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Song
IDES OF MARCH
As recorded by Iron Maiden
(From the 1981 Album KILLERS)
Music by Harris
Transcribed by Adam M. St-Laurent
E5 D5
x 7 9 x x x x 5 7 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Murray'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Adrian Smith'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Rythm'
Intro
Q=100
E5 F#5 G5 A5B5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5E5
4/4
Gtr III
H. Q H. E E H. Q H. S S E
e|-------------|--------------|-------------|------------------| B|-------------|--------------|-------------|------------------| G|-9-------11--|-12-----------|-------------|---------12-11-9--| D|-9-------11--|-12-------7-9-|-10-------9--|-7-------12-11-9--| A|-7--------9--|-10-------7-9-|-10-------9--|-7-------10--9-7--| E|-------------|----------5-7-|--8-------7--|-5----------------|
D5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5 D5 E5 D5
Gtr I
W W W H Q Q
e|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| B|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| G|------------|----------------|------------|----------11--|| D|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| A|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| E|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H Q Q
e|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| B|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| G|------------|----------------|------------|-----------7--|| D|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| A|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| E|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|
| Gtr III
| H. Q H. E E H. Q H. Q
e|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| B|------------|----------------|------------|--------------|| G|-7-------9--|-11-------12-11-|-9-------7--|-9---------7--|| D|-7-------9--|-11-------12-11-|-9-------7--|-9---------7--|| A|-5-------7--|--9-------10--9-|-7-------5--|-7---------5--|| E|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
Theme
E5 F#5 G5 A5 B5
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
+H. Q +H. E e
e|------------------|--------------------| B|------------------|--------------13-15-| G|-(11)b12------14--|-(14)b16------------| D|------------------|--------------------| A|------------------|--------------------| E|------------------|--------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
| +H. Q H. E e
e|------------------|--------------------| B|------------------|--------------10-12-| G|--(7)b9-------11--|--11b12-------------| D|------------------|--------------------| A|------------------|--------------------| E|------------------|--------------------|
|
| H. Q H. E E
e|------------------|--------------------| B|------------------|--------------------| G|---9----------11--|--12----------------| D|---9----------11--|--12-----------7--9-| A|---7-----------9--|--10-----------7--9-| E|------------------|---------------5--7-|
C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5E5
~~~~~ ~~~
H. S +S +E H. S S e
e|----------------------------|---------------------| B|-15b17------15-(15)b17r(15)-|-13-------12---------| G|----------------------------|-------------14-12---| D|----------------------------|---------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| H. S +S +E H. S S e
e|----------------------------|---------------------| B|-12b13------12-(12)b13r(12)-|-10------------------| G|----------------------------|----------12-11--9---| D|----------------------------|---------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| H. Q H. S S E
e|----------------------------|---------------------| B|----------------------------|---------------------| G|----------------------------|----------12-11--9---| D|-10----------9--------------|--7-------12-11--9---| A|-10----------9--------------|--7-------10--9--7---| E|--8----------7--------------|--5------------------|
D5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5 D5 E5 D5
~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~
H. Q +H. E E H. Q +H. Q
e|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|| B|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|| G|-11-------12--|-(12)b14------14b16r14-|-12-------11--|---(11)b12-------------|| D|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|| A|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|| E|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~
| H. Q +H. E E H. Q a H. Q
e|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|| B|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|----------------15b17--|| G|--7--------9--|--(9)b11------11b12r11-|--9--------7--|-7s==9-----------------|| D|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|| A|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|| E|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|
| H. Q H. E E H. Q H. Q
e|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|| B|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|| G|--7--------9--|--11----------12----11-|--9--------7--|-----9-----------7-----|| D|--7--------9--|--11----------12----11-|--9--------7--|-----9-----------7-----|| A|--5--------7--|---9----------10-----9-|--7--------5--|-----7-----------5-----|| E|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
Guitar Solo (Smith)
E5 F#5
Gtr II
~~~~~
|----3-----|
E. S S S S +S S S +S +S +S q
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15b17-----(12)---15p12--------------------------------------------------| |------------------------14b16r(14)p12-14b16r(14)-(14)b16r==(14)---12\----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| |---3----| |----3-----| |-----3------|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9----------------9-------------------9---------------------------9--11-| |--7----7-7------7--7-----7------7---7--7-----------7-----7------7--7---9-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 A5 B5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E S S +E e S E. S S S S
e|----------15b17=====(15)r-15-------12----------------12----------------| B|----12--------------------------------15b17-------------15p12----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------14b16====| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-----3------| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12------------------12------------12----------------------------------| A|-10-10-10--------10--10---10-10-10-10-------10-10-10--7-----9----------| E|------------------------------------------------------5-----7----------|
C5 B5
~~~~~
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12-15p==12-----------------------------------------------| G|-(14)r--------------15-14p12--------12h14-12--------12h14-12----| D|-------------------------------14--------------14------------14-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---| |--3---|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--10----------------10--------------10--------------10-----9----| |---8-------8-8----8--8-----8-8----8--8-----8-8----8--8-----7----|
A5 G5 F#5E5
~~~~
S S S S S S S S +H
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-12---------------------------------------------------| D|----14-12--------12-----------------------------------| A|------------14------14-12S==10---(10)-----------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S E
|------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------12-11-9---| |--7---------------7----------------7--------10--9-7---| |--5-----5-5----5--5-----5-5----5---5--5-5-5-----------|
D5 E5
~~~~~
S S S S Q +H
e|-15p14----------------------------------------| B|-------15--------17b19========(17)r-----------| G|------------14--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--7---------------7-------------7---------7-9-| |--5-----5-5----5--5-----5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-7-| |----------------------------------------------|
F#5 G5 F#5
~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S E E +Q. +S S
e|-15p14-----------17b19-17-----(17)----------(17)-x--| B|-------15-------------------------------------------| G|------------14--------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |-11--------------11------------11--------12--11-----| |--9-----9-9----9--9-----9-9-9---9--9-9-9-10---9-----| |----------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5
~~~~~ ~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |------6-------| |------6-------|
E S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------12-------------12-------15p12----12-------------------------| |-15b17----15p12-15b17----15p12-------15----15p12-15p12-------------| |-------------------------------------------------------15-14p12----| |----------------------------------------------------------------14-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |------6-------|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9--------------9--------------9-----------------7--7--7--7--7--7-| |--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5
~~~~ ~~~~
E +E S S S S S S S S +Q
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-14b16-(14)-----12----------------------------------------------|| D|-------------------14-12----------------------------------------|| A|---------------------------14---13-12---------------------------|| E|--------------------------------------15---12---(12)------------||
|
| |-3--| |--3---| |--3---| |----6-----|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------|| |--9--------------9---------------9----------------7--7-7-7-7-7--|| |--7------7--7-7--7-----7-7----7--7-----7-7----7---5--5-5-5-5-5--|| |----------------------------------------------------------------||
Guitar Solo (Murray)
E5
F#5
Gtr I
|3-| |3-| |3-| |3-| |3-|
S T T T S T T T S T T T S T T T S T T T T T T T +S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12h15p12----12h15p12------12h15p12----12h15p12------12h15p12----12h15-----------| |----------14------------14----------14------------14----------14---------14---12-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-------------15-17b20==| G|(12)\-14-/16-----------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |---3---| |---3---| |----3----|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E
E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-------------------------9-------------------------9--------------------------| |--7-----------7--7----7-----7-----------7--7----7-----7-----------7----7----7----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|--9----------11--------| A|--7-----------9--------| E|-----------------------|
G5 A5 B5
+Q. E +S +S S S T T T T T T T T
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-(17)r-------------17b20========(17)r(17)-15h===17----15h17p15s14h15p14p12h14p=| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |----3----| |---3----|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12------------12---------------12--------------------------------------------| |--10---10-10-10-10-10-----10-10--10-------10-10----10--7-----------9-----------| |-------------------------------------------------------5-----------7-----------|
C5 B5
|----------7-----------|
T S T T T S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12s10--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------12-14p12h==14---11h12p11h12p==11s==9s==11-12p11--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------14--------------12-| |--------------------------------------------------------------10s12-14----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |----3----| |---3----| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10--------------------10------------------------10-----------10-----9----| |--8--------8----8----8--8----------8----8---8-----8-----8-8-8--8-----7----|
A5 G5 F#5E5
S S S S S S S S S E. E S S
e|------------------------------------------------------15b17==| B|----------------------------------------------------x--------| G|-12------------------------------12--------------------------| D|----14-12---14--------------12------14-----------------------| A|-----------------10-12s14------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------12-11-9--------| |--7---------------7---------------7-----------10--9-7--------| |--5-----5-5----5--5-----5-5----5--5-----5-5-5----------------|
D5 E5
+H E E E E
e|-(15)r---------------15b17-15b17-----15b17-12-| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |--3---|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |---7---------7--------7---------------7-----9-| |---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-----5----5-5--5-----7-| |----------------------------------------------|
F#5 G5 F#5
E E S +S S S S S S S S S S S
e|-17b19-17b19-----17b19r(17)-15s==14---15p14s12h==14p==12----12----| B|---------------------------------------------------------15----15-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---| |--3---|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-11--------------11-------------------11--------------12----11----| |--9-----9----9-9--9----------9-9----9--9-----9-9----9-10-----9----| |------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5
T T T T T T T T
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12-17p14p10-17p14p10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |------6-------|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------7--7--7--7--7--7-| |--7--------7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 E5 E5 D5
Gtr III
E S S E S S E S S Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ o / / o / / o / /
Gtr I
T T T T T T T T
|-------6--------| |-------6--------| |-------6--------| |------6-------|
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|-19p15p12-19p15p==12-19p15p12-19p15p==12-19p15p12-19p15p==12-17p14p10-17p14p10-|| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr I
| H Q Q
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-------------------------------------------------------------11----------------|| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| H Q Q
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G|--------------------------------------------------------------7----------------|| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E5 F#5 G5 A5 B5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
+H. Q +H. E e
e|------------------|--------------------| B|------------------|--------------13-15-| G|-(11)b12------14--|-(14)b16------------| D|------------------|--------------------| A|------------------|--------------------| E|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
| H. Q H. E e
e|------------------|--------------------| B|------------------|--------------10-12-| G|---7b9--------11--|--11b12-------------| D|------------------|--------------------| A|------------------|--------------------| E|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H. Q H. E E
e|------------------|--------------------| B|------------------|--------------------| G|---9----------11--|--12----------------| D|---9----------11--|--12-----------7--9-| A|---7-----------9--|--10-----------7--9-| E|------------------|---------------5--7-|
C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5E5
~~~~~ ~~~
H. S +S +E H. S S e
e|----------------------------|---------------------| B|-15b17------15-(15)b17r(15)-|-13-------12---------| G|----------------------------|-------------14-12---| D|----------------------------|---------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| H. S +S +E H. S S e
e|----------------------------|---------------------| B|-12b13------12-(12)b13r(12)-|-10------------------| G|----------------------------|----------12-11--9---| D|----------------------------|---------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| H. Q H. S S E
e|----------------------------|---------------------| B|----------------------------|---------------------| G|----------------------------|----------12-11--9---| D|-10----------9--------------|--7-------12-11--9---| A|-10----------9--------------|--7-------10--9--7---| E|--8----------7--------------|--5------------------|
D5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5
~~~ ~~~~~~~
H. Q +H. E E
e|--------------|-----------------------| B|--------------|-----------------------| G|-11-------12--|-(12)b14------14b16r14-| D|--------------|-----------------------| A|--------------|-----------------------| E|--------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~
| H. Q +H. E E
e|--------------|-----------------------| B|--------------|-----------------------| G|--7--------9--|--(9)b11------11b12r11-| D|--------------|-----------------------| A|--------------|-----------------------| E|--------------|-----------------------|
|
| H. Q H. E E
e|--------------|-----------------------| B|--------------|-----------------------| G|--7--------9--|--11----------12----11-| D|--7--------9--|--11----------12----11-| A|--5--------7--|---9----------10-----9-| E|--------------|-----------------------|
E5 D5 E5
>
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H. Q +W +W
e|--------------|-------------------|----------*| B|--------------|-------------------|----------*| G|-12-------11--|---(11)b12=========|=(11)r----*| D|--------------|-------------------|----------*| A|--------------|-------------------|----------*| E|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|
| >
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. Q a W +W
e|--------------|-------------------|----------*| B|--------------|-------------------|----------*| G|--9--------7--|-7s==9-------------|--(9)-----*| D|--------------|-------------------|----------*| A|--------------|-------------------|----------*| E|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|
| >
| H. Q W +W
e|--------------|-------------------|----------*| B|--------------|-------------------|----------*| G|--9--------7--|-----9-------------|--(9)-----*| D|--9--------7--|-----9-------------|--(9)-----*| A|--7--------5--|-----7-------------|--(7)-----*| E|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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