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Band:  Iron Maiden
Song:  The rime of the ancient mariner
Album: Powerslave

Tabbed by Count Darkness -> count.darkness@aon.at



Intro:

E ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\-
D --5-4---------2------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\-
A ------7-5-7\--2------7------7------7------7------3---5---7\-
E --------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0------------

Riff A:
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D --5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-4---4-5-5-----------------
A ------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7--------5-7-9-7\-------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------


Verse:

E5
Hear the rime of the ancient mariner, see his eye as he stops one of
Mesmerises one of the wedding guests - "stay here and listen to the nightmares

Riff B:
E -----------------
B -----------------
G -----------------
D -------0-2-4-0-2-
A -----------------
E -----------------
  three.
  of the sea"

        C5
And the music plays on as the bride passes by.

D5                                  Riff B             D5  E5
Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale.

                                                                    Riff B
Driven south the the land of the snow and ice to a place where nobody's been.

E5                                          C5
Through the snow fog flies on the albatross hailed in God's name,

            Riff B           E5
hoping good luck it brings.

        C5
And the ship sails on, back to the north.

D5                                        Riff B
Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on.


Riff C

 (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------7~----------------------------
D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-4~-
A ------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)
E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------4~----------------------------
D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4----
A ---------------------------------------------------5~-
E ------------------------------------------------------


 (Dave Murray)
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------7~--------------------------------
D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9--9--4-5-7-5\-
A ----------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------4~--------------------------------
D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5--5--0-2-4-2--
A ----------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------


 (Dave Murray)
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12-10-9-10-12~-
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)
E -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------
D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--5-4-5-7~-
A -------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------


 (Dave Murray)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------
D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12--12---7-9-10-9\-
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--7---0-2-4-2-
A ----------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------


E5                                         Riff B
The mariner kills the bird of good omen.
His shipmates cry against what he's done.
But when the fog clears they justify him.

E5
And makes themselves a part of the crime.

        C5            D5
Sailing on and on and on across the

Riff D

 (Dave Murray)
E -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -4--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-4---4~--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-----4----
D --------------7--------7---------------7-------7-----5-
A -------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------

RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------
D --2--2-2-5-4-2---2--2-----2~--2-2-5-4-2---2-2----2-
A ---------------5-------5----------------5------5---
E ---------------------------------------------------
  sea...                                         Sailing on and on and on...


'till all is calm.

E5                                          Riff B
The albatross begins with his vengeance.
A terrible curse, a thirst has begun.
His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner.
Around his neck the dead bird is hung.

        C5                D5                  Riff D
And the curse goes on and on and on at sea.
And the curse goes on and on for them and me.

E5                                                             Riff B
Day after day, day after day we struck nor breath nor motion.
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.

D5                                                     Riff B
Water water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink

E5                                                Riff A
Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.

E5                       E5
There, calls the         mariner, there comes a ship over the
how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no

E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------7---------------------------7-----  Git 2
A -------7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9-  Git 2
E -------0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2--0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2-  Git 1
  line.                                                       But
  tide ?


 (Dave Murray)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--(etc)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)
E ---------3--------------------------------3---------------------------------
B ---------3----------------------------------3-------------------------------
G --5------5------------------------------------5-----------------------------
D --5---------------------------------------------5---------------------------
A --3---------------------------------------------3---------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   See...                                    Onward she comes...  Onward she


 (Dave Murray)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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--0-0-0--0-0-0--(etc)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)
E -------0--------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------2--------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2-----2----------2---------------------------------------------------------
D -2----------------2---------------------------------------------------------
A -0----------------0---------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   nears out of the sun...

Cadd2                                A
She, she life in death, she lets him live, her chosen one.

F#m  A5  E   F   G
F#m  A5  E   F   G

 (Dave Murray)
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------7-7-7--7-------------------------------------
A -10-7-7--7-7-7-(repeat x 3)----------10-9-(1st measure x 2)--------6-6-6-
E ------------------------------------------------------------8-8-8--------

 (Adrian Smith)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------5------8-
D ------------------------------------------------------------5------8-
A ------------------------------------------------------------3------6-
E -3'-0-0--0-0-0-(repeat x 3)-5-5-5--5-3-2--(1st measure x 2)----------

(play the above section 4 times - on 4th time through, play the following
instead of the 2 chords)

E ----------------------
B --------------------5-
G --------------------6-
D --7---6^7^6-----8---6-
A ------------7/9---9\4-
E ----------------------


Middle Section:

 (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------
G -------10-------------------------------7-
D ----11--------------------------------8---
A -12---------------------------------9-----
E ------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)    (volume swells)
E ---------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------
G ------------7---9---10---12---13\---7~-
D ---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------


 (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------
G -------10-------------------------------8-
D ----11--------------------------------9---
A -12--------------------------------10-----
E ------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)    (volume swells)
E ---------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------
G ------------7---9---10---12---13\---8~-
D ---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------


One after one by the star-dogged moon, too quick for a 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.

 (Dave Murray)
E --------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------
G -10---------------------------------8-------
D ----12--------------------------------10----
A -------12--------------------------------10-
E --------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)    (volume swells)
E ----------------------------------------------
B --6\------------------------------------------
G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---8---<7>w\-
D ----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------

 (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------
G -10---------------------------------7-----
D ----12--------------------------------9---
A -------12-------------------------------9-
E ------------------------------------------

 (Adrian Smith)    (volume swells)
E -----------------------------------------------
B --6\-------------------------------------------
G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---7~---<5>w\-
D -----------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------

Now Steve Harris plays a fast Bassriff 2x

D5 pm
The curse it lives on in their eyes
The mariner wished he'd die
Along with the sea creatures
But they lived on, so did he. Now just play D ---5555etc.--- pm

D5
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. Again D ---5555etc.--- pm

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

A5 -> let ring an then play A5 pm until the next riff
rain!!!!!


E -----------------------------------
B -----------------------------------
G --2-----------------------2--------
D --2-------------3-----5---2--5----- play this one 2 times and then start with the solo
A --0-----3333320-3-----5---0--5-----
E ----------------1-111-3------3-----

I don't write down the solo because it's a great song for improvising your solos.

After the solos play this one:

Git. 1
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G --16----16-16-14-16---14-16-17-16---17-16-14----------14--
D ----------------------------------------------16---17-----
A ----------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------

Git. 2
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------  play Git 1+2        2 times
D --5------5--5--4--5----4--5--7--5----7--5--4-----------4--  and then Git. 1+2+3 2 times
A ----------------------------------------------5-----7-----
E ----------------------------------------------------------

Git. 3
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------
G --9------9--9--7--9----7--9-10--9---10--9--7----------7--
D ----------------------------------------------9----10----
A ---------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------

Git. 1
E ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D --4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-etc.-------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

Git. 2
E ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D --7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9-etc.-------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

Git. 1
E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------
D --999-777-666-7-7-7------999-777-666-7-7-7------2----
A --------------------9-8--------------------9-8--2----
E ------------------------------------------------0----

Git. 2
E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------2----
A --222-000-----0-0-0------222-000-----0-0-0------2----
E ----------444-------2-1----------444-------2-1--0----

After the third time

E ------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------
G ---------9------9------9------9------5---7---9--
D --2------9------9------9------9------5---7---9--  2 x
A --2------7------7------7------7------3---5---7--
E --0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0------------

E5
Hear the groans of the long dead seamen
See them stir and they start to rise	Riff B
Bodies lifted by good spirits
C5					Riff B		E5
None of them speak and they're lifelesss in their eyes


C5
And revenge is still sought, penance starts again
D5					Riff B
Cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on.

E5
Now the curse is finally lifted
And the mariner sights his home		Riff B
spirits go fromhe long dead bodies
C5					Riff B	   E5
Form their own light and the mariner's left alone.

Riff C

E5
And then a boat came sailing towards him Riff B
It was a joy he could not believe Riff B
The pilot's boat, his son and the hermit, Riff B
Penance of life will fall onto him.

C5			D5		  Riff D
And the ship sinks like lead into the sea
C5			D5		  Riff D
And the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins.

E5
The mariner's bound to tell of his story Riff B
To tell this tale wherever he goes Riff B
To teach God's word by his own example Riff B
That we must love all things thaat God made.

C5		   	D5		    Riff D
And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man
C5			D5	   E5
And the tale goes on and on and on.