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The Village of Dwarves

Rhapsody of Fire
Tab

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Song

* RHAPSODY - THE VILLAGE OF DWARVES (From the album: DAWN OF VICTORY) *

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Music and Words By: Turilli & Staropoli/Turilli

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

Day tabbed: 8.12.2000

email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Normal Tuning!!

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----Intro-----|---7----5----7----7----5----7----7----5----7----7----5----7---------|
D---(29-sec.)--|---7----5----7----7----5----7----7----5----7----7----5----7---------|
A--------------|---5----3----5----5----3----5----5----3----5----5----3----5--5------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------8p5--|

Riff 1 x2

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*-7---------7---------5---------7---------7---------7---------5---------7---------*|
D*-7---------7---------5---------7---------7---------7---------5---------7---------*|
A--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--3--3-3-3--5--5-------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------8p5---|

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

Verse 1 x2

E--Guitar-enters-at-(1:09)-and-(1:25)-2nd-time--------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*--------------/-5----------7-----------------------------/-5---------------------*|
D*--\-3---------/-5----------7---------\-7------3----------/-5---------------------*|
A---\-3---------/-3--3-5-7---5--5-7-8--\-7--4~--3----------/-3--3-5-7--4~-2~-4~-5~--|
E---\-1--5-3-1-------------------------\-5------1--3-5-3-1--------------------------|

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

Violin solo arranged for guitar:

E----------------------------------13----13/22--18-17~---18----18\17----17-15-------|
B----------|-----------|--15----15----15-----.--------------20-------18-------18-17-|
G--Riff-1--|--Verse-2*-|*----14-----------------------------------------------------|
D----------|-----------|*-----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*=Guitar enters at (1:58) and (2:14)

x2

E--------------------------13----13/22--18-17~---18----18-/21-18-21-22-17-----------|
B-15--------------15----15----15-----.--------------20--------------------18------|-|
G----17-16-17~-------14------------------------------------------------------19~-*|-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|

G------------------------------------------------------------------------|--Orchestr|

D------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
A-----3~------5~------5~-------------------3~------5~------5~-----8~-----|----------|
E-1~------3~------3~------7~--4~-5~--\-1~------3~------3~------7~----5~-------------|

Verse 3

E------Guitar-enters-at-(3:18)------------------------------------------------------|

B---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ga--|--------------/--5----------7----------------------------/-5-------------------|
D---|--\-3---------/--5----------7--------\-7------3----------/-5-------------------|
A---|--\-3---------/--3--3-5-7---5--5-7-8-\-7--4~--3----------/-3--3-5-7--4~-2~-4~-5|
E------\-1--5-3-1-------------------------\-5------1--3-5-3-1-----------------------|

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

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------5----7--------------5---------7---------------/--5---------7----------------|
D--3----5----7----7----3----5----7----7--\--3---------/--5---------7---------\-7----|
A~-3----3----5----7----3----3----7----5--\--3---------/--3--3-5-7--5--5-7-8--\-7--4~|
E--1--------------5----1---------5-------\--1--5-3-1-------------------------\-5----|

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

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

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

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Rhythm Guitar during Violin Solo

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---7\----------5~---7\----------7\---7~---7---------7--------------------5--------/|
D---7\---5\-----5~---7\----5\----7\---7~---7---------7--------\-5---------5--------/|
A---5\---5\-----3~---5\----5\----5\---5~---5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5-\-5---------3--3-3-3-/|
E--------3\----------------3\---------------------------------\-3--3-3-3------------|

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

E-------------------------------------------||
B-------------------------------------------||
G--7---------7---------6---------7----------|| end
D--7---------7---------7---------7----------||
A--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--4--4-4-4--5--5-5-5---||
E-------------------------------------------||

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

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=

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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

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---12--- = Tremolo pick

----/---

----/---

----/---

---.---

--12--- = Staccato

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|* *| = repeat from * to *

|* *|

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