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Out Of The Silent Planet Tabs

(ver. 2)
Iron Maiden
Artist - Iron maiden 
song   - Out of the silent planet 
Album  - Brave new world 

Here is my transcription of,
in my opinion, one of maiden's best songs.
Its without a solo though.

Enjoy! 

Intro - Riff A

e --12-----10------------------10--------------
B -------------12--------10--------12~---------
G ------9----------9--12----9------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

 Riff B

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ------------14-----12------------------------
D --2---------14-----12------------------------
A --2---------12-----10---let it sound---------
E --0------------------------------------------
 
 Riff C

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ------------14-------17-----14---------------
D --2---------14-------17-----14---------------
A --2---------12-------15-----12---let it sound
E --0------------------------------------------
 
'Out of the silent planet..' 

Guitar no. 1 - Riff D

e ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G --9--9-9-9-9-----5--5-5-5-5-----------------7--7-7-7-7------
D --9--9-9-9-9-----5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-----7--7-7-7-7------
A --7--7-7-7-7-----3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-----5--5-5-5-5------
E -----------------------------3--3-3-3-3---------------------

mimicing guitar line below
 
Guitar no.2 - mimic line

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--7/9--7--5~-------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--5--7--5--7/9--7---5----------
A --------------------------------------7~-----
E ---------------------------------------------

 on the second time round the third guitar plays this-

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4--5--5/7--5--4~------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4-5-4-5-4--5/7--5--4--------------
D ---------------------------------5~----------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

distortion kicks in - Riff E

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------
D -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------
A -----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------
D -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------
A -----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------------------
D -----9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-------------------
A -----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

Verse

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9----9------5-----7----9----9---5-------
D -----9----9------5-----7----9----9---5---7---
A -----7----7------3-----5----7----7---3---7---
E -----------------------------------------5---

The verse is quite difficult to tab.
I think that one guitar strums 
these notes quickly 
while the others just play the chords.

Listen to the song to hear the 
guitar which does this. 
The sound level is quite 
low on it because the bass guitar 
drowns it out. 

pre chorus

'The punishment is death'

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----------5----------------------------------
D ---7------5----2---2--------------------------
A ---7------3----2---2--------------------------
E ---5-----------0---0--------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------5------7----------------------------
D ---7-----5------7----------------------------
A ---7-----3------5----------------------------
E ---5-----------------------------------------

 

'Out of the silent planet, dreams of desolation,
 Out of the silent planet, come the demons of creation.'

e ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G --9--9-9-9-9-----5--5-5-5-5-----------------7--7-7-7-7------
D --9--9-9-9-9-----5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-----7--7-7-7-7------
A --7--7-7-7-7-----3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-----5--5-5-5-5------
E -----------------------------3--3-3-3-3---------------------

when this chorus is played the 
second time around (2 mins 
49 seconds into the song), it goes like this- 

Riff F

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------
D ---9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------
A ---7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7---------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5---------------
D ---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5---------------
A ---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--------------
A ----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--------------
E ----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-------------
D -----7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-------------
A -----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-------------
E ---------------------------------------------

I don't think this bit is palm muted. 
One guitar keeps playing this 
under the mimic lines

Below is the fill played over the the top of the 
chorus riff above. Listen for the timing.

 Fill 1

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ------------3~-----5-3-2~--------------------
E --0--2--3------------------5-3-2~------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------4~---------------
A -----------3~-----5--3--2--------------------
E --0--2--3------------------------------------


Then - 

'Out of the silent planet, 
Out of the silent planet we are'

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--7/9--7--5~-------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--5--7--5--7/9--7---5----------
A --------------------------------------7~-----
E ---------------------------------------------

 on the second time round the third guitar plays this-

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4--5--5/7--5--4~------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4-5-4-5-4--5/7--5--4--------------
D ---------------------------------5~----------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

Rapid time change (3 mins 36 seconds). Get with it!

Riff G

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----9-----7----9---7--9----7-----------------
D ----9-----7----9---7--9----5-----------------
A ----7-----5----7---5--7----5-----------------
E --------------------------------------------- 

or

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------5~----------------
A ----7-----5----7---5--7----------------------
E --------------------------------------------- 

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---5-----7-----------------------------------
D ---5-----7-----------------------------------
A ---3-----5-----------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

guitar harmony

guitars 1 and two

e -------------------------5^6^5---------------
B -------------------5--8---------8--7---------
G -----5~----5-5--7----------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---7h8-7-------------------------------------
G ----------7~---------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

I suggest that now you 
go up to the bottom end 
of the guitar, because 
it makes the bends easier in my opinion. 

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -------------------------12---14^15.5^14-----
D -----------------12--14----------------------
A ----15~--15--15------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---12-11~-----14^15.5^14--12\----------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -------------------------12---14^15.5^14-14--
D -----------------12--14----------------------
A ----15~--15--15------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---15^17^15-12-------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -------------------------12---14^15.5^14-14--
D -----------------12--14----------------------
A ----15~--15--15------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G --11h12/14-----------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

Power chords for harmony (guitar 3) 
strum whatever way you want!

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5-------------7------------9-------9-----
D ----5-------------7------------9-------9-----
A ----3-------------5------------7-------7-----
E --------------------------------------------- repeat x3

This riff below is played on the last time.
Again, just listen to the 
song to find out the timing.

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5------------7----------4------5-----7---
D ----5------------7----------4------5-----7---
A ----3------------5----------2------3-----5---
E ---------------------------------------------

Chorus again

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------
D ---9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------
A ---7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7---------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5---------------
D ---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5---------------
A ---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--------------
A ----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--------------
E ----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-------------
D -----7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-------------
A -----5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ------------3~-----5-3-2~--------------------
E --0--2--3------------------5-3-2~------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------4~---------------
A -----------3~-----5--3--2--------------------
E --0--2--3------------------------------------
 
'Out of the silent planet, 
Out of the silent planet we are'

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--7/9--7--5~-------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ----7^9^7-5--7--5--7--5--7/9--7---5----------
A --------------------------------------7~-----
E ---------------------------------------------

 on the second time round the third guitar plays this-

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4--5--5/7--5--4~------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ----5^7^5--4-5-4-5-4--5/7--5--4--------------
D ---------------------------------5~----------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9--9-9-9-9-9---------5---5-5-5-5-5------
D -----9--9-9-9-9-9---------5---5-5-5-5-5------
A -----7--7-7-7-7-7---------3---3-3-3-3-3------
E ---------------------------------------------
          ~~~~~~~  palm muted   ~~~~~~~
e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7---
D -----5--5-5-5-5-5--------7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7---
A -----5--5-5-5-5-5--------5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5---
E -----3--3-3-3-3-3----------------------------
          ~~~~~~~             ~~~~~~~
e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G -----9--9-9-9-9-9---------5---5-5-5-5-5------
D -----9--9-9-9-9-9---------5---5-5-5-5-5------
A -----7--7-7-7-7-7---------3---3-3-3-3-3------
E ---------------------------------------------
          ~~~~~~~               ~~~~~~~

e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G --------------------------7--7--7--7---------
D -----5--5-5-5-5-5---------7--7--7--7---------
A -----5--5-5-5-5-5---------5--5--5--5---------
E -----3--3-3-3-3-3----------------------------
          ~~~~~~~
e ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---2-----------------------------------------
A ---2-----let the chord sound-----------------
E ---0-----------------------------------------

e --12-----10------------------10--------------
B -------------12--------10--------12~---------
G ------9----------9--12----9------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------

and there ya go! 
figure out the song 
structure by yourself!
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