THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
by Iron Maiden
Tempo: moderately (100 bpm)
Time signature: 5/4
(0:24 - 0:28)
INTRO: RIFF 1:
Gtr.1E|----- Time signature: 5/4 !!! --------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------9-----10----| E|-----------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| . . . > . > .
I left a - Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------9-----10----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| > . . > . . > . . > . . > . . . > . > .
(0:29 - 0:53)
VERSE 1:
lone, my mind was Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------9-----10----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| > . . > . . > . . > . . > . . . > . > .
blank, I nee - ded Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------------------7-----8-----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| > . . > . . > . . > . . . . . . > . > .
time to think to get the mem -'ries Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10-------10-------10-------10-------10----------7-----8-----| E|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| > . . > . . > . . > . . . . . . > . > .
from my mind. What did I Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------9-----10----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| > . . > . . > . . > . . > . . . > . > .
see, can I be - Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------9-----10----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| > . . > . . > . . > . . > . . . > . > .
lieve? - that what I Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------7-----8-----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| > . . > . . > . . > . . > . . . > . > .
saw that night was real and not just Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10-------10-------10-------10-------10----------7-----8-----| E|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| > . . > . . > . . > . . . . . . > . > .
fan - ta -sy. Just what I Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------9-----10----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| > . . > . . > . . > . . > . . . > . > .
(0:53 - 1:17)
VERSE 2:
saw in my old Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--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--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--| | | Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------9-----10----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| > . . > . . > . . > . . > . . . > . > .
dreams. Were they re - Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--| | | Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------------------7-----8-----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| > . . > . . > . . > . . . . . . > . > .
-flec - tions of my warp mind sta - ring Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--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--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--| | | Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10-------10-------10-------10-------10----------7-----8-----| E|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| > . . > . . > . . > . . . . . . > . > .
back at me. Cause in my Gtr.2E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--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--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--| | | Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------------------| H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------9-----10----| E|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| > . . > . . > . . > . . > . . . > . > .
...
(1:17 - 1:30)
RIFF 2:
Gtr.1E|-------- 11/8 measure --------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--R--| D|--7------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--E--| A|--5------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--S--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------T--|
Gtr.1E|-------- 11/8 measure --------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--R--| D|--7------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--E--| A|--5------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--S--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------T--|
Gtr.1E|-------- 11/8 measure --------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--R--| D|--7------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--E--| A|--5------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--S--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------T--|
Gtr.1E|-------- 9/8 measure -----------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7-----------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-----------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-----------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Time signature: change to normal (4/4)
(1:30 - 1:49)
VERSE 3:
Night was black was no use hold - ing back. 'Cause I just Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 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--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
had to see was some - one wat - ching me. Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--7--------7--------7--------7--------7-----7-----|-------------------------7--------7--------7-----| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-2-/3--3--3--3-\2--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------3~~~--------------------------|
In the mist dark fi - gures move and twist, was all Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 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--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
this for real or just some kind of hell. Si- Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|--7--------7--------7--------7--------7-----7-----|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-2-/3--3--3--3-\2--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--| E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------3~~~--------------------------|
(1:49 - 1:57)
CHORUS:
-ix six six, the num - ber of the beast. He- Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D|-(5)-------------------5-----------------------5--|-(5)------------------7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--5--| A|-(3)----3--3--3--3--3--2--------------2--2--2--3--|-(3)---3--3--3--3--3--5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--3--| E|--------.--.--.--.--.-----------------.--.--.-----|-------.--.--.--.--.-----------------------------|
-ell and fire was born to be relea - Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------|--- 2/4 measure ---------| Gtr.2H|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-(5)-------------------5-----------------------5--|-(5)------------------7--| A|-(3)----3--3--3--3--3--2--------------2--2--2--3--|-(3)------------------5--| E|--------.--.--.--.--.-----------------.--.--.-----|-------------------------|
(1:57 - 2:00)
RIFF 3:
-sed. Gtr.1E|--------------------------------------------------| Gtr.2H|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-(7)-------7--------7--------7--------7-----7-----| A|-(5)-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|--------------------------------------------------|
(2:00 - 2:19)
VERSE 4: (like verse 3)
Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised as they start to cry hands held to the sky. In the night the fires burning bright the ritual has begun Satan's work is done.
(2:19 - 2:27)
CHORUS:
Six six six, the Number of the Beast. Sacrifice is going on tonight.
(2:27 - 2:46)
RIFF 4: (*4 times)
Gtr. E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| H||-3--3--3--5-----3--------5--5--5--6-----5--------|-6--6--6--8-----6--------8--------8--------8-----|| G||-2--2--2--4-----2--------4--4--4--5-----4--------|-5--5--5--7-----5--------7--------7--------7-----|| D||-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--0--0--|| A||--------------.----.--.--------------.-----.--.--|-------------.-----.--.-----.--.-----.--.-----.--|| E||-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
(2:46 - 3:05)
SOLO 1:
Lead E|-10h13p10------------------------------------------------------------| H|-------11-10~~~~~~~~~~~-----11b13-------------------11p10h11p10\8-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------| A|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------1---|
Lead E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|-h10p8h10p8h10p8\6-h-8p6h8p6h8p6-----5h6p5h6p5h6p3h5p3h5p3---sl/--15h| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------3---| A|-(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---| E|-(1)--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------|
Lead E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|-h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15p18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h17p15h17p15h17p15\14h15----18b20-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------| A|-(1)--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------1---|
Lead E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|-(18^^)-----........release18-----18bend20~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---\15--| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------3---| A|-(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---| E|-(1)--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------|
Lead E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|---18p15h18p15h18p15---15p13h15p13h15p13h15-\11h13p11h13p11-\10h11p10h11p10-\8h10p8h10-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------| A|-(1)--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------1---|
Lead E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|-8\6h8p6-\5h6p5---------------------------------------------------| G|----------------7---5-----------------------------------------17--| D|------------------------7-5bend6release5~~~~~~~~~~--------/19-----| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------3---| A|-(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---| E|-(1)--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------|
Lead E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|-------------17h18p17---17h18p17---18----20b22---------20b22~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-| G|-h19p17-17h19--------19---------19-----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------| A|-(1)--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3---| E|--------------------------------------------------------------1---|
Lead E|------------------------------20b22-------------------------------| H|-(20^^)~~~~~~~release20-p-18--------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------7---7---7---5---| D|--------------------------------------------------7---7---7---5---| A|-(3)--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---3---| E|-(1)--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------------------|
(3:05 - 3:14)
RIFF 5:
Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-(5)------7-------5-------------------------------5---5---5---3---| D|-(5)--5h7-----7-------7---5-------5---------------5---5---5---3---| A|-(3)--------------------------7-------7---6---5---3---3---3---1---| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-(3)------3-------1-----------------------------------------------| D|-(3)--1h3-----3-------3---1-------1---------------5---5---5---3---| A|-(1)--------------------------3-------3---2---1---5---5---5---3---| E|--------------------------------------------------3---3---3---1---|
Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-(3)----------------------------------------------------------5---| A|-(3)----------------------------------------------------------5---| E|-(1)----------------------------------------------------------3---|
Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-(5)--------------------------7-------------------5---5---5---7---| A|-(5)--------------------------7-------------------3---3---3---5---| E|-(3)--------------------------5-----------------------------------|
(3:14 - 3:41)
SOLO 2:
Lead E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|--13----------13--------13----13----------------------------------| G|--12b14-------12b14-----12b14-12b14-...---------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr.1E|------------------------------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-(7)--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-(5)--------------------------3-------------------------------5---| E|------------------------------1-------------------------------3---|
...
(3:41 - 4:00)
VERSE 5: (like verse 3)
This can't go on I must inform the law Can this still be real or some crazy dream but I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes they seem to mesmerise me...can't avoid their eyes
(4:00 - 4:08)
CHORUS:
Six six six, the Number of the Beast. Six six six, the one for you and me.
Time signature: 5/4
(4:12 - 4:36)
VERSE 6: (something like verse 2)
I'm coming back I will return And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn I have the fire I have the force I have the power to make my evil take its course
then OUTRO: a modification of Riff 2