Iced Earth

Iced Earth - Travel In Stygian guitar tab

Band: Iced Earth

Song: Travel in Stygian

Album: Night of The Stormrider

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

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1

Guitar 1

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

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

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

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

Ab|-------4-444-2-222-5-555--------4-444-2-222-4-2---|

Eb|-2-222--------------------2-222-----------------3-|

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

Guitar 2 (after awhile)

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

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

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

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

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

Eb|-2----------5-----------3-----------2-|

Riff 2

Guitar 1

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

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

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

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

Ab|-4-------5-------4-------------7-------5-|

Eb|-2---2-0-3---3-0-2---2-0--5555-5--3333-3-|

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

Guitar 2

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

Bb|----7----------------8-7-----------7----------------------------------|

Gb|------6--5-5tr6----------8-7-5-------6--5-5tr6-----------9----------7-|

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

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

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

* * * * * * * *

Riff 3

Guitar 1 x2 x2

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

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

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

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

Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|

Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222-------5-|-3-3---333---3---3---333-------6-|

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

Guitar 2 (after three reptitions of the above riff)

x2 x2

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

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

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

Db|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|

Ab|-------------------------------5-|-------------------------------6-|

Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222---------|-3-3---333---3---3---333---------|

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

Riff 4 x2

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

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

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

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

Ab|----------4-------7-------5----------4-------7-------5-|

Eb|-2-2-2-2--2--5555-5--3333-3--2-222-2-2--5555-5--3333-3-|

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

Riff 3a x2 x2

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

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

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

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

Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|

Eb|-2-2---2-2---2---2---2-2-------5-|-3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------6-|

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

"Through the flames......."

Play Riff 4

Riff 5 x6

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

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

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

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

Ab|-2h4-----------------------------2h4-------------2-4-5-7--5--7-|

Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-0h2-2-222-222-2-0-2-3-5--3--5-|

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

"Was all of it........"

Riff 6

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

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

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

Db|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|

Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|

Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0--3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|

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

x2

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

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

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

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

Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|

Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-|

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

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

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

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

Db|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|

Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|

Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0--3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|

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

Riff 7 x2

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

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

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

Db|--------------------9----------------|

Ab|-10p9-9-999-999-999---9-12-9-10-9-10-|

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

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

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

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

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

Db|------9-----------12--------7-----------12-|

Ab|-7777-7--10101010-10---5555-5--10101010-10-|

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

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

Riff 8 (Interlude)

The harmonics are played the first time, with a clean tone

Guitar 1 x2

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

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

Gb|-------12----5-----12--|--4----2----5----|

Db|-2---12------5---12----|--4----2----5--5-|

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

Eb|-0---------------------|---------------3-|

h h h h

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

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

Gb|-------5-----------5-----4----2----5----|

Db|-2-----5-----2-----5-----4----2----5--5-|

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

Eb|-0-----------0------------------------3-|

"On the night that it came to me......"

Guitar 2 (not on the Days of Purgatory version) x2

eb|----------0-3-0----0-3----0-3-0------------0-------0-----0-------|

Bb|----------------0------0--------0--------4---4-------4-----4-----|

Gb|-------0-------------------------------5-------5-------5-----5---|

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

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

Eb|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------0-----------------------|

Bb|-------3---3---------------------|

Gb|-----4-------4--------2----------|

Db|---4-----------4----2------0-----|

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

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

Riff 9

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

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

Gb|-4-------------------------------|

Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-----|

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

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

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

"..that's.....when I saw my destiny"

Riff 10

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

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

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

Db|---------2------------9--9-9---------2-------------9--7-7-|

Ab|---------2-----9/10-9-7--7-7---------2------9/10-9-7--5-5-|

Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-7/-8-7--------000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7--------|

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

"Travel...in Stygian....."

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

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

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

Db|-------2---------------9--9-9-------7------7----7------5------5----5-|

Ab|-------2--------9/10-9-7--7-7--5555-5-5555-5-55-5-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-|

Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7-----------------------------------------------|

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

Riff 11

Guitar 1

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

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

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

Db|---------9-101010-9-7-9-7-------------7--777-5-4-5-7-5-4-|

Ab|-777-7-7-7----------------10--555-5-5-5------------------|

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

*** * * *** * *

"Ohh..........."

Guitar 2 (after a couple repitions of the above)

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

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

Gb|------------9-9-9-7---7------------------777-5-4-5-7-5-4-|

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

Ab|-777-7-7-7--------------------555-5-5-5------------------|

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

*** * * *** * *

Riff 12 (amazingly fast)

Guitar 1

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

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

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

Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|

Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-12121212-12-12121212-12-1212-12-|

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

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

Guitar 2 (comes in the second time)

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

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

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

Db|---2-------5--------5--------7--|

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

Eb|---0-------3--------------------|

Riff 12a

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

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

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

Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|

Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-12121212-12----------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\-|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pick through the slide

Riff 13 (solo rhythm) x2

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

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

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

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

Ab|------2------2----2-|---------------------------------------|

Eb|-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-|-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-2222-2-2222-2-22-2-|

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

Solo (it's harmonized, but this sounds good for one guitar)

eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-14t10p7-15t10p7-19t10p7-17t10p7-|

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

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

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

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

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

eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-14t10p7-19t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-|

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

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

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

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

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

Repeat the above bars again, then:

eb|--------------15~------------------19-19^^r-17-15-19\-|

Bb|-17--15----15------17----15--17-----------------------|

Gb|--------16------------16--------16--------------------|

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

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

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

eb|----------------------------------------------15-14-|

Bb|-12~-----------15--12-------------12/13-15/17-------|

Gb|------14-12-14--------12-14-14/16-------------------|

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

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

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

End solo

Riff 14

Guitar 1 x2

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

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

Gb|--------------------------------4-|

Db|--------------------------------4-|

Ab|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-|

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

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

x2

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

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

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

Db|--------------------------------4-|

Ab|--------------------------------4-|

Eb|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-|

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

Guitar 2 (Only on the Stormrider version)

x2

eb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12--|

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

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

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

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

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

x2

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

Bb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12\-|

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

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

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

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

End solo

Interlude

Riff 15

Guitar 1

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

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

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

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

Ab|-4--4-4--4-4--4-2-4-5-|

Eb|-2--2-2--2-2--2-0-2-3-|

* * * * * * * * *

"The henchman awaits you....."

Guitar 2 (after awhile)

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

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

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

Db|-12-10-9-10---7-9-10-9-----7-9-7--------------------|

Ab|------------------------10---------10-9-7-10-9-7-9~-|

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

"It's time...."

Rif 16

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

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

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

Db|-7-5-4-5----2-4-5-4-----------------------------|

Ab|-5-3-2-3----0-2-3-2----5-7-9-7----5-4-2-5-4-2-4-|

Eb|-----------------------3-5-7-5----3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|

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

Repeat Riff 5 "Riding on the hot winds of hell....

Repeat Riff 6 "...me!"

Repeat Riff 7

Repeat Riff 10 "Travel....in Stygian"

Ending:

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

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

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

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

Ab|---------2-|

Eb|-000-0-0-0-|

*** * *

Acoustic ending

Guitar 1

eb|-7h8p7---7-----------------|-7h8p7----7---------------7-8-7-|

Bb|------10--10-8----7-8----5-|-------10--10-8----7-8-10-------|

Gb|----------------9-----5----|-----------------9--------------|

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

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

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

Guitar 2

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

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

Gb|-4h5p4---4-----------------|-4h5p4----4---------------4-5-4-|

Db|-------7---7-5----4-5----2-|--------7---7-5----4-5--7-------|

Ab|----------------7-----3----|-----------------7--------------|

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

Total time: 9:28

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