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Mercenary Tab

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"The Mercernary" tab (+Solo)
Song@Author@Album: The Mercenary@Iron Maiden@Brave New World
Tab by: Francesco Spina
E-mail: francescospn@hotmail.com 
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Legenda:
/ @   = slide on @ slide off
(note) = hold the note without playing it
L      = legato ("hammer on" or "pull off")

Note: although the "Brave New" album is usually played by three
      guitars, this is a classic two-coupled-guitars song (so
      Guit1=Murray&Smith Guit2=Gers). I have also a single-guitar
      tab of this song: if you want it, e-mail(an advice: that
      version is MUCH HARDER).

Beginning...: both guitars
1 --------------------------------------------|
2 --------------------------------------------|
3 --------------------------------------------|
4 -----------/5-4---------------/5-4-(5)/7----|    x2
5 -----7-5-7------5-3-----7-5-7---------------|
6 -0-0----------------0-0---------------------|

Note:the 2nd time Guit1 plays this:
1 --------------------------------------------|
2 --------------------------------------------|
3 --------------------------------------------|
4 -----------/5-4---------------/9-7-(9)/10---|
5 -----7-5-7------5-3-----7-5-7---------------|
6 -0-0----------------0-0---------------------|

Riff1("Pay to kill, die to loose..."): both guitars
1 -------------------------------------------------------|
2 -------------------------------------------------------|
3 -----9---7---9---11---12-------9----7----9----5----7---|  x5
4 -----9---7---9---11---12-------9----7----9----5----7---|
5 -----7---5---7--- 9---10-------7----5----7----3----5---|
6 -0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------------|

Riff2("Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide...")
1 ---------------------------------------------------------|
2 ---------------------------------------------------------|
3 ----9--------------7----------5-------------7------------|
4 ----9--------------7----------5-------------7------x2----|
5 ----7--------------5----------3-------------5------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------|
Note1:
Guit1 plays Riff2 2 times, Guit2 plays Riff2 1 time, then Riff3.

Riff3(see Note1): Guit2 while Guit1 plays Riff2
1 --------------------------------------------------------------|
2 --------------------------------------------------------------|
3 --------------------------------------------------------------|
4 ------9-7-10-9-------7-5-9-7----5-3-7-5-------7-5-9-7---------|
5 (5)/7-7-7- 7-7-(3)/5-5-5-5-5-/3-3-3-3-3-(3)/5-5-5-5-5---------|
6 --------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff4: both guitars
1 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
2 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
3 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
4 ----------/5-4----------------/5-4------------------------------|
5 ----7-5-7------5-3------7-5-7------5----------------------------|
6 --0-----------------0-0-----------------------------------------|

Riff5("Show them no fear..."): both guitars, then coupled solos.
1 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
2 ----------8-8-8-7-8-8---8-8------------------------------------|
3 -5---7----------------9-----7----------------------------------|
4 -5---7------------------------10-9-----------------------------|
5 -3---5----10-10-9-10--7-10--5--3-2-10--7-----------------------|
6 --------0---------------------------3--0-----------------------|
          --------------x2---------------------------------------|
Note2: in the coupled-guitars part, Guit1 plays the line in the
       2nd string, while Guit2 plays the line in the 5th string.

Riff6("Show them no fear"):both guitars, then coupled solo.
1 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
2 ------------8-7--8-7--(8)/10----8-7--8-7--(8)/10----------------|
3 -5---7----------------------------------------------------------|
4 -5---7----------------------------------------------------------|
5 -3---5-----10-9-10-9-(10)/12---10-9-10-9-(10)/12----------------|
6 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
Note3:same as Note2.

For the 2nd verse of the song, repeat as above from Riff1 to Riff6.
After the Riff6 begins the solo.

Rhythmic part during the 1st solo.
1 --------------------------------------------------------------|
2 --------------------------------------------------------------|
3 -4-4-4---------------2-2-2---------------4-4-4----------------|
4 -4-4-4---------------2-2-2---------------4-4-4----------------|
5 -2-2-2-2-2-2-3L2L0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2L3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3L2L0----|
6 -------------------3---------------------------------------3--|

1 --------------------------------------------------------------|
2 --------------------------------------------------------------|
3 -7-7-7--5-5---------------------------------------------------|
4 -7-7-7--5-5--- x2 --------------------------------------------|
5 -5-5-5--3-3---------------------------------------------------|
6 --------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythmic part during the 2nd solo.
1 --------------------------------------------------------------|
2 -------------8-----------8--------------8---------------------|
3 -9-9-9--9-9--7--7-7-7-7--7--9-9-9--9-9--7--7-7-7--------------|
4 -9-9-9--9-9--5--7-7-7-7--5--9-9-9--9-9--5--7-7-7--7-7-- x2 ---|
5 -7-7-7--7-7--5--5-5-5-5--5--7-7-7--7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7---------|
6 --------------------------------------------------5-5---------|

Coupled solo after the 2 solos.
1 -7-7-7-7-7-7--8-7-------------------------------7--8----------|
2 ------------------10--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
3 -------------------------------------------------------- x3 --|
4 -9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-9-10----------|
5 ---------------------10---------------------------------------|
6 --------------------------------------------------------------|

Last part of the coupled solo; then both guitars.
1 -7-7-7-7-7-7--8-7------------------------|
2 ------------------10--8------------------|
3 ------------------------7-7-7----2-2-2-2-| pause...
4 -9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9--7-------------2-2-2-2-|
5 ---------------------10-5-5-5----0-0-0-0-|
6 -----------------------------------------|

1 "...Show them no fear..."-----------------------------------|
2 ----------------------8-8-8-7-8-8---8-8---------------------|
3 -----------------7----------------9-----7-------------------|
4 ---...pause...---7------------------------10-9--------------|
5 -----------------5----10-10-9-10--7-10--5--3-2-10--7--------|
6 --------------------0---------------------------3--0--------|
                      --------------x2------------------------|
Note4:same as Note2.

1 -------------------------------------------------------------|
2 ------------8-7--8-7--(8)/10----8-7--8-7--(8)/10-------------|
3 -5---7-------------------------------------------------------|
4 -5---7-------------------------------------------------------|
5 -3---5-----10-9-10-9-(10)/12---10-9-10-9-(10)/12-------------|
6 -------------------------------------------------------------|

1 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
2 ----------8-8-8-7-8-8---8-8------------------------------------|
3 -5---7----------------9-----7----------------------------------|
4 -5---7------------------------10-9----------------x2-----------|
5 -3---5----10-10-9-10--7-10--5--3-2-10--7-----------------------|
6 --------0---------------------------3--0-----------------------|
          --------------x2---------------------------------------|
Note5:in the song, after the 1st time of the riff above, there is
      a change in the main chord: anyway, this change doesn't
      touch the guitar line.
1 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
2 ------------8-7--8-7--(8)/10----8-7--8-7--(8)/10----------------|
3 -5---7----------------------------------------------------------|
4 -5---7----------------------------------------------------------|
5 -3---5-----10-9-10-9-(10)/12---10-9-10-9-(10)/12----------------|
6 ----------------------------------------------------------------|END.

Solo tab explanation:
/  = slide
@   = pick as fast as you can
L   = legato
fb  = full bend
hb  = half bend
qb  = quarter bend (raise 1/4 tone)
br  = bend release
~   = vibrato
*   = note, see the end of solo for more details

First solo
1 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
2 -24@-22@-20@-22@-20@-19@-20@-19@-17@-19@-17@-15@-17@-15@-------|
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
   *1
1 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
2 -14-15-14-14L15L14-------15-14---------------------------------|
3 -------------------16-14-------16-14-16hb~---------------------|
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------|

1 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
2 -0@-15-0@-14-0@-12-0@-10-0@-12-0@-7-8-7L8L7-----8-7------------|
3 --------------------------------------------9-7-----9-7-9~-----|
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------|

1 ---------12-----------------------------------------------------|
2 ------12----12L14L12----12L15L12--------------------------------|
3 -9/12----------------14----------14-14----------14--------------|
4 ---------------------------------------15-14-15----15-14-12-14~-|
5 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
              ---------x9------------ *2--------------------------|
1 --------------------------------------------14-15-17-17fb-------|
2 -----14-15----14-------14L15L14----14-15-17---------------------|
3 -/16-------16----14-16----------16------------------------------|
4 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
5 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ----------------------------------------------------------------|

1 -17fb-17-15-14----14-------------------------------------------|
2 ---------------17----17hb~-------------------------------------|
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------|

Second solo
1 -/15qb-14hbbr14-12-14-14-12-15-14-12----14-12----12------------|
2 -------------------------------------15-------12----12---------|
3 -------------------------------------------------------12------|
4 ----------------------------------------------------------14---|
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------|

1 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
2 -------------12-13----------12-14hb~----------12-15------------|
3 ----11-12-14-------11-12-14----------11-12-14-------11-12-14---|
4 -14------------------------------------------------------------|
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
       *3
1 ----------------14/(17)/19-19hb-19hbbr19-17-19-17-20-19-17-----|
2 -12-14hb~-14/15--------------------------------------------20--|
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------|

1 -19-17-------17----------------17-19----17---------------------|
2 -------20-19----20-19-17-19-20-------20----20-17------17-19-20-|
3 -------------------------------------------------19fb----------|
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------|

1 -17-------------------17-19----19-20-17-19-20-22-22fb~---------|
2 ----20-19-17-17-19-20-------20---------------------------------|
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------|
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------|

*1 if you don't have the 24, begin in the 1st string at 19
*2 that figure must be done as fast as you can, I calculated
   about 9 times...
*3 not so sure of it, too close...

E-mail me what do you think about it: francescospn@hotmail.com 
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This work is dedicated to my love Eleonora.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Ben Wanna Be	#1 by Ben Koss at Jan 14, 1998 at 1:06 PM EST
	Metaphorically this speaks of John from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. He must face the world he hates with gritted teeth, and learn of the new ways that he eventually finds are so horrible. But he goes forth, showing no fear and no pain.

No Picture Ganondorf Average	#2 by Ganondorf Dragmire at Sep 28, 2007 at 1:26 PM EST
	About a hired gun, and how he has to be so cold. If he shows that he's scared, people can easily take over him and kill him. Poor bastard...

No Picture Alisha Wanna Be	#3 by Alisha A. at Sep 30, 2007 at 8:30 AM EST
	i havent yet read Brave New World, but I thin baal's got a point here. it would be too much of a coincidence if they aren't referring to the movie predator. anyway, i think the line "in the heat dehydrate" relates to the fact the predator cleaned off the skin from the skulls in the fire. its almost an exact description of the movie.

No Picture mark Average	#4 by mark stump at Oct 4, 2007 at 11:29 AM EST
	the tough life of a mercenary. what Baal said about predator is simply coincidence. describes pretty much the same thing as "The Assasin"

No Picture Matt Average	#5 by Matt Wirta at Oct 6, 2007 at 6:44 PM EST
	Yes, RainbowDemon is right. I'm surprised there aren't more comments on this song, it's really good!