Iron Maiden - Blood Brothers Chords & Tabs

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Author/Artist: Iron Maiden
Title: Blood Brothers
Album: Brave New World
Transcribed by: Skywise
Email: skywise10@hotmail.com
solo 2 added by: RE - 24 jun 2000
Email: re@ironmaiden.com
2nd solo 2 added by: Swen O. Heiland
Email: sonofagun@t-online.de

/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend 
br= bend & release 
h = hammer on
p = pull off
v = vibrato


Intro: at first bass only 

                                                   x4
G |---------------------------5-5-------7------------|
D |---2-2-------5--------------5-----------7---------|
A |----2----------5--------3----------5--------------|
E |-0---------3--------------------------------------|

then guitar 1 enters:
                                                           x2
e |--------8-7----7---------------------8-7----7------------|
B |------------10---10-8-10-8-7-------------10---10-8-7-8-7-|
G |-9--7-9-----------------------9--7-9---------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|

   " And if you're taking a walk... "
   guitar 1                                               x8
e |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----9---9--------12--12--------5---5--------7---7------|
D |---9---9---9----12--12--12----5---5---5----7---7---7----|
A |-7-----------10-------------3------------5--------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------|
  |guitar 2 ( enters after 4th time )
e |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D |-9--9---9-9--12--12--12-12--5--5---5-5---7--7---7-7-----|
A |-7--7---7-7--10--10--10-10--3--3---3-3---5--5---5-5-----|
E |--------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

     E5 C5 G5 D5   x4


3rd verse:
            E5            G5        C5           D5
     There are times when I feel I'm afraid of the world
               E5        G5            D5
     There are times I'm ashamed of us all  etc.

Solo:   E5 G5 C5 D5   x4

Interlude:

    guitar 1                                               x4
e |---------------------------------------------------------|
B |----12----12----13-12------------12----12----13-12-------|
G |-------14-------------14-12---------14-------------14-12-|
D |-14---------------------------14-------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|
  | guitar 2
e |---------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----4-----4-----5--4-------------4-----4-----5--4-------|
D |--------7--------------7--5----------7--------------7--5-|
A |--7----------------------------7-------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|
  | guitar 3
e |---------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-9-------------------4---------5-----------7-------------|
A |-7-------------------2---------3-----------5-------------|
E |-0-------------------------------------------------------|


Quiet part:

              x4                                               x3
e |-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----9---9---|-----9---9-------9---9---------14----14----------12----12------|
D |---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9---9---9----14----14----14----12----12----12---|
A |-7-----------|-7-----------7-----------12----------------10------------------|
E |-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                  x2               x4
e |--------------------------|--------------|
B |--------------------------|--------------|
G |-----5---5-------7---7----|------9---9---|
D |---5---5---5---7---7---7--|----9---9---9-|
A |-3-----------5------------|--7-----------|
E |--------------------------|--------------|



   guitar 1
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------12----12-15-12----12---------12------12-15-12----12------------------12-|
G |----11-12-11-12-14----14----------14---14-12-14------14----------14----14-12-14---12-14----|
D |-14----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-14-12-14-12-11---------11-12-11----11------------------11-12-11----11----------------11-12|
D |----------------14---14----------14----14-12-14------14----------14----14-12-14----14------|
A |------------------------------------------------14-----------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
e |--------------------|
B |--------------------|
G |-11----------11-----|
D |----14-12-14----14--|
A |--------------------|
E |--------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/blood_brothers_tab_ver_5.html ]
   guitar 2
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----9---9-------9---9---------12---12---------14----14--------9---9-------9---9---------12----12-------2-|
D |---9---9---9---9---9---9----12---12---12----14----14----14---9---9---9---9---9---9----12----12---12---2---|
A |-7-----------7-----------10--------------12----------------7-----------7-----------10---------------0-----|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                     x4           x4
e |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------|
B |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------|
G |---2-------7---7-------7---7---|-----5---5-------7---7-------9---9-------9---9----|-----9---9---|
D |-2---2---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---9---9--|---9---9---9-|
A |-------5-----------5-----------|-3-----------5-----------7-----------7------------|-7-----------|
E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------|


Solo 1 (Dave Murray): transcribed by Matteo Pellegrini

e |-------------------------12-14-15b-15-14-12h14p12h14p12------------------------------------|
B |-/12v----12-13-15b-15b----------------------------------15br-15p13p12h13p12-15p13p12h13p12-|
G |------14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------15-------15-15p13p12h13p12---------------------|
G |-14br-12-------12-------------------14p12p11h12p11------|
D |---------------------------------------------------14v--|
A |--------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------|

e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------12h15p12----12h15p12---------------------------------------------|
G |---11h12-14b-----------14---------14-12h14p12h14p12---12-14b--12h14p12---12v---|
D |-14------------------------------------------------14-----------------14-------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e |--------------------------------------12-14-15b---------|
B |-----------------12h13p12----12-13-15-------------------|
G |------------12-14--------h14----------------------------|
D |------12-14---------------------------------------------|
A |-12-14--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                        

Solo 2 (Janick Gers): transcribed by Matteo Pellegrini

e |------------------------14-15--14----------14--------17b--17b-17-15-14--15-14--------|
B |--15b-15b-15b----15b-17-----------17-15-17----17-------------------------------15----|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e |-------12-14-15--14-12-----12-14-----------------------------------------------------|
B |----15-----------------15--------15b------15b-15-13-12--------------15br-17-17-------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------14-12----12-------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------14----------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e |--17b---17b-17-15-14h15p14-----14-15--14-15-17-15-14-----14-15-17-15-14----|
B |---------------------------15------------------------15-----------------15-|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e |--14--17b--17-15-14------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------15-17-17b--17v---------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo 2 (Janick Gers): transcribed by Swen O. Heiland

----------------------------12--14--15--14--12-----12--14--12---------------|-
-15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17--------------------15---------------------------|-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
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-17b19--17b19r17--15-14--15-14--------12-14-15-14-12----12-14-12v-----------|-
--------------------------------15v------------------15---------------------|-
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
-15b17r15-12------------------------------15b17r15--15b17--15b17------------|-
-------------14--12------12------12--14-------------------------------------|-
---------------------14------14---------------------------------------------|-
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-17b19-17--15p14-15p14----14-15-17-15p14-15p14----14-15-17-15p14-15p14------|-
-----------------------15----------------------15---------------------------|-
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-17b19-15p14-15p14----14----------------------------------------------------|-
-------------------15----17-----15b17--15b17--15-12----------------15b17----|-
----------------------------------------------------14-12----12-14----------|-
----------------------------------------------------------14----------------|-
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                                ![here the vocals enter again]                

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