Flight of Icarus Iron Maiden
Subject: Tab: Iron Maiden "Flight of Icarus"
Date: Tue Jun 7 10:36:55 CDT 1994
Flight of Icarus
by Iron Maiden(Smith Dickinson)
Transcribed by Eddie Breslin(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)
[A] [E] [F#m]
--5----0----2------------------------- --5----0----2------------------------- --6----1----2------------------------- --7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4-------- --7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4--etc--- --5----0----2----2-2--2----2-2--------
LET RING (2nd Verse-hold chord position)
--2---------------- -2------------------------------------------- --2---------------- ----2-----5---------------------------------- --2---------------- -------2------------------------------------- --4---------------- --------------------------------------------- --4---------------- --------------------------------------------- --2---------------- ---------------------------------------------
As the sun...
[A] [E]
----------------------5----0------------------------------------- ----------------------5----0------------------------------------- ----------------------6----1------------------------------------- ----------------------7----2------------------------------------- ----------------------7----2-LET RING---------------------------- ----------------------5----0-------------------------------------
Stands on the Hill
[A] [F#m]
--5----2--------------------------------------------------------- --5----2--------------------------------------------------------- --6----2--------------------------------------------------------- --7----4--------------------------------------------------------- --7----4--------------------------------------------------------- --5----2---------------------------------------------------------
A bird song shatters the still
BRIDGE:
[F#(m)] [Ab+5] [(E/Ab)] [A] [B] [C#]
----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -(4)-------------------------------2-------------4----6---------- --4----------------7---------------0-------------2----4---------- --2----------------4---------------------------------------------
His eyes seem so glazed, see the madman in his gaze
CHORUS:
I'll try and show the idea of the chorus, listen for the
strumming and chord slides. At the end go back to strumming
the F# power chord as in the intro.
[F#m] [E] [D] [C#] [D] [E]
--2------------0------------------------------------------------- --2------------0------------------------------------------------- --2------------1------------------------------------------------- --4------------2------------7\6/7--6/7\6/7-etc-------6/7--9------ --4------------2------------5\4/5--4/5\4/5-----------4/5--7------ --2------------0-------------------------------------------------
Fly, on your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the
Sun, on your way, like an eagle, fly as high as the
RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:
[F#m] [A] [E] [F#m]
----------------------5----0----2-------------------------------- ----------------------5----0----2-------------------------------- ----------------------6----1----2-------------------------------- --4---4-4-4-----------7----2----4---4-4-4------------------------ --4---4-4-4-etc-------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc-------------------- --2---2-2-2-----------5----0----2---2-2-2------------------------
[A] [E] [A] [E] [F#m]
--5----0-----------------------5----0----2----------------------- --5----0-----------------------5----0----2----------------------- --6----1----1------------------6----1----2----------------------- --7----2----2---2-2-2----------7----2----4---4-4-4--------------- --7----2----2---2-2-2-etc------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc----------- --5----0----0---0-0-0----------5----0----2---2-2-2---------------
For Solo 2 use BRIDGE
ENDING:
Play through BRIDGE several times then on the last one
stop at the B power chord(let it ring) and then strum
F#m fast and end with A E F#m as in the intro.
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