The Educated Fool Iron Maiden
by Iron Maiden (Steve Harris)
off the Album "Virtual XI"
INTRO-Riff 1 (play it 2 times, Steve plays the chords):
Em |-let ring------> C G D E|--------------------------|-----------------------------| B|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G|--------------------------|-----------------------------| D|----9-10-9----------------|----9-10-9-10-9-/12---10-9---| A|-12-----------------------|-12-----------------------12-| E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
INTRO-Riff 2 (also 2 times, Steve is still playing the chords):
Em |-let ring--> C D
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---7-8-10-8-7-8------------|---7-8-10-8-7-8---10/12---10-8-10--| |-9-------------------------|-9---------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
During the first verse guitar 1 plays the chords by picking
the following pattern (this is just a sample so that you get the idea):
[Em] [Em] [Em] [C] [G] [D]
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------9---9--------9---9--------9---|-----5---5--------------------7----| |----9---9---9----9---9---9----9---9-|---5---5---5-----5---5------7---7--| |-7-------------7------------7-------|-3-------------5---5---5--5--------| |------------------------------------|-------------3---------------------|
VERSE 1:
I'm an [Em]educated fool so I d[C]on't know what it is [G]I'm supposed to [D]do
About this [Em]awkward situation that's been f[C]orced down right upon [D]me
As I'm w[Em]alking down into on my [C]own into the V[G]alley of l[D]ife
Got a l[Em]ifetime of experience Yeah I've g[C]ot so much to g[D]ive
CHORUS RIFF (don't let the notes ring (mute 'em with your palm)):
[Em]
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----9----7-----5-----5--7p5--5h7-| (play this 4 times) |-7----7-----7-----7--------------| |---------------------------------|
Open the page...
The Second Verse is played (heavily!) distorted, so there's a new
pattern:
Em C G D (let ring)
|---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5-----------7---------------| |-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5----5--5---7---------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-3--3----5--5---5---------------| |---------------------------|---------3--3-------------------|
..felt this way before...
VERSE 2:
Never [Em]felt this way before seems that s[C]omebody's just [G]opened the [D]
door
To the [Em]book of life ... or is it death is there [C]ever anyway [D]out
Someone's l[Em]ooking down on me to the v[C]ery inner c[G]ore of my s[D]oul
Em c D
They won't tell me what they see but I really want to know
Repeat CHORUS RIFF 8 times, then
VERSE 3:
Do you r[Em]eally wanna be just [C]another one stat[G]istic or f[D]eel
That you r[Em]eally should aspire that you r[C]eally do deserve m[D]ore
Do you [Em]ever really feel that you h[C]ave so much pot[G]ential ins[D]ide
What you r[Em]eally have to give could be r[C]ealised so much m[D]ore
CHORUS RIFF (8 times)
BRIDGE:
(let the chords ring)
[Em] [G] [C] [D] [Em] [G] [C] [D]
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-9----------12-- -|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------| |-9----------12----|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------| |-7----------10----|-3---------5--|-7-------10---|-3-----5------| |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Time will flow and I will fo--llow
INTERLUDE RIFF 1 (6 times):
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
|----------------|------------------------------| |----------------|------------------------------| |----------------|------------------------------| |----9-10-9------|----9-10-9-12-10-9------------| |-12-------------|-12----------------12-10--12--| |----------------|------------------------------|
INTERLUDE RIFF 2 (8 times, Em-C-G-D as usual):
|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--9--11--12----9--11--11-12-14-12-11--| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
SOLO-Chords (8 times, don't know if they're exact):
[Em] [G] [C] [G]
|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| |-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| |-7------10------3-------10-10-10-10-| |------------------------------------|
After the Solo play INTERLUDE RIFF 2 four more times
INTERLUDE RIFF 3 (4 times):
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
|----------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------| |----9-10-9-9----|----9-10-9-9---10-9-12----10-9-12----| |-12-------------|-12----------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------|
then the CHORUS RIFF (8 more times),
afterwards the BRIDGE Chords (12 times),
the INTRO-RIFF 1 two more times
and finally the OUTRO RIFF:
[Em]
|------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------9--10---9---9---(let ring and fade)-| |-12---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
Due to my lacking fingering speed, the solo is missing.
If anyone out there has a transcription of it, please mail it to me.
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