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Rime Of The Acient Mariner Bass Tab
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From: scary@zikzak.apana.org.au (Gary Chapman)
Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner - transcribed by Gary Chapman
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tablature Copyright (c)1994 Gary Chapman
In my usual fashion, I got inspired by someone's posting (in this case,
Andrew Kenter's), belted out half of the song in one go, and then lost
interest. If I have the time and energy I'll finish the song in the
not-too-distant future.
Here's everything up to and including the slow section with the poem.
Taken from Live After Death.
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Key:
' = 1/2 fret bend
= 7th fret harmonic
w\ = whammy dive
~ = vibrato
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Chords used:
C5 D5 E5 A5 E F F#m G Cadd2
E --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- --3--
B --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- --3--
G -5- -7- -9- -2- -1- -2- -2- -4- --5--
D -5- -7- -9- -2- -2- -3- -4- -5- --5--
A -3- -5- -7- -0- -2- -3- -4- -5- --3--
E --- --- --- --- -0- -1- -2- -3- -----
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Intro:
E ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\- etc.
D --5-4---------2------9------9------9------9------5---7---9\-
A ------5-5-7\--2------7------7------7------7------3---5---7\-
E --------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0------------
Riff A:
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5-4-2-4--5--5-----------
A -------------------------------------------------------------5-7-9-7\-
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse:
E5
Hear the rime of the ancient mariner, see his eye as he stops one of
Mesmerises one of the wedding guests - "stay here and listen to the nightmares
Riff B:
E -----------------
B -----------------
G -----------------
D -------0-2-4-0-2-
A -----------------
E -----------------
three.
of the sea"
C5
And the music plays on as the bride passes by.
D5 Riff B D5 E5
Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale.
Riff B
Driven south the the land of the snow and ice to a place where nobody's been.
E5 C5
Through the snow fog flies on the albatross hailed in God's name,
Riff B E5
hoping good luck it brings.
C5
And the ship sails on, back to the north.
D5 Riff B
Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on.
Shanty A: (positions may be wrong - I haven't seen the video for ages)
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------7~----------------------------
D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-4~-
A ------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------4~----------------------------
D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4----
A ---------------------------------------------------5~-
E ------------------------------------------------------
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------7~--------------------------------
D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-----9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9--9--4-5-7-5\-
A ----------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------4~--------------------------------
D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-----5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5--5--0-2-4-2--
A ----------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------
(lots of E5 power chordage)
LHS (Dave Murray)
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12-10-9-10-12~-
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------
D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--5-4-5-7~-
A -------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------
D -9-7-5-7-9--9-9-9-7-5-7-9~---12-10-9-10-12--12-12-12--12---7-9-10-9\-
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ----------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------
D -5-4-2-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-4-5~--7-5-4-5-7--7-7-7--7---0-2-4-2-
A ----------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------
(end Shanty A)
E5 Riff B
The mariner kills the bird of good omen.
His shipmates cry against what he's done.
But when the fog clears they justify him.
E5
And makes themselves a part of the crime.
C5 D5
Sailing on and on and on across the
Shanty B:
LHS (Dave Murray)
E -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -4--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-4---4~--4-4-7-5-4---4--4-----4----
D --------------7--------7---------------7-------7-----5-
A -------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E -------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------
D --2--2-2-5-4-2---2--2-----2~--2-2-5-4-2---2-2----
A ---------------5-------5----------------5------5-
E -------------------------------------------------
sea... Sailing on and on and on...
(Shanty B)
'till all is calm.
E5 Riff B
The albatross begins with his vengeance.
A terrible curse, a thirst has begun.
His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner.
Around his neck the dead bird is hung.
C5 D5 Shanty B
And the curse goes on and on and on at sea.
And the curse goes on and on for them and me.
E5 Riff B
Day after day, day after day we struck nor breath nor motion.
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.
C5 Riff B
Water water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink
E5 Riff A
Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.
E5 E5
There, calls the mariner, there comes a ship over the
how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------7---------------------------7----- (Murray)
A -------7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--101010--10-9- (Murray)
E -------0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2--0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-3-2- (Smith)
line. But
tide ?
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--(etc)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ---------3--------------------------------3---------------------------------
B ---------3----------------------------------3-------------------------------
G --5------5------------------------------------5-----------------------------
D --5---------------------------------------------5---------------------------
A --3---------------------------------------------3---------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
See... Onward she comes... Onward she
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--(etc)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E -------0--------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------2--------------------------------------------------------------------
G -2-----2----------2---------------------------------------------------------
D -2----------------2---------------------------------------------------------
A -0----------------0---------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
nears out of the sun...
Cadd2 A
She, she life in death, she lets him live, her chosen one.
F#m A5 E F G (AS plays chords, DM plays single-note triplets)
F#m A5 E F G
LHS (Dave Murray)
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------7-7-7--7-------------------------------------
A -10-7-7--7-7-7-(repeat x 3)----------10-9-(1st measure x 2)--------6-6-6-
E ------------------------------------------------------------8-8-8--------
RHS (Adrian Smith)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------5------8-
D ------------------------------------------------------------5------8-
A ------------------------------------------------------------3------6-
E -3'-0-0--0-0-0-(repeat x 3)-5-5-5--5-3-2--(1st measure x 2)----------
(play the above section 4 times - on 4th time through, play the following
instead of the 2 chords)
E ----------------------
B --------------------5-
G --------------------6-
D --7---6^7^6-----8---6-
A ------------7/9---9\4-
E ----------------------
Middle Section:
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------
G -------10-------------------------------7-
D ----11--------------------------------8---
A -12---------------------------------9-----
E ------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E ---------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------
G --5---------7---9---10---12---13\---8~-
D ---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------
G -------10-------------------------------8-
D ----11--------------------------------9---
A -12--------------------------------10-----
E ------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E ---------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------
G --5---------7---9---10---12---13\---6~-
D ---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
(alternate between the two combinations above)
One after one by the star-dogged moon, too quick for a groan or sigh.
Each turned his face with a ghastly pang and cursed me with his eye.
Four times fifty living men, and I heard nor sigh nor groan.
With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, they dropped down one by one.
LHS (Dave Murray)
E --------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------
G -10---------------------------------8-------
D ----12--------------------------------10----
A -------12--------------------------------10-
E --------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E ----------------------------------------------
B --6\------------------------------------------
G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---8---w\-
D ----------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------
LHS (Dave Murray)
E ------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------
G -10---------------------------------7-----
D ----12--------------------------------9---
A -------12-------------------------------9-
E ------------------------------------------
RHS (Adrian Smith) (volume swells)
E -----------------------------------------------
B --6\-------------------------------------------
G --7\--------7---9---10---12---13\---7~---w\-
D -----------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------
(play twice)
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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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scary@zikzak.apana.org.au
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Zikzak public access UNIX, Melbourne, Australia.
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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mike Average |
#1 by mike c at Sep 27, 2007 at 9:10 AM EST |
| "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner relates the supernatural events experienced by a mariner on a long sea voyage. The mariner stops a man who is on the way to a wedding ceremony, and begins to recite his story. The wedding guest's reaction turns from bemusement and impatience to fascination as the mariner's story progresses. The mariner's tale begins with his ship leaving harbour. Despite initial good fortune, the ship is driven off course by a storm and, driven south, eventually reaches Antarctica. An albatross, traditionally a good omen, appears and leads them out of the threatening land of ice; even as the albatross is praised by the ship's crew, however, it is shot by the mariner with a crossbow, for reasons unknown. This crime arouses the wrath of supernatural spirits who then pursue the ship; the south wind which had initially led them from the land of ice now sends the ship into uncharted waters, where it is becalmed. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. Tormented by thirst, the other members of the crew hang the albatross around the mariner's neck as a sign of his guilt. Eventually, in an eerie passage, the ship encounters a ghostly vessel. Onboard are DEATH (a skeleton) and the "Night-Mair" LIFE-IN-DEATH (a pale, deathly-fair woman), who are playing dice for the souls of the crew. With a roll of the dice, Death wins the lives of the crew members and Life-in-death the life of the mariner, a prize she considers more valuable. Her name is a clue as to the mariner's fate; he will endure a fate worse than death as punishment for his killing of the albatross. One by one all two hundred crew members die, but the Mariner lives on, seeing for seven days and nights the curse in the eyes of the crew's corpses, whose last expressions remain upon their faces. Eventually, the Mariner's curse is lifted when he sees sea creatures swimming in the water. Despite his cursing them as "slimy things" earlier in the poem, he suddenly sees their true beauty and blesses them; suddenly, as he manages to pray, the albatross falls from his neck and his guilt is partially expiated. The bodies of the crew, possessed by good spirits, rise again and steer the ship back home, where it sinks in a whirlpool, leaving only the Mariner behind. In penance for his deed, the Mariner is forced to wander the earth and tell his story, and teach a lesson to those he meets: He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all. " wikipedia.org | |
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can Wanna Be |
#2 by can sahin at Sep 29, 2007 at 1:38 AM EST |
| absolutly amazing just great..i got the powerslave album a while ago and when you sit in the dark and listen to this song...to hear the boat creaking in the middle of the song..so amazing...it feels as if your actually there..anybody who hasnt heard this song is missing out! peace | |
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One of the chil Average |
#3 by One of the children of the KoRn at Sep 29, 2007 at 9:48 PM EST |
| GREAT, GREAT!!! ¡¡¡INCREÍBLE, LA MEJOR, UNA LEYENDA!!! | |
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JAY Average |
#4 by JAY at Sep 30, 2007 at 6:31 AM EST |
| In an episode of The Simpsons, (Boy-Scoutz N the Hood) Homer Simpson says "Don't you know the poem? 'Water, water, everywhere, so let's all have a drink.'" | |
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Oliver Average |
#5 by Oliver Taylor at Oct 1, 2007 at 12:38 AM EST |
| The Simpsons really throws pearls at swines! LoL, 95% of all who watches the excellent show would not make that out. | |
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maurizio Average |
#6 by maurizio becerril gonzalez at Oct 1, 2007 at 5:18 AM EST |
| Black Rose Immortal by Opeth is the longest metal song I've heard, its a bit over 20 minutes.. Seriously, 13 minutes is not that long. You need to change your perspectives on song length. As anyone should know, all good songs are of a certain length. Paschendale Stairway to Heaven Master of Puppets Rime of the Ancient Mariner Any song by Opeth | |
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Dillon Rhythm Player |
#7 by Dillon H. at Oct 2, 2007 at 8:25 AM EST |
| sorry my bad. he said that on the Live After Death CD, not the video. | |
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Atreyufan4ever Average |
#8 by Atreyufan4ever at Oct 4, 2007 at 8:42 AM EST |
| Cool song, the meaning is totally literal. Its basically a metal adaptation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, which is a really cool poem. | |
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sam Average |
#9 by sam gagnon at Oct 6, 2007 at 11:11 AM EST |
| Gota be my favorite maiden song, so powerfull and an amazing image creator. great story and it couldnt be told any better way | |
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