Iced Earth: Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: October 10, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro 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|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 1 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|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "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---5-0-5-| 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---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---5-0-| Eb|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...to despair..." Riff 2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--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 x2 eb|---------------------------------| 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..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * 1st ending eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---5-5-5-5-5-4----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 ending eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|---5-5-5-5-5-4----7--7-7-7-7-| Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * "...kind of hell?" Riff 4 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|---5------5------5------7-| Ab|---3------2------3------5-| Eb|-0------0------0------0---| * * * * "Six, six six..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|---5------5------5----5---| Ab|---3------2------3----3-0-| Eb|-0------0------0----------| * * * "Hell and fire... eb|---------------------------------| 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|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 3 "Torches blazed..." Riff 4 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|---5------5------5------7-| Ab|---3------2------3------5-| Eb|-0------0------0------0---| * * * * "Six, six six..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|---5------5------5--------| Ab|---3------2------3----0-0-| Eb|-0------0------0----------| * * * * * "Hell and fire... Riff 5 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|--8-888--8--8--10-101010-10-10-10-10\-| Eb|--------------------------------------| *** * * * * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-------9-7--9-----10-9-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--7-777--7-7-| Eb|-----------------------| * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-10-----12-10--12--------14-------12\-| Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-101010-10-10-10-10\-| Eb|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-------9-7--9-----10-9-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--7-777--7-7-| Eb|-----------------------| * * * *** eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-10-----12-10--12--------14-------12\-| Ab|--8-888--8--8--10-101010-10-10-10-10\-| Eb|--------------------------------------| *** * * * * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-------9-7--9-----10-9-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--7-777--7-7-| Eb|-----------------------| * * * *** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-10-----12-10--12--------14--------| Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-101010-10-10-0-0-| 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-| * * * * * * * * * * Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------------7---5---------------| Db|-------5--7---7---7-5---5-------| Ab|-5-555-3--------------7---7-6-5-| Eb|--------------------------------| * *** * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------------3---1---------------| Db|-------3--3---3---3-1---1-------| Ab|-3-333-1--------------3---3-2-1-| Eb|--------------------------------| * *** * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------2------5----| Ab|-------3----------5------0------3--0-| Eb|-3-330-1--------0-3----0------0------| * *** * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7--------7-5-2----------------| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-3-0-3--------------| Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|----------------3------5------| Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-0---------------| * * * * * * * * * * Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7-----------------------------| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------| Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|----------------3------5------| Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-0---------------| * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7-----------------------------| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------| Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|----------------3------5--------| Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-0-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 3 "This can't go on..." Riff 4b eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|---5------5------5------7-| Ab|---3------2------3------5-| Eb|-0------0------0------0---| * * * * "Six, six six..." eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|---5------5------5--| Ab|---3------2------3--| Eb|-0------0------0----| * * * "Hell and fire... Play Intro Play Riff 1 "I'm coming back..." Riff 2a eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--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: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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