The Sign Of The Cross chords

Iron Maiden

Simplify chords 

  			 
 
 00:00 - 01:20 = PRE-INTRO (background chanting) 
 
 
 01:20 - 01:55 = INTRO 1 (bass + guitar ?) 
 
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 A|----0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2------0-2-3---2-3-5--3--2------0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2-- 
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   {ending 1}              {ending 2} 
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 01:55 - 02:47 = INTRO 2 (occassional chords) 
 
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 02:47 - 03:26 = VERSE 1 (thumping chords, 4 a bar, hit;miss;hit;hit) 
 
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 03:26 - 03:44 = VERSE 2 (similar to Verse 1, but with LEAD 1) 
 
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 03:44 - 04:04 = CHORUS (chords) 
 
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 04:04 - 04:22 = VERSE 2 
 
 
 04:22 - 04:42 = CHORUS 
 
 
 04:42 - 05:01 = RIFF 1 (2 guitars + bass, guitar 1 top;guitar 2 bottom) 
 
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   (X2) 
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 05:01 - 05:30 = RIFF 2 (chords, by the threes) 
 
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 05:30 - 06:06 = RIFF 3 (background chanting) 
 
   {part 1}             X2 {part 2} 
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 A|-7--7------7--7--7-----|-5--5------5--5--5-----|----------| 
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 06:06 - 07:08 = RIFF 4 
 
   {part 1}                                               {part 2} 
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 D|--9-9-9-8-------------9-9-9-8---7--------------------|--9-9-9-8-------------------- 
 A|-7----------7---7----7--------7-----7---7---7---7----|-7----------7---7---7---7---- 
 E|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-|----------000-000-000-000-00- 
 
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 07:08 - 07:25 = RIFF 5 
 
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 07:25 - 07:44 = RIFF 5 with LEAD 2 
 
   {LEAD 2} 
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 07:44 - 07:57 = RIFF 6 (heavy and fast) 
 
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 07:57 - 08:17 = RIFF 7 
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 08:17 - 08:36 = SOLO 1 
 
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 08:36 - 08:55 = SOLO 2 
 
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 08:55 - 09:14 = RIFF 7 (X4) 
 
 
 09:14 - 10:10 = RIFF 8 (with background chords on 3rd & 4th repeat; 
                         slows on 6th repeat, into OUTRO 1) 
 
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 10:10 - 10:47 = OUTRO 1 (slow and crunchy) 
 
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 10:47 - 11:12 = OUTRO 2 (INTRO 1 with ENDING 2) 
 
 
 >>> THE EPIC IS OVER <<< 
 
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        All additions and comments will be welcomed.... 
 
        Good guitaring, 
                        Stuart.