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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

Iron Maiden
Tab
4.0(6)

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

Intro

C5 D5 E5 //

C5 D5 E5 //

C5 D5 C5 //

C5 /// A5 ///

C5 D5 E5 //

C5 D5 E5 //

C5 D5 C5 //

C5 /// A5 ///

Solo guitar during intro

C5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 C5 D5 C5

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--7--9----7--9-------5--7--9----7--9---5--7--5----5--5----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

C5 A5

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5--5--4--2--0--2------2---0---2----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(repeat twice)

verse

E5 /// /// /// /// (etc)

first Ohh

When he starts singing Ohhhhhh

Play C . . . /////// . . . //// Em . . . .

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5------5--5--5--7--4--5-----5--5--5--7--4--5------4h-5p-4\-2-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

note : . := 1 tick rest

h := hamer on

p := pull off

\ := slide down

repeat playing verse

E5 /// /// /// (etc)

repeat ohhh

chorus

Seventh son of a Seventh son (etc)

E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 E5 / / E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 E5 A5 G5 F#5 E5

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

Seventh son of a Seventh son (etc)

E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 E5 / / E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 G5 F#5 D5 E5

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

(repeat twice)

second Ohh

E

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

D

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----7---8----7---8----10---8----7---8--7-5---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

C

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----5---6----5---6----8----6----5---6--5-3---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

A

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

Play verse

Play first Ohh

Play chorus

Play second Ohh

bridge first riff

(play this a little fast)

Em

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5---|
A|-7--7-----------------------7--5--7---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Repeat first riff 4 times

bridge second riff

(for second guitar)

Em

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5---|
D|-7--7-----------------------7--5--7---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

First guitar should play first riff 4 times while

Seccond guitar plays the second riff.

Slow down at the last for notes to get fade to the

quiet part

Quiet Part

This is easy to play but watch the measure because

it changes all the time from 8/5 to 8/3

Em

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--etc-------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
E|(0)-----------------------------------------------|

Em

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
E|(0)-----------------------------------------------|

This is repeat several times.

C

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------|

C

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8--10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--etc------|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------|

Repeat this also several times and then go back to

Em.

Singer sings today is born the seventh son...

Bridge to heavy part

E5 D5 E5

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--10--------8-10------------------|
G|-9--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------|
D|-9--7--9------------------------------------------|
A|-7--5--7------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E5 D5 E5

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--10--------8-10------------------|
G|-9--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------|
D|-9--7--9------------------------------------------|
A|-7--5--7------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E5 D5 D5

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--10--------8-10------------------|
G|-9--7--7----9------------9--------9---------------|
D|-9--7--7------------------------------------------|
A|-7--5--5------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

D5 D5 E5

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--10--------8-10------------------|
G|-7--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------|
D|-7--7--9------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--7------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Fast solo not included.

I hope this will help you a lot. Besure to study

the bridge first riff and second riff well. If you

can play them well you have an excellent exercise

to warm your fingers before playing.

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| \ Slide down

| . Staccato

| (n) Ghost note

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