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Band:  Iron Maiden
Album: The Number of the Beast
Song:  The Number of the Beast

Copyright (c)  EMI Records Ltd. 1982
Version 2.1 - July, 7th 2004

Transcribed By: Doom
Email:          doomsdm@hotmail.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tunning: Standard (E A D G)

Recite Bible verse (0:00 ~ 0:24)

Riff 1
|-----------11----12-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
|--12-12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 (Vocals enter)
|-----------11----12-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
|--12-12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------11----12-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
|--12-12-12----12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------9----10-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12--|
|--10-10-10---10----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------9----10-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
|--10-10-10---10----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3
|-----------------------------------------------
|------------------->--------------------->-----
|-5--5--5--5--5-----5-----5--5--5--5------5-----
|-----------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------|
---------------->-------------------->-----|
-3--3--3--3-----3-----5--5--5--5-----5-----|
-------------------------------------------|

Main riff
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2h33333h2---5-5-5-5-5-|
-------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Chorus
|------------------------------------------7-------|
|----------------------------------------4---7-4---|
|-3333333-2222222-333333333333333333-5-5---------3-|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-3333333-2222222-33333333333333333333333333-|
|--------------------------------------------|

Repeat main riff
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2h33333h2---5-5-5-5-5-|
-------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Chorus
|------------------------------------------7-------|
|----------------------------------------4---7-4---|
|-3333333-2222222-333333333333333333-5-5---------3-|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-3333333-2222222-33333333333333333333333333-|
|--------------------------------------------|

Pre-solo
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------7-----7-------9-----9-------10-----10---10-----10-|
|--5-5---5-5---5-7-7---7-7---7-8-8----8-8----8----8-8----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------7-----7-------9-----9-------10-----10---10-----10-|
|--5-5---5-5---5-7-7---7-7---7-8-8----8-8----8----8-8----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------7-----7-------9-----9-------10-----10---10-----10-|
|--5-5---5-5---5-7-7---7-7---7-8-8----8-8----8----8-8----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------7-----7-------9-----9-------10-----10---10-----10-10-----10-|
|--5-5---5-5---5-7-7---7-7---7-8-8----8-8----8----8-8-------8-8----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar solo 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-1111111111111-----------------111111111111111-----------------
|---------------111111111111111-----------------111111111111111-

---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
-1111111111111-----------------111111111111111-----------------|
---------------111111111111111-----------------111111111111111-|

Break
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|------------8---7---------------------------------------------
|-7-7-7-5--8---8---8-7-6-5-------------6---5-------------------
|---------------------------5-5-5-3--6---6---6-5-4-3--3-3-3-1--

-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-11111111111111111-33333333333333-5555555555555--|

Guitar solo 2
|--------5--------2-3-----4-5---10------12----|
|------3---5--3-3-----5-5-----8----8-10----10-|
|-5--5----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|--------5--------2-3-----4-5---10------12----|
|------3---5--3-3-----5-5-----8----8-10----10-|
|-5--5----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|--------5--------2-3-----4-5---10------12----|
|------3---5--3-3-----5-5-----8----8-10----10-|
|-5--5----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|--------5--------2-3-----4-5---10------12----|
|------3---5--3-3-----5-5-----8----8-10----10-|
|-5--5----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|-19-19-19-19-19-17-----------------------
|-------------------19--15-15-15-15-15-14-
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------

---------------------15-----17---|
-17-17-17-17-17-14-15--15-17--17-|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|

|-19-19-19-19-19-17-----------------------
|-------------------19--15-15-15-15-15-14-
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------

---------------------15-----17---|
-17-17-17-17-17-14-15--15-17--17-|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|

Repeat main riff
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2h33333h2---5-5-5-5-5-|
-------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Chorus
|------------------------------------------7-------|
|----------------------------------------4---7-4---|
|-3333333-2222222-3333333333333333335--5---------3-|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-3333333-2222222-33333333333333333333333333-|
|--------------------------------------------|

Riff 4
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------4---5-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
|--5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5----|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|--------4---5-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
|--5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5----|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|--------4---5-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
|--5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5----|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|--------4---5-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--|
|--5-5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5----|
|---------------------------------------------|

Outro
|-----------------------------------------------
|------------------->--------------------->-----
|-5--5--5--5--5-----5-----5--5--5--5------5-----
|-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------|
---------------->------------------------|
-3--3--3--3-----3-----5--5--5--5---5-3-5-|
-----------------------------------------|

Ok now I hope this is final version. Corrected the riff 4.

Hear any mistake? Want to talk about Iron Maiden or Angra?
Mail me at: doomsdm@hotmail.com