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This is a wicked song that ranks #1 for me in the all-time list of maiden songs 
and my first tab. I couldn't figure out the solo cause it is way to distorted 
and  fast to actually catch the notes that they play. Also I only have it tabbed 
out for one guitar  because like all maiden song they usually just play the 
same thing in a different key. It sounds right to me but anyways enjoy!

Guitar tuning:
regular
 e
 b
 g
 d
 a
 E

INTRO
Acoustic (finger picking)

 ------------------------------------------------------>
 --12--10--8--6s7s6--5--7----12--10--8--6s7s6--5--4---->
 ------------------------------------------------------>repeat as necessary
 ------------------------------------------------------>
 --10--8---7--5s6s5--4--6----10--8---7--5s6s5--4--3---->
 ------------------------------------------------------>


Electric W/distortion


--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
---16--14--13--13h14p13--11--13------16--14--13--13h14p13--11--10---
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Main Verse Riff (You really have to shred through this part for it to sound 
right)

---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
---------------4-------------------4--------- reapeat as many times as recessary
----4-5-4-5-4-5--5-4-5--4-5-4-5-4-5--5-4-5---
---7------------------7-------------------7--
---------------------------------------------

Main Verse Chords 
(for the first couple of times palm mute after every chord then after play 
them in the same order but with continuos strumming)

-----------------------
-----------------------
--9---5---7------9-5-7-
--9pm-5pm-7pm----9-5-7-
--7---3---5------7-3-5-
-----------------------

then after that play the verse continued like this (listen for timing) :

----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--9---5---7-----9-5-7-------------
--9x3-5x3-7x3---9-5-7-------------
--7---3---5-----7-3-5-------------
----------------------------------

After this you have to go back and play that wicked fast Main verse Riff, i 
wont tab it out again just look above.Then you go on to the next part of the 
verse riff that is just a variation of the first but played more staccato 
and with fewer notes:

---------------------------------
---------------------------------
-------4~---------4------4-------
----4-5--5-4--4-5---5-4-4-5-5-4-- play this as many times needed
--7~--------7~---------7-------7-
---------------------------------


This next part is played the same way but in a higher octave. Same rythm applies:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------7-----------7-----------7-----------------9-----------9-----------9------whole 
--5-7-9---9-7-5-7-9---9-7-5-7-9---9-7-------5-7-9---9-7-5-7-9---9-7-5-7-9---9-7--thing 2x
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Play the verse again with the continuos strumming 


----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--9---5---7-----9-5-7-------------
--9x3-5x3-7x3---9-5-7-------------
--7---3---5-----7-3-5-------------
----------------------------------

Then go back into this one more time:

---------------------------------
---------------------------------
-------4~---------4------4-------
----4-5--5-4--4-5---5-4-4-5-5-4-- 
--7~--------7~---------7-------7-
---------------------------------

And then my personal favourite riff that separates the song into its two 
distinctive parts:

------------------------------------------------------------- You have to go wicked fast 
-----12----------12----------12----------12------------------ the next part so take your 
---9----11-12--9----11-12--9----11-12--9----11-12------------ time here and wait until 
------------------------------------------------------------- your ready to go on!
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------


Fast:

------------------------------
------------------------------
-----------4------------------
----4-5-4-5--5-4-5-4----5-7---repeat this 4 times
--7------------------7--3-5---
------------------------------

then:

-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
--9-x-9-x-9------------------7-x-7-x-7---------------------
--9-x-9-x-9-x2--5p4----------7-x-7-x-7-x2---5p4------------
--7-x-7-x-7---------7--2p0---5-x-5-x-5----------7--2p0-----
--------------------------3----------------------------3---


This part is really easy but sounds so kool!

-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
---9--------------------12-x-7-x-12-x-7--------------------Play this over again 
---9--about 22 times----12-x-7-x-12-x-7--------------------
---7--------------------10-x-5-x-10-x-5--------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------

For the part above you really have to listen to the song to know how many times 
to play it and to get the proper strumming of the power chords.

This next part is a variation of the main verse riff but an octave lower:

----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------7-------------------------------7---------------repeat two times
----5-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9---9-7-9-7-5---5-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-9---9-7-9-7-5-----
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Then the second last part.

( "yeah, yeah, yeah, hallowed be thy name" )

chords used (listen to song for strumming)

---------------------
---------------------
----9---7---5--------
----9---7---5--------
----7---5---3--------
---------------------

This is the last part you can play it as many times as you want just end it when 
you want.

------------------------------------------------------------- 
-----12----------12----------12----------12------------------  
---9----11-12--9----11-12--9----11-12--9----11-12------------  
------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------

There you go ladies and gentlemen my second tab that works for me. It may be 
a bit hard to understand but trust me, listen to the song and it'll make tons 
of sense. :)