The Clansman Chords & Tabs
Song: The Clansman
Group: Iron Maiden
CD: Virtual XI
Lyrics: Harris
Music: Harris
Label: CMC
Year: 1998
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Tabbed and Submitted by Mathias Karlsson member of Golden Mogwai
I looked every where 4 Clans man but here it is :P
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Tuning: Standard
Intro:
Guitar 1 Intro:
Part 1 (Always played over G2-P1)
e-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
B-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----5p8h5-------|
G-|-7b-7b-7-5-|-7-7-5-----|-7b-7b-7-5-|-7-7-------7h5-7-| x4
D-|-----------|-------7-5-|-----------|-----------------|
A-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
E-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
|
This last note is not played the
final time through.
Part 2 (Always played over G2-P2)
e-|-------|--------7-8p7------|-------|--------7-8p7------|-------|--------7-8p7------|-10~---|---8--7---|
B-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-------|--------8-|
G-|-------|---9---------------|-------|---9---------------|-------|---9---------------|-------|----------|
D-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|----------|
A-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|----------|
E-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|----------|
e-|-------|--------7-8p7------|-------|--------7-8p7------|-------|---------|
B-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-10~---|-(10~)---|
G-|-------|---9---------------|-------|---9---------------|-------|---------|
D-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|---------|
A-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|---------|
E-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|---------|
Part 3 (Always played over G2-P4)
e-|-10~---8p7-|-------|-10~---8p7-|-------|-10~---8p7-|---------7---|-(7)---|---------|
B-|-----------|-10~---|-----------|-10~---|-----------|-10~---8---8-|-10~---|-8h10~---|
G-|-----------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-------------|-------|---------|
D-|-----------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-------------|-------|---------|
A-|-----------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-------------|-------|---------|
E-|-----------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-------------|-------|---------|
Guitar 2 Intro:
Part 1
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|-----------------------| x4
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|---7---7---7---7-|---10---10----12----12-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-8----8----10----10----|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Part 2
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|----12----12----12----12-|-----12----12----12----12-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-10----10----10----10----|-10-----10----10----10----|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|----12----12----12----12-|-----12----12----12----12-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-10----10----10----10----|-10-----10----10----10----|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
B-|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
G-|---7-7-7-|-----7---7---7-|---7-7-7-|-----7---7---7-|
D-|---------|---6---6---6---|---------|---6---6---6---|
A-|-5-------|-5-------------|-5-------|-5-------------|
E-|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
Part 3 (Palm muted; always played alone)
e-|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|---9-9---9-9-|---9-9-10-9-7-|---9-9---9-9-|---9-9-10-9-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|
D-|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---7-7-7-7-7-|
A-|-7-----7-----|-7------------|-7-----7-----|-7------------|-5-----------|-------------|
E-|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-5-----------|
e-|-------------|--------------|
B-|-------------|--------------|
G-|---9-9---9-9-|---9-9-10-9-7-|
D-|-------------|--------------|
A-|-7-----7-----|-7------------|
E-|-------------|--------------|
Part 4
e-|-------------|---------------| e-|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-------------|---------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|---7-7-7-7-7-|---------------| x3 THEN G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|
D-|-------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-| D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
A-|-5-----------|---------------| A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-------------|-5-------------| E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse:
Guitar 1-Off
Guitar 2
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e-|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Bridge: (Both)
e-|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|-----------|
B-|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|-----------|
G-|-9-9------|-5-------|-9-9------|-5---12---|-9-9------|-5-------|----------|-5---7-----|
D-|-9-9------|-5---5---|-9-9------|-5---12---|-9-9------|-5---5---|-7-7------|-5---7--xx-|
A-|-7-7------|-3---5---|-7-7------|-3---10---|-7-7------|-3---5---|-7-7------|-3---5--xx-|
E-|----------|-----3---|----------|----------|----------|-----3---|-5-5------|--------xx-|
Heavy Verse: (Both)
e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|-7------|-------------|-------------|
D-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|-5------|-7------|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|
A-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|-5------|-5------|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|
E-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|-3------|--------|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|
Heavy Chorus: (Both)
e-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|
G-|--------|-7------|-5------|--------|-7------|--------|-------------|-------------|
D-|-5------|-7------|-5------|-5------|-7------|-5------|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|
A-|-5------|-5------|-3------|-5------|-5------|-5------|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|
E-|-3------|--------|--------|-3------|--------|-3------|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|
Solo 1: _____________________________________
|2.
e-|-----7h8-7------------|----7h8-7------------|----7h8-7---------7-|-------|-----7h8-7---------8-|-------|-------|
B-|--10-------10-8h10~---|-10-------10-8h10~---|-10-------10-8-10---|-10~---|--10-------10-8-10---|-10~---|-(10~)-|
G-|:---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------:|---------------------|-------|-------| x2
D-|:---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------:|---------------------|-------|-------|
A-|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------|---------------------|-------|-------|
E-|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------|---------------------|-------|-------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/the_clansman_tab_ver_2.html ]
Solo 2:
Guitar 1
e-|-----------|------------|----------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------|
B-|-----------|-8~---------|----------|--------|-------10p8-|-8~--------|-----------|--------|
G-|-9~---9p10-|------------|-7h9p7~---|-(7~)---|------------|------7~---|-9h10p9~---|-(9~)---| x2
D-|-----------|------10~---|----------|--------|-10~--------|-----------|-----------|--------|
A-|-----------|------------|----------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------|
E-|-----------|------------|----------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------|
Guitar 2
e-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
B-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
G-|-9------------|-12------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|-5------------|-12------7------|-9------------|-(9)---| x2
D-|-9------------|-12------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|-5------------|-12------7------|-9------------|-(9)---|
A-|-7------------|-10------3------|-5------------|-(5)---|-3------------|-10------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|
E-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
Solo 3:
Guitar 1
e-|-17p12----12-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------|
B-|-------15----15p12-15p12----12-------|----------12-15b17r15-15-|-13-12-13p12-12----------------------|-------|
G-|-------------------------14----14p12-|----12-14----------------|----------------14-14p12/11h12p11----|-------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-14----------------------|----------------------------------14-|-12~---|
A-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------|
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------|
e-|-15b17-15p14p12----12-14-|-15-17-15-17b19-17-15-|-14-15-14--------------|---------------|
B-|----------------15-------|----------------------|----------15-17-15-17~-|-(17~)---------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------14b16-|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
A-|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
E-|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
e-|-12----12-15b17-15-14-12-|----12-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
B-|----12-------------------|-15----15-13p12----12----------------|-12-----------------------------|-------------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------14----14p12----12h14-|----14p12h----14b16-14b16-14b16-|-14b16r14~---|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------------14-------|-----------14-------------------|-------------|
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
e-|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------15/17~|
G-|-14b16r14p12/11-12p11-12p11-|----11-------------------------------------------|----------12----14b16-12----12-------|
D-|----------------------------|-14----14p12----12-------------------12-------12-|-14-14-14----14----------14----------|
A-|----------------------------|-------------14----14-13-12----12h14----12h14----|-------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------|----------------------------15-------------------|-------------------------------------|
e-|---------|
B-|-(17~)---|
G-|---------|
D-|---------|
A-|---------|
E-|---------|
Guitar 2
e-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
B-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
G-|-9------------|-12------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|-5------------|-12------7------|-9------------|-(9)---| x2
D-|-9------------|-12------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|-5------------|-12------7------|-9------------|-(9)---|
A-|-7------------|-10------3------|-5------------|-(5)---|-3------------|-10------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|
E-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
Solo 4
Guitar 1
e-|--------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
B-|--------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
G-|-9------|-5-------|-9-------|-5-------|-9------|-5-------|--------|-5---7---|
D-|-9------|-5---5---|-9-------|-5---5---|-9------|-5---5---|-7------|-5---7---|
A-|-7------|-3---5---|-7-------|-3---5---|-7------|-3---5---|-7------|-3---5---|
E-|--------|-----3---|---------|-----3---|--------|-----3---|-5------|---------|
Guitar 2
e-|-----------12-14-15-|-15p14p12-15p14p12----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B-|-15b17~-------------|-------------------15p13p12-15-13-12----|-12----------------------|---------------------------|
G-|--------------------|-------------------------------------14-|----14p12----12-14b16~---|-12h1412----12-------------|
D-|--------------------|----------------------------------------|----------14-------------|---------14----14p12----12-|
A-|--------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------14----|
E-|--------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e-|----------------------------------------|--------------12\14-15-17b19r17-|
B-|----------------------------------12----|-12-15-12--15-------------------|
G-|--------------12-----12-14-12--14----14-|--------------------------------|
D-|-14-14-12--14----14---------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e-|-15-15-15-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-14-14-|-17-15-14----------|
B-|-------------------------------------|----------15b17~---|
G-|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
Solo 5:
Guitar 1
e-|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
B-|-------------------|----------------12~---|-------------------|---------------------|
G-|-9h11h12p11p9-9~---|-9h11h12p11p9-9-------|-9h11h12p11p9-9~---|-9h11h12p11p9-9-7~---| x4
D-|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A-|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E-|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Guitar 2-Off
Solo 6:
Guitar 1
e-|-12-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-2-3-2-0-|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2-Plays the Bridge
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Guitar 1 Intro, Part 1
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 2
Guitar 2 Intro, Part 3
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
Verse
Walk alone in the hills
With the wind in your face
It feels good to be proud and be free and a race
That is part of a Clan
And to live on high lands
And the air that you breathe
So pure and so clean
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
All alone in the hills
With the wind in your hair
With a longing to feel
Just to be free
Verse
Is it right to believe
In the need to be free?
It’s a time when you die and without asking why
Can’t you see what they do?
They are grinding us down
They are taking our land
That belongs to the Clans
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
Not alone with a dream
Just a want to be free
With a need to belong
I am a Clansman
Bridge
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Heavy Verse
It’s a time wrought with fear
It’s a land wrought with change
If ancestors could hear what is happening now
They would turn in their graves
They would all be ashamed
That the land of the free
Was written in chains
Heavy Chorus
And I know what I want
When the timing is right
Then I’ll take what is mine
I am the Clansman
Heavy Verse
And I swear to defend
And we’ll fight to the end
And I swear that I’ll never be taken alive
And I know that we’ll stand
We’ll fight for our land
And I swear that my bairns
Will be born free
Heavy Chorus
And I know what I want
When the timing is right
Then I’ll take what I want
I am the Clansman
Bridge
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Solo 1
Solo 2
Solo 3
Solo 4
Guitar 2 Intro, Part 3
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
Verse
No
No we can’t let them take anymore
No we can’t let them take anymore
We’re the Land of the Free
Verse
No
No we can’t let them take anymore
No we can’t let them take anymore
We’re the Land of the Free
Guitar 2 Intro, Part 2
No
No we can’t let them take anymore
No we can’t let them take anymore
No we can’t let them take anymore
We’re the Land of the Free
Heavy Verse
Oooooooooooooh
Heavy Verse
Oooooooooooooh
Heavy Chorus
Oooooooooooooh
Solo 5
Solo 6
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Heavy Verse
It is right to believe
In the need to be free
It’s a time when you die and without asking why
Can’t you see what they do?
They are grinding us out
They are taking our land
That belongs to the Clans
Heavy Chorus
Not alone with a dream
Just a want to be free
With a need to belong
I am the Clansman
Heavy Chorus
And I know what I want
When the timing is right
Then I’ll take what is mine
I am the Clansman
Solo 6
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Guitar 2 Intro, Part 3
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
And I know what I want
When the timing is right
Then I’ll take what is mine
I am the Clansman
