Running Free










Running Free
Iron Maiden









RUNNING FREE

Intro:
(play 2x)

E G F# E C D
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9-------12--11--9-9--------x-5------xxx-7-----xxx-|
D--9-------12--11--9-9--------x-5------xxx-7-----xxx-|
A--7-------10--9---7-7--------x-3------xxx-5-----xxx-|
E----------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
(play 2x)

E C D E G A
e----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G--9---xxx-9---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|-9---xxx-9-------------------xxx-|
D--9---xxx-9---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|-9---xxx-9---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|
A--7---xxx-7---xxx-3---xxx-5---xxx-|-7---xxx-7---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|
E----------------------------------|-------------xxx-3---xxx-5-------|

Keep in mind that the strummed chords (x) at the end of the bars are
played continuessly with the 1st chord of the beginning of the riff.
I also play the strummed chord (upstroke, downstroke, upstroke) and
very rapidly.


Chorus:
(play 2x)

E G E C D
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9-------12--9---7-9--x-9---xxx-5----xxx-7-----xxx-|
D--9-------12--9---7-9--x-9---xxx-5----xxx-7-----xxx-|
A--7-------10--7---5-7--x-7---xxx-3----xxx-5-----xxx-|
E----------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

e--9--------------------------------------------------------|
B---12-10-12-10--10-----------------------------------------|
G--------------12--12-11-12-11-9-11-9--9--------------------| 2x
D------------------------------------12-12-11-12-11-9-------|
A----------------------------------------------------12-----|

e--17-15-14-15-14--14-----------------------------------------|
B----------------17--17-15-17-15-14-15-14--14-----------------|
G----------------------------------------16--16-14-16-14------| 2x
D-------------------------------------------------------17-16-|

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-16-14---------16-14----------16-14----16-14----16-14--------|
D------17-16---------17-16----------17-------17-------17-16---|


Outro:
(play 4x)

e--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------|----------------------------12\-|
G--------------------------|-12-12-12-11-12-11--------------|
D--9-----9-----9-----9-----|-------------------12-12-12-----|
A--7-----7-----7-----7-----|--------------------------------|
E--0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|--------------------------------|
PM......................|
(play this bar 3x)

I think they change the pick-up or turn on an effect on the 3rd x.
On the 4th x replace last bar with:

e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G--9----5--7---x--| play Chorus
D--9----5--7---x--|
A--7----3--5---x--|
E--0--------------|


Break:

e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--9-9-------7-9-9-------7-9-9------5-5----5-7-7----7--| 2x
D--9-9-------7-9-9-------7-9-9------5-5----5-7-7----7--|
A--7-7-------5-7-7-------7-9-9------3-3----3-5-5----5--|
E------------------------------------------------------|

e------5-6-5-5-----5-6-5-5----5-6-5-5--------------------|
B-----------8-----------8----------8---------------------|
G--9-9---------9-9---------9-9--------5-5----5-7-7----7--| 2x
D--9-9---------9-9---------9-9--------5-5----5-7-7----7--|
A--7-7---------7-7---------9-9--------3-3----3-5-5----5--|
E--------------------------------------------------------|


Ending:

Just play the sequence sustaining each chord:

| E GG AA xC xxxD xxx | 2x

then:
e-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B--12-10-12-10--10------------------------------------------|
G-------------12--12-11-12-11-9-11-9--9---------------------|
D-----------------------------------12-12-11-12-11-9-11-9---|
A--------------------------------------------------------12-|


/f /f /f /f
e-10---10--------12----12--| /f - means full bend.
B--------------------------|