From: [e-mail]
Subject: TAB: IRON MAIDEN - THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 14:04:17 +0100
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THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

FROM: THE X FACTOR

TABBED BY: STUART ROBB (DREAMER DECEIVER)


Heres my effort at this epic tune - there are several pieces still missing, but
there is quite a bit here (the track is 11:17 long !!).
The whole song is based around the E chord, at different positions.

Any help and additions would be welcome - this was knocked up in just a few
hours (not including putting it onto the computer !!).

See my email address at the bottom........

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00:00 - 01:20 = PRE-INTRO (background chanting)


01:20 - 01:55 = INTRO 1 (bass + guitar ?)

(X2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\
A|----0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2------0-2-3---2-3-5--3--2------0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2--\
E|-0----------------------0------------------------0---------------------\

[ending 1] [ending 2]
-\----------------------|----------------------|
-\----------------------|----------------------|
-\----------------------|----------------------|
-\----------------------|----------------------|
-\----------------------|----------------------|
-\-0--0-2-3--2-3--2-3---|-0--0-2-3--2-3--2-0---|


01:55 - 02:47 = INTRO 2 (occassional chords)

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|


02:47 - 03:26 = VERSE 1 (thumping chords, 4 a bar, hit;miss;hit;hit)

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|


03:26 - 03:44 = VERSE 2 (similar to Verse 1, but with LEAD 1)

[LEAD 1]
e|------------------------------------|
B|-5--5-7-8-7-----0---5--5-7-8-7------|
G|-------------7------------------7---|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


03:44 - 04:04 = CHORUS (chords)

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|


04:04 - 04:22 = VERSE 2


04:22 - 04:42 = CHORUS


04:42 - 05:01 = RIFF 1 (2 guitars + bass, guitar 1 top;guitar 2 bottom)

(X2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
B|---12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12--\
G|-9------------------------9------------------------9------------------------\
D|----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9--\
A|-7------------------------7------------------------7------------------------\
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------\

-\------------------------------|
-\-13-13--12-12--10-10--12-12---|
-\------------------------------|
-\-10-10---9--9---7--7---9--9---|
-\------------------------------|
-\------------------------------|

(X2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
B|---10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10--\
G|-7------------------------7------------------------7------------------------\
D|----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7--\
A|-5------------------------5------------------------5------------------------\
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------\

-\------------------------------|
-\-11-11--10-10---8--8--10-10---|
-\------------------------------|
-\--8--8---7--7---5--5---7--7---|
-\------------------------------|
-\------------------------------|


05:01 - 05:30 = RIFF 2 (chords, by the threes)

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|


05:30 - 06:06 = RIFF 3 (background chanting)

[part 1] X2 [part 2]
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|- PART 1 -|
D|--9--9-8----9--9--8-7--|--7--7-6----7--7--6-5--|- (X1) -|
A|-7--7------7--7--7-----|-5--5------5--5--5-----|----------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|


06:06 - 07:08 = RIFF 4

[part 1] [part 2]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------\
B|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------\
G|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------\
D|--9-9-9-8-------------9-9-9-8---7--------------------|--9-9-9-8--------------------\
A|-7----------7---7----7--------7-----7---7---7---7----|-7----------7---7---7---7----\
E|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-|----------000-000-000-000-00-\

[part 3]
-\---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-\
-\---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-\
-\---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-\
-\--9-9-9-8---7--------------------|--7-7-7-6-------------7-7-7-6---5--------------------|-\
-\-7--------7-----7---7---7---7----|-5----------7---7----5--------5-----7---7---7---7----|-\
-\--------------000-000-000-000-00-|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-|-\

-\------------|
-\------------|
-\-- PART 2 --|
-\-- (X1) --|
-\------------|
-\------------|


07:08 - 07:25 = RIFF 5

[part 1] (X2) [part 2]
e|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----10-----7-----9--|--7-----8-----5-----7---------7-----8-----5-----7------|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|


07:25 - 07:44 = RIFF 5 with LEAD 2

[LEAD 2]
[part 1] (X2) [part 2] (X2)
e|---------------10------------------|----------------8------------------|
B|-12--10-12-13-----13-10-----10-12--|-10---8-10-11-----11--8------8-10--|
G|-------------------------12--------|--------------------------10-------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


07:44 - 07:57 = RIFF 6 (heavy and fast)

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|


07:57 - 08:17 = RIFF 7
(X4)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12--10---------------12--10----------------------------|
G|-9--9---------12-11---9--9---------12-11-9----9-12-9-12--11---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


08:17 - 08:36 = SOLO 1

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|


08:36 - 08:55 = SOLO 2

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|


08:55 - 09:14 = RIFF 7 (X4)


09:14 - 10:10 = RIFF 8 (with background chords on 3rd & 4th repeat;
slows on 6th repeat, into OUTRO 1)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10-9---------\
B|----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12---------10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10------12-10---\
G|-9----------------------------------------9-------------------------------------------\
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\

(X6)
-\-----------------------------------------10-9-------------------------------------------|
-\----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12-----------12-10-12-10-------------------------------|
-\--9-------------------------------------------------------12-11-12-11-9----12-11-9------|
-\------------------------------------------------------------------------12---------12---|
-\----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-\----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


10:10 - 10:47 = OUTRO 1 (slow and crunchy)

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|


10:47 - 11:12 = OUTRO 2 (INTRO 1 with ENDING 2)


>>> THE EPIC IS OVER <<<

...... ...... ......

All additions and comments will be welcomed....

Good guitaring,
Stuart.
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