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The Educated Fool  Iron Maiden

Subject: i/iron_maiden/the_educated_fool.tab
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 07:14:47 PDT
The Educated Fool
by Iron Maiden (Steve Harris)
off the Album "Virtual XI"
Transcribed by Matthias Baumann (matschga@hotmail.com)
INTRO-Riff 1 (play it 2 times, Steve plays the chords):
 
 Em |-let ring------> C G--------------| D
 E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
 D|----9-10-9----------------|----9-10-9-10-9-/12---10-9-----|
 A|-12-----------------------|-12-----------------------12---|
 E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|

INTRO-Riff 2 (also 2 times, Steve is still playing the chords):
Em |-let ring--> C D
 
 |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |---7-8-10-8-7-8------------|---7-8-10-8-7-8---10/12---10-8-10--|
 |-9-------------------------|-9---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

During the first verse guitar 1 plays the chords by picking
the following pattern (this is just a sample so that you get the idea):
[Em] [Em] [Em] [C] [G] [D]  
 
 |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |------9---9--------9---9--------9---|-----5---5--------------------7----|
 |----9---9---9----9---9---9----9---9-|---5---5---5-----5---5------7---7--|
 |-7-------------7------------7-------|-3-------------5---5---5--5--------|
 |------------------------------------|-------------3---------------------|

VERSE 1:
I'm an [Em]educated fool so I d[C]on't know what it is [G]I'm supposed to [D]do
About this [Em]awkward situation that's been f[C]orced down right upon [D]me
As I'm w[Em]alking down into on my [C]own into the V[G]alley of l[D]ife
Got a l[Em]ifetime of experience Yeah I've g[C]ot so much to g[D]ive
CHORUS RIFF (don't let the notes ring (mute 'em with your palm)):
[Em]  
 
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |----9----7-----5-----5--7p5--5h7-| (play this 4 times)
 |-7----7-----7-----7--------------|
 |---------------------------------|

Open the page...
The Second Verse is played (heavily!) distorted, so there's a new
pattern:
Em C G D (let ring)
 
 |---------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |---------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5-----------7---------------|
 |-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5----5--5---7---------------|
 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-3--3----5--5---5---------------|
 |---------------------------|---------3--3-------------------|

..felt this way before...
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/the_educated_fool_tab_ver_2.html )
VERSE 2:
Never [Em]felt this way before seems that s[C]omebody's just [G]opened the[D]
door
To the [Em]book of life ... or is it death is there [C]ever anyway [D]out
Someone's l[Em]ooking down on me to the v[C]ery inner c[G]ore of my s[D]oul
They won't t[Em]ell me what they see but I r[C]eally want to kn[D]ow
Repeat CHORUS RIFF 8 times, then
VERSE 3:
Do you r[Em]eally wanna be just [C]another one stat[G]istic or f[D]eel
That you r[Em]eally should aspire that you r[C]eally do deserve m[D]ore
Do you [Em]ever really feel that you h[C]ave so much pot[G]ential ins[D]ide
What you r[Em]eally have to give could be r[C]ealised so much m[D]ore
CHORUS RIFF (8 times)
BRIDGE:
(let the chords ring)
[Em] [G] [C] [D] [Em] [G] [C] [D]  
 
 |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
 |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
 |-9----------12-- -|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------|
 |-9----------12----|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------|
 |-7----------10----|-3---------5--|-7-------10---|-3-----5------|
 |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

Time will flow and I will fo--llow
INTERLUDE RIFF 1 (6 times):
[Em] [C] [G] [D]  
 
 |----------------|------------------------------|
 |----------------|------------------------------|
 |----------------|------------------------------|
 |----9-10-9------|----9-10-9-12-10-9------------|
 |-12-------------|-12----------------12-10--12--|
 |----------------|------------------------------|

INTERLUDE RIFF 2 (8 times, Em-C-G-D as usual):
 
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--9--11--12----9--11--11-12-14-12-11--|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|

SOLO-Chords (8 times, don't know if they're exact):
[Em] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 |------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|
 |-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-|
 |-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-|
 |-7------10------3-------10-10-10-10-|
 |------------------------------------|

After the Solo play INTERLUDE RIFF 2 four more times
INTERLUDE RIFF 3 (4 times):
[Em] [C] [G] [D]  
 
 |----------------|-------------------------------------|
 |----------------|-------------------------------------|
 |----------------|-------------------------------------|
 |----9-10-9-9----|----9-10-9-9---10-9-12----10-9-12----|
 |-12-------------|-12----------------------------------|
 |----------------|-------------------------------------|

then the CHORUS RIFF (8 more times),
afterwards the BRIDGE Chords (12 times),
the INTRO-RIFF 1 two more times
and finally the OUTRO RIFF:
[Em]  
 
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------9--10---9---9---(let ring and fade)-|
 |-12---------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Due to my lacking fingering speed, the solo is missing.
If anyone out there has a transcription of it, please mail it to me.
As usual, comments, error reports or ANYTHING else to:
matschga@hotmail.com

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