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Sea of Madness  Iron Maiden

From the album Somewhere in Time
Words and music by Adrian Smith
Tabbed by Tony H. Ferrero
http://www.netsector.com/tony/maiden
RIFF 1
 
 -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---
 -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---
 -------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---
 -----------P---7---H-----------P---7-|---H----------P----------------B--|---
 ----------7^5--7--4^7---7--7--7^4--7-|--4^7--7--7--7^3-----------H--5/--|---
 -0---0-------------------------------|------------------0-0-0-0-5^7-----|---

RIFF 1 A
 
 -------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------
 -------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------
 -------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------
 -----------P-------H----------P----S-|----S----------------------|----------
 ----------7^5--7--4^7--7--7--7^4--7\-|---5^7--5------------B-P---|----------
 -0---0--0----------------------------|-0---------7--6--5--3/^0---|----------

PRE-CHORUS
Oh.. my eyes... can't believe...
 
 ---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------
 ---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------
 ---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------
 -9--9-----9--------7-|9---9------9-|-9----9------7-|-7--10--10--9--|--------
 -7--7-----7--------8-|8---8-----10-|10---10------8-|-8---8---8--7--|--------
 -0-----0-----0--0----|--0---0-0----|---0-----0-0---|------------0--|--------

Oh... my heart... turn my back...
 
 ---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------
 ---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------
 ---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------2-----|--------
 -9--9-----9--------7-|9---9------9-|-9----9------7-|--5------2-----|--------
 -7--7-----7--------8-|8---8-----10-|10---10------8-|--7------0-----|--------
 -0-----0-----0--0----|--0---0-0----|---0-----0-0---|------0--------|--------

CHORUS
1.Like the... the dove Fly so... above
1.Like a river will flow on towards we go
 
 ---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------|
 -------------------6-|--5-----------5----8-|--8---------8------|-----------|
 --2----------2-----5-|--6-----------6----7-|--7---------7------|-9-9-9---9-|
 --2--|-PM--|-2--PM-3-|--3--|-PM--|--3-PM-5-|--5-|--PM-|-5-PM-9-|-9-9-9---9-|
 -----0-0-0-0----0----|-----0-0-0-0----0----|----0-0-0-0---0--7-|-7-7-7---7-|
 ---------------------|---------------------|-----------------0-|-------0-0-|

1.you see... bring you... sadness
2.you do bring you... sadness Out on the...
 
 ------------------|---------------------|---------P----------|----vibrato---
 ------------------|---------------------|-12----13^12--------|(12)\--bar----
 -9--------9----10-|-10-------10------12-|----12--------12----|(12)\\---------
 -9--------9----10-|-10--|PM|-10--PM--12-|-----------------12-|(12)\\--------
 -7--|PM|--7-PM--8-|--8--8--8--8--8---10-|--------------------|-----\--------
 ----0--0----0-----|---------------------|--------------------|--------------

HARMONY INTERLUDE(Two guitars)
 
 |---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------
 |---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------
 |---|----------------|------------------|--------H-P--------|---------------
 |---|-----|--PM-|----|-------|-PM--|--4-|-(4)~--4^5^4--5----|--------------
 |-2-|-2~--2--4--5--2-|-(2)~--2--4--5----|-----------------7-|---------------
 |---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------

| | | | |
 
 |---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------
 |---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------
 |---|----------------|------------------|--------H-P--------|---------------
 |---|-----|--PM-|----|-------|--PM-|--7-|-(7)~--7^9^7--9----|---------------
 |-5-|-5~--5--7--9--5-|-(5)~--5--7--9----|-----------------10|---------------
 |---|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------
 |----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------
 |----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------
 |----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------
 |-----4----------------|-------|--PM-|-----|-------------4--4---|-----------
 |-(7)---5--7--0--1--2~-|---2~--2--4--5--2~-|-(2)~--4--5---------|-----------
 |----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------

| | | |
 
 |----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------
 |----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------
 |----------------------|-------------------|-------------7------|-----------
 |-----7----------------|-------|--PM-|-----|-------------7------|-----------
 |(10)---9-10--5--4--5~-|---5~--5--7--9--5~-|-(5)~--7--9--5------|-----------
 |----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------
 |-------------------------AH-|----H-P----------------|----------------------
 |-|---------PM----------|-6--|-(6)^7^6---------------|----------------------
 |-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----|----------7----------S-|----------------------
 |----------------------------|-------------7~---(7)\-|----------------------
 |----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
 |----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------

| | |
 
 |----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
 |----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
 |-------7--------7------2----|-(2)---2------------4--|----------------------
 |-------7--|PM|--7--PM--2----|-(2)---2------H-P---4--|----------------------
 |-------5--5--5-----5---0----|-(0)---0--0--4^5^4--2--|----------------------
 |----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------

GUITAR SOLO
[B5] [A5] [G5] [A5] [D5]  
 
 |----H-P-----------P------------|--H-P-------------14-|---------------------
 |---2^3^2---P-----3^2--4--2--4~-|-2^3^2----2~--S------|---------------------
 |----------4^2--4---------------|--------4----4\------|---------------------
 |-------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------
 |-------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------
 |-------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------

[A5]  
 
 |---P--H--H--P--H--H--P--P--H--P-------------------|------------------------
 |-15^14^15^17^14^15^17^15^14^15^14---P---14--------|-------P--P--S--H--P--H-
 |----------------------------------16^14----16--14-|-12--16^14^12\11^12^11^-
 |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------
 |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------
 |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------

[B5] [A5] [G5]  
 
 |--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--
 |-H------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--
 |-^12----------|--------------------------------------------11--------11-|--
 |-----11~------|---P-------11--12----11--12--14--11--12--14----12--14----|--
 |-----------12-|-14^12--14--------14-------------------------------------|--
 |--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--

[A5] [D5] [A5]  
 
 |-------------------------------------|-17/~~--17--15--14--15-|-------------
 |-----------------------------S---S---|---B-------------------|-------------
 |-12----11--12--14--11--12--14/16~\---|-----------------------|-------------
 |----14-----------------------------\-|-----------------------|-------------
 |-------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------
 |-------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------

H P C#5
 
 |-14^15^14-------------BR---------BR-|--------------------------------------
 |----------17----15--17/\---15--19/\-|--------------------------------------
 |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
 |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
 |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
 |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------

INTERLUDE
 
 |------------------------|------------------------|-------------------0-|---
 |-19~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|--------------0---------|---------------------|---
 |------------------------|----------------6----4--|-------4------4------|---
 |------------------------|------------------6--4--|--4--4---4--4---4----|---
 |------------------------|--0--0--0--0------------|---------------------|---
 |------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---

| RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF A | | |
 
 |---------------0--------|------------------------|---------------------|---
 |-------------0---4------|------------------------|---------------------|---
 |--6-----6--6-------4-4--|--------------4------4--|---------------4-----|---
 |--6-----6------------6--|--------------6------4--|---------------------|---
 |--4--4--4------------0--|--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--2--|--2--2-2-2--2--------|---
 |------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---
 |(0)---0-------4-----|
 |-4---------4--------|
 |----4---------------|
 |------------------0-|
 |------------------4-|
 |--------------------|

| |
 
 |----0---------------|
 |--------0-----------|
 |(4)-----------4-----|
 |------------------X-|
 |------------------4-|
 |--------------------|

END RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF A
CONTINUE RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF A
LEAD GUITAR
DIVE DIVE
 
 |-----------|--S---9-----11-|--~~~--12--------------|-------------------|
 |-----------|--/9-----9-----|-----------12------12--|-(12)\-(12)\---S---|
 |-----------|---------------|---------------11------|--------------9\7--|
 |-----------|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
 |-----------|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
 |-----------|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------|

Ooh Ooh Ooh
 
 |---------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
 |--P------------|------------H-P----------|----------H-P--------|
 |-9^8---~~~~~~--|-(8)--9----8^9^8---------|---------8^9^8-------|
 |---------------|------------------11-----|--9--11---------9----|
 |---------------|----------------------11-|-------------------9-|
 |---------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

S
 
 |-------|-----------------------H--H----14\-|
 |-------|-------------H--H----14^16^17------|
 |-------|---H--H----13^14^16----------------|
 |-------|-13^14^16--------------------------|
 |-(9)---|-----------------------------------|
 |-------|-----------------------------------|

REPEAT RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF 1 & 1/2 TIMES:
It's madness/The sun don't shine on the sea of madness
B5 STRUM
There ain't no wind to fill your sails
REPEAT RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF 1 & 1/2 TIMES:
Madness/When all you can see can only bring you sadness
B5 STRUM
On towards the sea we go
REPEAT RIFF I (X4)
REPEAT VERSE I
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS
CODA
 
 |-RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF B------------------------

Out on the sea of madness
 
 |-----D--D-------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 |(12)-\--\----------10-|-10---------10-----6-|(6)--6---------6----8-|
 |(12)-\--\----------9--|-9----------9------5-|(5)--5---------5----7-|
 |(12)-\--\----------7--|-7----------7------3-|(3)--3---------3----5-|
 |-------------------0--|----0-0-0-0-----0----|-------0-0-0-0----0---|
 |----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
 ----------------------------------------------| END RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF B
 |-------------------------|------S------------|
 |(9)--9-----------9-----6-|(6)--6/9--9-9---10-|
 |(7)--7-----------7-----5-|(5)--5/7--7-7---9--|
 |(5)--5-----------5-----3-|(3)--3/5--5-5---7--|
 |--------0-0-0-0-----0----|-------------------|
 |-------------------------|-------------------|

REPEAT RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF B
LEAD GUITAR
Of madness
 
 |--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
 |--B---TH--TH--|-------5---B-----|--------S-------|---------------B--|
 |-7/9--12--10--|-~~~------7^9--5-|----7--5\4---S--|------S-S-P---7^9-|
 |--------------|-----------------|------------5/7-|-~~~--\2/7^5------|
 |--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
 |--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

(hold bend) H B
 
 |--------------|--vibrato--|-------------------|-------B------B----17^19^20|
 |--------T---T-|----B--P---|---P-H-P-----------|-----20^22--20^22----------|
 |(9)----12--14-|--14/17^7--|(7)^5^7^5------P---|dive--------sharp----------|
 |--------------|-----------|-----------7~~~^0--|-------------bend----------|
 |--------------|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|
 |--------------|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|

R B B B R B R
 
 |^19---19^20--|-19^20--19^20^19----17-----17---19^20^19-|
 |-------------|--------fast------------20-------fast----|
 |-------------|------------slow--------------------slow-|
 |-------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |-------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |-------------|-----------------------------------------|
 |-19^17----17-----H--P--H---|-------------|-5--P----B----5---P----------|
 |-------20----20~~^22^20^22-|----B--------|---8^5--8^10-----8^5---B-P---|
 |---------------------------|---7^9-------|----------------------7^9^5--|
 |---------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
 |---------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
 |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------|
 |-------------------------|------------------B-------|P------------|
 |-7--7--5-----------------|--------------5--7^9--7^9-|^5-----------|
 |----------7---S--P-------|-----S--5--7--------------|----7~~~~----|
 |-------------7\5~^3--5~~-|-3--5/7-------------------|-------------|
 |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------|

SOME BRIEF EXPLANATION OF MY NOTATION:
\ indicates a slide (will have an "S" above it) or vibrato dive
~ vibrato shake (1/2 to 1 step unless stated)
^ Note change signified by:
B bend--the pitch to bend to is signified after the ^
b indicates striking a note at the 7th fret and
7^9 bending it until it sounds at the pitch of the 9th
R release--bend if released
H hammer on to note following ^
P pull off to note following ^
T Finger tap
H Tap Harmonic

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