Slave to the darkness

Iced Earth

Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Clean) x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3---3---| Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| "A twisted state of mind..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-0-----0-----0---5-----5-----3---| Ab|---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| "One of which..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3---3---| Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| "...one that's coming true..." Riff 2 (Distortion) x2 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|--2---2---2---2---3--3--| Ab|--0---0---0---0---1--1--| Eb|------------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-------------5---5---3--| Ab|--5---5---5--3---3---1--| Eb|--3---3---3-------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|--2---2---2---2---3--3--| Ab|--0---0---0---0---1--1--| Eb|------------------------| Riff 3 x2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3-3-| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * "I called upon..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----------------5-----5-----3---| Ab|-5-----5-----5---3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * "To grant what I desire..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3-3-| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...to my knees..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|----7--8--7--5--7--| Eb|-5-----------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|----5--7--5--3--5--| Eb|-3-----------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|----7--8--7--5--7--| Eb|-5-----------------| Guitar 2 x2 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|----5--7--5--4--5--| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-5-----------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|----3--5--3--2--3--| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-3-----------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|----5--7--5--4--5--| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-5-----------------| Play Riff 3 "I signed my name..." Play Riff 4 "All at once..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x3 eb|---------------|------------| Bb|---------------|------------| Gb|---------------|------------| Db|---------------|------------| Ab|-5/7-----7-----|--5/7-7-8-8-| Eb|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3/5-5-6-6-| * * * * x3 eb|---------------|------------| Bb|---------------|------------| Gb|---------------|------------| Db|---------------|-5-5-5-5--3-| Ab|-3/5-----5-----|-3-3-3-3--1-| Eb|-1/3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------| * * * * Solo (Delay) eb|-t13-17t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-20t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|-17t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-19t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-17t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-19t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-20t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-22t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-20p0-19p0-17p0-19p0-17p0-15p0-17p0-15p0-13p0-15p0-13p0-12~-| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-12p0-13p0-15p0-13p0-15p0-17p0-15p0-17p0-19p0-(19)/20~-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|-17-20p19p17-20--17-20p19p17-20--17-20p19p17-20-| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-17-20p19p17-20--17-20p19p17-20-| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|-17-20p19p17-19p17-22b24--(24)r22-| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-20-20-20\19-19-19\17-17-17/19-20-15~-| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-19/20--19--17--15--17--19--19b20-| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|----7--8-10--8--7--5--7-| Eb|-5----------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|--8--7--5---------------| Eb|-----------3----3--7--5-| eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|-5-5-5-5--3-| Ab|-3-3-3-3--1-| Eb|------------| Guitar 2 eb|----12-13-13/15-13-12-----12~-| Bb|-10-------------------15------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-12b13r12----------------------| Bb|----------15-------------------| Gb|-------------12----12-/16--14~-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the last time) eb|----15-17-17/19-17-15-14--15~-| Bb|-13---------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-15b17r15-14-------------------| Bb|-------------12----12-/15--13~-| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo (Reduced delay) x4 eb|-12----17p15p12-12----17p15p12-| Bb|-15b17----------15b17----------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-20----(20)^----17~--------------| Bb|-20----(20)^----17~-------20-20~-| Gb|-----------------------19----19~-| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|----------22----------20----------19-17~-| Bb|-------------20----------18--------------| Gb|-19-19-19-------19-17-------17-16--------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|----------20----------19-------19-19\-15~-| Bb|-------------18----------18---------------| Gb|-17-17-17-------17-16-------16------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------12-13-| Gb|-------------------12--------------12-14-------| Db|----------12-14-15-----12-12-14-15-------------| Ab|-12-14-15--------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-13-13-13-12--------------------------------| Bb|-------------15-13-12----------12b13r12-----| Gb|----------------------14-13-14----------14~-| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "And so I must..." Play Riff 4 "All at once..." Play Riff 6 Ending eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|-5-5-5-5--3----| Ab|-3-3-3-3--1--2-| Eb|-------------0-| Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. (10)12 = pre-bend. (10)12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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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