Mother Russia Iron Maiden
Mother Russia ( Harris )
Intro:
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Bridge (Clean Sound)
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Riff 1
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|------------------5--------|------------------5--------| D|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7-5----|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7~-----| A|-5----------------------8--|-5-------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|------------------5--------|---------------------------| D|----7-7--5-7-8--8---7-5----|----5-5--2-3-5-5-3-2-0-----| A|-5----------------------8--|-3-------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Verse 1
[D5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [G5] [G5] [F5] [F5] [D5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [G5] [G5] [F5]
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-10-|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10----| D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-10-|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10----| A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8--8--|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8-----| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[D5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [G5] [G5] [F5] [D5] [C5] [D5] [E5] [C5] [G5] [G5] [D5]
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----| D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----| A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8--5--|-3----5--7--3--10-10-5-----| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[F5] [G5] [A5] [F5] [Bb5] [A5] [F5] [F5] [G5] [A5] [F5] [Bb5] [A5]
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|---------------3--3--2-----|---------------3--3--2-----| D|-3----5--7--3--3--3--2--3--|-3----5--7--3--3--3--2-----| A|-3----5--7--3--1--1--0--3--|-3----5--7--3--1--1--0-----| E|-1----3--5--1-----------1--|-1----3--5--1--------------|
[D5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [G5] [G5] [F5] [D5] [C5] [D5] [E5] [C5] [G5] [G5] [D5]
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----| D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-10-7--|-5----7--9--5--12-12-7-----| A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-8--5--|-3----5--7--3--10-10-5-----| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Riff 2
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------| D|-------------7-7-----5-5-7-7-4-4-|-------------7-7-----5-5-4~------| A|-7-7-----------------------------|-7-7-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-----4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------|---------------------------------| D|-------------7-7-----5-5-7-7-4-4-|-----5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-4-4---------| A|-7-7-----------------------------|-5-5---------------------7-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Riff 3
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-------------| A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-3-3-----------------6-6-5~------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0-3-------| A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-1-1-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-------------| A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-3-3-----------------6-6-5~------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-----3-3-----|-----1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0-(riff-4)| A|-3-3-----------------6-6-----5-5-|-1-1-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Riff 4
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-------2---4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|-------2---4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----| A|-2--5--------------5----------7--|-2--5--------------5----------7--| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|------------------------------4--|-2-------------------------------| D|-----------4/5--4-----7-7-5-4----|---5-4-2---4/5--4--5--7-7-5-4----| A|-2--5--3-----------5-------------|------------------------------7--| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1st Solo (Rhythm Guitar)
[F#5] [A5]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4--4-4-4-4-7----| A|-4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4---4-----4----4--4--4-4-4-4-7----| E|-2---2-----2----2--2---2-----2----2--2---2-----2----2--2--2-2-2-2-5----|
2nd Solo (Rhythm Guitar)
[C5] [Eb5]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5--5-5-5-5-8----| D|-5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5---5-----5----5--5--5-5-5-5-8----| A|-3---3-----3----3--3---3-----3----3--3---3-----3----3--3--3-3-3-3-6----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3rd Solo (Rhythm Guitar)
[E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [F#5] [F#5] [F#5] [G5] [A5]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---| A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---5---|
[G5] [G5] [G5] [G5] [A5] [B5]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---8-7-5-7-5---------------------| D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-5-----------8-7-8-7-5---5-------| A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-----------------------8---8-5---| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|-------------------------------8-|
[E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [F#5] [F#5] [F#5] [G5] [A5]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---| A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---5---|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/mother_russia_tab_ver_2.html )
[G5] [G5] [G5] [G5] [A5] [B5]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---8-7-5-7-5---------------------| D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-5-----------8-7-8-7-5---5-------| A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-----------------------8---8-5---| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|-------------------------------8-|
[E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [F#5] [F#5] [F#5] [G5] [A5]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---| A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4---5---|-4-----4-----4-----4-----5---7---| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---5---|
[G5] [G5] [G5] [G5] [A5] [B5]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---10-9-7-9-7--------------------------| D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|-7------------10-9-10-9-7----7---------| A|-5-----5-----5-----5-----7---9---|--------------------------10---10-7----| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---7---|------------------------------------10-|
Verse 2
[D5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [G5] [G5] [D5] [D5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [G5] [E5] [E5]
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----| D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----| A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-5-----|-5----7--8--5--10-7--7-----| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[E5] [F5] [G5] [E5] [F5] [G5] [E5] [F5] [G5] [F5] [D5]
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|-9----10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9--9-10-12----10-7-----| D|-9----10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9--9-10-12----10-7-----| A|-7----8--10----7--7-8--10--|----7--7-8--10----8--5-----| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[D5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [G5] [G5] [D5] [D5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [G5] [E5] [E5]
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----| D|-7----9--10-7--12-12-7-----|-7----9--10-7--12-9--9-----| A|-5----7--8--5--10-10-5-----|-5----7--8--5--10-7--7-----| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
[E5] [F5] [G5] [E5] [F5] [G5] [E5] [F5] [D5]
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|-9--9-10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9----------10----7-----| D|-9--9-10-12----9--9-10-12--|----9----------10----7-----| A|-7--7-8--10----7--7-8--10--|----7----------8-----5-----| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
SONG STRUCTURE
INTRO
BRIDGE (2x)
RIFF 1 (2x)
VERSE 1
RIFF 1 (2x)
RIFF 2 (2x)
RIFF 3
RIFF 4 (2x)
1st SOLO - Rhythm Guitar (4x)
2nd SOLO - Rhythm Guitar (4x)
3rd SOLO - Rhythm Guitar
VERSE 2
BRIDGE (2x)
1st Solo
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------6--7-6-4---4---4-6-6~----------------------| D|-----2---4------------7---6-----------------------------| A|-4------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------5----------------------------------------| B|---------5-7-9---9-7-5-----------/7--6-----/10--9-------| G|---4-6-7---------------7-6~-------------7----------10---| D|-7------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-6--7--6h7p6--------------------------------------------| D|-------------9--6h7p6h7p6h7-----------------------------| A|----------------------------9-7h9p7h9-5h7p5h7-4~--------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------0-9-10-9-7-9-5-0-5-4-2-4-----------------| B|--------5+----------------------------------------------| G|-6+-----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|-12h14p12h14p12----------------------------------------------| B|----------------13h14p13h14p13-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------13h14p13h14p13-10h11p10h11p10-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-14h17p14---------------16h19p16----------------------16-17-19-21-22b(24)-| B|----------14h15p14---------------16h17p16----16-17-19---------------------| G|-------------------16---------------------18------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Solo
E|-11p8---8---8-11b(13)-----11-10-8-----------------------| B|------8---8-----------------------8-11-11b(13)----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|-8-----------------------8------------------------------| B|---8----8-----------------------------------------------| G|-----11---10-8----10-8-9---10-8-------------------------| D|---------------10---------------10----------------------| A|-----------------------------------10-9-8-6-8-6~--------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------4--6b(8)---| G|-A.H.---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-8b(10)--8--6h8p6-5--6--5h6p5-3--5--3--------------3--5-------------| A|----------------------------------------6--6--3--6------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-8-10-11-11b(13)-10-8-10-11/13-13b(15)-13-11-10-11-10-8-10-8----8--8\-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------11-------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----A.H.----------A.H.---------------------------------| B|-8---11---11---8---8---1---4---3---4---3----------------| G|-------------------------------------------3------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------8---8----8--| B|-----------8---8---11----| G|-10b(12)-----------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| E|------------------------------------11----11-13b(15)----| B|-11-10-8----8--------------------11----11---------------| G|---------11---11-10-8----8-10/12------------------------| D|----------------------10--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
3rd Solo
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-20+-----20+-----15+-----15+-----15+-----15+------------| G|-19+-----19+-----14+-----14+-----14+-----14+------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|----------14-17-15-14----14-----------------------------| B|----12-15-------------17----15-17-17b(19)---------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-14-----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------17-20---------17-20---------17-20---------17-20-| G|-19b(21)-------19b(21)-------19b(21)-------19b(21)-------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|-Drums-&-Rhythm-Guitar-| B|---------17-20---------17-20---------17-20\--|-----------------------| G|-19b(21)-------19b(21)-------19b(21)---------|-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------| E|---------12-12---------12-12---------12-12---------12-12-| B|-15b(17)-------15b(17)-------15b(17)-------15b(17)-------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-12--------------------------------------------------| G|-------14-12--------------------------------------------| D|-------------14----12-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------14----12-----------------------| E|-------------------------------------15----12-----------| E|----------------------------------14\--|-Drums-&-Rhythm-Guitar-| B|-------------------------14----13------|-----------------------| G|----------------14----13----12---------|-----------------------| D|-------------13----12------------------|-----------------------| A|----14-13-12---------------------------|-----------------------| E|-12------------------------------------|-----------------------| E|-19-15----15-17-19-17-15----15-------15-17-15-14-| B|-------17----------------19----17-19-------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|-17-14----14-------14-15-17-15-14----14----------| B|-------15----15-17----------------17----15-------| G|-------------------------------------------16----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|-15-12----12-13-15-13-12----12-------------|-Drums-&-Rhythm-Guitar-| B|-------13----------------15----13-15b(17)--|-----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
The solos are not very difficult. Only the 2nd solo needs a lot of practice.
I believe it's almost 100% correct.
Notation Legend
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~ - Vibrato
/ - Slide ---------------------
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