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From: "Matthias Baumann" <matschga@hotmail.com>
Subject: i/iron_maiden/the_educated_fool.tab
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 07:14:47 PDT
The Educated Fool
by Iron Maiden (Steve Harris)
off the Album "Virtual XI"
Transcribed by Matthias Baumann (matschga@hotmail.com)
INTRO-Riff 1 (play it 2 times, Steve plays the chords):
Em |-let ring------> C G--------------| D
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----9-10-9----------------|----9-10-9-10-9-/12---10-9-----| A|-12-----------------------|-12-----------------------12---| E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
INTRO-Riff 2 (also 2 times, Steve is still playing the chords):
Em |-let ring--> C D
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---7-8-10-8-7-8------------|---7-8-10-8-7-8---10/12---10-8-10--| |-9-------------------------|-9---------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
During the first verse guitar 1 plays the chords by picking
the following pattern (this is just a sample so that you get the idea):
Em Em Em C G D
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------9---9--------9---9--------9---|-----5---5--------------------7----| |----9---9---9----9---9---9----9---9-|---5---5---5-----5---5------7---7--| |-7-------------7------------7-------|-3-------------5---5---5--5--------| |------------------------------------|-------------3---------------------|
VERSE 1:
Em C G D
I'm an educated fool so I don't know what it is I'm supposed to do
Em C D
About this awkward situation that's been forced down right upon me
Em C G D
As I'm walking down into on my own into the Valley of life
Em C D
Got a lifetime of experience Yeah I've got so much to give
CHORUS RIFF (don't let the notes ring [mute 'em with your palm]):
Em
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----9----7-----5-----5--7p5--5h7-| (play this 4 times) |-7----7-----7-----7--------------| |---------------------------------|
Open the page...
The Second Verse is played (heavily!) distorted, so there's a new
pattern:
Em C G D (let ring)
|---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5-----------7---------------| |-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5----5--5---7---------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-3--3----5--5---5---------------| |---------------------------|---------3--3-------------------|
..felt this way before...
VERSE 2:
Em C G D
Never felt this way before seems that somebody's just opened the
door
Em C D
To the book of life ... or is it death is there ever anyway out
Em C G D
Someone's looking down on me to the very inner core of my soul
Em c D
They won't tell me what they see but I really want to know
Repeat CHORUS RIFF 8 times, then
VERSE 3:
Em C G D
Do you really wanna be just another one statistic or feel
Em C D
That you really should aspire that you really do deserve more
Em C G D
Do you ever really feel that you have so much potential inside
Em C D
What you really have to give could be realised so much more
CHORUS RIFF (8 times)
BRIDGE:
(let the chords ring)
Em G C D Em G C D
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-9----------12-- -|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------| |-9----------12----|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------| |-7----------10----|-3---------5--|-7-------10---|-3-----5------| |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Time will flow and I will fo--llow
INTERLUDE RIFF 1 (6 times):
Em C G D
|----------------|------------------------------| |----------------|------------------------------| |----------------|------------------------------| |----9-10-9------|----9-10-9-12-10-9------------| |-12-------------|-12----------------12-10--12--| |----------------|------------------------------|
INTERLUDE RIFF 2 (8 times, Em-C-G-D as usual):
|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--9--11--12----9--11--11-12-14-12-11--| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
SOLO-Chords (8 times, don't know if they're exact):
Em G C G
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| |-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| |-7------10------3-------10-10-10-10-| |------------------------------------|
After the Solo play INTERLUDE RIFF 2 four more times
INTERLUDE RIFF 3 (4 times):
Em C G D
|----------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------| |----9-10-9-9----|----9-10-9-9---10-9-12----10-9-12----| |-12-------------|-12----------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------|
then the CHORUS RIFF (8 more times),
afterwards the BRIDGE Chords (12 times),
the INTRO-RIFF 1 two more times
and finally the OUTRO RIFF:
Em
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------9--10---9---9---(let ring and fade)-| |-12---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
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Due to my lacking fingering speed, the solo is missing.
If anyone out there has a transcription of it, please mail it to me.
As usual, comments, error reports or ANYTHING else to:
matschga@hotmail.com
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