Alexander the Great by Iron Maiden intro (clean sound) |---------------------------12-14---15-14---15-14---15-14--12----12--------| |------------10-12---13-15-------------------------------------15----15----| |-9--11-12-----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12h15p12h15----12--15p12---------12----------------------------------| |-----------------------------14--14----14-12---11-12---14-12--11------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| distortion |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----10b----7-8-10-8-7-------------| |-9~-9------------7----9~-------------7-9------9------------7-9/12/9~--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----10b----7-8-10-8-7-------------| |-9~-9------------7----9~-------------7-9------9------------7-9~-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| fast |-----------------------------------------12---------------------------| |-----7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----------7-8-10-8-7---------------| |-9-9------------7-9---9-------------7-9-----9------------7-9-7--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------10-9-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| verse Near to the eastin an ancient land... King Darius the third Scythians fell..... |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------9-7------------9-9-9--7-7---------------------------| |----------------------9-7------------9-9-9--7-7---7-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---| |----------------------7-7------------7-7-7--5-5---5-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-------0--0-0-0---------------------------------------| called Macedonia... |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-5-5-5--5-5-4--------------------------| repeat |-3-3-3--3-3-2--------------------------| |-----------------5-3-2~----------------| At the age of nineteen... By the Tigris river... |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------9-11-12-11--------------------------------| |----9-9-9--------------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4---| |----7-7-7-------------------------7--9-10--9--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2----| |-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-5-3-2~--------------------------------| By the Aegean sea... Entering Babylon... |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------| |----9-9-9-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4---| |----7-7-7---------------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2--| |-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-5-3-2~--------------------------------| Chorus |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-9----7----2----5---7----9-------------| |-9----7----2----5---7----9-----repeat--| |-7----5----0----3---5----7-------------| |---------------------------------------| Interlude |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-------7-9--10-9-7h9p7----------7-9-7----7------| repeat |-10-10-----------------10-10-10-------10---9~---| |------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---4-5-4-7-5-4h5p4---------2-----------| |-7------------------7-3-3-5--5-3-5-2~--| repeat |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--| continue pattern |---------------------------------------| |------------8------------------8---------11~~--| |-11~~-9h11---11-9h11~~--9-11---11-9-11---------| 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|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| continue pattern interlude 2 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---4-5-7-5-4-----------5-6-5---8-10-6-5------------------------------------| |-7-----------5/7---5-7-------7-----------7-5/4-----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------7-53/5-5-3-5-3~~-3h5-3-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythym during solo Am C G Bb5 F5 Second section: E5 C5 G5 D5 C5 D5 E5 Last verse: A phrygian king..... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |----------------------------9--7------| |----------------------------9--7------| |----------------------------7--7------| |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0------------| Alexander cut the Gordian knot.... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |----------------------------9--7------| |----------------------------9--7------| |----------------------------7--7------| |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0------------| and legend says that... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------4-| |-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--4---| |-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2---| |--------------------------------------| he would become the master... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-5---7--------| |-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3---5--------| |--------------------------------------| Marching on.... |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-9--12--7---9-12--7----------------------------| |-9--12--7---9-12--7----------------------------| |-7--10--5---7-10--5----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| battle weary marching.... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |----------------------------9--7------| |----------------------------9--7------| |----------------------------7--7------| |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------4-| |-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--4---| |-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2---| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-5---7--------| |-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3---5--------| |--------------------------------------| died of fever in Babylon |--------------------------------------| 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