Festering In The Crypt

Album: The Wretched Spawn

Tabbed by Jay
E mail:  IRON MAIDEN XII@*


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - Trill

Riff1:                                Riff1b
e  I--------------------------        e   I----------------------------------|
H  I--------------------------        H   I----------------------------------|
G  I--------------------------        G   I----------------------------------|
D  I------------/5--4---------        D   I------------/5--4------------3--2-|
A  I--------------------------        A   I----------------------------------|
E  I---0--2------------0--2---        E   I---0--2------------2--1---1--0----|

Before Gorge starts singing the second guitar is creating some atmosphere-tones
or whatever. Sounds a bit like the beginning  of Raining Blood from Slayer,
if you know what I mean.

Riff2 (played by second guitar while singing):
e  I-------------------------------------------|
H  I--------------b----------------------------|
G  I-----------3/4\3---------------------------|
D  I-------------------------------------------|
A  I-------------------------------------------|
E  I---0--2------------0--2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Bridge
e  I---------------------|
H  I---------------------|
G  I---------------------|
D  I---------3-----2-----|
A  I---------------------|
E  I--0--2-----2------1--|


Chorus:
e  I-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
H  I-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G  I-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D  I-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A  I-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E  I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-0-6-5-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

( i don't know how often the strings are played here. Just listen to the
 Song and you'll get it)


I'm not sure about the fast riff before the little solo. Couldn't figure it
out * solo is very similar to the main theme (riff 1) and is played
like this I think.

Solo:        b               t   p   p   h   t   p   p   h
e   I--12-14/15\14---12--14--19--14--12--14--19--14--12--14-|
H   I-------------------------------------------------------|
G   I-------------------------------------------------------|
D   I-------------------------------------------------------|
A   I-------------------------------------------------------|
E   I-------------------------------------------------------|

Ending

e  I-------------------------------|
H  I-------------------------------|
G  I-------------------------------|
D  I--2----4----5----4----2----4---|
A  I--2----4----5----4----2----4---|
E  I--0----2----3----2----0----2---|