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Song
Iced Earth: Dracula
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
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
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