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Subject: TAB: IRON MAIDEN – THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 14:04:17 +0100

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THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

FROM: THE X FACTOR

TABBED BY: STUART ROBB (DREAMER DECEIVER)

Heres my effort at this epic tune – there are several pieces still missing, but
there is quite a bit here (the track is 11:17 long !!).
The whole song is based around the E chord, at different positions.

Any help and additions would be welcome – this was knocked up in just a few
hours (not including putting it onto the computer !!).

See my email address at the bottom……..

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00:00 – 01:20 = PRE-INTRO (background chanting)

01:20 – 01:55 = INTRO 1 (bass + guitar ?)

(X2)

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e|———————————————————————–
B|———————————————————————–
G|———————————————————————–
D|———————————————————————–
A|—-0-2-3–2–0-2-3-2——0-2-3—2-3-5–3–2——0-2-3–2–0-2-3-2–
E|-0———————-0————————0———————
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[ending 1] [ending 2]

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———————–|———————-|
———————–|———————-|
———————–|———————-|
———————–|———————-|
———————–|———————-|
–0–0-2-3–2-3–2-3—|-0–0-2-3–2-3–2-0—|
{eot}

01:55 – 02:47 = INTRO 2 (occassional chords)

e|—|
B|—|
G|—|
D|—|
A|—|
E|—|

02:47 – 03:26 = VERSE 1 (thumping chords, 4 a bar, hit;miss;hit;hit)

e|—|
B|—|
G|—|
D|—|
A|—|
E|—|

03:26 – 03:44 = VERSE 2 (similar to Verse 1, but with LEAD 1)

[LEAD 1]

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e|————————————|
B|-5–5-7-8-7—–0—5–5-7-8-7——|
G|————-7——————7—|
D|————————————|
A|————————————|
E|————————————|
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03:44 – 04:04 = CHORUS (chords)

e|—|
B|—|
G|—|
D|—|
A|—|
E|—|

04:04 – 04:22 = VERSE 2

04:22 – 04:42 = CHORUS

04:42 – 05:01 = RIFF 1 (2 guitars + bass, guitar 1 top;guitar 2 bottom)

(X2)

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e|—————————————————————————-
B|—12-12-12–10-12-12-12—-12-12-12–10-12-12-12—-12-12-12–10-12-12-12–
G|-9————————9————————9————————
D|—-9–9–9—7–9–9–9—–9–9–9—7–9–9–9—–9–9–9—7–9–9–9–
A|-7————————7————————7————————
E|—————————————————————————-
——————————-|
–13-13–12-12–10-10–12-12—|
——————————-|
–10-10—9–9—7–7—9–9—|
——————————-|
——————————-|
{eot}

(X2)

{sot}
e|—————————————————————————-
B|—10-10-10—8-10-10-10—-10-10-10—8-10-10-10—-10-10-10—8-10-10-10–
G|-7————————7————————7————————
D|—-7–7–7—5–7–7–7—–7–7–7—5–7–7–7—–7–7–7—5–7–7–7–
A|-5————————5————————5————————
E|—————————————————————————-
——————————-|
–11-11–10-10—8–8–10-10—|
——————————-|
—8–8—7–7—5–5—7–7—|
——————————-|
——————————-|
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05:01 – 05:30 = RIFF 2 (chords, by the threes)

e|—|
B|—|
G|—|
D|—|
A|—|
E|—|

05:30 – 06:06 = RIFF 3 (background chanting)

[part 1] X2 [part 2]

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e|———————–|———————–|———-|
B|———————–|———————–|———-|
G|———————–|———————–|- PART 1 -|
D|–9–9-8—-9–9–8-7–|–7–7-6—-7–7–6-5–|- (X1) -|
A|-7–7——7–7–7—–|-5–5——5–5–5—–|———-|
E|———————–|———————–|———-|
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06:06 – 07:08 = RIFF 4

[part 1] [part 2]

{sot}
e|—————————————————–|—————————–
B|—————————————————–|—————————–
G|—————————————————–|—————————–
D|–9-9-9-8————-9-9-9-8—7——————–|–9-9-9-8——————–
A|-7———-7—7—-7——–7—–7—7—7—7—-|-7———-7—7—7—7—-
E|———-000-000-00————–000-000-000-000-00-|———-000-000-000-000-00-
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[part 3]

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———————————-|—————————————————–|-
———————————-|—————————————————–|-
———————————-|—————————————————–|-
—9-9-9-8—7——————–|–7-7-7-6————-7-7-7-6—5——————–|-
–7——–7—–7—7—7—7—-|-5———-7—7—-5——–5—–7—7—7—7—-|-
—————000-000-000-000-00-|———-000-000-00————–000-000-000-000-00-|-
————-|
————-|
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— PART 2 –|
— (X1) –|

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07:08 – 07:25 = RIFF 5

[part 1] (X2) [part 2]

{sot}
e|————————|——————————————————-|
B|————————|——————————————————-|
G|————————|——————————————————-|
D|–9—–10—–7—–9–|–7—–8—–5—–7———7—–8—–5—–7——|
A|-7-7-7-7–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—|
E|————————|——————————————————-|
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07:25 – 07:44 = RIFF 5 with LEAD 2

[LEAD 2]
[part 1] (X2) [part 2] (X2)

{sot}
e|—————10——————|—————-8——————|
B|-12–10-12-13—–13-10—–10-12–|-10—8-10-11—–11–8——8-10–|
G|————————-12——–|————————–10——-|
D|———————————–|———————————–|
A|———————————–|———————————–|
E|———————————–|———————————–|
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07:44 – 07:57 = RIFF 6 (heavy and fast)

e|—|
B|—|
G|—|
D|—|
A|—|
E|—|

07:57 – 08:17 = RIFF 7
(X4)

{sot}
e|————————————————————–|
B|——-12–10—————12–10—————————-|
G|-9–9———12-11—9–9———12-11-9—-9-12-9-12–11—|
D|————————————————————–|
A|————————————————————–|
E|————————————————————–|
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08:17 – 08:36 = SOLO 1

e|—|
B|—|
G|—|
D|—|
A|—|
E|—|

08:36 – 08:55 = SOLO 2

e|—|
B|—|
G|—|
D|—|
A|—|
E|—|

08:55 – 09:14 = RIFF 7 (X4)

09:14 – 10:10 = RIFF 8 (with background chords on 3rd & 4th repeat;
slows on 6th repeat, into OUTRO 1)

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e|————————————————————————-10-9———
B|—-10-12-12–12-12–12-13-12-10-12———10-12-12–12-12–12-13-12-10——12-10—
G|-9—————————————-9——————————————-
D|————————————————————————————–
A|————————————————————————————–
E|————————————————————————————–
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(X6)

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——————————————10-9——————————————-|
—–10-12-12–12-12–12-13-12-10-12———–12-10-12-10——————————-|
—9——————————————————-12-11-12-11-9—-12-11-9——|
————————————————————————-12———12—|
—————————————————————————————–|
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10:10 – 10:47 = OUTRO 1 (slow and crunchy)

e|—|
B|—|
G|—|
D|—|
A|—|
E|—|

10:47 – 11:12 = OUTRO 2 (INTRO 1 with ENDING 2)

>>> THE EPIC IS OVER <<<

…… …… ……

All additions and comments will be welcomed….

Good guitaring,
Stuart.

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