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CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED
As recorded by Iron Maiden
(From the 1982 Album NUMBER OF THE BEAST)
Words by Steve harris
Music by Steve Harris
Transcribed by Victor Kuri
Em G D C
0 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 3 x x 0 2 3 2 x 3 2 0 1 0
Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D
x 3 2 0 0 x x 5 4 0 0 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=67
Em G D C D
4/4
Gtr I
Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S E S S S S S S S S
|-^0--0-------------3-------|----2-------0-------2-----|
|-^0----0---------3---3-----|------3-------1-------3---|
|-^0------0-----0-------0---|-2------2-------0-2-----2-|
|-^2--------2-------------0-|-0--------2-------0-------|
|-^2------------------------|----------3---------------|
|-^0----------3-------------|--------------------------|
H H H Q Q
Em G D C D
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S E S S S S S S S S
|-----------0-------------3-------|----2-------0-------2-------|
|-------------0---------3---3-----|------3-------1-------3-----|
|-------(0)-----0-----0-------0---|-2------2-------0-2-----2---|
|-2-(2)-----------2-------------0-|-0--------2-------0---------|
|-2-------------------------------|----------3-----------------|
|-0-----------------3-------------|----------------------------|
H H H Q Q
Em G D C D
Gtr II
~~ ~
H E E E E E. S Q S +S S S S E.
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------7---|-/9S(7)-------7-(7)b9-7-5-7-5-------|
|-/7----------7-9---10-------|--------5---------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S E S S S S S S S S
|-^0--0--------------3-------|--------2--------0----------2-------|
|-^0----0---------3----3-----|----------3-----------1--------3----|
|-^0------0-----0--------0---|--2---------2-----------0-2------2--|
|-^2--------2--------------0-|--0-----------2-----------0---------|
|-^2-------------------------|--------------3---------------------|
|-^0----------3--------------|------------------------------------|
H H H Q Q
~
H E E E T T S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------/9-7---\5---4h5p4-|
|-7-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------0---------------3---------|
|-------------0----------3----3-------|
|-------(0)-----0------0--------0-----|
|-2-(2)-----------2-----------------0-|
|-2-----------------------------------|
|-0------------------3----------------|
H H
|--3--|
H E S S S T T T S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------11tr12-11h12p11--------|
|----------------12--------------------14-12--|
|-5--------/14------14------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S S S S S S S
|----2---------0---------------2--------------|
|------3----------1---------------------3-----|
|-2------2-----------0--2------------------2--|
|-0----------2----------0---------------------|
|------------3--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
H Q Q
Verse
Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D
Gtr II
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +H +W
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-14-------(14)---------|-(14)---------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|------------0----------|--------------------|
|---------------0-------|----------0-------0-|
|--------0--------0-----|--------0-------0---|
|------2----------------|------2-------4-----|
|----2--------------0h2-|---3--------5-------|
|--0--------------------|--------------------|
W H H
Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D
~~~~~~
+W W
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|-(14)-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|------------0---------|-----------------|
|--------------0-------|-------0-------0-|
|----------0-----0-----|-----0-------0---|
|--------2-------------|---2-------4-----|
|------2-----------0h2-|-3-------5-------|
|---0------------------|-----------------|
W H H
Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7/D
Gtr II
W W W H. E E
|
o
Gtr I
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|---------0---------|-----------------|---------0---------|------------------|
|-----------0-------|-------0-------0-|-----------0-------|--------0-------0-|
|-------0-----0-----|-----0-------0---|-------0-----0-----|------0-------0---|
|-----2-------------|---2-------4-----|-----2-------------|----2-------4-----|
|---2-----------0h2-|-3-------5-------|---2-----------0h2-|-3--------5-------|
|-0-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------------|------------------|
W H H W H H
Chorus
E5 N.C. B5 N.C. C5 D5 A5 G5F#5
Gtr II
PM| PM----|
Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S S S S S S S
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||-----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7-------------|
||--2--9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-|
||o-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5-5-5-7-7-5-4-|
||--0---------------|-----------------5-5-3-2-|
|
| Gtr III
| PM| PM----|
| Q E Q E E S S E. S Q S S S S S S S S
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||-----9-9--4-4-----|-5--5-5--7-7-------------|
||o-2--7-7--2-2-0-2-|-3--3-3--5-5-5-5-7-7-5-4-|
||--0---------------|-----------------5-5-3-2-|
E5 N.C. B5 N.C. C5 D5 A5 G5F#5
Gtr II
|