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Song
Iced Earth: Dragon's Child
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
solo by: Russ Elton
Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.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: 04/29/02
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (Clean)
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9----9----------10-9----9---| Ab|---7-----------7------7-----------7-| Eb|-0---------0--------8---------8-----| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9----9----------7-----10-----| Ab|---7-----------7------7-----10-----9-| Eb|-7---------7--------5-----8------7---| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9----9----------10-9----9---| Ab|---7-----------7------7-----------7-| Eb|-0---------0--------8---------8-----| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9----9----------5-----7------| Ab|---7-----------7------5-----7---10-9-| Eb|-7---------7--------3-----5------8-7-|
Final time (Guitar 2 plays note in () with distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------(9)-| Db|-----10-9----9----------5-----7---------| Ab|---7-----------7------5-----7---10-9-2--| Eb|-7---------7--------3-----5------8-7-0--|
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-9----10-9-----9-----9----10-9-----9----| Ab|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-77--7-----7-7-----7----| Eb|-0-------------------8--8------8-8---88-|
* * * ** * * * **
First ending
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9----10-9-----9-----7---10--9-| Ab|-9-----7-7-----7-----7---10--9-| Eb|-7--7------7-7---77--5----8--7-|
* * * **
Second ending
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9----10-9-----9\------------------| Ab|-9-----7-7-----7\--5-----------3-2-| Eb|-7--7------7-7-----3-333-3-333-----|
* * * * *** * *** * *
Riff 3
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-------------0-2-3-----2-222-| Eb|-0-000-0-000-------000-------|
* *** * *** * * * *** * ***
"Since the dawn of time..."
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-0-2-5-----2-222-0-2--2---4---2-| Eb|-------000------------3---5---3-|
* * * *** * *** * *
"...he's been here..."
Riff 2a Same as Riff 2, except the first bar should be:
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9-----9-----9----10-9-----9----| Ab|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-77--7-----7-7-----7----| Eb|--------------------8--8------8-8---88-|
* * * * ** * * * **
Play Riff 3 "For centuries past..."
Play Riff 2a "Oh, beware the blackened water..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-| Ab|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9-| Eb|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7-|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------12~~-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~~\--/9~--12-11~-------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------10-12-13~--12-10-----10-12-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12-------------------12-------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~~\--/8~--12-10~--15~~-| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|--------------------10-12~--10-----------10-| Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12-13------------13--12-13----| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm (Just Guitar 1)
Solo 1
eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------15-13-12----12-------------------15------| Gb|-9-11-12~--11-9-------------14----14-12-11-12-14-12----12~~-| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------14----14-15-------15--| Bb|----------------------------15-17----17-------17b19-----| Gb|-------------------14-16-17-----------------------------| Db|----------14-16-17--------------------------------------| Ab|-14-15-17-----------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
eb|-17p15tm--19p15tm--0-15tm-22p15-20p15------| Bb|--------------------------------------17~~-| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-12-0-14-12-14-15--12-0-14-12-14-15--14-15-17-0--14-15-0-| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| eb|-15-17-0--19-0--19h20p19p17-19~~---22b24~-| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-20-19-17-----------------20-19-17----17-19-20-| Bb|----------20-19b21r19~~------------20----------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-19h20p19p17-\-15h17p15p14--\--/22b24~~-| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
End Solo 1
Solo 2 (Guitar 3 plays top notes)
eb|-15-15-15\14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12~~-| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-12-12-12\11-11-11-11\-9--9--9--9~~-| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|-17-17-17\15-15-15-15\14-14-14-14h15-14~-| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11h12-11~-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-15-15-15\14-14-14-14\10-10-10-10/12-12-| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-12-12-12\11-11-11-11\-7--7--7--7/-9--9-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
1st ending
eb|-12/15-15-15-15\14-14-14-12--15-12~~-| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|--9/12-12-12-12\11-11-11--9--12--9~~-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
2nd ending
eb|-12/15-15-15-15\14-14-14-12-14-15-14h15p14-12~~-| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9/12-12-12-12\11-11-11--9-11-12-11h12p11--9~~-| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------|
End Solo 2
Play Riff 2 "Oh, beware the blackened water..."
Lead over Riff 2
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------12~~-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~~\--/9~--12-11~-------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------13~--12-10-----10-12-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12----------------12-------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------12~~-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~~\--/9~--12-11~-------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------13-12--15-13--17-15--19b20~~--| Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~--------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~~\--/8~--12-10~--15~~-| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|------------------12~--10-----------10-| Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12----------13--12-13----| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~~\--/8~--12-10~--15~~-| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------12-10--13-12--15-13--17b19~~~-| Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~--------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
End lead
Riff 4a
eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-| Ab|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9-| Eb|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7-|
* * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------------------0-(0)-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-------------| Ab|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9---2---------| Eb|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7---0---------|
* * * * * *
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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