Song: These Colours Don't Run
Album: A Matter of Life and Death
Artist: Iron Maiden
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by Greg C
Intro - x6 Palm Muted (Guitar 1)e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|G|-------------------|----------7--------|-------------------|D|----------9--------|------------10-9-7-|----------9--------|A|-7-7-9-10---10-9-7-|-7-7-9-10----------|-7-7-9-10---10-9-7-|E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|------------------|B|------------------|G|-------7-------9--|D|-----7-----9-7----|A|-7-7-----7--------|E|------------------|
(Guitar 2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|------------7-------------------------------------------|D|-9-9-9-7--------10---9---7---9---------------------7----|A|---------10---------------------10----10-10-9-10--------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|------------7-------------------------------------------| x2D|-9-9-9-7--------10---9---7---9--------------------------|A|---------10---------------------10----10-10-9-10--9-7---|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Verse - Same as intro for Guitar 1 butnot palm muted - x2 (Guitars 1 +3)
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|G|-------------------|----------7--------|-------------------|D|----------9--------|------------10-9-7-|----------9--------|A|-7-7-9-10---10-9-7-|-7-7-9-10----------|-7-7-9-10---10-9-7-|E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|------------------|B|------------------|G|-------7-------9--|D|-----7-----9-7----|A|-7-7-----7--------|E|------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-9--------9--------9--------5--7--| x2A|-7--------7--------7--5-5-5-3--5--|E|----------------------3-3-3-------|
Verse - x4 (Guitars 2 + 3)- Guitar 1 Plays Pre-Verse Over Verse x4
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|D|-9----9-9-9-9-9-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-5-5-5--7-------|A|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--5-------|E|----------------|----------------|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
Pre-Chorus (Guitar 1) Plays Verse x2
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|D|-9----9-9-9-9-9-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-5-5-5--7-------|A|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--5-------|E|----------------|----------------|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
(Guitars 2 + 3) x2
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|G|------------------|-5----------------|------------------|-7---------------|D|-2----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-7---------------|A|-2----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-5---------------|E|-0----------------|------------------|-3----------------|-----------------|
Chorus - All Guiars Play Pre-Chorus x4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|G|------------------|-5----------------|------------------|-7---------------|D|-2----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-7---------------|A|-2----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-5---------------|E|-0----------------|------------------|-3----------------|-----------------|
Then Pre-Verse x2 (Guitars 1 + 3)
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|G|-------------------|----------7--------|-------------------|D|----------9--------|------------10-9-7-|----------9--------|A|-7-7-9-10---10-9-7-|-7-7-9-10----------|-7-7-9-10---10-9-7-|E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|------------------|B|------------------|G|-------7-------9--|D|-----7-----9-7----|A|-7-7-----7--------|E|------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-9--------9--------9--------5--7--| x2A|-7--------7--------7--5-5-5-3--5--|E|----------------------3-3-3-------|
Verse - x4 (Guitars 2 + 3)- Guitar 1 Plays Pre-Verse Over Verse x4
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|D|-9----9-9-9-9-9-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-5-5-5--7-------|A|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--5-------|E|----------------|----------------|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
Pre-Chorus (Guitar 1) Plays Verse x2
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|D|-9----9-9-9-9-9-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-5-5-5--7-------|A|-7----7-7-7-7-7-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--5-------|E|----------------|----------------|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
(Guitars 2 + 3) x2
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|G|------------------|-5----------------|------------------|-7---------------|D|-2----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-7---------------|A|-2----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-5---------------|E|-0----------------|------------------|-3----------------|-----------------|
Chorus - All Guiars Play Pre-Chorus x4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|G|------------------|-5----------------|------------------|-7---------------|D|-2----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-7---------------|A|-2----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-5---------------|E|-0----------------|------------------|-3----------------|-----------------|
Bridge - Riff 1
e|-----------------|--------------|B|-----------------|--------------|G|-----------------|--------------|D|-----------------|--------------| x2A|-7--8--10--8-7-8-|-7--8--7--8-7-|E|-----------------|--------------|
e|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|B|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|G|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|D|-----------7-------|----------------|-----------------|--------------| x3A|-7--8--10-----10-8-|-7--8--7--8-7-8-|-7--8--10--8-7-8-|-7--8--7--8-7-|E|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Backing for solo - Pre-Verse - (Guitars 1 + 2)
e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-9--------9--------9--------5--7--| x4A|-7--------7--------7--5-5-5-3--5--|E|----------------------3-3-3-------|
Bridge Riff 1 (Backing for solo 2)
e|-----------------|--------------|B|-----------------|--------------|G|-----------------|--------------|D|-----------------|--------------| x2A|-7--8--10--8-7-8-|-7--8--7--8-7-|E|-----------------|--------------|
e|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|B|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|G|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|D|-----------7-------|----------------|-----------------|--------------| x3A|-7--8--10-----10-8-|-7--8--7--8-7-8-|-7--8--10--8-7-8-|-7--8--7--8-7-|E|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Bridge Riff 2 - x3
e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|------------------p--------------------------------|D|-9----9-10--12--10-9-----9--10--9--7--5--7----5--7-|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|------------------p--------------------------------|D|-9----9-10--12--10-9-----9--10--9--7--5------------|A|----------------------------------------5----------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
Final Chorus - x9
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|G|------------------|-5----------------|------------------|-7---------------|D|-2----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|-7---------------|A|-2----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-5---------------|E|-0----------------|------------------|-3----------------|-----------------|
Outro - x2 Palm Muted (Guitar 1)e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|G|-------------------|----------7--------|-------------------|D|----------9--------|------------10-9-7-|----------9--------|A|-7-7-9-10---10-9-7-|-7-7-9-10----------|-7-7-9-10---10-9-7-|E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
e|------------------|B|------------------|G|-------7-------9--|D|-----7-----9-7----|A|-7-7-----7--------|E|------------------|
(Guitar 2) x1
e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|------------7-------------------------------------------|D|-9-9-9-7--------10---9---7---9---------------------7----|A|---------10---------------------10----10-10-9-10--------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|------------7-------------------------------------------|D|-9-9-9-7--------10---9---7---9--------------------------|A|---------10---------------------10----10-10-9-10--9-7---|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
I'm not so good at figuring out solos but look up some other tabs for those. outher than
this tab is almost 100% accurate
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