Iced Earth: Desert Rain transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) with help from: Joe Grazulis ([email protected]) Vassilis Androutsopoulos ([email protected]) Chris Van Lommel ([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: 01/12/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro Guitar 1 x2 x2 eb|-0--0--0--0--0-0-|-7-10-8-8-8-8--7-8-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-0-0-0-0-| Bb|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------| Gb|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------| Db|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------| Ab|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------| Eb|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------| Guitar 2 (listen for timing) eb|-9h10h12-9h10h12-| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-----------------| Repeat the above, then play: x2 eb|--2-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|--7-8-7-7-7-7--5-7-5-5-5-5--3-5-3-2-3-2-0--| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Riff 1 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-----9-----12-----10----9-----10-----9--| Ab|-----7-----10------8----7------8-----7--| Eb|-0-0---0-0----0-0---------0-0----0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-----9----------7-----9--------| Ab|-5-----7-----2----5-----7-----2--| Eb|---0-0---0-0-0------0-0---0-0-0--| * * * * * * * * Riff 2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-9-----12-----10-----10-----10101010-| Ab|-7-----10------8------8------8-8-8-8-| Eb|---0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----------| * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9-----10-----9-----9-----9-9-9-9-| Ab|-7------8-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-| Eb|---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0---------| * * * * * * * * x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-----9-------------------------| Ab|-5-----7-----2-------------------| Eb|---0-0---0-0-0-000-0-000-000-000-| * * * * *** * *** *** *** Ending to riff 2: eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-4-----5-----7-----5-----4---5---4-| Ab|-2-----3-----5-----3-----2---3---2-| Eb|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-----2-------------------------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-9-10-9-------12-12-12--10-10-| Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-10-10-10---8--8-| Eb|------------------------------| * *** "The sympathy..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-9-10-9----------999-777-101010-----| Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-7-----------------888-| Eb|------------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * * * *** "...is growing cold..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-9-10-9-------12-12-12--10-10-| Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-10-10-10---8--8-| Eb|------------------------------| * *** "Life is like..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-9-10-9----------999-777------------| Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-7----------101010-888-| Eb|------------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * * * *** "...so I'm told..." Riff 4 eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------8-----------------------------------| Db|-----999-7-9-10---10-9~-9\-----999-7-9-10-9-7-------| Ab|----------------------------------------------8~-8\-| Eb|-0-0-----------------------0-0----------------------| * * * * Play Riff 3 "Through the sands..." Play Riff 4 the second time, guitar 2 plays this: eb|----------------------------------------------7~--| Bb|----------------8-------------------------7-8-----| Gb|-----999----8-9---9-8~-8\------999----8-9---------| Db|---------10------------------------10-------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|-0-0-----------------------0-0--------------------| * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 (listen to song for timing) eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|---------------| Ab|-7777777777...-| Eb|---------------| ********** eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-555555555555-8888-1010101010101010-88888888--| Eb|----------------------------------------------| ************ **** * * * * * * * * ******** Guitar 2 x2 eb|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gb|-13-12-10h12p10-9~--------------|------/12-10--9h10-9~--9-9h10-9~-| Db|-------------------7-9-7h9-7-6~-|-7--9---------a----------a-------| Ab|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| Last time eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-9------/12-10--9h10-9~---9-9h10-9~\-| Db|---7--9---------a-----------a----a---| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| Riff 6 Guitar 1 x2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-2-------2-------2-------------0-----| Eb|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-1-3---3-1-| * *** * *** * *** * * * * * * "Desert rain..." eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-7-------7-------7-------5-8-7-5-----| Ab|-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555---------8-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * *** * *** * *** * * * "It's calling me..." 1st ending eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-9-----------------------5--7-9-| Ab|-7-------2-------2-------3--5-7-| Eb|---0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000--------| * *** * *** * *** "...rise..." 2nd ending eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-9-----------------------5--7-| Ab|-7-------2-------2-------3--5-| Eb|---0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000------| * *** * *** * *** "...rise..." Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------4-6-4------| Db|-6-------6-------6-------6-7-------7-6~-| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|---0-000---0-000---0-000----------------| * *** * *** * *** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------4-6-4---| Db|-------6-------6-------6-7-------7-| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|---000-0-0-000---0-000-------------| * *** * *** * *** 1st ending eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------4----7----4--------4-6-4------| Db|-6----7-------------------6-7-------7-6~-| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| 2nd ending eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------4----7----4~-----------------------------| Db|-6----7------------------------6-------6-------5--7-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------3--5-| Eb|-------------------------0-000---0-000---0-000------| * *** * *** * *** Riff 7 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|---------3-----5-----6-----6-5-| Ab|---------3-----5-----6-----6-5-| Eb|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm, pedal notes vary from three notes to two) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7---8\7-| Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-5-0-6\5-| Eb|---------------------------------| *** *** * * *** eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8-8-| Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-| Eb|-----------------------------| *** *** * * *** Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm, pedal notes vary from three notes to two) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9---10\9-| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-7-777-7-0--8\7-| Eb|----------------------------------| *** *** * * *** eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9-----9-----9-----9-----10-10-| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-7-777--8--8-| Eb|-------------------------------| *** *** * * *** Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm Riff 9 (The DOP version doesn't have the triplet) Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|----------7---------------------| Ab|-7-9910-9---10-9-7--10-9-7-6-7~-| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|----------7--------10-9-7-------| Ab|-7-9910-9---10-9-7--------10-9~-| Eb|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|---------5-------------------| Db|-5-779-7---9-7-5--9-7-5-4-5~-| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| * *** * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|---------5--------9-7-5------| Db|-5-779-7---9-7-5--------9-7~-| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| * *** * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 (Guitar 2 plays top notes after awhile) 1,3,4 time 2nd time eb|--------------------------------------|-----------|--------| Bb|-----10-8-7-8~---8-7-5-7~---7-5-3-5~--|-----------|--------| Gb|------9-7-6-7~---7-6-4-6~---6-4-2-4~--|-----------|--------| Db|--------------------------------------|-----------|--------| Ab|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----5--| Eb|-0------------------------------------|---0-3-3---|--0--3--| * * * * Riff 11 (Clean) eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------5---4--4--444-5-4------------5---4--4-444-5-7-| Ab|----------7---5--5----------5----------7---5--5---------| Eb|-0--0-0-0---0-----------------0--0-0-0---0--------------| * * * * * * * * "A world of hate..." Riff 11a (distortion) Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------5---5-4----444-5-4-----------5---5-4----444-5-7-| Ab|---------7---7-5------------5---------7---7-5------------| Eb|-0-000-0---0------------------0-000-0---0----------------| * *** * * * *** * * "We shall rise and conquer..." Guitar 2 (during 'the serpent rides with me') eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|------10-10/12----12-------10----------| Gb|-11-12----------9----11--12---11--9----| Db|------------------------------------12-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-------10-10/12----12--------10---------| Gb|-11-12-----------9----11--12----11------| Db|-----------------------------------12-9-| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|------10-10/12----12-------10----------| Gb|-11-12----------9----11--12---11--9----| Db|------------------------------------12-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-------10-10/12----12-/15----15----15~-15~-15~-| Gb|-11-12----------9---------14----14-14~-14~-14~-| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Lead into next section: eb|-------------| Bb|-------------| Gb|-------------| Db|-------------| Ab|-------0-----| Eb|-0-1-3---3-1-| * * * * * * Play Riff 6 "Desert rain..." End solo eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12--/17-17~--17~--17~--/21-21--\12-12~--12~--12~-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-/14-14~--17~--19~--21~--19~--19~--| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-21-19-17---------------17----------| Bb|---------21-19-17-19-21----21-19-17-| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| 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
