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Moonchild by Iron Maiden
From the album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
Written by Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson
All rights belong to their respective owners

Tabbed by Jaakko Karppinen

This is a fairly simple bass line, but it requires very high stamina. The tab should be at least close
to 100% accurate, but the only thing I'm a bit uncertain of are those progressions in Verse 3 and 4 and the
Outro. Hope you like it, up the Irons!


[Intro]
G||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-o------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
A||-o------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
E||---0------------------------------------------------------------------||

G||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-o------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-o-7-----------5----------------------------------------------------|
E||---------7-----------5----------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----3-----5-----0----------------------------------------------|

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

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
A|------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
E|-7-----3-----5-----2------------------------------------------------||

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r----|

G|-------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-7------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------9-\--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r--------------------|


[Verse 1]
G||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-o------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-o-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E||---0---0-0---0-0-------------------0---0-0---0-0--------------------|

First, second and third time
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-5-7----o-||
E|-0---0-0---0-0-------------------0----------------------------------||
                                                                      ||      
Fourth time                                                           ||
G|---------------------------------5-----------7----------------------||
D|---------------------------------5-----------7--------------------o-||
A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-----------5--------------------o-||
E|-0---0-0---0-0------------------------------------------------------||


[Chorus 1]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-7----|
A|-7---7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


[Verse 2]
G||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-o------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-o-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E||---0---0-0---0-0-------------------0---0-0---0-0--------------------|

First and second time
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7---7-7---4-4-4-4-4-5-7----o-||
E|-0---0-0---0-0-------------------0----------------------------------||
                                                                      ||
Third time                                                            ||
G|-------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-7-9------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------7---7-7--------------------o-||
E|-0---0-0---0-0-------------------0---0------------------------------||
                                                                      ||
Fourth time                                                           ||
G|---------------------------------5-----------7----------------------||
D|---------------------------------5-----------7--------------------o-||
A|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-----------5--------------------o-||
E|-0---0-0---0-0------------------------------------------------------||


[Chorus 2]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-7----|
A|-7---7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------------------------------------------.----|
D|-------------------------------------------------9-9-9---7-7-7----|
A|-7---7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------.-------.----|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7---5-5-5----|
A|-5---5-5---5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


[Verse 3]
G||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-o------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-o-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------|

First time
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
A|-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o-||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
                                                                     ||
Second time                                                          ||
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
A|-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-3-3-3---2---2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o-||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||


G||-----------------------------------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D||-o-----------------------------2h4----------------------------------|
A||-o-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------||
D|-----------------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--------------------------o-||
A|-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--o-||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||


[Guitar Solo 1] (14's, not 1's or 4's)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------7h914141414141414141414141414141414-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-14*-----15*-----12*-----14*-----10*-----12*-----9*------10*------| * = 4 hits per note
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Interlude]
G||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-o------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-o-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E||---------7-----6-------6---6-6-6-6-3-----0-----0-------0---0-0-0-0--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
A|-7-------------------------------------------5-------5---5-5-5-5--o-||
E|-------7-----6-------6---6-6-6-6-3-----0----------------------------||


[Guitar Solo 2] (same as Guitar Solo 1)


[Verse 4] (same as Verse 3)


[Chorus 3]
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-7----|
A|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------|
E|-0---0-0---0-0----------------------------------------------------|

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

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-------------------------------------------------------------.----|
D|-------------------------------------------------9-9-9---7-7-7----|
A|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7--------------------|
E|-0---0-0---0-0----------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------.----|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7---5-5-5----|
A|-5---5-5---5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------.----|
D|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-7----|
A|-5---5-5---5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro]
G||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-o------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
A||-o------------------------------------------------------------------o-||
E||---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r---0---r------||

G|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8--|
D|-------------------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10101010-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| |-9-\----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------|

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