------------------------||

e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s q e e

. .

Verse 5

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---|
A|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

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

. .

G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---||
A|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-||
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------||

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

. .

ca 162 bpm

Verse 6,7

G||----------|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o--------|-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|
A||-o--7-----|-7-----|-7-7-7-------------------|-7-7-7-------------------|
E||----0-----|-0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|

q H. q H. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

. . { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------|-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|
A|-7-----|-7-----|-7-7-7-------------------|-7-7-7-------------------|
E|-0-----|-0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|

q H. q H. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

. . { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------------------------|----------------------------||
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4--------o-||
A|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5--o-||
E|-------------------------|----------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G||----------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o--4-6-7-5-4---4-6-7-5-4---|-4-6-7-5-4---4-6-7-5-4---|
A||-o------------4-----------4-|-----------4-----------4-|
E||----------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
A|------------7------------7-|------------7------------7-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
E|------------7------------7-|------------7------------7-|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------o-||
A|-8-10-11-10-8---8-10-11-10-8---|-10-12-13-12-10----10-12-13-12-10----o-||
E|--------------8--------------8-|----------------10----------------10---||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G||----------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o--5-----------5-----------|-5-----------7-7-7-7-5-4-|
A||-o----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-------------|
E||----------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|1,2,3. |

G|-------------------------|------------------------||
D|-5-----------5-----------|----------------------o-||
A|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--o-||
E|-------------------------|------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|4. q = q. 12/8

G|---------------------|--------------------|-6-------||
D|-5-----------5-------|-7--4-7-4-----8-----|-7-------||
A|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|----------7-9-------|-0-------||
E|---------------------|--------------------|---------||

e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e q q Q

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

rit.-------------------------

4/4 ca 66 bpm

G|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
D|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
A|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|------8------8------8------8-|------8------8------8------8-||
D|----9------9------9------9---|----9------9------9------9---||
A|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10-----10-----||
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

[Verse 8] 2nd time

G||---------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
D||-o----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
A||-o-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
E||---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D|---8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8---|
A|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
D|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
A|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|------8------8------8------8-|------8------8------8------8---||
D|----9------9------9------9---|----9------9------9------9---o-||
A|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10-----10-----o-||
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
D|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
A|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-||
D|---8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8---||
A|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----||
E|-------------------------|-------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G||---10-------10-------10-------10-------|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|
D||-o----12-------12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-------12----|
A||-o-------12-------12-------12-------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
E||---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
D|---10------10------10------10----|---10------10------10------10----|
A|------10------10------10------10-|------10------10------10------10-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

G|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|
D|----12-------12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-------12----|
A|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|1.

G|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-------||
D|---9-----9-----9-----9---|---9-----9-----9-----9---o-||
A|-----9-----9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9-----9-----9-o-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|2.

G|-7-----7-----7-----7---7---|-(7)----------||
D|---9-----9-----9-----9---9-|-(9)----------||
A|-----9-----9-----9---------|--9-----------||
E|---------------------------|--------------||

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

{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

ca 180 bpm

G|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----12-----12---|-14-----14-----14---|
D|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|---14-----14---14---|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----12-----12---|
D|-0----0-0----0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-14-----14-----14---|---14-----14---14---||
D|----0-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0----0-||
A|--------------------|--------------------||
E|--------------------|--------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Verse 9,10

G||---11-----11-----11---|-12-----11-----12---|-14-----14-----14---|
D||-o----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A||-o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E||----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|---14-----14---14---|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----11-----12---|
D|-0----0-0----0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-14-----14-----14---|---14-----14---14---|-9-----9-----9---|
D|----0-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0----0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-10-----10-----10---|-9-----9-----9---|-10-----10-----10---|
D|----0-0----0-0----0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7-----||
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-o-||
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------o-||
E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------||

Verse 11

G|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-------|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7---|
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-------|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7---|
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-----3---|-5-----5-----5---|-7-----7-----7---|
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-5-|-7-----7-------7-|-(7)-7---7---7---7-||
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0-0-----|---0-0---0-0-0---|-------------------||
A|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------0---0---0---||
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e e e

12/8

q. = ca 140

G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-|-------------------------|
A|-------0---------0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|

q e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-------------------------|-------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------||
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
E|-------------------------|-------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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D||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
A||-o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
E||---------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3---||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Guitar Solo #1

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D||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
A||-o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
E||---------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3---||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Guitar Solo #2

G||---------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
A||-o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E||-------------------------0-|-----------------------0-|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-o-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Harmony Guitar Interlude

G||---------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
A||-o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E||---------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-o-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G||---------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
A||-o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E||---------------------------|-------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-o-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------------||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

16/8

G||-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D||-o-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-----|-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-----|
A||-o-----------------------------8---|-----------------------------8---|
E||-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E

12/8

|1,2.

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D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o-||
E|-----------------------0-|-----------------------0---||

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

4/4 ca 114 bpm (Intro feel)

|3.

G|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5--7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|

e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e e e e. s (e) s s e s s e s s e s s

Verse 12

G|-------------------||-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------||-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-----------------------||
D|-------------------------|-----------------------||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
E|-------------------------|-----------------------||

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

Verse 13

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-7---5-|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------||
D|-------------------------|---------------------||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------||

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

Interlude

G|-----------------------4-|-------------------------|
D|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|
A|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------7---5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

. .

G|-----------------------4-|---------------------------|
D|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-5-----4---|
A|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------5-7---7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

. . . .

G|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|

(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|

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

G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------4---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|

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

. .

G|---------------------------|-----------------------||
D|---------------------------|-----------------------||
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
E|---------------------------|-----------------------||

(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

Verse 14

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4---------------|
A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s e e

. .

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4---------------||
A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-5-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------------||

e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s e e

. .

Verse 15

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4---------------|
A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s e e

. .

G|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|

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

rit-----------------------------

Harm.--------

G|--------------5---------------||
D|------------5---5-------------||
A|-7--------5-------5-----------||
E|-0------------------5---------||

let ring -------

Verse 1

Hear the rime of the Ancient Mariner

see his eyes as he stops one of three

mesmerises one of the wedding guests

stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea

and the music plays on as the bride passes by

caught by his spell and the Mariner tells his tale

Verse 2

Driver south to the land of the snow and ice

to a place where nobody's been

through the snow fog flies on the albatross

hailed in God's name, hoping good luck it brings

and the ship sails on, back to the North

through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on

Verse 3

The Mariner kills the bird of good omen

his shipmates cry against what he's done

but when the fog clears, they justify him

and make themselves a part of the crime

sailing on and North across the sea

sailing on and North 'til all is calm

Verse 4

The albatross begins with its vengeance

a terrible curse a thirst has begun

his shipmates blame bad luck on the Mariner

about his neck, the dead bird is hung

and the curse goes on and on at sea

and the curse goes on and on for them and me

Verse 5

"Day after day, day after day, we struck nor breath nor motion

as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean

water, water, everywhere and all the boards did shrink

water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink"

Verse 6

There, calls the Mariner, there comes a ship over the line

but how can she sail with no wind and no tide

See ...onward she comes

onward she nears, out of the sun

See ...she has no crew

she has no life, wait but there's two

Verse 7

Death and she Life in Death, they throw their dice for the crew

she wins the Mariner and he belongs to her now

Then ...crew one by one

they drop down dead, two hundred men

She ...she, Life in Death

she lets him live, her chosen one

[Verse 8] (Narrative)

"One after one by the star dogged moon, too quick for groan or sigh

each turned his face with a ghastly pang, and cursed me with his eye

four times fifty living men (and I heard nor sigh nor groan)

with heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one"

Verse 9

The curse it lives on in their eyes

the Mariner he wished he'd die

along with the sea creatures

but they lived on, so did he

Verse 10

And by the light of the moon

he prays for their beauty not doom

with heart he blesses them

God's creatures all of them too

Verse 11

Then the spell starts to break

the albatross falls from his neck

sinks down like lead into the Sea

then down in falls comes the rain

Verse 12

Hear the groans of the long dead seaman

see them stir and start to rise

bodies lifted by good spirits

none of them speak and they're lifeless in their eyes

And revenge is still sought, penance start again

cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on

Verse 13

Now the curse is finally lifted

and the Mariner sights his home

spirits go from the long dead bodies

form their own light and the Mariner's left alone

Verse 14

And then a boat came sailing towards him

it was a joy he could not believe

the Pilot's boat, his son and the hermit

penance of life will fall onto Him

and the ship it sinks like lead into the sea

and the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins

Verse 15

The Mariner's bound to tell his story

to tell his tale wherever he goes

to teach God's word by his own example

that we must love all things that God made

And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man

and the tale goes on and on and on

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| (n) Ghost note

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