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From: C.W.G.M.Enders@kub.nl (ENDERS C.W.G.M.)
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MOONCHILD - IRON MAIDEN
Em D
Seven deadly sins, seven ways to win,
Am Cmaj7 Em
seven holy paths to hell and your trip begins.
Em D
Seven downward slopes, seven bloodied hoopes
Am Cmaj7 D
seven are your burning fires seven your desires
E!
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|--------------3-----3---------------|
G--------------------------------|------2---4p2---4p2---4p2-2h4-4p2---|
D--------------------------------|--2-----2---------------------------|
A--7-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--0-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
[fade in with volume] [let it sustain]
[riff 1]
[repeat last measure]
E------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------3-----3--------------|--------------------------------|
G-----4p2---4p2---4p2---4p2-2h4-4p2--|----------*-/-------------------|
D---2-----2--------------------------|-----------/--------------------|
A------------------------------------|----------/-*-------------------|
E------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[end riff 1]
[Guitar 1 repeat riff 1, Guitar 2 play this riff]
E!
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D--9-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--7-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--0-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E!
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D--9-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--7-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--0-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
[intro]
E! B! D! A!
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D--9-----7-----------------------|------------------------------------|
A--7--9--5--7--------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----7-----5--------------------|------------------------------------|
B! G! A! E!
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----------2--------------------|------------------------------------|
A--9--5--7--2--------------------|------------------------------------|
E--7--3--5--0--------------------|------------------------------------|
E! B! D! A!
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D--9-----7-----------------------|------------------------------------|
A--7--9--5--7--------------------|------------------------------------|
E-----7-----5--------------------|------------------------------------|
B! G! A! Dadd9/F#
E-----------0--------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------3--------------------|------------------------------------|
G-----------2--------------------|------------------------------------|
D-----------0--------------------|------------------------------------|
A--9--5--7--0--------------------|------------------------------------|
E--7--3--5--2--------------------|------------------------------------|
[end intro]
[repeat intro]
[guitar 1 keep playing riff 1]
[repeat last measure]
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|--------------*-/-------------------|
D--9-----9-----9-----9-----------|---------------/--------------------|
A--7-----7-----7-----7-----------|--------------/-*-------------------|
E--0-----0-----0-----0-----------|------------------------------------|
[repeat last measure]
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|--------------*-/-------------------|
D--9-----9-----9-----9-----------|---------------/--------------------|
A--7-----7-----7-----7-----------|--------------/-*-------------------|
E--0-----0-----0-----0-----------|------------------------------------|
E! E!+5 D! E!
I am he, the bornless one the fallen angel watching you.
Babylon the scarlet whore I'll infiltrate your gratitude
[riff 2]
E! E!+5 D! E!
E-------0----------|-------0---------|---------0--------|-----------0------
B----0-----0-------|----1-----0------|------------0-----|-------0----------
G------------------|-----------------|------2-----------|------------------
D--2---------------|--2--------------|--0---------------|--2---------------
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E! E!+5 D! C! D!
E-------0----------|-------0---------|---------0--------|------------------
B----0-----0-------|----1-----0------|------------0-----|-------0---3------
G------------------|-----------------|------2-----------|-----------2------
D--2---------------|--2--------------|--0---------------|--3--------0------
A------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
[end riff 2]
E! E!+5 D! E!
Don't you dare to save your son, kill him now and save the young ones
E! E!+5 D!
Be the mother of a birth strangled babe, be the Devil's own,
C! D!
Luci- fer's my name
[riff 3]
E! D!
E--0---------------|-----------------|--0-------------|--------------------
B-----0---3--------|-----------------|-----0---3------|--------------------
G-------------2----|--2^vp0----------|-------------2--|-2^vp0-----2p0------
D------------------|----------2------|----------------|--------2p0---2p0-2-
A------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------
E------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------
C! D!
E--0---------------|-----------------|--0-------------|--------------------
B-----0---3--------|-----------------|-----0---3------|--------------------
G-------------2----|--2^vp0----------|-------------2--|-2^vp0-----2p0------
D------------------|----------2------|----------------|--------2p0---2p0-2-
A------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------
E------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------
[end riff 3]
E! D!
Moonchild hear the Mandrake scream
C! D!
Moonchild open the seveth seal
E! E!+5 D! E!
I count the heads of those unborn the accursed ones I'll find them all
If you die by your own hand as asuicide you'll shall be damned
[Play riff 2]
E! E!+5 D! E!
And if you try to save your soul I will torment you you shall not grow old
E! E!+5
With every second and passing breath
D! C! D!
You'll be so alone your soul will bleed to death
[Play riff 3]
E! D!
Moonchild hear the Mandrake scream
C! D!
Moonchild open the seveth seal
[riff 4]
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
B------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
G--4---------------|---5-------------|----------2-------|---------4--------
D--4---------------|---5-------------|------4-----------|-----4------------
A--2---------------|---3-------------|---2--------------|--2---------------
E------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------
the
[repeat 2 times riff 4 ]
B! C! B! Bm7 B!
twins they are ex-hausted seven is this night
B! C! A! B!
Gemini is rising and the red lips kiss to bite
B! B!+5 A!(bass B) B!
Seven angels seven demons battle for his soul
Gabriel lies sleeping this child was born to die
[solo]
A!
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|--10p9------9-----------------------|
A--12^14v12---9~~~~~~------------|-------12-----12-10---9-----\-------|
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G------------------------------2---|--4p2-5p4-7^v-p-5--7--\-----------|
D------------------2---3-2-5-3---5-|----------------------------------|
A------2---3-2-5-3---5-------------|----------------------------------|
E--5-3---5-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B---20^22-----v20----17~~~~------|--18p17------17---------------------|
G--------------------------------|--------19------19p17---16~~~~~-----|
D--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------------------10----|-12p10-13p12-15p13-15^-15^--|
G-----------------------9----12p10----12-|----------------------------|
D-------9----10p9-12p10---12-------------|----------------------------|
A-12p10---12-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
[riff 5]
E! B! A#! G! E!
E--12----------------------------|-------------0----------------------|
B--15^17---12------11------------|-------------0----------------------|
G----------14^16---13^-----------|--12--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|-------14---------------------------|
A--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E! B! A#! G! E! [push tremelo down]
E--12----------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--15^17---12------11------------|-------------15vvvvv----------------|
G----------14^16---13^-----------|--12---------14vvvvv----------------|
D--------------------------------|-------14---------------------------|
A--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[end riff 5]
[repeat riff 5]
[fast solo]
A!
S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9-12-9-10-9-
----12-9-10-9--|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12-7-9-7-12-7-9-7-12-7-9-7-12-7-9-7-12-7-9-7-12-7-9-7-12-7-9-7-12-7-9-7|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12-5-7-5-12-5-7-5-12-5-7-5-12-5-7-5-12-5-7-5-12-5-7-5-12-5-7-5-12-5-7-5|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p S P h p
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12-4-5-4-12-4-5-4-12-4-5-4-12-4-5-4-12-4-5-4-12-4-5-4-12-4-5-4---------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---12--12--13--13--15--15--12--12--13--13--15--15--13--13--15--15----|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
_______
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---17--17--15--15--17--17--18--18--17-17--18--18--20-------18^20-----|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
_______________
E--------------------------------|-------------------------------------
B---20---20----v18-----18h20p18--|-\17h18p17-20p18p17-17h18p17---------
G--------------------------------|-----------------------------19p17---
D--------------------------------|-------------------------------------
A--------------------------------|-------------------------------------
E--------------------------------|-------------------------------------
One more dies and
B! ________
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-----------18p17----------------|-------18^19vvvvvv18----------------|
G-16h17-19---------19p17---------|--16--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B! C! B! Bm7 B!
One more dies one more lives one baby cries one mother grieves
B! C! A! B!
For all the sins you'll commit You beg forgiveness and none I'll give.
B! B!+5 A!(bass B) B!
A web of fear shall be your coat to clothe you in the night
A lucky escape for you young man but I'll see you damned in endless night
[Play riff 3]
E! D!
Moonchild hear the Mandrake scream
C! D!
Moonchild open the seveth seal
[Play riff 3]
E! D!
Moonchild you'll be mine soon child
C! D!
Moonchild take my hand to- night.
[guitar 1 play riff 1, guitar 2 next riff]
(END) [repeat last measure]
E--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|--------------*-/-------------------|
D--9-----9-----9-----9-----------|---------------/--------------------|
A--7-----7-----7-----7-----------|--------------/-*-------------------|
E--0-----0-----0-----0-----------|------------------------------------|
[repeat last to measures 4 times and end at then at END]
CHORDS
Em D Am Cmaj7 E! B! D! A! G! E!+5 C! Bm7 B!+5 A#!
E--0---2--0---0------------------------------------2-------------------
B--0---3--1---0------------------------------------3----0--------------
G--0---2--2---0------9---4---7-----------------5---2----0-----3--------
D--2---0--2---2------9---4---7---7---5---10----5---4----5-----3--------
A--2------0---3------7---2---5---7---5---7-----3---2----2-----1--------
E--0-----------------0-----------5---3---0-----------------------------
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
^ = bend up
v = release bend down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
S = hammer on string with plectrum
P = pull off plectrum from string
~ = vibrate
_ = hold the bend
_3_ = play as triplets
E! = E(no 3rd)
Song taken from the album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
Tab arranged by Rick Cardinalli.
Tab taken from the song book published by WISE PUBLICATIONS
U.K. ISBN : 0.7119.1622.5
Greetings,
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Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will use it.
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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No Picture
aLLaN Rhythm Player |
#1 by aLLaN at Apr 5, 1970 at 7:52 PM EST |
| The whole album is in reference to the book "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" by Orson Scott Card. Though I read some places that say only 5-8 tracks are part of the concept, the connections between this song and the book are PERFECT. | |
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No Picture
Will Average |
#2 by Will Traylor (Gone) at Jun 3, 1979 at 7:26 PM EST |
| The whole album is a concept. Moonchild- Lucifer comes to warn the parents of the Seventh Son, basically saying that all resistance is futile. Infinite Dreams- The Father of the Seventh Son, him self a Seventh Son, begins to have dreams that confuse him. Can I Play With Madness- The Father seeks a prophet for an answer to his strange visions. The Evil That Men Do- The Seventh Son is conceived, but the details in this song are very vague. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son- The Seventh Son is born, and begins to show signs of supernatural powers. The Prophecy- The Seventh Son learns that he is "The Chosen One", and part of a prophecy. The Clairvoyant- The Seventh Son begins to harness his powers, but loses control. This is probably the cause of his death. Only The Good Die Young- The Seventh Son is dead, and the cycle begins again. This may be a sentiment on how mankind is inable to learn from it's mistakes. | |
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No Picture
austin Average |
#3 by austin wheeler at May 16, 2000 at 6:06 AM EST |
| Good post samsarabassist, hopefully that shoud clear up some stuff. And I absolutely love this song =] One of my faves from Maiden. 1 | |
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No Picture
♥Safety P Wanna Be |
#4 by ♥Safety Pin=Safety First♥ at Oct 11, 2001 at 7:03 PM EST |
| i dontbelieave nyone hasnt posted... this is one kick ass song... how come people dont have any taste for good music anymore??? | |
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No Picture
Patrick Wanna Be |
#5 by Patrick Wade at Sep 30, 2007 at 1:12 PM EST |
| yea, i just got the book a few days and it makes alot more sense to me. its a gr8 book as well | |
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