Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death Chords & Tabs

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DANCE OF DEATH (Iron Maiden)

Tabbed by Slavko ''Kamelot'' Markovic
E-mail:slavko@hotmail.com, sepulsax@yahoo.com

 Intro:

    Riff A

     |---7--7---|---10-10--|---5--5---|---3--3---|---3--3---|---5--5---|---7--7---|---7--7---|   
GtrII|-7--7--7--|-10-10-10-|-5--5--5--|-3--3--3--|-3--3--3--|-5--5--5--|-7--7--7--|-7--7--7--|   
     |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|   
     |---9--9---|---12-12--|---7--7---|---5--5---|---5--5---|---7--7---|---9--9---|---9--9---|   
Gtr I|-7--7--7--|-10-10-10-|-5--5--5--|-3--3--3--|-3--3--3--|-5--5--5--|-7--7--7--|-7--7--7--|   
     |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| 

 Play this part over riff A:  
                           
       |------------------7-7------------|--7-7--10-7---------------7-7----------------------|
Gtr III|-5--7--8-10-8-5-------10--8-7-5--|------------10-8--10-8-5-------10---8-7-5----------|
       |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
       |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
       |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
       |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

 Verse 1:





 Verse 2:

 Gtr I and II play riff A
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/dance_of_death_tab_ver_5.html ]
     |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| 
     |-5-5-5-5-5|-7-7-7-7-7|-8-8-8-8-8|-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5|-7-7-7-7-7|-8-8-8-8-8|10-8-7-7-8-7| 
     |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------8---| 
     |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| 
GtrIII----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| 
     |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| 



 Right before verse 3 and over verse 3 and verse 4: Em D C

 Verse 3


Then:

     |----------------|----|---------------|----------------|
     |---7--8p7-------|----|---7-7-7-7-7---|---7--8p7-------|
     |-9--------9-7-9-|-3x-|-9-------------|-9--------9-7-9-|
     |----------------|----|---------------|----------------|
     |----------------|----|---------------|----------------|
     |----------------|----|---------------|----------------|
     .....riff..b......    ....riff..c......

     
     Riff D:
     |----------------|------7---------|----------------|----------------|
     |---7-8p7---7-8--|-8-10--10-8-7-8-|-7-8-10-8-7---7-|---7-8-7--------|
     |-9-------9------|----------------|------------9---|-9-------9-7-9--|
     |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
     |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
     |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Verse 5:

 E5 D5 C5
As I danced with the dead
my free spirit was laughing and howling down at me
Below my undead body just danced the circle of dead

Until the time came to reunite us both
My spirit came back down to me
I didn't know if I was alive or dead
As the others all joined in with me



 Then:

 Riff b 2x, Riff c once, Riff b
 ............2x................
 Riff D 2x

 Verse 6:

 Riff b 2x, Riff c once, Riff b
 ............2x................
 Riff D 2x




 
 Then the solo 1: (maybe some other time)
 
  Then riff E:
 
       |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
       |---3-----------------------------|---3------------------------------|
       |-4--5-4-2-4-5-4-2---2---2-4------|-4---5-4-2-4-5-4-2---2------------|
       |------------------5---5----------|-------------------5---5-4-2------|
       |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
       |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   Then the solo 2: (maybe some other time)