Demons & Wizards:  Blood On My Hands

transcribed by:  Russ Elton     (webmaster@abysslord.com)
      leads by:  Jake           (Jakeh0@aol.com)
                 Alberto Damora (mleadc00@estudiantes.unileon.es)

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Date last modified:  March 12, 2005
  
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Tuning: Eb

This is used under riff 1 in the
beginning of the song.
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-2----------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-000-000-000-000-000-...-|
       * *** *** *** *** ***

Riff 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9----------12---7----------9---|
Ab|-7----------10---5----------7---|
Eb|----------0----0----------0---0-|
             *    *          *   *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-5----------5-----------|
Ab|-3----------2------2----|
Eb|----------0------0-0----|
             *      *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9----------12---7----------9---|
Ab|-7----------10---5----------7---|
Eb|----------0----0----------0---0-|
             *    *          *   *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-5----------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3----------2------2----5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|----------0------0-0----3-2-0-2-3-2-|
             *      *      * * * * * *


Lead into next section:
eb|-17b19-17-15-14-15b17r15-14-|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|


Riff 2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-2-|
      * ***   * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5---|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-0-|
      * ***   * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-5----------7------------|
Ab|-3----3-0-3-5------5-4-5-|
Eb|-3----3-0-3-5----0-3-2-3-|
         * * *      * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-2-|
      * ***   * * * * * * * * * *
  "And as I bear..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-2-|
      * ***   * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5---|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-0-|
      * ***   * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-5----------7------------|
Ab|-3----3-0-3-5------5-4-5-|
Eb|-3----3-0-3-5----0-3-2-3-|
         * * *      * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---5-----|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-0-0-|
      * ***   * * * * * * * * * *  

Guitar fill over Riff 2
eb|-12--------12----14--------14----|
Bb|-15b17~----15b17-17b19~----17b19-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-15-------17-------19-----|
Bb|-18b20~---20b22~---22b24~-|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|



Riff 3
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-9-------12---10---7-9---|
Ab|-7----77--7-7--7-7-7-7-0-|
Eb|-------------------------|
         **    *    *
  "And what have started..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7-------9---7---5-7---5----5-4-5-5-|
Ab|-5----55-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3----3-2-3-2-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
         **   *   *            * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|---------------9---------------------|
Ab|-5-4-5-2-------7---------5-4---4-5---|
Eb|-3-2-3-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-0-|
    * * *   * ***   * * * *   * * * * *        


Riff 4
eb|------0-------------0-------------0--------|
Bb|--------0-------------0-------------0------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-------------2-------------7-------------|
Ab|-7-----------0-3-----------0-5-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------0-|
              *               *             *
  "Runes of a long forgotten time..."
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-5------7--------5-7---|
Ab|-5------7----7---5-7---|
Eb|-3----0-5----5-0-3-5-0-|
         *      * *     *


Riff 1a
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9----------12---7----------9---|
Ab|-7----------10---5----------7---|
Eb|----------0----0----------0---0-|
             *    *          *   *
   "By the ancient..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-5----------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3----------2------2----5-4---4-5---|
Eb|----------0------0-0----3-2-0-2-3-0-|
             *      *      * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9----------12---7----------9---|
Ab|-7----------10---5----------7---|
Eb|----------0----0----------0---0-|
             *    *          *   *
   "By the ancient..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-5----------5-----------------------|
Ab|-3----------2------2----5-4---4-5-4-|
Eb|----------0------0-0----3-2-0-2-3-2-|
             *      *      * * * * * *


Play Riff 2   "Lost in time..."
Play Riff 3   "The curse lives..."
Play Riff 4   "Roam..."
Play Riff 1a  "By the ancient..."
Play Riff 2   "Oh it seems..."

Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------7-------------------4----------|
Db|-------9-10---10-9-10-7~----5-7---7-5-7-5~-|
Ab|-7~----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-----4----------------|
Db|-5-7---7~----4--------|
Ab|---------------7-5-7~-|
Eb|----------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-9/11-9-7-9-7~----5-7-9-7-5-7-5~-|
Db|-5~--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-4-5-7-5~-------------|
Db|-------------7-5-4-5~-|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|

This lead comes in over riff 5 the second time:

Guitar 3
eb|-14p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--17p12-15p12-|
Bb|------12-----12-----12-----12------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-14p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--17p12-15p12-|
Bb|------13-----13-----13-----13------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
                                                 
eb|-15p12--17p12--15p12--17p12--19--17-14-15~-|
Bb|------13-----13-----13-----13--15----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-15b17-14-----------------|
Bb|---------17-15-14---------|
Gb|-----------------16-15----|
Db|----------------------17~-|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

Guitar 4                                                       
eb|-17p15--19p15--17p15--19p15--20p15-19p15-|
Bb|------15-----15-----15-----15------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
                                                  
eb|-17p15--19p15--17p15--19p15--20p15-19p15-|
Bb|------17-----17-----17-----17------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-19p15--20p15--19p15--20p15--22--20-17-19~-|
Bb|------17-----17-----17-----17--19----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-19b20-17----------------|
Bb|---------20-19-17--------|
Gb|-----------------19-18---|
Db|----------------------21-|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

End of leads

Play Riff 4    Solo Rhythm

Here is the lead over this part:
Guitar 2 plays harmony notes in ()
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|--/8~----8-10-12-8~----8-10-12-10~--|
Gb|-(/9~----9-11-12-9~----9-11-12-11~)-|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|--------12-14-15-17-17b19--17-15-14--15--12~--|
Bb|-/13-15---------------------------------(12~)-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
          
eb|--12-14-15-12~----12-14-17b19r17p15-17~--|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-(/9-11-12--9~-----9-11-14b16r14p12-14~)-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|--17-19~----19b21----19p17-19~--|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-(14-16~----16b18----16p14-16~)-|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

End leads

Play Riff 1 with this addition:
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-7~----9-10---------7--9----------------|
Eb|-------------10~----------8~----7~----0-|
       
Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-9~---11-12---------9-11-----------------|
Db|-------------12~---------10~----9~-------|
Ab|--------------------------------------7~-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|


Play Riff 2   "Lost in time..."

End with this:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------9-----------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------5-4---4-5-4-2-|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
      * ***   * * * * * * * * * * 

Here's the ending lead:
eb|-/10-10-10-10-12~-/15~-14~-10~-12~-|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17-15-13-12----------------|
Gb|---------------14-12-14b16r14~-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------| 
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-14b16r14-12-11~-12b14r12-11-9~~-| 
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-------------------12~-| 
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|----------12-14-16-----| 
Db|-12-14-16--------------|
Ab|-----------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------|

eb|-12----14-------14----15-------17-------19------|
Bb|-15b17-17b18~---17b18-18b20~---20b22~---22b24~~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|


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