Learn and Play Music: Face In The Sand guitar tab - Iron Maiden tabs

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  Artist:	Iron Maiden
  Album:	Dance of Death
  Song:	Face in the Sand
  Tabbed By: John Alkire
   
  Standard Tuning
   
  This is an under rated track off of the DoD album. 
  I have not tabbed the entire song, just the main parts 
  to get you going. All of you experts out there can figure 
  out the solo's. Another great track that has acoustic melody and 
  symphony feel to make Maiden better than ever before! It is a shame
  that they are not playing this on their DoD 2003 World Tour!
   
  INTRO: Acoustic/Clean..There are other ways to play this, but this
                         was the easiest for me!
  |----------------------------------------------------------------
  |----------------------------------------------------------------
  |---------7-5 4--------4--------------------7-5 4--------4-------
  |-9-7-99---------5--7-----7--5 4-5---9-7-9---------5--7-----7~---
  |----------------------------------------------------------------
  |----------------------------------------------------------------
   
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ---------7-5 4--------4--------------------------------------------------
  -9-77-9---------5--7-----7--5 4-5--5-7-5--7-9-7--5 4------5-4-----5-4----
  ------------------------------------------------------5~-------7-------5-
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  -5-4----5-4----5-4-----5-4-----5-4------5-4----5-4----5-4-----5-4-------
  -----3------5-------7-------3-------5~------7-------5------3-------5----
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
  ----------------------------|
  ----------------------------|
  --------------------4-------|
  -5-4-----5-4-----5-----7~---|
  ------7-------3-------------|
  ----------------------------|
   
  INTRO :(Cont.)Next is the background orchestra sound with 
  guitars switching to distortion playing special effects 
  using natural harmonics.  Listen to the track for timing and
  appropriate frets.
  |-<12>--<12>---<7>---<12>-------------------------------------12------------|
  |-<12>--<12>---<7>---<12>-------------------------------------12------------|
  |-<12>--<12>---<7>---<12>---Ect.--5--------7--------9---------12-(Dive)-----|
  |-<12>---------------<12>---------5-(Bar)--7-(Bar)--9-(Bar)---12------------|
  |---------------------------------3--------5--------7-----------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  Now the music kicks in full gear and I have tabbed the 
  melody that coincides with the symphony sound. It repeats 
  throughout the song!
  |---------------------------|
  |o-------------------------o|
  |---------------------------|
  |----------7~-----6~--------|
  |o--9h7p9-----9------7 9~--o|
  |---------------------------|
   
  Pre-Chorus: Here is the pre-chorus line "I wait for the sign, 
  they tell the truth. This repeats through the song.
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |---4---7/--5/--4---7/--5/--4---7/--5/--4---4 --5 --7 ----|
  |---4---7/--5/--4---7/--5/--4---7/--5/--4---4 --5 --7 ----|
  |—--2---5/--3/--2---5/--3/--2---5/--3/--2---2 --3 --5 ----|
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
   
  Chorus: "So I watch and I wait, and I pray for an answer." 
  |-----------------------------------------|
  |o------------------------------8h7------o|
  |---9 --12/--5 --7/--2—-5 --7--------8~---|
  |---9 --12/--5 --7/--2—-5 --7-------------|
  |o--7 --10/--3 --5/--0—-3 --5------------o|
  |-----------------------------------------|
   
  Solo: I will leave this up to you professionals out there!
   
  Interlude: Somewhere here but this is wrong!
  |------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------|
  |-7~--9--11/12-11--7~---7--9--11/12---7~---(X 2)-|
  |------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------|
  |------------------------------------------------|
   
  Back to the main Chorus using the same chords and ends with 
  natural harmonics!
   
  That's it dudes!! Great track! All suggestions are welcome!
   
   Key:
  
  ~ - Vibrato
    - Slide down
  / - Slide up
  h - Hammer-on
  p - Pull-off
  <> - Natural Harmonics
  

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