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The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner bass

Iron Maiden

Album:Somewhere in Time

Year:1986

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The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner

Here's my contribution to the world, amazing Maiden tune.
WARNING: do not play if you can't stand good music, your right hand stamina isn't 
developed or if you like Britney Spears.

Intro:
G|----9----9----9----9-|----5----5----5----5-|----7----7----7----7-|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-7----7----7----7----|-3----3----3----3----|-5----5----5----5----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|----9----9----7----7-| 2x
D|---------------------|
A|-7----7----5----5----|
E|---------------------|

G|----12---12---12---12|----8----8----8----8-|----10---10---10---10|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-10---10---10---10---|-6----6----6----6----|-8----8----8----8----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|----9----9----10---10|2x
D|---------------------|
A|-10---10---8----8----|
E|---------------------|


G|----9----9----9----9-|----5----5----5----5-|----7----7----7----7-|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-7----7----7----7----|-3----3----3----3----|-5----5----5----5----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|----9----9----7----7-| 2x
D|---------------------|
A|-7----7----5----5----|
E|---------------------|

G|----12---12---12---12|----8----8----8----8-|----10---10---10---10|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-10---10---10---10---|-6----6----6----6----|-8----8----8----8----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|----9----9----10---10|2x
D|---------------------|
A|-10---10---8----8----|
E|---------------------|

Verse:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------8---|
A|-5--555-555-555---7--|----555-555-555---8--|----555-555-555------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--7-5---7--7---------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|------8--8---5-555---|-555-555---7---555---|-555-555---8---555---|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------8--7-5---7--|--------5-7-8-7-5----|------------------9--|
A|-555-555--------8--8-|--5-7-8-----------7--|777-777-7-10-9-10--10|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|9--------------------|------11-------------|
A|-7-777-777-7-10-9-10-|--10-9-999-999-9-12--|11-12----12-9-999-999|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|2x
D|-----------11--------|
A|9-12-11-12----12-----|
E|---------------------|

Chorus:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1-1-1-1-------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|---------------------|

Bridge 1:

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|

(note that the third series of Bb's has a fifth note extra)
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1111-1111-11111-3-5-5-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1111-1111-11111-3-5-5-5-5|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|

Bridge 2:
Putting accents together with the snare sounds better
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5---------|
E|-5-5-5-5-----------------|-------------------------|

Vocals kick in and the tempo changes
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
E|-5-5-5-5-----------------|-------------------------|

Victory Solo (let's just call it that):
(you could play the G on the 5 fret of the D string as well)
G|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Other Solo:

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------8---|
A|-5--555-555-555---7--|----555-555-555---8--|----555-555-555------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--7-5---7--7---------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|------8--8---5-555---|-555-555---7---555---|-555-555---8---555---|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------8--7-5---7--|--------5-7-8-7-5----|------------------9--|
A|-555-555--------8--8-|--5-7-8-----------7--|777-777-7-10-9-10--10|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|9--------------------|------11-------------|
A|-7-777-777-7-10-9-10-|--10-9-999-999-9-12--|11-12----12-9-999-999|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|
D|-----------11--------|
A|9-12-11-12----12-----|
E|---------------------|

Chorus:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1-1-1-1-------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

G|---------------------|2x
D|---------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|---------------------|

Ending:
Same as the intro but then in a faster pace
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2x
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|7x
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eight time is the last one

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-------5/7-----|-7777777---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------0--|---------7777777-|

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