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* RHAPSODY - THE DARK TOWER OF ABYSS (From the album: SYMPHONY OF ENCHANTED LANDS) *
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Music and Words By: Turilli & Staropoli/Turilli
Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 14.12.2000
email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com
Please mail me if you can find mistakes!
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Normal Tuning!!
Guitar enters at (0:21)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G--Intro:-Orchestra---|-----------------------------------------7----5----------9~|
D---------------------|--7----7------------------7----7----7---7----5----7----9~|
A---------------------|--7----7---2----2----2---7----7----7---5----3----6----7~|
E------------------------5----5---4----4----4---5----5----5---------------7------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--9~--------------------------------------------7----5-----------------9~---9---|
D--9~---7----7-------------------7-----7----7---7----5----7----2~-----9~---9---|
A--7~---7----7---2----2----2----7-----7----7---5----3----6----2~-----7~---7---|
E--0~---5----5---4----4----4----5-----5----5---------------7----0~---------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------5---5--------------|
B------------------------------5---5-----------------3---3-6-3-6---6----------------|
G*-----------------------5---5---5---2~------------2---2---------------5~-----------|
D*-----------------7---7---7------------5-3-2----3------------------------9-7-5----7|
A---7~-5---------7---7------------------------5--------------------------------8--|
E--------8-7-5-8--------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm............................| pm.............................| pm.........
(end Intro) x2 Verse 1
E---------5---5-8-5-8--------------------------T-------T-------||-------------------|
B---6---6---6---------5~-----------------------------/10p5-----||-------------------|
G-5---5------------------7-5-4-----------------9p5---------5--*||-------------------|
D---------------------------------------10p7-------7----------*||-------------------|
A------------------------------12p7h12------7-----------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
E--------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------|
....................| pm.....| pm................
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------7~--------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------7~--------------------------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---5~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E-------------------------------------------------5~--------------------------------|
..............................................| pm.............................
E-----------------------------------Two-Gtrs:---------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--------------------------------7~-------------|--6--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------7~-------------|--6--------------------------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5~--8~---7~----|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
E--------------------------------5~--1~---0~----------------------------------------|
..............................| pm..............................
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------6---------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6---------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
............................| pm.................................................
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/-|
D----------------4---------------------------------------------------------------/-|
A----------------4---------------------------------------------------------------/-|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
..............| pm............................................................|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-6---------------------------------------------------------------------------/--7--|
D-6-------------------------------------------------------------7----7---7---/--7--|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4----7----7---7---/--5--|
E---------------------------------------------------------------5----5---5---/--5--|
pm.......................................................|
Guitar Solo 1 at (3:06) with 2 Gt
E---------------------------------------------------21-19-18----------16-14-13------|
B----------------------------------|-------------|--23-21-19-21-19~~--18-16-15-16-15|
G--7---7---/--8----8--8------------|--Orchestra--|-----------22-20~~-----------16-15|
D--7---7---/--8----8--8-----6~~---|-------------|----------------------------------|
A--5---5---/--6----6--6-----6~~---|-------------|----------------------------------|
E--5---5---/--6----6--6-----4~~----------------------------------------------------|
rs...| Two Guitars:
E-------------------11~--13-11h13p11-10------------/-16-16-14---14-16-18-18-16-16---|
B~-----12----12-14---------------------12-11--9---/-18-18-16---16-18-19-19-18-18---|
G~---------13-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-16-16-14-14-13-13---13-14-16-16-14-14~~---14-14-14---14-16-18-18-16-16---16-16-14-|
B-18-18-16-16-15-15---15-16-18-18-16-16~~---16-16-16---16-18-19-19-18-18---18-18-16-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-14-13-13---13-14-16-14~------------14-16-/18~-----------16-18-/19~-------17-19-21~|
B-16-15-15---15-16-18-16~---15-16-18-16-18-------16-18-19-18-19------19-21-19-21-23~|
G---------------------------15-17-19-------------17-19-20------------20-22----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E~--19-19--18-18-16-14~--13~---16~-14h16p14-13-14-/21-19-19~--18~---21--19-19--18|
B~--21-21--19-19-18-16~--15~---18~-16h18p16-15-16-/23-21-21~--19~---23--21-21--19|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-18-16-14~--13~---16~-14h16p14-13-14-/21-19-19~--18~--18~~-------------------------|
B-19-18-16~--15~---18~-16h18p16-15-16-/23-21-21~--19~--19~~--|-------------|--------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|--Orchestra--|*--8----|
D------------------------------------------------------------|----with-----|*--8----|
A------------------------------------------------------------|---Narrator--|---6-6-6|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm..
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
........................................................| pm....................
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------/-4---------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------/-4---------------------------------------------|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-/-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
..................................| pm...........................................
x2 Guitar S
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--15-----|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------*|------14-|
D------------6----------------------------------------------------------*|---------|
A-2-2-2-2-2--6-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
E------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
..........| pm......................................................|
olo 2
E-----13--15--16--17--------------------------------------10h13p10----------10-13-/-|
B-15------------------17-15-17b(18)-r-17-15------------11----------11----11---------|
G---------------------------------------------------10----------------10------------|
D------------------------------------------------12---------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------13------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-18p13----------13h18-/-22~-20-18-17--------------17-17b(18)-r-17~~---------------|
B-------15----15--------------.--.-----20~--20--20---------------------|------------|
G----------15----------------------------------------------------------|--Keyboard-S|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo 3 (Gtr.1)
E-------/9--------------------9h12p9--------------------9--------------------9h12-/-|
B-----|----10--------------10--------10--------------10---10--------------10--------|
Golo--|-------9----------9--------------9----------9---------9----------9-----------|
D-----|---------11----11------------------11----11-------------11----11-------------|
A-----|------------12------------------------12-------------------12----------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
E-/17p12----------12h17-/-21-18h21p18-17-15----15-----------------------------------|
B--------14----14---------------------------17----17h18p17h18p17~-----|-/-17p14----|
G-----------14---------------------------------------------------------|---------14-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3 (Gtr.2)
E-------------------15----------------------------------------------------15-/18-15h|
B-------------14h17----17p14----------------14h17p14----------------14h17-----------|
G----------14----------------14----------14----------14----------14-----------------|
D-14----14----------------------14----14----------------14----14--------------------|
A----16----------------------------16----------------------16-----------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E18p15---------------------------------------------------------------5---5----------|
B------18-17-15-17-14h15p14h15p14~---|-------------------------6---6---6------------|
G------------------------------------|-------------------7---7---7----------7~------|
D------------------------------------|--7~-------------7---7-------------------10-8|
A------------------------------------|-----10-8-7----8------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------10--------------------------------|
pm...............................| pm....
E-----------------6---6-10-6-10-------------------------------10----10-13-10-13-----|
B-----------8---8---8------------6~------------------11----11----11--------------10~|
G---------7---7---------------------9-7-5---------10----10--------------------------|
D-7-----8--------------------------------------12-----------------------------------|
A---/10------------------------------------13--------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
..............................| pm...........................................|
T T
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------10p6----15p10p6-------------------------------5---5---------------|
G---------10p7---------7----------------------------------5---5---5----2~-----------|
D-12p7h12------7------------------------------------7---7---7-------------5-3-2----3|
A-------------------------------------5~---------7---7-------------------------5--|
E-----------------------------------------8-7-5-8-----------------------------------|
pm...........................| pm.........
E---------------5---5------------------------5---5-8-5-8----------------------------|
B---3---3-6-3-6---6--------------------6---6---6----------5~------------------------|
G-2---2----------------5~------------5---5-------------------7-5-4------------------|
D-------------------------9-7-5----7------------------------------------------10p7--|
A-------------------------------8-----------------------------------12p7h12------7|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
....................| pm...............................| pm....|
T T
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------10p5----|-----------|------------------------------------------------------|
G-9p5---------5--|--Verse-2--|--6---------------------------------------------------|
D-----7----------|-----------|--6--------------------------------------------------|
A----------------|-----------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm..............................................|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6--------------------------------------------------4-----------------------------|
A-6--------------------------------------------------4-----------------------------|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
pm..............................................| pm...........................
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------/-6-----------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------/-6--------------------------------------------------------7-|
A---------------------/-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4---7-|
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------5-|
....................| pm...................................................|
E-------------------------------------------------------||
B-------------------------------------------------------||
G----------/--7----7---7--/--8----8---8-----------------|| end
D---7---7--/--7----7---7--/--8----8---8---6~~---------||
A---7---7--/--5----5---5--/--6----6---6---6~~---------||
E---5---5--/--5----5---5--/--6----6---6---4~~---------||
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Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 1
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--8-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--8------8------9---8----------------------------------------------------------|
A--6------8------9---8---------/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
E----------6------7---6--2~-1~-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
pm................................................
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------Two-Guitars.......|-----------/|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------/|
A---/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---6~-5~-8~--/|
E-6----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-2-2--------------|
.....................................................................|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--8----8-------------------------8----8----8----8-------------------------8---8---8|
D--8----8----9----9----8----8----8----8----8----8----9----9----8----8----8---8---8|
A--6----6----9----9----8----8----6----6----6----6----9----9----8----8----6---6---6|
E------------7----7----6----6------------------------7----7----6----6-------------|
E--------||
B--------||
G~~-----|| end
D~~-----||
A~~-----||
E--------||
Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 2 ,Keyboard Solo and Guitar Solo 3
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G---7--------------------7------------------------------------------------|| end
D---7----7----8----5~----7----7----8----5~-----7-----7-----7~~---------||
A---5----7----8----5~----5----7----8----5~-----7-----7-----7~~---------||
E--------5----6----3~---------5----6----3~-----5-----5-----5~~---------||
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic
pm..| = Palm mute
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
= slide down
~ = Vibrato
b() = Bend
x = Pick Slide
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---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---
---.---
--12--- = Staccato
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|* *| = repeat from * to *
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