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Author/Artist: Iron Maiden

Title: The Mercenary

Album: Brave New World

Transcribed by: Swen O. Heiland

Email: sonofagun@t-online.de



This one is optimized for two guitars (though Maiden play it with three).



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-9--9--|------------5---4------------|------------5---4----/7-----------|-----
-7--7--|-7--5--7------------5--------|-7--5--7--------------------------|-----
-------|------------------------7----|----------------------------------|-----

        Intro [2x]                                                            



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-9-----------9------5-------7--------|-9-----------9------5-----7-------|-----
-9--9--9--9--9------5-------7--------|-9--9--9--9--9------5-----7-------|-----
-7--7--7--7--7------3-------5--------|-7--7--7--7--7------3-----5-------|-----
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 Verse: Guitar 1 ['Pay to kill...'] [4x]                                      



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--------------------4-------5--------|----------------------------------|-----
-7--5--7-----------------------------|-7--5--7----------3------5--------|-----
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 Verse Melody: Guitar 2                                                       



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-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----
-9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----
-9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----
-7---------------|-5-----------------|-3---------------|-5--------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----

 Bridge ['Nowhere to run...'] [2x]                                            



-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----
-----------------|-------4-----------|-------2---------|-------4--------|-----
-9--7--10--9-----|-7--5-----7--4-----|-5--4-----5--4---|-7--5-----7--4--|-----
-------------10--|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----

 Bridge Melody [enters on second time]                                        



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-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----
------------5--4---------------------|------------5--4------------------|-----
-7--5--7----------5------------------|-7--5--7----------5---------------|-----
---------------------7---------------|---------------------7------------|-----

 Interlude                                                                    



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-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----
-5---------------|-7-----------------|-9--------------------------------|-----
-5---------------|-7-----------------|-9--------------------------------|-----
-3---------------|-5-----------------|-7--------------------------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----

 Chorus ['Should have no fear...']: Guitar 1 [2x]                             



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-----------------|-------------------|-8-7-------------8-7--------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|------9-7------------9-7----------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|----------10-9-----------10-9-----|-----
-----------------|-------------------|---------------9--------------9---|-----
-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----

 Chorus Melody: Guitar 2 [on first time]                                      



-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|-8--7--8--8/10---8--7--8--8/10----|-----
-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----
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 Chorus Melody: Guitar 2 [on second time]                                     



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-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----
-4--4--4-----------------------------|-2--2--2--------------------------|-----
-4--4--4-----------------------------|-2--2--2--------------------------|-----
-2--2--2-----------2-2-2--3--2-------|-0--0--0-----------0-0-0-0--2--3--|-----
--------------------------------5-3--|----------------------------------|-----

 Rhythm for Solo 1 [2x]                                                       



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-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----
-4--4--4-----------------------------|-7--7--7--------------------------|-----
-4--4--4-----------------------------|-7--7--7--------------------------|-----
-2--2--2-----------2-2-2--3--2-------|-5--5--5-----------3-3-3-3--5-----|-----
--------------------------------5-3--|----------------------------------|-----

                                                                              



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-9--------9--------12---12-----------|-7--------7-------12---12---------|-----
-9--9--9--9--------12---12-----------|-7--7--7--7-------12---12---------|-----
-7--7--7--7--------10---10-----------|-5--5--5--5-------10---10---------|-----
-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----

 Rhythm for Solo 2 [2x]                                                       



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-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----
-9--------9--------12---12-----------|-7--------7-----------------------|-----
-9--9--9--9--------12---12-----------|-7--7--7--7-------7--7---7--7-----|-----
-7--7--7--7--------10---10-----------|-5--5--5--5-------7--7---7--7-----|-----
-------------------------------------|------------------5--5---5--5-----|-----

                                                                              



-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----
-9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----
-9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7--------------|-----
-7---------------|-5-----------------|-3---------------|-5--------------|-----
-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----

 Rhythm for Interlude after Solo 2                                            



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-4v---4-4-4-5-4--------------------4-5-4v---4-4-4-5-4-------------------|-4-5-
----------------7-5-7v---7-7-7-7-7--------------------7-5-7v--7-7-7-7-7-|-----
------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----
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 Interlude after Solo 2                                                       



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-4v---4-4-4-5-4--------------------4-5-4v---4-4-4-5-4-------------------|-----
----------------7-5-7v---7-7-7-7-7--------------------7-5---------------|-----
-----------------------------------------------------------5\-----------|-----
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