Flight of Icarus Iron Maiden
|--5----0----2-------------------------| |--5----0----2-------------------------| |--6----1----2-------------------------| |--7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4--------| |--7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4--etc---| |--5----0----2----2-2--2----2-2--------|
LET RING (2nd Verse-hold chord position)
|--2----------------|-2-------------------------------------------| |--2----------------|----2-----5----------------------------------| |--2----------------|-------2-------------------------------------| |--4----------------|---------------------------------------------| |--4----------------|---------------------------------------------| |--2----------------|---------------------------------------------|
As the sun...
[A] [E]
|----------------------5----0-------------------------------------| |----------------------5----0-------------------------------------| |----------------------6----1-------------------------------------| |----------------------7----2-------------------------------------| |----------------------7----2-LET RING----------------------------| |----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|
Stands on the Hill
[A] [F#m]
|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------| |--5----2---------------------------------------------------------| |--6----2---------------------------------------------------------| |--7----4---------------------------------------------------------| |--7----4---------------------------------------------------------| |--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|
A bird song shatters the still
BRIDGE:
[F#(m)] [Ab+5] [(E/Ab)] [A] [B] [C#]
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-(4)-------------------------------2-------------4----6----------| |--4----------------7---------------0-------------2----4----------| |--2----------------4---------------------------------------------|
His eyes seem so glazed, see the madman in his gaze
CHORUS:
I'll try and show the idea of the chorus, listen for the
strumming and chord slides. At the end go back to strumming
the F# power chord as in the intro.
[F#m] [E] [D] [C#] [D] [E]
|--2------------0-------------------------------------------------| |--2------------0-------------------------------------------------| |--2------------1-------------------------------------------------| |--4------------2------------7\6/7--6/7\6/7-etc-------6/7--9------| |--4------------2------------5\4/5--4/5\4/5-----------4/5--7------| |--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|
Fly, on your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the
Sun, on your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the
RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:(Solo's at end of post)
[F#m] [A] [E] [F#m]
|----------------------5----0----2--------------------------------| |----------------------5----0----2--------------------------------| |----------------------6----1----2--------------------------------| |--4---4-4-4-----------7----2----4---4-4-4------------------------| |--4---4-4-4-etc-------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc--------------------| |--2---2-2-2-----------5----0----2---2-2-2------------------------|
[A] [E] [A] [E] [F#m]
|--5----0-----------------------5----0----2-----------------------| |--5----0-----------------------5----0----2-----------------------| |--6----1----1------------------6----1----2-----------------------| |--7----2----2---2-2-2----------7----2----4---4-4-4---------------| |--7----2----2---2-2-2-etc------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc-----------| |--5----0----0---0-0-0----------5----0----2---2-2-2---------------|
For Solo 2 use BRIDGE
ENDING:
Play through BRIDGE several times then on the last one
stop at the B power chord(let it ring) and then strum
F#m fast and end with A E F#m as in the intro.
Lead over ending:
I'll show the main idea.
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--10--9-------------------------10--9----------------------------| |---------11--9--11--11~----------------11--9--11--11~------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Then
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-9------12b(14)-12b(14)------12--12b(14)r(12)p10-----12b(14)-(14)| |------11-9------------------------------------------11--------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--12b(14)--hold bend-------------------gradually release---------| |-----------and tremolo-pick--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Then something like
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--12--12b(14)r12-p10--10h12-s\9h10p9------9----------------------| |--------------------------------------11-----11~-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Play this very fast...
|----------------------------------------------------------------| |--17--14h17p14-----14--17--14h17p14-----14--17--14h17p14-----14-| |----------------16-------------------16-------------------16----| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------|
and eventually
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--17--14h17p14------14--17--17b(19)--17b(19)--17b(19~~~----------| |----------------16-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 1: Dave
[F#5]
|-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--4b(6)---r4----4--2---------------------------| |----------------------4--2---------------------| |----------------------------4--3--2--0---------| |----------------------------------------2--2---|
[A5] [E5] [F#5]
|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------14--14h15p14--15--17--| |----------13h14p13--14h16------------------------| |--14--16-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--14--17p14-----14--17p14-----14--17p14-----14--17p14------------| |-------------17------------17------------17------------17b(19)---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[A5] [E5]
|---------16--17--19--19b(21)-r19-p17--19--19b(21)-r19-p17--19----| |--17s/19---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--17h19p17h19p17h19p17h19p17--16h17p16h17p16h17p16h17p16s\14h16p14-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[A5] [E5]
|------------------------------------------------| |--17p14h17p14h17p14h17p14--14-------------------| |-------------------------------14h16p14h16------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|
[F#5]
|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--16b(18)-r16--14-----------------------------------| |-------------------16---16--14----------------------| |--------------------------------16--15--14s\12--16--| |----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--14------14----16-(16)-16----14---------------| |--14------14----16b(17)r16----14---------------| |------16--------------------------16----16s\---| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
Solo 2: Adrian
[F#5] [E/G#]
|--17b(19)--17--17------14--17b(19)--17~~--17--17---| |-------------------14------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
[A5]
|--14h17p14-----14-----------14-----------------------------------| |------------17-----17b(19)------17--14-----------14--------------| |----------------------------------------16b(18)------16--14------| |-------------------------------------------------------------16~~| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[B5]
|----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--14s\13------13s\11------11------------------------------| |----------16----------14------s\9--s/11-------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|
[F#5] [E/G#]
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------14------14------14------14---------------------| |--s/11--11~~----------11------11------11--13--11--11--11---------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[A5]
|--14-----------14----------14-----------14--14-------------------| |------17b(19)------17b(19)-----17b(19)----------17--14-----------| |--------------------------------------------------------17--16---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[B5] [C#5]
|------------------17p14------14------------------------------------| |-------------------------17------17p14------14---------------------| |--14b(16)-r14---------------------------17------17p16p14h16p14s\13-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[F#5]
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------trill-----------------------------------| |---------14h16p14s\11--14p11h14p11etc----------------------------| |--14h16----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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