Subject: i/iron_maiden/the_educated_fool.tab Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 07:14:47 PDT The Educated Fool by Iron Maiden (Steve Harris) off the Album "Virtual XI" Transcribed by Matthias Baumann (matschga@hotmail.com) INTRO-Riff 1 (play it 2 times, Steve plays the chords): Em |-let ring------> C G--------------| D E|--------------------------|-------------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------------| G|--------------------------|-------------------------------| D|----9-10-9----------------|----9-10-9-10-9-/12---10-9-----| A|-12-----------------------|-12-----------------------12---| E|--------------------------|-------------------------------| INTRO-Riff 2 (also 2 times, Steve is still playing the chords): Em |-let ring--> C D |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---7-8-10-8-7-8------------|---7-8-10-8-7-8---10/12---10-8-10--| |-9-------------------------|-9---------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------------| During the first verse guitar 1 plays the chords by picking the following pattern (this is just a sample so that you get the idea): EEECGD |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------9---9--------9---9--------9---|-----5---5--------------------7----| |----9---9---9----9---9---9----9---9-|---5---5---5-----5---5------7---7--| |-7-------------7------------7-------|-3-------------5---5---5--5--------| |------------------------------------|-------------3---------------------| VERSE 1: Em C G D I'm an educated fool so I don't know what it is I'm supposed to do Em C D About this awkward situation that's been forced down right upon me Em C G D As I'm walking down into on my own into the Valley of life Em C D Got a lifetime of experience Yeah I've got so much to give CHORUS RIFF (don't let the notes ring (mute 'em with your palm)): Em |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----9----7-----5-----5--7p5--5h7-| (play this 4 times) |-7----7-----7-----7--------------| |---------------------------------| Open the page... The Second Verse is played (heavily!) distorted, so there's a new pattern: Em C G D (let ring) |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5-----------7---------------| |-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5----5--5---7---------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-3--3----5--5---5---------------| |---------------------------|---------3--3-------------------| ..felt this way before... VERSE 2: Em C G D Never felt this way before seems that somebody's just opened the door Em C D To the book of life ... or is it death is there ever anyway out Em C G D Someone's looking down on me to the very inner core of my soul Em C D They won't tell me what they see but I really want to know Repeat CHORUS RIFF 8 times, then VERSE 3: Em C G D Do you really wanna be just another one statistic or feel Em C D That you really should aspire that you really do deserve more Em C G D Do you ever really feel that you have so much potential inside Em C D What you really have to give could be realised so much more CHORUS RIFF (8 times) BRIDGE: (let the chords ring) EGCDEGCD |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-9----------12-- -|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------| |-9----------12----|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------| |-7----------10----|-3---------5--|-7-------10---|-3-----5------| |------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Time will flow and I will fo--llow INTERLUDE RIFF 1 (6 times): ECGD |----------------|------------------------------| |----------------|------------------------------| |----------------|------------------------------| |----9-10-9------|----9-10-9-12-10-9------------| |-12-------------|-12----------------12-10--12--| |----------------|------------------------------| INTERLUDE RIFF 2 (8 times, Em-C-G-D as usual): |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--9--11--12----9--11--11-12-14-12-11--| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| SOLO-Chords (8 times, don't know if they're exact): EGCG |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| |-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| |-7------10------3-------10-10-10-10-| |------------------------------------| After the Solo play INTERLUDE RIFF 2 four more times INTERLUDE RIFF 3 (4 times): ECGD |----------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------| |----9-10-9-9----|----9-10-9-9---10-9-12----10-9-12----| |-12-------------|-12----------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------| then the CHORUS RIFF (8 more times), afterwards the BRIDGE Chords (12 times), the INTRO-RIFF 1 two more times and finally the OUTRO RIFF: Em |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------9--10---9---9---(let ring and fade)-| |-12---------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Due to my lacking fingering speed, the solo is missing. If anyone out there has a transcription of it, please mail it to me. As usual, comments, error reports or ANYTHING else to: matschga@hotmail.com