Transylvania Bass Tab

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IRON MAIDEN : Transylvania (Steve Harris)
    
   From the album " Iron Maiden " (1980)
   
   Transcribed by : Vincent Beau ( v.beau@free.fr )
   If you have any suggestion about this tab, you can e-mail me.

   

  Intro
  G|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  D|----------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|
  A|----5-----------|-3---5-----------|-3---5-----------|-3---5-----------|
  E|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |---3-------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|
  |-3---7-----------|-5---7-----------|-5---7-----------|-5---7-----------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  Main part (x 2 times)
    <2nd time fig 1> 
  ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  ||*---------------|-5-4-------------|-5-4-------------|-----------------|
  ||*-3--5--7-7-7-7-|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----5-5-5-5-----|-0-5-7-7-7-7-----|
  ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------9-----|
  |-5-4-------------|-5-4-------------|-5-4-------------|-------5/7-------|
  |-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----5-5-5-5-----|-0-5-7-----------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-9---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-5-4-------------|-5-4-------------|-----------------|
  |-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----5-5-5-5-----|-0-5-7-7-7-7-----|

                                                       <2nd/3rd time fig 2>
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------9---*||
  |-5-4-------------|-5-4-------------|-5-4-------------|-------5/7-----*||
  |-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----5-5-5-5-----|-0-5-7----------||


		   fig 1			 fig 2
		  |-----------------|		|-----------------|
		  |-----------------|		|-----------------|
		  |-10-9-7-7-7-7----|		|-----------------|
		  |-----------------|		|-0-5-7-7-7-7-----|



  "Chorus n°1"
    x 3 times			   	4th time 1st bar 
  ||----------------|----------------||-----------------|
  ||*-------5-5-5-5-|---------------*||-------5-5-5-5---|then go to 
  ||*-7--5----------|-3--5--7-7-7-7-*||-7--5------------|main part
  ||----------------|----------------||-----------------|

 
  "Main part" (x 1 time)


  "Chorus n°2"
    x 3 times			   	 
  ||----------------|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
  ||*-------5-5-5-5-|---------------*||-------5-5-5-5---|-----------------| 
  ||*-7--5----------|-3--5--7-7-7-7-*||-7--5------------|-3--5--7---------|
  ||----------------|----------------||-----------------|-----------------|


  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |---5-------------|---5-------------|---5-------------|-----------------|
  |-5---7-----------|-5---7-----------|-5---7-----------|----3---5---7----|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   interlude (both guitars)		
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|--------4-5-7----|-----------------|-------4---------|
  |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-------5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-3---|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  |-----------------|-----------------|-------------7h9-|-9-9-9-9-7-------|
  |-------2---------|-------4---------|-------5/7-9-----|-----------9-----|
  |-3-3-3---3-3-5---|-5-5-5---5-5-7---|-7-7-7-----------|-------------7---|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  
   guitar solo 1 (x 4 times)	       <               fig 5             >	
  ||----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|
  |*----------------|--------4-5-7----|-------4-5-7-----|-7-7-5-----------|
  |*7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-------5--|-5-5-5-----------|-------7-5-2-3---|
  ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  				      <2nd,3rd time fig 3 / 4th time fig 4>
  |-----------------|-----------------|---------9-7-----|----------------||
  |-------2---------|-------4---------|---5/7-9-----9-7-|-5-7-5----------*|
  |-3-3-3---3-3-5---|-5-5-5---5-5-7---|-7---------------|-------5-7------*|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||


  			fig 3
 			|-----------------|-----------------|
  			|-----------------|-----------------|
  			|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
  			|-----------------|-----------------|

  
  			fig 4
 			|-----------------|-----------------|
  			|-----------------|-----------------|
  			|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7-7-7-7-5-5--7--|
  			|-----------------|-----------------|


   bridge
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-(7)-------------|--------------5--|-----------------|--------------3--|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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


   interlude (both guitars)  
				                  
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|--------4-5-7----|-------4-5-7---7-|-7--7-5----------|
  |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-------5--|-5-5-5-----------|--------7-3------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
  |-----------------|-----------------|-------------7h9-|-9-9-9-9-7-------|
  |-------2---------|-------4---------|-------5/7-9-----|-----------9-----|
  |-3-3-3---3-3-5---|-5-5-5---5-5-7---|-7-7-7-----------|-------------7---|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   guitar solo 2 
    x 2 times			       <         2nd time fig 5		 >		
  ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |*----------------|--------4-5-7----|-----------------|-------4---------|
  |*7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-------5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-3---|
  ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  				      
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
  |-------2---------|-------4---------|-----------------|----------------*|
  |-3-3-3---3-3-5---|-5-5-5---5-5-7---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--*|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||


  |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5-------|
  |-----------------|-----------9-----|-----------------|-----------7-----|
  |-----------------|--------------5--|-----------------|--------------3--|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  |-5-5-5-5-3-------|-7-7-7-7-5-------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-7-------|
  |-----------5-----|-----------7-----|-----------------|-----------9-----|
  |--------------5--|-------------7---|-----------------|--------------7--|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---------------|
  |-----------------|-----------9-----|-----------------|----7------------|
  |-----------------|--------------5--|-----------------|-------3---------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  |-5-5-5-5-3-------|-7-7-7-7-5-------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-7-------|
  |-----------5-----|-----------7-----|-----------------|-----------9-----|
  |--------------5--|-------------7---|-----------------|--------------7--|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   both guitars 
  |-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|
  |-----------------|--------4-5-7----|-------4-5-7-----|-7-7-5-----------|
  |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-------5--|-5-5-5-----------|-------7-5-2-3---|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  				      
  |-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-7-------|
  |-------2---------|-------4---------|-----------------|-----------9-----|
  |-3-3-3---3-3-5---|-5-5-5---5-5-7-7-|-----------------|--------------7--|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  |-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|-----------------|
  |-----------------|--------4-5-7----|-------4-5-7-----|-7-7-5-----------|
  |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-------5--|-5-5-5-----------|-------7-5-2-3---|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  				      		lib variation
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-------2---------|-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-3-3-3---3-3-5---|-5-5-5---5-5-----|-7-(7)-----------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 


   Outro
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-9---------------|-7---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |-7---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------0--------| 





  If you want to PRINT this tab, make sure the right and left borders are
  reduced to their minimum ( about 5 mm )



========================================================================
==                       TABLATURE EXPLANATION                        ==
========================================================================

----------                ----------                ----t---
----5h8--- Hammeron       ----(8)--- Ghost          ----6--- Tap
----------                ---------- Note           --------
----8p5--- Pulloff        ----------                --------

----------                ----------                -----p--
----5/8--- Slide Up       -----x---- Dead           -----7-- Pop
----------                ---------- Note           --s-----
----85--- Slide Down     ----------                --5----- Slap 

----------                ||------|| Repeat         --------
----5~~~-- Vibrato        ||*----*||                ---5^--- Bend
----------                ||*----*||                --------
----------                ||------||                --------


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Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/i/iron_maiden/115436.html
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques

No Picture Ben Average	#1 by Ben Swayn at Aug 29, 1970 at 2:33 PM EST
	In an interview, harris and dave said that this song was supposed to portray the wilds of transylvania 1