Iced Earth: Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden) transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://truemetal.org/icedearth/ Date last modified: 12/25/01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---| Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 1 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---| Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I left alone..." eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-| Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-| Eb|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "My mind was blank..." eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----2---3---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---| Ab|-3-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I needed time..." eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---| Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...memories from my mind..." Final time: eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----| Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...to despair..." Riff 2 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-| Eb|--------------------------| * * * * "Yeah..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-| Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-| Eb|--------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 3 (Note: Alternate pick last 4 chords) x3 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Night was black..." 1st ending eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * "...watching me ?" 2nd ending eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-| Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * "...kind of hell ?" Riff 4 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|---5------5------5------7-| Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3----0-5-| Eb|--------------------------| * * * * "Six, six six..." eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|---5------5------5--| Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3--| Eb|--------------------| * * * "Hell and fire... Play Riff 3 "Torches blazed..." Play Riff 4 "Six, six six..." Riff 5 (Note: Sometimes three muted notes are used instead of two) eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-7-----9-7--9-----10-9-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-| Eb|-----------------------| * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-10-----12-10--12-------14-------12\-| Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * Final time: eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-10-----12-10--12--------14----------| Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-101010-10-10-10-10-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-3----------------------------| Ab|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---| Eb|----------------------------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-3------------------------3-0-| Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Final time: eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-3----------------------| Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------------7---5---------------| Db|-------5--7---7---7-5---5-------| Ab|-5-5-5-3--------------7---7-6-5-| Eb|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------------3---1---------------| Db|-------3--3---3---3-1---1-------| Ab|-3-3-3-1--------------3---3-2-1-| Eb|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-------------------------2----2-5-| Ab|-------3--------3-5----5-0----0-3-| Eb|-3-333-1--------1-3----3----------| * *** * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7--------7-5------------------| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-3-0-3--------------| Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|----------------3------5------| Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------| * * * * * * * * * * Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7-----------------------------| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------| Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|----------------3------5------| Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------| * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7-----------------------------| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------| Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|----------------3------5--------| Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-3-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 3 "This can't go on..." Play Riff 4 "Six, six six..." Play Intro Play Riff 1 "I'm coming back..." Riff 2a eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-| Eb|--------------------------| * * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-5-7\-| Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-3-5\-| Eb|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. [10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill
