search
Ides Of March
Iron Maiden
Text File
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
IDES OF MARCH
As recorded by Iron Maiden
(From the 1981 Album KILLERS)
Music by Harris
Transcribed by Adam M. St-Laurent
E5 D5
x 7 9 x x x x 5 7 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Murray'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Adrian Smith'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Rythm'
Intro
Q=100
E5 F#5 G5 A5B5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5E5
4/4
Gtr III
H. Q H. E E H. Q H. S S E
|-------------|--------------|-------------|------------------|
|-------------|--------------|-------------|------------------|
|-9-------11--|-12-----------|-------------|---------12-11-9--|
|-9-------11--|-12-------7-9-|-10-------9--|-7-------12-11-9--|
|-7--------9--|-10-------7-9-|-10-------9--|-7-------10--9-7--|
|-------------|----------5-7-|--8-------7--|-5----------------|
D5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5 D5 E5 D5
Gtr I
W W W H Q Q
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------------|------------|----------11--||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H Q Q
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------------|------------|-----------7--||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|
| Gtr III
| H. Q H. E E H. Q H. Q
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
|-7-------9--|-11-------12-11-|-9-------7--|-9---------7--||
|-7-------9--|-11-------12-11-|-9-------7--|-9---------7--||
|-5-------7--|--9-------10--9-|-7-------5--|-7---------5--||
|------------|----------------|------------|--------------||
Theme
E5 F#5 G5 A5 B5
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
+H. Q +H. E e
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------13-15-|
|-(11)b12------14--|-(14)b16------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
| +H. Q H. E e
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------10-12-|
|--(7)b9-------11--|--11b12-------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| H. Q H. E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|---9----------11--|--12----------------|
|---9----------11--|--12-----------7--9-|
|---7-----------9--|--10-----------7--9-|
|------------------|---------------5--7-|
C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5E5
~~~~~ ~~~
H. S +S +E H. S S e
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|-15b17------15-(15)b17r(15)-|-13-------12---------|
|----------------------------|-------------14-12---|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| H. S +S +E H. S S e
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|-12b13------12-(12)b13r(12)-|-10------------------|
|----------------------------|----------12-11--9---|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| H. Q H. S S E
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|----------12-11--9---|
|-10----------9--------------|--7-------12-11--9---|
|-10----------9--------------|--7-------10--9--7---|
|--8----------7--------------|--5------------------|
D5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5 D5 E5 D5
~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~
H. Q +H. E E H. Q +H. Q
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|-11-------12--|-(12)b14------14b16r14-|-12-------11--|---(11)b12-------------||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~
| H. Q +H. E E H. Q a H. Q
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|----------------15b17--||
|--7--------9--|--(9)b11------11b12r11-|--9--------7--|-7s==9-----------------||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|
| H. Q H. E E H. Q H. Q
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|--7--------9--|--11----------12----11-|--9--------7--|-----9-----------7-----||
|--7--------9--|--11----------12----11-|--9--------7--|-----9-----------7-----||
|--5--------7--|---9----------10-----9-|--7--------5--|-----7-----------5-----||
|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------||
Guitar Solo (Smith)
E5 F#5
Gtr II
~~~~~
|----3-----|
E. S S S S +S S S +S +S +S q
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b17-----(12)---15p12--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------14b16r(14)p12-14b16r(14)-(14)b16r==(14)---12\----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| |---3----| |----3-----| |-----3------|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------9-------------------9---------------------------9--11-|
|--7----7-7------7--7-----7------7---7--7-----------7-----7------7--7---9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 A5 B5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E S S +E e S E. S S S S
|----------15b17=====(15)r-15-------12----------------12----------------|
|----12--------------------------------15b17-------------15p12----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------14b16====|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-----3------| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12------------------12------------12----------------------------------|
|-10-10-10--------10--10---10-10-10-10-------10-10-10--7-----9----------|
|------------------------------------------------------5-----7----------|
C5 B5
~~~~~
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12-15p==12-----------------------------------------------|
|-(14)r--------------15-14p12--------12h14-12--------12h14-12----|
|-------------------------------14--------------14------------14-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---| |--3---|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10----------------10--------------10--------------10-----9----|
|---8-------8-8----8--8-----8-8----8--8-----8-8----8--8-----7----|
A5 G5 F#5E5
~~~~
S S S S S S S S +H
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-12---------------------------------------------------|
|----14-12--------12-----------------------------------|
|------------14------14-12S==10---(10)-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S E
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------12-11-9---|
|--7---------------7----------------7--------10--9-7---|
|--5-----5-5----5--5-----5-5----5---5--5-5-5-----------|
D5 E5
~~~~~
S S S S Q +H
|-15p14----------------------------------------|
|-------15--------17b19========(17)r-----------|
|------------14--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--7---------------7-------------7---------7-9-|
|--5-----5-5----5--5-----5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-7-|
|----------------------------------------------|
F#5 G5 F#5
~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S E E +Q. +S S
|-15p14-----------17b19-17-----(17)----------(17)-x--|
|-------15-------------------------------------------|
|------------14--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-11--------------11------------11--------12--11-----|
|--9-----9-9----9--9-----9-9-9---9--9-9-9-10---9-----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5
~~~~~ ~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |------6-------| |------6-------|
E S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------12-------------12-------15p12----12-------------------------|
|-15b17----15p12-15b17----15p12-------15----15p12-15p12-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------15-14p12----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------14-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |------6-------|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------------9--------------9-----------------7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5
~~~~ ~~~~
E +E S S S S S S S S +Q
|----------------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------------||
|-14b16-(14)-----12----------------------------------------------||
|-------------------14-12----------------------------------------||
|---------------------------14---13-12---------------------------||
|--------------------------------------15---12---(12)------------||
|
| |-3--| |--3---| |--3---| |----6-----|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------------||
|--9--------------9---------------9----------------7--7-7-7-7-7--||
|--7------7--7-7--7-----7-7----7--7-----7-7----7---5--5-5-5-5-5--||
|----------------------------------------------------------------||
Guitar Solo (Murray)
E5
F#5
Gtr I
|3-| |3-| |3-| |3-| |3-|
S T T T S T T T S T T T S T T T S T T T T T T T +S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15p12----12h15p12------12h15p12----12h15p12------12h15p12----12h15-----------|
|----------14------------14----------14------------14----------14---------14---12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------|
-------------15-17b20==|
(12)\-14-/16-----------|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |---3---| |---3---| |----3----|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E
E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-------------------------9-------------------------9--------------------------|
|--7-----------7--7----7-----7-----------7--7----7-----7-----------7----7----7----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
--9----------11--------|
--7-----------9--------|
-----------------------|
G5 A5 B5
+Q. E +S +S S S T T T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(17)r-------------17b20========(17)r(17)-15h===17----15h17p15s14h15p14p12h14p=|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |----3----| |---3----|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12------------12---------------12--------------------------------------------|
|--10---10-10-10-10-10-----10-10--10-------10-10----10--7-----------9-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------5-----------7-----------|
C5 B5
|----------7-----------|
T S T T T S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12s10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12-14p12h==14---11h12p11h12p==11s==9s==11-12p11--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------14--------------12-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------10s12-14----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |----3----| |---3----| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--------------------10------------------------10-----------10-----9----|
|--8--------8----8----8--8----------8----8---8-----8-----8-8-8--8-----7----|
A5 G5 F#5E5
S S S S S S S S S E. E S S
|------------------------------------------------------15b17==|
|----------------------------------------------------x--------|
|-12------------------------------12--------------------------|
|----14-12---14--------------12------14-----------------------|
|-----------------10-12s14------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---| |-3-|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------12-11-9--------|
|--7---------------7---------------7-----------10--9-7--------|
|--5-----5-5----5--5-----5-5----5--5-----5-5-5----------------|
D5 E5
+H E E E E
|-(15)r---------------15b17-15b17-----15b17-12-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |--3---|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---7---------7--------7---------------7-----9-|
|---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-----5----5-5--5-----7-|
|----------------------------------------------|
F#5 G5 F#5
E E S +S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17b19-17b19-----17b19r(17)-15s==14---15p14s12h==14p==12----12----|
|---------------------------------------------------------15----15-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---| |--3---|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S E E
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11--------------11-------------------11--------------12----11----|
|--9-----9----9-9--9----------9-9----9--9-----9-9----9-10-----9----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5
T T T T T T T T
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12-19p15p12-17p14p10-17p14p10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |------6-------|
| E S S S E S S S E S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|--7--------7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 E5 E5 D5
Gtr III
E S S E S S E S S Q
| | | | | | | | | |
/ o / / o / / o / /
Gtr I
T T T T T T T T
|-------6--------| |-------6--------| |-------6--------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19p15p12-19p15p==12-19p15p12-19p15p==12-19p15p12-19p15p==12-17p14p10-17p14p10-||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr I
| H Q Q
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------11----------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| H Q Q
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------7----------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E5 F#5 G5 A5 B5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
+H. Q +H. E e
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------13-15-|
|-(11)b12------14--|-(14)b16------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
| H. Q H. E e
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------10-12-|
|---7b9--------11--|--11b12-------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H. Q H. E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|---9----------11--|--12----------------|
|---9----------11--|--12-----------7--9-|
|---7-----------9--|--10-----------7--9-|
|------------------|---------------5--7-|
C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5E5
~~~~~ ~~~
H. S +S +E H. S S e
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|-15b17------15-(15)b17r(15)-|-13-------12---------|
|----------------------------|-------------14-12---|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| H. S +S +E H. S S e
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|-12b13------12-(12)b13r(12)-|-10------------------|
|----------------------------|----------12-11--9---|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| H. Q H. S S E
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|----------12-11--9---|
|-10----------9--------------|--7-------12-11--9---|
|-10----------9--------------|--7-------10--9--7---|
|--8----------7--------------|--5------------------|
D5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5
~~~ ~~~~~~~
H. Q +H. E E
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|-11-------12--|-(12)b14------14b16r14-|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~
| H. Q +H. E E
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--7--------9--|--(9)b11------11b12r11-|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|
| H. Q H. E E
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------------|
|--7--------9--|--11----------12----11-|
|--7--------9--|--11----------12----11-|
|--5--------7--|---9----------10-----9-|
|--------------|-----------------------|
E5 D5 E5
>
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H. Q +W +W
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|-12-------11--|---(11)b12=========|=(11)r----*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|
| >
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. Q a W +W
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|--9--------7--|-7s==9-------------|--(9)-----*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|
| >
| H. Q W +W
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
|--9--------7--|-----9-------------|--(9)-----*|
|--9--------7--|-----9-------------|--(9)-----*|
|--7--------5--|-----7-------------|--(7)-----*|
|--------------|-------------------|----------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
***************************************************************************************
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *
***************************************************************************************
![chord popup]()
