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From: robs@violet.berkeley.edu (Rob Schenk)
 Subject: Tab: Iron Maiden "Flight of Icarus"
 Date: Tue Jun  7 10:36:55 CDT 1994
                    Flight of Icarus
               by Iron Maiden(Smith Dickinson)
       Transcribed by Eddie Breslin(caladan@maths.tcd.ie)
    A    E    F#m
 |--5----0----2-------------------------|
 |--5----0----2-------------------------|
 |--6----1----2-------------------------|
 |--7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4--------|
 |--7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4--etc---|
 |--5----0----2----2-2--2----2-2--------|
 
      LET RING        [2nd Verse-hold chord position]
 |--2----------------|-2-------------------------------------------|
 |--2----------------|----2-----5----------------------------------|
 |--2----------------|-------2-------------------------------------|
 |--4----------------|---------------------------------------------|
 |--4----------------|---------------------------------------------|
 |--2----------------|---------------------------------------------|
    As the sun...
 
                        A    E
 |----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|
 |----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|
 |----------------------6----1-------------------------------------|
 |----------------------7----2-------------------------------------|
 |----------------------7----2-LET RING----------------------------|
 |----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|
    Stands on the Hill
 
    A    F#m
 |--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|
 |--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|
 |--6----2---------------------------------------------------------|
 |--7----4---------------------------------------------------------|
 |--7----4---------------------------------------------------------|
 |--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|
         A bird song shatters the still
 
 
 BRIDGE:
    F#(m)            Ab+5 (E/Ab)     A             B    C#
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-(4)-------------------------------2-------------4----6----------|
 |--4----------------7---------------0-------------2----4----------|
 |--2----------------4---------------------------------------------|
    His eyes seem so glazed, see the madman in his gaze
 
 CHORUS:
 I'll try and show the idea of the chorus, listen for the
 strumming and chord slides. At the end go back to strumming
 the F# power chord as in the intro.
 
    F#m          E            D C# D                        E
 |--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|
 |--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|
 |--2------------1-------------------------------------------------|
 |--4------------2------------7\6/7--6/7\6/7-etc-------6/7--9------|
 |--4------------2------------5\4/5--4/5\4/5-----------4/5--7------|
 |--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|
    Fly, on your way, like an eagle,            fly as high as the
    Sun, on your way, like an eagle,            fly as high as the
 
 RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:
    F#m                 A    E    F#m
 |----------------------5----0----2--------------------------------|
 |----------------------5----0----2--------------------------------|
 |----------------------6----1----2--------------------------------|
 |--4---4-4-4-----------7----2----4---4-4-4------------------------|
 |--4---4-4-4-etc-------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc--------------------|
 |--2---2-2-2-----------5----0----2---2-2-2------------------------|
 
    A    E                       A    E    F#m
 |--5----0-----------------------5----0----2-----------------------|
 |--5----0-----------------------5----0----2-----------------------|
 |--6----1----1------------------6----1----2-----------------------|
 |--7----2----2---2-2-2----------7----2----4---4-4-4---------------|
 |--7----2----2---2-2-2-etc------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc-----------|
 |--5----0----0---0-0-0----------5----0----2---2-2-2---------------|
 
 For Solo 2 use BRIDGE
 
 ENDING:
 Play through BRIDGE several times then on the last one
 stop at the B power chord(let it ring) and then strum
 F#m fast and end with A E F#m as in the intro.