Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son by Iron Maiden

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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.


[Intro]
C5 D5 E5  //
C5 D5 E5  //
C5 D5 C5  //
C5 /// A5 ///

C5 D5 E5  //
C5 D5 E5  //
C5 D5 C5  //
C5 /// A5 ///

[Solo guitar during intro]
   C5 D5 E5              C5 D5 E5          C5 D5 C5
--------------------------------------------------------------------
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---5--7--9----7--9-------5--7--9----7--9---5--7--5----5--5----------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
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   C5             A5
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
---5--5--5--5--4--2--0--2------2---0---2----------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------

(repeat twice)

[verse]
E5 /// /// /// ///  (etc)

[first Ohh]
When he starts singing  Ohhhhhh
Play C . . .  /////// . . . //// Em  . . . .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5------5--5--5--7--4--5-----5--5--5--7--4--5------4h-5p-4\-2-------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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note : . := 1 tick rest
       h := hamer on
       p := pull off
       \ := slide down

repeat playing verse

E5 /// /// /// (etc)

repeat ohhh

[chorus]

   Seventh son of a Seventh son  (etc)
 E5 /  /  /  D5 E5 G5 E5  /   /    E5   /  /  /  D5 E5 G5 E5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------5-----------------------------------5-----7--5--4------
----7--7--7--5--7-----7---7-------------7--7--7--5--7-----7------------7--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------0----0--------------------------------------

   Seventh son of a Seventh son  (etc)
 E5 /  /  /  D5 E5 G5 E5  /   /    E5   /  /  /  D5 E5 G5 G5   F#5 D5 E5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------5-----------------------------------5--5-----4---------
----7--7--7--5--7-----7---7-------------7--7--7--5--7--------------5---7--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0----------------------------0----0--------------------------------------

(repeat twice)

[verse see above]

[second Ohh]
E
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-7-----9---10---9---10---12---10---9---10-9-7---
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D
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-5-----7---8----7---8----10---8----7---8--7-5---
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C
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-3-----5---6----5---6----8----6----5---6--5-3---
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A
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-0-----2---3----2---3----5----3----2---3--2-0---
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Play verse
Play first Ohh
Play chorus
Play second Ohh

[bridge first riff]
(play this a little fast)
Em
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-------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5---
-7--7-----------------------7--5--7---------------
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Repeat first riff 4 times
[bridge second riff]
(for second guitar)
Em
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-------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5---
-7--7-----------------------7--5--7---------------
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First guitar should play first riff 4 times while
Seccond guitar plays the second riff.

Slow down at the last for notes to get fade to the
quiet part

[Quiet Part]

This is easy to play but watch the measure because
it changes all the time from 8/5 to 8/3

Em
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-7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--etc-------
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------
(0)-----------------------------------------------

Em
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-7--7--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------
(0)-----------------------------------------------

This is repeat several times.

C
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-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------
-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------

C
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-8--8--10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--etc------
-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------

Repeat this also several times and then go back to
Em.
Singer sings today is born the seventh son...

[Bridge to heavy part]
 E5 D5 E5
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---------------8--10--------8-10------------------
-9--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------
-9--7--9------------------------------------------
-7--5--7------------------------------------------
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 E5 D5 E5
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---------------8--10--------8-10------------------
-9--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------
-9--7--9------------------------------------------
-7--5--7------------------------------------------
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 E5 D5 D5
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---------------8--10--------8-10------------------
-9--7--7----9------------9--------9---------------
-9--7--7------------------------------------------
-7--5--5------------------------------------------
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 D5 D5 E5
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---------------8--10--------8-10------------------
-7--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------
-7--7--9------------------------------------------
-5--5--7------------------------------------------
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Fast solo not included.