Children of the Damned Iron Maiden Acoustic Intro: Em e-0----0--------------|--------------3---------------| B-0--------0----------|---------0--------0-----------| G-0------------0------|-----0----------------0-------| D-2----------------2--|--------------------------0---| A-2-------------------|------------------------------| E-0-------------------|--3---------------------------| D C D e---------2--------------|-----0-------------2---------| B-------------3-------3--|--1-----1------3------3------| G--2--------------2------|--0--------0---2---------2---| D--0---------------------|--2------------0-------------| A------------------------|--3--------------------------| E------------------------|-----------------------------| Intro Solo:I've broken this into two main sections. Each one lasts two bars. Swell into the first note of each section with the volume control. The key here is a smooth mellow sound. I haven't shown the vibrato's because there is a basic 16th note shallow vibrato through the whole solo, just listen to the record. |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-----------------7--/9--7-----7b(9)r-p5-7-p5--| |--7-----7--9-10------------5------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------11--12--11h12p11---------| |--------7-/9--7--5--4h5p4-------------12--14-------------------14-12-14| |--7------------------------5--12-/14-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Variation: |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------11--12-p11~sustain-------| |--------7-/9--7--5--4h5p4-------------12--14---------------------------| |--7------------------------5--12-/14-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Acoustic Riff for Verses: Em Cmaj7 D6add4 e-----------------0-----------|----------------------------| B--------------------0--------|-----------0-------------0--| G-----------0-----------0-----|--------0--------------0----| D--------2--------------------|-----2--------------4-------| A-----2-------------------0h2-|--3--------------5----------| E--0--------------------------|----------------------------| Live, in the second verse, after the line "If he had lived he would have crucified us all" Adrian plays natural harmonics at the 5th fret as follows. |--5----------------------| |-----5-------------------| Natural Harmonics |--------5----------------| |-----------5-------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| Chorus: Note that on alternate repititions of the riff the last two chords are muted and strummed differently. E(m) B(m) C D A G |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-------9-9--4-4-------5---7-------------| |--2----9-9--4-4-------5---7---7-7--5-5--| |--2----7-7--2-2--0-2--3---5---7-7--5-5--| |--0---------------------------5-5--3-3--| After the second chorus the song breaks out of the chorus with this phrase. A G F# D E |-----------------| |-----------------| |--9--7--6--------| |--7--5--4--7--9--| |--7--5--4--5--7--| |-----------------| The rhythm guitar here is just made up of sustained power chords like this. E(m) D C D |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--9-------2 BARS--7--2 BARS-5---1 BAR--7---1 BAR----------| |--7---------------5---------3----------5------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| The next part is the lead which Adrian plays over the vocals The note in brackets means that sometimes the phrase finishes with F# and sometimes D. |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |--------4--5--4--------|--------4-5-4---------|-/9-9-10-7-9-7-5-4--| |--7--------------7--5--|--7------------7---5--|----------------(5)-| |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------| The next part is the guitar harmony before the solo. Gtr I (Adrian) |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9---11-12-11--9--7--4~--5-/7--5--4--7--5--9--11b(12)-9b(11)-7b(9)--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr II (Dave) |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--8--10-/12-10-8-12-7----------------8-10b(12)-8b(10)----------| |----------------------9-/11-9-7-11-9------------------11b(12)--| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| The guitar solo is tapped with the side of the plectrum. The highest note of each triplet phrase is tapped and the other two notes are fingered with the first and third finger of your left hand. The tab as shown is played through twice except the bend in the last bit is bent slightly sharper than the A note the second time. T P H T P H sim. sim. |--20-12-15--19-12-15--20-12-15--19-12-15--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--20-12-15--19-12-15--20-12-15--19-12-15--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--15--8-10--14--8-10--15--8-10--14--8-10--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--20-12-15--19-12-15--20-12-15--19-12-15--|--15b(17)r15-p12-----------------| |------------------------------------------|-----------------15~-------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| The next bit is right after the solo where Bruce sings Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! etc. |-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------4-5-4-------|------4-5-4------|-----4-5-4----4-----| |--7-----------7-5--|--7---------7-5--|--7---------7----5~-| |-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| The next part goes with the remaining vocals, "You're Children of the Damned" etc. changes here to a more intense pattern.(Same chords as before). |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--5-(7)/9-7-5-4-5--|--5--(7)/9-7-5-4-5--| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--5-(7)/9-7-5-5-4--|--7--(7)/9-7-4-h5---| |-------------------|------------------5-| |-------------------|--------------------| Ending: Gtr I (Adrian) |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--5----4----2----0----4~--------2~---------------2--------| |---------------------------2~--------------------2--------| |-------------------------------------------------0--------| Gtr II (Dave) |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |--9----7--------------9--------------------------9--------| |--9----7----5----7----9--------------------------9--------| |--7----5----5----7----7--------------------------7--------| |------------3----5----0-----------------------------------|