PERFORMANCE NOTES
“THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST”
Iron Maiden
Murray and Adrian Smith each turn in impressive lead performances in Iron Maiden’s classic “The Number of the Beast,” it’s their rhythm work throughout the song that provides the real challenge. At first glance, there’s nothing that jumps out as being difficult, as the rhythm parts never go into anything more complex than eighth notes. However, considering the fact that the song is performed at the brisk tempo of 200 beats per minute, and that most of its rhythm guitar parts are performed
