IRON MAIDEN - "Number Of The Beast" Tablature
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From: C.W.G.M.Enders@kub.nl (Constantijn Enders)
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST - IRON MAIDEN
[the intro is written in 5/4 measure (5 ticks in 1 measure)]
D!
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B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D--------------------|
A--12-12-12-12-10-10-|
E--10-10-14-14-10-10-|
[intro]
I left a-
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D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
lone my mind was
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A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
blank C! I need- ed
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D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12---10-10-10-10---10-10--8--8----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10----8--8--8--8---12-12--8--8----|
time to think to get the mem' ries
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D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--10--x--x-10----x--x--x-10----x--x--x-10----x--x--x-10---10-10-----8----|
E---8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8-12-----8----|
D! from my mind What did I
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G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
see can I be-
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D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
lieve C! That what I
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12---10-10-10-10---10-10--8--8----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10----8--8--8--8---12-12--8--8----|
sawe that night was real and not just
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--10--x--x-10----x--x--x-10----x--x--x-10----x--x--x-10---10-10-----8----|
E---8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8-12-----8----|
fan- ta- sy Just what I
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
[end intro]
[repeat intro]
saw in my own dreams were the re-
flections of my warped mind staring
back at me.
'Cos in my dreams it's always there. The evil
face that twists my mind and brings me
to despair.
D! / / / /
D! / / / / / / C! / / / / D! / / /
[the rest is written in 4/4 measure (4 ticks in 1 measure)]
[verse]
D!
Night was black was no use holding back 'Cos I just
C! D!
had to see was some-one watching me
D!
In the mist dark figures move and twist was all
C! D!
this for real or just some kind of hell
[chorus]
C! G! C! D!
Six six six the num-ber of the beast
Hell and fire was born to be released
[play verse]
Torches blazed and secret chants were phrased as they
start to cry hands held to the sky
In the night the fires are burning bright the ritual
has begun satan's work is done
C! G! C! D!
Six six six the num-ber of the beast
Sac- ri- fice is going on tonight
D!
E--(repeat three times---------------|---------------------------------)--|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--2-2-2-4----2---4-4-4--5------4----|--5-5-5--7----5-------7--7--7--5----|
D--0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0--7------0----|--7-7-7--0----7-------0--0--0--7----|
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[sorry no solo avaible]
Bb! / / / F! / / /
Bb! / / / F! / / /
Bb! / / / F! / / /
Bb! / D! C!
C! Bb! G! F!
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D----12----10------------------------|----8-----6-------------------------|
A-12----12----12-10-8-10-------------|-8-----8-----8--6-----6-------------|
E------------------------12-10-8-----|-------------------9-----8--6--4----|
F! / / / G! / A! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
[bass "solo"]
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
[play verse]
(This) can't go on I must inform the law can this
still be real or just some crazy dream
but I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes seems to
mesmerize can't avoid their eyes
C! G! C! D!
Six six six the num-ber of the beast
Six six six the one for you and me
[play intro]
I'm coming back I will return
And I'll posess your body and I'll make you burn
I have the fire I have the force
I have the power to make my evil take it's course
D! / / / / D! / / / / /
D! / / C! / / / / / D! / C! D!
CHORDS
D! C! G! Bb! F! A!
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7----5----5-----8----3----7--------------------------------------------|
A--5----3----5-----8----3----7--------------------------------------------|
E------------3-----6----1----5--------------------------------------------|
Tab taken from the song book "Iron Maiden Recorded versions"
Originally published by Cherry Lane Music Co., Inc.
ISBN : 0-89524-190-0
Greetings,
_____ _____
| | | _ |
| ---| | _|-|
|_____|* |_____|*
Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will use it.
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST - IRON MAIDEN
[the intro is written in 5/4 measure (5 ticks in 1 measure)]
D!
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D--------------------|
A--12-12-12-12-10-10-|
E--10-10-14-14-10-10-|
[intro]
I left a-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
lone my mind was
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
blank C! I need- ed
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12---10-10-10-10---10-10--8--8----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10----8--8--8--8---12-12--8--8----|
time to think to get the mem' ries
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--10--x--x-10----x--x--x-10----x--x--x-10----x--x--x-10---10-10-----8----|
E---8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8-12-----8----|
D! from my mind What did I
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
see can I be-
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
lieve C! That what I
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12---10-10-10-10---10-10--8--8----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10----8--8--8--8---12-12--8--8----|
sawe that night was real and not just
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--10--x--x-10----x--x--x-10----x--x--x-10----x--x--x-10---10-10-----8----|
E---8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8----8-12-----8----|
fan- ta- sy Just what I
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--12--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x--x-12----x--x-12-12---12-12-10-10----|
E--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---14-14-10-10----|
[end intro]
[repeat intro]
saw in my own dreams were the re-
flections of my warped mind staring
back at me.
'Cos in my dreams it's always there. The evil
face that twists my mind and brings me
to despair.
D! / / / /
D! / / / / / / C! / / / / D! / / /
[the rest is written in 4/4 measure (4 ticks in 1 measure)]
[verse]
D!
Night was black was no use holding back 'Cos I just
C! D!
had to see was some-one watching me
D!
In the mist dark figures move and twist was all
C! D!
this for real or just some kind of hell
[chorus]
C! G! C! D!
Six six six the num-ber of the beast
Hell and fire was born to be released
[play verse]
Torches blazed and secret chants were phrased as they
start to cry hands held to the sky
In the night the fires are burning bright the ritual
has begun satan's work is done
C! G! C! D!
Six six six the num-ber of the beast
Sac- ri- fice is going on tonight
D!
E--(repeat three times---------------|---------------------------------)--|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--2-2-2-4----2---4-4-4--5------4----|--5-5-5--7----5-------7--7--7--5----|
D--0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0--7------0----|--7-7-7--0----7-------0--0--0--7----|
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[sorry no solo avaible]
Bb! / / / F! / / /
Bb! / / / F! / / /
Bb! / / / F! / / /
Bb! / D! C!
C! Bb! G! F!
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D----12----10------------------------|----8-----6-------------------------|
A-12----12----12-10-8-10-------------|-8-----8-----8--6-----6-------------|
E------------------------12-10-8-----|-------------------9-----8--6--4----|
F! / / / G! / A! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
[bass "solo"]
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
D! / F! / G! / Bb! C! D!
[play verse]
(This) can't go on I must inform the law can this
still be real or just some crazy dream
but I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes seems to
mesmerize can't avoid their eyes
C! G! C! D!
Six six six the num-ber of the beast
Six six six the one for you and me
[play intro]
I'm coming back I will return
And I'll posess your body and I'll make you burn
I have the fire I have the force
I have the power to make my evil take it's course
D! / / / / D! / / / / /
D! / / C! / / / / / D! / C! D!
CHORDS
D! C! G! Bb! F! A!
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7----5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7----5----5-----8----3----7--------------------------------------------|
A--5----3----5-----8----3----7--------------------------------------------|
E------------3-----6----1----5--------------------------------------------|
Tab taken from the song book "Iron Maiden Recorded versions"
Originally published by Cherry Lane Music Co., Inc.
ISBN : 0-89524-190-0
Greetings,
_____ _____
| | | _ |
| ---| | _|-|
|_____|* |_____|*
Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will use it.
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