Revelations Guitar Tab

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Revelations(Live)
                  from Live After Death CD
                  by Iron Maiden(Dickinson)
       Transcribed by Eddie Breslin(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)
         

INTRO:
Play the open C chord part by strumming evenly up and down
through the chord rather than explicity picking the single 
notes.
     G     A     G     A          C
||----------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------1-let ring----------------------|
||---------2-----------2----------0----2-p-0--let ring------------|
||---------2-----------2----------2------------2--let ring--------|
||---------0-----------0----------3------------3--let ring--------|
||---3-----------3------------------------------------------------|

     C     D      repeat 3x             G   A   G
|-------------------------||----------------------------|
|-------------------------||----------------------------|
|----5-----7--------------||----------------2-----------|
|----5-----7--------------||----------------2-----------|
|----3-----5--------------||----------------0-----------|
|-------------------------||------------3-------3-------|

RIFF A:
Oh! God of earth and alter...
   A            F             G              A            G
|--------------(1)---(1)------3-----3-----------------------------|
|--------------(1)---(1)------3-----3-----------------------------|
|--2----2-------2-----2-------4-----4--------2----2---2-----------|
|--2----2-------3-----3-------5-----5--------2----2---2-----------|
|--0----0-------3-----3-------5-----5--------0----0---0-----------|
|---------------1-----1-------3-----3---------------------3~------|
                                    |
At the end of the verse stay on the G chord before going into harmony.

BASSLINE:
The bass mirrors the guitar riff except when the vocals enter
he plays:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------3-------------3-------------3-------------------------|
|--5--5---5------1--1---1------3--3---3------5--5---5--3----------|


HARMONY:
Gtr III: (Bruce) (RHYTHM 1)
   Am                         F(maj7)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------1------------1-------------1------------1------|
|-----------2------------2-------------2------------2---|
|-----2------------2-------------3------------3---------|
|--0------------0-------------3------------3------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

   C                           Gadd4/B
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------1------------1--------------1------------1-----|
|-----------0------------0--------------0------------0--|
|-----2------------2--------------0------------0--------|
|--3------------3--------------2------------2-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr I: (Dave)

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------6-5h6p5---------|
|-9--7--9~----10--9--7~----9--7--5---4----------------7-5-7p5-|
|---------------------------------------7--5------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr II: (Adrian)
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--10--8--10~----10--8--6~---8--6--5------------------|
|--------------------------------------7--5--4--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
                          repeat 2x
|-----------------------------------|
|--10--8h10p8---6--5--6p5-----------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

Then
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--13--12--13~----13--12--10~----------13-------------------------|
|----------------------------------12------12~---10--9--7---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|
|--10--8h10p8----6--5--6p5----------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

RIFF B(i):
Play with upstrokes
      |            |
   A  G  A      A  G  A          G    D      F      G
|--------------------------------3-----------1------3-------------|
|--------------------------------3-----------1------3-------------|
|--2--0--2------2--0--2----------4----7------2------4-------------|
|--2--0--2------2--0--2----------5----7------3------5-------------|
|--0-----0------0-----0----------5----5------3------5-------------|
|--------------------------------3-----------1------3-------------|

RIFF B:
Play with upstrokes
      |                      |                       |
   A  G  A                A  G  A                 A  G
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--0--2----------------2--0--2-----------------2--0------------|
|--2--0--2--2--2--2--2----2--0--2--2--2--2--2-----2--0------------|
|--0-----0--0--0--0--0----0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   G           D            F          G
|--3------------------------1----------3------|
|--3------------------------1----------3------|
|--4-----------7---7--7-----2----------4------|
|--5---5--5----7---7--7-----3---3--3---5------|
|--5---5--5----5---5--5-----3---3--3---5------|
|--3---3--3-----------------1---1--1---3------|

VERSES:

PLAY RHYTHM 1 (Both Guitars). Dave sticks fairly close to the
picking pattern but Adrian varies it sligthly. Dave's guitar has a
phaser on it and Adrians is chorused.
At the end of the verses in place of the Gsus4 chord of RHYTHM 1
slide up and down the bottom E string to cover up turning on the
distortion.

SAMPLE BASSLINE:

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--7--8------5--7--3-----------3--5--3--2-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------(3)--(0)-------|


|-----------------------------------5--7--5--4--------------------|
|--7--------------5--7--5-----------------------5-----------------|
|-----5--7--8--------------------------------------7--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Finish verse with;
|--5--7--5--4-------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

CHORUS:

   A          G      A           C   D          F      G
|-----------------------------------------------1------3----------|
|-----------------------------------------------1------3----------|
|--2----2--2---------2----2--2-------7----------2------4----------|
|--2----2--2---------2----2--2-------7----------3------5----------|
|--0----0--0---------0----0--0---3---5----------3------5----------|
|-------------3~--------------------------------1------3----------|

BASSLINE:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------3---5--5-5-3---------------------|
|--5----5--5--3------5----5--5----------------5-3--1---3----------|

After second chorus RIFF B(i), RIFF B

RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S: (Solo's at end of post)
   A  Gsus4/D A            A (G) A
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5----5--5--|
|--7--5--7--7--7--7--7-----7--5--7--7--7--7--7----7--5--|
|--7--5--7--7--7--7--7-----7--5--7--7--7--7--7----7--5--|
|-(5)---------------------------------------------------|

   D        C        B         A
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--7--------5--------4---------2----|
|--5--0--0--3--0--0--2---------0----|
|-----------------------------------|

AFTER SOLO:
Dave plays:
   A    G    C    D     F     G     C     A
|-------3---------------1-----3---------------|
|-------3---------------1-----3---------------|
|--2----4----5----7-----2-----4-----5-----2---|
|--2----5----5----7-----3-----5-----5-----2---|
|--0----5----3----5-----3-----5-----3-----0---|
|-------3---------------1-----3---------------|

Adrian Plays:
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7--5~---------------------2--0----------------|
|--5-h-7---------7--5--------3-h-5--------3---0---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------2--------------|
|---------3--2~---------------------3----0--------------|
|--1-h-3---------3--1--------1-h-3----------------------|


THEN DAVE HARMONISES WITH:
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-h-4--5--4~--2--------------------------------------|
|-------------------2--------2-h-3--5--3--2-------------|
|--------------------------------------------3----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------------------------------------|
|--3-h-5-----5--3--0----------2-h-3--5--3~--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


Then RIFF B, RIFF A, RHYTHM 1.

ENDING:
Play through RHYTHM 1 and play
   Am
|--------------0------------------------------|
|-----------1---------------------------------|
|--------2------------------------------------|
|-----2---------------------------------------|
|--0------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

BASS PLAYS:
|--------2------------------------------------|
|-----2-----2---------------------------------|
|--0-----------0------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

SOLO 1: (Dave)

|-------------------------s/7--7h8p7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------8h10p8----------------------|
|--7b(9)r7-p5--7~-s--------------------------7h9p7--7b(9)r7p5-7~-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----s/12--15-hold--15p13p12---------------------------|
|------------------------------15b(17)r15-p13-----------|
|----------------------------------------------14~------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


|--15--15p13p12--15p13p12--15p13p12--15--15p13p12-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------13-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------14~-s-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------20--20--20-----------20-------------------|
|----------17--20b(22)--------------20b(22)------20b(22)~---------|
|----s/19---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------20b(22)--20b(22)r20-p17-----------20--20p19p17---------|
|--20--17---------------------------20b(22)-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|--20p19p17--20p19p17--20p19p17-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------20p17--20p19p17--20p19p17--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--20p19p17--20b(22)--20p18p17--20p18p17----------------|
|-----------------------------------------19b(21)-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--17--19--17--19b(20)--19--17----------------|
|--17--19--17--19b(20)--19--17--19~-----------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

SOLO 2: (Adrian)

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------PH----------------------------|
|-------------------------7b(9)----7--5-----------------|
|--5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5-----------------7~-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--5b(7)------------------------------------------------|
|---------7--5------------------------------------------|
|---------------7-s-5-p3--------------s/5--7~~---------|
|--------------------------5~---------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------0h5b(7)~----5b(7)--7--7p5-------s/9--s/12--s/14------|
|-----0h5h7-----------------------------7~------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------15----------------------------------------------------|
|--15b(17)------15b(17)r15-p13------------13-s-------------------|
|-------------------------------14~----14-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------17-----------------17----------------|
|--s/-17--20--20p17--20b(22)-----20p17--20b(22)-----20b(22)~------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------17-----------17-----------17---------------|
|-----20--20--20b(22)------20b(22)------20b(22)------20b(22)------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|--17~--h20p17h19p17------17h20p17h19p17------17h20p17h19p17------|
|---------------------20------------------20----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----17h20p17--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)~~--------------|
|--20-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture If i can't be m Average	#1 by If i can't be my own, i'd feel better dead at Mar 15, 1971 at 12:28 PM EST
	According to Bruce at Rock Am Ring: "A song about alternately: Aleister Crowley, mystical sex, ancient ancient Egypt and the English Hymnal. REVELATIONS!"

No Picture Josh Rhythm Player	#2 by Josh Schleter at Jun 12, 1976 at 6:04 AM EST
	whoa, this has some pretty cryptic stuff in it, but i reckon i know what some of it is on about... as much as i hate to say it, this song is at least partly about the "conspiracy" behind the da vinci code, the version of history for paranoid conspiracy theorist type - people. the Hanged Man is Jesus, who is smiling (in this warped version of history) because in this version he planned to stage the Crucifixion. then the line "the seed is sown in the holy place" refers to the alleged child of Jesus and mary magdalene (aka the Rose - mentioned 2 lines before that one). i think the book "holy blood, holy grail" (which was the main inspiration for the da vinci code) came out when iron maiden were getting big, so if they read it then it might have inspired them to put something like this in their songs or that interpretation could be way off, but i was partway though reading the da vinci code when i first heard this, and that line "and the seed is swon in the holy place" just seemed like it had to mean that, but i dunno really. Otm had some good thoughts on it. hope someone can figure it out!

No Picture Gunther Wanna Be	#3 by Gunther at Apr 2, 1989 at 9:35 AM EST
	-it's "just a babe in a black chemise".- XFD

No Picture ryan Average	#4 by ryan mahony at Aug 2, 1997 at 10:31 AM EST
	It talks about the easy way of evil and the hard way that leads to heaven. It's easier being an evil man than a good one.

No Picture Jared Wanna Be	#5 by Jared at Oct 26, 1998 at 6:40 PM EST
	ARedSlime, you're wrong. It's "Just a babe in the black abyss". It is how it sounds and what is in the booklet!

No Picture sam Wanna Be	#6 by sam hennessy at Mar 2, 2002 at 11:41 PM EST
	-it's "just a babe in a black chemise".- XFD

No Picture Katie Wanna Be	#7 by Katie Papeika at Jan 17, 2007 at 7:52 PM EST
	just a bunch of ball grabbing riffs and inner meaning .................. gotta love it 1

No Picture Lily Wanna Be	#8 by Lily at Aug 21, 2007 at 6:49 AM EST
	The second verse could refer to Genesis and the story of original sin from the perspectie of Adam; "She came to me with a serpent's kiss" -Eve coming to Adam with the honeyed words of the serpent. "As the eye of the sun rose on her lips"-the fruit she brought was of the tree of knowledge, knowlege and the sun are both illuminating. "and so we lay in a black embrace"-Adam and Eve sin together "and the seed is sown in a holy place"-the first sin/seed is committed in a holy place/Eden. "and i wathced and I waited for the dawn"-with this sin began an the dawn of man. This would fit in with otm's ideas on the song about choosing sin.