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INTRO:
This is the guitar part at the start. It is picked with the
thumb and ring finger. The high notes are all fingered with
the little finger of the left hand. I've shown which finger
to use for the low notes.
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--12---10--8---7/8---7---5---7--|--12---10--8---7/8---7---5---4--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--10---9---7---5h7---5---3---5--|--10---9---7---5h7---5---3---2--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1
BASSLINE:
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------0----0h2--|
|------------------------------------------3--------------|
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------------------|
LEAD UNDER "Running Low" etc.
These first two bars are repeated over and over on the album
version. I've gone on to show roughly how it's played live
The first trill allows Dave to get the pick out of his teeth!
RIFF A: with RHYTHM 1
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--14b16--14--12--11h12-11--9--11-|-14b16--14--12--11h12-11--9--8-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
(LIVE)
|--trill--------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--10h12p10etc--|-------------|-----------------------------------15b17-|
|---------------|--RIFF A-X2--|--14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16~--14p12--------|
|---------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
RHYTHM 1:
This is doubled by the bass. It is the rhythm that is used for
the verses later on in the song aswell.
E(m) C D E(m)
|--------------|-------------|-----------|------------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-----------|------------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-----------|------------------------|
|--9-----------|--5----------|--7--------|--9--------5p4---5p4----|
|--7-----------|--3----------|--5--------|--7------------7-----7--|
|--------------|-------------|-----------|------------------------|
RIFF B:
This is the riff between 'Running Low' and 'When the priest..'
As I suspected I was playing this wrong-sheer laziness!
This should be a lot closer to the proper way. The hammers
and pulls may or may not be the actual way its played but if
you want to play it as fast as its played live it's
definitely the easiest way. Just listen carefully for the timing.
Bass plays Rhythm 1.
BOTH GUITARS
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------4-------------|------------------4-----------|
|-----4h5p4-5-7p5p4-----5p4-5p4----|------4---4h5p4-7---5p4-5p4---|
|--7----------------------------7~-|----7---7-------------------7-|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
RHYTHM FOR SINGING:
E(m) G C A D
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9------------------------5------------------7------------------|
|--7---------------------5--3---------------7--5------------------|
|------------------------3------------------5---------------------|
When the priest... Take a look... Of a world...
B E B C E
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|-----9--4--5---------5-4------|------------------|
|--9--7--2--3--2-3-2------7-5--|-(Back to Start)--|
|--7---------------------------|------------------|
E(m) C D E B C E(m)
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|--9--------5--------7--------9--4--5--------5-4------|--9--------|
|--7--------3--------5--------7--2--3--2-3-2-----7-5--|--7-etc----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
Somebody...
After the singing play RIFF B
RIFF C:
Gtr I (Dave)
E(m)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------4---(4)----------4-----------4------|
|---------4-5--------5-4---4-5---5-4---4-5---5-4--|
|--7---(7)---------------7-----------7------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
C
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------4---(4)----------4-----------4------|
|---------4-5--------5-4---4-5---5-4---4-5---5-4--|
|--3---(3)---------------3-----------3------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II (Adrian) just plays the first measure above over and
over (i.e. doesn't change to C)and the bass plays in unison
with Dave.
Then Dave continues to play RIFF C,(leaving out the notes in brackets),
while Adrian plays the following harmony and Steve plays the following
bassline.
RIFF C HARMONY:
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7---------------7-------------7------|
|--5----7-9------9-7-5--7-9----9-7-5--7-9---9-7--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------7/9------------7-------------7------|
|--5----7-9-----9-7-5--7-9----9-7-5--7-9---9-7--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
BASSLINE:
|-----------------|------------------|----|
|-----------------|------------------|----|
|--7----------7-5-|-3------------3-5-|-7--|
|-----------------|------------------|----|
NEXT VOCAL PART:
When the guards... etc. This is played with RHYTHM 1.
Then it goes back to RIFF C with Dave playing RIFF C as
written without the notes in brackets and Adrian playing
the first bar over and over (as before).
BRIDGE:
Gtr I (Dave)
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----12-----------12-----------12-----------12--------|
|--9-----11-12--9-----11-12--9-----11-12--9-----11-12--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
RHYTHM:
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----9----------------5-------------9------|
|--9--9-------------5--5----------9--9------|
|--9--7-------------5--3----------9--7-etc--|
|--7----------------3-------------7---------|
FAST BIT:
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------4--------------------------|
|-----4--5--4--5-----5--4--5--4--------5--7--|
|--7-----------------------------7--5--3--5--|
|--------------------------------------------|
RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:
E(m)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------------------------------5p4--0----------|
|--7----------------------------------------3p2-----|
|--0---------------------------------------------3--|
D
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------5p4--0----------|
|--5----------------------------------------3p2-----|
|------------------------------------------------3--|
BIT AFTER SOLO'S:
Play three times
E(m)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9---------------------------------5-------------5-----------|
|--7------------------------------7-----7--5----7-----7--5--7--|
|--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
On the third repeat Adrian plays:
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7~------------5~----------|
|--9------------------------------7-----7--5----7-----7--5--7--|
|--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
BOTH GUITARS
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---STRUM---------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
HARMONY:
Dave plays RIFF B as before and Adrian plays the following.
What I said earlier about tha hammers and pulls still applies.
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------7-------------|----------------------7-----------|
|-----7h9p7-9--10p9p7----9p7-9p7-----|--------7----7h9p7-10---9p7-9p7---|
|--10----------------------------10~-|-----10---10--------------------10|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
As the harmony part nears it's end the following part is played
in place of the second bar of RIFF B:
E(m) B(m) C
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--9------4------5-------------------5---4-----------|
|--7------2------3-----2---3---2-------------7----5--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
ENDING:
For Yeah, Yeah, Yeah... play RHYTHM 1. When Dave returns to
the E power chord he plays a dive bomb with the T-bar.
Then play the lead part from the BRIDGE as shown above except
with this rhythm part.
B E(m) A D G C A D
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------9------------------7--------------5--------------7---------|
|--9---9--------------7---7----------5---5----------7---7---------|
|--9---7--------------7---5----------5---3----------7---5---------|
|--7------------------5--------------3--------------5-------------|
and eventually
B E(m)
|-------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------|
|-------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------|
|-------9-----------------------------9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9---------|
|---9---9-----------------------------9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9---------|
|---9---7-STRUM-----------------------7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---------|
|---7---------------------------------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------|
Solo 1: (Dave)
(D5) E5
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------/5--|
|--------------------2b(4)~~--2b(4)r2~~-----|
|--0---------------------------------------|
|--0 PICK SCRAPE---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--5p3p0-h5p3p0-h5p3p0-h3p0-h5p3p0-h5p3p0-h5p3p0-h5p3p0--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
D5
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0-7p5p0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--8p5p0-7p5p0-8p5p0----------------------|
|---------------------5-s/-12p9h12--9-s--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
E5
|----------------12--------------12--15--12------|
|--------13--15------12--15b(17)-------------12--|
|--s/-14-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--12--15--12---12------12---12----12---------------------|
|-------------------15----------15------15p12--15p12--12--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--14p12--14p12--12------------------------------------|
|--------------------12------14----12------------------|
|------------------------14------14-----14-Tbar--(2)--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
D5
|------PH-----------------------------------------------------|
|--12--17b(20)--HOLD BEND--r17-b(20)-r17-b(20)-r17-b(20)-r17--|
|--12---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--b(20)-r17----15h17p15--15--h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17-s|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E5
|--17b(19)-------17b(19)-r17--15--15--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Solo 2: (Adrian)
E5
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15b(17)----(17)r15--12-------------12----12--------------------|
|-------------(16)r15------14b(16)~~-----14----14--12h14p12-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------14----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D5
|---------------------------17p14-----19p14-----17p14-----|
|------------------s/-15~~--------15--------15--------15--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--14--14-s----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--19p14-----17p14-----19p14-----17p14-----19p14-----|
|--------15--------15--------15--------15--------15--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--17p14-----19p14------14~~-------------12--12--|
|--------15--------15---15~~---------15----------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
E5
|--15p12----12----------------------------------------------------|
|--------15----15--12----15p12----12------------------------------|
|------------------------------14----14--12----14p12----12--------|
|----------------------------------------------------14----14--12-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------12--------12--14b(16)--14p12----9b(12)r9-9-|
|--14p12-----------12--12----14---------------------14------------|
|--------14--12h14------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D5
T P H T P H T P H T P H
|--10--12----20-10-12--19-10-12--20-10-12--19-10-12--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H P
|--17-10-12--19-10-12--17-10-12--15-10-12--14-10-12--15-10-12--10-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(17)r15-s/-17-17b(19)-r17-b(19)-r17-b(19)-r17-b(19)-r17-b(19)--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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tracey Wanna Be |
#1 by tracey grimes at Oct 26, 2006 at 10:24 PM EST |
| The bands self-proclaimed "favourite song" and man it is the best song ever made The intro is a real head space. soothing. peace | |
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Kubota35 Professional |
#2 by Kubota35 at Dec 31, 2006 at 12:16 PM EST |
| Bruce Dickenson is one of the best metal vocalists ever. its that simple. the track is called hallowed be thy name because he is doomed. | |
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Bass Average |
#3 by Bass Man at Apr 30, 2007 at 9:52 AM EST |
| THIS SONG IS OKAY! IM GUESTOFROOM IS STILL MUCH MUCH BETTER! | |
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Byard Average |
#4 by Byard Bridge at May 17, 2007 at 7:09 AM EST |
| Bigpapa, I think you have the right idea, but the "sin he has not done" part is wrong. In the lyric is says "though the end is near, I'm not sorry" implying he was guilty and knew it. | |
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THE RONANATOR ( Average |
#5 by THE RONANATOR (aka.Ronan) downer at Jun 26, 2007 at 10:46 PM EST |
| probably describes the feeling of nearing death, and how you seem to appreciate the simple things a lot more when you understand your time is running out... | |
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Justin Wanna Be |
#6 by Justin Neafsey at Aug 22, 2007 at 10:19 PM EST |
| i like the version that cradle of filth made more | |
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Mika Average |
#7 by Mika Schultz at Aug 26, 2007 at 4:08 AM EST |
| This song is the best on "The Number of the Beast" album and of course a Maiden classic. Everybody has summed it up, everything about it is great from lyrics to instruments. | |
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Bill Lead Player |
#8 by Bill at Aug 27, 2007 at 7:11 AM EST |
| the absoloute best song from iron maiden. love the music, plus the great lyrics. yeah, why is it called Hallowed Be Thy Name? | |
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StreetwiseProfe Wanna Be |
#9 by StreetwiseProfessor at Sep 6, 2007 at 6:28 PM EST |
| I actually like the Cradle of Filth version more, but I donīt really like the band....! | |
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Jason Rhythm Player |
#10 by Jason ...... at Sep 15, 2007 at 5:39 AM EST |
| someone on death row the best Maiden song | |