The Longest Day

Iron Maiden

Compositor: Adrian Smith, Steve Harris e Bruce Dickinson

Tom: D

Man, this song is totally epic so I needed to tab it.
Thanks to the maiden board for the help and stuff.

All the basic parts are tabbed,
I'm not even going to insult you all with tabbing the solo,
'cause it'll probably be wrong, knowing me! Knocked up again in very little time.
Those who know the structure of the song will be fine.

Intro


E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3---------------------------------|
G|---4p2h4---4----5-------5------------------------------|
D|---------2---2----2------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4p2h4----4-----5-----2--2h4------------------------|
D|-----------2----2-----2--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3---------------------------------|
G|---4p2h4---4----5-------5------------------------------|
D|---------2---2----2------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4p2h4----4-----4------------------------------------|
D|----------2-----2--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------|


Change in key (or something)


E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2---------------------------|
D|----4p2h4-----4-----5--------5-------------------------|
A|-2---------2-----2------2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4p2h4---4-----4h5----2-2h4--------------------------|
A|-2-------2----2-------2--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2---------------------------|
D|----4p2h4-----4-----5--------5-------------------------|
A|-2---------2-----2------2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4p2h4---4-----4------------------------------------|
A|--2-------2----2---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Pre chorus (known as the 'maiden progression')


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


Chorus 'How long........'


E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-------------------9----------------------------|
D|---5------------4------7---------4---------------------|
A|-3-----------2-------5---------2-----------------------|
E|----------0------------------0-------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7------------------9----------------------------|
D|----5-----------4------7-------------------------------|
A|-3-----------2------5----------------------------------|
E|----------0--------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-------------------9----------------------------|
D|---5------------4------7---------4---------------------|
A|-3-----------2-------5---------2-----------------------|
E|----------0------------------0-------------------------|



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


Time change


E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--12--11--7--9--9--12--11----------------------|
A|-7--7--7--10--9---5--7--7--10--9-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--12--11--7------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--10--9---5------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--12--11--7--9--9--12--11----------------------|
A|-7--7--7--10--9---5--7--7--10--9-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9--12--11--5------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7--10--9---3------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Interlude (play the whole section twice)

Alternate pick this section, its quite difficult if you try all downstrokes.
Its quite tricky compared to the rest of the song.
Try it slow if you can't manage it yet, you'll get it eventually.


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



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2--------------------------------------|
A|---------2-3-5-----5-3-2-------------------------------|
E|--1-3-5------------------5-3---------------------------| x2



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4----------4---------------------------------|
A|--2-5-4-2----5-2-5-4---5-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------4--------------------------------------|
D|---------4-5-7----7-5-4--------------------------------|
A|-3-5-7-------------------7-5---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------| x2


Under solo


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


Harmony section

This bit was a total ass to work out. I'm assuming that its right as
I had my speaker system panned right and left to work it out.
Still feel free to offer your interpretations of it in the comments if you want.
I'm not 100% sure of this.

Guitar one


E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-7h9-7------------7----------------------------|
D|---10---------10-9-7-9-------9-7-5---------------------|
A|------------------------------------7------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-7h9-7-------------7----------------------------|
A|--10-----------10-9-7-9--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-7h9-7------------7----------------------------|
D|---10---------10-9-7-9-------9-7-5---------------------|
A|------------------------------------7------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-7h9-7------------6----------------------------|
D|---10-----------10-9-7-9-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar two


E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13--15-15h17---15-13-12-----12--15---12--------------|
G|---------------------------14-------------14-12--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------14----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-15-15h17-15-13-12------12-15-----------------------|
G|-----------------------14------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13--15-15h17---15-13-12-----12--15---12--------------|
G|---------------------------14-------------14-12--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------14----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13-15-15h17-15-13-12------12---14--------------------|
G|------------------------14-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar three


E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12--12h13-12-10-----------10-----------------------|
G|--------------------12-11-12-----12-11--9--------------|
D|------------------------------------------12-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12-12h13-12-10-----------10------------------------|
G|-------------------12-11-12----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12--12h13-12-10-----------10-----------------------|
G|--------------------12-11-12-----12-11--9--------------|
D|------------------------------------------12-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12-12h13-12-10-----------10------------------------|
G|-------------------12-11-12----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Chords under harmony (at least they are right)


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




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


Machine gun bit


E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------| x3



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



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------| x3



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



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------| x3



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



E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9--9-------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------| x3


Thats all the riffs done then. YAY time for beer.

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