Iced Earth: Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
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Date last modified: 12/25/01
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Tuning: Eb
Introeb|-----------------------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------------------|Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 1eb|-----------------------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------------------|Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I left alone..."eb|---------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------|Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-|Eb|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "My mind was blank..."eb|-----------------------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------------------|Db|-----2---3---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|Ab|-3-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I needed time..."eb|-----------------------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------------------|Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...memories from my mind..."
Final time:eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----|Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-|Eb|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...to despair..."
Riff 2eb|--------------------------|Bb|--------------------------|Gb|--------------------------|Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-|Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-|Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * "Yeah..."eb|--------------------------|Bb|--------------------------|Gb|--------------------------|Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-|Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-|Eb|--------------------------| * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 (Note: Alternate pick last 4 chords) x3eb|---------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------|Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Night was black..."
1st endingeb|-----------------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------------|Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * "...watching me ?"
2nd endingeb|-----------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------|Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-|Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-|Eb|-----------------------------| * * * "...kind of hell ?"
Riff 4eb|--------------------------|Bb|--------------------------|Gb|--------------------------|Db|---5------5------5------7-|Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3----0-5-|Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * "Six, six six..."eb|--------------------|Bb|--------------------|Gb|--------------------|Db|---5------5------5--|Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3--|Eb|--------------------| * * * "Hell and fire...
Play Riff 3 "Torches blazed..."
Play Riff 4 "Six, six six..."
Riff 5 (Note: Sometimes three muted notes are used instead of two)eb|-----------------------|Bb|-----------------------|Gb|-----------------------|Db|-7-----9-7--9-----10-9-|Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-|Eb|-----------------------|
* * * * eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-10-----12-10--12-------14-------12\-|Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-|Eb|-------------------------------------| * * * * * *
Final time:eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-10-----12-10--12--------14----------|Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-101010-10-10-10-10-|Eb|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)eb|------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------|Db|-3----------------------------|Ab|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---|Eb|----------------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------|Db|------------------------------|Ab|-3------------------------3-0-|Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Final time:eb|------------------------|Bb|------------------------|Gb|------------------------|Db|------------------------|Ab|-3----------------------|Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * *
Soloeb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 7eb|--------------------------------|Bb|--------------------------------|Gb|------------7---5---------------|Db|-------5--7---7---7-5---5-------|Ab|-5-5-5-3--------------7---7-6-5-|Eb|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------|Bb|--------------------------------|Gb|------------3---1---------------|Db|-------3--3---3---3-1---1-------|Ab|-3-3-3-1--------------3---3-2-1-|Eb|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------|Db|-------------------------2----2-5-|Ab|-------3--------3-5----5-0----0-3-|Eb|-3-333-1--------1-3----3----------| * *** * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)eb|-------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------|Db|-7--------7-5------------------|Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-3-0-3--------------|Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------|Db|----------------3------5------|Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-|Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------| * * * * * * * * * *
Soloeb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 9eb|-------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------|Db|-7-----------------------------|Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------|Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------|Db|----------------3------5------|Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-|Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
* * * * * * * * * *eb|-------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------|Db|-7-----------------------------|Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------|Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------|Bb|--------------------------------|Gb|--------------------------------|Db|----------------3------5--------|Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-3-|Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 3 "This can't go on..."
Play Riff 4 "Six, six six..."
Play Intro
Play Riff 1 "I'm coming back..."
Riff 2aeb|--------------------------|Bb|--------------------------|Gb|--------------------------|Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-|Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-|Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * eb|-------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------|Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-5-7\-|Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-3-5\-|Eb|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * *
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
