x#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: Iron Maiden Title: The Mercenary Album: Brave New World Transcribed by: Swen O. Heiland Email: [email protected] This one is optimized for two guitars (though Maiden play it with three). -------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -9--9--|------------5---4------------|------------5---4----/7-----------|-----| -7--7--|-7--5--7------------5--------|-7--5--7--------------------------|-----| -------|------------------------7----|----------------------------------|-----| Intro [2x] -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -9-----------9------5-------7--------|-9-----------9------5-----7-------|-----| -9--9--9--9--9------5-------7--------|-9--9--9--9--9------5-----7-------|-----| -7--7--7--7--7------3-------5--------|-7--7--7--7--7------3-----5-------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| Verse: Guitar 1 ['Pay to kill...'] [4x] -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| --------------------4-------5--------|----------------------------------|-----| -7--5--7-----------------------------|-7--5--7----------3------5--------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| Verse Melody: Guitar 2 -----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| -9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----| -9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----| -7---------------|-5-----------------|-3---------------|-5--------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| Bridge ['Nowhere to run...'] [2x] -----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| -----------------|-------4-----------|-------2---------|-------4--------|-----| -9--7--10--9-----|-7--5-----7--4-----|-5--4-----5--4---|-7--5-----7--4--|-----| -------------10--|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| Bridge Melody [enters on second time] -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| ------------5--4---------------------|------------5--4------------------|-----| -7--5--7----------5------------------|-7--5--7----------5---------------|-----| ---------------------7---------------|---------------------7------------|-----| Interlude -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -5---------------|-7-----------------|-9--------------------------------|-----| -5---------------|-7-----------------|-9--------------------------------|-----| -3---------------|-5-----------------|-7--------------------------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| Chorus ['Should have no fear...']: Guitar 1 [2x] -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|-8-7-------------8-7--------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|------9-7------------9-7----------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|----------10-9-----------10-9-----|-----| -----------------|-------------------|---------------9--------------9---|-----| -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| Chorus Melody: Guitar 2 [on first time] -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|-8--7--8--8/10---8--7--8--8/10----|-----| -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----| Chorus Melody: Guitar 2 [on second time] -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -4--4--4-----------------------------|-2--2--2--------------------------|-----| -4--4--4-----------------------------|-2--2--2--------------------------|-----| -2--2--2-----------2-2-2--3--2-------|-0--0--0-----------0-0-0-0--2--3--|-----| --------------------------------5-3--|----------------------------------|-----| Rhythm for Solo 1 [2x] -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -4--4--4-----------------------------|-7--7--7--------------------------|-----| -4--4--4-----------------------------|-7--7--7--------------------------|-----| -2--2--2-----------2-2-2--3--2-------|-5--5--5-----------3-3-3-3--5-----|-----| --------------------------------5-3--|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -9--------9--------12---12-----------|-7--------7-------12---12---------|-----| -9--9--9--9--------12---12-----------|-7--7--7--7-------12---12---------|-----| -7--7--7--7--------10---10-----------|-5--5--5--5-------10---10---------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| Rhythm for Solo 2 [2x] -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----| -9--------9--------12---12-----------|-7--------7-----------------------|-----| -9--9--9--9--------12---12-----------|-7--7--7--7-------7--7---7--7-----|-----| -7--7--7--7--------10---10-----------|-5--5--5--5-------7--7---7--7-----|-----| -------------------------------------|------------------5--5---5--5-----|-----| -----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| -9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----| -9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----| -7---------------|-5-----------------|-3---------------|-5--------------|-----| -----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----| Rhythm for Interlude after Solo 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| ------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| -4v---4-4-4-5-4--------------------4-5-4v---4-4-4-5-4-------------------|-4-5-| ----------------7-5-7v---7-7-7-7-7--------------------7-5-7v--7-7-7-7-7-|-----| ------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| ------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| Interlude after Solo 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| ------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| -4v---4-4-4-5-4--------------------4-5-4v---4-4-4-5-4-------------------|-----| ----------------7-5-7v---7-7-7-7-7--------------------7-5---------------|-----| -----------------------------------------------------------5\-----------|-----| ------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| Back
