your daughter...to the slaughter
Written by Bruce Dickinson.
Performed by IRON MAIDEN.
Taken from the album NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING.
Transcribed by Oskar ^?The Seventh Son^? Wigren.
E-mail me at [email protected]
Opening-riff:
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G--7-----7-----7-------|
D--7--5--7--7--7--5-2--|
A--5--5--5--7--5--5-2--|
E-----3-----5-----3-0--|
Let E ring
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D--(2)-----------------|
A--(2)-----------------|
E--(0)-----------------|
Verse:
Honey it^?s getting close to midnight
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------3-----|
G-----------------------------0-------|
D--(2)----------------------2---------|
A--(2)--------------------------------|
E--(0)--------------------------------|
and all the myths are still in town
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------2--|
D--------------------------------2----|
A------------------------------0------|
E-------------------------------------|
Chorus:
...daughter, bring your daughter. To the..
E--------------------|---------------------|
B--------------------|---------------------|
G--------------------|---------------------|
D--5---2--2----------|--5---2--2-----------|
A--5---2--2----------|--5---2--2-----------|
E--3---0--0----------|--3---0--0-----------|
...slaugh- - - - - - - ter Let her...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G--5----------------|-------------------|
D--5----------------|--7----------------|
A--3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|--7-------------4--|
E-------------------|--5---5-5-5-5-7----|
...go Let her go Let her...
E---------------|---------------|
B---------------|---------------|
G---------------|---------------|
D--7--7-9--7-7--|---------------|
A--5--5-5--5-5--|--7--7-9--7-5--|
E---------------|--5--5-5--5-3--|
E----------------------|-------------------|
B----------------------|-------------------|
G----------------------|-------------------|
D----------------------|-------------------|
A--2-----5---4--2-5-2--|--2-----5---4-0----|
E--0---0---0----0-3-0--|--0---0---0-----3--|
End of chorus.
Before second verse:
E-------|
B-------|
G---0---|
D---2---|
A---2---|
E---0---|
Bridge before solo:
So pick up you......
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D--5-5---------------|
A--5-5---------------|
E--3-3---------------|
No going back, no...
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--7-7---------------|
D--7-7---------------|
A--5-5---------------|
E--------------------|
...to hide
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G---7---7---7-----|
D---7-5-7-7-7--5--|
A---5-5-5-7-5--5--|
E-----3---5----3--|
Solo-riff:
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|--5---------------|
D--2---------------|--5---------------|
A--2---------------|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G--2---------------|--7---------------|
D--2---------------|--7---------5-5---|
A--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--5--5-5-5--5-5---|
E------------------|------------3-3---|
End of solo-riff.
Riff 2:
....daughter, bring your daughter, bring your..
E----------------------|---------------------|
B----------------------|---------------------|
G----------------------|---------------------|
D---2------------------|--(2)----------------|
A---2------------------|--(2)----------------|
E---0------------------|--(0)----------------|
...daughter, bring you daughter, bring your..
E----------------------|-------------------|
B----------------------|-------------------|
G----------------------|-------------------|
D--(2)-----------------|--(2)--------------|
A--(2)-----------------|--(2)--------------|
E--(0)-----------------|--(0)--------------|
...daughter, bring your daughter to the....
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-------------------|-------------------|
...slaughter Bring your...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
End of riff 2.
Riff 3:
First guitar plays:
daughter,fetch your daughter, bring your...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
daughter, fetch your daughter, bring your...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E-------------------|-------------------|
...daughter, fetch your daughter to the...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-------------------|-------------------|
...slaughter. Bring your...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
End of riff 3.
Second guitar plays: (Volume swells)
daughter,fetch your daughter, bring your...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---9---------------|--12---------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|
daughter, fetch your daughter, bring your...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B--10---------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|
...daughter, fetch your daughter to the...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D----10-------------|----12-------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|
...slaughter. Bring your...
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G----9--------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|
Guitar-solo while second time of Riff 3.
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-----12-11-12-14-12-11-12--|
D--14-----------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Doubling of guitar-solo.
E---------------------------|
B-----12----12-13-12----12--|
G--------14----------14-----|
D--14-----------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Riff 4:
After last chorus:
Let her go.(4 times)
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A--7-5---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E--5-3---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Down to protection. Now
E-------------------0--|--
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