Mother of Mercy by Iron Maiden
Bass tab by mcbrainlegend
Very easy song to play
Intro and first soft verse— (Strum with fingernails like Harris)
G|—777—7—77—|
D|—777—7—77—|
A|—555—5—55—| x20
E|——————————|
Bridge— "Why are we here?"
G|——————————————————|
D|——————————————————|
A|—111——————————————| x2
E|—————333—555—5—55—|
G|——————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————————————|
A|—111——————————————————————————————————| x1
E|—————333—555——1——3——555—5—55—555—5—55—|
Repeat Soft Verse x6
Break—
G|———————————|——————————|———————————|——————————|
D|———————————|—333333—5—|———————————|—333333———|
A|—55555—3—5—|——————————|—55555—3—5—|————————3—| x2
E|———————————|——————————|———————————|——————————|
Heavy Verse—
G|———————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————|
A|—5—555—555—555—555—555—555—| (Repeat until Heavy Bridge)
E|———————————————————————————|
Heavy Bridge— "You tell me what is certain.."
G|——————————————————|
D|——————————————————|
A|—111——————————————| x2
E|—————333—555—5—55—|
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—111——————————————————————————————————————————| x1
E|—————333—555——1——3——5—555—555—555—555—555—555—|
Chorus—
G|———————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————|
A|—5—555—555—555—555—555—555—| (Just keep the gallop going)
E|———————————————————————————|
Interlude— "Some say you are a lost cause.."
G|—7——————————————————————8————————————————10—|
D|—5—55555555555555——7h8——8————————————————10—|
A|————————————————————————6—66666666666666—8——| x2
E|————————————————————————————————————————————|
Solo—
G|—9———————————————————————10—————————————————7—|
D|—7—77777777777777——9h10——10—————————————————5—|
A|—————————————————————————8—8888888888888888———| x1
E|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
G|—9———————————————————————10—————————————————————|
D|—7—77777777777777——9h10——10—————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————8—88888888888888888888—| x1
E|————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Break—
G|———————————|——————————|———————————|——————————|
D|———————————|—333333—5—|———————————|—333333———|
A|—55555—3—5—|——————————|—55555—3—5—|————————3—| x1
E|———————————|——————————|———————————|——————————|
The second time the guitars repeat the break riff, the drums and bass pick up the
beat, and Harris plays the verse riff (galloping D underneath), which continues on
into the upcoming verse—
G|———————————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————————|
A|—5—555—555—555—555—555—555—| (Repeat until Heavy Bridge)
E|———————————————————————————|
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Chorus (double length this time)
Keep the galloping riff going post chorus as the guitars do their thing. Play along
with the drums, not the guitars.
Final Riff—
G|———————————|
D|———————————|
A|—55555—3—5—| x1
E|———————————|
bigbasstabs.
Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975. The band is directed by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the group has released a collective total of thirty albums: fourteen studio albums; seven live albums; four EPs; and five compilations.
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