Please note:This file is the author's own work and represents their
interpretation of the song. You can use it only for private study,
scolarship or research.
"The Mercernary" tab (+Solo)
Song@Author@Album: The Mercenary@Iron Maiden@Brave New World
Tab by: Francesco Spina
E-mail: francescospn@hotmail.com
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Legenda:
/ @ \ = slide on @ slide off
(note) = hold the note without playing it
L = legato ("hammer on" or "pull off")
Note: although the "Brave New" album is usually played by three
guitars, this is a classic two-coupled-guitars song (so
Guit1=Murray&Smith Guit2=Gers). I have also a single-guitar
tab of this song: if you want it, e-mail(an advice: that
version is MUCH HARDER).
Beginning...: both guitars
1 --------------------------------------------
2 --------------------------------------------
3 --------------------------------------------
4 -----------/5-4---------------/5-4-(5)/7---- x2
5 -----7-5-7------5-3-----7-5-7---------------
6 -0-0----------------0-0---------------------
Note:the 2nd time Guit1 plays this:
1 --------------------------------------------
2 --------------------------------------------
3 --------------------------------------------
4 -----------/5-4---------------/9-7-(9)/10---
5 -----7-5-7------5-3-----7-5-7---------------
6 -0-0----------------0-0---------------------
Riff1("Pay to kill, die to loose..."): both guitars
1 -------------------------------------------------------
2 -------------------------------------------------------
3 -----9---7---9---11---12-------9----7----9----5----7--- x5
4 -----9---7---9---11---12-------9----7----9----5----7---
5 -----7---5---7--- 9---10-------7----5----7----3----5---
6 -0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------------
Riff2("Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide...")
1 ---------------------------------------------------------
2 ---------------------------------------------------------
3 ----9--------------7----------5-------------7------------
4 ----9--------------7----------5-------------7------x2----
5 ----7--------------5----------3-------------5------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------
Note1:
Guit1 plays Riff2 2 times, Guit2 plays Riff2 1 time, then Riff3.
Riff3(see Note1): Guit2 while Guit1 plays Riff2
1 --------------------------------------------------------------
2 --------------------------------------------------------------
3 --------------------------------------------------------------
4 ------9-7-10-9-------7-5-9-7----5-3-7-5-------7-5-9-7---------
5 (5)/7-7-7- 7-7-(3)/5-5-5-5-5-/3-3-3-3-3-(3)/5-5-5-5-5---------
6 --------------------------------------------------------------
Riff4: both guitars
1 --------------------------------------------------------------
2 --------------------------------------------------------------
3 --------------------------------------------------------------
4 ----------/5-4----------------/5-4-----------------------------
5 ----7-5-7------5-3------7-5-7------5---------------------------
6 --0-----------------0-0----------------------------------------
Riff5("Show them no fear..."): both guitars, then coupled solos.
1 --------------------------------------------------------------
2 ----------8-8-8-7-8-8---8-8-----------------------------------
3 -5---7----------------9-----7---------------------------------
4 -5---7------------------------10-9----------------------------
5 -3---5----10-10-9-10--7-10--5--3-2-10--7----------------------
6 --------0---------------------------3--0----------------------
--------------x2---------------
Note2: in the coupled-guitars part, Guit1 plays the line in the
2nd string, while Guit2 plays the line in the 5th string.
Riff6("Show them no fear"):both guitars, then coupled solo.
1 --------------------------------------------------------------
2 ------------8-7--8-7--(8)/10----8-7--8-7--(8)/10---------------
3 -5---7---------------------------------------------------------
4 -5---7---------------------------------------------------------
5 -3---5-----10-9-10-9-(10)/12---10-9-10-9-(10)/12---------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Note3:same as Note2.
For the 2nd verse of the song, repeat as above from Riff1 to Riff6.
After the Riff6 begins the solo.
Rhythmic part during the 1st solo.
1 --------------------------------------------------------------
2 --------------------------------------------------------------
3 -4-4-4---------------2-2-2---------------4-4-4----------------
4 -4-4-4---------------2-2-2---------------4-4-4----------------
5 -2-2-2-2-2-2-3L2L0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2L3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3L2L0----
6 -------------------3---------------------------------------3--
1 --------------------------------------------------------------
2 --------------------------------------------------------------
3 -7-7-7--5-5---------------------------------------------------
4 -7-7-7--5-5--- x2 --------------------------------------------
5 -5-5-5--3-3---------------------------------------------------
6 --------------------------------------------------------------
Rhythmic part during the 2nd solo.
1 --------------------------------------------------------------
2 -------------8-----------8--------------8---------------------
3 -9-9-9--9-9--7--7-7-7-7--7--9-9-9--9-9--7--7-7-7--------------
4 -9-9-9--9-9--5--7-7-7-7--5--9-9-9--9-9--5--7-7-7--7-7-- x2 ---
5 -7-7-7--7-7--5--5-5-5-5--5--7-7-7--7-7--5--5-5-5--7-7---------
6 --------------------------------------------------5-5---------
Coupled solo after the 2 solos.
1 -7-7-7-7-7-7--8-7-------------------------------7--8----------
2 ------------------10--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------
3 -------------------------------------------------------- x3 --
4 -9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-9-10----------
5 ---------------------10---------------------------------------
6 --------------------------------------------------------------
Last part of the coupled solo; then both guitars.
1 -7-7-7-7-7-7--8-7------------------------
2 ------------------10--8------------------
3 ------------------------7-7-7----2-2-2-2- pause...
4 -9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9--7-------------2-2-2-2-
5 ---------------------10-5-5-5----0-0-0-0-
6 -----------------------------------------
1 "...Show them no fear..."----------------------------------
2 ----------------------8-8-8-7-8-8---8-8--------------------
3 -----------------7----------------9-----7------------------
4 ---...pause...---7------------------------10-9-------------
5 -----------------5----10-10-9-10--7-10--5--3-2-10--7-------
6 --------------------0---------------------------3--0-------
--------------x2---------------
Note4:same as Note2.
1 -------------------------------------------------------------
2 ------------8-7--8-7--(8)/10----8-7--8-7--(8)/10-------------
3 -5---7-------------------------------------------------------
4 -5---7-------------------------------------------------------
5 -3---5-----10-9-10-9-(10)/12---10-9-10-9-(10)/12-------------
6 -------------------------------------------------------------
1 --------------------------------------------------------------
2 ----------8-8-8-7-8-8---8-8-----------------------------------
3 -5---7----------------9-----7---------------------------------
4 -5---7------------------------10-9----------------x2----------
5 -3---5----10-10-9-10--7-10--5--3-2-10--7----------------------
6 --------0---------------------------3--0----------------------
--------------x2---------------
Note5:in the song, after the 1st time of the riff above, there is
a change in the main chord: anyway, this change doesn't
touch the guitar line.
1 ---------------------------------------------------------------
2 ------------8-7--8-7--(8)/10----8-7--8-7--(8)/10---------------
3 -5---7---------------------------------------------------------
4 -5---7---------------------------------------------------------
5 -3---5-----10-9-10-9-(10)/12---10-9-10-9-(10)/12---------------
6 -----------------------------------------------------------END.
Solo tab explanation:
/ \ = slide
@ = pick as fast as you can
L = legato
fb = full bend
hb = half bend
qb = quarter bend (raise 1/4 tone)
br = bend release
~ = vibrato
* = note, see the end of solo for more details
First solo
1 ---------------------------------------------------------------
2 -24@-22@-20@-22@-20@-19@-20@-19@-17@-19@-17@-15@-17@-15@-------
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
*1
1 ---------------------------------------------------------------
2 -14-15-14-14L15L14-------15-14---------------------------------
3 -------------------16-14-------16-14-16hb~---------------------
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
1 ---------------------------------------------------------------
2 -0@-15-0@-14-0@-12-0@-10-0@-12-0@-7-8-7L8L7-----8-7------------
3 --------------------------------------------9-7-----9-7-9~-----
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
1 ---------12----------------------------------------------------
2 ------12----12L14L12----12L15L12-------------------------------
3 -9/12----------------14----------14-14----------14-------------
4 ---------------------------------------15-14-15----15-14-12-14~
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
---------x9------------ *2
1 --------------------------------------------14-15-17-17fb------
2 -----14-15----14-------14L15L14----14-15-17--------------------
3 -/16-------16----14-16----------16-----------------------------
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
1 -17fb-17-15-14----14-------------------------------------------
2 ---------------17----17hb~-------------------------------------
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Second solo
1 -/15qb-14hbbr14-12-14-14-12-15-14-12----14-12----12------------
2 -------------------------------------15-------12----12---------
3 -------------------------------------------------------12------
4 ----------------------------------------------------------14---
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
1 ---------------------------------------------------------------
2 -------------12-13----------12-14hb~----------12-15------------
3 ----11-12-14-------11-12-14----------11-12-14-------11-12-14---
4 -14------------------------------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
*3
1 ----------------14/(17)/19-19hb-19hbbr19-17-19-17-20-19-17-----
2 -12-14hb~-14/15--------------------------------------------20--
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
1 -19-17-------17----------------17-19----17---------------------
2 -------20-19----20-19-17-19-20-------20----20-17------17-19-20-
3 -------------------------------------------------19fb----------
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
1 -17-------------------17-19----19-20-17-19-20-22-22fb~---------
2 ----20-19-17-17-19-20-------20---------------------------------
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------
4 ---------------------------------------------------------------
5 ---------------------------------------------------------------
6 ---------------------------------------------------------------
*1 if you don't have the 24, begin in the 1st string at 19
*2 that figure must be done as fast as you can, I calculated
about 9 times...
*3 not so sure of it, too close...
E-mail me what do you think about it: francescospn@hotmail.com
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This work is dedicated to my love Eleonora.