Iron Maiden – Rime of the Ancient Mariner – transcribed by Gary Chapman
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tablature Copyright (c)1994 Gary Chapman
In my usual fashion, I got inspired by someone’s posting (in this case,
Andrew Kenter’s), belted out half of the song in one go, and then lost
interest. If I have the time and energy I’ll finish the song in the
not-too-distant future.
Here’s everything up to and including the slow section with the poem.
Taken from Live After Death.
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Key:
‘ = 1/2 fret bend
= 7th fret harmonic
w = whammy dive
~ = vibrato
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used:
E — — — — -0- -1- -2- -3- –3–
B — — — — -0- -1- -2- -3- –3–
G -5- -7- -9- -2- -1- -2- -2- -4- –5–
D -5- -7- -9- -2- -2- -3- -4- -5- –5–
A -3- -5- -7- -0- -2- -3- -4- -5- –3–
E — — — — -0- -1- -2- -3- —–
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Intro:
E ————————————————————
B ————————————————————
G ———————9——9——9——9——5—7—9- etc.
D –5-4———2——9——9——9——9——5—7—9-
A ——5-5-7–2——7——7——7——7——3—5—7-
E ————–0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0————
Riff A:
E ———————————————————————-
B ———————————————————————-
G ———————————————————————-
D -5-4-2-4–5-4-2-4–5-4-2-4–5-4-2-4–5-4-2-4–5-4-2-4–5–5———–
A ————————————————————-5-7-9-7-
E ———————————————————————-
Verse:
Mesmerises one of the wedding guests – “stay here and listen to the nightmares
Riff B:
E —————–
B —————–
G —————–
D ——-0-2-4-0-2-
A —————–
E —————–
three.
of the sea”
And the
D5 Riff B D5 E5
Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale.
Riff B
Driven south the the land of the snow and ice to a place where nobody’s been.
Riff B E5
hoping good luck it brings.
And the
D5 Riff B
Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on.
Shanty A: (positions may be wrong – I haven’t seen the video for ages)
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————————
B ——————————————————
G ————————7~—————————-
D -9-7-5-7-9–9-9-9-7-5-7—–9-7-5-7-9–9-9-9-7-5-7-4~-
A ——————————————————
E ——————————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ——————————————————
B ——————————————————
G ————————4~—————————-
D -5-4-2-4-5–5-5-5-4-2-4—–5-4-2-4-5–5-5-5-4-2-4—-
A —————————————————5~-
E ——————————————————
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ———————————————————-
B ———————————————————-
G ————————7~——————————–
D -9-7-5-7-9–9-9-9-7-5-7—–9-7-5-7-9–9-9-9–9–4-5-7-5-
A ———————————————————-
E ———————————————————-
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ———————————————————-
B ———————————————————-
G ————————4~——————————–
D -5-4-2-4-5–5-5-5-4-2-4—–5-4-2-4-5–5-5-5–5–0-2-4-2–
A ———————————————————-
E ———————————————————-
(lots of E5 power chordage)
LHS (Dave Murray)
E —————————————————————–
B —————————————————————–
G —————————————————————–
D -9-7-5-7-9–9-9-9-7-5-7-9~—12-10-9-10-12–12-12-12-10-9-10-12~-
A —————————————————————–
E —————————————————————–
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ——————————————————-
B ——————————————————-
G ——————————————————-
D -5-4-2-4-5–5-5-5-4-2-4-5~–7-5-4-5-7–7-7-7–5-4-5-7~-
A ——————————————————-
E ——————————————————-
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ———————————————————————
B ———————————————————————
G ———————————————————————
D -9-7-5-7-9–9-9-9-7-5-7-9~—12-10-9-10-12–12-12-12–12—7-9-10-9-
A ———————————————————————
E ———————————————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ———————————————————-
B ———————————————————-
G ———————————————————-
D -5-4-2-4-5–5-5-5-4-2-4-5~–7-5-4-5-7–7-7-7–7—0-2-4-2-
A ———————————————————-
E ———————————————————-
(end Shanty A)
E5 Riff B
The mariner kills the bird of good omen.
His shipmates cry against what he’s done.
But when the fog clears they justify him.
Sailing
Shanty B:
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————————-
B ——————————————————-
G -4–4-4-7-5-4—4–4-4—4~–4-4-7-5-4—4–4—–4—-
D ————–7——–7—————7——-7—–5-
A ——————————————————-
E ——————————————————-
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ————————————————-
B ————————————————-
G ————————————————-
D –2–2-2-5-4-2—2–2—–2~–2-2-5-4-2—2-2—-
A —————5——-5—————-5——5-
E ————————————————-
sea… Sailing on and on and on…
(Shanty B)
’till all is calm.
E5 Riff B
The albatross begins with his vengeance.
A terrible curse, a thirst has begun.
His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner.
Around his neck the dead bird is hung.
C5 D5 Shanty B
And the curse goes on and on and on at sea.
And the curse goes on and on for them and me.
E5 Riff B
Day after day, day after day we struck nor breath nor motion.
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.
C5 Riff B
Water water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink
E5 Riff A
Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.
how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no
E ————————————————————–
B ————————————————————–
G ————————————————————–
D —————————-7—————————7—– (Murray)
A ——-7-7-7–9-9-9–101010–10-9–7-7-7–9-9-9–101010–10-9- (Murray)
E ——-0-0-0–2-2-2–3-3-3–5-3-2–0-0-0–2-2-2–3-3-3–5-3-2- (Smith)
line. But
tide ?
LHS (Dave Murray)
E —————————————————————————-
B —————————————————————————-
G —————————————————————————-
D —————————————————————————-
A -3-3-3–3-3-3–3-3-3–3-3-3–3-3-3–3-3-3–3-3-3–3-3-3–3-3-3–3-3-3–(etc)
E —————————————————————————-
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ———3——————————–3———————————
B ———3———————————-3——————————-
G –5——5————————————5—————————–
D –5———————————————5—————————
A –3———————————————3—————————
E —————————————————————————-
See… Onward she comes… Onward she
LHS (Dave Murray)
E —————————————————————————-
B —————————————————————————-
G —————————————————————————-
D —————————————————————————-
A -0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–0-0-0–(etc)
E —————————————————————————-
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ——-0——————————————————————–
B ——-2——————————————————————–
G -2—–2———-2———————————————————
D -2—————-2———————————————————
A -0—————-0———————————————————
E —————————————————————————-
nears out of the sun…
F#m A5 E F G (AS plays chords, DM plays single-note triplets)
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ————————————————————————-
B ————————————————————————-
G ————————————————————————-
D —————————-7-7-7–7————————————-
A -10-7-7–7-7-7-(repeat x 3)———-10-9-(1st measure x 2)——–6-6-6-
E ————————————————————8-8-8——–
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ———————————————————————
B ———————————————————————
G ————————————————————5——8-
D ————————————————————5——8-
A ————————————————————3——6-
E -3′-0-0–0-0-0-(repeat x 3)-5-5-5–5-3-2–(1st measure x 2)———-
(play the above section 4 times – on 4th time through, play the following
instead of the 2 chords)
E ———————-
B ——————–5-
G ——————–6-
D –7—6^7^6—–8—6-
A ————7/9—94-
E ———————-
Middle Section:
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————
B ——————————————
G ——-10——————————-7-
D —-11——————————–8—
A -12———————————9—–
E ——————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E —————————————
B —————————————
G –5———7—9—10—12—13—8~-
D —————————————
A —————————————
E —————————————
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————
B ——————————————
G ——-10——————————-8-
D —-11——————————–9—
A -12——————————–10—–
E ——————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E —————————————
B —————————————
G –5———7—9—10—12—13—6~-
D —————————————
A —————————————
E —————————————
(alternate between the two combinations above)
One after one by the star-dogged moon, too quick for a groan or sigh.
Each turned his face with a ghastly pang and cursed me with his eye.
Four times fifty living men, and I heard nor sigh nor groan.
With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one.
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————–
B ——————————————–
G -10———————————8——-
D —-12——————————–10—-
A ——-12——————————–10-
E ——————————————–
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E ———————————————-
B –6——————————————
G –7——–7—9—10—12—13—8—w-
D ———————————————-
A ———————————————-
E ———————————————-
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ——————————————
B ——————————————
G -10———————————7—–
D —-12——————————–9—
A ——-12——————————-9-
E ——————————————
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E ———————————————–
B –6——————————————-
G –7——–7—9—10—12—13—7~—w-
D ———————————————–
A ———————————————–
E ———————————————–
(play twice)
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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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[–] Zikzak public access UNIX, Melbourne, Australia.
