Iron Maiden

Flight of Icarus

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Flight of Icarus

Year: 1983 - Album: The Essential Iron Maiden

Written by Adrian Frederick Smith, Bruce Dickinson

	  		   A    E    F#m
|--5----0----2-------------------------|
|--5----0----2-------------------------|
|--6----1----2-------------------------|
|--7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4--------|
|--7----2----4----4-4--4----4-4--etc---|
|--5----0----2----2-2--2----2-2--------|

     LET RING        2nd Verse-hold chord position
|--2----------------|-2-------------------------------------------|
|--2----------------|----2-----5----------------------------------|
|--2----------------|-------2-------------------------------------|
|--4----------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--4----------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--2----------------|---------------------------------------------|
   As the sun...

                       A    E
|----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|
|----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|
|----------------------6----1-------------------------------------|
|----------------------7----2-------------------------------------|
|----------------------7----2-LET RING----------------------------|
|----------------------5----0-------------------------------------|
   Stands on the Hill

   A    F#m
|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|
|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|
|--6----2---------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----4---------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----4---------------------------------------------------------|
|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------|
        A bird song shatters the still


BRIDGE:
   F#m              Ab5  (E/Ab)     A             B    C#
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(4)-------------------------------2-------------4----6----------|
|--4----------------7---------------0-------------2----4----------|
|--2----------------4---------------------------------------------|
   His eyes seem so glazed, see the madman in his gaze

CHORUS:
I'll try and show the idea of the chorus, listen for the
strumming and chord slides. At the end go back to strumming
the F# power chord as in the intro.

   F#m          E            D C# D                        E
|--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|
|--2------------1-------------------------------------------------|
|--4------------2------------76/7--6/76/7-etc-------6/7--9------|
|--4------------2------------54/5--4/54/5-----------4/5--7------|
|--2------------0-------------------------------------------------|
   Fly, on your way, like an eagle,            fly as high as the
   Sun, on your way, like an eagle,            fly as high as the

RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:
   F#m                 A    E    F#m
|----------------------5----0----2--------------------------------|
|----------------------5----0----2--------------------------------|
|----------------------6----1----2--------------------------------|
|--4---4-4-4-----------7----2----4---4-4-4------------------------|
|--4---4-4-4-etc-------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc--------------------|
|--2---2-2-2-----------5----0----2---2-2-2------------------------|

   A    E                       A    E    F#m
|--5----0-----------------------5----0----2-----------------------|
|--5----0-----------------------5----0----2-----------------------|
|--6----1----1------------------6----1----2-----------------------|
|--7----2----2---2-2-2----------7----2----4---4-4-4---------------|
|--7----2----2---2-2-2-etc------7----2----4---4-4-4-etc-----------|
|--5----0----0---0-0-0----------5----0----2---2-2-2---------------|

For Solo 2 use BRIDGE

ENDING:
Play through BRIDGE several times then on the last one
stop at the B power chord(let it ring) and then strum
F#m fast and end with A E F#m as in the intro.

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Versão 2
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DAE GALERA! DEMORO MAS TAH AKI O SOLO DO FLIGHT OF ICARUS! EU NAUM 
TENHO CERTEZA ABSOLUTA DA PARTE "ÖUTRO",MAS TOCANDO ASSIM TBM ESTAH 
CERTO!OK???


Solo1(dave murray)

  1:54                         1:58
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|------------------------------------------------------14h15r14h15-17---------------------|
g|--4b---4-2------------------------------14r13-13h14h16-----------------------------------|
D|-----------4-3-2------------------14-16--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------4-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------|


                                            2:01
e|-14h17r14--14h17r14--14h17r14--14h17r14---14b--14-16-17-19-21-19--21-19------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   2:07                                    2:08
e|-17h19r17--17h19r17--17h19r17--17h19r17--16h17r16--16h17r16--16h17r16--16h17r16----------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                           2:09
e|-14h17r14--14h17r14--14h17r14--14h17r14--------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------14h17r14--14h17r14--14h17r14--14h17r14----------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



                                         2:10
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|---------------------------------------14-----------------------------14---14h16b-14-----|
g|14h16r14--14h16r14--14h16r14--14h16r14----16-14-----------------------14---14h16b-14-----|
D|------------------------------------------------16--16-14--------14-16---16-----------16-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------16-14-16------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


solo2(adrian smith)
  2:12
e|-19-17----14--19-17--17-17r14h17r14h17---------------------------------------------------|
h|-------14-----------------------------14h17r14h17----------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------14h16r14h16---14h16r14h16--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------16------------14h16r14h16---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   2:20                  2:24                      2:26
e|-----------------------14-17-14------------------14h17r14--14----------------------------|
h|-------14---14---14------------17-14---------------------17--17-14-----------------------|
g|s11-11---11---11---11---------------17-16-14----------------------16-14------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------16------------------------16-14-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------16-15-14-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14|


Outro

   3:02                                       3:10           
e|----------------------------------------------9--9---(-9-7------9--9--)x(3 times)--------|
h|-(-7--7---10-9-7---7--7)x(3 times)---10-9-7----------(-----10-7-------)------------------|
g|-(---------------9-----)--------------------9--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   3:19              3:24                                     3:27                     3:33
e|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7h9r7h9-----------------------------------9h12r9h12r9h12r9h12r9h12-9-14|
h|--------------------------7h10r7h10-----------------------7------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------7h9r7h9-------7h9r7h9--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7h9r7h9---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


		  

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