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The Mighty Ride of the Firelord

Rhapsody of Fire
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Song

* RHAPSODY - THE MIGHTY RIDE OF THE FIRELORD (From the album: DAWN OF VICTORY) *

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Music and Words By: Turilli & Staropoli/Turilli

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

Days tabbed: 15-16.12.2000

email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Normal Tuning!!

Guitar Intro (with Riff 1A)

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-----Intro-----|*------------------------------------------------------------------|

D--(Orchestra)--|*---------5-7-8~-8-7-5--------------------------------5-7-8~-8-7-5-|
A---(31-sec)----|---5~-7-8--------------8-7-5\4~-7-5-4----------5~-7-8--------------|
E------------------------------------------------------7-5~--5~---------------------|

pm......| pm..........| pm......| pm......| pm.....|

_______ ______

|1.2.3. |4. |

E-------------------|-------|------||-----------------------------------------------|
B-------------------|-------|------||----------------------11~--------------10~-----|
G-------------------|------*|------||----------12-10-12-9~-------10-9-10-7~-------9-|
D------------12-10~-|------*|-10~--||-10~-9~-8-----------------7----------------7---|
A-8~-8-10-12--------|-------|------||-----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------|-\-9~--|------||-----------------------------------------------|

pm.........|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----8~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7-9-----10p9p7\6------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------8p7p5-8~-7~--8p7p5-----------------------------------------6~----|
A-------------------------------------8p7p5-8~-7~-8p7p5-------------------5-8----7~-|
E-------------------------------------------------------9p6p5-0~--0-0-4-7-----------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------6~------------------8~--6-5~-----------------|-----|
G-------------6~----------------------------------------------7-6-------6-7~--|*-6h7|
D-7-6-7-8-7-6----7\--7-6-7-8-7-6----7\--7-6-7-8-7-6---------------9-7-9-------|*----|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gp9--------7-------------------------7------------6h7h9--------7------------6h7h9---|
D---5h7h8--7------------5h7h8--------7------------------5h7h8--7------------------8~|
A----------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5-5-5----------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm........| pm........| pm........|

x2 Verse 1

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------*|--6h7h9--------7-------------------------7-------------------------7--|
D-5h7h8-----*|--------5h7h8--7-------------------------7-------------------------7--|
A-------7~---|---------------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5--4h5h7--------5-5|
E-----------------------------------------3h5h6---------------------------3h5h6-----|

pm........| pm........| pm

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------7-------------------------7--------------|
D------------------------------------------7-------------------------7--------------|
A-5-5-5-5--4h5h7--------------4h5h7--------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5--4h|
E----------------6~-3h5h6-0~--------3h5h6---------------3h5h6-----------------------|

........| pm........| pm........|

Bridge

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G-----------7------------------------------/6h7h9--------------------|--7---------7-|
D-----------7-------------------------------------5h7h8-5h7h8--------|--7----3----7-|
A5h7--------5-5-5-5-5-5--4h5h7--------------------------------4h5h7--|--5----3----5-|
E----3h5h6---------------------6~-3h5h6-0~-----------------------------------1------|

pm........|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G--5-/-9--7\-----7-----------7----5-/-9--7\---|--3--------------7----3--------------|
D--5-/-9--7\-----7------3----7----5-/-9--7\---|--3----3----5----7----3----3----8----|
A--3-/-7--5\-----5------3----5----3-/-7--5\---|--1----3----5----5----1----3----8----|
E--------------------3--1-----------------------------1----3--------------1----6----|
E------5~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------5~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------6~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7----7~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-7---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-5-------\-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|

pm.......................................................................

end Bridge

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\---|

................................................................................|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--Orchestra--|-6-6h7h9--------7-------------------------7------------6h7h9--------7|
D-------------|---------5h7h8--7------------5h7h8--------7------------------5h7h8--7|
A-------------|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------5|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm........| pm........|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------6h7h9-------------/6h7h9--------7-------------------------7------------|
D------------------8~-5h7h8-----------5h7h8--7------------5h7h8--------7------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7~---------------5-5-5-5-5-5--------4h5h7--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm........| pm........| pm........|

Chorus

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|------------|
G-6h7h9--------7------------6h7h9---------------|--Verse-2--|--Bridge--|------------|
D-------5h7h8--7------------------8~-5h7h8------|-----------|----------|--4---6---7-|
A--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7~~--|-----------|----------|--4---6---7-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------2---4---5-|

pm........|

(end Chorus)

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5--------------------6-------6---5---4-----------------------------4~-----6~~----|
D--5--\-2---5---2---5---6---6---6---5---4---2~------2---6~-----7~-----4~-----6~~----|
A--3--\-2---5---2---5---4---6---4---3---2---2~------2---6~-----7~-----2~-----4~~----|
E-----\-0---3---0---3-------4---------------0~------0---4~-----5~-------------------|

Interlude

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6----6----6----6----6---6---6---4-/-8--6~---6---6---6---4-/-8--6~---6-------6----|
D--6----6----6----6----6---6---6---4-/-8--6~---6---6---6---4-/-8--6~---6-------6----|
A--4----4----4----4----4---4---4---2-/-6--4~---4---4---4---2-/-6--4~---4--4-4--4--4-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm..| pm.

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----6-------4-/-8--6~--6-------6-------6-------4-/-8--6~---6---6---6-/-9---8-\-4--6|
D----6-------4-/-8--6~--6-------6-------6-------4-/-8--6~---6---6---6-/-9---9-\-4--6|
A-4--4--4-4--2-/-6--4~--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--2-/-6--4~---4---4---4-/-7---7-\-2--4|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G~---6---6---6-/-9---8--\-4----6~~--|-----------------------------------------------|
D~---6---6---6-/-9---9--\-4----6~~--|-----------------------------------------------|
A~---4---4---4-/-7---7--\-2----4~~--|--4~--------2~---6~-------4~--------2~---6~----|
E-------------------------------------------1~------------5~--------1~------------5~|

Guitar during Keyboard Interlude Guitar Solo

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------12h16p12----|
B--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------14-|
G--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
D--|--------------------------/6-4-------------------------/6-4------|--------------|
A--|----/-4~------0-/-5~-----------7-6-4~------0-/-5~-----------7-6--|--------------|
E-----4-------2~----------4~---------------2~----------4~---------------------------|
E-------------------------12----12-\9h12p9-----------------------9--------/12h16p12-|
B----------------------14----14------------9-------------------9---9----------------|
G-13----------------13-----------------------9---------------9-------9--------------|
D----14----------14----------------------------11---------11-----------11-----------|
A-------16p11h16----------------------------------11p7h11---------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------12----12-\9h12p9----------9h12p9h12p9-------11p8------/|
B-14----------------------14----14------------11----11-------------11---------9-----|
G----13----------------13------------------------12-------------------12--------8~--|
D-------14----------14--------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------16p11h16-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E12h16p12----------------------------12----12-\9h12p9-----------------------9-------|
B---------14----------------------14----14------------9-------------------9---9-----|
G------------13----------------13-----------------------9---------------9-------9---|
D---------------14----------14----------------------------11---------11-----------11|
A------------------16p11h16----------------------------------11h7p11----------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-/12h16p12----------------------------12----12-------------------------------------|
B-----------14----------------------14----14----\11p8------------8h11p8---/12p9-----|
G--------------13----------------13-------------------8--------8--------8-------9---|
D-----------------14----------14------------------------8----8--------------------9-|
A--------------------16p11h16-----------------------------10------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------9h12p9--------------------------/16p13------------------------|
G-----9h13p9--------9--------9--------9h13p9--------9--------13----------13h17p13---|
D---9--------9----9------------9----9--------9----9-------------13----13----------13|
A11------------11----------------11------------11------------------15---------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------/15p12----------------12-------|
B----------13h16p13-----------------------------------------13----------13----13----|
G-------13----------13----------13h17p13----------13-----------12----12----------12-|
D----13----------------13----13----------13----13-----------------14----------------|
A-15----------------------15----------------15--------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Slower

E----------12h15p12----------------12------------------15-12--------16-11--------15-|
B-------13----------13----------13----13----------13---------14-----------13--------|
G----12----------------12----12----------12----12---------------15-----------13-----|
D-14----------------------14----------------14--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Faster

E-12--------16-11-------15-12-------16p11----------11-/-15p12----------12-/-16p11---|
B----14-----------13----------14----------13----13------------14----14------------13|
G-------15-----------13----------15----------13------------------15-----------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Slower

E-------11-/-15p12--------16-11-----------------------------------------------------|
B----13------------14-----------13----16-13--------13h16-14h16p14\13--------------13|
G-13------------------15-----------13-------13---13------------------15-13~~---15---|
D----------------------------------------------13-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B14~~-\--|-----------------|------------------------------------------------|-------|
G--------|--Keyboard-Solo--|--7~~-----------7\----7\--------7\----7\--------|--7----|
D--------|-----------------|--7~~-----7\----7\----7\---7~---7\----7\----5~--|--7----|
A--------|-----------------|--5~~-----7\----5\----5\---7~---5\----5\----5~--|--5-5-5|
E-----------------------------5~~-----5\---------------5~---------------3~----------|

pm...

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...................................................................................

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------\-5----------------5----------------6----------------6-----|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\-5----------------5----------------6----------------6-----|
E------------------------\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-|

......................| pm............| pm............| pm............| pm...

(end Riff 2) With Riff 1B

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------|-------------|----------|-------------|------------------------------|
G-------------|--Orchestra--|--Riff-2--|--Orchestra--|*-----------------------------|
D-------------|-------------|----------|-----&-------|*---------5-7-8~-8-7-5--------|
A-------------|-------------|----------|---Vocals----|---5~-7-8--------------8-7-5\4|
E-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

..........| pm......| pm..........|

__________ ____________________

|1.2.3. |4.

E---------------------------------------------------|----------|--------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|----------|--------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|---------*|--------------------|
D------------------------5-7-8~-8-7-5------------12-|-10~-----*|-10~-10~-\-5h7h8----|
A~-7-5-4----------5~-7-8--------------8~-8-10-12----|----------|-----------------4h5|
E--------7-5~--5~-----------------------------------|-----\9~--|--------------------|

pm......| pm......| pm....| pm.........|

____

| Chorus (2)

E----||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----||----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----||--Bridge--|--------------5-------------------6-------6---5---4---------------|
D----||----------|--4---6---7---5-\-2---5---2---5---6---6---6---5---4---2~------2---|
Ah7--||----------|--4---6---7---3-\-2---5---2---5---4---6---4---3---2---2~------2---|
E----||-------------2---4---5-----\-0---3---0---3-------4---------------0~------0---|
E------------------------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------------------------||
G----------2~-------4~----------6~~--------------6\----|| end
D--6~------2~-------4~----------6~~--------------6\----||
A--6~------0~-------2~----------4~~--------------4\----||
E--4~---------------------------4~~--------------4\----||

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

Riff 1A

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----/--7-\-----------/--7-\--10\---5---6-/-7-\-----------/--7-\-10\--5---6-/-7-\--|
D---7-/--7-\---7~----7-/--7-\--10\---5---7-/-7-\---7~----7-/--7-\-10\--5---7-/-7-\--|
A---7-/--5-\---7~----7-/--5-\---8\---3---4-/-5-\---7~----7-/--5-\--8\--3---4-/-5-\--|
E---5----------5~----5-----------------------------5~----5--------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*----------5-7-8~-8-7-5----------------------7---------5-7-8~-8-7-5-------------12-|
A--5~-5-7-8--------------8-7-5\4~-7-5-4-------7--5~-7-8--------------8~--8-10-12----|
E---------------------------------------7-5~--5-------------------------------------|

pm........| pm..........| pm......| pm......| pm....| pm..........|

____________ ____________________

|1. |2. |

E|------------|--------------------||
B|------------|--------------------||
G|-----\-7~--*|--------------------|| end
D|-10~-\-6~--*|-10~-10~-10~-9~-8~--||
A|-----\-4~---|--------------------||
E|------------|--------------------||

Riff 1B

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----/--7-\-----------/--7-\--10\---5---6-/-7-\-----------/--7-\-10\--5---6-/-7-\--|
D---7-/--7-\---7~----7-/--7-\--10\---5---7-/-7-\---7~----7-/--7-\-10\--5---7-/-7-\--|
A---7-/--5-\---7~----7-/--5-\---8\---3---4-/-5-\---7~----7-/--5-\--8\--3---4-/-5-\--|
E---5----------5~----5-----------------------------5~----5--------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*----------5-7-8~-8-7-5----------------------7---------5-7-8~-8-7-5-------------12-|
A--5~-5-7-8--------------8-7-5\4~-7-5-4-------7--5~-7-8--------------8~--8-10-12----|
E---------------------------------------7-5~--5-------------------------------------|

pm........| pm..........| pm......| pm......| pm....| pm..........|

____________ _______________________

|1. |2. |

E|------------|-----------------------||
B|------------|-----------------------||
G|-----\-7~--*|-----------------------|| end
D|-10~-\-6~--*|-10~-10~-\5h7h8--------||
A|-----\-4~---|----------------4h5h7--||
E|------------|-----------------------||

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo

E------------------------------0~---------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------2~---------------------------------------------------|
G---6-------2-------6----------0~-\-6-------2-------6-------8---8-/-9---------5-----|
D---6---6---2---2---6---6---------\-6---6---2---2---6---6---8---8-/-9----6----5---\-|
A---4---6---0---2---4---6---1-----\-4---6---0---2---4---6---6---6-/-7----6----3---\-|
E-------4-------0-------4---3-----------4-------0-------4----------------4--------\-|
E---------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------------------|| end
D-2~--6---2~--6---2~--6-----6-----6~-------6~-------||
A-4~--6---4~--6---4~--6--4--6--4--6~-------6~-------||
E-6~--4---6~--4---6~--4--6--4--6--4~-------4~-------||

Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------4-6------4h6------------------------6-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7--------------|
A--4-4-4-4-4-6-7------------------6----6-6-6-6-6-7-9-------------------\-4-4-4-4-4-6|
E--------------------4-4------4-4---4-----------------------------------------------|

pm..............| pm...........| pm.............................| pm..............

E------------------------------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------------------------------||
G------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D---4-6-----4h6--------------------------6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
A-7-----------------6----6-6-6-6-6-6-7-9---------------------||
E-------4-4-----4-4---4--------------------------------------||

....| pm..........| pm...........................|

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

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=

=======================

A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

--------

--------

---12--- = Tremolo pick

----/---

----/---

----/---

---.---

--12--- = Staccato

-------

-------

-------

| |

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|* *| = repeat from * to *

|* *|

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