Band: Flotsam and Jetsam
Album: Doomsday For The Deceiver
Song: Iron Tears
Copyright (c) (Metal Blade) (1986)
Version 1.0 - (06/03/07)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.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 <> - harmonic
pb - pre bend
Tuning E A D G B E
Intro
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|-3\2-5-2-------------------------(2)-------------------------------|
|-----3-0-------------------------(0)-------------------------------|
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|-3\2/3-4-------------------------(4)-------------------------------|
|-------2-------------------------(2)-------------------------------|
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|-5\4/5-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3\2/3-5-2-----------------------(2)-------------------------3p2---|
|-------3-0-----------------------(0)-----------------------------3-|
Main Riff
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|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---------|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-3p2-3---|
|-2-022-022-022-022-022-022-032-------2-|
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|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---------|
|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-3p22----|
|-022-022-022-022-022-022-022------3--|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
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|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---------|
|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-3p2-3---|
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PM PM PM
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|-------------6/7-4/6-2-4--------|
|---4---4---4-4/5-2/4-0-2--------|
|---4---4---4-------------3p2----|
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Verse
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|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---------|
|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-3p2-3---|
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PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
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|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----------|
|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-3p22-----|
|-022-022-022-022-022-022-022------3p2-|
PM PM PM PM PM PM
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|---4---4---4---4---4---4-------7---|
|---4---4---4---4---4---4-3p2-3-5---|
|-022-022-022-022-022-022-----------|
Bridge
Guitar 1
PM PM [-PM-] PM PM PM
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[-----------------0-----------------|
[-9---9---9-------0--9---9---9----7-|
[-7-777-777-7p5------7-777-777-77-5-|
[---------------7-3-----------------|
[Guitar 2
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[---9---9---9----/12\--9---99--9----|
[-----9---9---9--/12\----9---9----0-|
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Guitar 1
PM PM [-PM-] PM PM PM
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[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------0-------0---------|
[-9---9---9-------0-------0------7/-|
[-7-777-777-7p5------77p5---77p5-5/-|
[---------------7-3-----------------|
[ Guitar 2
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[-----------------------------------|
[---9---9---9----/12--12--12-9-9----|
[-----9---9---9--/12/12---12--------|
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Guitar 1
PM PM [-PM-] PM PM PM
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[-----------------0-----------------|
[-9---9---9-------0--9---9---9----7-|
[-7-777-777-7p5------7-777-777-77-5-|
[---------------7-3-----------------|
[Guitar 2
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[-----------------------------------|
[---9---9---9----/12\--9---99--9----|
[-----9---9---9--/12\----9---9----0-|
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Guitar 1
PM PM [-PM-]
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[-----------------0---------------------|
[-9---9---9-------0--9---2--------------|
[-7-777-777-7p5------7-x-0--3p0-3p0-----|
[---------------7-3-----------------3p0-|
[Guitar 2
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[---9---9---9----/12---/14-\------------|
[-----9---9---9--/12\--/14-\------------|
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PM PM
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|---4---4-3p2-3p2------|
|-022-022---------3-2--|
PM PM PM
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|---4---4-----------|
|---4---4-3p22------|
|-022-022------3-2--|
PM PM
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|---4---4--------------|
|---4---4-3p2-3p2------|
|-022-022---------3-2--|
PM PM PM
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|---4---4-3p22------|
|-022-022------3-2--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/flotsam_and_jetsam/iron_tears_tab.html ]
Lead fills
PHPH~~ PH~~~ PHPH~~~~
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Chorus
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|-7--(7)--9--(9)--5--(5)--7--(7)--------7----7----7---5--|
|---------7--(7)----------5--(5)--\3-00---00---00---0----|
[PM] [PM] [PM] PM
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|----7----7----7---5--|
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~[PM] [PM] [PM] PM
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|-7--(7)--9--(9)--5--(5)--7--(7)--------7----7----7---5--|
|---------7--(7)----------5--(5)--\3-00---00---00---0----|
[PM] [PM] [PM] PM
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|----7----7----7---10--|
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[PM] [PM] [PM] PM
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|----9----9----9---7--4/5-2/4-0-2-------|
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Rpt Verse, Bridge and Chorus
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Mid 8
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|-0---(0)-------------0---(0)---2---(2)---0---(0)--------------|
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|-3---(3)---2---(2)---3---(3)-------------3---(3)---2---(2)----|
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|-0---(0)-------------0---(0)---2---(2)---0---(0)---2---(2)----|
|-----------4---(2)-------------0---(0)-------------0---(0)----|
|-3---(3)---2---(2)---3---(3)-------------3---(3)--------------|
[PM] [PM] [PM] PM
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|----7----7----7---5--|
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[PM] [PM] [PM] PM
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|----9----9----9---7--4/5-2/4-0-2-------4-|
|----7----7----7---5--------------3p2-3-2-|
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Backing for solo
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|-22-2-22-2-3p2-5--0-00-0-00-0-3p2-3p2--|
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[PM] [PM] [-----PM-----]
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|-22-2-22-2-3p2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-\2---|
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|----4----4-----7--2----2----2-------4--|
|-22-2-22-2-3p2-5--0-00-0-00-0-3p2-3p2--|
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[PM] [PM] [-----PM-----]
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|----4----4----5/7--2----2----2-------5\4--|
|-02-2-02-2-3p23/5--0-00-0-00-0-3p2-3-3\2--|
[PM] [PM] [PM] [-----PM-----]
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|-02-2-02-2-3p2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-\2---|
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|----4----4----5/7--2----2----2-------5\4--|
|-02-2-02-2-3p23/5--0-00-0-00-0-3p2-3-3\2--|
[PM] [PM] [PM] [-----PM-----]
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|-02-2-02-2-3p2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
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|----9----9----9---7--|
|----7----7----7---5--|
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|----7----7----7---10--|
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|---------------------6/7-4/6-2-4---------|
|----9----9----9---7--4/5-2/4-0-2---------|
|----7----7----7---5--------------3p2-3-4-|
|-00---00---00---0----------------------2-|
Rpt Verse, Bridge and Chorus
[PM] [PM] [PM] PM
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|----9----9----9---7--|
|----7----7----7---5--|
|-00---00---00---0----|
[PM] [PM] [PM] PM
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|----9----9----9---12--|
|----7----7----7---10--|
|-00---00---00---0-----|
[PM] [PM] [PM] PM
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|---------------------6/7-4/6-2-4---------------|
|----9----9----9---7--4/5-2/4-0-2---------------|
|----7----7----7---5--------------3p2---2--(2)--|
|-00---00---00---0--------------------3-0--(0)--|
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