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Lord Of The Flies Bass Tab

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Standard tuning
------------|--9------9------9------9--------------9-----------------9-------
------------|--9------9------9------9--------9-7------9--7----9--7-----9-7-9-
------------|--7------7------7------7------7-----7---------7-------7---------
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Guitar intro.  Bass enters


------------9-------------------9-------------------9----------------9-------
----9-7-------9--7------9--7-------9-7-9-----9-7------9-7-----9--7------9-7-9
--7------7----------7---------7------------7------7--------7-------7---------
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---------9------------------9-----------9--9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-999--9--9-
---9-7-----9--7-----9--7-------9-7-9----9--9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-999--9--9-
-7-----7---------7-------7--------------7--7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-777--7--7-
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-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--999--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--999--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9
-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--999--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--999--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9
-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--777--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--777--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7
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-9--999----|-11----------------------11---------------9----------------|-----
-9--999----|.11----------------------11---------------9---------------.|-----
-7--777----|.-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-.|-----
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end intro                                                 Play 6 times   
                                                          on the 3rd time,  
                                                          lyrics enter
                                                          . .
-7-------------------------------9------------------------5-5--7-------------
-7-------------------------------9------------------------5-5--7-------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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                                                      (. = staccatto)
                                        .
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------------------11-------------------11-9-7--------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
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                            . .
---9------------------------9-9--7-------------------------------------------
---9------------------------9-9--7--------------------------------7----------
-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-0-0-0-0-0
------------------------------------------------------------------5----------

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-----------------------------------------------------|.11--------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|.-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
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-------------------9-----------------|-7-------------------------------9-----
-------------------9----------------.|-7-------------------------------9-----
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--.|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-
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                      Play 4 times
            . .                                                           . .
------------9-9--7------------------------------11-----------------------11-9
------------9-9--7------------------------------11-----------------------11-9
-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-7
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                                                     . .
-7----------------------------------9----------------9-9--7------------------
-7----------------------------------9----------------9-9--7------------------
-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
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-------------7-----------------------|.11-------------------------------7----
-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|.-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5 
-------------5-----------------------|---------------------------------------
                                      "Saints and..." etc.

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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
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------9------9-----------9-------9----------------9------9----------9------9-
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----11-9-11----11-9------11-9----11-9--------11-9-11-|.11--------------------
.-------------9------9---------9--------9------------|.-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
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                                                       Guitar solo 
    . .                         > >                           . .
---11-9-7-----------------------9-9-11-----------------------11-9-2----------
---11-9-7-----------------------7-9-11-----------------------11-9-2----------
-9--9-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-7-0-0-0-0-0-0
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                          (> = accented)

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---7---------9--.|.11-------------------------------7------------------------
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-------2-------------------------------9---------------7-7-7-7-9-111111-.|-11
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                                                         Play 6 times


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Lord Of The Flies Bass Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture jack Average	#1 by jack hopkin at Sep 20, 1994 at 3:51 PM EST
	oh and I forgot... one of the best Maiden song, wonderful live! the lyrics are based on the book, but Maiden pretty much go on its own way on this one. Childrens becoming what they always wanted, what they always feared.

No Picture Kevin Average	#2 by Kevin Barry at Jun 17, 1996 at 1:54 AM EST
	I don't think the song is so much about the book itself, but a reference to book in comparison to human nature. It appears, upon first glace, to deal positively with the theme of liberty (anarchy), and how freedom is some unmitigatedly exciting. as the song progresses, it's admitted that this anarchy is not only chaotic, but a bit scary. it ends telling that the moral and immoral of us (or unfree and free to take a Dionysian perspective on this) are both capable of the same destruction witnessed in anarchy. This seems to be supported by the promo-video that shows images of the gulf war. of course, only maiden really knows.

No Picture health risk Average	#3 by health risk at Jan 1, 2007 at 1:17 PM EST
	Blaze really can't sing wotrh doodie. Bruce is twenty times better.

No Picture stuart Professional	#4 by stuart finlayson at May 2, 2007 at 2:10 PM EST
	excellent book and excellent storyline - basically how without proper authority ppl turn to their ancient savage ancestors

No Picture Marco Average	#5 by Marco at Aug 3, 2007 at 10:03 AM EST
	pretty self explanitory (sorry for butchering spelling if i did), about the book with the same title