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The Number Of The Beast Chords & Tabs

Iron Maiden Chords & Tabs

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The Number Of The Beast Bass Tab
    
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THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST (Bassline)
As recorded by Iron Maiden
(From the 1982 Album THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST)

Transcribed by Jeff Perrin and Micheal DuClos
	

Words and Music by Steve Harris
Arranged by Iron Maiden

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Steve Harris'

 Intro
  Q=200
 6/4                           4/4
  Gtr I
  H    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-----------------11----12----|-14-------14-------14----|
|--------12-12-12----12----12-|----12-12----12-12----12-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|


 6/4
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|----14-------14----------11----12-----||
|-12----12-12----12-12-12----12----12--||
|--------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------||


   1st Verse
   4/4                       6/4
     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
||--14-------14-------14----|----14-------14----------11----12----|
||o----12-12----12-12----12-|-12----12-12----12-12-12----12----12-|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 4/4                       6/4
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E E  E  E  E
|-14-------14-------14----|----14-------14----------9----10----|
|----12-12----12-12----12-|-12----12-12----10-10-10---10----10-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|


 4/4                       6/4
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E E  E  E  E
|-12-------12-------12----|----12-------12----------9----10----|
|----10-10----10-10----10-|-10----10-10----10-10-10---10----10-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|


                            1.,2.,3.
 4/4                       6/4
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   4x
|-14-------14-------14----|----14-------14----------11----12------||
|----12-12----12-12----12-|-12----12-12----12-12-12----12----12--o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------||


  2.
 6/4                           4/4
   E  E  E  E  E E E E q  E E   +W           +W
|----14-------14--------------|------------|--------|
|-12----12-12----0-0-0-0------|------------|--------|
|---------------------------5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----|
|-----------------------------|------------|--------|


 3/4          4/4
  E E E E Q    W          +W
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|----------|--------|
|-5-5-5-5----|-5--------|-(5)----|
|------------|----------|--------|


 3/4          4/4
  E E E E Q    W          +W
|------------|----------|--------||
|------------|----------|--------||
|-3-3-3-3----|-3--------|-(3)----||
|------------|----------|--------||


 3/4          4/4        5/4
  E E E E Q    W          +H.      +E  E E E
|------------|----------|--------------------|
|------------|----------|--------------------|
|-5-5-5-5----|-5--------|-(5)------(5)-5-5-5-|
|------------|----------|--------------------|


   2nd, 3rd, and 4th Verses
    $
   4/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-3-3-3-3-2----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3--|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


                                                              To Coda
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-3-3-3-3-2----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3--|------------------||


 1st Chorus
  1.
  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------7--------|
|-------------------|-------5-7---7------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-0-5-|-(5)-5---------0-3--|
|-------------------|--------------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---o||
|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------||


 2nd Chorus
  2.
   E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------7--------|
|-------------------|-------5-7---7------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-0-5-|-(5)-5---------0-3--|
|-------------------|--------------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3s5-||
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------||


   Interlude
    E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    E E  E E E  E E E
||-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
||o-----7-----7----|-----9-----9----|-----10-----10-----|
||o-5-5---5-5---5--|-7-7---7-7---7--|-8-8----8-8----8-8-|
||-----------------|----------------|-------------------|


  1.,2.,3.              4.
   E E E  E E E Q    4x  E E E  E q  E E
|--------------------||-------------------||
|-10-----10---------o||-10-----10---------||
|----8-8----8-8-8\--o||----8-8----8----1--||
|--------------------||-------------------||

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/the_number_of_the_beast_btab.html ]
   1st Guitar Solo
    +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------|-----------------|
||o-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
||--------------------|---------------1-|


                      1.,2.,3.            4.
  +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E  4x E E q  E E E E
|-------------------|------------------||-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------o||-----------------||
|-------------------|---------------1-o||--------5-5-5-3--||
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1----||-1-0-1-----------||


 Interlude 2
  E A E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E A E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------7---5-------|-----------------|-------3---1-------|------------------|
|---5s7---7---7-5---|-5---------------|---2s3---3---3-1---|-1----------------|
|-----------------7-|---7-6-5-3-3-3-1-|-----------------3-|---3-2-1----------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------3-3-3-1--|


  +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-3-3-3-5--||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---|--------------------||


   2nd Guitar Solo
    +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E  E
||------------7-------|--------------------|
||o-------4-7---7-x---|-------7---8-7------|
||o-(5)-5-----------8-|-(8)-8---8-----x-10-|
||--------------------|--------------------|


   +E   E E  E  E E E E   +E  E  E  E  +E   E E E  3x
|-----------------------|-------10---------12------||
|---------9----10-x-x-8-|-(8)-8----10-(10)----x---o||
|-(10)-10---10----------|-----------------------5-o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------||


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E  E
|-----------5-------|--------------------|
|-------4-5---5-----|-------7---8-7------|
|-(5)-5---------7-8-|-(8)-8---8-----8-10-|
|-------------------|--------------------|


   +E   E E  E  Q  E E   +E  E E E  E  E E  E
|----------------------|--------------10---19--|
|---------9----10----8-|-(8)-8-x-8s10----------|
|-(10)-10---10---------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|


   +E   E  E  E  E  E E  E    +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-(19)-19-19-19-19-17------|------------------------12-|
|---------------------x-15-|-(15)-15-15-15-15-14-12----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|


   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E    +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-(12)-12-12-12-12-------15-|-(15)----15----17----17-19--
|------------------12-12----|------15----15----17--------
|---------------------------|----------------------------
|---------------------------|----------------------------


   +E   E  E  E  E  E E  E    +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-(19)-19-19-19-19-17------|------------------------12-|
|---------------------x-15-|-(15)-15-15-15-15-14-12----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|


                                        D.S. al Coda
   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E    +E   E  E  E  E  Q   E
|-(12)-12-12-12-12-------15-|-(15)----15----17---------||
|------------------12-12----|------15----15----17\--5--||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||


 3rd Chorus
  &
   E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-0-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------7-------|---------------------|
|-------5-7---7-----|---------------------|
|-(5)-5---------0-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|
|-------------------|---------------------|


                     6/4
  +E  E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------4---5---|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---5---5-|
|-------------------|---------------------------|


 4/4               6/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------||
|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-------4---5-----||
|---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5---5---||
|-----------------|---------------------------||


   5th Verse
   4/4               6/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-------4---5---|
||o---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5---5-|
||------------------|-------------------------|


 4/4               6/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-------2---3---|
|---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---3-3-3---3---3-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|


 4/4               6/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-------2---3---|
|---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|


                    1.
 4/4               6/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------||
|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-------4---5----o||
|---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5---5--o||
|-----------------|---------------------------||


  2.
 6/4                      4/4
  E E E E E E E E q  E E   +W           +W
|------------------------|------------|--------|
|---7-----7--------------|------------|--------|
|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5----5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----|
|------------------------|------------|--------|


 3/4          4/4
  E E E E Q    W          +W
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|----------|--------|
|-5-5-5-5----|-5--------|-(5)----|
|------------|----------|--------|


 3/4          4/4
  E E E E Q    W          +W
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|----------|--------|
|-3-3-3-3----|-3--------|-(3)----|
|------------|----------|--------|


 3/4          4/4
  E E E E Q    Q  E E +Q    Q
|------------|-----------------*|
|------------|-----------------*|
|-5-5-5-5----|-5--3-5-(5)\-----*|
|------------|-----------------*|



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
 
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