Demons & Wizards:  Blood On My Hands

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

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Date last modified:  12/27/00

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Tuning: Eb

This is used over riff 1 in the
beginning of the song.
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000--[etc]-|
    * *** *** *** *** ***

Riff 1                       x2
eb|---------------------------|--------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------|
Gb|-9----7-7----4-5----4------|--------------|
Db|-9----5-7----2-5----5----2-|--------------|
Ab|-7------5------3----2----2-|--------------|
Eb|-------------------------0-|-3-2-0--3-2-3-|
                                * * *  * * *

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

Riff 2
Guitar 1                         x2
eb|-------------------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|------------------|
Db|-2-------9---------------------|-2--------4-------|
Ab|-2-------7---------------------|-3--------5-------|
Eb|-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-|----3-2-3---3-2-3-|
      * ***   * * * * * * * * * *      * * *   * * *
  "And as I bear......"

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-2-------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-|
      * ***   * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2
eb|-12----12----14----14----15----17----19---|
Bb|-15^^--15^^--17^^--17^^--18^^--20^^--22^^-|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|



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

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------2-------9---------------------|
Ab|-------2-------7---------5-----------|
Eb|-3-2-3-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-|
    * * *   * ***   * * * *   * * * * *


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

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

Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------3----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----4-5---5-4-5-2~~---2-4-5-4-2-4---------2-4-2~~------------|
Db|-2---------------------------------5~~---5----------4-2-0-2~~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|---------2----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3-5---5-3-5-3~~-----3-5-3---3-----------3----------------|
Gb|-0---------------------5-------5---5~~---4-5---5~~--2---------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------5-4-5~~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

This lead comes in over riff 5 the second time:

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

eb|-14-12----15-12----14-12----15-12----17-12-15-12-|
Bb|-------13-------13-------13-------13-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-15-12----17-12----15-12----17-12----19----17-14-|
Bb|-------13-------13-------13-------13----15-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

eb|-19-15----20-15----19-15----20-15----22---20-17-|
Bb|-------17-------17-------17-------17----19------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

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

End of leads

Play Riff 4    solo rhythm

Here's the leads over this part:
Guitar 2 plays top notes
eb|-----------------------------------------12-14-15-17-17b19r17-|
Bb|-/8~~--8-10-12-8~~--8-10-12-10~~--/13-15----------------------|
Gb|-/9~~--9-11-12-9~~--9-11-12--7~~------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-15-14-15-12~~~-12-14-15-12~~~-12-14-17b19r17p15-17~~-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-17-19~~-21~---19-17-19~~-|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
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........"

Here's the ending lead:
eb|-/10-10-10-10-12~-/15~-14~-\10~-12~~-------------------------------|
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----12----14----14----15----17----19---|
Bb|---12--15^^--15^^--17^^--17^^--18^^--20^^--22^^-|
Gb|-11---------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill