Iron Maiden style Lesson

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Hi GMC students! Welcome to the Iron Maiden Style lesson 1 for beginner and intermediate players. In this section we are going to explore Maiden’s most used guitar arrangements, chord progressions, rhythms and licks.
This is a nice two guitars melody harmonized in thirds in the style of Murray/Smith duets.
You can here this kind of guitar arrangement in lots of Maiden’s songs so let’s have a look at the chord progression.

4/4 - Dm - Bb – F – C Bb C – Dm - Bb – F – C Bb C – Fm - Db – Ab –
Eb Db Eb - Fm - Db – Ab – Eb Db Eb -


The progression begins in Dm key but in the 9th measure it modulates to Fm key. This modulation is used very often in Maiden’s compositions.

I played guitar 1 in the video but I made the guitars 1 and 2 tabs for this lesson. The 2nd guitar can be heard in the backing track.

You should learn both guitars and try to create your own harmonized in thirds ideas.

Tempo: 114 bpm




     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



Robin
post 8th May 2007


Member


Woah nice!
Rockwouldbe
post 8th May 2007


Rock Instructor


i love your work man!!
ibanez-freak
post 8th May 2007


Member


nice one, real cool!!
guitargod
post 8th May 2007


Member


this is one of my fav song frm iron maiden, when i heard it,it totally blown my mind away,thanks gab...
stratman33
post 8th May 2007


Member


wow, this is awesome!
dante20090
post 8th May 2007


Member


wow that is so cool lol its just wow i can't explain how cool that is lol
The Uncreator
post 8th May 2007


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


Well iron maiden is the single greatest thing ever, EVER, this lesson is awesome, you got there sound very well, i see alot of different songs in there!
FaithfullyForgotten
post 8th May 2007


Member


Alright Mr. Gabriel,youve tapped into another one of my favorite bands Iron F^%$#@& Maiden,dude you F@#$%^& rock man keep up the good work.....sooo....Gabriel wanna adopt anyone yet?he he he he
The Uncreator
post 8th May 2007


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


You were thnking of Hallowed Be thy Name when youwrote this werent you? biggrin.gif
lefty01
post 8th May 2007


Member


Fantastic. Please do more!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ezravdb
post 8th May 2007


Member


a-w-e-s-o-m-e
Layzer
post 9th May 2007


Member


the more i listenlearn the more i love this one
DeepRoots
post 9th May 2007


Member


gr8 lesson, but id love (and im sure loads of others would aswell) an in-the-style-of-iron maiden solo lesson. Some of Dave Murray's legato totally blows me away.
Thanks again for the lesson Gab!
Ryan
post 9th May 2007


Member


FLIPPIN AWESOME nice job, not 2 hard, but it sounds so awesome great great job biggrin.gif
you
post 9th May 2007


Member


PERFECT

PERFECTO
DragonX556
post 9th May 2007


Member


This is such a great lesson, thanks!
The Uncreator
post 9th May 2007


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


Oh man a lesson on Daves Legato would be awesome, it just so damn hard to match his technique and style!

Gabriel, You did a fan-f***ing-tastic job on this, one of my favorite lessons on here!
Gabriel Leopardi
post 9th May 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Thank you for your nice coments! I was thinking in Hallowed Be thy Name and other maiden's songs.
We will have more Maiden lessons! (Some Murray legato!.

FaithfullyForgotten: I said it would be boring.. lets make a band! jejejeje...
guitargod
post 9th May 2007


Member


what are the effects that u use for this song?
ace_frehely
post 9th May 2007


Member


nice man
FaithfullyForgotten
post 9th May 2007


Member


you know what that sounds like a plan....say when
Boris
post 9th May 2007


Member


very cool lesson. Really nice sound.
Gabriel Leopardi
post 11th May 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Thanks! whenever! jeje
I didn't used any effect for this one... maybe the audio conversion has added a flanger fx...
gnom
post 13th May 2007


Member


very nice!!!
Mauricio
post 13th May 2007


Member


Thanks for this lesson -- could you explain to me how to download the guitarpro tabs? I click and only get garbage. Thanks in advance
CrashOops
post 14th May 2007


Member


is it just me or is the guitar pro tab wrong in section 12? does not seem to match the regular tabs you've written. not sure if this is right because I just downloaded the trial version of guitar pro before I buy it.
Gabriel Leopardi
post 14th May 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Hi CrashOops... The guitar pro tab works perfectly. Try to open it again.

Mauricio: You have to click there and if you have the guitar pro 5 software the guitar pro tab will be opened.
Mauricio
post 14th May 2007


Member


I dont know whats wrong, I have GP5. but Im not able to open it, all I get is a bunch of wierd stuff. By the way, I think you are amazing and I hope to learn tons with your awesome lessons
Andrew Cockburn
post 14th May 2007


Theory Instructor & Moderator


QUOTE (Mauricio @ May 14 2007, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I dont know whats wrong, I have GP5. but Im not able to open it, all I get is a bunch of wierd stuff. By the way, I think you are amazing and I hope to learn tons with your awesome lessons


Try right-click, save as ...
Mauricio
post 14th May 2007


Member


Mauricio
post 14th May 2007


Member


Hi Andrew. I have a Mac... so I can't right-click and do save as. Let me think of a way to get to the files that are posted under that link... any other suggestion is welcome. Thanks to all
Mauricio
post 15th May 2007


Member


I fixed the problem, thanks theory theacher
Mauricio
post 15th May 2007


Member


what is the name of the song where this lick is from. is it aces high?
Gabriel Leopardi
post 16th May 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Hi Mauricio! It's great to hear that you could solve the guitar pro problem!
This is an original song based in Halloweed by the name and some other Maiden songs.
ScoJoh
post 16th May 2007


Member


ScoJoh
post 16th May 2007


Member


Very nice lesson, but I have a question.
It seems the two guitar parts are just trading licks with each other. One time guitar 1 will play the low harmony, and guitar 2 will do the high. Then they trade parts. Or is there another part not tabbed when you go up a third, because the second guitar tab seems to go down?
Hope this makes sense.
Thanks, ScoJoh
Gabriel Leopardi
post 16th May 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


You are right Scojoch... That's the way how I composed the lesson.

gabriel.-
zubeh
post 23rd May 2007


Member


Thanks, I love Iron Maiden and this is perfect for the skill level I'm at now. Sounds awseome!!
kris
post 26th May 2007


Member


yea this is something realy good to start off on a the level that i am
ScoJoh
post 28th May 2007


Member


Gabriel, I have one more question about the two guitar parts trading off harmony licks. When you listen to your recording it gives the sound of the lick asending a third higher the second time it's played. (When they trade licks) Is this done by having the guitar that plays the lower part first a little louder in the mix?
Also more harmony lead lessons please!
Thanks, ScoJoh
mmihaa
post 28th May 2007


Member


fantastic Gabriel...i love it:)smile.gif
kethcup
post 19th June 2007


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kethcup
post 19th June 2007


Member


Hi Gabriel -

Great Lesson! I really love Maiden's style. Actually, this lesson and your style are what made me join GMC! I really dig what you do man!!

My question is:

I noticed that in the 6th bar of your tab you have a run of the following:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---6-5-3---5p-3-----3-----------------|
D|---------6------6-5---6-5-3-6-5-3-----|
A|----------------------------------6---|
E|--------------------------------------|

But in video 1, it looks like you play it differen't. Am I missing something, or are you playing the lower octave and just didn't include that in the tab?

From what I can pick up, it sounds and looks like the following:

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---6-5------5-------------------------|
D|-------8-6----8-6-5--8-6-5---6-5------|
A|---------------------------8-----8-6--|
E|--------------------------------------|

They both sound good as is, I am just curious if that's just a preference that you play it in the lower octave, or do you do it for tonal reasons?

Forgive me if I'm not using the right terminology, I am still learning all of that! smile.gif

Oh, and Hi to all the fellow GMCr's! This site is great!! smile.gif

...

Ketchup
Gabriel Leopardi
post 20th June 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Hi Ketchup! Thank you for your comment! The difference is just technical.

Hey ScoJoh! I put the guitar that I'm playing in the video louder in the mix.

gabriel.-
DaVebOmbEr
post 27th June 2007


Member


nice one, I'm practicing this one right now tongue.gif.

Good job
Victafor
post 5th August 2007


Member


right on the dot!! and not hard at all... i love it
ehrichweiss1031
post 5th September 2007


Member


This owns! Sounds just like something Maiden would write.
Neosmithk
post 22nd September 2007


Member


hey i really like this iron maiden tune but i'm confused on how you do the beat it says 4/4 up on the thing but i'm not clear on what this is

can any 1 help?
jammer91
post 2nd October 2007


Member


its a time signature. It means theres 4 beats to a bar (top) and quarter note gets 1 beat.
Trigmeister
post 17th October 2007


Member


loving it, gonna try and see if i can play it as good! very doubt full tho!
Mrblomme
post 19th October 2007


Member


Very nice lesson Gabby biggrin.gif
ghost1121000
post 3rd November 2007


Member


as borat would say "VERY NICE!"
Xranthoius
post 30th December 2007


Member


I very much like this lesson Gabriel. Great Job!
Bizo
post 8th January 2008


Member


Nice work, great lesson!
Juan M. Valero
post 5th February 2008


Instructor


yeah, great lesson !!!! I though about doing an Iron Maiden lesson, and searching in the lessons I had found this one wink.gif

Excelente trabajo, tiene muchos guiños realmente buenos !! smile.gif
Gabriel Leopardi
post 6th February 2008


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Gracias Juan and thank you all for the comments! smile.gif
4Play
post 3rd April 2008


Member


Fabulous lesson Gabriel, my favorite so far!! Easy to learn, but very, very cool to play biggrin.gif
jammer91
post 26th April 2008


Member


Man this lesson brings back memories (the first lesson i ever played on GMC). I forgot the tab now and when I got back to it and played with the backing track, it felt like i was playing by the side of the awesome guys at Iron Maiden. It felt amazing. This lesson has the best backing track on GMC.
Gabriel Leopardi
post 27th April 2008


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


It's nice to hear that!! Thank you! smile.gif
flamen
post 7th May 2008


Member


this is an awsome lesson! thank you Gabriel!
Carlos Carrillo
post 7th May 2008


Instructor


excellent lesson!!!

great Gaby!!!


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