Iron Maiden - Wrathchild


Source: 'Killers' - [Remastered CD]
Music and Lyrics by: Harris
Tuning: Standard - [EADGBe] (low to high)
Key Signature: E
Tone/Effects: Distortion, Delay (for solo), Phaser, Wah-wah
Tab Accuracy: I took the solo for this tab from www.guitar-pro.com and
        edited it slightly. I still think it could be cleaned up further.
Tab History: First tabbed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren
        <wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com> on 12/21/96. Redone by Jimmy
        Pena <jimmy@walrus.com> on 10/8/99.
Notes: This tab should really be The Ides of March/Wrathchild. How can
        you play one without the other?


Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com


                          + Tab Legend +
       +----------------------------------------------------------------+
       | Symbol | Explanation                                           |
       +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
       |   |    |  Bar line separating measures of music                |
       |   v(x) |  Vibrato arm; number in ()'s is fret note to be       |
       |        |   sounded, (\) is an unspecified dive                 |
       |   ~    |  Sustained/Held note                                  |
       |   ^    |  Hammer on/Pull off                                   |
       |   b    |  Bend string up to indicated pitch/fret               |
       |   r    |  Release bend to indicated string/fret                |
       |  x/y   |  Slide from fret 'x' to 'y'; x/ is a slide to nowhere |
       |  x\y   |  Slide from fret 'x' down to 'y'; x\ is a slide to    |
       |        |   nowhere                                             |
       |[xxxxxx]|  Fret box; represents guitar neck: [EADGBe]           |
       +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+


Chords used:
C5  : [x355xx]
B5  : [x244xx]
G5  : [355xxx]
F#5 : [244xxx]                                      


[Bass Intro Riff]
G:---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|-----------------5-5-4-5-7-5-4----|
A:-5-7-7-7---------5-7-7-7---------|-5-7-7-7-----------------------5--|
E:---------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0------------------|


[Riff 1]* The harmony below only appears occasionally. Usually both
        guitars play the exact same figure. Listen closely for it!
     E5
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------|L
G:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~------------------|E
D:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~--5-5-4-5-7-5-4---|F
A:---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~----------------5-|T
E:-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~------------------|
|                                                         |
e:---------------------------------------------------------|R
B:---------------------------------------------------------|I
G:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~------------------|G
D:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~--9-9-7-9-10-9-7--|H
A:---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~-----------------9|T
E:-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~------------------|


[Riff 2]:
     E5
e:-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|
G:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~-----|
D:---7/9-9-9-9~---7/9-9-9-9~-----|
A:---5/7-7-7-7~---5/7-7-7-7~-----|
E:-------0-0-0~-------0-0-0~-----|


[Riff 3]: (this is the chorus)
    E5
e:----------------------------|----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|----------------------------|
G:--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|
D:--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|--7/9-9-9-9~--5-6-7---------|
A:--5/7-7-7-7~---7-5---5---5--|--5/7-7-7-7~---------5---5--|
E:------0-0-0~-------7---7----|------0-0-0~-----------7----|
                                C5
e:----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:--7/9-9-9-9-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--|
D:--7/9-9-9-9~----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--|
A:--5/7-7-7-7~---7-5---5---5--|-3-3-3-3-3-----3---3-----3---3--|
E:------0-0-0~-------7---7----|-------------3---------3--------|
   D5                                E5
e:--------------------------------|------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|------------------------|
G:-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--|------------------------|
D:-7-7-7-7-7-----7---7-----7---7--|------------------------|
A:-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5-----5---5--|--7-5---5---5-----------|
E:-------------5---------5--------|------7---7---7-6-5--3--|


Song progression:


[Bass Intro Riff] x1


[Riff 1] x2 with solo fills:
    (w/ delay and wah-wah)
e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:---15b17~~~~r15^12--------17b20~~~---------------------|
G:-------------------12~~~-----------12-14-14-12---------|
D:-----------------------------------------------14\-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:


I was born into a scene of angriness and greed,
of dominance and persecution
My mother was a queen, my dad I've never seen, I was never meant to be


C5       B5          [Riff 2] x1
   Now I spend my time looking all around*
   For a man that's nowhere to be found*
C5         B5            G5                F#5
   Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching
C5                   B5     [Riff 1] x2
   I'm gonna find my man gonna travel around*


*More fills played with above lyrics (w/ delay and wah-wah)
e:----------------------|-----15b17-15-12-------12~--|
B:----------------------|-12--------------15b17------|
G:-14b16r14-12-14-12~\--|----------------------------|
D:----------------------|----------------------------|
A:----------------------|----------------------------|
E:----------------------|----------------------------|


e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------15b17~~------------------------------|
G:--2trb4*------------------14b16-14b16-14-12------------|
D:--------------------------------------------14~--------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|
(* rapidly pick this note while bending up)


[Riff 3] x1 /w chorus:


Cos I'm a wrathchild
Well I'm a wrathchild
Yeh I'm a wrathchild
Oh I'm coming to get ya
Oh yeah-eh-yeah


Play [Riff 1] x4 under guitar solo (/w wah-wah):
e:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G:-----------2b4r2~------------|--2^0^2^0^2^0^2^0^2^0^3^0|
D:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E:----------------------0*-----|-------------------------|
(* use tremolo bar to drop note and slowly rise back up)
e:-----------------------------|------------------------------12--------|
B:-----------------------------|---------------------------------15b17~~|
G:^4^0^4^0^5^0^5^0^6^0^6^0^7^0^7^0^8^0^8^0^8^0^9^0^9^0^9^0/12-----------|
D:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|


e:-------------------------------------------------------|
B:---15--12^15^12----------15^17-15-15-17b19---17b19-----|
G:----------------14b16-16-------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|


e:--------------------------------------------------14---|
B:-17b19-17b19-17^15-15^17^15\14^15^14^15^14-----17------|
G:--------------------------------------------16---------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|


e:--17b19r17-17~--|--17b19r17-17------19b21---19--18-----|
B:----------------|---------------17---------------------|
G:----------------|--------------------------------------|
D:----------------|--------------------------------------|
A:----------------|--------------------------------------|
E:----------------|--------------------------------------|


e:-17^18^17----17-----------------------|
B:----------20----20b22~~~r20-----------|
G:--------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|


Now play last half of [Riff 3], then break into this bit:


(To make this easier to play and remember, I have moved parts of it from
the original tab.)
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:----------0-------0------------|----------0-------0------------|
A:--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------|--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------|
E:--------------------------3-0--|--------------------------3-0--|


e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:----------0-------0------------|----------0-------0------------|
A:--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------|--2-2---2---2---2---2-1-0------|
E:--------------------------3-0--|--------------------------3-0--|


e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:----------2-------2------------|----------2-------2------------|
A:--4-4---4---4---4---4-3-2------|--4-4---4---4---4---4-3-2------|
E:--------------------------5-2--|--------------------------5-2--|


e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:----------3-------3------------|----------3-------3------------|
A:--5-5---5---5---5---5-4-3------|--5-5---5---5---5---5-4-3------|
E:--------------------------6-3--|--------------------------6-3--|


e:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:------------------------|
D:------------------------|
A:--7-5---5---5-----------|
E:------7---7---7-6-5--3--|


[Riff 1] x2 /w fill below:
    (w/ delay and wah-wah)
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------15b17~~--15b17r15-12---------|
G:--7b9~~----7b9r7-7---14b16r14-12-----------------------12~~\---|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:


Some say it shouldn't matter, ain't nothing gonna alter
the course of my destination
But I know I've gotta find some serious peace of mind
or I know I'll just go crazy


C5       B5          [Riff 2] x1
   Now I spend my time looking all around*
   For a man that's nowhere to be found*
C5         B5            G5                F#5
   Until I find him I'm never gonna stop searching
C5                   B5     [Riff 1] x2
   I'm gonna find my man gonna travel around*


*More fills played with above lyrics (w/ delay, wah-wah and phaser)
e:--------------------------|-----15b17-15-12------------|
B:-12^15-15-12^15~~--15b17~-|-12-------------------------|
G:--------------------------|------------------14--------|
D:--------------------------|---------------------14~----|
A:--------------------------|----------------------------|
E:--------------------------|----------------------------|


e:---------------------------------------12--------------|
B:------------------------------------12---15^12---------|
G:--2trb4*------14b16r14b16r14--14b16------------14b16---|
D:-----------------------------------------------------14|
A:-------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------|
(* rapidly pick this note while bending up)


[Riff 3] x1 /w chorus:


Cos I'm a wrathchild
Well I'm a wrathchild
Yeh I'm a wrathchild
Oh I'm coming to get ya
Oh yeah-eh-yeah


Play last part of [Riff 3] 3 times, Dave plays this at the end (just the
        same riff one octave up).
e:---------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|
G:--9-7---7---7--------------------|
D:------9---9---9-8-7--------------|
A:--------------------10-7\--------|
E:---------------------------------|