Iron Maiden - Burning Ambition Chords & Tabs

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Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 12:10:56 +0100
From: wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com
Subject: Tab IRON MAIDEN "Burning ambition"


BURNING AMBITION
Written by Steve Harris.
Performed by IRON MAIDEN.
It^Òs the b-side on the single RUNNING FREE,
released 80-02-08.

Transcribed by Oskar ^ÔThe Seventh Son^Ô Wigren.
E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com

Opening-riff:
E------2---2--|------3---3--|
B--3---3-3-3--|--1---1-1-1--|
G--2---2-2-2--|--0---0-0-0--|
D--0-----0----|--2---2-2-2--|
A-------------|--3-----3----|
E-------------|-------------|

E------3---3--|------2---2--|
B------3---3--|--3---3-3-3--|
G--0---0-0-0--|--2---2-2-2--|
D--0---0-0-0--|--0-----0----|
A--2-----2----|-------------|
E--3-----3----|-------------|

End of opening riff.

Riff 2:
E-----------12---10-9-----|---------10---8-7----|
B--------10-----------10--|-------8----------8--|
G-----11------------------|-----9---------------|
D--12---------------------|--10-----------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------|

E---------7--------------------|
B--7-8-10-----10-8-7--7-(8)----|
G---------------------------7--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|

Verse:
   So you think_______..
E---------------------|----------------------|
B---------------------|----------------------|
G--7--7---------------|--2--2----------------|
D--7--7---------------|--2--2----------------|
A--5--5---------------|--0--0----------------|
E---------------------|----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/burning_ambition_tab.html ]
..
E---------------------|-------------------|
B---------------------|-------------------|
G--5--5---------------|-------------------|
D--5--5---------------|--------------3-4--|
A--3--3---------------|--------3-4-5------|
E---------------------|--3-4-5------------|

...
E---------------------|------------------------|
B---------------------|------------------------|
G--7--7---------------|--2--2------------------|
D--7--7---------------|--2--2------------------|
A--5--5---------------|--0--0------------------|
E---------------------|------------------------|

..
E---------------------|----------------|
B---------------------|----------------|
G--5--5---------------|--7-7-7---5-----|
D--5--5---------------|--5-5-5---3--5--|
A--3--3---------------|-------------3--|
E---------------------|----------------|

End of verse

Solo-riff:
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|
E-------------------|-------------------|

Riff 3:
E---------------------------------|
B--10p12p10---10------------------|
G------------------12-11-------9--|
D------------------------11-12----|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------|
B--------10-12---12-10--------------------|
G--11-12---------------12--11-(12)--9b11--|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

End of riff 3.

Bridge before last verse:
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--7------2------5------7-7-7---5-----|
D--7---------------------------------|

URNING AMBITION is one of my favourite Iron Maiden-songs.
It doesn^Òt really sound like the typical maiden-sound.
It^Òs only 2.41 minutes long and it hasn^Òt got got a chorus
and that^Òs very unusual for IRON MAIDEN-songs.
^F
A--5------0------3-----------------3--|
E-------------------------------------|


Song-structure:
Opening-riff (2 times)
Riff 2 (2 times)
Verse (2 times)
Opening-riff (2 times)
Riff 2 (2 times)
Verse (2 times)
Drum-bridge
Solo-riff (4 times)
Riff 3 (2 times)
Bridge before last verse
Verse (2 times)
Opening riff
Riff 2
End