BE QUICK OR BE DEAD (Dickinson, Gers)

This track is to be found on the Fear Of The Dark,A Real Live One,Live at Donnington and Best Of The Beast albums.

Guitar 1:Dave Murray    B:bend  H:hammer-on  P:pull-off             /:slide     B...R:bend and release
Guitar 2:Janick Gers       ]:end of measure         P.M.:palm mute  ~:vibrato

The music was copied from the Fear Of The Dark tablature book by Tolis.

Riff 1:Play 4 times      *:Play only the 4th time.
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
E-----------------------------------------]-----------------------------------------------]
B-----------------------------------------]-----------------------------------------------]
G-----------------------------------------]-----------------------------------------------]
D-----5^0--0--1^0--3^0--1^0--0--0-]-----5^0--0--1^0--3^0--1^0--------------]
A------P---------P-----P----P----------]------P---------P-----P----P---3--(1^0)*-]
E--3--------------------------------------]--3------------------------------------P-----]

Riff 2:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:   
E--------------------------------------------------------------------]
B--------------------------------------------------------------------]
G------------------------------------------------------------------]
D----------------------------------------------------------7---8--]
A----------------------------------------------------------5---6--]
E--1/3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------]
            < --------------------P.M.------------------- >

E---------------------------------------------------------]
B---------------------------------------------------------]
G---------------------------------------------------------]
D--------------------------------------3---5-----8---8--]
A--------------------------------------1---3-----6---5--]
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------]
  < ----------------P.M.----------- >

E----------------------------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------------------------]
G----------------------------------------------------------------]
D--------------------------------------------------------7---8--]
A--------------------------------------------------------5---6--]
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------]
    < --------------------P.M.----------------------- >

E---------------------------------------------------------]
B---------------------------------------------------------]
G---------------------------------------------------------]
D--------------------------------------3---5-----8---8--]
A--------------------------------------1---3-----6---5--]
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------]
  < ----------------P.M.----------- >

Verse 1:
Covered in sinners and dripping with guilt
Making your money from slime and from filth
Parading your bellies in ivory towers
Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers




Riff 3:Play 2 times
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------]
A--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---1--1--1--1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--]
    <  ------------------------------------------P.M.-------------------------------------------------- >

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---3--3--3--3--3--3--3----8--8--8--]
A--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---1--1--1--1--1--1--1----6--5--6--]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
     < ---------------------------------P.M.----------------------------- >
Chorus:Sing 2 times
You've got to watch them be quick or be dead
Snake eyes in heaven the thief's in your head

Riff 4:Play 4 times(On the original track both guitars play the same. When
                                playing live Dave plays an octave higher from the 10th fret of  A)    
E------------------------------------------------------------------]
B------------------------------------------------------------------]       Bruce hear sings: Be quick,  or be dead
G------------------------------------------------------------------]                                    Be quick, quick or be
D----5/7--5--0----3/5--3--0---1/3--1--0----1--1--1^0------]                                    dead, dead ,dead,dead.
A---------------------------------------------------------P---3---]
E--3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------------]

Riff 5: Play 4 times.                               F5                        G5                                                                                   Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:                 Chorus:   See ,who's ruling all our lives       
E----------------------]                                 F5                        G5
B----------------------]                                 See, who's puling strings. 
G----------------------]                                 F5                         G5                                
D----------------------]                                 See, what's ruling all our lives
A-------3-------5-----]                                 F5                         G5
E-------1-------3-----]                                 See who pulls the strings.

 Riff 6:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
E------------------------------------------]-----------------------------------------]-----------------]
B------------------------------------------]-----------------------------------------]-----------------]
G------------------------------------------]-----------------------------------------]-----------------]
D--3----------5-----------3--------------]--3-----------5----------3----5----7---]----8----10----]
A--1----3-----3-----5----1----3----5---]--1----3-----3-----5----1----3----5---]----6----8-----]
E--------1-----------3----------1----3---]--------1-----------3--------------------]----------------]

Chorus: I bet you won't fall on your face 
               You're belly will hold you in place...

Now play Riff 1 (4 times), Riff 2 , Riff 3 (2 times) and Riff 4 (4 times).
The lyrics for the 2nd verse are
Verse 2:
The serpent is crawling inside of your ear
He says you must vote for what you want to hear
Don't matter what's wrong as long as you're alright
So pull yourself stupid rob yourself blind




Riff 7: Play 2 times
Guitar 1: Rhythm riff for solo:
E---------------------------------------------------]-------------------------------------------------------]
B---------------------------------------------------]-------------------------------------------------------]
G---------------------------------------------------]-------------------------------------------------------]
D--5---3---5---3---5---3---5---3---5---8---8--]---5---3---5---3---5---3---5---3---5--------------]
A--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---6---6--]---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---8---6-----]
E---------------------------------------------------]--------------------------------------------6---4-----]

Guitar 2: Solo: (The solo is taken from the original track )
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B-----------8^13^8----11^10^8-----8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
G--10^12---H--P--10---P---P--10---11^10^8-----8--7^8^7----7----7^8^7-----7----7^8^7----7-----7^8^7-----7-]
D-----B-------------------------------------P--P----10----H--P--10--10--H--P--10--10--H--P-10---10-H--P--10----]
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]

E-----------------------------------------------------------------8---8-8-8--------------------------------8---------8--8----]
B--------------------------------------------------------------8----8--------11^8-11^8-----8-8-8-11--8---------8--8----]
G------7^10^7-----7-----7^8^7-------------------10^12-------------------P-----P---10----------------10-10----------]
D--10--H--P---10---10--H--P--10-8-7----7-10---B----------------------------------------------------------------------]
A--------------------------------------------10---------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]

E--------8---------11^13^11-13^15-13-11/10-11-10----10--------------------------------------------------------------]
B-11^8---8----8----B--R-------B------------------------11----11----------------------------------------------------------]
G---P-------10-------------------------------------------------------10/8----8/7---7^8^7----7-----------------------------]
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------10-----8--H-P--10---10^7-----7---------------]
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P--10---10^7---------]
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P--10-8/3-]

Guitar 1:                                                                      Guitar 2:
E---------------15-13-12-10-13-12-10-----10---]            E---------------18-17-15----17-15-------------]      
B--15-15^18------------------------------13-------]           B--18-18^22------------18--------18-17-18--]
G---------B-------------------------------------------]           G---------B---------------------------------------]
D------------------------------------------------------]           D--------------------------------------------------]
A------------------------------------------------------]           A--------------------------------------------------]
E------------------------------------------------------]           E---------------------------------------------------]

Riff 8 : Play 2 times
Guitar 2: rhythm riff for solo:
E-----------------------------------------------------]----------------------------------------------------]
B-----------------------------------------------------]----------------------------------------------------]
G-----------------------------------------------------]----------------------------------------------------]
D--7---5---7---5---7---5---7---5---7--10--10---]--7---5---7---5---7---5---7---5---7---5---3---]
A--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---8---8----]--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---1---]
E-----------------------------------------------------]----------------------------------------------------]

Guitar 1: Solo:
E--10--11--10^11^10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B---------------H--P----10--11^10--11^10------------------------10--11--13--10--11^10--11^10--13^11--10---]
G---------------------------------P--------P-----9^10^9^10^9--12------------------------P-------P--------P------------]
D---------------------------------------------------H--P--H--P--------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]-------------11/13^10-15/17^15]
B---< ---------------------------------  trill  --------------------------------------- >---]-10/11^10-------P-----------P---]
G-12^10-12^10-12^10-12^10-12^10-12^10-12^10-12^10-12^10-12^10*--]--------P----------------------------]
D----P-------P-------P-------P-------P------P-------P-------P-------P-------P-------]-------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]------------------------------------]
     < ----------------------slowly bend the tremolo-bar-------------------------- > *:dive-bomb

E-18^20^18-17-15-15/17^15/13--15^13-15^13/12^13^12------------------------------------------------------------]
B----B--R-------------------P------------P-------P-------H--P----15^13/10-13^11^13^11/10-------------11^10-----]
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------P-----------P---H--P--------12^10^12---P----12-]
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P---H---------------]
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]

E-----------------------------------15^18^15--15--18^15-----15^18^15----15^18^15--18^20----]
B----------15^16^15----16^18----H--P-------------P----17----H--P----17---H--P--------B-------]
G--15^17---H--P----17---H------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D-----H------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]

Now Riff 3 ( 2 times ) and then Riff 4 ( once ).
Ending:
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2:
E---------------------------------------------------------------------]
B---------------------------------------------------------------------]
G---------------------------------------------------------------------]
D----5/7--5--0----3/5--3--0----1/3--1--0----1--1--1^0--------]                                                                                           A----------------------------------------------------------P---3-----]
E--3-------------3--------------3-------------3------------------3--]