Rime of the Ancient Mariner Iron Maiden
tablature Copyright (c)1994 Gary Chapman
In my usual fashion, I got inspired by someone's posting (in this case,
Andrew Kenter's), belted out half of the song in one go, and then lost
interest. If I have the time and energy I'll finish the song in the
not-too-distant future.
Here's everything up to and including the slow section with the poem.
Taken from Live After Death.
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Key:
' = 1/2 fret bend
<7> = 7th fret harmonic
w\ = whammy dive
~ = vibrato
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Chords used:
[C5] [D5] [E5] [A5] [E] [F] [F#m] [G] [Cadd2]
E --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- --3-- B --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- --3-- G -5- -7- -9- -2- -1- -2- -2- -4- --5-- D -5- -7- -9- -2- -2- -3- -4- -5- --5-- A -3- -5- -7- -0- -2- -3- -4- -5- --3-- E --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- -----
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Intro:
E ------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------ G ---------------------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\- etc. D --5-4---------2------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\- A ------5-5-7\--2------7------7------7------7------3---5---7\- E --------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0------------
Riff A:
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------------------------------------------------------- D -5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5--5----------- A -------------------------------------------------------------5-7-9-7\- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse:
[E5]Hear the rime of the ancient mariner, see his eye as he stops one of
Mesmerises one of the wedding guests - "stay here and listen to the nightmares
Riff B:
E ----------------- B ----------------- G ----------------- D -------0-2-4-0-2- A ----------------- E -----------------
three.
of the sea"
And the [C5]music plays on as the bride passes by.
D5 Riff B D5 E5
Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale.
Riff B
Driven south the the land of the snow and ice to a place where nobody's been.
[E5]Through the snow fog flies on the albatross [C5]hailed in God's name,
Riff B E5
hoping good luck it brings.
And the [C5]ship sails on, back to the north.
D5 Riff B
Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on.
Shanty A: (positions may be wrong - I haven't seen the video for ages)
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------7~---------------------------- D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-4~- A ------------------------------------------------------ E ------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------4~---------------------------- D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4---- A ---------------------------------------------------5~- E ------------------------------------------------------
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ---------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------7~-------------------------------- D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9--9--4-5-7-5\- A ---------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ---------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------4~-------------------------------- D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5--5--0-2-4-2-- A ---------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------
(lots of E5 power chordage)
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------- D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12-10-9-10-12~- A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------------- D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--5-4-5-7~- A ------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------
LHS (Dave Murray)
E --------------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------------------------------------- D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12--12---7-9-10-9\- A --------------------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ---------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------- G ---------------------------------------------------------- D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--7---0-2-4-2- A ---------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------
(end Shanty A)
E5 Riff B
The mariner kills the bird of good omen.
His shipmates cry against what he's done.
But when the fog clears they justify him.
[E5]And makes themselves a part of the crime.
Sailing [C5]on and on and [D5]on across the
Shanty B:
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------- G -4--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-4---4~--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-----4---- D --------------7--------7---------------7-------7-----5- A ------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------- D --2--2-2-5-4-2---2--2-----2~--2-2-5-4-2---2-2---- A ---------------5-------5----------------5------5- E -------------------------------------------------
sea... Sailing on and on and on...
(Shanty B)
'till all is calm.
E5 Riff B
The albatross begins with his vengeance.
A terrible curse, a thirst has begun.
His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner.
Around his neck the dead bird is hung.
C5 D5 Shanty B
And the curse goes on and on and on at sea.
And the curse goes on and on for them and me.
E5 Riff B
Day after day, day after day we struck nor breath nor motion.
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.
C5 Riff B
Water water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink
E5 Riff A
Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.
[E5]There, calls the [E5]mariner, there comes a ship over the
how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no
E -------------------------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------7---------------------------7----- (Murray) A -------7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9- (Murray) E -------0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2--0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2- (Smith)
line. But
tide ?
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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--3-3-3--3-3-3--(etc) E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ---------3--------------------------------3--------------------------------- B ---------3----------------------------------3------------------------------- G --5------5------------------------------------5----------------------------- D --5---------------------------------------------5--------------------------- A --3---------------------------------------------3--------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
See... Onward she comes... Onward she
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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--(etc) E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E -------0-------------------------------------------------------------------- B -------2-------------------------------------------------------------------- G -2-----2----------2--------------------------------------------------------- D -2----------------2--------------------------------------------------------- A -0----------------0--------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
nears out of the sun...
[Cadd2]She, she life in death, she lets him [A]live, her chosen one.
F#m A5 E F G (AS plays chords, DM plays single-note triplets)
[F#m] [A5] [E] [F] [G]
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------------------------------- D ----------------------------7-7-7--7------------------------------------- A -10-7-7--7-7-7-(repeat x 3)----------10-9-(1st measure x 2)--------6-6-6- E ------------------------------------------------------------8-8-8--------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E --------------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------------------5------8- D ------------------------------------------------------------5------8- A ------------------------------------------------------------3------6- E -3'-0-0--0-0-0-(repeat x 3)-5-5-5--5-3-2--(1st measure x 2)----------
(play the above section 4 times - on 4th time through, play the following
instead of the 2 chords)
E ---------------------- B --------------------5- G --------------------6- D --7---6^7^6-----8---6- A ------------7/9---9\4- E ----------------------
Middle Section:
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------ G -------10-------------------------------7- D ----11--------------------------------8--- A -12---------------------------------9----- E ------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E --------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------- G --5---------7---9---10---12---13\---8~- D --------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------ G -------10-------------------------------8- D ----11--------------------------------9--- A -12--------------------------------10----- E ------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E --------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------- G --5---------7---9---10---12---13\---6~- D --------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------
(alternate between the two combinations above)
One after one by the star-dogged moon, too quick for a groan or sigh.
Each turned his face with a ghastly pang and cursed me with his eye.
Four times fifty living men, and I heard nor sigh nor groan.
With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one.
LHS (Dave Murray)
E -------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------- G -10---------------------------------8------- D ----12--------------------------------10---- A -------12--------------------------------10- E --------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E ---------------------------------------------- B --6\------------------------------------------ G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---8---<7>w\- D ---------------------------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------ G -10---------------------------------7----- D ----12--------------------------------9--- A -------12-------------------------------9- E ------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E ----------------------------------------------- B --6\------------------------------------------- G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---7~---<5>w\- D ----------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------------------
(play twice)
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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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[--] Zikzak public access UNIX, Melbourne, Australia.
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