Iced Earth - Dark Saga guitar tab
Iced Earth: Dark Saga
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
edited by: Mika Ristiranta (m_ristiranta@hotmail.com)
Rob Steinway (shaded_enmity@hotmail.com)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 01/03/02
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (clean) x2
eb|---------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------0--------0----|-------0-------0-------0-|
Db|-----4------------4--|-----0-------0-------0---|
Ab|---2----------2------|---2-------0-------0-----|
Eb|-0----------0--------|-3-------2-------1-------|
"The deal was rigged..."
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------2--3-------------3--2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"An empty soul..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------2--3---------5-5--4-4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-3--2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...alone and confused..."
Riff 3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------9--9\-|
Ab|-3--3----------2--2------7--7\-|
Eb|-1--1--111-3-0-0--0-0000-------|
*** * * ****
"I cheated myself..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-3--3----------2--2------2--2-|
Eb|-1--1--111-3-0-0--0-0000-0--0-|
*** * * ****
"Love, unconditional..."
Play Riff 2 "Fight, ..."
Play Riff 3 "I cheated myself..."
Play Riff 1 w/ this lead:
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----/12-13-12~----/12-13-10----/12-13---|
Gb|---9-------------9------------9------12-|
Db|-/9------------/9-----------/9----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15^-15^r--13-12-13--13-12h13-10--12-13----|
Gb|----------------------------------------12-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "I know there's goodness..."
This is played over the last bar in riff 1:
Riff 4:
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-5---------4---------3-------2-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-3-1-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"...slave..."
Play Riff 2 "No, I was betrayed..."
Play Riff 3 "I cheated myself..."
Play Riff 1 only the first 3 bars
This is played over the first 3 bars of riff 1:
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2------|
Eb|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--...-|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
