Iced Earth: Dark Saga transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) edited by: Mika Ristiranta ([email protected]) Rob Steinway ([email protected]) 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 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 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
