Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.


[Intro]
C5 D5 E5 //
C5 D5 E5 //
C5 D5 C5 //
C5 /// A5 ///

C5 D5 E5 //
C5 D5 E5 //
C5 D5 C5 //
C5 /// A5 ///

[Solo guitar during intro]
C5 D5 E5 C5 D5 E5 C5 D5 C5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--7--9----7--9-------5--7--9----7--9---5--7--5----5--5----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

C5 A5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5--5--4--2--0--2------2---0---2----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(repeat twice)

[verse]
E5 /// /// /// /// (etc)

[first Ohh]
When he starts singing Ohhhhhh
Play C . . . /////// . . . //// Em . . . .
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5------5--5--5--7--4--5-----5--5--5--7--4--5------4h-5p-4\-2-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

note : . := 1 tick rest
h := hamer on
p := pull off
\ := slide down

repeat playing verse

E5 /// /// /// (etc)

repeat ohhh

[chorus]

Seventh son of a Seventh son (etc)
E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 E5 / / E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 E5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5-----------------------------------5-----7--5--4------|
D|----7--7--7--5--7-----7---7-------------7--7--7--5--7-----7------------7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------------0----0--------------------------------------|

Seventh son of a Seventh son (etc)
E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 E5 / / E5 / / / D5 E5 G5 G5 F#5 D5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5-----------------------------------5--5-----4---------|
D|----7--7--7--5--7-----7---7-------------7--7--7--5--7--------------5---7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------------0----0--------------------------------------|

(repeat twice)

[verse see above]

[second Ohh]
E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----9---10---9---10---12---10---9---10-9-7---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

D
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----7---8----7---8----10---8----7---8--7-5---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

C
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----5---6----5---6----8----6----5---6--5-3---|
E|------------------------------------------------|

A
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----2---3----2---3----5----3----2---3--2-0---|
E|------------------------------------------------|


Play verse
Play first Ohh
Play chorus
Play second Ohh

[bridge first riff]
(play this a little fast)
Em
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5---|
A|-7--7-----------------------7--5--7---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Repeat first riff 4 times
[bridge second riff]
(for second guitar)
Em
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9--7--9--5--7--4--5-----------4--5--4--5---|
D|-7--7-----------------------7--5--7---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

First guitar should play first riff 4 times while
Seccond guitar plays the second riff.

Slow down at the last for notes to get fade to the
quiet part

[Quiet Part]

This is easy to play but watch the measure because
it changes all the time from 8/5 to 8/3

Em
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--etc-------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
E|(0)-----------------------------------------------|

Em
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------|
E|(0)-----------------------------------------------|

This is repeat several times.

C
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--etc------|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------|

C
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8--10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--etc------|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------|

Repeat this also several times and then go back to
Em.
Singer sings today is born the seventh son...

[Bridge to heavy part]
E5 D5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--10--------8-10------------------|
G|-9--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------|
D|-9--7--9------------------------------------------|
A|-7--5--7------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E5 D5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--10--------8-10------------------|
G|-9--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------|
D|-9--7--9------------------------------------------|
A|-7--5--7------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E5 D5 D5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--10--------8-10------------------|
G|-9--7--7----9------------9--------9---------------|
D|-9--7--7------------------------------------------|
A|-7--5--5------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

D5 D5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--10--------8-10------------------|
G|-7--7--9----9------------9--------9---------------|
D|-7--7--9------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--7------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Fast solo not included.

I hope this will help you a lot. Besure to study
the bridge first riff and second riff well. If you
can play them well you have an excellent exercise
to warm your fingers before playing.



************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| . Staccato
| (n) Ghost note

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
h-hammer on v-vibrato
p-pull off
H
[20]-harmony

Intro

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
--5--7--9----7--9-------5--7--9----7--9---5--7--5----5--5------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
--5--5--5--5--4--2--0--2------2---0---2------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|X4
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|

...During the verse....
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
------------9------|
---7--7--7--7------|
-------------------|......and so on and so forth

during "ooooh..."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--8--------8--8--8h10--8--7--8---------8--8--8h10--8--7--8--------7h8--7----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------9-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------5------|------------------5-----7--5--4|
-----7--7--5--7-----7--7|-----7--7--5--7------7---------|
--0---------------------|--0----------------------------|

------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|
-----------------5------|--------------------5--4|X2
-----7--7--5--7-----7--7|-----7--7--5--7---------|
--0---------------------|--0--------------8------|

..."ooohs" again....
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
---------------------8---------------------|X4
-7----9--10--9--10-------10--9--10--9--7---|
-------------------------------------------|

played a bit faster
gtr 1
quite fast and hard but u get ussed to it
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------9--7--9------7----------------------------|
-7--7-----------10-----9--7------7--9--10--9--10-|
-----------------------------10------------------|

gtr2
-------10--8--10--7--8------7-----------5--7--5--7----|
-8--8-------------------10-----8--7--8----------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|

Quiet bit...
----------------------------------------|........
----------------------------------------|........
----------------------------------------|........
--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|..EtC...
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|........
(0)-------------------------------------|........

----------------------------------------|........
----------------------------------------|........
----------------------------------------|........
--7--7--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|..ETC...
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|........
(0)-------------------------------------|........

------------------------------------------|.........
------------------------------------------|.........
------------------------------------------|.........
--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|..ETC....
-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----|.........
------------------------------------------|.........

--------------------------------------------|.....
--------------------------------------------|.......
--------------------------------------------|.......
----3--3--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|.ETC.....
--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|......
--------------------------------------------|.....

Heavier Gtr1
----------|-7-----------------7-----|
----------|----10--8--10--10-----8--|
--2--7--9-|-------------------------|
--2--7--9-|-------------------------|
--0--5--7-|-------------------------|
----------|-------------------------|

Gtr2
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--5--4-----4--4--5-------|
|--------7-----------7----|
|-------------------------|

Solo-
---------14-16----------------------------------------------------------|
--17b19--------17-hold bend--17b(19)-17b(19)-17-15-14h15p14----14-------|
------------------------------------------------------------16----16-14-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------|----------------------------17-15-14h15p14-14-------------------|
-13h14p13-13|----14-16-13h14p13----13-14-------------------16-14-13----------|
------------|-------------------16----------------------------------14-12-11-|
------------|-16-------------------------------------------------------------|
------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

/slowly release
|--------------------------------------17b(19)-17b(19)-|-14v-16-17-14-16-17-|
|-14-15-12-14----------14-15-12-14-15------------------|--------------------|
|-------------14-13-14---------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

|-19b(21)-19b(21)19-17-16----------------------|
|-------------------------17-------------------|
|----------------------------16-14-13-16-14-13-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

-14--14p12p10-----|--14--14p12p10-----14-|
-14--14p12p10-----|--14--14p12p10-----14-|
--------------12v-|---------------12v----|X4
------------------|----------------------|
------------------|----------------------|
------------------|----------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-10-10-12-12-9-9-10-10--|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------|----------------------------16v-17-16-14-------------14-16-|
-9b(10)-9-7-----|----------12-14-15-12-14-15--------------15-14-12--15------|
------------7-6-|-11-13-14--------------------------------------------------|
----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

--19b(21)-|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

solo riff
------------------------------|-------------------------|
--2-2-2-----------------------|-2-2-2-------------------|
--------2-1-2-----1-2-4-2-1---|-------2-1-2-----1-2---1-|
--------------4-4-----------4-|-------------4-4---------|X2
------------------------------|---------------------4---|
------------------------------|-------------------------|

may be a couple of mistake in here, but this is what i think it is...
With this bit just play around and improvise with this really...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------14-15b(18)-12h14vv-14----12----------------------------|
-----------------------------------------13----13-12----15----12----------|
--6--9-/whammy bar-----------------------------------14----14----14-13-11-|
--4--7-/down--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------|-19b(21)-19--21p19p16-19p16p15-14p12p9-12p11p9----9-----|
-------|-----------------------------------------------12-------|
-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
--10v/-|--------------------------------------------------------|
-------|--------------------------------------------------------|

--9h12p9h12p9h12p9----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------9h12p9h12p9h12p9----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------12--9h11-12p11p9-12p11p9-12p11p9--12v-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------11--|
-------------------------------10-----|
---------------11--9-11-12-11---------|
------11----10------------------------|
---10-----9---------------------------|
-9------------------------------------|

Back to solo riff....

----------------------------------------------------------------|
--19b(21)-19b(21)-19b(21)-19(21)--------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------14-16--18p16p14-------16-|
---------------------------------16-18-----------------16-18----|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|-14--21p17p14--20p17p14--21p17p14-|
--------------------------------8-9----|----------------------------------|
---------------------------9-11-----11-|----------------------------------|
-------------------9-11-12-------------|----------------------------------|
--11h12p11--9-11-12--------------------|----------------------------------|

-------------------|
-20p17p14--21b(23)-|
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|

[............palm muted..............]
---------------------------------------------|---------------------|
---------------------------------------------|---------------------|
-12---11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11-|-12--11--9--7--9--11-|
-12---11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11-|-12--11--9--7--9--11-|
-10---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9--|-10--9---7--5--7--9--|
---------------------------------------------|---------------------|

[...........palm muted.................]
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-12---11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11-|
-12---11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11-|X2
-10---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9--|
---------------------------------------------|

[................palm muted...................]
---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
-12--11--6----9---11-|-12---11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11-|
-12--11--6----9---11-|-12---11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11-|
-10---9--4----7---9--|-10---9--9--9----9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9-|
---------------------|---------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1
--------------------| |----------|
-----14-------------| |----------|
--16----14-16-13-14-|X3 |----------|
--------------------| |-14-14-16-|
--------------------| |----------|
--------------------| |----------|

--------------------| |----------|
-----14-------------| |----------|
--16----14-16-13-14-|X3 |----14----|
--------------------| |-14----16-|
--------------------| |----------|
--------------------| |----------|

Gtr 2
--------------------| |----------|
--------------------| |----------|
--------------------|X3 |----------|
----11--7--9------7-| |----------|
--9-----------11----| |--7-7--9--|
--------------------| |----------|

--------------------| |----------|
--------------------| |----------|
--------------------|X3 |----------|
-----11--7--9-----7-| |-----7----|
--9-----------11----| |--7-----9-|
--------------------| |----------|


-----------------------------------------| |
--12-12-14-10-12-9-10-7-9-5-7-3-5-2-3----| |
--------------------------------------4v-| |
-----------------------------------------| |
-----------------------------------------| |
-----------------------------------------| | X2
|
----------------------------------------5--------| |
--12-12-14-10-12-9-10-7-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-----5--7v-| |
-------------------------------------------------| |
-------------------------------------------------| |
-------------------------------------------------| |
-------------------------------------------------| |


---9p7p5--7p5p4--5p4p2--4p2p0---0-----------------|
-----------------------------------3--------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|

---12p10p9--10p9p7--9p7p5--7p5p4--4---------------|
--------------------------------------7-----------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|

---9p7p5--7p5p4--5p4p2--4p2p0---0-----------------|
-----------------------------------3--------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|

---12p10p9--10p9p7--9p7p5--7p5p4-|--12-12-12-12--------12-12-12-|--12-12---|
---------------------------------|--14-14-14-14--------14-14-14-|--14-14---|
---------------------------------|---------------14-16----------|----------|
---------------------------------|------------------------------|----------|
---------------------------------|------------------------------|----------|
---------------------------------|------------------------------|----------|

-12-12-------12-------|
-14-14-------14---10\-|
-------14-16------11\-|
----------------------|
----------------------|
----------------------|

This is my first tab
any problems with this tab?
Email me at Jacky_boy_13@hotmail.com
Song info
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Iron Maiden
2001
  • Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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