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The Mercenary Bass Tab

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Bass tab 
Transcribed by Erradicator ( erradicator@ironmaiden.com )

All textual notes refer to the tab ABOVE it. Any comments, suggestions, 
or errors refering to the tab below that should be brought to my attention, 
please e-mail me.

Tab explanations
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>   Accent                 |      /   Slide up
.   Staccatto              |         Slide down
h   Hammer-on/ pull off    |      :   Repeat
†   Harmonic               |      ~   slight bend 
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The Mercenary ( Gers, Harris )
 ( From the album " Brave New World " )      
 

G|--9--|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|.-9-.|.------------5--4--------------------5--4--7----------.|
A|.-7-.|.--7--5--7---------5--------7--5--7-------->----------.|
E|-----|----------------------7--------------------------------|
                                                   Play 2 times

|--------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------4----5----------------------------.|
|.--7--5--7------------------7--5--7-----3----5---.|
|--------------------------------------------------|
  Lyrics enter                         Play 4 times

|---9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Bridge  (Nowhere to run...)       

7-------------------------|
7------------------------.|
5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---.|
--------------------------|
            Play 2 times

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------5--4--------------------5--4-------------.|
|.--7--5--7---------5--------7--5--7--------5----------.|
|----------------------7-----------------------7--------|


|---5------------------7-------------------9-------------|
|.--5------------------7-------------------9------------.|
|.--3--3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
   Bridge  (Should have no fear...)        Play 4 Times

|--------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------4----5----------------------------.|
|.--7--5--7------------------7--5--7-----3----5---.|
|--------------------------------------------------|
                                      Play 5 times

|---9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--9------------------------7------------------------5------------------------
|.--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Bridge  (Nowhere to run...)       

7-------------------------|
7------------------------.|
5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---.|
--------------------------|
            Play 2 times

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------5--4--------------------5--4-------------.|
|.--7--5--7---------5--------7--5--7--------5----------.|
|----------------------7-----------------------7--------|


|---5------------------7-------------------9-------------|
|.--5------------------7-------------------9------------.|
|.--3--3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
   Bridge  (Should have no fear...)        Play 4 Times


|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|.--2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2--3--2--------0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0---2-3--.|
|-------------------------------5-3----------------------------------|
   Solo 1                                            Play 2 Times

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.------------------------------------------------------------------.|
|.--2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2--3--2--------5-5-5-5-5--------3-3-3-3--5---.|
|-------------------------------5-3----------------------------------|
                                                                      

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------5---5--------------------------5----5-------.|
|.--7--7--7--7----------------------5--5--5--5--------------------.|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Solo 2                                           Play 2 Times                                                       

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------5----5---------------------------------------.|
|.--7--7--7--7-----------------------5--5--5--5--------------------.|
|-----------------------------------------------------5-5---5-5-----|
                                                                              

|---9-----------------7-------------------5-----------------7-----------------|
|.--9-----------------7-------------------5-----------------7----------------.|
|.--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--.|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Interlude

  Only Nicko, then ...

|---7-------------------9-------------|
|.--7-------------------9------------.|
|.--5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|-------------------------------------|
   Chorus  (Should have no fear...)       

|---5------------------7-------------------9-------------|
|.--5------------------7-------------------9------------.|
|.--3--3-3-3-3---------5--5-5-5-5----------7--7-7-7-7---.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
   Bridge  (Should have no fear...)        Play 4 Times

  Then the end...
|------------------------------------------|
|.------------4--5----------------4--7----.|
|.--7--5--7-------------7--5--7------<----.|
|------------------------------------------|


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The Mercenary Bass Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jimmy Average	#1 by Jimmy Dresbach at Dec 12, 1970 at 1:56 PM EST
	And it makes sense

No Picture Justin Wanna Be	#2 by Justin Gaffney at Feb 14, 1987 at 4:40 PM EST
	IF you read the rest it doesn't make THAT much snese with the whole predatot thing. I'm doing a report right now on the book Brave New World.

No Picture Frank Wanna Be	#3 by Frank at Jul 27, 1998 at 4:18 PM EST
	so i believe it could speak of both predator and brave new world. 1

No Picture Josh Rhythm Player	#4 by Josh Schleter at Jul 2, 1999 at 12:50 AM EST
	I wouldn't argue with RainbowDemon, as I have not read the book yet, but there are uncanny resemblances to the movie Predator eg. 1) "hunter, hunted, which are you?" : Flimsy argument at this stage, but stay with me. 2) "Diablo come again, to make trophies out of men." : In Predator, the woman called the predator "Diablo" and he made trophies of people. 3) "lose your skin, lose your skull" : the predator took skins and skulls as trophies. 4) "in the heat, dehidrate" : the predator only came during hot months, because water inhibited it's cloaking device. 5) "watch the jungle burning bright" : The Predator played off in the jungle. You've gotta admit, it sounds plausable.