Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death guitar tab
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 19:15:43 -0800
From: John R. Alkire <johnalkire@earthlink.net>
Subject: i/iron_maiden/dance_of_death.tab
Song:"Dance of Death"
Artist:Iron Maiden
Album:Dance of Death
Tabbed By:John Alkire
Email:johnalkire@earthlink.net
Standard Tuning
So, here is my final effort. In the meantime, I have made some key
changes to the tab to make it better. I have tabbed this by ear so
there may be a few mistakes. I left out the solo's and will leave
them up to you experts out there. Also, others have tabbed this song
and I am confident that theirs are wrong. So, try this on for size!
Remember, listen to the CD for timing and tempo! Enjoy!
INTRO:(Clean)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9---9---------12----12--------7---7-------5---5-------5---5-----|
|-7---7---7---10-----10----10---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---7---7-------9---9-------9---9-------|
|-5---5---5---7---7---7---7---7---7-----|
|---------------------------------------|
SOLO I. This is played while the chord progression above continues.
Same solo played to close out the song but has some echo
effects.
|-------------------7-7-------------7-7-10-7----------------7-7--
|-----7-8-10-8----------10-8/7----------------10-8-10-8----------
|-9~------------9~--------------9~-----------------------9~------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------|
|-10-8/7-------|
|----------9~--|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
INTRO:(Cont.) This will be played through two times and then tempo
will
pick up using the same chord progression.
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9--9--------12----12--------7---7-------5---5------5---5----|
|-7--7---7---10----10----10---5---5---5---3---3---3--3---3---3--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---7--7-------9---9-------9---9---|----9---9---------12----12--------|
|-5--5---5---7---7---7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7----10----10----10-----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7---7------------------5---5-------7---7-------9---9-------9---9----|
|-5---5---5-----7---7----3---3---3---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
|-------------5---5---5-------------------------------------------------|
INTRO(Cont.): Now the guitars begin to use quick strums of each
chord
and Bruce sings "Feeling scared as fell to my
knees,something
rushed me from the trees." Do this progression three
times,
listen to CD for timing and tempo.
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------
|--------------------------7-5-4---4-5-4~-|---------------------------
|-9--12--7---5-5--7---9-9--------7--------|---9--12--7-----5--7--9-9--
|-7--10--5---3-3--5---7-7-----------------|---7--10--5--7--3--5--7-7--
|-----------------------------------------|-------------5-------------
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-7-5-4-----4-5-4~---|
|--------7-----------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
INTRO:(Cont.) This is the ending of the intro progression and it
starts with
"Into the middle I was led",and continues with "As if
time has
stopped still I was numb with fear." Plays through
five times,
listen to CD!
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------
|-------11-7--------11--7-|---9-9--12-12--7-7-------5-5--7-7--9-9--
|-9-9----------9-9--------|---9-9--12-12--7-7--7-7--5-5--7-7--9-9--
|-7-7---9--5---7-7--9---5-|---7-7--10-10--5-5--7-7--3-3--5-5--7-7--
|-------------------------|--------------------5-5-----------------
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-11--7---------|
|----------(X5)-|
|-9---5---------|
|---------------|
Main Theme Melody: Now for the fun part. This next sequence is the
fast
melody that is backed with a violin sound. Not
sure if
mine is accurate, but I took a stab at it. Here
you go!
It is the same throughout the song so I only
tabbed it
once. Again listen to the CD. Make sure your
fingers are
warmed up!
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7h8p7-----------7h87-----------7h8p7----------77777777h8p7---------|
|-9-------9-7-9---9------9-7-9---9-------9-7-9--9--------------9-7-9---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---7h8p7-----------8-10-8/7----7-7--7h8p7----------|
|-9-------9-7-9---9----------9--------------9-7-9---|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus(Distortion): This is consistent through out
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9\-12/-5\-12/-7\-12/-9------------9\-12/-5\-12/-7\-12/-9---5/-4--|
|-9\-12/-5\-12/-7\-12/-9------------9\-12/-5\-12/-7\-12/-9---5/-4--|
|-7\-10/-3\-10/-5\-10/-7--7h9--5h7--7\-10/-3\-10/-5\-10/-7---3/-2--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude Part I. After the first two solo's comes the "chant
Melodies." I
knick-named them this because in concert the
Europeans
will chant each note.
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-6~--9-7/6-----6-7-6---------------6~-----6~--9-7/6----6-7-6---
|------------9---------9-7--9-7--9--------------------9---------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-9-7--9-7--9--4~---|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
Interlude Part II. This is the same idea played after the third
solo,
just played at a different key. Play this with
the CD,
you'll know what I mean!
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-4~--7-5/4-----4-5-4---------------4~---4~--7-5/4-----4-5-4--
|------------7---------7-5--7-5--7------------------7---------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-7-5--7-5--7--2~----|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
Back to Main fast Melodies following with Solo I. again. Finish up
with
the same chords as the introduction progression and your done!
Up The Irons!
John R. Alkire
