Iron Maiden

Transylvania

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Transylvania

Year: 1980 - Album: A Real Live Dead One

Written by Steve Harris

	  		 
This is an approximation of how to play the instrumental 'Transylvania'  
off Iron Maidens 1st LP. Feel free to make corrections if you like, as this  
is far from complete and perfect. (Maybe someone wants to transcribe the solo 
or add the second guitar or bass or something...) 
 
Riff 1: 
 D                                   C   F 
-----------------------|----------------------| 
-----------------------|----------------------| 
-----------------------|----------------------| 
-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-------3----| 
-----------------------|-------------3--------| 
-----------------------|----------------------| 
 
Riff 2: 
 E                                   D   G                    C   D 
-----------------------|----------------------|  (end it   ------------| 
-----------------------|----------------------|   like     ------------| 
-----------------------|-----------------0----|   this     ------------| 
-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2---0--------|   the      -------0----| 
-----------------------|----------------------|   last     ---3--------| 
-----------------------|----------------------|   time)    ------------| 
 
 
Main Theme: 
                                           1.--------------| 2.------------- 
 Em                           D             Em             |               
----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------| 
----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------| 
----------0-------------0---|------------------------0----*|--------------| 
-2-2-2--2---4--2-2-2--2---4-|-0-0-0--0---0--2-2-2--2---4--*|-2-2-2--2-0---| 
----------------------------|----------2-------------------|------------4-| 
----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------| 
 
                                            1.-------------| 2.------------- 
 Bm                           A             Bm             | 
----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------| 
----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------| 
----------------------------|-----------------------------*|----------0---| 
----------0-------------0---|------------------------0----*|------------4-| 
-2-2-2--2---4--2-2-2--2---4-|-0-0-0--0---0--2-2-2--2---4---|-2-2-2--2-----| 
----------------------------|----------2-------------------|--------------| 
 
 
 
Riff 3: 
 Em D  G            C      D      Em                    C      D 
-----------------|--------------------------|  (last  -------------------   
-----------------|--------------------------|   time  ------------------- 
-4--2--0-0-0--0--|--0------2-0----0---------|   play  --0------2-0------- 
-----------------|----4-2------4----4-2--2--|   only  ----4-2------4----- 
-----------------|--------------------------|   this) ------------------- 
-----------------|--------------------------|         ------------------- 
                                  
 
Solo: 
Just freak out over the progression Em | Em | D | D | C | D | Em | Em  
and end it all with an Em that fades into Strange World, which isn't too 
difficult to play... 
 
(Add that progression to any song you want and make it sound like Maiden :) 
 
 
 
STRUCTURE: 
 
Riff 1		4 times 
Riff 2		4 times 
Main theme	2 times (slower) 
Riff 3		4 times (7 1/2 bars!) 
Main theme 
Riff 3		4 times (7 1/2 bars!) 
Riff 2		4 times (original tempo) 
Solo...		as long as you like! 

		  

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