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From wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com Wed Jan 29 11:57:13 1997


Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 14:16:58 +0100


From: wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com


To: guitar@nevada.edu


Subject: Tab NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING by IRON MAIDEN














NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING


Written by Steve Harris.


Performed by IRON MAIDEN.


Taken from the album NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING.





Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.


E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com





Riff 1:


E-------------------|-------------------|


B-------------------|-------------------|


G-------------------|-------------------|


D------2-------5----|-------------------|


A----2---2---5---5--|--5---5---3---3----|


E--0-------3--------|----5---5---3---3--|





Riff 2:


E-------------------|-------------------|


B-------------------|-------------------|


G-------------------|-------------------|


D----------2-2------|----------5-5------|


A------2-2-----2-2--|------5-5-----5-5--|


E--0-0--------------|--3-3--------------|





E-------------------|-------------------|


B-------------------|-------------------|


G-------------------|-------------------|


D-------------------|-------------------|


A--5-5-----5-5------|--3-3-----3-3------|


E------5-5-----5-5--|------3-3-----3-3--|





Solo while riff 1 and riff 2:


E------------------------|-----------------------|


B--12-10----10-----------|-----------------------|


G--------12----12-11-----|-----------------12-9--|


D--------------------12--|-----12----10-12-------|


A------------------------|--12----12-------------|


E------------------------|-----------------------|





Verse:


...times when I've wondered and...


E--0------------|--2---3p2----|


B--0------------|--3-------3--|


G--0------------|--2----------|


D--2------------|--0----------|


A--2------------|-------------|


E--0------------|-------------|





...times when I've cried     When my...


E--2------------|--0---------------2--|


B--3------------|--1---------------3--|


G--4------------|--0---------------2--|


D--4------------|--2---------------0--|


A--2------------|--3------------------|


E---------------|---------------------|





...prayers were answered     at...


E--0---------|--2---3p2--------|


B--0---------|--3-------3------|


G--0---------|--2--------------|


D--2---------|--0--------------|


A--2---------|-----------------|


E--0---------|-----------------|





...times when I've lied


E--2------------|--0----------------|


B--3------------|--1----------------|


G--4------------|--0----------------|


D--4------------|--2----------------|


A--2------------|--3----------------|


E---------------|-------------------|





End of verse.





Riff 3:


E-----------------|-----------------|


B-----------------|-----------------|


G--9-9---7--------|--4-4---5--------|


D--9-9---7--------|--4-4---5--------|


A--7-7---5--------|--2-2---3--------|


E-----------------|-----------------|





Solo while riff 3:


E-------------------------------|


B------------10-----------------|


G----9-11-12----12-11-12-11-----|


D--9------------------------12--|


A-------------------------------|


E-------------------------------|





E------------------------------|


B-----------10-----------------|


G-----11-12----12-11-9------9--|


D--12------------------12------|


A------------------------------|


E------------------------------|





On the fourth time of solo while riff 3:


E-------------------------------|


B------------10-----------------|


G----9-11-12----12-11-12-11-----|


D--9------------------------12--|


A-------------------------------|


E-------------------------------|





E--------10----------------|


B--12-13----13-12----------|


G-----------------12---11--|


D--------------------------|


A--------------------------|


E--------------------------|





End of solo while riff 3.





Riff 4:


E--------------------|--------------------|


B--------------------|--------------------|


G--------------------|--------------------|


D--7-9-9--7-9--------|--7-9-9--7-9--------|


A--5-7-7--5-7--------|--5-7-7--5-7--------|


E--------------------|--------------------|





E--------------------|--------------------|


B--------------------|--------------------|


G--5--------7--------|--------------------|


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


A--3--------5--------|--5-7-7--5-7--------|


E--------------------|--------------------|





Solo-riff 1:


E---------------------------------|


B---------------------------------|


G---------------------------------|


D----7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9--7-10--|


A--7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|


E---------------------------------|





E---------------------------------|


B---------------------------------|


G---------------------------------|


D----7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9--7-10--|


A--7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|


E---------------------------------|





E---------------------------------|


B---------------------------------|


G---------------------------------|


D----2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---2-5--|


A--2-----2-----2-----2-----2------|


E---------------------------------|





E---------------------------|


B---------------------------|


G---------------------------|


D----3-5---3-5---5-7---5-7--|


A--3-----3-----5-----5------|


E---------------------------|





Solo-riff 2:


E--------------|--------------|


B--------------|--------------|


G--------------|--------------|


D--------------|--------------|


A--4-4-4-2--4--|--4-4-4-2--4--|


E--2-2-2-0--2--|--2-2-2-0--2--|





E--------------|-----------------|


B--------------|-----------------|


G--------------|-----------------|


D--------------|--5-4-2---0-2-4--|


A--4-4-4-2--4--|-----------------|


E--2-2-2-0--2--|-----------------|





E--------------|--------------|


B--------------|--------------|


G--------------|--------------|


D--------------|--------------|


A--4-4-4-2--4--|--4-4-4-2--4--|


E--2-2-2-0--2--|--2-2-2-0--2--|





E--------------|-------------------------|


B--------------|-------------------------|


G--------------|-------------------------|


D--------------|--5-4-2---0-2-4---5-4-2--|


A--4-4-4-2--4--|-------------------------|


E--2-2-2-0--2--|-------------------------|





Riff 5:


God give me the answer to my life


E------------------|-------------------------|


B------------------|-------------------------|


G--9------------7--|------4----------5---7---|


D--9------------7--|------4----------5---7---|


A--7------------5--|------2----------3---5---|


E------------------|-------------------------|





End of riff 5.





Second guitar on the two last times of riff 5:


E---------------|----------------|


B---------------|--12------------|


G--9-----11-----|---------7---9--|


D---------------|----------------|


A---------------|----------------|


E---------------|----------------|





E---------------|---------10---12--|


B---------------|--12--------------|


G--9-----11-----|------------------|


D---------------|------------------|


A---------------|------------------|


E---------------|------------------|





Song-structure:


Riff 1 (2 times)


Riff 2 (2 times)


Verse (2 times)


Riff 3 (4 times)


Verse (2 times)


Riff 3 (4 times)


Riff 1 (2 times)


Riff 2 (2 times)


Riff 4 (2 times)


Solo-riff 1 (4 times)


Solo-riff 2 (2 times)


Riff 5 (4 times)


Riff 1 (2 times)


Riff 2 (2 times)


END





Lyrics:





There are times when I've wondered


And times when I've cried


When my prayers they were answered


At times when I've lied


But if you ask me a question


Would I tell you the truth


Now there's something to bet on


You got nothing to lose





When I've sat by the window


And gazed at the rain


With an ache in my heart


But never feeling the pain


And if you would tell me


Just what my life means


Walking a long road


Never reaching the end





God give me the answers to my life


God give me the answers to my dreams


God give me the answers to my prayers


God give me the answers to my being








OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-(24-25)