ALEXANDER THE GREAT
by Iron Maiden
INTRO:
Tempo: very slow (60 bpm)
Time signature: 3/4
(0:16 - 1:07)
RIFF 1: (Gtr.1 - acoustic)
Gtr.1E||-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------12--| H||---------------------------------------------10--|-12--------------------------13--15--------------| G||-9---------------------------11--12--------------|-------------------------------------------------| D||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| || | | Bass G||-9---------------9---------------9---------------|-9---------------9---------------9---------------| D||---------9---------------9---------------9-------|---------9---------------9---------------9-------| A||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.1E|--14--------------------------15--14----------15--|-14----------15--14----------12--------------12--| H|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------15--------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | | Bass G|--9---------------9---------------9---------------|-9---------------9---------------9---------------| D|----------9---------------9---------------9-------|---------9---------------9---------------9-------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|--15---------------------------12h15p12------------|---------------------------------12--------15p12-| G|--------------------------------------14----------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------( on 2nd repeat, play-----|-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------ 12h15p12h15 on H-string)-|-------------------------------------------------| | | | Bass G|--7---------------7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------7---------------| D|----------7---------------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7---------------7-------| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| H|----------------------------------12--------------|-------------------------------------------------|| G|--14--------------------------14--------------14--|-12----------11--12----------14--12----------11--|| D|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| | | || Bass G|--7---------------7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------7---------------|| D|----------7---------------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7---------------7-------|| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
Time signature: 4/4
(1:07 - 1:39)
RIFF 2: (Gtr.2 w/distortion)
Gtr.2E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------7---8---10--8---7-------| G|--9~~~~~------------------------------9-----------------------7---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------7---8---10--8---7-------| G|--9~~~~~------------------------------9-----------------------7---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|----------10bend12------------------------7---8---10--8---7-------| G|--9-----------------------------------9-----------------------7---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9-------(9)/12-\9~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------------7-------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------7---8---10--8---7-------| G|--9~~~~~------------------------------9-----------------------7---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------7---8---10--8---7-------| G|--9~~~~~------------------------------9-----------------------7---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|----------10bend12------------------------7---8---10--8---7-------| G|--9-----------------------------------9-----------------------7---| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tempo: faster (110 bpm)
(1:39 - 1:57)
RIFF 2A:
Gtr.2E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H||-------------------------------7--8--10--8--7----|-------------------------------7--8--10--8--7----| G||-9--------------------------9-----------------7--|-9--------------------------9-----------------7--| D||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| H|-----12~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------7--8--10--8--7----|-------------------------------------------------|| G|--9--------------------------9-----------------7--|-9-----------------7-----------------------------|| D|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------10--9-----------------------|| A|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
(1:57 - 2:30)
VERSE 1:
Near to the East, in a part of an - cient Greece, in an Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9--9--9-----7-----7-----------| D|--------------------------------------9-----7-----|-------------------9--9--9-----7-----7-----7--5--| A|--------------------------------------7-----------|-------------------7--7--7-----5-----5-----5--3--| E|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--------------|-0-----0--0--0-----------------------------------|
an - cient land called Ma - ce - donia, Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--|-4-----------------------------------------------| A|--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|-2-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------5--3--2~~~~~~~~~~~------------|
...
(2:30 - 2:47)
CHORUS:
A - le - xan - der the Great, his Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--9-----------------------------------------------|-7-----------------------------------------------| D|--9-----------------------------------------------|-7-----------------------------------------------| A|--7-----------------------------------------------|-5-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
name struck fear in - to hearts of men. Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--2-----------------------------------------------|-5-----------------------7-----------------------| D|--2-----------------------------------------------|-5-----------------------7-----------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------5-----------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
(2:47 - 2:55)
RIFF 3:
Gtr.1E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| H||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| G||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| D||----------4--5-----4-----7-----5-----4-h5-p4-----|-------------2-----------------------------------|| A||-7-----7--------------------------------------7--|-3-----3--5--------5-----3-----5-----2~~~~~~~~~--|| E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| || | || Gtr.2E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| H||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| G||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| D||----------7--9-----7-----10----9-----7-h9-p7-----|----------7--9-----7-----------7-----------------|| A||-10----10-------------------------------------10-|-10----10----------------10----------9~~~~~~~~~--|| E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
(2:56 - 3:04)
RIFF 3A:
Gtr.1E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| H||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| G||----------4--5-----4-----7-----5-----4-h5-p4-----|-------------2-----------------------------------|| D||-7-----7--------------------------------------7--|-3-----3--5--------5-----3-----5-----2~~~~~~~~~--|| A||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
(3:04 - 3:37) VERSE 2
(3:37 - 3:54) CHORUS
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