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/ The following is the author's own interpertation of the song, to be used/
/ for private use and studying /
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BRUCE DICKINSON - THE DARKSIDE OF AQUARIUS
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!!!
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. - 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
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5--6---8-/10---8--6-------5-/6---8--10---8--6--|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
| |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|--------2--/3---2-----------------2---3---2-----|
|-3--5--------------5-------3--5--------------5--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-10--8-10----8-5-6-----11-10--8-10----8-5-6---5--6-|
|------------------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|--5--3--2--3----2----------5--3--2--3----2------------|
|------------------4-5----------------------3-5---3--5-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Riff B.1 (With Flanger Effect)
|------------------------------------------------|
|--*---------------------------------------------|
|--7---------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|--7---------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------5-3-------------------5-6--|
|--0--0000-0000-0000--5-3---0000-0000-0000--5-6--|
| .... .... .... .... .... .... |
| |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|--*---------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------5-3-------------------5-6--|
|-----0000-0000-0000--5-3---0000-0000-0000--5-6--|
.... .... .... .... .... ....
*=volume swell chord from quiet to loud
Riff B.2 (With Flanger Effect)
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|--------------------------------------------| & II
|-----------------5-3-------------------5-6--|
|-0000-0000-0000--5-3---0000-0000-0000--5-6--|
.... .... .... .... .... ....
Riff C
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|---------3---------------5-3-----------3--------------------| & II
|-3-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-5-5-5-------3-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3--|
|-------------------------------------------------------5-3--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repeat Riff C
Riff D.1
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-------------------------------10-9------|
|-5---5----5---5-7-8---8---8-10--8-7------|
|-5---5----5---5-7-8---8---8-10-----------|
| |
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-------------------------------10-9------|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-7-8---8-8-8-10--8-7------|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-7-8---8-8-8-10-----------|
Repeat Riff C
Riff D.2
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-------------------------------10-9------|
|-5------------5-7-8--------10---8-7------|
|-5------------5-7-8--------10------------|
| |
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------10-9------|Gtr II
|--------------------------------8-7------|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-7-8----8-8-10------------|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-7-8----8-8-10------------|
Repeat Riff C 4 Times
Repeat Riff D.1
Repeat Riff C
Riff D.3
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|-5------555--5-7-8---8---8-10-10-10-0---|
|-5------555--5-7-8---8---8-10-10-10-----|
| | |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-5---5-7-8---8-8-8-10-10-10-10--|
|-5---5-5-5---5-7-8---8-8-8-10-10-10-10--|
Riff E
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------------------------------|
|-7--------------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-7---------3-3-3-----5--5-------8-8-8---10-10-10-10-|
|-5---------3-3-3-----5--5-------8-8-8---10-10-10-10-|
|-0-------0-3-3-3---0-5--5----0--8-8-8-0-10-10-10-10-|
| |
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-6-----6--------------------------------------------|
|-7-----7--------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-7-----7---3-3-3-----5--5-------8-8-8---10-10-10-10-|
|-5-----5---3-3-3-----5--5-------8-8-8---10-10-10-10-|
|-0-------0-3-3-3---0-5--5----0--8-8-8-0-10-10-10-10-|
Repeat Riff E
Riff F
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6---------------8-6-----------6---------------------|
|-5-7-7-7---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------5-7-7-7---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------|Gtr I
|-------------------------------------------------------5--3--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------5--3--|
| |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------3-2-----------2---------------------|Gtr II
|-2-3-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-3-3-------2-3-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-3-3-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------5\----|
|-------------------------------------------------------5\----|
| |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr III
|---------3---------------5-3-----------3---------------------|
|-3-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-5-5-5-------3-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5--3--|
|-------------------------------------------------------5--3--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6---------------8-6---------------------------------|
|-5-7-7-7---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-5-5---------|Gtr I
|-------------------------------3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-5-5---------|
|-------------------------------1-1-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-3-3---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------3-2---3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-------|Gtr II
|-2-3-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-3-3-------3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-------|
|-------------------------------1-1-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-3-3-x-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-5-5---------|Gtr III
|---------3---------------5-3---3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-5-5---------|
|-3-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-5-5-5-------1-1-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-3-3---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff C 4 Times
Riff D.4
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-------------------------------10-9------|
|-5-------555--5-7-8-------8-10--8-7------|
|-5-------555--5-7-8-------8-10-----------|
| |
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-------------------------------10-9------|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-7-8----8--8-10--8-7------|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-7-8----8--8-10-----------|
Repeat Riff C
Riff D.5
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-----------------------------------------|
|-5--555--5-7--8-----8--8--10-10-10-------|
|-5--555--5-7--8-----8--8--10-10-10--0----|
| | |
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-----------------------------------------|
|-5--555--5-7--8--8--8--8-/10-10-10-10----|
|-5--555--5-7--8--8--8--8-/10-10-10-10----|
Repeat Riff E 4 Times
Riff G.1
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I & II
|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7---5-----|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5---3-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I & II
|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7---5---|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff G.1 (Now With Riff G.2 On top)
Riff G.2
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6--5----------|Gtr I
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6--5--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff H (Rhythm Under Solo)
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------/7--------------------------|Gtr I
|--5-5-7--5-7-8--/7--8-8-7--8-7-2--5--5-5-5--|
|--5-5-7--5-7-8--/5--8-8-7--8-7-2--5--5-5-5--|
|--5-5-7--5-7-8------8-8-7--8-7-2--5--5-5-5--|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------/7--------------------------|Gtr I
|-7--5-7-8--/7--8-8-7--8-7-2--5--5-5-5--|
|-7--5-7-8--/5--8-8-7--8-7-2--5--5-5-5--|
|-7--5-7-8------8-8-7--8-7-2--5--5-5-5--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7------5-7--8-/11--8--8-7---8-7----5--5-5-5--|Gtr I
|--7------5-7--8-/11--8--8-7---8-7-7--5--5-5-5--|
|--5------3-5--6-/-9--6--6-5---6-5-7--3--3-3-3--|
|----------------------------------7------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7------5-7--8-/11--8--8-7---8-7----5-5-------|Gtr I
|--7------5-7--8-/11--8--8-7---8-7-7--5-5-5-----|
|--5------3-5--6-/-9--6--6-5---6-5-7--3-3-5-----|
|----------------------------------7------5-----|
Riff I.1
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|Gtrs I & II
|------------------------------------|
|-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-8-0-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|Gtrs I & II
|------------------------------------|
|-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-4-0---0---|
|------------------------------7-----|
Repeat Riff I.1
Riff I.2
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-12-----11-----------------------------|
|----0-0----0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-12-0-|
|---------------------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------------------------------|
|-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0--8-0-0--7-0--8-0-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------------------------------|
|-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-5-0----|
|---------------------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|Gtr II
|---------------------------------------|
|-10-0-0--8-0-0--7-0-0-5-0-0-4-0---0----|
|--------------------------------7------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-12-----11-----------------------------|
|----0-0----0-0-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-12-0-|
|---------------------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------------------------------|
|-13-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0--8-0-0--7-0--8-0-|
|---------------------------------------|
Will figure out other gtrs for this later, cause I'm sick of
listening to this.
| |
|--9-----------9---------------------------------------|
|----11-10-------11-10-----11-10--------10-------------|
|----------12----------12--------12-10-----12-10-9-10--|Gtr III
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Riff J
|-------12--13-12--------------12-13-12----------|
|-13-15-----------15-----13-15----------15-------|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------5-------------|
|-5---6--8-/10--8--6------5--6--8-----8--6-------|
|-5----------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-5----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-15---13-12-13---12----------------15---13-12-13---12----------|
|----------------------14---15--------------------------13--15--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|--6----5-----5----------------------6----5-----5---------------|
|----------8-------8----5----6---------------8-------8---5---6--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------|
|(15)-----|
|---------|Gtr I
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
| |
|---------|
|--5---6--|
|---------|Gtr II
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
| |
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|Gtr III
|---------|
|--3---5--|
|---------|
Riff K.1
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-5-6---------6-5-6---------6-5-6----6-5-6-----6-5-6---------|
|-7-5-7---------7-5-7---------7-5-7----7-5-7-----7-5-7---------|Gtr II
|-7-5-7---------7-5-7---------7-5-7----7-5-7-----7-5-7---------| Only
|-5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5----5-5-5-----5-5-5---------|
|-------000-000-------000-000-------00-------00--------000-000-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-5-6---------6-5-6---------6-5-6----6-5-6-----6-5-6--|
|-7-5-7---------7-5-7---------7-5-7----7-5-7-----7-5-7--|Gtrs I & II
|-7-5-7---------7-5-7---------7-5-7----7-5-7-----7-5-7--|
|-5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5----5-5-5-----5-5-5--|
|-------000-000-------000-000-------00-------00---------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|3-3-x-3-3-x-5---------------| Gtrs I & II
|3-3-x-3-3-x-5---------------|
|1-1-x-1-1-x-3-3-2-0---------|
|--------------3-2-0-000-000-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-6-5-6---------6-5-6----6-5-6-----6-5-6---------|
|-7-5-7---------7-5-7----7-5-7-----7-5-7---------|Gtrs I & II
|-7-5-7---------7-5-7----7-5-7-----7-5-7---------|
|-5-5-5---------5-5-5----5-5-5-----5-5-5---------|
|-------000-000-------00-------00--------000-000-|
Riff K.2
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-5-6---------6-5-6---------6-5-6----6-5-6-----6-5-6---------|
|-7-5-7---------7-5-7---------7-5-7----7-5-7-----7-5-7---------|Gtrs I
|-7-5-7---------7-5-7---------7-5-7----7-5-7-----7-5-7---------| & II
|-5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5----5-5-5-----5-5-5---------|
|-------000-000-------000-000-------00-------00--------000-000-|
Repeat K.2 Twice
Riff L
|------------------------------------------|
|-6-5-6~----6-5-6~---6-5-6--6-5-6--6-5-6~--|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
| |
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-3----------------------------------------|
|---3-5~----5-3-5~---5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-5~--|
|------------------------------------------|
|-5----------------------------------------|
|---8-6~----6-5-6~---6-5-6--6-5-6--6-5-6~--|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
| |
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-----------3-2----------------------------|
|-5-3-5~-------/5----5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-5~--|
|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-13-15~----15-13-15~---15-13-15--15-13-15--15-13-15~--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--8-10~----10--8-10~---10--8-10--10--8-10--10--8-10~--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr III
|--3------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3--5~-----5--3--5~----5--3--5---5--3--5---5--3--5~--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------17-15-13~---17-15-13--13-12----------------|
|-15-13-15~--------------------------------15--15-13-15---|Gtr I
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--8-10~----10--8-10~---10--8-10--10--8-10--10--8-10~--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr III
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--3--5~-----5--3--5~----5--3--5---5--3--5---5--3--5~--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff M
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-5-7--7---------5-5-3---------5-3-5---------5-5-7----------|Gtrs I
|--7-5-7--7---------3-5-3---------3-3-5---------3-5-7----------| & II
|--5-3-5--5-----------3-1-111-111---1-3-333-333---3-5----------|
|-----------000-000------------------------------------000-000-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-7---------5-5-3---------5-3-5---------5-5-7-------------|Gtrs I
|--3-5-7---------3-5-3---------3-3-5---------3-5-7-------------| & II
|----3-5-----------3-1-111-111---1-3-333-333---3-5-------------|
|--------000-000-----------------------------------000-000-----|
Riff M.2
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-7---------5-5-7---------5-5-7----5-5-7----5-5-7---------|Gtrs I
|--3-5-7---------3-5-7---------3-5-7----3-5-7----3-5-7---------| & II
|----3-5-----------3-5-----------3-5------3-5------3-5---------|