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Song: The Clansman
Group: Iron Maiden
CD: Virtual XI
Lyrics: Harris
Music: Harris
Label: CMC
Year: 1998
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Tabbed and Submitted by Mathias Karlsson member of Golden Mogwai
I looked every where 4 Clans man but here it is :P
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Tuning: Standard
Intro:
Guitar 1 Intro:
Part 1 (Always played over G2-P1)
e-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
B-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----5p8h5-------|
G-|-7b-7b-7-5-|-7-7-5-----|-7b-7b-7-5-|-7-7-------7h5-7-| x4
D-|-----------|-------7-5-|-----------|-----------------|
A-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
E-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
|
This last note is not played the
final time through.
Part 2 (Always played over G2-P2)
e-|-------|--------7-8p7------|-------|--------7-8p7------|-------|--------7-8p7------|-10~---|---8--7---|
B-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-------|--------8-|
G-|-------|---9---------------|-------|---9---------------|-------|---9---------------|-------|----------|
D-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|----------|
A-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|----------|
E-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|----------|
e-|-------|--------7-8p7------|-------|--------7-8p7------|-------|---------|
B-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-10~---|-----10-------10p8-|-10~---|-(10~)---|
G-|-------|---9---------------|-------|---9---------------|-------|---------|
D-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|---------|
A-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|---------|
E-|-------|-------------------|-------|-------------------|-------|---------|
Part 3 (Always played over G2-P4)
e-|-10~---8p7-|-------|-10~---8p7-|-------|-10~---8p7-|---------7---|-(7)---|---------|
B-|-----------|-10~---|-----------|-10~---|-----------|-10~---8---8-|-10~---|-8h10~---|
G-|-----------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-------------|-------|---------|
D-|-----------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-------------|-------|---------|
A-|-----------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-------------|-------|---------|
E-|-----------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-------------|-------|---------|
Guitar 2 Intro:
Part 1
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|-----------------------| x4
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|---7---7---7---7-|---10---10----12----12-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-8----8----10----10----|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
Part 2
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|----12----12----12----12-|-----12----12----12----12-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-10----10----10----10----|-10-----10----10----10----|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|----12----12----12----12-|-----12----12----12----12-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-10----10----10----10----|-10-----10----10----10----|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
B-|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
G-|---7-7-7-|-----7---7---7-|---7-7-7-|-----7---7---7-|
D-|---------|---6---6---6---|---------|---6---6---6---|
A-|-5-------|-5-------------|-5-------|-5-------------|
E-|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
Part 3 (Palm muted; always played alone)
e-|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|---9-9---9-9-|---9-9-10-9-7-|---9-9---9-9-|---9-9-10-9-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|
D-|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---7-7-7-7-7-|
A-|-7-----7-----|-7------------|-7-----7-----|-7------------|-5-----------|-------------|
E-|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-5-----------|
e-|-------------|--------------|
B-|-------------|--------------|
G-|---9-9---9-9-|---9-9-10-9-7-|
D-|-------------|--------------|
A-|-7-----7-----|-7------------|
E-|-------------|--------------|
Part 4
e-|-------------|---------------| e-|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-------------|---------------| B-|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|---7-7-7-7-7-|---------------| x3 THEN G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|
D-|-------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-| D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
A-|-5-----------|---------------| A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-------------|-5-------------| E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse:
Guitar 1-Off
Guitar 2
e-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e-|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|---9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9---9-|
D-|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Bridge: (Both)
e-|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|-----------|
B-|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|-----------|
G-|-9-9------|-5-------|-9-9------|-5---12---|-9-9------|-5-------|----------|-5---7-----|
D-|-9-9------|-5---5---|-9-9------|-5---12---|-9-9------|-5---5---|-7-7------|-5---7--xx-|
A-|-7-7------|-3---5---|-7-7------|-3---10---|-7-7------|-3---5---|-7-7------|-3---5--xx-|
E-|----------|-----3---|----------|----------|----------|-----3---|-5-5------|--------xx-|
Heavy Verse: (Both)
e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|-7------|-------------|-------------|
D-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|-5------|-7------|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|
A-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|-5------|-5------|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|
E-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|-3------|--------|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|
Heavy Chorus: (Both)
e-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|
G-|--------|-7------|-5------|--------|-7------|--------|-------------|-------------|
D-|-5------|-7------|-5------|-5------|-7------|-5------|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|
A-|-5------|-5------|-3------|-5------|-5------|-5------|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|-7-xxx-7-xxx-|
E-|-3------|--------|--------|-3------|--------|-3------|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|-5-xxx-5-xxx-|
Solo 1: _____________________________________
|2.
e-|-----7h8-7------------|----7h8-7------------|----7h8-7---------7-|-------|-----7h8-7---------8-|-------|-------|
B-|--10-------10-8h10~---|-10-------10-8h10~---|-10-------10-8-10---|-10~---|--10-------10-8-10---|-10~---|-(10~)-|
G-|:---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------:|---------------------|-------|-------| x2
D-|:---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|------:|---------------------|-------|-------|
A-|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------|---------------------|-------|-------|
E-|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------|---------------------|-------|-------|
Solo 2:
Guitar 1
e-|-----------|------------|----------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------|
B-|-----------|-8~---------|----------|--------|-------10p8-|-8~--------|-----------|--------|
G-|-9~---9p10-|------------|-7h9p7~---|-(7~)---|------------|------7~---|-9h10p9~---|-(9~)---| x2
D-|-----------|------10~---|----------|--------|-10~--------|-----------|-----------|--------|
A-|-----------|------------|----------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------|
E-|-----------|------------|----------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------|
Guitar 2
e-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
B-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
G-|-9------------|-12------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|-5------------|-12------7------|-9------------|-(9)---| x2
D-|-9------------|-12------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|-5------------|-12------7------|-9------------|-(9)---|
A-|-7------------|-10------3------|-5------------|-(5)---|-3------------|-10------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|
E-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
Solo 3:
Guitar 1
e-|-17p12----12-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------|
B-|-------15----15p12-15p12----12-------|----------12-15b17r15-15-|-13-12-13p12-12----------------------|-------|
G-|-------------------------14----14p12-|----12-14----------------|----------------14-14p12/11h12p11----|-------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-14----------------------|----------------------------------14-|-12~---|
A-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------|
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------|
e-|-15b17-15p14p12----12-14-|-15-17-15-17b19-17-15-|-14-15-14--------------|---------------|
B-|----------------15-------|----------------------|----------15-17-15-17~-|-(17~)---------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------14b16-|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
A-|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
E-|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
e-|-12----12-15b17-15-14-12-|----12-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
B-|----12-------------------|-15----15-13p12----12----------------|-12-----------------------------|-------------|
G-|-------------------------|----------------14----14p12----12h14-|----14p12h----14b16-14b16-14b16-|-14b16r14~---|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------------14-------|-----------14-------------------|-------------|
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
e-|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------15/17~|
G-|-14b16r14p12/11-12p11-12p11-|----11-------------------------------------------|----------12----14b16-12----12-------|
D-|----------------------------|-14----14p12----12-------------------12-------12-|-14-14-14----14----------14----------|
A-|----------------------------|-------------14----14-13-12----12h14----12h14----|-------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------|----------------------------15-------------------|-------------------------------------|
e-|---------|
B-|-(17~)---|
G-|---------|
D-|---------|
A-|---------|
E-|---------|
Guitar 2
e-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
B-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
G-|-9------------|-12------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|-5------------|-12------7------|-9------------|-(9)---| x2
D-|-9------------|-12------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|-5------------|-12------7------|-9------------|-(9)---|
A-|-7------------|-10------3------|-5------------|-(5)---|-3------------|-10------5------|-7------------|-(7)---|
E-|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------|
Solo 4
Guitar 1
e-|--------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
B-|--------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
G-|-9------|-5-------|-9-------|-5-------|-9------|-5-------|--------|-5---7---|
D-|-9------|-5---5---|-9-------|-5---5---|-9------|-5---5---|-7------|-5---7---|
A-|-7------|-3---5---|-7-------|-3---5---|-7------|-3---5---|-7------|-3---5---|
E-|--------|-----3---|---------|-----3---|--------|-----3---|-5------|---------|
Guitar 2
e-|-----------12-14-15-|-15p14p12-15p14p12----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B-|-15b17~-------------|-------------------15p13p12-15-13-12----|-12----------------------|---------------------------|
G-|--------------------|-------------------------------------14-|----14p12----12-14b16~---|-12h1412----12-------------|
D-|--------------------|----------------------------------------|----------14-------------|---------14----14p12----12-|
A-|--------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------14----|
E-|--------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
e-|----------------------------------------|--------------1214-15-17b19r17-|
B-|----------------------------------12----|-12-15-12--15-------------------|
G-|--------------12-----12-14-12--14----14-|--------------------------------|
D-|-14-14-12--14----14---------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e-|-15-15-15-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-14-14-|-17-15-14----------|
B-|-------------------------------------|----------15b17~---|
G-|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
Solo 5:
Guitar 1
e-|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
B-|-------------------|----------------12~---|-------------------|---------------------|
G-|-9h11h12p11p9-9~---|-9h11h12p11p9-9-------|-9h11h12p11p9-9~---|-9h11h12p11p9-9-7~---| x4
D-|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A-|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E-|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Guitar 2-Off
Solo 6:
Guitar 1
e-|-12-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-2-3-2-0-|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2-Plays the Bridge
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Guitar 1 Intro, Part 1
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 2
Guitar 2 Intro, Part 3
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
Verse
Walk alone in the hills
With the wind in your face
It feels good to be proud and be free and a race
That is part of a Clan
And to live on high lands
And the air that you breathe
So pure and so clean
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
All alone in the hills
With the wind in your hair
With a longing to feel
Just to be free
Verse
Is it right to believe
In the need to be free?
It’s a time when you die and without asking why
Can’t you see what they do?
They are grinding us down
They are taking our land
That belongs to the Clans
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
Not alone with a dream
Just a want to be free
With a need to belong
I am a Clansman
Bridge
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Heavy Verse
It’s a time wrought with fear
It’s a land wrought with change
If ancestors could hear what is happening now
They would turn in their graves
They would all be ashamed
That the land of the free
Was written in chains
Heavy Chorus
And I know what I want
When the timing is right
Then I’ll take what is mine
I am the Clansman
Heavy Verse
And I swear to defend
And we’ll fight to the end
And I swear that I’ll never be taken alive
And I know that we’ll stand
We’ll fight for our land
And I swear that my bairns
Will be born free
Heavy Chorus
And I know what I want
When the timing is right
Then I’ll take what I want
I am the Clansman
Bridge
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Solo 1
Solo 2
Solo 3
Solo 4
Guitar 2 Intro, Part 3
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
Verse
No
No we can’t let them take anymore
No we can’t let them take anymore
We’re the Land of the Free
Verse
No
No we can’t let them take anymore
No we can’t let them take anymore
We’re the Land of the Free
Guitar 2 Intro, Part 2
No
No we can’t let them take anymore
No we can’t let them take anymore
No we can’t let them take anymore
We’re the Land of the Free
Heavy Verse
Oooooooooooooh
Heavy Verse
Oooooooooooooh
Heavy Chorus
Oooooooooooooh
Solo 5
Solo 6
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Heavy Verse
It is right to believe
In the need to be free
It’s a time when you die and without asking why
Can’t you see what they do?
They are grinding us out
They are taking our land
That belongs to the Clans
Heavy Chorus
Not alone with a dream
Just a want to be free
With a need to belong
I am the Clansman
Heavy Chorus
And I know what I want
When the timing is right
Then I’ll take what is mine
I am the Clansman
Solo 6
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Freedom!
Guitar 2 Intro, Part 3
Guitar 1 Intro, Part 3
And I know what I want
When the timing is right
Then I’ll take what is mine
I am the Clansman
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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duncan_player Wanna Be |
#1 by duncan_player at Jun 8, 1973 at 9:38 AM EST |
| Metbloke, I never thought of it that way before. Awesome. Excellent guitar and bass work, kick ass vocals (so much better when Bruce does it, not Blaze) and a great message/theme. Composition aside, it's really a good feeeling sitting in the car shouting "FREEDOM" at the top of your lungs as the song blasts and people are staring at you stupidly. | |
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Jade Wanna Be |
#2 by Jade at Jul 10, 1984 at 7:16 PM EST |
| Although his voice wasnt very good, Blaze's version of this is better. Awesome song! | |
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kevin Average |
#3 by kevin Kicks at Dec 10, 1984 at 10:48 AM EST |
| if you guys like this song you must listen to the clairvoyant such as good song. this song has some really got rifts makes you feel like standing up for who you are and what you beleive. second this cant be dickinson!! this is for sure diano you can tell by the voice | |
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Adam Average |
#4 by Adam Favro at Apr 23, 1985 at 12:13 PM EST |
| I totally agree with you lucky19, did you get your nickname from buffy? | |
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Dave Average |
#5 by Dave Led at Jun 1, 1985 at 6:55 AM EST |
| I think The Clansman was recorded befor Braveheart came out, I'm not sure. | |
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Frankie Wanna Be |
#6 by Frankie S at Nov 19, 1990 at 9:31 AM EST |
| A terrific song, it's about a Scottish battle, though I'm not sure which one. Same thing the movie "Braveheart" is about. | |
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Joe Average |
#7 by Joe Farr at May 16, 1994 at 4:38 PM EST |
| as already said, its a bout a scottish battle and the rpide the scotsman feel. | |
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Jon Lead Player |
#8 by Jon Zell at Jun 20, 1997 at 6:17 PM EST |
| iron maiden do not advocate for or promote in any way racism. so that bumps the kkk thing. | |
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