Flight of Icarus Iron Maiden
Subject: Tab: Iron Maiden "Flight of Icarus"
Date: Tue Jun 7 10:36:55 CDT 1994
Flight of Icarus
by Iron Maiden(Smith Dickinson)
Transcribed by Eddie Breslin(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)
[A] [E] [F#m]
|--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:
[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.
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