The Sign Of The Cross Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 Ver 5 
	

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From: Stuart@cs.strath.ac.uk
Subject: TAB: IRON MAIDEN - THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 14:04:17 +0100
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             | |/ /   | |    |/|  X | | |  |--  | |
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                       THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

                        FROM: THE X FACTOR

               TABBED BY: STUART ROBB (DREAMER DECEIVER)


        Heres my effort at this epic tune - there are several pieces still missing, but
there is quite a bit here (the track is 11:17 long !!).
        The whole song is based around the E chord, at different positions.

        Any help and additions would be welcome - this was knocked up in just a few
hours (not including putting it onto the computer !!).

        See my email address at the bottom........

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 00:00 - 01:20 = PRE-INTRO (background chanting)


 01:20 - 01:55 = INTRO 1 (bass + guitar ?)

   (X2)
 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 A|----0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2------0-2-3---2-3-5--3--2------0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2--
 E|-0----------------------0------------------------0---------------------

   [ending 1]              [ending 2]
 -----------------------|----------------------|
 -----------------------|----------------------|
 -----------------------|----------------------|
 -----------------------|----------------------|
 -----------------------|----------------------|
 --0--0-2-3--2-3--2-3---|-0--0-2-3--2-3--2-0---|


 01:55 - 02:47 = INTRO 2 (occassional chords)

 e|---|
 B|---|
 G|---|
 D|---|
 A|---|
 E|---|


 02:47 - 03:26 = VERSE 1 (thumping chords, 4 a bar, hit;miss;hit;hit)

 e|---|
 B|---|
 G|---|
 D|---|
 A|---|
 E|---|


 03:26 - 03:44 = VERSE 2 (similar to Verse 1, but with LEAD 1)

   [LEAD 1]
 e|------------------------------------|
 B|-5--5-7-8-7-----0---5--5-7-8-7------|
 G|-------------7------------------7---|
 D|------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|


 03:44 - 04:04 = CHORUS (chords)

 e|---|
 B|---|
 G|---|
 D|---|
 A|---|
 E|---|


 04:04 - 04:22 = VERSE 2


 04:22 - 04:42 = CHORUS


 04:42 - 05:01 = RIFF 1 (2 guitars + bass, guitar 1 top;guitar 2 bottom)

   (X2)
 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B|---12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12--
 G|-9------------------------9------------------------9------------------------
 D|----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9--
 A|-7------------------------7------------------------7------------------------
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 -------------------------------|
 --13-13--12-12--10-10--12-12---|
 -------------------------------|
 --10-10---9--9---7--7---9--9---|
 -------------------------------|
 -------------------------------|

   (X2)
 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B|---10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10--
 G|-7------------------------7------------------------7------------------------
 D|----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7--
 A|-5------------------------5------------------------5------------------------
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 -------------------------------|
 --11-11--10-10---8--8--10-10---|
 -------------------------------|
 ---8--8---7--7---5--5---7--7---|
 -------------------------------|
 -------------------------------|


 05:01 - 05:30 = RIFF 2 (chords, by the threes)

 e|---|
 B|---|
 G|---|
 D|---|
 A|---|
 E|---|


 05:30 - 06:06 = RIFF 3 (background chanting)

   [part 1]             X2 [part 2]
 e|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|
 B|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|
 G|-----------------------|-----------------------|- PART 1 -|
 D|--9--9-8----9--9--8-7--|--7--7-6----7--7--6-5--|-  (X1)  -|
 A|-7--7------7--7--7-----|-5--5------5--5--5-----|----------|
 E|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|


 06:06 - 07:08 = RIFF 4

   [part 1]                                               [part 2]
 e|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
 B|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
 G|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
 D|--9-9-9-8-------------9-9-9-8---7--------------------|--9-9-9-8--------------------
 A|-7----------7---7----7--------7-----7---7---7---7----|-7----------7---7---7---7----
 E|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-|----------000-000-000-000-00-

                                     [part 3]
 ----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-
 ----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-
 ----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-
 ---9-9-9-8---7--------------------|--7-7-7-6-------------7-7-7-6---5--------------------|-
 --7--------7-----7---7---7---7----|-5----------7---7----5--------5-----7---7---7---7----|-
 ---------------000-000-000-000-00-|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-|-

 -------------|
 -------------|
 --- PART 2 --|
 ---  (X1)  --|
 -------------|
 -------------|


 07:08 - 07:25 = RIFF 5

   [part 1]            (X2) [part 2]
 e|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--9-----10-----7-----9--|--7-----8-----5-----7---------7-----8-----5-----7------|
 A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 E|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|


 07:25 - 07:44 = RIFF 5 with LEAD 2

   [LEAD 2]
   [part 1]                       (X2) [part 2]                       (X2)
 e|---------------10------------------|----------------8------------------|
 B|-12--10-12-13-----13-10-----10-12--|-10---8-10-11-----11--8------8-10--|
 G|-------------------------12--------|--------------------------10-------|
 D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


 07:44 - 07:57 = RIFF 6 (heavy and fast)

 e|---|
 B|---|
 G|---|
 D|---|
 A|---|
 E|---|


 07:57 - 08:17 = RIFF 7
                                                             (X4)
 e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------12--10---------------12--10----------------------------|
 G|-9--9---------12-11---9--9---------12-11-9----9-12-9-12--11---|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


 08:17 - 08:36 = SOLO 1

 e|---|
 B|---|
 G|---|
 D|---|
 A|---|
 E|---|


 08:36 - 08:55 = SOLO 2

 e|---|
 B|---|
 G|---|
 D|---|
 A|---|
 E|---|


 08:55 - 09:14 = RIFF 7 (X4)


 09:14 - 10:10 = RIFF 8 (with background chords on 3rd & 4th repeat;
                         slows on 6th repeat, into OUTRO 1)

 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10-9---------
 B|----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12---------10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10------12-10---
 G|-9----------------------------------------9-------------------------------------------
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                       (X6)
 ------------------------------------------10-9-------------------------------------------|
 -----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12-----------12-10-12-10-------------------------------|
 ---9-------------------------------------------------------12-11-12-11-9----12-11-9------|
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------12---------12---|
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 10:10 - 10:47 = OUTRO 1 (slow and crunchy)

 e|---|
 B|---|
 G|---|
 D|---|
 A|---|
 E|---|


 10:47 - 11:12 = OUTRO 2 (INTRO 1 with ENDING 2)


 >>> THE EPIC IS OVER

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ryan Average	#1 by ryan mahony at Jun 29, 1973 at 1:25 PM EST
	It seems as though someone has done somthing unforgivable, and will be punished for it, by death, i think, and doesn't think he's worthy of forgivness, but realizes that God will forgive him, 'cause God forgives anyone who's truly sorry for their sins.

No Picture Nait Average	#2 by Nait at Sep 5, 1982 at 2:58 AM EST
	either way it rocks. I'm sure which one i like more blaze, or bruce at rock in rio.

No Picture Jordan Wanna Be	#3 by Jordan Ivory-Marcotte at Feb 6, 1984 at 2:24 AM EST
	I just thought it was about going a-crusading

No Picture Wanna Be	#4 by †.::xXMaidenMistressXx::.† at May 13, 1984 at 10:38 AM EST
	It doesn't sound like he's bashing christianity at all, often when you pray to god for forgivness you have to admit you dont deserve access to heaven "Why the is God still protecting me Even when I don't deserve it" And when judgment day comes god will judge our souls, "Holding communion so the world be blessed My creator, my God'll lay my soul to rest" And thats all i got to say bout this song.

No Picture jason Wanna Be	#5 by jason terry at Apr 30, 1986 at 6:23 PM EST
	Typical heavy metal christian bashing song.

No Picture Jack Average	#6 by Jack at Oct 30, 1995 at 4:00 AM EST
	It's not bashing Chistians at all. I think it's about tribulation when the world chooses sides after the rapture when the anti-christ takes over and he has followers and God has followers and they start their war to end the earth.