Iced Earth:  Slave To The Dark

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
     edited by:  Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be)
      solos by:  Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)

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Date last modified:  11/26/01

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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               x2
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|----9-10--9--7--9--|
Db|-7-----------------|
Ab|----7--8--7--5--7--|
Eb|-5-----------------|

eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|----7--9--7--5--7--|
Db|-5-----------------|
Ab|----5--7--5--3--5--|
Eb|-3-----------------|

eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|----9-10--9--7--9--|
Db|-7-----------------|
Ab|----7--8--7--5--7--|
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|-17t13p10h13p10-20t13p10h13p10-17t13p10h13p10-19t13p10h13p10-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-17t13p10h13p10-19t13p10h13p10-20t13p10h13p10-22t13p10h13p10-|
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|-20p19p17-20--20p19p17-20--20p19p17-20--20p19p17-20-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-20p19p17-20--20p19p17-20--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|----9-10-12-10--9--7--9-|
Db|-7----------------------|
Ab|----7--8-10--8--7--5--7-|
Eb|-5----------------------|

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-10--9--7---------------|
Db|-----------5----5--9--7-|
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|----12-13-15-13-12-10-12~-|
Bb|-10-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

eb|-12^r-10------------------|
Bb|------------------12-10~--|
Gb|---------12----12---------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|


Play Riff 5    Solo Rhythm

Solo (reduced delay)           x4
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|------17h20p17------17h20p17-|
Gb|-19b21---------19b21---------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20-------r(20)*Hold-------------r(20)--20~~~---------------|
Gb|-19b21----r(20)------------------r(19)--19~~~---------------|
Db|--------------*Continue-releasing-------Hit again-both str.-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----22--------------20----------20--20~---17~-|
Bb|-20------20------18------18--------------------|
Gb|-------------19--------------17----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-----22--------------20----------20--20~---15~-|
Bb|-20------20------18------18--------------------|
Gb|-------------19--------------17----------------|
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----------12b13r12-10~-|
Gb|----------------------14-13-14--------------|
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:

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