'Rime Of The Ancient Mariner' by Iron Maiden - Guitar Tutorial

            

From: scary@zikzak.apana.org.au (Gary Chapman)
 
 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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 Chords used:
  
    C5  D5  E5  A5  E   F  F#m  G  Cadd2
 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:
  
 E5
 Hear the rime of the ancient mariner, see his eye as he stops one of 
 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"
  
         C5                         
 And the music plays on as the bride passes by.
  
 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.
  
 E5                                          C5
 Through the snow fog flies on the albatross hailed in God`s name, 
  
             Riff B           E5
 hoping good luck it brings.
  
         C5
 And the ship sails on, back to the north.
  
 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.
  
 E5
 And makes themselves a part of the crime.
  
         C5            D5
 Sailing on and on and on across the 
  
  
 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.
  
 E5                       E5
 There, calls the         mariner, there comes a ship over the
 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...
  
 Cadd2                                A 
 She, she life in death, she lets him live, her chosen one.
  
 F#m  A5  E   F   G     (AS plays chords, DM plays single-note triplets)
 F#m  A5  E   F   G
  
 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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 scary@zikzak.apana.org.au
 
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