Sign Of The Cross Complete

Written By Iron Maiden


00:00 - 01:20 = PRE-INTRO (background chanting)


01:20 - 01:55 = INTRO 1 (bass + guitar ?)

(X2)
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\
A|----0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2------0-2-3---2-3-5--3--2------0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2--\
E|-0----------------------0------------------------0---------------------\

[ending 1]              [ending 2]
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01:55 - 02:47 = INTRO 2 (occassional chords)

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02:47 - 03:26 = VERSE 1 (thumping chords, 4 a bar, hit;miss;hit;hit)

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03:26 - 03:44 = VERSE 2 (similar to Verse 1, but with LEAD 1)

[LEAD 1]
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B|-5--5-7-8-7-----0---5--5-7-8-7------|
G|-------------7------------------7---|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


03:44 - 04:04 = CHORUS (chords)

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04:04 - 04:22 = VERSE 2


04:22 - 04:42 = CHORUS


04:42 - 05:01 = RIFF 1 (2 guitars + bass, guitar 1 top;guitar 2 bottom)

(X2)




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B|---12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12--\
G|-9------------------------9------------------------9------------------------\
D|----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9--\
A|-7------------------------7------------------------7------------------------\
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(X2)
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B|---10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10--\
G|-7------------------------7------------------------7------------------------\
D|----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7--\
A|-5------------------------5------------------------5------------------------\
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------\

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05:01 - 05:30 = RIFF 2 (chords, by the threes)

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05:30 - 06:06 = RIFF 3 (background chanting)

[part 1]             X2 [part 2]
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|- PART 1 -|
D|--9--9-8----9--9--8-7--|--7--7-6----7--7--6-5--|-  (X1)  -|
A|-7--7------7--7--7-----|-5--5------5--5--5-----|----------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|


06:06 - 07:08 = RIFF 4

[part 1]                                               [part 2]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------\
B|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------\
G|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------\
D|--9-9-9-8-------------9-9-9-8---7--------------------|--9-9-9-8--------------------\
A|-7----------7---7----7--------7-----7---7---7---7----|-7----------7---7---7---7----\
E|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-|----------000-000-000-000-00-\

[part 3]
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-\--9-9-9-8---7--------------------|--7-7-7-6-------------7-7-7-6---5--------------------|-\
-\-7--------7-----7---7---7---7----|-5----------7---7----5--------5-----7---7---7---7----|-\
-\--------------000-000-000-000-00-|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-|-\

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-\-- PART 2 --|
-\--  (X1)  --|
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07:08 - 07:25 = RIFF 5

[part 1]            (X2) [part 2]
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B|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----10-----7-----9--|--7-----8-----5-----7---------7-----8-----5-----7------|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|


07:25 - 07:44 = RIFF 5 with LEAD 2

[LEAD 2]
[part 1]                       (X2) [part 2]                       (X2)
e|---------------10------------------|----------------8------------------|
B|-12--10-12-13-----13-10-----10-12--|-10---8-10-11-----11--8------8-10--|
G|-------------------------12--------|--------------------------10-------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


07:44 - 07:57 = RIFF 6 (heavy and fast)

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07:57 - 08:17 = RIFF 7
(X4)
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B|-------12--10---------------12--10----------------------------|
G|-9--9---------12-11---9--9---------12-11-9----9-12-9-12--11---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


08:17 - 08:36 = SOLO 1


P H  P H   T H   T P  P  T P  P  T P H  T P H  T P H  T P H  T P H  T P
e:--10^7^10^7^10-10^12-12^10^7-12^10^7-12^5^7-12^7^5-12^7^5-12^7^5-12^7^5-12^7|
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P H  T P H  T P H  T P H  T P  T P  T P P  T P P T P P T P P H T P P H
e:--^5^7-10^5^7-10^5^7-10^5^7-10^7-10^3-10^5^3-10^5^3-8^5^3-8^5^3^5-7^5^2^3---|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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T P P                                              H H P H P H P H P   P P
e:--8^3^0--T-P-P--T-P-P-----------H--P---------------0^3^5^3^5^3^5^3^5^3-5^3^2|
B:--------3-8^3^2-10^3^5~---P----8^10^8----8b(9)r8~---------------------------|
G:-------------------------7^4/9--------9-------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e:--2-3^2--P--------------------------------------------------P--H--P---------|
B:--------5^3-3b(5)--r3~---H-P-P--------H-P-P-----------10--11^10^11^10-11----|
G:------------------------5^7^5^4\2/4--2^4^2^0---2~--9------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------x------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|




e:--P--H--P-----P--H--P---------------P-H--P------P------P------P-----P-H-P---|
B:--^10^11^10-11^10^11^10--11--10~--10^8^10^8\5/10^8\5/10^8\5/10^8\5-5^3^5^0--|
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e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---P-H-P-H-P-P------------------18b(20)-18b(20)~--r18-----20b(22)r20-20-19--|
G:--4^2^4^2^4^2^0-----------14/19------------------------16-------------------|
D:----------------2--(2)/12---------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G:-----19-17-16----16-17-19b(21)r19~--(19)\-----------------------------------|
D:--------------19------------------------------------------------------------|
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08:36 - 08:55 = SOLO 2

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G:--17b(19)-r17~--17^15^17^15^17^15---H---15^17^15-15---P-----------------P---|
D:----------------------------------15^17-------------17^15-15----15-17-17^15-|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------17----17-------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------18b(20)~--r18~----|
G:------------------------------------------------------(0)-------------------|
D:-----15~-----15----------------------12----------12~------------------------|
A:--17------17----17-16-15-13-15-13-15----15-12-15----------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M...........

P     P
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e:--15-18-15-13-15-13-15-18-15-13-15-18b(20)r(18)--18--r18--15----15----------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------15----18b(20)~-|
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e:---------P--P--H--P--H------------------------------------------------------|
B:--r18--18^16^15^16^15^16----15---P--P--H--P---------------------------------|
G:-------------------------17----17^15^14^15^14----14---P---------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------17----17^15-15----15-17~------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------17-------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------3------------------------|
B:-------------13-----------------------------------------3-------------------|
G:--12b(14)----------12--r12-10-----------5b(7)--r5----5--3-----3------P------|
D:------------------------------12-10\8\---------------------5-----5--4^3-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------5--|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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B:------------------------------------------5---------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------3--5b(9)------------------|
D:---P-----------------------------3~--3/5----5--3----------------------------|
A:--4^3--1--3--x--1~--1----1--3/5---------------------------------------------|
E:-------------x---------3----------------------------------------------------|



08:55 - 09:14 = RIFF 7 (X4)


09:14 - 10:10 = RIFF 8 (with background chords on 3rd & 4th repeat;
slows on 6th repeat, into OUTRO 1)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10-9---------\
B|----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12---------10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10------12-10---\
G|-9----------------------------------------9-------------------------------------------\
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\

(X6)
-\-----------------------------------------10-9-------------------------------------------|
-\----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12-----------12-10-12-10-------------------------------|
-\--9-------------------------------------------------------12-11-12-11-9----12-11-9------|
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10:10 - 10:47 = OUTRO 1 (slow and crunchy)

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10:47 - 11:12 = OUTRO 2 (INTRO 1 with ENDING 2)