Iced Earth: Dracula transcribed by: Russ Elton ([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: 01/11/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Acoustic) eb|--------1-------3-----1------| Bb|------3---3-------3------3---| Gb|----2-------2-------2------2-| Db|-0------------0--------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| "Do you believe in love..." eb|--------1-------3-----1--------| Bb|------3---3-------3------3-----| Gb|----2-------2-------2------2---| Db|-0------------0--------------0-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| "Do you believe in destiny..." eb|-------0---------------------| Bb|----------1-----------0------| Gb|-----2------2-------2----2---| Db|---2----------2---2--------2-| Ab|-0--------------0------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|-------0---------------------| Bb|----------1-----------0------| Gb|-----2------2-------2----2---| Db|---2----------2---2--------2-| Ab|-0--------------0------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Riff 2 (Acoustic) eb|-------0----------------------| Bb|----------0-------------------| Gb|------------0--------0--------| Db|-----2-------------2----2-----| Ab|---2-------------2----------3-| Eb|-0-------------0----------1---| "I too have loved..." Play Riff 1 "When I close my eyes..." Riff 2a Guitar 1 (Acoustic) eb|-------0----------------------| Bb|----------0-------------------| Gb|------------0--------0--------| Db|-----2-------------2----2-----| Ab|---2-------------2----------3-| Eb|-0-------------0----------1---| "The blood is the life!" Guitar 2 (Distortion) Final chord eb|---------------------------|-----| Bb|---------------------------|-----| Gb|---------------------------|-----| Db|---------------------------|-----| Ab|-2-----------------------3-|--2--| Eb|-0---------------------0-1-|--0--| * Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-7------7------7------7------7----7----| Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "Is this my reward for..." eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-7------7------7------7------7----7----| Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "...serving God's own war..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7------7------7------7------8-7-5-| Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5-5-| **** **** **** **** "The blood I've spilled..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7------7------7------7------8-7-5-| Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5-5-| **** **** **** **** "For faith fulfilled..." Guitar 2 x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-10p9----7-9-7~----10p9----7-9-7-| Db|------10----------------10-------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| x2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-10-9----7~----10-9-7-10-9-7-| Ab|------10---------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 3 x2 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-10p8------8--------10p8------8----| Gb|------9-10---10~---------9-10---10-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| x2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|-9-7----------9-7----9-7----| Db|-----9-10~--------10-----10-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| Riff 4 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------3-4-3-| Eb|-00000-0-00000-0-00000-0-1-------| ***** * ***** * ***** * "I avenge with darkness..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------3-----| Eb|-00000-0-00000-0-00000-0-1---4-3-| ***** * ***** * ***** * "For blood is the life..." Play Riff 3 "There are far worse..." Play Riff 4 "I avenge with darkness..." Riff 5 (There's a ton of shit going on in this riff, here are pieces that I've picked out, there's at least two more guitar parts though.) Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-7------7------7------7------| Ab|-5------5------5------5------| Eb|-----------------------------| "I am the dragon of blood..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-7------7------7------7------| Eb|-5------5------5------5------| "...Prince of Pain..." Guitar 2 (Guitar 3 plays notes in () ) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-555555555555555555555555555-| Eb|-----------------------------| *************************** eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-(777777777777777777777777777)-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|--555555555555555555555555555--| *************************** Guitar 4 x2 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-7~---/10--9--7-10~~---7-/12--10--9-7~~--5-/9~~-| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 5 eb|-10~--/13-12-10-13~---10-/15--13-12-10~~--8-/12~~-| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-10-12-/13~~---/13-12-10-13~---10-/15--13-12-10~~--8-/12~~-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-17-19-20b22~~~--20-19-20~~-| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-2--------3----3-5----5-5-3-| Eb|-0----0-0-1----1-3----3-3-1-| * * * * * * "For true love..." Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-----9----10--9--7---9~~-| Ab|-7------7----------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-----9----10--9--7---9----| Ab|-7------7--------------7~-| Eb|--------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-------------------------| Bb|----12----13-12-10--12~~-| Gb|-9------9----------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|----12----13-12-10--12----| Gb|-9------9--------------9~-| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--7------------7----------| Ab|--5------------5----------| Eb|--5------------5----------| eb|----------5------------5--| Bb|----------5------------5--| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--7----7-------7----7-----| Eb|--5----5-------5----5-----| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--7------------7----------| Ab|--5------------5----------| Eb|--5------------5----------| x4 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------7-5-8-7-| Eb|-5-55555-55555-55555-5555-5-5-5-5-| * ***** ***** ***** **** Solo Guitar 1 x4 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|---------10------11-10----------10--8~~\-| Gb|----9-10----10-9-------12-10-12-----a----| Db|-12--------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| x2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9--10--12--10---9---7----9--10--12--15--14~\-| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time) x4 eb|----------17--------18-17-15----15--17-15~~\-| Bb|-15-17-18----18-17-----------17--------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| x2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-10--11--13--11--10---8---10--11--13--18--17~\-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 5 "I am the dragon of blood..." Play Riff 6 "For true love..." Riff 7 Guitar 1 eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|---------| Db|----7----| Ab|----5----| Eb|----5----| Guitar 2 x2 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|---------10------11-10----------10--8~~\-| Gb|----9-10----10-9-------12-10-12-----a----| Db|-12--------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Ending eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|--5----7\--| Ab|--3----5\--| Eb|--3----5\--| 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