IRON MAIDEN - "The Mercenary" Tablature

Iron Maiden - The Mercenary

Album: Brave New World
Year: 2000
Drummer: Nicko Mcbrain
Timing: 8/8
Time: 4:42
Tabbed By: Dotan Shaniv
Email: dotfh@netvision.net.il
Date: 11th, April, 2001

Notes:
1) Almost every measure in this song starts with a Crash.
However, when you listen to the song you can hear that almost every time
it is another kind of cymbal. Therefore, either listen to the song and
use the same cymbal that Nicko uses (if you got them, that is...), or just
use whatever you got, whenever you want.

2) during the guitar solo there are certain parts where another strike on
the Snare drum is added. I didn't think it is THAT important to tab so I left it out.
If you want it, listen to the solo. it is somewhere in the middle.

3) In part 2 of the solo, in the middle, were added some cymbal strikes.
Listen to the song to see where they come (I didn't want to break the measure
and start a new one. It would have been confusing).

4) C - Crash cymbal
R - Ride cymbal
H - Hi-Hat
S - Snare drum
t - Small tom
T - Middle tom
F - Floor tom
B - Bass drum

5) this is not a very difficult piece. Almost no tom-toms, just complicated rock beats
in 4/4, but it is very fun to play, especially when it gets to the drum solo
(short as it is, it is very powerful).

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Intro:

C |X---------------|----------------|
R |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X 2
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|
B |o----o--o--o-o--|o----o--o--o-o--|

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Verse:

C |X---------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X 10
S |--o---o---o---o-|
B |o----o--o--o-o--|

"Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide...":

C |X---------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X 8
S |----o-------o---|
B |o-oo--ooo-oo--o-|

C |X---------------|X---------------|
R |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|
B |o----o--o--o-o--|o----o--o--o-o--|

"Show them no fear, Show them no pain...":

C |X---------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X2 ----
S |----o---------o-| |
B |o-oo----o--o-o--| | X 3
|
C |X---------------| |
R |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X2 |
S |----o---------o-| ----/
B |o-oo----o--o-o--|

C |X---------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X2
S |----o---------o-|
B |o-oo----o--o-o--|

C |X---------------|X---------------|
R |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|
B |o----o--o--o-o--|o----o--o--o-o--|

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Repeat everything except intro.

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Guitar Solo:

Part 1:

C |X---------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X 8
S |--o---o---o---o-|
B |o--o-o--o--o-o--|

Part 2:

C |X---------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X 8
S |------o-------o-|
B |o--o-o---oo-o---|

part 3:

C |X---------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X 8
S |--o---o---o---o-|
B |o--o-o--o--o-o--|


C |X---------------|
H |--x-x-x---------|
t |----------o-----|
T |----------o-o-o-|
S |--o---o---------|
F |------------o-o-|
B |o--o-o--o-------|


C |X---------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X2 ----
S |----o---------o-| |
B |o-oo----o--o-o--| | X 4
|
C |X---------------| |
R |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X2 |
S |----o---------o-| ----/
B |o-oo----o--o-o--|


Outro:

C |X---------------|
R |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| X2
S |----o---------o-|
B |o-oo----o--o-o--|


C |X---------------|------------X---|
R |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o-----o---|
B |o----o--o--o-o--|o----o--o--o----|

End.