The Number of the Beast (ver. 2)

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The Number of the Beast (ver. 2)

Written by Steve Harris
	  		Guitar 1 : Dave Murray              b:bend       b.r:bend and release    h:hammer-on   p:pull-off 
Guitar 2:  Adrain Smith                ~:vibrato    P.M.:palm mute             /:slide ( up or down )   
 
Intro:  During the whole Intro use Palm Mute. 
Riff 1: 
Guitar 1:  
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          I    left       a-lone, 
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         my  mind  was  blank. 
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         I    need-ed      time          to        think,    to           get      the    memories  
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   from  my  mind. 
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Now Guitar 1 repeats Riff 1 ( 3 times ) and Guitar 2 plays Riff 2 the 2nd and 3rd time. 
 
The lyrics are:  
1.What did I see, can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy? 
2.Just what I saw, in my old dreams, were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me? 
3.Cause in my dreams, it's always there, the evil face that twists my mind and leads me to despair. 
 
Riff 2: 
Guitar 2: Play 2 times. Use Palm Mute throughout this Riff. 
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Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: 
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Verse 1: 
Riff 3: 
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: 
    Night   was      black,              was     no     use   hold-ing        back          cause     I     just  
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     had       to         see,            was    some-one          watch-ing     me? 
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Now repeat Riff 3. 
The lyrics are: 
Verse 1: ( continued )  
In the mist, dark figures move and twist, is this all for real, or just some kind of hell? 
 
Chorus: 
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: The notes in brackets are only played the 2nd time. 
1. Six, six, six   the number of the beast. 
2. Hell and fire was spawned  to be released     
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Now repeat Riff 3. 
The lyrics are: 
Verse 2: 
Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised, as they start to cry hands held to the sky. 
In the night, the fires are burning bright, the ritual has begun, Satan's work is done.  
 
Chorus: 
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: 
    Six, six, six   the number of the beast.    Sa-crifice is going on to-    
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Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: Play 4 times    
    night 
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Guitar 2: Play 4 times. ( Rhythm track for the solo ) 
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Guitar 1: 
Solo: ( Taken from the "A Real Dead One" album ) 
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Riff 4: 
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: 
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Guitar 1: Play 4 times (  Rhythm track for the solo ) 
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Guitar 2: Solo: ( Taken from the "A Real Dead One" album ) 
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Riff 5: 
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: 
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Now repeat Riff 3. 
The lyrics are: 
Verse 3: 
This can't go on, I must inform the law, can this still be real, or just some crazy dream? 
But I feel drawn, towards the chanting hoards, they seem to mesmerize, can't avoid their eyes. 
 
Chorus: 
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: 
    Six, six, six the number of the beast. Six, six, six the one for you and me. 
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Now repeat Riff 1. 
The lyrics are: 
Verse 4: 
I'm coming back, I will return, and I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn. 
I have the fire, I have the force, I have the power to make my evil take it's course. 
 
Ending: 
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2: 
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