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!
