IRON MAIDEN Murderers in the Rue Morgue from Killers Written by Steve Harris The song starts with an arpeggio: Clear guitar |-----0-------0---------0-------0-----------------------------------------| |----0-0-1---1-1-3-----0-0-1---0-0-1--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------0--------0---------repeat until drums come in fully---| |-2--------3--------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| With distortion |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--guitar 1---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4-----2--4--5---4--5--7---------7--7--7--5-4-2-------------------------| |--2-----0--2--3---2--3--5---------5--5--5--3-2-0-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12~--10-12-13~--12-13-15b16r15--15-15-15-13-12-10-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-guitar 2----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--guitar 1---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4-----2--4--5---4--5--7---------7--7--7--5-4-2-------------------------| |--2-----0--2--3---2--3--5---------5--5--5--3-2-0-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------17-15-14-12-15-14-12-10-----------------| |-12~--10-12-13~--12-13-15b16r15------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-guitar 2----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--guitar 1---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4-----2--4--5---4--5--7---------7--7--7--5-4-2-------------------------| |--2-----0--2--3---2--3--5---------5--5--5--3-2-0-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------12-14-15-14-12-----12-14-15-14-12----------17-15-14-12-15-14-12-10-| |-12~-----------------13~----------------15b16r15-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--guitar 2---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--guitar 1---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4-------------------2--4--5--------------------------------------------| |--2-------------------0--2--3---2--3--2----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------3-2-0-hold and then depress with bar |------12-14-15-14-12-----12-14-15-14-12----------------------------------| |-12~-----------------13~----------------15b16-hold-and fade out----------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-guitar 2----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse Riff Ending 1 Ending 2 |-------------------------------|---------------|----------| |-------------------------------|---------------|----------| |-------------------------------|---------------|------7---| |--9-999999-----------6-666666--|-7--0-4-0-5-4-0|--7-7-5-7-| |--7-777777-7-777777--4-444444--|-5-------------|--5-5---5-| |-----------5-555555------------|---------------|----------| Chorus |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4---------------------| |----------5---------------------------5-7~-----------7-5-----------------| |--7-7-5-7---7~--5-5-5-5-4p0---7-7-5-7------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------5--------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-5-7---7~--5-5-5-5-4p0---7-7-5-7----5-5-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------7------7--0(depress with bar)------| Interlude 1st ending 2nd ending |---------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |--/14-1414141414---12-14b15-12---|-12-12-14-16-12------|-12-12-12-12--11---| |--/12-1212121212---------------14|----------------12-14|-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| Interlude 2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------15b16-15-14-12-15-14-12-10-----------| |--9-9-9-9/7--9-9-9-9/7--9-9-9-9-7---------------------------------X2-----| |--7-7-7-7/5--7-7-7-7/5--7-7-7-7/5----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo rhythm |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------5--------7-----| |--5-5-5-5-7--9-9-9-7-5-a-few times----------------X4--5-5-3-5-7-7--5-7---| |--3-3-3-3/5--7-7-7-5-3--------------3-3-3-3-2-0-2-----3-3---3-5-5----5---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|