As recorded by Iced Earth (From the 1996 Album DARK SAGA) Transcribed by Robert Lech Words by Jon Schaffer Music by Jon Schaffer/Matthew Barlow/Randall Shawver/Dave Abell/Mark Prator Arranged by Jon Schaffer Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Guitar 1 - Clean' Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Guitar 2 - Distorted' Intro Moderate Rock Q=123 D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W
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||o----------------|------------|----------------|--------o||
||--------0----(0)-|-(0)--------|-----0----------|---------||
||------4----------|------------|-------4----(4)-|-(4)-----||
||o---2------------|------------|---2------------|--------o||
||--0--------------|------------|-0--------------|---------||
F# F#sus2/F F#sus2/E 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------0-----|---0-------0-||
|-----0-------|-0-------0---||
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|-3-------2---|-----1-------||
Pre-Verse D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W
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||o----------------|------------|----------------|--------o||
||--------0----(0)-|-(0)--------|-----0----------|---------||
||------4----------|------------|-------4----(4)-|-(4)-----||
||o---2------------|------------|---2------------|--------o||
||--0--------------|------------|-0--------------|---------||
F# F#sus2/F F#sus2/E 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------0-----|---0-------0-||
|-----0-------|-0-------0---||
|---2-------0-|-------0-----||
|-3-------2---|-----1-------||
D#5 D#add9 D#5 D#add9 F#5 F5 4/4 Gtr II
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
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||o-2-----------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|---------5-5-4-4-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--||
Verse D#5 D#add9 D#5 D#add9 F#5 F5 4/4 Gtr II
PM------| PM--------| PM--------| PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-2-----------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|---------5-5-4-4-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--||
Chorus E5 D#5 D#5
PM---------| PM----|
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
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||o-------------------|--------------------|
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||--------------------|--------------9-9\--|
||o-3--3--------------|-2--2---------7-7\--|
||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|
E5 D#5 D#5
PM---------| PM----|
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
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|-3--3--------------|-2--2---------2-2---o||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
Verse D#5 D#add9 D#5 D#add9 F#5 F5 4/4 Gtr II
PM------| PM--------| PM--------| PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-2-----------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|---------5-5-4-4-o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--||
Chorus E5 D#5 D#5
PM---------| PM----|
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
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||o-------------------|--------------------|
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||--------------------|--------------9-9\--|
||o-3--3--------------|-2--2---------7-7\--|
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E5 D#5 D#5
PM---------| PM----|
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
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|-3--3--------------|-2--2---------2-2---o||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
Bridge D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W
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|-------0---------(0)-|--(0)----------------|
|-----4---------------|---------------------|
|---2-----------------|---------------------|
|-0-------------------|---------------------|
| | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~ | H E E E E +Q E H +E
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|----------------/12--|-(12)--13-12----(12)-|
|--------------9------|---------------------|
|-----------/9--------|---------------------|
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|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E H +E +W
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|---------------------|----------------------|
|-----0---------------|----------------------|
|-------4---------(4)-|--(4)-----------------|
|---2-----------------|----------------------|
|-0-------------------|----------------------|
| | ~~~~~~~~~~ | H E E E E +Q E H +E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------/12--|-(12)--13-10----(10)--|
|--------------9------|----------------------|
|-----------/9--------|----------------------|
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D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W
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|-------0---------(0)-|--(0)----------------|
|-----4---------------|---------------------|
|---2-----------------|---------------------|
|-0-------------------|---------------------|
| | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~ | H E E E E +Q E H +E
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|----------------/12--|-(12)--13------------|
|--------------9------|----------12----(12)-|
|-----------/9--------|---------------------|
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E E E H +E +W
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|--------0----------|-----------------------------|
|----------4----(4)-|-(4)-------------------------|
|------2------------|-----------------------------|
|---0---------------|-----------------------------|
| |~~~~~~ ~~~~~ | +W E q Q E E E
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|-------------------|-----15b17--13b15--13-12-10--|
|-(12)--------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
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F# F#sus2/F F#sus2/E 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------0------|------0---------0-|
|-------0------------|---0---------0----|
|----2-------------0-|----------0-------|
|--3-------------2---|--------1---------|
| | ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q S S E Q +H E E
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|-13---12h13p12-10---|-(10)-------12-13-|
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Pre-Verse D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W
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|--------0------(0)-|--(0)--------|--------0----------|---------|
|------4------------|-------------|----------4----(4)-|--(4)----|
|----2--------------|-------------|------2------------|---------|
|--0----------------|-------------|---0---------------|---------|
| | Gtr II | > | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H H +W +W +W
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|-12-------11-------|-(11)--------|-(11)--------------|-(11)----|
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D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W
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|-------0----(0)-|-(0)--------|-----0----------|--------|
|-----4----------|------------|-------4----(4)-|-(4)----|
|---2------------|------------|---2------------|--------|
|-0--------------|------------|-0--------------|--------|
F#5 F5 E5 3/4 Gtr II
PM--| PM----| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-------4---|-----3-------||
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-||
Verse D#5 D#add9 D#5 D#add9 F#5 F5 4/4 Gtr II
PM------| PM--------| PM--------| PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--||
Chorus E5 D#5 D#5
PM---------| PM----|
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
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||o-3--3--------------|-2--2---------7-7\--|
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E5 D#5 D#5
PM---------| PM----|
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q 4x
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|-3--3--------------|-2--2---------2-2---o||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
Outro D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W
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||o---2--------------|-----------------|---2--------------|-----------------o||
||--0----------------|-----------------|-0----------------|------------------||
| | Gtr II
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E
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||o-2-2---2-2-2---2--|--2--2--2-2-2--2-|-2-2---2-2-2---2--|--2--2--2-2-2--2-o||
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F#5 F5 E5 3/4 Gtr II
PM--| PM----| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-------4---|-----3-------|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-|
D#5 4/4 > W W +W +W
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|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|-0--------|--0---------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic (n) - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend
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| - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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