Song: Wrathchild
Album: Killers
Writer: Steve Harris
Artist: Iron Maiden
Year: 1981
Guitar: Rhythm
This is not the original way to play it but it is written in the key of D which is the highest
key on a normal E|B|G|D|A|E| guitar however you can change the tuning to Drop D and play
lower. I got the idea after watching a guitar lesson with Adrian Smith
Intro
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
Verse
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|------|----------------|-------------|
B|------|----------------|-------------|
G|------|----------------|-------------|
D|-5--4-|----------------|-------------|
A|-3--2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2-----2-0-|
E|------|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2-2-0-|
E|------|----------------|-------------|
B|------|----------------|-------------|
G|------|----------------|-------------|
D|-5--4-|----------------|-------------|
A|-3--2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2-----2-0-|
E|------|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2-2-0-|
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-5--4--------5--4-|
A|-3--2--5--4--3--2-|
E|-------5--4-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
Chorus
E|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-------------|
A|-0/2-----2-|-7-5---5---5-|
E|-0/2-2-2-2-|-----9---9---|
E|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-5-6-7-------|
A|-0/2-----2-|-------5---5-|
E|-0/2-2-2-2-|---------9---|
E|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-------------|
A|-0/2-----2-|-7-5---5---5-|
E|-0/2-2-2-2-|-----9---9---|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-|-7-5---5---5---------|
E|-----------5-----5-----|-----------7-----7-----|-----9---9---9-8-7-5-|
Rhythm under Solo
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/wrathchild_tab_ver_5.html ]
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-|-7-5---5---5---------|
E|-----------5-----5-----|-----------7-----7-----|-----9---9---9-8-7-5-|
Interlude
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------0-----0-----------|-------0-----0-----------|
A|-2-2-2---2-2---2-1-0-----|-2-2-2---2-2---2-1-0-----|
E|---------------------5-2-|---------------------5-2-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
H|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------0-----0-----------|-------0-----0-----------|
A|-2-2-2---2-2---2-1-0-----|-2-2-2---2-2---2-1-0-----|
E|---------------------5-2-|---------------------5-2-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------2-----2-----------|-------2-----2-----------|
A|-4-4-4---4-4---4-3-2-----|-4-4-4---4-4---4-3-2-----|
E|---------------------7-4-|---------------------7-4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|-------3-----3-----------|-------3-----3-----------|--------------------|
A|-5-5-5---5-5---5-4-3-----|-5-5-5---5-5---5-4-3-----|-7-5---5---5--------|
E|---------------------8-5-|---------------------8-5-|-----9---9---9-8-7-5|
Build-Up
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
Verse
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|------|----------------|-------------|
B|------|----------------|-------------|
G|------|----------------|-------------|
D|-5--4-|----------------|-------------|
A|-3--2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2-----2-0-|
E|------|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2-2-0-|
E|------|----------------|-------------|
B|------|----------------|-------------|
G|------|----------------|-------------|
D|-5--4-|----------------|-------------|
A|-3--2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2-----2-0-|
E|------|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2-2-0-|
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-5--4--------5--4-|
A|-3--2--5--4--3--2-|
E|-------3--2-------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-0/2------2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
E|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-0/2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-4-5-7-5-4-0-|
Chorus
E|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-------------|
A|-0/2-----2-|-7-5---5---5-|
E|-0/2-2-2-2-|-----9---9---|
E|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-5-6-7-------|
A|-0/2-----2-|-------5---5-|
E|-0/2-2-2-2-|---------9---|
E|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-------------|
A|-0/2-----2-|-7-5---5---5-|
E|-0/2-2-2-2-|-----9---9---|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-|-----------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-|-7-5---5---5-----------|
E|-----------5-----5-----|-----------7-----7-----|-----9---9---9-8-7-5---|
E |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-0-|
H |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-0-|
G |---------------------|---------------------|-9-7---7---7---------|-1-|
D |---------------------|---------------------|-----9---9---9-8-7-5-|-2-|
A |-7-5---5---5---------|-7-5---5---5---------|---------------------|-2-|
E |-----9---9---9-8-7-5-|-----9---9---9-8-7-5-|---------------------|-2-|