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Song
Iced Earth: When The Night Falls
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
FRIENDLY DEMON verstraete_kenny@hotmail.com
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THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
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http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 01/14/02
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Tuning: Eb
The clean intro is only on the Iced Earth version.
Intro (clean) x4 x2
eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| Gb|------7------------0--------|-------9-------10-------9------| Db|----5---5---5----7---7---7--|----7-----7----------7-----7---| Ab|--7-------7----5-------5----|--8---------8------8---------8-| Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
x2 x2
eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| Gb|------7------------0--------|-------9-------10-------9------| Db|----5---5---5----7---7---7--|----7-----7----------7-----7---| Ab|--7-------7----5-------5----|--8---------8------8---------8-| Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|------0------------0------------0------------0-------| Db|----4---4---4----2---2---2----4---4---4----3---3---3-| Ab|--2-------2----3-------3----2-------2----1-------1---| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------0------------0------------0---------------------| Db|----4---4---4----2---2---2----4---4---4------3------5-| Ab|--2-------2----3-------3----2-------2------3------5---| Eb|-----------------------------------------1------3-----|
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------/8~-| Gb|-----9-7-9-10-9---------9-7-9-10-9-----| Db|---7------------9-----7----------------| Ab|-0------------------0------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-----9-7-9-10-9---------9-7-9-10-9-0-| Db|---7------------9-----7--------------| Ab|-0------------------0----------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 x4
eb|--------------------| Bb|------------------0-| Gb|-----5--5-------4---| Db|---7------7---5-----| Ab|-0----------0-------| Eb|--------------------|
Both guitars x2
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------9-------10-------9------| Db|----7-----7----------7-----7---| Ab|--8---------8------8---------8-| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|------0------------0------------0------------0-------| Db|----4---4---4----2---2---2----4---4---4----3---3---3-| Ab|--2-------2----3-------3----2-------2----1-------1---| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------0------------0------------0-------| Db|----4---4---4----2---2---2----4---4---4-| Ab|--2-------2----3-------3----2-------2---| Eb|----------------------------------------|
This is where the DOP version starts:
Distortion
eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-| Eb|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 1 Last time
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|-------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|-------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|-------| Db|-------------5-5-5-4---4---4-2--2--2-------------------|-------| Ab|--2--2-------7-7-7-5-0-5-0-5-3--3--3p0-----------------|--2----| Eb|--0--0--0-0----------------------------3-333-2-222-1-0-|--0-0--|
* * * * * *** * *** * * *
"Look!"
Riff 2
Guitar 1 x2
eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------7-------------5--------------2-----| Eb|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5-0-0-000-000-3-0-0-000-000--0-0-0-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** * * *** *** * * *** *** * *
Guitar 2 (not on DOP version)
eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------14-----------12--------------9-----| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------12-----------10--------------7-----| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Final time
eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------7-------------5-------------| Eb|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 x2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2----5---4---2---0---2---5-4-2--7-----------5-----------| Eb|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--------5-5-555-555-3-3-333-333-|
* * * * * * * * *** *** * *** ***
Riff 3a
eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2----5---4---2---0---2---5-4-2--7-----------5-----------| Eb|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--------5-5-555-555-3-3-333-333-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** *** * *** ***
"Look, out in the distant sky..."
Last time
eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2----5---4---2---0---2---5-4-2--7-----------5--5-5-5-| Eb|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--------5-5-555-555-3--3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** ***
"The jackals howling at the moon..."
Riff 4
eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-7-9-----------9-----------| Ab|-5-7--777-9-10--10-9-7-777-| Eb|---------------------------|
*** * * * * * * ***
eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-7-7-9-----------9------------7-7-------------------------| Ab|-5-5-7--777-9-10--10-9-7-777--5-5-7-----------5-----------| Eb|----------------------------------5-5-555-555-3-3-333-333-|
*** * * * * * * *** * *** *** * *** ***
Play Riff 3 "See, the curtain of the night..."
Play Riff 3a "The night comes shining through..."
Play Riff 4 but use this for the ending:
Guitar 2 plays notes on top x4
eb|----------------------------|---------| Bb|----------------------------|---------| Gb|----------------------------|---------| Db|--4-4-5---------------------|--4-4----| Ab|--5-5-7---------------------|--5-5----| Eb|--------0-0-000-000-000-000-|-------0-|
* * *** *** *** ***
Riff 5 (clean, but final time, the chords are distorted)
eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-----9-7-9-10-9-7-----------9-7-9-10-9-7---| Ab|---7--------------10-9----7-------------10-| Eb|-0----------------------0------------------|
"Join us in our..."
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------7-7-9--------| Db|-----9-7-9-10-9-7-------5-5-7--7-7-9-| Ab|---7--------------10-9---------5-5-7-| Eb|-0-----------------------------------|
"Let us fill..."
Play Riff 1 "When the night falls..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1 (Play first bar once only)
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|--------5-555-5-4-4--------7-777-7-5-5-| Ab|-/7-7\--------------5-5-55-------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|----------5-555-5-4-4--------7-777-7-5-5-| Ab|--7-7-77--------------5-5-55-------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Play first bar once only)
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------5-555-5-4-4-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|----------4-444-4------------5-555-5-4-4-| Db|--5-5-55----------7-7-4-4-44-------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Riff 7
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-9-----------------7----------| Ab|-7--------9--------5--------7-| Eb|----------7-----------------5-|
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|--9-9-999-9-7-7-----7-777-7-7-7-9---| Db|----------------9-9---------------7-| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-9-999-9-7-7-------------7-7h9-| Db|-------------7-7-7-777-9-------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------|
Riff 7a
Guitar 1 Ending
eb|------------------------------|---------| Bb|------------------------------|---------| Gb|------------------------------|---------| Db|-9-----------------7----------|------7--| Ab|-7--------9--------5--------7-|--9-9-5--| Eb|----------7-----------------5-|--7-7----|
Guitar 2
eb|-0-0-7-5-------0-0-7-5------------| Bb|---------8-------------8-7b8r7----| Gb|-----------7~------------------7~-| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------|
1st ending
eb|-0-0-7-5-------0-0-7-5------| Bb|---------8-7~----------8----| Gb|-------------------------6~-| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------|
2nd ending
eb|-0-0-7-5-------0-0-7-5-----------------------| Bb|---------8-7~----------8-------------7-7-8~~-| Gb|-------------------------6~--6-666-7-----a---| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|-9-9-12-11-9-----9-9-12-11-9-7b9r7----| Db|-------------9~--------------------9~-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------|
1st ending
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-9-9-12-11-9-7~--9-9-12-11-9----| Db|-----------------------------7~-| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------|
2nd ending
eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-9-9-12-11-9-7~--9-9-12-11-9-------------7-7-9~--| Db|-----------------------------7~--7-777-9---------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-9-----------10-------------12-------------10-------------7-| Ab|-7-7-777-777--8-7-7-777-777-10-7-7-777-777--8--7-8-10-8-7-5-| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
* *** *** * * *** *** * * *** *** * * * * *
Riff 9
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----------4-3--3----------------| Ab|--2--------2-1--1-1-11-2-1-----2-| Eb|--0----0-0-----------------3-2-0-|
* * * ** * * * *
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-----4-3----------------------------| Ab|-----2-1-1-1-1-111-0-1-111-0-1-0010-| Eb|-0-0--------------------------------|
* * * * * *** * * *** * * ****
eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------4\3--3-----3-----3--------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2\1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11-2-1-----| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------4\3--3-----3--------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2\1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-0-1-0010-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *** * * ****
Play Riff 8 "Recall, the look in their eyes..."
Riff 10
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|--5-555-555-555-555-555-...-| Eb|----------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** ***
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|--5------5-------------------| Ab|-------5---8---5-8-7---8-7-5-| Eb|-----------------------------|
Riff 11
eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--7-----------5-------------7-----------------------------| Ab|--5-5-555-555---8-5-8-7-8-7-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-0-| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
* *** *** * * * * * *** *** *** *** *** *** *
Riff 12
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--12-1212121212-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-7-------7-----| Ab|--10-1010101010--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * *
"Hypnotizing, paralyzing..."
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--12-1212121212-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-----------7-------7-----| Ab|--10-1010101010--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-6-666-886-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
* *** *** * * * * *
"Tantalizing suicide...."
Last time, play this:
eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|--12-1212121212-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-----------7-| Ab|--10-1010101010--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-6-666-886-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
* *** ***
Riff 11a
eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------5-------------7-------------| Ab|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555---8-5-8-7-8-7-5-5-555-555-0-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** * * * * * *** *** *
eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------4-------------6-------------| Ab|-4-444-444-444-444-444-444---7-4-7-6-7-6-4-4-444-444-0-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** * * * * * *** *** *
Riff 13
eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-------5------------5-----------5-7-8--------5-7-8-| Ab|-5-555---8-7--5-555---8-7-6-666--------6-666-------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
* *** * * * *** * * * *** * ***
eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|-------7------------7-----------7-9-10-------7-9-10-| Ab|-7-777--10-9--7-777--10-9-8-888--------8-888--------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
* *** * * * *** * * * *** * ***
Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------3-333-3-3-0-2-222-2-2-0--5-555-5-5-5-| Eb|-5-555-5-5-5---------------------------------------|
* *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * *
1st ending
eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7\-| Ab|--------------3-333-3-3-0-2-222-2-2-0--5-5-5-5\-| Eb|-5-555-5-5-5------------------------------------|
* *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * *
1st ending
eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------7\-| Ab|--------------3-333-3-3-0-2-222-2-2-0--5-555-5\-| Eb|-5-555-5-5-5------------------------------------|
* *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * ***
Lead into next section:
eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|--5--4--2----------5--4----| Ab|--3--2--0----------3--2--2-| Eb|-------------------------0-|
Play Riff 5 "Join us in our..."
Play Riff 1 Song fades out with this
On DOP version, it ends with the
final chord of the chorus, E5.
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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