Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name
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INTRO: This is the guitar part at the start. It is picked with the thumb and ring finger. The high notes are all fingered with the little finger of the left hand. I've shown which finger to use for the low notes. |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--12---10--8---7/8---7---5---7--|--12---10--8---7/8---7---5---4--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--10---9---7---5h7---5---3---5--|--10---9---7---5h7---5---3---2--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 BASSLINE: |---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------0----0h2--| |------------------------------------------3--------------| |--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------------------| LEAD UNDER "Running Low" etc. These first two bars are repeated over and over on the album version. I've gone on to show roughly how it's played live The first trill allows Dave to get the pick out of his teeth! RIFF A: with RHYTHM 1 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--14b16--14--12--11h12-11--9--11-|-14b16--14--12--11h12-11--9--8-| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| (LIVE) |--trill--------|-------------|-----------------------------------------| |--10h12p10etc--|-------------|-----------------------------------15b17-| |---------------|--RIFF A-X2--|--14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16~--14p12--------| |---------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------| |---------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------| |---------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------| RHYTHM 1: This is doubled by the bass. It is the rhythm that is used for the verses later on in the song aswell. E(m) C D E(m) |--------------|-------------|-----------|------------------------| |--------------|-------------|-----------|------------------------| |--------------|-------------|-----------|------------------------| |--9-----------|--5----------|--7--------|--9--------5p4---5p4----| |--7-----------|--3----------|--5--------|--7------------7-----7--| |--------------|-------------|-----------|------------------------| RIFF B: This is the riff between 'Running Low' and 'When the priest..' As I suspected I was playing this wrong-sheer laziness! This should be a lot closer to the proper way. The hammers and pulls may or may not be the actual way its played but if you want to play it as fast as its played live it's definitely the easiest way. Just listen carefully for the timing. Bass plays Rhythm 1. BOTH GUITARS |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------4-------------|------------------4-----------| |-----4h5p4-5-7p5p4-----5p4-5p4----|------4---4h5p4-7---5p4-5p4---| |--7----------------------------7~-|----7---7-------------------7-| |----------------------------------|------------------------------| RHYTHM FOR SINGING: E(m) G C A D |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--9------------------------5------------------7------------------| |--7---------------------5--3---------------7--5------------------| |------------------------3------------------5---------------------| When the priest... Take a look... Of a world... B E B C E |------------------------------|------------------| |------------------------------|------------------| |------------------------------|------------------| |-----9--4--5---------5-4------|------------------| |--9--7--2--3--2-3-2------7-5--|-(Back to Start)--| |--7---------------------------|------------------| E(m) C D E B C E(m) |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------| |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------| |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------| |--9--------5--------7--------9--4--5--------5-4------|--9--------| |--7--------3--------5--------7--2--3--2-3-2-----7-5--|--7-etc----| |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------| Somebody... After the singing play RIFF B RIFF C: Gtr I (Dave) E(m) |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------4---(4)----------4-----------4------| |---------4-5--------5-4---4-5---5-4---4-5---5-4--| |--7---(7)---------------7-----------7------------| |-------------------------------------------------| C |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------4---(4)----------4-----------4------| |---------4-5--------5-4---4-5---5-4---4-5---5-4--| |--3---(3)---------------3-----------3------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Gtr II (Adrian) just plays the first measure above over and over (i.e. doesn't change to C)and the bass plays in unison with Dave. Then Dave continues to play RIFF C,(leaving out the notes in brackets), while Adrian plays the following harmony and Steve plays the following bassline. RIFF C HARMONY: |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-----------7---------------7-------------7------| |--5----7-9------9-7-5--7-9----9-7-5--7-9---9-7--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------7/9------------7-------------7------| |--5----7-9-----9-7-5--7-9----9-7-5--7-9---9-7--| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| BASSLINE: |-----------------|------------------|----| |-----------------|------------------|----| |--7----------7-5-|-3------------3-5-|-7--| |-----------------|------------------|----| NEXT VOCAL PART: When the guards... etc. This is played with RHYTHM 1. Then it goes back to RIFF C with Dave playing RIFF C as written without the notes in brackets and Adrian playing the first bar over and over (as before). BRIDGE: Gtr I (Dave) |------------------------------------------------------| |-----12-----------12-----------12-----------12--------| |--9-----11-12--9-----11-12--9-----11-12--9-----11-12--| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| RHYTHM: |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----9----------------5-------------9------| |--9--9-------------5--5----------9--9------| |--9--7-------------5--3----------9--7-etc--| |--7----------------3-------------7---------| FAST BIT: |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-----------------4--------------------------| |-----4--5--4--5-----5--4--5--4--------5--7--| |--7-----------------------------7--5--3--5--| |--------------------------------------------| RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S: E(m) |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--9--------------------------------5p4--0----------| |--7----------------------------------------3p2-----| |--0---------------------------------------------3--| D |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--7--------------------------------5p4--0----------| |--5----------------------------------------3p2-----| |------------------------------------------------3--| BIT AFTER SOLO'S: Play three times E(m) |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--9---------------------------------5-------------5-----------| |--7------------------------------7-----7--5----7-----7--5--7--| |--0-----------------------------------------------------------| On the third repeat Adrian plays: |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------7~------------5~----------| |--9------------------------------7-----7--5----7-----7--5--7--| |--7-----------------------------------------------------------| |--0-----------------------------------------------------------| BOTH GUITARS |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-----------------------------------------------------------| |--7---STRUM---------------------------------------------------| |--0-----------------------------------------------------------| HARMONY: Dave plays RIFF B as before and Adrian plays the following. What I said earlier about tha hammers and pulls still applies. |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------7-------------|----------------------7-----------| |-----7h9p7-9--10p9p7----9p7-9p7-----|--------7----7h9p7-10---9p7-9p7---| |--10----------------------------10~-|-----10---10--------------------10| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| As the harmony part nears it's end the following part is played in place of the second bar of RIFF B: E(m) B(m) C |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--9------4------5-------------------5---4-----------| |--7------2------3-----2---3---2-------------7----5--| |----------------------------------------------------| ENDING: For Yeah, Yeah, Yeah... play RHYTHM 1. When Dave returns to the E power chord he plays a dive bomb with the T-bar. Then play the lead part from the BRIDGE as shown above except with this rhythm part. B E(m) A D G C A D |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------9------------------7--------------5--------------7---------| |--9---9--------------7---7----------5---5----------7---7---------| |--9---7--------------7---5----------5---3----------7---5---------| |--7------------------5--------------3--------------5-------------| and eventually B E(m) |-------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------| |-------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------| |-------9-----------------------------9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9---------| |---9---9-----------------------------9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9---------| |---9---7-STRUM-----------------------7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---------| |---7---------------------------------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------| Hallowed Be Thy Name [Harris] I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time Cos at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole The sands of time for me are running low When the priest comes to read me the last rites I take a look through the bars at the last sights Of a world that has gone very wrong for me Can it be there's been some sort of an error Hard to stop the surmounting terror Is it really the end not some crazy dream Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming It's not easy to stop from screaming But words escape me when I try to speak Tears they flow but why am I crying After all am I not afraid of dying Don't believe that there never is an end As the guards march me out to the courtyard Someone calls from a cell "God be with you" If there's a God then why has he let me die? As I walk all my life drifts before me And though the end is near I'm not sorry Catch my soul cos it's willing to fly away Mark my words please believe my soul lives on Please don't worry now that I have gone I've gone beyond to see the truth When you know that your time is close at hand Maybe then you'll begin to understand Life down there is just a strange illusion
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