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Iron Maiden - The Talisman Chords

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The Talisman Chords

(ver. 1)
Iron Maiden
Acoustic intro
E|-7h8p7-----------------10-----------------5h7p7-------------------8------|
B|--------8-------6------8--------------------------7-------5-------7------|
G|-----------9-------7---7-----------------------------7-------5----5------|
D|-----------0-----------0-----------------------------0------------5------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|X4

Acoustic last line
E|-7h8p7-----------------10-----------------2h3p2-------------------0------|
B|--------8-------6------8--------------------------3-------3--------------|
G|-----------9-------7---7-----------------------------4-------4----4------|
D|-----------0-----------0-----------------------------0------------0------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|X4

Bruce -
Fleeing our nation our problems we leave behind

E|-2-----2--3-----3---5----5--3----3--7-----7---5----5---3-----3---5-----5-|
B|-0-----0--5-----5---7----7---5---5--5-----5---7----7---5-----5---7-----7-|
G|----------5-----5---7----7----4--4--7-----7---7----7---5-----5---7-----7-|
D|-0-----0--0-----0---0----0----0--0--0-----0---0----0---0-----0---0-----0-|
A|----0--------0--------0-------0--------0---------0--------0----------0---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|X6


E|-2-----2--3-----3---5----5--3----3--7-----7---5----5---------------------|
B|-0-----0--5-----5---7----7---5---5--5-----5---7----7---3-----------------|
G|----------5-----5---7----7----4--4--7-----7---7----7---2-----------------|
D|-0-----0--0-----0---0----0----0--0--0-----0---0----0---0-----------------|
A|----0--------0--------0-------0--------0---------0-----0-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|X1

Electric ( Verse 1 - Janick and Dave std 440 )
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------2------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-------2-------2--3-------3-------3--5-------5-------5----10---9------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3--5-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-5----10---10-----|
A|--------------------1-------1-------1--3-------3-------3----8----8------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-------2------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-------2-------2--3-------3-------3--5-------5-------5----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3--5-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-5----3---2-------|
A|--------------------1-------1-------1--3-------3-------3----3---3-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------1---1-------|


Alt guitar
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------7-------7---------------------5-------5-------5----10---9------|
D|-7-------7-------7--8-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-8--5-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-5----10---10-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-------8-------8--3-------3-------3----8----8------|
E|--------------------6-------6-------6-----------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------7-------7---------------------5-------5-------5----7---7-------|
D|-7-------7-------7--8-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-8--5-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-5----7---6-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-------8-------8--3-------3-------3----5---5-------|
E|--------------------6-------6-------6-----------------------------------|

Electric ( Verse 1 Adrian plays in Drop D )
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------6---5-------|
G|-7-------7-------7---------------------5-------5-------5----5---5-------|
D|-7-------7-------7--8-------8-------8--5-------5-------5----3---5-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-------8-------8--3-------3-------3----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--8-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-8--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|

Electric ( Adrian Drop D)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------7-------7---------------------5-------5-------5----------------|
D|-7-------7-------7--8-------8-------8--5-------5-------5----7---6-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-------8-------8--3-------3-------3----------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|

ALL guitars play the last chords A#/Bb and C as they enter the bridge
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------7-------7---------------------5-------5-------5---7---3--5-----|
D|-7-------7-------7--8-------8-------8--5-------5-------5---7---3--5-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-------8-------8--3-------3-------3---5---1--3-----|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
Spirits, sails they drive us on...

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------10----------------7---------------10-------------------|
D|-7-------8-------10-------10-------7-------8-------10-------10----------|
A|-5-------8-------8--------10-------5-------8-------8--------10----------|
E|---------6-----------------8---------------6----------------8-----------|

Or play
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
G|-2-------3---------------5--------2-------3-----------------5-----------|
D|-0-------3-------3-------5--------0-------3--------3--------5-----------|
A|---------1-------3-------3----------------1--------3--------3-----------|
E|-----------------1---------------------------------1--------------------|

This works for the chorus
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------10--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------------------10--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Westward we sale on....


E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---------------------12-----------------------------------------------|
D|-5---------------------12-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This would be one of the other guitars ( Dave i think cause he adds)
E|-----------------------1---0--------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------------1------3-----------------------------------------|
G|-2---------------------2------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------3------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------1------------------------------------------------|
 Westward we sale on....


E|-----------------------3------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3---6--5-----------------------------------------|
G|-5---------------------4------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---------------------5------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---------------------5------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2----3-------5----7----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----3-------5----7----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0----1-------3----5----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The twin lead (Janick could play it up this high)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10--9--------------10--9------------10--9--------12--10------------|
D|-12----------12----------------12--------------12----------------10-----|
A|---------------13----------------10-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------10--8-------------|
G|-----10--9--------------10--9------------10--9--------------------------|
D|-12----------12----------------12--------------12-----------------------|
A|---------------13----------------10-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dave's part ( watch his fretting in the video)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------6--5--------------6--5--------------6--5--------8---6-------------|
G|--7----------7-----------------7-----------------7---------------5------|
D|---------------8-----------------5--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------5-----------------|
B|------6--5--------------6--5--------------6--5-------------8------------|
G|--7----------7-----------------7-----------------7----------------------|
D|---------------8-----------------5--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Rhythm for the solo
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------2--2------5-----5-----2----------2--2------7-----5-----2----|
A|-2----------2--2------5-----5-----2----------2--2------7-----5-----2----|
E|-0----------0--0------3-----3-----0----------0--0------5-----3-----0----|

Final interlude after solo ( only one of the guitars as everyone is on a different scale)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9---7-----------9---7------------9-----------10-----|
D|-----------7---10----------10--------------10---7------10---7----------|
A|---7---10-----------------------------------------------------------7--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

ending ( one of the guitars as once again everyone does something different)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5--|
G|-----7p5h7p5----9p7h9p7---10p9h10p9----9p7h9p7----7p5h7p5---5---5-5-5--|
D|------------7----------10-----------12---------10---------7-----3-3-3--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|            
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