The Thin Line Between Love & Hate

Iron Maiden

This song was really hard to transcribe! One of the three guitars seems to use a dropped d tuning. That means: most of the d chords should be played one octave lower (I'm sure that was Adrian's idea!:)). -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ------4-4-----2-2-----4-4-----2-2----|-----2-2-----0-0-----2-2-----0-0------|- --2-2-----5-5-----2-2-----5-5--------|-0-0-----3-3-----0-0-----3-3----------|- Intro: Guitar 1 (2x) -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --4----------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------|- --4----------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------|- --2----------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|- Intro: Guitar 2 (2x) -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ------4-4-----2-2-----4-4-----2------|----------------------2-2-----2-2-----|- --2-2-----5-5-----2-2-----5-5---4----|-----5-5-----5-5--0-0-----0-0---------|- -------------------------------------|-3-3-----3-3--------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|---------------------------3----------|- --4----------------------------------|---------------------------2----------|- --4----------------------------------|--5------------------------0--2-------|- --2----------------------------------|--5---------------------------2-------|- -------------------------------------|--3---------------------------0-------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|---4--------4----4----4---------------|- ---4--------4----4----4--------------|---4--4--4--4----4----4---------------|- ---4--4--4--4----4----4--------------|-0h2--2--2--2----2----2---3--2--------|- -0h2--2--2--2----2----2--3--2--0--2--|--------------------------------5-----|- pre Verse (2x) -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --------------------4------4---------|-------------------4------4-----------|- --4--------4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-4--------4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4---|- --4-4-4----4-4-4----2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4----4-4-4----2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---|- --2-2-2----2-2-2---------------------|-2-2-2----2-2-2-----------------------|- Verse (2x) ('When a person turns to wrong...') -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|-3--------3---------------------------|- --------------------4------4---------|-2--------2---------------------------|- --4--------4--------4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-0--------0--------2------------------|- --4-4-4----4-4-4----2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------2------2---2-------|- --2-2-2----2-2-2---------------------|-------------------0------0---0-------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|-3-----------------3------------------|- -------------------------------------|-2--2--2-----------2--2--2------------|- --4------------------4---------------|-0--0--0-----------0--0--0------------|- --4--4--4------------4--4--4---------|--------------------------------------|- --2--2--2------------2--2--2---------|--------------------------------------|- Chorus A: Guitar 1 (2x) ('There's a thin line...') -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|- --9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- Chorus A: Guitar 2 (2x) -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --2------------------2---------------|--------------------------------------|- --2--2--2------------2--2--2---------|-2-----------------2------------------|- --0--0--0------------0--0--0---------|-2--2--2-----------2--2--2------------|- -------------------------------------|-0--0--0-----------0--0--0------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|- --9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9----|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|-3-----------------3------------------|- -------------------------------------|-2--2--2-----------2--2--2------------|- --4------------------4---------------|-0--0--0-----------0--0--0------------|- --4--4--4------------4--4--4---------|--------------------------------------|- --2--2--2------------2--2--2---------|--------------------------------------|- Chorus B (2x) ('I will hope...') -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --2------------------2---------------|--------------------------------------|- --2--2--2------------2--2--2---------|-2-----------------2------------------|- --0--0--0------------0--0--0---------|-2--2--2-----------2--2--2------------|- -------------------------------------|-0--0--0-----------0--0--0------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|---4--------4----4----4---------------|- ---4--------4----4----4--------------|---4--4--4--4----4----4---------------|- ---4--4--4--4----4----4--------------|-0h2--2--2--2----2----2---3--2--------|- -0h2--2--2--2----2----2--3--2--0--2--|--------------------------------5-----|- Rhythm for Solo 1 and 2 (2x) -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ------4-4-----2-2-----4-4-----2-2----|-----2-2-----0-0-----2-2-----0-0------|- --2-2-----5-5-----2-2-----5-5--------|-0-0-----3-3-----0-0-----3-3----------|- Interlude: Guitar 1 -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ------4-4-----2-2-----4-4-----2------|----------------------2-2-----2-2-----|- --2-2-----5-5-----2-2-----5-5---4----|-----5-5-----5-5--0-0-----0-0---------|- -------------------------------------|-3-3-----3-3--------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ----6--7--9--7--6--7--9----7v--------|----6--7--9--7--6--7--9---7v----------|- -9-----------------------------------|-9------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- Interlude: Guitar 2 (enters on 8th time) -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ---------------------------7v--------|--------------------------------------|- ----6--7--9--7--6--7--9--------------|----6--7--9--7--6--7--9---7v----------|- -9-----------------------------------|-9------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -5--5--5--5--------------------------|-5--5--5--5---------------------------|- -------------8--7--5--7--8--7v-------|-------------8--7--5--7--8--7v--------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- Interlude: Guitar 3 (enters on 12th time) -5--5--5--5--------------------------|-5--5--5--5---------------------------|- -------------8--7--5--7--8--7v-------|-------------8--7--5--7--8--7v--------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rhythm for Solo 3: continuing Interludes! -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ----------2--------------------------|----------0---------------------------|- ----------2--------------------------|----------1---------------------------|- ----------4--------------------------|----------2---------------------------|- ---4------4--------------------------|----2-----2---------------------------|- -2--------2--------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|- Rhythm for Interlude 2 (clean guitar) -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --9---10---10/12v--------------------|--12h14p12v---------------------10----|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- Interlude 2 (distorted guitar) -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --9----10p9--------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --------------9----------------------|--------------------------------------|- ------------------9v-----------------|--9h119--9v---------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --9---10---10/12v--------------------|--12h14p12v---------------------10----|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --9----10p9--------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --------------9----------------------|-/11-----9v---------------------------|- -------------------9v----------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ----------2--------------------------|----------0---------------------------|- ----------2--------------------------|----------1---------------------------|- ----------4--------------------------|----------2---------------------------|- ---4------4--------------------------|----2-----2---------------------------|- -2--------2--------------------------|--0-------0---------------------------|- ('The thin line between love and hate') -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ---------------------------2--2--2---|----------------------------2--2--2---|- --4----------------4-------2--2--2---|--2------------------2------2--2--2---|- --4----4-----------4-------0--0--0---|--2-----2------------2------0--0--0---|- --2----2-----------2-----------------|--0-----0------------0----------------|- Rhythm for Solo 4 (distorted) -------------------------------------|-7-7-7-7------------------------------|- -10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-7-----|---------10-10-10-10-9-9-9-10---7-----|- ---------------------------------9---|------------------------------9-------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- Interlude 3 (distorted) -------------------------------------|-7-7-7-7------------------------------|- -10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-7-----|---------10-10-10-10-9-9-9-10---7-----|- ---------------------------------9---|------------------------------9-------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- --------2-----------------------------|---------0---------------------------|- --------2-----------------------------|---------1---------------------------|- --------4-----------------------------|---------2---------------------------|- ----4---4-----------------------------|----2----2---------------------------|- --2-----2-----------------------------|--0------0---------------------------|- Outro (clean) --------2-----------------------------|--------------------------------------- --------2-----------------------------|--------------------------------------- --------2-----------------------------|--------------------------------------- --------4-----------------------------|--------------------------------------- ----4---4-----------------------------|--------------------------------------- --2-----2-----------------------------|--------------------------------------- (let ring)

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