FREAK! by Bruce Dickinson From the 1997 Album ACCIDENT OF BIRTH Words by Bruce Dickinson Music by Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith and Roy Z Tabed by Ironmaiden747 Tuning Drop C (CGCFAD) Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th + - note tied to previous . - note dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Duration letters will appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Tablature Legend h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide- natural harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill PM - palm muting = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls Intro 200 BPM 4/4 Gtr I PM-| H Q Q Q. Q. Q +E H.. Q. Q. Q +E H.. |------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------| |------------|------7----7--|-(7)-7---------|-10----7----7--|-(7)-7------| |------------|-7----7----6--|-(6)-7---------|--9----7----6--|-(6)-7------| |------0--0--|-4----7----4--|-(4)-7---------|--7----7----4--|-(4)-7------| |------0--0--|-5----5-------|-----5---------|-------5-------|-----5------| |------0--0--|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------| PM Q. Q. Q +E H.. Q. Q. Q +E Q. +Q Q |----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|| |-10----12----7--|-(7)-7---------|-10----12----7--|-(7)-7----(7)-----|| |--9----11----6--|-(6)-7---------|--9----11----6--|-(6)-7----(7)-----|| |--7-----9----4--|-(4)-7---------|--7-----9----4--|-(4)-7----(7)--0--|| |----------------|-----5---------|----------------|-----5----(5)--0--|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------0--|| Pre-Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--| ||o-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--| ||--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-0-----7--(7)----|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-0-5-6----------o|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-0---------------|| Verse Q E Q E Q +W Q E Q E Q +W ||---------------|------------|--------------|--------| ||o--------------|------------|--------------|--------| ||---------------|------------|--------------|--------| ||--7--x-5--x-3--|-(3)--------|-3--x-5--x-3--|-(3)----| ||o-8--x-7--x-5--|-(5)--------|-5--x-7--x-5--|-(5)----| ||---------------|------------|--------------|--------| Q E Q E Q +W Q E Q E Q +H Q Q |--------------|------------|--------------|----------------|| |--------------|------------|--------------|---------------o|| |--------------|------------|--------------|----------------|| |-2--x-3--x-2--|-(2)--------|-3--x-5--x-3--|-(3)----0--2----|| |-3--x-5--x-3--|-(3)--------|-5--x-7--x-5--|-(5)----1--3---o|| |--------------|------------|--------------|----------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--| ||o-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--| ||--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-7----5----3--|-(3)-7-(7)--5--3----|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-8----7----5--|-(5)-8-(8)--7--5---o|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---|--------------|--------------------|| Verse Q E Q E Q +W Q E Q E Q +W ||---------------|------------|--------------|--------| ||o--------------|------------|--------------|--------| ||---------------|------------|--------------|--------| ||--7--x-5--x-3--|-(3)--------|-3--x-5--x-3--|-(3)----| ||o-8--x-7--x-5--|-(5)--------|-5--x-7--x-5--|-(5)----| ||---------------|------------|--------------|--------| Q E Q E Q +W Q E Q E Q +H Q Q |--------------|------------|--------------|----------------|| |--------------|------------|--------------|---------------o|| |--------------|------------|--------------|----------------|| |-2--x-3--x-2--|-(2)--------|-3--x-5--x-3--|-(3)----0--2----|| |-3--x-5--x-3--|-(3)--------|-5--x-7--x-5--|-(5)----1--3---o|| |--------------|------------|--------------|----------------|| Pre-Chorus H E E E E +H E E E E +W +H E E E E |--------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| |--------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| |-2----2-0---3-|-(3)----2-0---5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----2-0---2--| |-2--------3-3-|-(3)--------3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)--------3-2--| |-0----------1-|-(1)----------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----------0--| |--------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| +H E E E E +H E E E E +W +H E E E E |----------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| |-(2)----2-0---3-|-(3)----2-0---5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----2-0---2--| |-(2)--------3-3-|-(3)--------3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)--------3-2--| |-(0)----------1-|-(1)----------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----------0--| |----------------|----------------|------------|-----------------| +H E E E E +H E E E E +H.. E +H E E E E |----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| |-(2)----2-0---3-|-(3)----2-0---7-|-(7)--------5-|-(5)----2-0---2--| |-(2)--------3-3-|-(3)--------3-7-|-(7)--------5-|-(5)--------3-2--| |-(0)----------1-|-(1)----------5-|-(5)--------3-|-(3)----------0--| |----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------| +H E E E E +H E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E +E E Q Q |----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-(2)----2-0---3-|-(3)----2-0----|-5----5-(5)---5--|---5-(5)---5--5---| |-(2)--------3-3-|-(3)--------3--|-5----5-(5)---5--|---5-(5)---5--5---| |-(0)----------1-|-(1)-----------|-3--0-3-(3)-0-3--|-0-3-(3)-0-3--3---| |----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--| ||o-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--| ||--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-7----5----3--|-(3)-7-(7)--5--3----|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-8----7----5--|-(5)-8-(8)--7--5---o|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---|--------------|--------------------|| Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q W +H. Q |--------------|------------------|----------|---------------| |--------------|------------------|----------|---------------| |--------------|------------------|----------|---------------| |-7----5----3--|-(3)-7-(7)--5--3--|-2--------|-(2)-----------| |-8----7----5--|-(5)-8-(8)--7--5--|-3--------|-(3)------3/---| |--------------|------------------|----------|----------3/---| Bridge E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q 3x ||--------------------|------------------|| ||o-------------------|-----------------o|| ||--------------------|------------------|| ||--------------------|------------------|| ||o-0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0-6--o|| ||--0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0-6---|| E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------9\--| |-------------------|--------------10\--| |-------------------|-------------------| |-0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0--6---| |-0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0--6---| E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q 3x ||--------------------|------------------|| ||o-------------------|-----------------o|| ||--------------------|------------------|| ||--------------------|------------------|| ||o-0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0-6--o|| ||--0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0-6---|| E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------9\--| |-------------------|--------------10\--| |-------------------|-------------------| |-0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0--6---| |-0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0--6---| E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q 3x ||--------------------|------------------|| ||o-------------------|-----------------o|| ||--------------------|------------------|| ||--------------------|------------------|| ||o-0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0-6--o|| ||--0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0-6---|| E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------9\--| |-------------------|--------------10\--| |-------------------|-------------------| |-0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0--6---| |-0-0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0--6---| E E E E E E E E +E E +E E +H |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |---------------7-|-(7)-5-(5)-3-(3)----| |-3-3-3-3-3s2-0-7-|-(7)-5-(5)-3-(3)----| |-3-3-3-3-3s2-0-5-|-(5)-3-(3)-1-(1)----| |-3-3-3-3-3s2-0---|--------------------| E E E E E E E E +E E +E E +Q Q |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-0-3-0-0-3s2-0-3-|-(3)-5-(5)-7-(7)--5---| |-0-3-0-0-3s2-0-5-|-(5)-7-(7)-8-(8)--7---| |-0-3-0-0-3s2-0---|----------------------| Interlude E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------<5>--| ||o-0----0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)----0-3--0-0------| ||--0----0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)----0-3--0-0------| | | Gtr II | W +W ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||--3tr4-----------------|-(3tr4)---------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------<5>--| |--0-----0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)---0-3--0----0------| |--0-----0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)---0-3--0----0------| | | +W H H |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-(3tr4)-----------------|--5tr6------6tr7--------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------<5>--| |-0----0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)----0-3--0-0------| |-0----0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)----0-3--0-0------| | | W +W |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-4tr5-----------------|-(4tr5)---------------| |----------------------|----------------------| E E +E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------o|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------<5>----|| |--0-----0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)----0-3--0-0-------o|| |--0-----0-(0)-0-3s2-0-0-|-(0)----0-3--0-0--------|| | | +W +W |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------o|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |-(4tr5)-----------------|-(4tr5)----------------o|| |------------------------|------------------------|| Guitar Solo E E E E E E E E +E E +E E +H |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------7-|--(7)-5--(5)-3--(3)------------| |--3-----3-3-3-3s2-0-7-|--(7)-5--(5)-3--(3)------------| |--3-----3-3-3-3s2-0-5-|--(5)-3--(3)-1--(1)------------| |--3-----3-3-3-3s2-0---|-------------------------------| | | W +Q +Q +Q +Q |----------------------|-------------------------------| |-20b22================|=(20)---(20)r==(20)b22===(20)r=| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| E E E E E E E E +E E +E E +H |-------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------| |---0------3---0-----0---3s====2--0-3-|-(3)-5-(5)-7-(7)----| |---0------3---0-----0---3s====2--0-5-|-(5)-7-(7)-8-(8)----| |---0------3---0-----0---3s====2--0---|--------------------| | | | +Q +Q +Q Q W |-------------------------------------|--------------------| |-(20)pb22r==(20)b22r==(20)b22r==18---|--------------------| |-------------------------------------|-19~~~--------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E +E E +E E +H |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------7-|-(7)---5----(5)-----3----(3)----------------------| |-3---3-3-------3-3s2-------0-7-|-(7)---5----(5)-----3----(3)----------------------| |-3---3-3-------3-3s2-------0-5-|-(5)---3----(3)-----1----(1)----------------------| |-3---3-3-------3-3s2-------0---|--------------------------------------------------| | | |---------3----------| | H H H E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|---------13-12--10--------------------------------| |---------17----------18--------|-18----------------13-10-13--10-13-10-13-10----10-| |-6b8-----16b18-------19b21-----|-19b21--------------------------------------12----| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E +E E +E E +Q Q |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--0-----3-----0-----0-----3s====2-----0--3-|-(3)-----5----(5)-----7----(7)---5----| |--0-----3-----0-----0-----3s====2-----0--5-|-(5)-----7----(7)-----8----(8)---7----| |--0-----3-----0-----0-----3s====2-----0----|--------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S Q Q |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-10----10-|-13--10-13-10-13--10-13-10-13\--------| |-------------------------------------12----|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------17----| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Breakdown Cm W +W +W +W |----------------|------------------------|------------|--------| |----------------|------------------------|------------|--------| |----------------|------------------------|------------|--------| |--3-------------|-(3)--------------------|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |--5-------------|-(5)--------------------|-(5)--------|-(5)----| |--0-------------|-(0)--------------------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| | | H +H H S S S S S S S S W W |----------------|------------------------|------------|--------| |----------------|------------------------|------------|--------| |----------------|------------------------|------------|--------| |-15----(15)\----|--------xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxs|==x---------|--------| |----------------|--------xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxs|==x---------|--------| |----------------|--------xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxs|==x---------|--------| +W +W +W +W |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--| ||o-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--| ||--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q 4x |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-7----5----3--|-(3)-7-(7)--5--3----|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|-8----7----5--|-(5)-8-(8)--7--5---o|| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---|--------------|--------------------|| Outro Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q W +W |--------------|------------------|----------|--------| |--------------|------------------|----------|--------| |--------------|------------------|----------|--------| |-7----5----3--|-(3)-7-(7)--5--3--|-2--------|-(2)----| |-8----7----5--|-(5)-8-(8)--7--5--|-3--------|-(3)----| |--------------|------------------|----------|--------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q W |-----------------|-----------------|------*| |-----------------|-----------------|------*| |-----------------|-----------------|------*| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|------*| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6--(6)--|------*| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-0-3-0-0-6---6---|------*|