To: tony@netsector.com
Cc: Pardishar@aol.com
Subject: god damn it! you already have the clansman...all that work!

well...ill give you my version of it....the more the marier..huh?
well there goes 3 hours of work for nothing...im gonna get that guy who tabed
the clansman before me....grrrrrrr

up the irons!

chris a erikson

THE CLANSMAN
Written by Steve Harris.
Preformed by IRON MAIDEN.
From the album VIRTUAL XI.

Transcribed by Chris A Erikson. -08/20/98-
E-mail: Pardishar@aol.com

NOTE:
This is my first tab...hope i dont screw it up too much!
I have Chosen not to have the Background guitar in the begining,
It changes so much and you can Bearly hear it..
If someone wants to add on to the tab...be my guest!
This Tab is Not 100% Error free...but its close.
Up The Irons!!!


Intro: (Acoustic)                                        
A.                         B.                            x3 
e-------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-------------------------|--------------------8----------|
G--7h9-7h9-7/5-7-7p5------|--7h9-7h9-7/5-7-7\9---9-7\9----|
D--------------------7-5--|----------------------------7--|
A-------------------------|-------------------------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------------|

C.                        x2 D.
e---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B--10r--8-10-12-13-12-10-8--|--10r--8-10-12-13-12-10-8--15r--13-12-8--|
G---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D---------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
(After the bass Enters)
E.            x3
e-----------------|-------------|
B--15r--13-12-10--|--8-12-8-10--|
G-----------------|-------------|
D-----------------|-------------|
A-----------------|-------------|
E-----------------|-------------|

(Electric Guitars Enter)
  Riff 1:
A."Freedom..Freedom"                x3 B. "Freedom..Freedom"
e-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D--9-------9--------5-----------------|-------------------5--------7--------|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5--------|--7-------7--------3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
E----------------------------3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|

(Very simple to figure out, they use these same riff on all the verse)
Riff 2:         
A.           x6 B."I know what i want, the timing is right"
e--------------|------------------------------------------|
B--------------|------------------------------------------|
G--------------|----7-----------2----------7-----------2--|
D--9-----------|----7-----------2----------7-----------2--| 
A--7-7-7-7-----|----5r----------0r---------5r----------0--| 
E--------------|------------------------------------------|
Riff 3: 
A.                 x2 B.
e-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B--10h12-13-12-10-8h10--|--10h12-13-12-10-8h10\13-10--|
G-----------------------|-----------------------------|

D-----------------------|-----------------------------| 
A-----------------------|-----------------------------| 
E-----------------------|-----------------------------|

Riff 4:
A.
e--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B--------------------------|-------------------------------|
G--9r--9h11-12-5-5h7\9-7r--|--5r--12-13-12--7r--7h9\10-9r--|
D--------------------------|-------------------------------| 
A--------------------------|-------------------------------| 
E--------------------------|-------------------------------|
(Solo? anyone?)
Solo rythm:
A.                   B.
e-------------------|------------------|
B-------------------|------------------|
G-------------------|------------------|
D--9---12---7---9---|--5---12---7---9--|
A--7r--10r--5r--7r--|--3r--10r--5r--7r-|
E-------------------|------------------|

Solo rythm 2:
A.
e------------|------------|
B------------|------------|
G---------7--|------------|
D--9---7--5--|------7--9--|
A--7r--5-----|--7---5--7--|
E------------|--5r--------|

Riff 6:
A.             x2 B.        C.
e----------------|---------|---------|
B----------------|---12v---|---------|
G--9h11-12-11-9--|---------|---7v----|
D----------------|---------|---------| 
A----------------|--End-1--|--End-2--|
E----------------|---------|---------|
Riff 7:
A."Freedom...Freedom"                   x4
e--12-00-7-00-8-00-5-00-7-00-3-00-5-00-3-2-0--|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------|
If i forgot something please Email me or corect it...
Request are welcome!
Mycket Vnliga Hlsningar
/Chris A Erikson    (Bestial Charisma Forever!)
r = Let ring                             _                                                            
/ = Slide up                           /  )
\ = Slide down                        (  |
h = Hammer on                          |_|
v = Vibrato                          6 |6| 6
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                                    -Overkill- 
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