Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant Chords & Tabs

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THE CLAIRVOYANT - IRON MAIDEN


BASS [solo intro]
G------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
D------7-----7-----|-----5-----5-----|-4----------------|------------------
A--5-5---5-5---5-5-|-5-5---5-5---5-5-|---5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

Guitar 1 [damped]    [% = repeat last measure]
E-------------------|---------|---------|---------|
B-------------------|---------|---------|---------|
G-------------------|---*-/---|---*-/---|---*-/---|
D-------------------|----/----|----/----|----/----|
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|---/-*---|---/-*---|---/-*---|
E-------------------|---------|---------|---------|

   D!
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
G------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
D--7--5----7-------|-7/9--7--5-------|--7---------------|------------------
A------------------|-----------------|-----5------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

   D!
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
G------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
D--7--5----7-------|-7/9--7--5-------|--7--7------------|---5-5-5-5p4---5--
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------7----
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

[riff 1]
   C!
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
G------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
D------------------|-5-5-5-5p4---5---|------------------|---5-5-5-5p4-7-5--
A------------------|-----------7-----|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

   D!
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
G------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
D--4---------------|-5-5-5-5p4-7-5---|--4---------------|------------------
A----5-------------|-----------------|-----5------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

[end riff 1]
   D!
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
G--14--12--14------|-14/16---14--12--|--14--------------|------------------
D------------------|-----------------|-------12---------|------------------
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

   D!
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|-----------------|-------15---------|------------------
G--14--12--14------|-14/16--14--12---|--14--------------|------------------
D------------------|-----------------|------------------|--5-5-5-5p4---5---
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------7-----
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

[play riff 1]
[to D minor]

[riff 2]
   D!                                   Cadd9!
E------------------|--5--------------|------------------|--3---------------
B-----6------------|-----------------|-----3------------|------------------
G--7-----6---------|-----------------|--5-----5---------|------------------
D------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

   Gm add9                              Bb!                C!
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|---3-------------|------------------|------------------
G-----3------------|-----------------|--------3---------|--------5---------
D--5-----5---------|-----------------|-----3------------|-----5------------
A------------------|-----------------|--1---------------|--3---------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

[play riff 2]
Dm /  /    /        / /     /  /  Cadd9! / / /  / / /
      Feel the sweat  break on my brow
Gmadd9!/ / / / / /   / Bb! /   /     /  C!  /     / /
      Is it me   or is it shadows that are dancing on the walls ?

Dm /  /    /        / /     /  /  Cadd9! / / /  / / /
      Is it  a  dream or    is it now
Gmadd9!/   /   / /  /    /   / Bb! /   /     /  C!  /     /  /
      Is  this a vision or  nor-mali- ty    I  see be-  fore my

   Eyes.
[riff 3]
   Dm/A              Gm/Bb              C/D (bass G)      Dm/A
E------------------|-----8------10---|------------------|------------------
B--10--8------10---|-11--------------|--8-----------8---|-10--8------------
G------------------|-----------------|-----10-----------|-------------10---
D------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

   Dm/A              Gm/Bb              C/D (bass plays G)
E------------------|-----8------10---|--3---------------|------------------
B--10--8------10---|-11--------------|--5---------------|------------------
G------------------|-----------------|--5---------------|------------------
D------------------|-----------------|--0---------------|------------------
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

[repeat riff 2]
Dm                         Cadd9!
I wonder why I wonder how,
Gm add9                   Bb!              C!
that it seems that the    power is getting stronger ev'ry day

Dm                         Cadd9!
I feel a strength an inner fire,
Gm add9                   Bb!              C!
but I am scared I wont be able   to  con-  trol it anymore

[repeat riff 3]
[riff 4]
   Cm/G              Fm/Ab             Bb/C (bass F)       Cm/G
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|------11-----13--|------------------|------------------
G--12---10-----12--|-13--------------|-10-----------10--|--12--10----------
D------------------|-----------------|------13----------|--------------13--
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

   Cm/G              Fm/Ab             Bb/C (bass F)      [slower]
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|------11-----13--|------------------|------------------
G--12---10-----12--|-13--------------|-10---------------|--\---------------
D------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
                                                                 There's a
D!      D!+5       C!/D    D!            D!         D!+5  C! D!
time to live and a time to die when it's time to meet the ma-ker. There's a
D!      D!+5       C!/D    D!            D!              D!+5     C! D!
time to live but isn't it strange that as soon as you're born you're dying.

[repeat "there's a..." but play the last measure the next riff]

   D!    D!+5  C!   No chord [faster]
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
G--------------5-5-|-----4--0--5-----|------------------|------------------
D------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

[to E major]
[solo]

   E!             ________
E--19^21-------19^21-21-21v19-|--17-16h17p16----16-----------------|
B-----------------------------|--------------19----19^21-----------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

   E!
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--19-17----------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------20-18--16------------|------------------------------------|
D------------------19-18p19---|--18~~~~~~~~~-------------------14h-|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

   E!                            ___3___
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|--16h17p16--------------------------|
G-----14p13-----13-14-16/18---|-----------18-16\-13-16-14p13-------|
D--16-------16----------------|------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

   E!
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D--16-14-13-------------------|------------------------------------|
A-----------16--14-12-11-12---|--11~~~~~~~-------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/the_clairvoyant_tab.html ]
  E!__3___
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-/18-16-18-----16h18p16\-----|------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------|-/19-18-19---18h19p18-----------16--|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

   E!
E------------------------16---|------------------------------------|
B---------------16-17-19------|--19^21~~~~~~~~~~-------------------|
G--------16-18----------------|------------------------------------|
D--18-19----------------------|------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

   E!                                                           ___
E-----------------------------------|--16h17p16----16-17-19-19^21--|
B--19^21v19-17-16h17p16----16h17h19-|-----------19-----------------|
G-----------------------18----------|------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|------------------------------|

 _________                     [guitar 2 play riff 5]
E---------v19--------17-------|--16h17p16-------\------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

   D!3
   ____3______   ____3____       ____3______   ____3____
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--20^22v20-17---20-----17----|------------------------------------|
G-------------------19--------|--19^21v19-16---19----16------------|
D-----------------------------|-------------------19---------------|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
   [guitar 1 let echo device repeat last 3 tones]

E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--14^16v14-12---14----12-----|------------------------------------|
D-------------------14--------|-14---------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

   E!              _____3_____                   ____3_____
E--17-16h17p16-----------16-17p-|-16h17p16---------------16--------|
B--------------17-----17--------|----------17--------17------------|
G------------------16-----------|----------------16----------------|
D-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

        _________
E--19^21---------v19----17----|--16h17p16------\-------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
[end solo and end riff 5]

[riff 5 for guitar 2]
   E!                            D!
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----7-7-7---7-6-------------|------------------------------------|
A-----------------7-5---------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----7-7-7---7-6-------------|------------------------------------|
A-----------------7-5---------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

   D!                            E!
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----7-7-7---7-6-------------|------------------------------------|
A-----------------7-7---------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D-----7-7-7---7-6-------------|------------------|-----------------|
A-----------------7-7---------|------------------|-----------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
[end riff 5]

[repeat riff 2]
Dm                         Cadd9!
Just by looking through your eyes,
Gm add9                   Bb!              C!
He could see the future penetrating right in through your mind

Dm                         Cadd9!
See the truth and see your lies
Gm add9                   Bb!              C!
But for all his power couldn't forsee his own demise

[repeat riff 3]
[repeat riff 4]
                                                                 There's a
D!      D!+5       C!/D    D!            D!         D!+5  C! D!
time to live and a time to die when it's time to meet the ma-ker. There's a
D!      D!+5       C!/D    D!            D!              D!+5     C! D!
time to live but isn't it strange that as soon as you're born you're dying.

[to C minor]
                                                                 There's a
C!      C!+5       Bb!/C   C!            C!         C!+5  Bb! C!
time to live and a time to die when it's time to meet the ma-ker. There's a
C!      C!+5       Bb!/C   C!            C!
time to live but isn't it strange that as soon as you're

  born you're dying.
   C!    C!+5  Bb!  No chord [faster]
E------------------|-----------------|
B------------------|-----------------|
G--------------3-3-|-----2-----3-----|
D------------------|--------3--------|
A------------------|-----------------|
E------------------|-----------------|

   D!
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
G------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
D-/7--5----7-------|-7/9--7--5-------|-/7---------------|------------------
A------------------|-----------------|-----5~~~~~~~-----|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------

   D!
   I feel   re-      born      a-      gain
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D--7--5----7-------|-7/9--7--5-------|--7--7------------|
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|

    C!
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5p4---5-------------|------------------------------------|
A-------------7---------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5p4---5-------------|------------------------------------|
A-------------7---------------|------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

                                   D!
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5p4-7-5-------------|----4-------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|---------5--------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

                                  >      >         >
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5---4---------------|---5-4----5-4-------5--4------------|
A-----------------5-----------|-------5-------5----------5---------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|

       >       >     >            >    >    >
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
D------5-4-----5--4-----------|------------------------------------|
A---5------5---------5--------|---5----5----5----------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------------|



CHORDS

  D! C! Dm Cadd9! Gm add9 Bb! Dm/A Gm/Bb C/D Cm/G Fm/Ab Bb/C D!+5
E-------1----3-----5-----------1-----3----3----3----1----------------------
B-3-----3----3-----3-----------3-----3----5----4----1---3------3-----------
G-2--5--2----5-----3------3----2-----3----5----5----1---3------3-----------
D-0--5--0----5-----5------3----0-----0----0----5--------3------0-----------
A----3-------3------------1----0-----1------------------3------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  C!/D (D by Bass) D  E!  C!+5
E------------------2-------------------------------------------------------
B------------------3-------------------------------------------------------
G---5--------------2--9----5-----------------------------------------------
D---5-----------------9----6-----------------------------------------------
A---3-----------------7----3-----------------------------------------------
E---------------------0----------------------------------------------------


/ = slide up
\ = slide down
^ = bend up
v = release bend down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrate
_ = hold the bend
> = play this tone a little bit harder
_3_ = play as triplets
E! = E (no 3th)


Song taken from the album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
Tab arranged by Rick Cardinalli.
Tab taken from the song book published by WISE PUBLICATIONS
U.K. ISBN : 0.7119.1622.5





Greetings,
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  |  ---|   |  _|-|
  |_____|*  |_____|*

Let the beat control your body.