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From: rafaelli@act.com.br
Date: Thursday, 30 May 1997 
To: "Iron Maiden Chilean F.C" http://iron.simplenet.com
Subject: GUITAR TAB ("Mother Russia" by Iron Maiden)

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Guitar tab 
Transcribed by Augusto Raffaelli (rafaelli@act.com.br)

All textual notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions, 
or errors refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention, 
please e-mail me.


Iron Maiden - Mother Russia
Album - No Prayer For The Dying



Notation Legend

~ - Vibrato
/ - Slide



Intro

E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-10-9-10~------------------|
D|--------8--5--7~-----------|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5---------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-10-9-10--9~---------------|
D|--------8--5--7~-----------|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5---------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-10-9-10~------------------|
D|--------8--5--7~-----------|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5---------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-10-9-10--9~---------------|
D|--------8--5--7~-----------|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5---------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-8-7-8~--------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|


Bridge (Clean Sound)

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

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

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

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


Riff 1

E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------5--------|------------------5--------|
D|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7-5----|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7~-----|
A|-5----------------------8--|-5-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------5--------|---------------------------|
D|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7-5----|----5-5--2-3-5-5-3-2-0-----|
A|-5----------------------8--|-3-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|


Verse 1

   D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5 F5   D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-10-|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10----|
D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-10-|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10----|
A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8--8--|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

   D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5 D5   C5   D5 E5 C5 G5 G5 D5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----|
D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----|
A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8--5--|-3----5--7--3--10-10-5-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

   F5   G5 A5 F5 Bb5   A5 F5   F5   G5 A5 F5 Bb5   A5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------3--3--2-----|---------------3--3--2-----|
D|-3----5--7--3--3--3--2--3--|-3----5--7--3--3--3--2-----|
A|-3----5--7--3--1--1--0--3--|-3----5--7--3--1--1--0-----|
E|-1----3--5--1-----------1--|-1----3--5--1--------------|

   D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 F5 D5   C5   D5 E5 C5 G5 G5 D5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----|
D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----|
A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8--5--|-3----5--7--3--10-10-5-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  

Riff 2

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|
D|-------------7-7-----5-5-7-7-4-4-|-------------7-7-----5-5-4~------|
A|-7-7-----------------------------|-7-7-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7-7-----5-5-7-7-4-4-|-----5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-4-4---------|
A|-7-7-----------------------------|-5-5---------------------7-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Riff 3

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-------------|
A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-3-3-----------------6-6-5~------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0-3-------|
A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-1-1-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-------------|
A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-3-3-----------------6-6-5~------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0-(riff-4)|
A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-1-1-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Riff 4

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------2---4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|-------2---4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|
A|-2--5--------------5----------7--|-2--5--------------5----------7--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------4--|-2-------------------------------|
D|-----------4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|---5-4-2---4/5--4--5--7-7-5-4----|
A|-2--5--3-----------5-------------|------------------------------7--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


1st Solo (Rhythm Guitar)

   F#5                                                              A5  
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4--4-4-4-4-7----|
A|-4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4--4-4-4-4-7----|
E|-2---2-----2----2--2---2-----2----2--2---2-----2----2--2--2-2-2-2-5----|


2nd Solo (Rhythm Guitar)

   C5                                                               Eb5
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5--5-5-5-5-8----|
D|-5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5--5-5-5-5-8----|
A|-3---3-----3----3--3---3-----3----3--3---3-----3----3--3--3-3-3-3-6----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


3rd Solo (Rhythm Guitar)

   E5    E5    E5    E5    F#5 G5    F#5   F#5   F#5   F#5   G5  A5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---5---|

   G5    G5    G5    G5    A5  B5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---8-7-5-7-5---------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-5-----------8-7-8-7-5---5-------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-----------------------8---8-5---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|-------------------------------8-|

   E5    E5    E5    E5    F#5 G5    F#5   F#5   F#5   F#5   G5  A5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---5---|

   G5    G5    G5    G5    A5  B5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---8-7-5-7-5---------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-5-----------8-7-8-7-5---5-------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-----------------------8---8-5---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|-------------------------------8-|

   E5    E5    E5    E5    F#5 G5    F#5   F#5   F#5   F#5   G5  A5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---5---|

   G5    G5    G5    G5    A5  B5
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---10-9-7-9-7--------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-7------------10-9-10-9-7----7---------|
A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|--------------------------10---10-7----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|------------------------------------10-|


Verse 2

   D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 D5      D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 E5 E5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----|
D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----|
A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-5-----|-5----7--8--5--10-7--7-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

   E5   F5 G5    E5   F5 G5       E5   F5 G5    F5 D5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-9----10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9--9-10-12----10-7-----|
D|-9----10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9--9-10-12----10-7-----|
A|-7----8--10----7--7-8--10--|----7--7-8--10----8--5-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

   D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 G5 D5      D5   E5 F5 D5 G5 E5 E5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----|
D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----|
A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-5-----|-5----7--8--5--10-7--7-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

   E5   F5 G5    E5   F5 G5       E5         F5    D5
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-9--9-10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9----------10----7-----|
D|-9--9-10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9----------10----7-----|
A|-7--7-8--10----7--7-8--10--|----7----------8-----5-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|



SONG STRUCTURE

INTRO
BRIDGE (2x)
RIFF 1 (2x)
VERSE 1
RIFF 1 (2x)
RIFF 2 (2x)
RIFF 3
RIFF 4 (2x)
1st SOLO - Rhythm Guitar (4x)
2nd SOLO - Rhythm Guitar (4x)
3rd SOLO - Rhythm Guitar
VERSE 2
BRIDGE (2x)

 
I'll tab the solos when I have more time.
Any corrections, requests or other stuff, e-mail me.