Iron Maiden – Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Bass Tab)
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This piece of tab has been created using a big piece from a Hal Leonard
transcription to this song, that was once posted on the net.
I filled in the gaps (especially the first and last verses (at 114 bpm) and
the interludes at 114 bpm), with a little help from a guitar transcription.
Have fun playing it, Wilbert Pol
Legend :
w - whole note W - whole rest
h - half note H - half rest
q - quarter note Q - quarter rest
e - eigth note E - eigth rest
s - sixteenth note S - sixteenth rest
t - thirty-second note T - thirty-second rest
+ - sustain into next note
. - multiply note/rest length by 1.5 ie. e. = e + s
{3} - a triplet
ca 114 bpm
G|---------||-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-5-4-----||-------------------------|----------------------|
A|-----7-5-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5--7-|
E|---------||-------------------------|----------------------|
s s s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e e. s
G|---------------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------|
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5-|
E|---------------------------|-------------------|
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e q
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---|
A|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e s s s s
. .
G|---------------------------|-----------------------||
D|---------------------------|-----------------------||
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
E|---------------------------|-----------------------||
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
verse 1,2
G||----------------------------|---------------------------|
D||-o--------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A||-o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E||----------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
2x
G|-------------------------|--------------------------||
D|-------------------------|------------------------o-||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--o-||
E|-------------------------|--------------------------||
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e[Interlude]
G|-----------------------4-|-------------------------|
D|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|
A|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------7---5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
s s s s e s s s s s s q s s s s e s s s s s s q
. .
G|-----------------------4-|---------------------------|
D|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-5-----4---|
A|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------5-7---7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
s s s s e s s s s s s q s s s s e s s e e s s s s
. . . .
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e e e s s e s s e s s e e
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------4---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e e e s s e s s e e s s s s
. .
G|---------------------------|-----------------------||
D|---------------------------|-----------------------||
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
E|---------------------------|-----------------------||
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e[verse 3,4]
G||----------------------------|---------------------------|
D||-o--------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A||-o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E||----------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4-------------|
A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s q
. .
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
2x
G|-------------------------|--------------------------||
D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4------------o-||
A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-5--o-||
E|-------------------------|--------------------------||
e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s q e e
. .[Verse 5]
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---|
A|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e s s s s
. .
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---||
A|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-||
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------||
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e s s s s
. .ca 162 bpm
[Verse 6,7]
G||----------|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o--------|-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|
A||-o--7-----|-7-----|-7-7-7-------------------|-7-7-7-------------------|
E||----0-----|-0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
q H. q H. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
. . { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------|-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|
A|-7-----|-7-----|-7-7-7-------------------|-7-7-7-------------------|
E|-0-----|-0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
q H. q H. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
. . { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|-3-3-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
A|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
2x
G|-------------------------|----------------------------||
D|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4--------o-||
A|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5--o-||
E|-------------------------|----------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G||----------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o--4-6-7-5-4---4-6-7-5-4---|-4-6-7-5-4---4-6-7-5-4---|
A||-o------------4-----------4-|-----------4-----------4-|
E||----------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
A|------------7------------7-|------------7------------7-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
E|------------7------------7-|------------7------------7-|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
2x
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------o-||
A|-8-10-11-10-8---8-10-11-10-8---|-10-12-13-12-10----10-12-13-12-10----o-||
E|--------------8--------------8-|----------------10----------------10---||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G||----------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o--5-----------5-----------|-5-----------7-7-7-7-5-4-|
A||-o----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-------------|
E||----------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
|1,2,3. |
G|-------------------------|------------------------||
D|-5-----------5-----------|----------------------o-||
A|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--o-||
E|-------------------------|------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
|4. q = q. 12/8
G|---------------------|--------------------|-6-------||
D|-5-----------5-------|-7--4-7-4-----8-----|-7-------||
A|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|----------7-9-------|-0-------||
E|---------------------|--------------------|---------||
e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e q q Q
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
rit.-------------------------
4/4 ca 66 bpm
G|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
D|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
A|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|------8------8------8------8-|------8------8------8------8-||
D|----9------9------9------9---|----9------9------9------9---||
A|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10-----10-----||
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }[Verse 8] 2nd time
G||---------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
D||-o----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
A||-o-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
E||---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
D|---8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8---|
A|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
D|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
A|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
2x
G|------8------8------8------8-|------8------8------8------8---||
D|----9------9------9------9---|----9------9------9------9---o-||
A|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10-----10-----o-||
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
D|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
A|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-||
D|---8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8---||
A|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----||
E|-------------------------|-------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G||---10-------10-------10-------10-------|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|
D||-o----12-------12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-------12----|
A||-o-------12-------12-------12-------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
E||---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
D|---10------10------10------10----|---10------10------10------10----|
A|------10------10------10------10-|------10------10------10------10-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
G|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|
D|----12-------12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-------12----|
A|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
|1.
G|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-------||
D|---9-----9-----9-----9---|---9-----9-----9-----9---o-||
A|-----9-----9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9-----9-----9-o-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
|2.
G|-7-----7-----7-----7---7---|-(7)----------||
D|---9-----9-----9-----9---9-|-(9)----------||
A|-----9-----9-----9---------|--9-----------||
E|---------------------------|--------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e s s
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
ca 180 bpm
G|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----12-----12---|-14-----14-----14---|
D|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|---14-----14---14---|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----12-----12---|
D|-0----0-0----0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|-14-----14-----14---|---14-----14---14---||
D|----0-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0----0-||
A|--------------------|--------------------||
E|--------------------|--------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e[Verse 9,10]
G||---11-----11-----11---|-12-----11-----12---|-14-----14-----14---|
D||-o----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A||-o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E||----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|---14-----14---14---|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----11-----12---|
D|-0----0-0----0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|-14-----14-----14---|---14-----14---14---|-9-----9-----9---|
D|----0-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0----0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|-10-----10-----10---|-9-----9-----9---|-10-----10-----10---|
D|----0-0----0-0----0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
A|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
2x
G|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7-----||
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-o-||
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E|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------||[Verse 11]
G|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-------|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7---|
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-------|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7---|
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|-5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-----3---|-5-----5-----5---|-7-----7-----7---|
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-5-|-7-----7-------7-|-(7)-7---7---7---7-||
D|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0-0-----|---0-0---0-0-0---|-------------------||
A|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------0---0---0---||
E|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e e e
12/8
q. = ca 140
G|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-|-------------------------|
A|-------0---------0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
q e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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-||
E|-------------------------|-------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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A||-o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
E||---------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
2x
G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3---||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e[Guitar Solo #1]
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A||-o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
E||---------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
4x
G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3---||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e[Guitar Solo #2]
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A||-o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E||-------------------------0-|-----------------------0-|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
4x
G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-o-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Harmony Guitar Interlude
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A||-o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E||---------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
4x
G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-o-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G||---------------------------|-------------------------|
D||-o-------------------------|-------------------------|
A||-o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E||---------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
2x
G|-------------------------|---------------------------||
D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-o-||
E|-------------------------|---------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
16/8
G||-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D||-o-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-----|-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-5-----|
A||-o-----------------------------8---|-----------------------------8---|
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E
12/8
|1,2.
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D|-------------------------|-------------------------o-||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o-||
E|-----------------------0-|-----------------------0---||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
4/4 ca 114 bpm (Intro feel)
|3.
G|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5--7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e e e e. s (e) s s e s s e s s e s s[Verse 12]
G|-------------------||-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------4---| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-| E|-------------------||-------------------------|---------------------------| e s s e s s e e q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-7---5-| E|-------------------------|---------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-| E|-------------------------|---------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s G|-------------------------|-----------------------|| D|-------------------------|-----------------------|| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|| E|-------------------------|-----------------------|| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
[Verse 13]
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|---------------------4---| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e s s s s G|-----------------------|---------------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------4---| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-7---5-| E|-----------------------|---------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e e e s s e s s e s s s s s s G|-------------------------|---------------------|| D|-------------------------|---------------------|| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| E|-------------------------|---------------------|| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s q
[Interlude]
G|-----------------------4-|-------------------------|
D|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|
A|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------7---5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
s s s s e s s s s s s q s s s s e s s s s s s q
. .
G|-----------------------4-|---------------------------|
D|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-5-----4---|
A|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------5-7---7-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
s s s s e s s s s s s q s s s s e s s e e s s s s
. . . .
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e e e s s e s s e s s e e
G|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------4---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7-|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e e e s s e s s e e s s s s
. .
G|---------------------------|-----------------------||
D|---------------------------|-----------------------||
A|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
E|---------------------------|-----------------------||
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e[Verse 14]
G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-| E|-------------------------|---------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-| E|-------------------------|---------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-| E|-------------------------|---------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4---------------| A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-| E|-------------------------|---------------------------| e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s e e . . G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s G|-------------------------|---------------------------|| D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4---------------|| A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-5-|| E|-------------------------|---------------------------|| e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s e e . .
[Verse 15]
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4---------------|
A|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s e e
. .
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
rit-----------------------------
Harm.--------
G|--------------5---------------||
D|------------5---5-------------||
A|-7--------5-------5-----------||
E|-0------------------5---------||
let ring -------[Verse 1]
Hear the rime of the Ancient Mariner
see his eyes as he stops one of three
mesmerises one of the wedding guests
stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea
and the music plays on as the bride passes by
caught by his spell and the Mariner tells his tale
[Verse 2]
Driver south to the land of the snow and ice
to a place where nobody's been
through the snow fog flies on the albatross
hailed in God's name, hoping good luck it brings
and the ship sails on, back to the North
through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on
[Verse 3]
The Mariner kills the bird of good omen
his shipmates cry against what he's done
but when the fog clears, they justify him
and make themselves a part of the crime
sailing on and North across the sea
sailing on and North 'til all is calm
[Verse 4]
The albatross begins with its vengeance
a terrible curse a thirst has begun
his shipmates blame bad luck on the Mariner
about his neck, the dead bird is hung
and the curse goes on and on at sea
and the curse goes on and on for them and me
[Verse 5]
"Day after day, day after day, we struck nor breath nor motion
as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean
water, water, everywhere and all the boards did shrink
water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink"
[Verse 6]
There, calls the Mariner, there comes a ship over the line
but how can she sail with no wind and no tide
See ...onward she comes
onward she nears, out of the sun
See ...she has no crew
she has no life, wait but there's two
[Verse 7]
Death and she Life in Death, they throw their dice for the crew
she wins the Mariner and he belongs to her now
Then ...crew one by one
they drop down dead, two hundred men
She ...she, Life in Death
she lets him live, her chosen one
[Verse 8] (Narrative)
"One after one by the star dogged moon, too quick for 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"
[Verse 9]
The curse it lives on in their eyes
the Mariner he wished he'd die
along with the sea creatures
but they lived on, so did he
[Verse 10]
And by the light of the moon
he prays for their beauty not doom
with heart he blesses them
God's creatures all of them too
[Verse 11]
Then the spell starts to break
the albatross falls from his neck
sinks down like lead into the Sea
then down in falls comes the rain
[Verse 12]
Hear the groans of the long dead seaman
see them stir and start to rise
bodies lifted by good spirits
none of them speak and they're lifeless in their eyes
And revenge is still sought, penance start again
cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on
[Verse 13]
Now the curse is finally lifted
and the Mariner sights his home
spirits go from the long dead bodies
form their own light and the Mariner's left alone
[Verse 14]
And then a boat came sailing towards him
it was a joy he could not believe
the Pilot's boat, his son and the hermit
penance of life will fall onto Him
and the ship it sinks like lead into the sea
and the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins
[Verse 15]
The Mariner's bound to tell his story
to tell his tale wherever he goes
to teach God's word by his own example
that we must love all things that God made
And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man
and the tale goes on and on and on
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| (n) Ghost note
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