Iron Maiden – The Red And The Black (Bass Tab)
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Welcome to the 13+ minute long marathon that is The Red And The Black. I tried to portray the rhythm
as well as I could but it's always iffy in tabs. Listen closely to the song and you can figure it out!
All chords should be strummed.
[Intro]
G|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9---|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7----| D|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9---|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7----| A|---7----|---5-7-8---7-3-5-7---|------7-|-5-7-8--7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-2-0--5-7--5----| E|-0------|---------------------|--0-----|-------------------------------3-5-------| G|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9--|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7-------| D|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9--|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7-------| A|---7----|---5-7-8---7-3-5-7--|------7-|-5-7-8--7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-2-0--5-7--5-------| E|--------|--------------------|--0-----|-------------------------------3-5-------12\|
[Intro #2] (0:30)
G|----------------------------|----------------------------| \
D|-------------------5-5-5----|-------------------5-5-5-7--| |
A|---7-7-7---5-5-5----------5-|---7-7-7---5-5-5------------| |
E|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------| | Repeat these
bars x4
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |
D|-------------------5-5-5-7-7-|--7\5-5-5------------------| |
A|---7-7-7---5-5-5-------------|------------5-5-5\3-3-3----| |
E|-0---------------------------|------------------------3--| /[Intro to Verse Fill]
G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-| x4 E|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|-------------------5---7---| D|-----------------------------------|-------------------5---7---| A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---3---5---| x2 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-| x2 E|-----------------------------------|
[Verse Riff] (01:29)
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------5---7---| D|-----------------------------------|-------------------5---7---| A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7---7-7---3---5---| x4 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------| "The morals of life .... "
[Verse "Wa-ah-oh" Riff]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5---------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5---------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5---3-----5-7-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-| x2 E|-----------------------------------|
(To save tab length, these 3 riffs (verse riff & wah-ah-oh riffs) are repeated x3,
should be easy to make out where and when)
[Chorus] (04:58)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
x6
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|[Post Chorus/Solo Riff] (6:29)
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1 (one bar fill into riff)
E|-----------------|
G|-9-9---12-12-|-5-5---7-7-|-9-9---12-12-|-7-7-----7-7---|
D|-9-9---12-12-|-5-5---7-7-|-9-9---12-12-|-7-7-----7-7---|
A|-7-7---10-10-|-3-3---5-5-|-7-7---10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------|-----------|-------------|---------------|
x4
G|-9-9---12-12-|-5-5---7-7-|-------5-5---|-7-7-----7-7---|
D|-9-9---12-12-|-5-5---7-7-|-7-7---5-5---|-7-7-----7-7---|
A|-7-7---10-10-|-3-3---5-5-|-7-7---3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------|-----------|-5-5---------|---------------|[Intro Repeat] (07:14)
G|----------------------------|----------------------------| \
D|-------------------5-5-5----|-------------------5-5-5-7--| |
A|---7-7-7---5-5-5----------5-|---7-7-7---5-5-5------------| |
E|-0--------------------------|-0--------------------------| | Repeat these
bars x4
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------| |
D|-------------------5-5-5-7-7-|--7\5-5-5------------------| |
A|---7-7-7---5-5-5-------------|------------5-5-5\3-3-3----| |
E|-0---------------------------|------------------------3--| /
G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-|-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-|-3-3-33----------|-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-| x1
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------3-3-3-33-|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-|-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-|-3-3-33-5-5-5-55-|-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-| x3
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-5-5---7-7---|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-5-5---7-7---|------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-|-3-3---5-5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-| x6
E|------------------|------------------|-------------|------------------|[Faster Bridge To Harmony Section Riff] (09:09)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| \
D|---------------|---------------|-7-7777-7-7777-|---------------| |
A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-|---------------|-5-5555-5-5555-| |
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |
> Play these 8 bars
| twice (x2) and finish
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------| | with the two bars below
D|---------------|---------------|-7-7777-7-7777-|-9-9999-12-12121212-| |
A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-|---------------|--------------------| |
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------| /
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-|
E|---------------|---------------|[Harmony Riffs] (09:40)
(Play these fast!)
G|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
D|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-333333333333-|-555555555555-|-77777777777-|-77777777777-| x4
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| \ \
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| | \
A|-3-3333-3-3333-|-5-5555-5-5555-|-7-7777-7-7777-|-5-5555-5-5555-| | \
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| | |
> x2 |
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| | |
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| | > ALL of this section x3
A|-3-3333-3-3333-|-5-5555-5-5555-|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-| | |
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| / ||
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| | D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| / A|-3-3333-3-3333-|-5-5555-5-5555-|-7-7777-7-7777-|-7-7777-7-7777-| x4 / E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| /
[Bridge #2]
G|-------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------------0-2-0-2---|---------------0-2-0-------| A|-----------0-2-----------|-----------0-2-------2-0---| x6 E|-0-0-0---3---------------|-0-0-0---3---------------3-| G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-3-3333-3-3333-|---------------|-5-5555-5-5555-| E|---------------|---------------|-3-3333-3-3333-|---------------| G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------------| D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------0-2-0-------| A|-7-7777-7-7777-|-3-3333-3-3333-|---------------|-----------0-2-------2-0---| E|---------------|---------------|-3-3333-3-3333-|-0-0-0---3---------------3-| G|-------------------------| D|---------------0-2-0-2---| A|-----------0-2-----------| E|-0-0-0---3---------------|
[Repeated Verse Riff]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5---------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7---5---------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5---3-----5-7-| x2 E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7------5---------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7------5---------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5------3---------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|
[Intro as Outro]
G|---9----|---7-9-10-5-5-7-9--|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7-----| D|---9----|---7-9-10-5-5-7-9--|------9-|-7-9-10-9-7-5-3-5-4-5-4-2-4-2-------7-----| A|---7----|---5-7-8--7-3-5-7--|------7-|-5-7-8--7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-2-0--5-7--5-----| E|-0------|-------------------|--0-----|-------------------------------3-5-----12\| G|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9--|-9-------| D|---9----|---7-9-10--5-5-7-9--|-9-------| A|---7----|---5-7-8---7-3-5-7--|-7-------| E|-0------|--------------------|-0-------|
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