Band- Iron Maiden
Song- Moonchild
all tuned E A D G B E
Gtr I - 'Dave Murray - dist electric'
Gtr II - 'Adrian Smith - dist electric'
Gtr III - 'acoustic'
Gtr IV - 'synth arr. for guitar'
Spoken Intro
Q=130
4/4 5/4 7/4 4/4
Gtr III
W W H. H W +H. W
|-0--------|-2--------|---------0----|-0--------(0)------|-0----|
|-0--------|-3--------|-1-------1----|-0--------(0)------|-0----|
|-4--------|-2--------|-2-------0----|-4--------(4)------|-4----|
|-2--------|-0--------|-2-------2----|-2--------(2)------|-2----|
|-2--------|-0--------|-0-------3----|-2--------(2)------|-2----|
|-0--------|----------|--------------|-0--------(0)------|-0----|
7/4 4/4
W H. W W
|-2--------|---------0--------|-2----|
|-3--------|-1-------1--------|-3----|
|-2--------|-2-------0--------|-2----|
|-0--------|-2-------2--------|-0----|
|-0--------|-0-------3--------|-0----|
|----------|------------------|------|
Intro
Gtr I Gtr IV
<
w s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|----------||----------------------------------|
|----------||o-------------3-----3-------------|
|----------||----4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2-2h4-4p2-|
|----------||--2-----2-------------------------|
|-7--------||o---------------------------------|
|-5--------||----------------------------------|
|-synth riff end synth riff-|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|------------------------------------||
|-------------3-----3---------------o||
|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2-2h4-4p2----||
|-2-----2----------------------------||
|-----------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------||
w/synth riff
gtrs i, ii
w +w
||----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
||--2-------------------------------|-(2)---------------------------------||
||o-2-------------------------------|-(2)--------------------------------o||
||--0-------------------------------|-(0)---------------------------------||
E. s +E E +s E. +q +w
||----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||--9-------------7---(7)-----------------|------------------------------------|
||o-7------9-(9)--5---(5)-7------(7)------|-(7)--------------------------------|
||---------7-(7)----------5------(5)------|-(5)--------------------------------|
E. s +E E +s E. +q +w
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-9------5-(5)--7---(7)-2------(2)------|-(2)-------------------------------|
|-7------3-(3)--5---(5)-0------(0)------|-(0)-------------------------------|
E. s +E E +s E. +q +w
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-9-------------7---(7)-----------------|-----------------------------------|
|-7------9-(9)--5---(5)-7------(7)------|-(7)-------------------------------|
|--------7-(7)----------5------(5)------|-(5)-------------------------------|
E. s +E E +s E. +q +w
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|-----------------------0------(0)------|-(0)--------------------------------||
|-9------5-(5)--7---(7)-0------(0)------|-(0)-------------------------------o||
|-7------3-(3)--5---(5)-2------(2)------|-(2)--------------------------------||
e e e e e e e e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
||-----------------------------------||-||-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------o||-||o---------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------||-||-----------------------------------||
||--2-------2-------2-------2--------||-||-----------------------------------||
||o-2-------2-------2-------2-------o||-||o---------------------------------o||
||--0-------0-------0-------0--------||-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
stop synth riff
verse
$
e s s +s s e +e s s s s s s e s s +s s e +e s s s s s s
||--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||--9---9-(9)---9-(9)-------------|-10---10-(10)---10-(10)--------------|
||o-7---7-(7)---7-(7)-------------|--7----7--(7)----7--(7)--------------|
||----0-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|----0---------0---------0-0-0-0-0-0--|
e s s +s s e +e s s s s s s e s s +s s e +e s s s s s s
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-7---7-(7)---7-(7)-------------|-9---9-(9)---9-(9)--------------||
|-7---7-(7)---7-(7)-------------|-7---7-(7)---7-(7)-------------o||
|---0-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0--||
E. s +E E +E E +q E. s +E E +E E +q
||-----------0-(0)--------|-------------0-(0)--------|
||o----------------0-(0)--|-------------------0-(0)--|
||------------------------|--------------------------|
||--9--9-(9)--------------|-10--10-(10)--------------|
||o-7--7-(7)--------------|--7---7--(7)--------------|
||------------------------|--------------------------|
1. 2.
E. s +E E +E E +q E. s +E E +E E +q E. s +E E +h
|----------0-(0)--------|----------0-(0)---------||-------------------|
|----------------0-(0)--|----------------0-(0)--o||-------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------||-------------------|
|-7--7-(7)--------------|-9--9-(9)---------------||-5--5-(5)-7-(7)----|
|-7--7-(7)--------------|-7--7-(7)--------------o||-3--3-(3)-5-(5)----|
|-----------------------|------------------------||-------------------|
chorus
gtr i
e. s +e e +s e. +q e. t t s s e +h
||---0----------------------------|----------------------------|
||o------0--(0)--3--(3)-----------|----------------------------|
||-----------------------2---(2)--|--2---2h=4p=2--0------------|
||--------------------------------|------------------2--(2)----|
||o-------------------------------|----------------------------|
||--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| gtr ii
| e. s +e e +s e. +q e. t t s s e +h
||--12----------------------------|----------------------------|
||o-----12-(12)-15-(15)-----------|----------------------------|
||----------------------14--(14)--|-14--14h16p14-12------------|
||--------------------------------|-----------------14-(14)----|
||o-------------------------------|----------------------------|
||--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-riff 1 (both gtrs)
D.s.
e. s +e e +s e. +q e. t t s s s s s s s s q
|--0----------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|------0--(0)--3--(3)-----------|----------------------------------------o||
|----------------------2---(2)--|--2---2h=4p=2--0--------2p=0-------------||
|-------------------------------|------------------2p=0--------2p=0--2----||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|
| e. s +e e +s e. +q e. t t s s s s s s s s q
|-12----------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|-----12-(12)-15-(15)-----------|----------------------------------------o||
|---------------------14--(14)--|-14--14h16p14-12-------14p12-------------||
|-------------------------------|-----------------14p12-------14p12-14----||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
end riff 1-|
riff 1 x2
interlude
gtrs i, ii
E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------4-(4)----|----------5-(5)----|
|----4-(4)----------|----4-(4)----------|
|-2-----------------|-3-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------2-(2)----|----------4-(4)----|
|----4-(4)----------|----4-(4)----------|
|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------4-(4)----|----------5-(5)----|
|----4-(4)----------|----5-(5)----------|
|-2-----------------|-3-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------2-(2)----|----------4-(4)----|
|----2-(2)----------|----4-(4)----------|
|-0-----------------|-2-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
e s s s s e s s s s s s s s e s s s s e s s s s s s s s
||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||--4---------4-----------------|-5---------5-----------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-rhy fig 1
e s s s s e s s s s s s s s e s s s s e s s s s s s s s
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-2---------2-----------------|-4---------4------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
end rhy fig 1-|
adrian smith guitar solo
gtr i
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--0----0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------------------------|
|-rhy fig 2 end rhy fig 2-|
|
| gtr ii
| ~
| q. +E h
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-12b14r==========(12)---9---------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
w/rhy fig 2 x7
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/moonchild_tab_ver_4.html ]
~~
|---3---| |----3----|
E E E E E E h
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10p==9---7---9--------------------------------|
|------------------12---10---9\-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------10----|
|-----------------------9----10p9-12p10----12-|
|-------9----10p9-12p10---12------------------|
|-12p10---12----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~
s s s s s s e +h
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-12p10-13p12-15p13-15b17---(15)b17\---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
~~
q q h
|---------------------------------------|
|-20b22r======20-------17---------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----3----| |----3----|
E E E E E E h
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-18---17---15---17---15---13---12-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------9----10-9-12-10-14-12-|
|-------9----10-9-12-10---12------------------|
|-12-10---12----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------3------------|
s s s s s s s s a +e a +e a +e a +q
|-------------12-13-15-17-22b24-(24)---22b24-(24)---22b24-(24)---22b24-(24)-------|
|-------13-15---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-14---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
||---------------------------------|-----------------------|
||o--------------------------------|-----------------------|
||---------------------------------|-----------------------|
||---9-----------------------------|--------------2-(2)----|
||o--7-----9-----(9)--8-----(8)----|--------------2-(2)----|
||---------7-----(7)--6-----(6)----|--3b3.5-0-(0)-0-(0)----|
|
| ~~~~~~
| E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
||--12-----------------------------|--------------0-(0)----|
||o-15b17-12----(12)-11----(11)----|--8-----------0-(0)----|
||--------14b16-(16)-13b15-(15)----|-10b12--9-(9)----------|
||---------------------------------|-----------------------|
||o--------------------------------|-----------------------|
||---------------------------------|-----------------------|
E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
|--------------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------------|---------------7--(7)-----||
|--9-----------------------------|---------------7--(7)-----||
|--7-----9-----(9)--8-----(8)----|---------------5--(5)----o||
|--------7-----(7)--6-----(6)----|--3b3.5-0-(0)-------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~
| E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
|-12-----------------------------|--------------22-(22)-----||
|-15b17-12----(12)-11----(11)----|--8----------------------o||
|-------14b16-(16)-13b15-(15)----|-10b12--9-(9)-19-(19)-----||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------||
w/rhy fig 2 x8
dave murray guitar solo
t t t t t t t t
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-9h10p9-12-9h10p9-12-9h10p9-12-9h10p9-12-9h10p9-12-9h10p9-12-9h10p9-12-9h10p9--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
t t t t t t t t
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12p7h9p7-12p7h9p7-12p7h9p7-12p7h9p7-12p7h9p7-12p7h9p7-12p7h9p7-12p7h9p7--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
t t t t t t t t
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12p5h7p5-12p5h7p5-12p5h7p5-12p5h7p5-12p5h7p5-12p5h7p5-12p5h7p5-12p5h7p5--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
t t t t t t t t
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12p4h5p4-12p4h5p4-12p4h5p4-12p4h5p4-12p4h5p4-12p4h5p4-12p4h5p4-12p4h5p4--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-13-13-15-15-12-12-13-13-15-15-13-13-15-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s e s s
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-17-17-15-15-17-17-18-18-17-17-18-18-20---18-20b22==|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---3---|
+E E h +E s s s
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-(22)r---20b22---20b22r==============(20)---18h20p==18s===|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---3---| |---3---| |-3--| |---3---|
s s s s s s a e s t t t t s s s s s s s s s
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17h18p==17-20p18p==17-17h18p==17-20p17h18p17----------------18p17---------|
|----------------------------------------------19p17-16h17-19-------19p==17-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
s E. +h. +h h E. s +E E +h
|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-----18b19====(19)r=========|=(18)----------------|-------------------|
|-16-------------------------|---------------------|----------2-(2)----|
|----------------------------|---------------------|----4-(4)----------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|-2-----------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|
| E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------4-(4)----|------------5-(5)----|----------2-(2)----|
|------------4--(4)----------|------4-(4)----------|----4-(4)----------|
|--2-------------------------|---3-----------------|-2-----------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
gtrs i, ii
E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------4-(4)----|----------4-(4)----|
|----4-(4)----------|----4-(4)----------|
|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h E. s +E E +h
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------5-(5)----|----------2-(2)----|----------4-(4)----|
|----5-(5)----------|----2-(2)----------|----4-(4)----------|
|-3-----------------|-0-----------------|-2-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
rhy fig 1 x2
chorus
riff 1 x2
outro
w/synth riff x8
gtrs i, ii
E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|
| gtr iv
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|---------------------------------|
|-------------3-----3-------------|
|---4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2-2h4-4p2-|
|-2-----2-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
rhy fig 2 x6
q q h
|------------*|
|------------*|
|------------*|
|-9----------*|
|-7----------*|
|------------*|
|
| q q h
|------------*|
|------------*|
|-4----------*|
|-2----------*|
|------------*|
|------------*|