Iced Earth - Creatures Of The Night guitar tab
Iced Earth: Creatures of the Night (KISS)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com)
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Date last modified: April 10, 2003
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-6----8----6--6----8--|
Db|-4----6----4--4----6--|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-6--6----8-------6----8-------------|
Db|-4--4----6----9--4----6-------------|
Ab|--------------7---------------2---4-|
Eb|-------------------------\\-0-0-2-2-|
* *
Guitar fill
eb|-16-16----------|
Bb|------16-16-----|
Gb|-----------16~*-|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|----------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|--------------------11~~~--|
Db|------9-x-11-x-12b14-------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|-\\------------------------|
Riff 2
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-|
* * * * * * * *
"Searching in..."
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-|
* * * * * * * *
"Hiding from tomorrow..."
1st ending
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------2---4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-//\\-0-0-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...nothing left to say..."
2nd ending
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------2--6-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-//\\-0--4-|
* * * * * * * *
"...til we start to shout..."
Guitar fill (Guitar 3 plays second bar)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-4---------------------------|
Gb|---6-4-----------------------|
Db|-------6---4-----------------|
Ab|-------------7-6-4-----------|
Eb|-------------------7--6--7~~-|
"...day..."
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|--9-[let ring]-|
Ab|--7------------|
Eb|---------------|
"Hiding from tomorrow..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-4----------------------------2-|
Eb|-2--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"We're creatures..."
eb|------------|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|-4--------2-|
Eb|-2--------0-|
"We're creatures..."
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|----------8----8----8------|
Db|----------6----6----6------|
Ab|-4-----------------------2-|
Eb|-2-----------------------0-|
eb|------------|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|-4--------2-|
Eb|-2--------0-|
Guitar fill
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9-8-----11p9p8----------------|
Db|-9-11------11---------11-9\----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------7---4~~-|
End guitar fill
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------6-4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-2-|
* * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------2---4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-//\\-0-0-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|--8----8----8----8-|
Db|--6----6----6----6-|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|--8----8----8--|
Db|--6----6----6--|
Ab|---------------|
Eb|---------------|
Play Riff 2 "Breathing in the madness..."
Play Riff 3 "We're creatures..."
Guitar fill
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-4~~--6~~--7~~---------|
Eb|----------------7~--4~-|
End guitar fill
Riff 4a
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------6---|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|--8----8----8----8-|
Db|--6----6----6----6-|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|
Riff 5
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-4---3---------4---3---1--2-1---|
Db|-4---4---------4---4---2--2-2---|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|---2---2-2-2-2---2---2--------2-|
* * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-4---3---------3---1--1--2-1---|
Db|-4---4---------4---2--2--2-2---|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|---2---2-2-2-2---2-----------2-|
* * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-4---3---------4---3---1--2-1---|
Db|-4---4---------4---4---2--2-2---|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|---2---2-2-2-2---2---2--------2-|
* * * * * * * *
1st ending
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7---------------9---------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
2nd ending
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-7---------------9---------------8----|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|---------6----------6-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|---------6----------6-4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-2-|
* * * * * * * *
Final time
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------6\----2---4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4\--0-0-2-2-|
* * * * * *
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "Searching in the darkness..."
Play Riff 3 play the first bar 3 times
Ending guitar fill
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------9-8-----11p9p8--------|
Db|-9-11------11---------11-9\--|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Ending Rhythm notes:
eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|------|
Db|------|
Ab|------|
Eb|-7--4-|
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
