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Song
Iced Earth: Desert Rain
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
with help from: Joe Grazulis (sidecar_joe@hotmail.com)
Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be)
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
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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
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