Iced Earth

Iced Earth - The Number Of The Beast guitar tab

Tuning: Eb

Intro

eb|-----------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------|

Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|

Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|

Eb|-----------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 1

eb|-----------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------|

Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|

Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|

Eb|-----------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"I left alone..."

eb|---------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------|

Gb|---------------------------------------|

Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|

Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-|

Eb|---------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"My mind was blank..."

eb|-----------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------|

Db|-----2---3---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|

Ab|-3-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|

Eb|-----------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"I needed time..."

eb|-----------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------|

Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|

Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|

Eb|-----------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"...memories from my mind..."

Final time:

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------|

Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----|

Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-|

Eb|-------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"...to despair..."

Riff 2

eb|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------|

Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-|

Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-|

Eb|--------------------------|

* * * *

"Yeah..."

eb|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------|

Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-|

Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-|

Eb|--------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

Riff 3 (Note: Alternate pick last 4 chords)

x3

eb|---------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------|

Gb|---------------------------------|

Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|

Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Eb|---------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

"Night was black..."

1st ending

eb|-----------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------|

Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Eb|-----------------------------------|

* * *

"...watching me ?"

2nd ending

eb|-----------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------|

Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-|

Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-|

Eb|-----------------------------|

* * *

"...kind of hell ?"

Riff 4

eb|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------|

Db|---5------5------5------7-|

Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3----0-5-|

Eb|--------------------------|

* * * *

"Six, six six..."

eb|--------------------|

Bb|--------------------|

Gb|--------------------|

Db|---5------5------5--|

Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3--|

Eb|--------------------|

* * *

"Hell and fire...

Play Riff 3 "Torches blazed..."

Play Riff 4 "Six, six six..."

Riff 5 (Note: Sometimes three muted notes are used instead of two)

eb|-----------------------|

Bb|-----------------------|

Gb|-----------------------|

Db|-7-----9-7--9-----10-9-|

Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-|

Eb|-----------------------|

* * * *

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------|

Db|-10-----12-10--12-------14-------12\\-|

Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\\-|

Eb|-------------------------------------|

* * * * * *

Final time:

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------|

Db|-10-----12-10--12--------14----------|

Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-101010-10-10-10-10-|

Eb|-------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)

eb|------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------|

Gb|------------------------------|

Db|-3----------------------------|

Ab|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---|

Eb|----------------------------3-|

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

eb|------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------|

Gb|------------------------------|

Db|------------------------------|

Ab|-3------------------------3-0-|

Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Final time:

eb|------------------------|

Bb|------------------------|

Gb|------------------------|

Db|------------------------|

Ab|-3----------------------|

Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

* * * * * * * * * *

Solo

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------|

Db|-------------------------------------|

Ab|-------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------|

Db|-------------------------------------|

Ab|-------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------|

Db|-------------------------------------|

Ab|-------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 7

eb|--------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------|

Gb|------------7---5---------------|

Db|-------5--7---7---7-5---5-------|

Ab|-5-5-5-3--------------7---7-6-5-|

Eb|--------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

eb|--------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------|

Gb|------------3---1---------------|

Db|-------3--3---3---3-1---1-------|

Ab|-3-3-3-1--------------3---3-2-1-|

Eb|--------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

eb|----------------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------------|

Gb|----------------------------------|

Db|-------------------------2----2-5-|

Ab|-------3--------3-5----5-0----0-3-|

Eb|-3-333-1--------1-3----3----------|

* *** * * *

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)

eb|-------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------|

Db|-7--------7-5------------------|

Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-3-0-3--------------|

Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|

* * * * * * * * *

eb|------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------|

Gb|------------------------------|

Db|----------------3------5------|

Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-|

Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

Solo

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------|

Db|-------------------------------------|

Ab|-------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------|

Db|-------------------------------------|

Ab|-------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------|

Db|-------------------------------------|

Ab|-------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 9

eb|-------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------|

Db|-7-----------------------------|

Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------|

Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

eb|------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------|

Gb|------------------------------|

Db|----------------3------5------|

Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-|

Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

eb|-------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------|

Db|-7-----------------------------|

Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------|

Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

eb|--------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------|

Db|----------------3------5--------|

Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-3-|

Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|

* * * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 3 "This can't go on..."

Play Riff 4 "Six, six six..."

Play Intro

Play Riff 1 "I'm coming back..."

Riff 2a

eb|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------|

Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-|

Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-|

Eb|--------------------------|

* * * *

eb|-------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------|

Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-5-7\\-|

Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-3-5\\-|

Eb|-------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

Notation:

10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.

10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,

then release to the 10th fret.

[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,

then release to the 10th fret.

10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.

7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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

Enjoy!

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