Iron Maiden - Sea Of Madness (Bass) 

Author: Guilherme Braga (bass@ez-poa.com.br) 
Type: Bass 
Track no: 3 
Album: Somewhere In Time 


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Intro
|-------|------------------|------------------------------|
|*-----*|*----------------*|------------------------------|
|*-----*|*---191919191919-*|---19-r-191919-r-191919-r-19\-|
|--0-0--|--0---------------|-0----------------------------|
 Play 2x  Play 6x

|--------------------------------|-------------------/9-7----------|
|*------------------------------*|------------------------9-8-7----|
|*---7p5h7---7p5h7---7p5h7---5\-*|---7p5h7---7p5h7--------------10-|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-----|-0-------0-------0---------------|
 Play 3x

In this part, the bass has a  weird sound... I guess it´s the synthesizer Steve used in this record. The bass sounds a bit like slap or something... So I think you should boost up the middle frequencies in your amp! Play the 2 bars above 2x then:

|--------------------------10--------------7--------10----10------|
|-----------------------------10-5-5-5-5-5---5---10----10----10---|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-888-888---------------------8----------------8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------10--------------7--------10----10------|
|------------------------------10-5-5-5-5-5---5---10----10----10---|
|--7-7-7-7-7----7-8-888-888---------------------8----------------8-|
|------------10----------------------------------------------------|
 This is NOT a repeat!

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---5---7---5---7---5---7-5\-|
|*-----7-----7---*|*---------------*|---------------|-----5---5---5---5---5------|
|*-0-0---0-0---0-*|*-----7-----7-0-*|-----3-----3---|----------------------------|
|-----------------|--0-0---0-0------|-1-1---1-1---1-|-3--------------------------|
 Play 3x         Play 2x

|---------------|---------------|-------------|---7---5---7---5---7---5-5\-|
|*-----7-----7-*|*-------------*|-------------|-----5---5---5---5---5------|
|*-0-0---0-0---*|*-----7-----7-*|-----3-----3-|----------------------------|
|---------------|--0-0---0-0----|-1-1---1-1---|-3--------------------------|
 Play 3x         Play 2
 This is NOT a repeat also!

|--------------------------------|---/14-12-------------|
|*---7p5h7---7p5h7---7p5h7---5\-*|----------12-13-14----|
|*--0-------0-------0-------0---*|-0-----------------15-|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
 Play 3x

|--------------------------------|-------------------/9-7----------|
|*------------------------------*|------------------------9-8-7----|
|*---7p5h7---7p5h7---7p5h7---5\-*|---7p5h7---7p5h7--------------10-|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-----|-0-------0-------0---------------|
 Play 3x

|--------------------------10--------7---7----------10----10------|
|-----------------------------10-5-5---5---5-----10----10----10---|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-888-888-------------------8-8----------------8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------10--------7---7----------10----10------|
|------------------------------10-5-5---5---5-----10----10----10---|
|--7-7-7-7-7----7-8-888-888-------------------8-8----------------8-|
|------------10----------------------------------------------------|
 This is NOT a repeat!

|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---7---5---7---5---7---5-5\-|
|*-----7-----7---*|*---------------*|---------------|-----5---5---5---5---5------|
|*-0-0---0-0---0-*|*-----7-----7---*|-----3-----3---|----------------------------|
|---------------|--0-0---0-0-----0--|-1-1---1-1---1-|-3--------------------------|
 Play 3x         Play 2

Play the whole bar above 2 times

|---------------------------------7/9-14-12-11---------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-----------3-5-5-5--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-----------3-5-5-
|---------------3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-------

-------------------------------------------7/9-14-12-11-12---------------------------------
-7-5-7-5---5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------7---2-2-2-2-2-------------3-5-5-5-----------------0-0-4-0-5-4-0-2-2-2-2-2---------
-----------------------5-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------5-3-3-3-

-------------7/9-14-12-11-12---------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-----3-5-5-5-----------------0-0-4-0-5-4-0-|
-3-3---------------------------------------|

Bass Lead:

|--------------------------------------------------------------/13-------------
|*-11-11-11-14-13-11-------14-13-11-------14----16----14----16-----16-14-13-14-
|*-------------------12-12----------14-14----14----14----14--------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-11-11-11-14-13-11-------14-13-11-------14----16----14----16----14----16-14\-*|
-------------------12-12----------14-14----14----14----14----14----14--------*|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Play 2x

|-----6-------------2----------------------------------------------6-----------
|---6---6---------2---2-0-2-0-----2---4---2---4---2---/6-4-------6---6-------2-
|-4-------4-4-4-0-------------2-2---2---2---2---2---2------7-4-4-------4-4-0---
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-2--------------------------------------------6--------------------------------
---2-0-2-0-----2---4---2---4---2---/6-4-----6---6--------------7-------2---4---
-----------2-2---2---2---2---2---2------7-4-------4-4\-----5-7---7-2-2---2---2-
-------------------------------------------------------5-5---------------------

----------------------------6---------------------------------|
-2---4---2---/6-4-------4-6---6-4---------7-------------------|
---2---2---2------7-4-4---------------5-7---7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
----------------------------------5-5-------------------------|
 at the end of this line, there is a little pause for the drum roll. Then, start again:

|--------------------------------|-------------------/9-7----------|
|*------------------------------*|------------------------9-8-7----|
|*---7p5h7---7p5h7---7p5h7---5\-*|---7p5h7---7p5h7--------------10-|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-----|-0-------0-------0---------------|
 Play 3x

Play the whole bar above 2 times

|--------------------------10--------------7--------10----10------|
|-----------------------------10-5-5-5-5-5---5---10----10----10---|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-888-888---------------------8----------------8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------10--------------7--------10----10------|
|------------------------------10-5-5-5-5-5---5---10----10----10---|
|--7-7-7-7-7----7-8-888-888---------------------8----------------8-|
|------------10----------------------------------------------------|
 This is NOT a repeat!

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---5---7---5---7---5---7-5\-|
|*-----7-----7---*|*---------------*|---------------|-----5---5---5---5---5------|
|*-0-0---0-0---0-*|*-----7-----7---*|-----3-----3---|----------------------------|
|-----------------|--0-0---0-0---0--|-1-1---1-1---1-|-3--------------------------|
 Play 3x         Play 2x

|---------------|---------------|-------------|---7---5---7---5---7---5-5\-|
|*-----7-----7-*|*-------------*|-------------|-----5---5---5---5---5------|
|*-0-0---0-0---*|*-----7-----7-*|-----3-----3-|----------------------------|
|---------------|--0-0---0-0----|-1-1---1-1---|-3--------------------------|
 Play 3x         Play 2
 This is NOT a repeat also!

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---5---7---5---7---5---7-5\-|
|*-----7-----7---*|*---------------*|---------------|-----5---5---5---5---5------|
|*-0-0---0-0---0-*|*-----7-----7---*|-----3-----3---|----------------------------|
|-----------------|--0-0---0-0---0--|-1-1---1-1---1-|-3--------------------------|
 Play 3x         Play 2x

|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|------10-------12----|
|*-----7-----7---*|-3-3-3-7-7-7-|*-----7-----7---*|---10----10-------12-|
|*-0-0---0-0---0-*|-------------|*-0-0---0-0---0-*|-8----------10-------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|
 Play 3x                           

|-----------------|--------------------|
|*-----7-----7---*|---10---10/12-10----|
|*-0-0---0-0---0-*|-8----8----------12-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
 Play 3x                           

Play the whole bar above 4 times

|------------|
|------7-----|
|-0------7-0-|
|------------|

Copyright Guilherme Braga (bass@ez-poa.com.br) 
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