Mother Russia by Iron Maiden
Standard Tuning
Intro
G||-----------15--12--14--------------|
D||--12-12-12--------------15-14-15---|
A||-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|
G|-----------15--12--14---------------|
D|--12-12-12--------------15-14-15--14|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
G|-----------15--12--14--------------|
D|--12-12-12--------------15-14-15---|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------15--12--14--------------------------||
D|--12-12-12-------------15-14-15--14---12-11-12-||
A|-----------------------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------------------||
G||---2--2--3--0--2--2--0--0-| |---------0-----0------||
D||--0--0--0--0--0--3--0--2--| x3 |---3--3-----3-----2-0-||
A||--------------------------| |--3--3--3--3--3--3----||
E||--------------------------| |----------------------||
G||-------------------5-------| |-------------------5---|
D||----7--7--5-7-8--8---7-5---| |----7--7--5-7-8--8---7-|___
A||--5----------------------8-| |--5--------------------| |
E||---------------------------| |-----------------------| |
|__x2
|-------------------5-------| |------------------------|| |
|----7--7--5-7-8--8---7-5---| |----5--5--2-3-5-5-3-2-0-||_|
|--5----------------------8-| |--3---------------------||
|---------------------------| |------------------------||
(Verse 1)
G||-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|
D||-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|
A||--5---7--8---5---10----10-----8--8---| |--5----7--8--5---10---10----8-|
E||-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--5-----7---8-----5---10--10-----8---8--|
|----------------------------------------|
swirling round like ghosts in the snow
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||
|--3-----5----6---3------10-----10-------||
|------------------------------------12--||
verse 1 part 2
G||-------------------------------| |-------------------------------||
D||----------------8-8-8-10-8-7---| |--------------------8-8-8-10-7-||
A||--8--10--12--8---------------8-| |--8-----10--12---8-------------||
E||-------------------------------| |-------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--5-----7---8-----5---10--10-----8---8--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------||
|----------------------------||
|--3--5--6--3----10--10------||
|-------------------------12-||
G||-------------------5-------| |-------------------5---|
D||----7--7--5-7-8--8---7-5---| |----7--7--5-7-8--8---7-|___
A||--5----------------------8-| |--5--------------------| |
E||---------------------------| |-----------------------| |
|__x2
|-------------------5-------| |------------------------|| |
|----7--7--5-7-8--8---7-5---| |----5--5--2-3-5-5-3-2-0-||_|
|--5----------------------8-| |--3---------------------||
|---------------------------| |------------------------||
(Interlude 1) *1 *2
G||------4-4-5-5-----4-4-------------| |------4-4-5-5-----4-4-------|
D||--2-2---------7-7-----5-5-7-7-4-4-| |--2-2---------7-7-----5-5-4-|
A||----------------------------------| |----------------------------|
E||----------------------------------| |----------------------------|
repeat |------------------------|
interlude 1 |------5-5-7-7-5-5-7-4---|
*1 |--5-5-----------------5-| repeat entire interlude 1
then play |------------------------|
(Interlude 2) *1 *2
G||----------------------------------| |----------------------------|
D||------5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-1-1-3-3-0-0-| |------5-5-6-6-3-3-5-5-1-1-0-|
A||--3-3-----------------------------| |--3-3-----------------------|
E||----------------------------------| |----------------------------|
repeat |----------------------------| Now play interlude 2 *1
interlude 2 |------1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0---| then 2 *2 and 2 *1 again
*1 |--3-3---------------------3-|
then play |----------------------------| Then play this:
G||--------------------------||
D||------1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-0-0-||
A||--1-1---------------------||
E||--------------------------||
G||----------------------------------------------|
D||-------2-----------2---------------------4--2-|
A||--2--5--------2--5--------2--5--3-------------|
E||----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------||
|-------2-----------2-----------------------2-||
|--2--5--------2--5--------2--5--3--------4---||
|---------------------------------------------||
(During Solo)
G||----------------------------------------||
D||----------------------------------------|| x4
A||----------------------------------------||
E||--2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-5-||
G||----------------------------------------||
D||----------------------------------------|| x4
A||--3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-6-||
E||----------------------------------------||
(Third Solo Riff)
G||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-10-10|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-12-12|
E||---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-12-12-14-14-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----8-7-5-7-5---------------------||
|--5-----------8-7-8-7-5---5-------|| (Play 3rd solo riff
|------------------------8---8-5---|| three times)
|--------------------------------8-||
(Verse 2)
G||--------------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||5-7--8--5--10--10-----------5------7----8-----5-------10-10--7|
E||----------------------10--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------8p7-----7---------------------|
|7--7--8--10---7-7-7--8--10----7-----10----10--8--7---8-8--7--5|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Mother Russia |
| Artist |
Iron Maiden |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
GXlLVuocO_Y |
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1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
