BRUCE DICKINSON - ACCIDENT OF BIRTH From the Album ACCIDENT OF BIRTH Copyright 1997 BMG Version 1.0 - September 1998 Transcribed By: Jeremy Disten For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version; please contact Jeremy Disten at jdustpan@hotmail.com This Tab Made Possible By An Elite Member of Displacer's Death Tab!!! Check Out DEATH WARP, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~ekubica Check Out Displacer's Web Page, With More Transcriptions On It: http://www.dsrmusic.com/metaltab/index.html Join the death/black tab mailing list by emailing: rich@dsrmusic.com . - palm mute * - see comment ~ - vibrato x - percussion note / - slide up to \ - slide down to h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend b+r - bend and release " - tremolo note ph - pinch harmonic sh - semi harmonic Tune To Dropped D (D,A,D,G,B,E) Riff A.1 (Play Riff A.1 a Total Of 5 Times) |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|Gtrs I |-------------------------------------| & II |-------------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|Gtrs I |-------------------------------------| & II |--------------------p----------------| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--7-0-0-8--0-8-0-8--| Riff A.2 |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|Gtrs I |-------------------------------------| & II |-------------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------2----0------|Gtr I |--------------------------------3-2--| |--------------------h----------------| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-3-0-------------| | | |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|Gtr II |-------------------------3----2-0----| |--------------------h--0----------3--| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-3---------------| Riff B |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------p-------p------|Gtr |-----------------------------------------------------2-0---3-2-0-----| I |-----------------------------------p---------------------3-------3-2-| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------| | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr |---------------------------------------------------------------------| II |-----------------------------------------------------3-2-0-5-3-2-0---| |----------------------------------3-0------------------------------3-| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------2---0-----|Gtr |-----------------------------------p-----------------------------3-2-| I |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--h--------------| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-0-----------| | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr |-----------------------------------p-----------------------3---2-0---| II |----------------------------------3-0-----------------h--0---------3-| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-------------| Repeat Riff B Riff C |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|Gtrs I |------------------------------------| & II |------------------------------------| |/7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5---8-5-| |/7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5---8-5-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|Gtrs I |------------------------------------| & II |------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5---3-5-| |-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5---3-5-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|Gtrs I |------------------------------------| & II |------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5---8-5-| |-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5---8-5-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|Gtrs I |------------------------------------| & II |------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--8-----10---------| |-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--8-0-0-10-0-0-----| Riff D |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I |-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-5-5\3-3-5--| & II |-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-5-5\3-3-5--| |-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-3-3\1-1-3--| |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I |-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-5-5-3-3/7--| & II |-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-5-5-3-3/7--| |-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-3-3-1-1/5--| |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I |-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-9-91010-9--| & II |-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----9-9-91010-9--| |-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----7-7-7-8-8-7--| |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I |-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-5-5\3-3-5--| & II |-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-5-5\3-3-5--| |-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-3-3\1-1-3--| |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------------| Riff E.1 |------------12-13~---13fb-13-12-------| |-13fb~--/15---------------------13fb~-| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | | |--------------------h-----------------| |---------------10~---11---10----------| |-10~-----10-12---------------12-/10~--| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |13-12--13-------------------------------------------------| |----------13--15-----13------------------------------*----|Gtr |------------------14----12--14----12----------------14----| I |-------------------------------15----12-15----12----------| |-------------------------------------------15----12-------| |----------------------------------------------------------| | | |13--------------------------------------------------------| |---13--15-------------------------------------------------|Gtr |----------12--14-----12-----------------------------------| II |------------------15----12--15----12-----------------*----| |-------------------------------15----12-15-10-12--8-12----| |----------------------------------------------------------| *= artificial harmonics Repeat Riff B Twice Repeat Riff C Repeat Riff D Riff E.2 (With Riff D Playing Underneath) h p |------------12-13~---13fb-13-12-----------12-13~--15fb-15-13-15-13-12~-| |-13fb~--/15---------------------13fb~--15------------------------------|Gtr |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| I |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |--------------------h---------------------------------------h--p-------| |---------------10~---11---10-----------------10~--13---11-10-11-10-----|Gtr |-10~-----10-12---------------12-/10~---10-12-----------------------12~-| II |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12-13-15~--15-15-15-17-17-15-13~--(13)\---------12-13--| |---------------------------------------------/15--------|Gtr I |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | |--------------------------------------------------------| |----10-11~--11-11-11-13-13-11-10~-------------------10~-|Gtr II |-12------------------------------------------/10-12-----| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-17-15-13---------------------------| |----------17-15-----------15fb--15fb| |----------------17-14-17------------|Gtr I |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | | |------------------------------------| |-18-17-15---------------------------| |----------17-14---------------------|Gtr I |----------------17-15-17------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| Riff F (Rhythm Under Solo) (Play A Total of 4 Times) |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|Gtr II |------------------------------------------------------| |-2-----2-----2-2---2-4-5----2-----2-----2-2---5-4-2p0-| |-2-----2-----2-2---2-4-5----2-----2-----2-2---5-4-2p0-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-2p0-| Repeat Riff C Repeat Riff D Riff E.3 h p |------------12-13~---13fb-13-12-----------12-13~--15fb-15-13-15-13-12~-| |-13fb~--/15----------------------13fb~-15------------------------------|Gtr |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| I |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |--------------------h---------------------------------------h--p-------| |---------------10~---11---10-----------------10~--13--11--10-11-10-----|Gtr |-10~-----10-12---------------12-/10~---10-12-----------------------12~-| II |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12-13-15~--15-15-15-17-17-15-13~--(13)\---------12-13~---12----12-13~-| |---------------------------------------------/15-------------15--------|Gtr |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| I |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----10-11~--11-11-11-13-13-11-10~-------------------10~------------10~-|Gtr |-12------------------------------------------/10-12-------12-10-12-----| II |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|