IRON MAIDEN - "rime of the ancient mariner" Tablature

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RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER - IRON MAIDEN
-----------------------------------------

This piece of tab has been created using a big piece from a Hal Leonard
transcription to this song, that was once posted on the net.
I filled in the gaps (especially the first and last verses (at 114 bpm) and
the interludes at 114 bpm), with a little help from a guitar transcription.

Have fun playing it, Wilbert Pol


Legend :
w - whole note W - whole rest
h - half note H - half rest
q - quarter note Q - quarter rest
e - eigth note E - eigth rest
s - sixteenth note S - sixteenth rest
t - thirty-second note T - thirty-second rest
+ - sustain into next note
. - multiply note/rest length by 1.5 ie. e. = e + s
{3} - a triplet


ca 114 bpm
---------||-------------------------|----------------------|
-5-4-----||-------------------------|----------------------|
-----7-5-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5--7-|
---------||-------------------------|----------------------|
s s s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e e. s

|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-5-|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e q

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---|
|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e s s s s
. .

|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

verse 1,2
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||-o--------------------------|-----------------------4---|
||-o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

2x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------o-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--o-||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

Interlude
|-----------------------4-|-------------------------|
|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|
|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------7---5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
s s s s e s s s s s s q s s s s e s s s s s s q
. .

|-----------------------4-|---------------------------|
|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-4---4---|-5-4---4-5-5-5-5-5-----4---|
|-----7-------------7-----|-----7-------------5-7---7-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
s s s s e s s s s s s q s s s s e s s e e s s s s
. . . .

|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e e e s s e s s e s s e e

|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------4---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e e e s s e s s e e s s s s
. .

|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

verse 3,4
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||-o--------------------------|-----------------------4---|
||-o--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4-------------|
|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s q
. .

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

2x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------5-4---------------|---------5-4------------o-||
|-7-7-7-----7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-----7-5-7-7-5--o-||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s q e e
. .

verse 5
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---|
|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e s s s s
. .

|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----5-4-----|-5-4-----5-4-----5-5-----4---||
|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-|-----7-5-----7-5-----5-7---7-||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------||
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e e s s s s
. .

ca 162 bpm
verse 6,7
||----------|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o--------|-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|
||-o--7-----|-7-----|-7-7-7-------------------|-7-7-7-------------------|
||----0-----|-0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
q H. q H. 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 } { 3 }

|-------|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------|-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-|
|-7-----|-7-----|-7-7-7-------------------|-7-7-7-------------------|
|-0-----|-0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
q H. q H. 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 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------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 e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------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 e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|
|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------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 e e
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

2x
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------5-5-5-4-5-4-------|-------5-5-5-4-5-4--------o-||
|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-|-0-0-0-------------5-5-5--o-||
|-------------------------|----------------------------||
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 } { 3 }

||----------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o--4-6-7-5-4---4-6-7-5-4---|-4-6-7-5-4---4-6-7-5-4---|
||-o------------4-----------4-|-----------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
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
|------------7------------7-|------------7------------7-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|-7-9-10-9-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
|------------7------------7-|------------7------------7-|
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 } { 3 }

2x
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------o-||
|-8-10-11-10-8---8-10-11-10-8---|-10-12-13-12-10----10-12-13-12-10----o-||
|--------------8--------------8-|----------------10----------------10---||
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 } { 3 }

||----------------------------|-------------------------|
||-o--5-----------5-----------|-5-----------7-7-7-7-5-4-|
||-o----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-------------|
||----------------------------|-------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

|1,2,3. |
|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-5-----------5-----------|----------------------o-||
|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--o-||
|-------------------------|------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }


|4. q = q. 12/8
|---------------------|--------------------|-6-------||
|-5-----------5-------|-7--4-7-4-----8-----|-7-------||
|---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|----------7-9-------|-0-------||
|---------------------|--------------------|---------||
e e e e e e e e e q q. e e e e q q Q
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }
rit.-------------------------

4/4 ca 66 bpm
|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

|------8------8------8------8-|------8------8------8------8-||
|----9------9------9------9---|----9------9------9------9---||
|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10-----10-----||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
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 } { 3 }

2nd time verse 8
||---------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
||-o----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
||-o-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
||---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
|---8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8---|
|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

2x
|------8------8------8------8-|------8------8------8------8---||
|----9------9------9------9---|----9------9------9------9---o-||
|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|-10-----10-----10-----10-----o-||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
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 } { 3 }

|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|-------10-------10-------10-------10-|
|----11-------11-------11-------11----|----11-------11-------11-------11----|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-||
|---8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8---||
|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
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 } { 3 }

||---10-------10-------10-------10-------|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|
||-o----12-------12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-------12----|
||-o-------12-------12-------12-------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
||---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
|---10------10------10------10----|---10------10------10------10----|
|------10------10------10------10-|------10------10------10------10-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|-10-------10-------10-------10-------|
|----12-------12-------12-------12----|----12-------12-------12-------12----|
|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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 } { 3 }

|1.
|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-------||
|---9-----9-----9-----9---|---9-----9-----9-----9---o-||
|-----9-----9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9-----9-----9-o-||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
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 } { 3 }

|2.
|-7-----7-----7-----7---7---|-(7)----------||
|---9-----9-----9-----9---9-|-(9)----------||
|-----9-----9-----9---------|--9-----------||
|---------------------------|--------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e s s
{ 3 } { 3 } { 3 } { 3 }

ca 180 bpm
|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----12-----12---|-14-----14-----14---|
|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

|---14-----14---14---|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----12-----12---|
|-0----0-0----0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e e e e 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---14---||
|----0-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0----0-||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

verse 9,10
||---11-----11-----11---|-12-----11-----12---|-14-----14-----14---|
||-o----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
||-o--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

|---14-----14---14---|-11-----11-----11---|-12-----11-----12---|
|-0----0-0----0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
e e e e 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---14---|-9-----9-----9---|
|----0-0----0-0----0-|-0----0-0----0----0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

|-10-----10-----10---|-9-----9-----9---|-10-----10-----10---|
|----0-0----0-0----0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|----0-0----0-0----0-|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

2x
|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7-----||
|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0---0-o-||
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------o-||
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------||

verse 11
|-5-----5-----5---|-3-------5-------|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7---7---|
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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

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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

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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

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e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e e e

12/8
q. = ca 140
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

2x
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Guitar Solo #1
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

4x
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Guitar Solo #2
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

4x
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Harmony Guitar Interlude
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

4x
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

2x
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

16/8
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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

12/8
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

4/4 ca 114 bpm (Intro feel)
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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e e e e. s (e) s s e s s e s s e s s

verse 12
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e s s e s s e e q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

verse 13
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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e e e s s e s s e s s s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s q

interlude
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s s s s e s s s s s s q s s s s e s s s s s s q
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s s s s e s s s s s s q s s s s e s s e e s s s s
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(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

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e s s e s s e s s e e e s s e s s e e s s s s
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(e) s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e

verse 14
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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

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e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s e e
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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

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e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s e e
. .

verse 15
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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s s s s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s

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e s s s s s s e s s e e (e) s s s s s s e s s e e
. .

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e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e e
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let ring -------


verse 1.
Hear the rime of the Ancient Mariner
see his eyes as he stops one of three
mesmerises one of the wedding guests
stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea

and the music plays on as the bride passes by
caught by his spell and the Mariner tells his tale

verse 2.
Driver south to the land of the snow and ice
to a place where nobody's been
through the snow fog flies on the albatross
hailed in God's name, hoping good luck it brings

and the ship sails on, back to the North
through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on

verse 3.
The Mariner kills the bird of good omen
his shipmates cry against what he's done
but when the fog clears, they justify him
and make themselves a part of the crime

sailing on and North across the sea
sailing on and North 'til all is calm

verse 4.
The albatross begins with its vengeance
a terrible curse a thirst has begun
his shipmates blame bad luck on the Mariner
about his neck, the dead bird is hung

and the curse goes on and on at sea
and the curse goes on and on for them and me

verse 5.
"Day after day, day after day, we struck nor breath nor motion
as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean
water, water, everywhere and all the boards did shrink
water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink"

verse 6.
There, calls the Mariner, there comes a ship over the line
but how can she sail with no wind and no tide

See ...onward she comes
onward she nears, out of the sun
See ...she has no crew
she has no life, wait but there's two

verse 7.
Death and she Life in Death, they throw their dice for the crew
she wins the Mariner and he belongs to her now

Then ...crew one by one
they drop down dead, two hundred men
She ...she, Life in Death
she lets him live, her chosen one

verse 8. (Narrative)
"One after one by the star dogged moon, too quick for groan or sigh
each turned his face with a ghastly pang, and cursed me with his eye
four times fifty living men (and I heard nor sigh nor groan)
with heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one"

verse 9.
The curse it lives on in their eyes
the Mariner he wished he'd die
along with the sea creatures
but they lived on, so did he

verse 10.
And by the light of the moon
he prays for their beauty not doom
with heart he blesses them
God's creatures all of them too

verse 11.
Then the spell starts to break
the albatross falls from his neck
sinks down like lead into the Sea
then down in falls comes the rain

verse 12.
Hear the groans of the long dead seaman
see them stir and start to rise
bodies lifted by good spirits
none of them speak and they're lifeless in their eyes

And revenge is still sought, penance start again
cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on

verse 13.
Now the curse is finally lifted
and the Mariner sights his home
spirits go from the long dead bodies
form their own light and the Mariner's left alone

verse 14.
And then a boat came sailing towards him
it was a joy he could not believe
the Pilot's boat, his son and the hermit
penance of life will fall onto Him

and the ship it sinks like lead into the sea
and the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins

verse 15.
The Mariner's bound to tell his story
to tell his tale wherever he goes
to teach God's word by his own example
that we must love all things that God made

And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man
and the tale goes on and on and on


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