THE EDUCATED FOOL

As recorded by Iron Maiden

(From the 1998 Album VIRTUAL XI)
Transcribed by Little Prince Words and Music by Steve Harris
(http://metalscript.homestead.com)

E5open C G D 5 fr. x E5 C5 D5 5 fr. G5 G5X 10 fr. A5XII 12 fr.

xxxx xxxx xxx x xxxx x x x 7 fr. x x x x x xxx xxxx x xxx x xxx

A Intro - Riff 1
P = 77 Slowly
g
1
I 44 V V V V W V V V
V V V V
V V V V
Gtr II

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

g V V
sl. P

3
I
Gtr I

T 7
A 9
B

g V V V V
I V V V V W V V V V
V V V
Gtr II

T
A 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 12 10 9 7
B 7 7
sl. P

g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
B Riff 2
V V V V V
5
I
Gtr I f M
Full

T 8 10 8 7 8 7 8 10 8 7 8 10 (10) 10 8 10 7
A 9 9
B

g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
7
I
M
Full

T 8 10 8 7 8 7 8 10 8 7 8 10 (10) 10 8 10
A 9
B
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C Verse 1

g V V V V V V 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
9
V
Gtr I mf
let ring

T
A 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 7 7
B 7 7 7 3 5 5 5 5
3

g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
11
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
let ring

T
A 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 7 7 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 3 5 5

D Chorus

^ ^ _ _
E5open C G D
Gtr VI
(synthesizer)

g V V l V V l V V l V V l V V V V V V l V V l V V l V V l V V V V
13
I
Gtr I

T
A 16 14 12 12 14 12 12 14 16 14 12 12 14 12 12 14
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
B

g V l l V l V l V V V V V l V l V l V l V V V V
I V V V V V V V V V
Gtr II

T
A 9 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 9 7 5 5 7 5 5 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

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^
E5open
^
C
_
G
k
g V V l V V l V V l V V l V V V V V V l V V l V V l V V l V V V V
15
I
T
A 16 14 12 12 14 12 12 14 16 14 12 12 14 12 12 14
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
B

g
I V V l V V l V V l V V l V V V V l l l l
V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 9 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 9 7 5 5 7 5 5 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

E Verse 2
P
T
Faster = 88

g VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV WW
I
3x

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W
17
V V V V V
Gtrs III, IV
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

T
A 9 9 9 9 5 7
9 9 9 9 5 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 5

g V VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV k
19
I V V V V VV 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 9 9 9 9 5 7
9 9 9 9 5 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 5

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F Chorus
TT V
V V l V V l V V l V V l V V V V
(4th time) D.S.

g V l V V l V V l V V l V V V V
I
4x
21

Gtr III

T
A 16 14 12 12 14 12 12 14 16 14 12 12 14 12 12 14
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
B

g l l l l l l l l
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
4x

Gtr IV

T
A 9 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 9 7 5 5 7 5 5 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

G Bridge
Faster = 95 P
(4th time on D.S.S.) To Dbl. Coda

g WW WW WW VV WW WW WW WW
I W W
4x

W V W W
23
W W
Gtrs III, IV

T
A 9 12 5 7 9 12 5 7
9 12 5 7 9 12 5 7
B 7 10 3 5 7 10 3 5

H Riff 3
Faster = 100 P
^ ^ ^
E5 C5 D5
Gtr III

g V V W V V V V V V V
I V V V V V
4x
27

Gtr IV f
T
A 7
9 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 7
B 7 7 10

Double Time P = 200

^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E5 C5 G5 D5

g V V V V V V V
I V V V W U V V W W
29

T
A 7
9 10 9 (9) 9 10 9 10 9 10 7
B 7 7 10

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V V V V V V V V V V
I Riff 4
g V k V k V j V V V V k V k V j V V V
I u u u u u u
4x
33
u u u u u u
Gtrs III, IV

T 10 10
A 9 11 12 9 (9) 11 11 12 12 11 9 11 12 9 (9) 11 11 12 12 11
B

J Guitar Solo 1

^ ^ ^ ^
E5 G5X C5 G5X
Gtrs III, IVmf

VV
g V V V V V V V Vu V VVVVVVVVVVVVVV W VVVV W
37
I 3 3 3 3
[[[[[[[[[
M M M [[[[[[[[[[[
Gtr V
Full Full Full

T 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
12
10
12
12 12 13 12 12 12 13 12 13 12 13 12 13 (13)
O
(13) 13 12 13 19 20
A
B
P H P H P H P sl.

^ ^ ^ ^
E5 G5X C5 G5X

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 V V V
g
I
41 3
3
3
M
Full M
1/2 M
Full [[[[[[[[
T
17 19 20 20 (20) 20 19 17
20
17 19
20
17 19 17
20 19
O
17 19 (19)(19) 17 19 17
A 19 (19) 19 16 17 16 14
B
H P P P P

^ ^ ^ ^
E5 G5X C5 G5X

g 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
45
I 3 u
3
[[[[[[
T
A 14 16 14 11 11 12 (12) 11 12 14 12 11 12 12 11
14 12 10 12 10 12 10 9 9 16
B
sl. H P H sl.

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^ ^ ^ ^
E5 G5X C5 G5X

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V U
g V V V V V V V V
49
I 3

M
Full FullM
T 15 17 19 17 19 17 15 17 19 20 20 (20) 20
A 14 16 17 14 16 17 16 14 16 17
16 14 16 17
B
H P P H P P sl.

K Guitar Solo 2

^ ^^ ^
E5 G5X C5 G5X

V V V V V V V V V V V V V VVVVVVV V V VVVV
g VVV V u
I V V V V V eV V fV V V V
3 3
53 3
3 3 3
3 3 3
3 3
M
3
Full

10 14 12 12 14 15 15 (15) 15 14 12
T 8 8 10 8 10 12 10 12 13 12 10 12 13 15 15
A 7 7 9 7 9 9
7 8 7 9 9
B 10 7 10 10
sl.

^ ^ ^ ^
E5 G5X C5 G5X

V VV V V VV V V VV V V VV V V VV
g V V VV V U
57
I
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
M
Full M
Full

14 15 17 15 17 17 17 15 14 15 14
T 17 15
A 14 12 12 14 14
14
B

^ ^ ^ ^
E5 G5X C5 G5X

V V V V V V V
g V V V V V k V V V V V V V V
61
I V V V W
[[[[[[[[[
M
Full FullM O M
Full M
Full

12 14 15 (15) (15)
T 12
A 14 (14) 14 14 12 11 12 11 9 12
9 12 12 (12)
B

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^ ^ ^ ^
E5 G5X C5 G5X

V V V V V V V V V V V V V P
z
V V V V V V V
g u V W W
65
I
M
Full M
Full M
Full [[[[[[[[[[[[
14 15 17 15 17 17 (17) 17 15 14 15 14 17 (17) 17 15 14 15 14
T 15 15
A 14 (14) (14)
B
sl. sl.

V V V V V V V V V V
L Riff 4 - repeat
g V k V k V j V V V V k V k V j V V V
69
I u u u u u u u u u u u u
Gtrs III, IV

T 10 10
A 9 11 12 9 (9) 11 11 12 12 11 9 11 12 9 (9) 11 11 12 12 11
B

M Riff 3A
(4th time) D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda

^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E5 C5 G5X A5XII
Gtr III

g V V V V V V V W
I V V V W U V V V V
4x
73

Gtr IV f
T
A 7
9 10 9 9 (9) 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 7
B 7 7
P P P

N Bridge
P 1. 2.

SS
medium tempo = 95 rit.

g WW WW VV WW WW WW WW
77
I W W WWW V W W WW
W W
WW
W W
Gtrs III, IV

T
A 9 12 5 7 9 12 5 7 5 7
9 12 5 7 9 12 5 7 5 7
B 7 10 3 5 7 10 3 5 3 5

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O Outro
P = 77 Slower
g V V V V
82
I V V V V W V V V V
V V V
Gtr II

T
A 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 12 10 9 7
B 7 7
sl. P

g 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 V V V V
Gtr I mp
let ring

T
A 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 7 7
B 7 7 7 3 5 5 5 5
3

rit.
g V V V V
84
I VVVVW VV V V
VVV V
VV VW
T
A 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 12 10 9 7 9 10 9
B 7 7 7
sl. P

g V V V V V VVVV
I VV V VVV V VVV V V V V VVVVVVVV
V U
let ring

T
A 9 9 9 9 9 5 5
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 7 0
B 7 7 7 3 5 5 5 5 5
3 0

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