Please note that the following tablature represents Mike's (aka onearmedbandit's) interpretation of the song. You are permitted to use it for viewing, printing, saving and copying. Please do not modify its contents unless it is for personal use. You may publically display this tab but please mention my name if you do so. RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER - Difficulty- 8/10 -------------- Clocking in at around 13:45 this is Maiden's longest song. Through the slow and the fast it will become very tiring for the old right hand. If I give you the lines I trust you'll be able to work out the arrangement (i.e. when different parts return etc) :) ~ = slide or hammer on/off # = mute/damp (achieved by pressing the fret half-down or putting another finger slightly on the next fret) |(notes)| = tuplet ! = accented (play harder on that note) {}= harmonics * = staccato (play the note shorter) " = tenuto (play the note to its full length) Beginning: G: -0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D: ---4-2-0-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---0-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--- A: ---------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------- E: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-0-------- -2-2-2--2-2---0---4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-4----0-2-4-2- ------------3-------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse G: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D: -2!--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-2-4-0-2!--2-2-2--2-2-2--- A: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- -2-2-2!-0!----------------------0-2-4-0-2!---- ETC. -----------3!--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--------------- ---------------------------------------------- "Sailing on and on......" G: ------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------- D: ---------------------------------0"--0-0-0*--0-0-0"--0-0-0*--0-0-2--2-2---4-2-0-2 A: -3"--3-3-3*--3-3-3"--3-3-3*--3-3------------------------------------------------- E: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------0------------ -2-2-0-2--2---4-2-0-2-0-- ETC. ------------------------3 ------------------------- Chorus (can be done on two strings but this is how i prefer it): G: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- D: -2!---2!--|2-2-2||4-4-4||5-5-5||7-5-4||2-2-2||4-4-4||5-5-5||7-5-4|-2!---2!- A: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Triplets) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|2-2-2||4-4-4||5-5-5||7-5-4||2-2-2||4-4-4||5-5-5||7-5-4|-------|5-5-5||4-4-4||0-0-0|-- ---------------------------------------------------------|3-3-3|----------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------|5-5-5||4-4-4||0-0-0|-------|5-5-5||4-4-4||0-0-0|-------|5-5-5||4-4-4||0-0-0|- -|3-3-3|---------------------|3-3-3|---------------------|3-3-3|---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------|5-5-5||4-4-4||0-0-0|-------|5-5-5||4-4-4||0-0-0|-------|5-5-5||4-4-4||0-0-0|- -|0-0-0|---------------------|0-0-0|---------------------|0-0-0|---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ --------|5-5-5||4-4-4||0-0-0|- Go back to where it says "(triplets)" and play all that -|0-0-0|---------------------- again, then repeat the whole thing again. ------------------------------ Bit after chorus: G: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D: -|4-5-6||7-6-5|x4--|7-8-9||10-9-8|x4--|2-3-4||5-4-3|x4--|3-4-5||6-5-4|x2-|4-5-6||7-6-5|- A: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|0------------|0------------|0------------|2-2-2||2-0---|0-----------|0------------- ----2-2||2-2-2|---2-2||2-2-2|---2-2||2-2-2|------------2|--2-2||2-2-2|---2-2||2-2-2|- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----3---- -5--1---- -3------- --------- Break: Slow bit: G: -2-1~2~1-----3-----|-----------10"--------10"-------------8"--------8"- Etc, then D: ---------2-4---4---|--------11"-------11"-----Etc------9"--------9"---- go back to A: -----------------4-|----12"-------12"--------------10"-------10"------- original. E: -------------------|--------------------------------------------------- -------7"-------7"- ----8"-------8"---- -9"-------9"------- ------------------- Slow bit part 2: G: -10"---------10"---------- This bit follows the same chord sequence D: -----12"---------12"------ as the first slow bit. A: ---------12"---------12"-- E: -------------------------- End of slow bit: G: -10"-----10"------- D: -----12"----12"---- A: ---------------12"- E: ------------------- Breaky bit: G: -11---11---11-12---12---12-14---14---14-14---14---14---- Repeat until D: ---0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--- "with heart A: -------------------------------------------------------- he blesses E: -------------------------------------------------------- them..." "With heart he blesses them..." G: -9-----9-----9---10-----10-----10---9-----9-----9---10-----9-----10---7- D: ---0-0---0-0---0----0-0----0-0----0---0-0---0-0---0----0-0---0-0----0---Go back A: ------------------------------------------------------------------------to breaky E: ------------------------------------------------------------------------part 1 "Then the spell starts to break..." G: -5-----5-----5---3-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---Repeat D: ---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-until A: -----------------------------------------------------------------fast bit E: ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Lead to) Fast bit: G: -5-----5-----5---3-----5-----5---2" Wait -------------------------------Repeat D: ---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0--- for -------------------------------triplets A: ----------------------------------- drums-|0-0-0||0-0-0||0-0-0||0-0-0|--till chords E: ----------------------------------- -------------------------------are played. Fast Bit G: ----------------------------- D: ----------------------------- Etc. A: 0"-----3------------0---0"--- (this doesn't change E: ---------1"------3----3------ until the 2nd solo) 2nd solo: G: ------0-------------------- You guessed it! D: -2"-----------0"----2-0-2"- Same rhythm as A: ----------3"--------------- above. E: --------------------------- Lead into the last bit (quite tricky): G: -|4-4-4||2-2-2||1-1-1||2-2-2||2-1---- ------------ D: ----------------------------------3|- (repeat)-2--2-2-2-2- A: ------------------------------------- ------------ E: ------------------------------------- ------------ Right then..... I think that's about it...... and about time too!! I hope you benefit from this tab as it has taken me a while to do. *long sigh of relief* ------------------------------------------------------------- GOT A PROBLEM? NEED A TAB? EMAIL ME @ onearmedbandit_86@yahoo.co.uk MISTAKE IN MY TAB? OR IS IT JUST CRAP? TELL ME ABOUT IT @ onearmedbandit_86@yahoo.co.uk Visit http://irontabs.tripod.com/ for all the Iron Maiden bass tabs you need! (that's not a promise so don't email me saying "you liar! You 'kin cheat! etc etc"). 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