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Out Of The Silent Planet Tab

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Artist - Iron maiden 
song   - Out of the silent planet 
Album  - Brave new world 
Tabbed by A.Scott

Here is my transcription of,
in my opinion, one of maiden's best songs.
Its without a solo though.

Enjoy! 

Intro - Riff A

e --12-----10------------------10--------------
B -------------12--------10--------12~---------
G ------9----------9--12----9------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

 Riff B

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ------------14-----12------------------------
D --2---------14-----12------------------------
A --2---------12-----10---let it sound---------
E --0------------------------------------------
 
 Riff C

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ------------14-------17-----14---------------
D --2---------14-------17-----14---------------
A --2---------12-------15-----12---let it sound
E --0------------------------------------------
 
'Out of the silent planet..' 

Guitar no. 1 - Riff D

e ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G --9--9-9-9-9-----5--5-5-5-5-----------------7--7-7-7-7------
D --9--9-9-9-9-----5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-----7--7-7-7-7------
A --7--7-7-7-7-----3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-----5--5-5-5-5------
E -----------------------------3--3-3-3-3---------------------

mimicing guitar line below
 
Guitar no.2 - mimic line

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--7/9--7--5~-------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--5--7--5--7/9--7---5----------
A --------------------------------------7~-----
E ---------------------------------------------

 on the second time round the third guitar plays this-

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4--5--5/7--5--4~------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4-5-4-5-4--5/7--5--4--------------
D ---------------------------------5~----------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

distortion kicks in - Riff E

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------
D -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------
A -----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------
D -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------
A -----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------------------
D -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------------------
A -----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

Verse

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9----9------5-----7----9----9---5-------
D -----9----9------5-----7----9----9---5---7---
A -----7----7------3-----5----7----7---3---7---
E -----------------------------------------5---

The verse is quite difficult to tab.
I think that one guitar strums 
these notes quickly 
while the others just play the chords.

Listen to the song to hear the 
guitar which does this. 
The sound level is quite 
low on it because the bass guitar 
drowns it out. 

pre chorus

'The punishment is death'

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----------5----------------------------------
D ---7------5----2---2--------------------------
A ---7------3----2---2--------------------------
E ---5-----------0---0--------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------5------7----------------------------
D ---7-----5------7----------------------------
A ---7-----3------5----------------------------
E ---5-----------------------------------------

 

'Out of the silent planet, dreams of desolation,
 Out of the silent planet, come the demons of creation.'

e ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G --9--9-9-9-9-----5--5-5-5-5-----------------7--7-7-7-7------
D --9--9-9-9-9-----5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-----7--7-7-7-7------
A --7--7-7-7-7-----3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-----5--5-5-5-5------
E -----------------------------3--3-3-3-3---------------------

when this chorus is played the 
second time around (2 mins 
49 seconds into the song), it goes like this- 

Riff F

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------
D ---9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------
A ---7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7---------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5---------------
D ---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5---------------
A ---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--------------
A ----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--------------
E ----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-------------
D -----7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-------------
A -----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-------------
E ---------------------------------------------

I don't think this bit is palm muted. 
One guitar keeps playing this 
under the mimic lines

Below is the fill played over the the top of the 
chorus riff above. Listen for the timing.

 Fill 1

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ------------3~-----5-3-2~--------------------
E --0--2--3------------------5-3-2~------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------4~---------------
A -----------3~-----5--3--2--------------------
E --0--2--3------------------------------------


Then - 

'Out of the silent planet, 
Out of the silent planet we are'

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--7/9--7--5~-------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--5--7--5--7/9--7---5----------
A --------------------------------------7~-----
E ---------------------------------------------

 on the second time round the third guitar plays this-

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4--5--5/7--5--4~------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4-5-4-5-4--5/7--5--4--------------
D ---------------------------------5~----------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

Rapid time change (3 mins 36 seconds). Get with it!

Riff G

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----9-----7----9---7--9----7-----------------
D ----9-----7----9---7--9----5-----------------
A ----7-----5----7---5--7----5-----------------
E --------------------------------------------- 

or

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------5~----------------
A ----7-----5----7---5--7----------------------
E --------------------------------------------- 

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---5-----7-----------------------------------
D ---5-----7-----------------------------------
A ---3-----5-----------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

guitar harmony

guitars 1 and two

e -------------------------5^6^5---------------
B -------------------5--8---------8--7---------
G -----5~----5-5--7----------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---7h8-7-------------------------------------
G ----------7~---------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

I suggest that now you 
go up to the bottom end 
of the guitar, because 
it makes the bends easier in my opinion. 

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -------------------------12---14^15.5^14-----
D -----------------12--14----------------------
A ----15~--15--15------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---12-11~-----14^15.5^14--12----------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -------------------------12---14^15.5^14-14--
D -----------------12--14----------------------
A ----15~--15--15------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---15^17^15-12-------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -------------------------12---14^15.5^14-14--
D -----------------12--14----------------------
A ----15~--15--15------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G --11h12/14-----------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

Power chords for harmony (guitar 3) 
strum whatever way you want!

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5-------------7------------9-------9-----
D ----5-------------7------------9-------9-----
A ----3-------------5------------7-------7-----
E --------------------------------------------- repeat x3

This riff below is played on the last time.
Again, just listen to the 
song to find out the timing.

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5------------7----------4------5-----7---
D ----5------------7----------4------5-----7---
A ----3------------5----------2------3-----5---
E ---------------------------------------------

Chorus again

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------
D ---9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------
A ---7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7---------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5---------------
D ---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5---------------
A ---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--------------
A ----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--------------
E ----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-------------
D -----7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-------------
A -----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ------------3~-----5-3-2~--------------------
E --0--2--3------------------5-3-2~------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------4~---------------
A -----------3~-----5--3--2--------------------
E --0--2--3------------------------------------
 
'Out of the silent planet, 
Out of the silent planet we are'

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--7/9--7--5~-------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--5--7--5--7/9--7---5----------
A --------------------------------------7~-----
E ---------------------------------------------

 on the second time round the third guitar plays this-

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4--5--5/7--5--4~------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4-5-4-5-4--5/7--5--4--------------
D ---------------------------------5~----------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9--9-9-9-9-9---------5---5-5-5-5-5------
D -----9--9-9-9-9-9---------5---5-5-5-5-5------
A -----7--7-7-7-7-7---------3---3-3-3-3-3------
E ---------------------------------------------
          ~~~~~~~  palm muted   ~~~~~~~
e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7---
D -----5--5-5-5-5-5--------7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7---
A -----5--5-5-5-5-5--------5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5---
E -----3--3-3-3-3-3----------------------------
	  ~~~~~~~	      ~~~~~~~
e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9--9-9-9-9-9---------5---5-5-5-5-5------
D -----9--9-9-9-9-9---------5---5-5-5-5-5------
A -----7--7-7-7-7-7---------3---3-3-3-3-3------
E ---------------------------------------------
          ~~~~~~~  	        ~~~~~~~

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G --------------------------7--7--7--7---------
D -----5--5-5-5-5-5---------7--7--7--7---------
A -----5--5-5-5-5-5---------5--5--5--5---------
E -----3--3-3-3-3-3----------------------------
          ~~~~~~~
e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---2-----------------------------------------
A ---2-----let the chord sound-----------------
E ---0-----------------------------------------

e --12-----10------------------10--------------
B -------------12--------10--------12~---------
G ------9----------9--12----9------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

and there ya go! 
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Out Of The Silent Planet Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Cody Rhythm Player	#1 by Cody Mosca at Jan 29, 1982 at 4:13 AM EST
	its a great song and im still unsure about it meaning, its a real one that gets you going and has got a great chorus.

No Picture Rebecca Average	#2 by Rebecca ******* at Oct 11, 1990 at 3:43 PM EST
	the bit that says "underneath decaying skies above" i think is about global warming and the greenhouse effects

No Picture Tommy Wanna Be	#3 by Tommy Déry at Mar 25, 2003 at 1:53 PM EST
	awsome song... the song starts off slow and gets fast many good rifts, the video is about them on tour and how there out of this silent planet and into the hard hitting music world. good song i'd recomend this one

No Picture Jimmy "Hoffa" Average	#4 by Jimmy "Hoffa" at Jan 17, 2004 at 10:43 AM EST
	The title is probably a reference to C.S. Lewis's "Out of the Silent Planet". In it, the "silent planet" turns out to be Earth because it does not reply to repeated attempts to communicate with it by other planets. It becomes a symbol of isolation and corruption.