Sign Of The Cross Chords & Tabs
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Sign of the cross by Iron maiden
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Tabbed by: Hugo Cervantes
Album: Rock in Rio
im tabbin´ this coz the other version of the song is very very bad.... oh well here it is
Tuning: EADGBe
p : pull of
(x): harmonic
~: "let it ring"
xy: Hit ,miss,hit,miss
now... on this part use a lil of reverb+clean effect
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-7--9-10-9p7--9-10-9~---7-9-10-9-10-----10-9~------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--9-10-9p7--9-10-9~------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------7-9-10-9-10-9-10-9------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-7--9-10-9p7--9-10-9~---7-9-10-9-10-----10-9~------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--9-10-9p7--9-10-9~------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------7-9-10-9-10-9p7---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
second part with same effect but a lil more of reverb+a lil touch of tremolo
e|-------(12)----------------(12)----------------(12)---|
B|------(12)----------------(12)-----------------(12----|
G|------(12)----------------(12)-----------------(12----|
D|------(12)----------------(12)-----------------(12----|
A|------(12)----------------(12)-----------------(12----|
E|------(12)-------(12)---(12)--------(12)----(12-------|
this chords have to be played upstrokes
G A
e|----3------------------------5------------------------|
B|----3-----------------------5-------------------------|
G|----5-----------------------7-------------------------|
D|----5-----------------------7-------------------------|
A|----3-----------------------5-------------------------|
E|----3-----------------------5-------------------------|
e|-------(12)----------------(12)----------------(12)---|
B|------(12)----------------(12)-----------------(12----|
G|------(12)----------------(12)-----------------(12----|
D|------(12)----------------(12)-----------------(12----|
A|------(12)----------------(12)-----------------(12----|
E|------(12)-------(12)---(12)--------(12)----(12-------|
G A
e|----3------------------------5------------------------|
B|----3-----------------------5-------------------------|
G|----5-----------------------7-------------------------|
D|----5-----------------------7-------------------------|
A|----3-----------------------5-------------------------|
E|----3-----------------------5-------------------------|
e|-------(12)~~---------------(7)----------------(12)----|
B|------(12)~~---------------(7)------------------(12----|
G|------(12)~~---------------(7)------------------(12----|
D|------(12)~~---------------(7)------------------(12----|
A|------(12)~~-------------------------------------(12---|
E|------(12)~~---------------------------(12)----(12-----|
G A
e|----3------------------------5------------------------|
B|----3-----------------------5-------------------------|
G|----5-----------------------7-------------------------|
D|----5-----------------------7-------------------------|
A|----3-----------------------5-------------------------|
E|----3-----------------------5-------------------------|
Heavy part have to be played with the same effect but now with distortion
Rythm: XyXyXy
E C E D E
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9999999999---------5--9--7--9---------------------|
A|-----7777777777---------3--7--5--7---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
you have to catch the rythm for this one
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4------5------7------9------------------------------|
A|----2------3------5------7------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4------5------7------9------------------------------|
A|----2------3------5------7------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9999999999---------5--9--7--9----------------------|
A|-----7777777777---------3--7--5--7----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4------5------7------9------------------------------|
A|----2------3------5------7------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4------5------7------9------------------------------|
A|----2------3------5------7------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9999999999---------5--9--7--9---------------------|
A|-----7777777777---------3--7--5--7---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/sign_of_the_cross_tab_ver_4.html ]
this one goes under the "the sign of the cross..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5------------7-----9----------------5----------9------|
A|---3----5------5-----7-------5-------3----------7--------|
E|---------3---------------------3-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9999999999---------5--9--7--9---------------------|
A|-----7777777777---------3--7--5--7---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
and then goes this:the more fast part
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------999---999---99910979----------------------------|
A|----7-------7------7-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------999---999---99910979----------------------------|
A|----7-------7------7-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------777---777---7778757-----------------------------|
A|----5-------5------5-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------999---999---99910979----------------------------|
A|----7-------7------7-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------1------|
G|--9------9------7---5-----|-5------4------2-----------|
D|--9------9------7---5-----|-5------4------2-----------|
A|--7------7------5---3-----|-3------2------0-----------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------1------|
G|----------9------7---5-----|-5------4------2----------|
D|----------9------7---5-----|-5------4------2----------|
A|----------7------5---3-----|-3------2------0----------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5-------7------9-------------------------------|
D|-----5-------7------9-------------------------------|
A|-----3-------5------7-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
then goes the quiet part. play it with the same effect than the intro
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b~------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b-------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b~------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b-------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
and the play it with distortion
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b~------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b-------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b~------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b-------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b~------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9-------9---8~---------9-------9---8---77b-------------|
A|------7--------7---------------7-------7---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
and then goes the solos and the very good parts but i will not tab it coz is gona be
to me to tab them and 4 you to play it :) but i promiss that i will tab it all very soon