Song: THE WICKER MAN
Band: Iron Maiden
Author: Harris/Smith/Dickinson
Regular tuning (EADG)
[Intro]
G|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
D|----REST----|--------------------|-----------------|
A|------------|-7-7----7-7----7-7--|-------10-10--7--|
E|------------|--------------------|--8-8------------|
Guitar riff
[Continuation]
G|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------------|
A|--7-7t-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7t-7-7-7-7-------10-10-10--7-|
E|----------------------|------------8-8-8-------------|
* t=triplets (3 fingers fast play)
G|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------------|
A|--7-7t-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7t-7-7-7-7-------10-10-10--7-|
E|----------------------|------------8-8-8-------------|
Hand of fate is moving and the finger points to you...
(Keep playing that until the pre-chorus bridge)
[Pre-chorus Bridge] (0:40)
G|-----------------------|---------------------|---------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|-5-5-4-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|---------|
You watch the world exploding every single night
G|-----------------------|---------------------|---------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|-3-3-----|
Dancing in the sun a new born in the night
Say good bye to gravity and say good bye to death
(repeat the "You watch the world" part)
Hello to eternity and pray for every breath
(repeat the "Dancing in the sun" part)
[Chorus] (0:59)
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------|-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|
Your time will come...
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|-3-3-3-3-|---------|
Your time will co-o-o-ome...
[Guitar solo 1] (2:15)
G|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------------|
A|--7-7t-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7t-7-7-7-7-------10-10-10--7-|
E|----------------------|------------8-8-8-------------|
(repeat this until solo 2)
[Guitar solo 2] (2:33)
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------|-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------|
(repeat this until solo 3,
which the bass riff is the same as solo 1's)
[Guitar solo 3] (2:52)
G|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------------|
A|--7-7t-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7t-7-7-7-7-------10-10-10--7-|
E|----------------------|------------8-8-8-------------|
(Then there is the chorus again)
[Last part] (3:48)
G|------9-------9--|------5-------5--|
D|------9-------9--|------5-------5--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Oh-oh, oh-oh...
G|-----------------|------7-------7--| |-7-|
D|------5-------5--|------7-------7--| Last |-7-|
A|------5-------5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| time ->|-5-|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------| (4:23) |---|
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh... Oh, oh, ooh...
That is the whole song...i think that it is pretty right...play to your hearts
content, people!!
