MAN ON THE EDGE As recorded by Iron Maiden (from the 1995 Album "The X Factor")

Transcribed by [email protected] Words by Blaze Bayley & Janick Gers Music by Blaze Bayley & Janick Gers

AAmm FmajFmaj7sus27sus2 Dsus2sus2 EmEm E5E5 F5F5 FF5 5 G5G5 A5A5 xo o o o xxo o o ooo x xxx 7fr. x xxx 8fr. x b bxxx 9fr. x xxx 10fr. xxxx 5fr.

A Intro Moderately P = 134 Am Fmaj7sus2 Gtr I^G ^ _c k ^G ^ _c k

1 4 j V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V W V V V V V V W 3 u u 3 3 Gtr II ||||| |||||||||||||||| ||||| || T 9 7 5 4 4 9 7 5 5 9 7 5 4 4 9 7 5 A 5 7 5 7 B sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

Dsus2 Em Am ^G ^G ^G ^

5 V V c V V c V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W u u u u || |||||||||||||| ||||| 3 || T 5 9 7 5 4 4 9 7 5 4 4 9 7 5 4 4 9 7 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 7 B sl. sl. sl. sl.

Double-time P = 268 Asus2 Am7 A5 Am7 Asus2 Am G/A Am7 c 9 V V V W V V k V V V W I V c V c V V W V V V V V V W V V V } V } Gtrs I, II P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T 7 5 5 5 7 5 4 4 5 5 A 7 5 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 x 5 5 B 0 0 0 7 x 0 x

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Asus2 Am7 A5 Am7 Asus2 Am G/A Am7 c c 13 V V c V W V V } V V W I V c V V V W V c V } V V W V V } } V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T 7 5 5 5 7 5 x 4 5 5 A 7 5 x 7 5 5 7 7 x 5 5 5 B 0 0 x 7 x 0 0

B Verse

TN.C. (D5)

17 g g g V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V } V V V V V V V V V V V f V f } Gtrs I, II P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 4 5 7 B 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x H

(A5) g 21 gg I V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V } P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A B 4 5 7 x 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x H

(D5)

25 g g g V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V } V V V V V V V V V V V f V f } P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 4 5 7 B 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x H

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(A5) g 29 gg I V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V } P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A B 4 5 7 x 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x H

C Pre-Chorus (E5) F5 N.C. (C5) g 33 gg I f V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V } V V V V V V } V V V V V f V V V V V V V } P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 x

(E5) F5 N.C. (C5) g 37 gg I f V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V } V V V V V V } V V V V V f V V V V V V V } P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 x 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 x

(E5) (F5) (C5) g 41 gg I f V } V V V V gV V } V V V V V V } V V V V V f V } V V V V } P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A B 3 x 3 3 3 3 4 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 1 1 1 1 x

D5 E5 c c 45 g g g V } V V V V V V } V V V V V V }f V } V Vf V } V V V }f V } V I V } V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. T A 7 x 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 7 7 7 7 9 9 x 10 x 12 12 10 x 9 7 9 x 10 x 12 B 5 x 5 5 5 5 5 5 x 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 sl.

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c*only on Verse 1 w/Gtr II** c g c c 50 gg Vf V V V f V V Vf V V V f V V V f V V V V I V V V} V V V V} V V} V V V V} V V V V} V V} V V f V V V V V V V V Gtr I

T A 12 10 x 9 7 9 x 10 x 12 12 10 x 9 7 9 x 10 x 12 12 10 10 9 9 5 5 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 c** c c g g V c V V c V V } V j I g f V } V V V }f V } f V } V V V }f V } f V } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u Gtr II x 0 T x 0 A 12 10 x 9 7 9 x 10 x 12 12 10 x 9 7 9 x 10 x 12 12 10 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

play on Verse 2 & 3 only both gtrs. c c g c c gg Vf V V V f V V Vf V V V f V V V f V W I V V V} V V V V} V V} V V V V} V V V V} V V} V V V W Gtrs I, II

T A 12 10 x 9 7 9 x 10 x 12 12 10 x 9 7 9 x 10 x 12 12 10 9 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

D Chorus A5 Fsus2 D5 55 f f U U U U f U U U U U U I U U U U U U U U U U Gtrs I, II 1 1 T 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 7 A 2 2 3 3 7 7 B 0 0 3 3 5 5 1 1

N.C. (E5) A5 61 U U I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V U U } U U P.M. T 2 2 A 2 2 B 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 0 0 x H H

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Fsus2 D5 65 U U U U U U U U I U U U U U U 1 1 T 1 1 0 0 7 7 A 3 3 7 7 B 3 3 5 5 1 1

1. to Coda N.C. (E5)

69 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } } } P.M. P.M. T A x B 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 x 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 x x x H H H H

E Interlude 2. N.C. (A5) Gtr I______5 open

73 V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr II P.M. T A 7 9 10 7 9 7 7 7 7 9 10 7 9 7 B 10 7 10 7 7 10 7 7 10 7 7 10 10 7

(B5) ______5 2fr.

77 gV V gV gV V gV I V V gV V V V gV V V V V V V V gV V V V gV V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. let ring T A 9 11 12 9 11 9 9 11 12 9 11 9 9 B 12 9 12 9 9 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 9 9 12 12 9

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(D5) ______5 5fr.

81 V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

P.M. P.M. T A 12 14 15 12 14 12 12 14 15 12 14 12 12 B 15 12 15 12 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 12 15 15 12

(E5) ______5 7fr. V V 85 V V gV V V gV V V V V V gV V V gV V V V I V V V V V V V V u u P.M. let ring T A 14 16 17 14 16 14 14 14 16 17 14 16 14 B 17 14 17 14 14 17 14 17 14 17 14 14 17 17 14

(A5) (B5) ______5 open 5 2fr.

89 V V V V gV V V gV V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V gV V V V P.M. P.M. T A 7 9 10 7 9 7 9 11 12 9 11 9 9 B 10 7 10 7 7 10 7 10 7 12 9 12 9 9 12 12 9

(D5) (E5) ______5 5fr. 5 7fr. V 93 V V V V V V V V V gV V V I V V V V V V V V V V

P.M. P.M. let ring T A 12 14 15 12 14 12 12 14 16 17 14 B 15 12 15 12 12 15 15 12 17 14 17 14

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______V 96 gV V V V V V V gV V V V gV V V V I V V V V V V

let ring T A 16 14 14 14 16 17 14 14 16 16 14 14 B 14 17 17 14 17 14 17 14 12 14

F Guitar Solo N.C. (B5) (A) Gtr I______c_ _ 5 2fr. 5 open 5 4fr. 5 open

99 g I g V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V gV V V V V V R V W u V V V P Gtr III Full M |||| || T A 9 9 9 9 9 9 O9 9 9 9 7 9 7 9 9 6 7 6 7 6 B 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 P P P H

N.C. (B5) (A) ______c_ _ 5 2fr. 5 open 5 4fr. 5 open

3 3 103 g c V V W c g V V V k V V V V V V V l V V V V V V k I V V V V V } V V 3 3 |||||| |||||||| T 6 7 9 7 6 7 7 6 7 9 9 (0) A 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 (0) B 9 9 9 9 0 9 x P P

N.C. (B5) (A) ______c_ _ 5 2fr. 5 open 5 4fr. 5 open V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V 107 g I g FullM FullM T 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 15 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 15 12 12 15 15 15O A 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 B

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N.C. (B5) (A) ______c_ _ 5 2fr. 5 open 5 4fr. 5 open V V V V V V V 111 V gV V f V gV f V gg t t V V V V V V V gV V V V I V f V V V 3 3 V V Full M A.H. T 15 15 14 12 12 10 10 9 7 7 11 10 10 [9] [7] 7 9 7 9 7 8 7 A 9 9 9 9 B 9 8 7 7 0 10 P P E D H P

(D5) (C) Gtr I______c_ _ 5 5fr. 5 3fr. 4 2fr. 5 3fr. V V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V W V V 115 V V V e 3 3 3 I 3 3

Gtr II Full M |||||||| T 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 13 11 10 11 10 11 10 A 12 12 10 12 10 12 12 (5) 12 B P P P H P P H P sl. sl. sl. j Ie f W Gtr III 4

T A B 2

(D5) (C) Gtr I______c_ _ 5 5fr. 5 3fr. 4 2fr. 5 3fr. U P W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 119 z e I 3 3 3 } Gtr II |1/2||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| M T 15 13 15 13 15 13 15 13 15 13 15 13 15 13 15 13 15 17 17 17O 14 14 14 x A x B H P

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(E5) (D) ______c_ _ 5 7fr. 5 5fr. 4 4fr. 5 5fr. V } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V 123 g V V V V 3 V I 3 3

Full Full FullFull |1/2|||| M M M M M 12 x 12 15 12 12 15 12 15 15 15 12 12 15 T 15 15 15 15 15O 12 15 15 15 15 13 15 13 12 13 12 13 12 15 15 0 15 A 14 12 14 12 12 12 15 15 B P H

(E5) E5 F5 Fb5 G5 V V W W V gf V V V V f V W 127 g u u u I V Gtr II Full ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Full Full Full Full M M M M M 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 T 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16O 17 18 18 (0) A (0) B c c g V V W gV V W I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V W V V W

Gtr I P.M. P.M. T A 9 10 10 11 12 12 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10

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Asus2 Am7 A5 Am7 Asus2 Am G/A Am7 U U W W

131 f I

|Full|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| M T 20 20 20 20 A B sl. c f V V V W V V k V V V W I V c V c V V W V V V V V V W V V V } V } P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T 7 5 5 5 7 5 4 4 5 5 A 7 5 7 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 x 5 5 B 0 0 0 7 x 0 x

D.S. al Coda Asus2 Am7 A5 Am7 Asus2 Am c c 135 V V c V W V V } V V W I V c V V V W V c V } V V W V V } } V V Gtr I P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T 7 5 5 5 7 5 x 4 5 5 A 7 5 x 7 5 5 7 7 x 5 5 5 B 0 0 x 7 x 0 0

G Chorus Continue

SA5 Fsus2 D5 139 U U U U U U U U I U U U U U U U U U U Gtrs I, II

T 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 7 A 2 2 3 3 7 7 B 0 0 3 3 5 5 1 1

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1. 2. N.C. (E5)

145 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. T A B 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 H H H H

E5 F5 Fb5 Gtr I^ ^ ^

149 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V Gtr II P.M. T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 B 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 H H

G5 N.C. (A5) A5 ^ ______j 5 open

154 V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. T A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 9 10 7 9 7 B 10 7 10 7 7 10 7 10 7 7 7 5 5 sl.

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