Wrathchild by Iron Maiden +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Symbol | Explanation | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Bar line separating measures of music | | v(x) | Vibrato arm; number in ()'s is fret note to be | | | sounded, (\) is an unspecified dive | | ~ | Sustained/Held note | | ^ | Hammer on/Pull off | | b | Bend string up to indicated pitch/fret | | r | Release bend to indicated string/fret | | x/y | Slide from fret 'x' to 'y'; x/ is a slide to nowhere | | x\y | Slide from fret 'x' down to 'y'; x\ is a slide to | | | nowhere | |[xxxxxx]| Fret box; represents guitar neck: [EADGBe] | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+ Chords used: C5 : [x355xx] B5 : [x244xx] G5 : [355xxx] F#5 : [244xxx] [Bass Intro Riff] G:---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D:---------------------------------|-----------------5-5-4-5-7-5-4----| A:-5-7-7-7---------5-7-7-7---------|-5-7-7-7-----------------------5--| E:---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0------------------| [Riff 1]* The harmony below only appears occasionally. Usually both guitars play the exact same figure. Listen closely for it! E5 e:---------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------|L G:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~------------------|E D:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~--5-5-4-5-7-5-4---|F A:---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~----------------5-|T E:-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~------------------| | | e:---------------------------------------------------------|R B:---------------------------------------------------------|I G:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~------------------|G D:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~--9-9-7-9-10-9-7--|H A:---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~-----------------9|T E:-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~------------------| [Riff 2]: E5 e:-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------| G:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~-----| D:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~-----| A:---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~-----| E:-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~-----| [Riff 3]: (this is the chorus) E5 e:----------------------------|----------------------------| B:----------------------------|----------------------------| G:--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|--7/9-9-9-9~----------------| D:--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|--7/9-9-9-9~--5-6-7---------| A:--5/7-7-7-7~---7-5---5---5--|--5/7-7-7-7~---------5---5--| E:------0-0-0~-------7---7----|------0-0-0~-----------7----| C5 e:----------------------------|--------------------------------| B:----------------------------|--------------------------------| G:--7/9-9-9-9-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--| D:--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--| A:--5/7-7-7-7~---7-5---5---5--|-3-3-3-3-3-----3---3-----3---3--| E:------0-0-0~-------7---7----|-------------3---------3--------| D5 E5 e:--------------------------------|------------------------| B:--------------------------------|------------------------| G:-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--|------------------------| D:-7-7-7-7-7-----7---7-----7---7--|------------------------| A:-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--|--7-5---5---5-----------| E:-------------5---------5--------|------7---7---7-6-5--3--| Song progression: [Bass Intro Riff] x1 [Riff 1] x2 with solo fills: (w/ delay and wah-wah) e:-------------------------------------------------------| B:---15b17~~~~r15^12--------17b20~~~---------------------| G:-------------------12~~~-----------12-14-14-12---------| D:-----------------------------------------------14\-----| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics: I was born into a scene of angriness and greed, of dominance and persecution My mother was a queen, my dad I've never seen, I was never meant to be C5 B5 [Riff 2] x1 Now I spend my time looking all around* For a man that's nowhere to be found* C5 B5 G5 F#5 Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching C5 B5 [Riff 1] x2 I'm gonna find my man gonna travel around* *More fills played with above lyrics (w/ delay and wah-wah) e:----------------------|-----15b17-15-12-------12~--| B:----------------------|-12--------------15b17------| G:-14b16r14-12-14-12~\--|----------------------------| D:----------------------|----------------------------| A:----------------------|----------------------------| E:----------------------|----------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------| B:------------------15b17~~------------------------------| G:--2trb4*------------------14b16-14b16-14-12------------| D:--------------------------------------------14~--------| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------| (* rapidly pick this note while bending up) [Riff 3] x1 /w chorus: Cos I'm a wrathchild Well I'm a wrathchild Yeh I'm a wrathchild Oh I'm coming to get ya Oh yeah-eh-yeah Play [Riff 1] x4 under guitar solo (/w wah-wah): e:-----------------------------|-------------------------| B:-----------------------------|-------------------------| G:-----------2b4r2~------------|--2^0^2^0^2^0^2^0^2^0^3^0| D:-----------------------------|-------------------------| A:-----------------------------|-------------------------| E:----------------------0*-----|-------------------------| (* use tremolo bar to drop note and slowly rise back up) e:-----------------------------|------------------------------12--------| B:-----------------------------|---------------------------------15b17~~| G:^4^0^4^0^5^0^5^0^6^0^6^0^7^0^7^0^8^0^8^0^8^0^9^0^9^0^9^0/12-----------| D:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| A:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| E:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------| B:---15--12^15^12----------15^17-15-15-17b19---17b19-----| G:----------------14b16-16-------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------| e:--------------------------------------------------14---| B:-17b19-17b19-17^15-15^17^15\14^15^14^15^14-----17------| G:--------------------------------------------16---------| D:-------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------| e:--17b19r17-17~--|--17b19r17-17------19b21---19--18-----| B:----------------|---------------17---------------------| G:----------------|--------------------------------------| D:----------------|--------------------------------------| A:----------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------|--------------------------------------| e:-17^18^17----17-----------------------| B:----------20----20b22~~~r20-----------| G:--------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------------| A:--------------------------------------| E:--------------------------------------| Now play last half of [Riff 3], then break into this bit: (To make this easier to play and remember, I have moved parts of it from the original tab.) e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D:----------0-------0------------|----------0-------0------------| A:--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------|--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------| E:--------------------------3-0--|--------------------------3-0--| e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D:----------0-------0------------|----------0-------0------------| A:--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------|--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------| E:--------------------------3-0--|--------------------------3-0--| e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D:----------2-------2------------|----------2-------2------------| A:--4-4---4---4---4---4-3-2------|--4-4---4---4---4---4-3-2------| E:--------------------------5-2--|--------------------------5-2--| e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D:----------3-------3------------|----------3-------3------------| A:--5-5---5---5---5---5-4-3------|--5-5---5---5---5---5-4-3------| E:--------------------------6-3--|--------------------------6-3--| e:------------------------| B:------------------------| G:------------------------| D:------------------------| A:--7-5---5---5-----------| E:------7---7---7-6-5--3--| [Riff 1] x2 /w fill below: (w/ delay and wah-wah) e:---------------------------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------15b17~~--15b17r15-12---------| G:--7b9~~----7b9r7-7---14b16r14-12-----------------------12~~\---| D:---------------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics: Some say it shouldn't matter, ain't nothing gonna alter the course of my destination But I know I've gotta find some serious peace of mind or I know I'll just go crazy C5 B5 [Riff 2] x1 Now I spend my time looking all around* For a man that's nowhere to be found* C5 B5 G5 F#5 Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching C5 B5 [Riff 1] x2 I'm gonna find my man gonna travel around* *More fills played with above lyrics (w/ delay, wah-wah and phaser) e:--------------------------|-----15b17-15-12------------| B:-12^15-15-12^15~~--15b17~-|-12-------------------------| G:--------------------------|------------------14--------| D:--------------------------|---------------------14~----| A:--------------------------|----------------------------| E:--------------------------|----------------------------| e:---------------------------------------12--------------| B:------------------------------------12---15^12---------| G:--2trb4*------14b16r14b16r14--14b16------------14b16---| D:-----------------------------------------------------14| A:-------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------| (* rapidly pick this note while bending up) [Riff 3] x1 /w chorus: Cos I'm a wrathchild Well I'm a wrathchild Yeh I'm a wrathchild Oh I'm coming to get ya Oh yeah-eh-yeah Play last part of [Riff 3] 3 times, Dave plays this at the end (just the same riff one octave up). e:---------------------------------| B:---------------------------------| G:--9-7---7---7--------------------| D:------9---9---9-8-7--------------| A:--------------------10-7\--------| E:---------------------------------| "Wrathchild Solo and Fills" by Iron Maiden Transcribed by Alexander Ciullo (IronAlex@juno.com) Fill 1 E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----15b (17)---15b (17)~---pre15b (17)r(15)p12-----------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------12sl-\-| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill 2 E-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----17b(20)---17b(20)r(17)-------------------------------| G--------------------------------------12h14--12~-------------| D-------------------------------------------------------14sl\-----| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill 3 E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----14b(16)r(14)---12h14--12sl\--------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill 4 E------------15b(17)---15---12----------------------------------| B-----12------------------------------15b(17)---15b(17)~-----| G----------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill 5 E-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------|---15b(17)-(17)~---------------------------------------------| G*--2b(4)---2b(4)r(2)p0--2b(4)~-|------------------------14b(16)-(16)--12~------------------| D-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------14--12-con't A-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------14-| E-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------| * While bending the first note speed pick rapidly as you B-------------------| gradually bend up to a full step G-------------------| D---12h14sl\---|(to solo) A-------------------| E-------------------| Solo E-------------------------------------------12~-----------------------12t(15)--------------| B-------------------------------------------12~---12--15b(17)~--------------15sl\-----| G---3b(5)r2-trill up neck to(12)---------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------0-depress bar-------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---12p10h12sl\----15h17p15----15h17p15h17b(19)-17b(19)~r(18)b(19)--17b(19)r17| G---------------------------------------16----------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------17b(19)r(17)b(19)--17b(19)r(17) B--15h17h15sl\14h15p14--14h15p14sl\12--15--17--------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Econ't--b(19)r(17)-------19b(21)--19--18--17h18p17-------17-----------------------------------| B------------------------17-----------------------------------------20-------20b(22)r(21)b(23)r(21)--| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill 6 E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---3b(5)---3b(5)~-----------------------15b(17)~r(15)p12~------------| G-------------------------14b(16)~--12-------------------------------12sl\--| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill 7 E---7h10p7p0h7h10p7p0h7h10p7p0h7h10b(12)~(10)sl\-----| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill 8 E---------15b(17)---15--------------------------------| B---12----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------12b(13)~-----------------| D-------------------------------------------14sl\---------| A-----------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------| Fill 9 E----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------|---------------12-12-12---------12-12-12--------------------| G*--2b(4)--2b(4)r(2)p0--2b(4)~-|--14b(16)----------------14b(16)(16)(16)r(14)p12--con't D----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| *While bending the first note speed pick E---------------------12-------------------------| rapidly as you bend up a full step B----------------12-------12---15b(17)~----| G---14b(16)-----------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------| 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