Iced Earth - Dracula

      

 
 Iced Earth: Dracula 
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 
 
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 Date last modified: May 17, 2003 
 
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 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---------| 
 Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5----| 
 Eb|----------------------------------3-33-| 
 **** **** **** **** ** ** 
 "...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 
 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: 
 
 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