Iced Earth: Slave To The Dark
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: March 04, 2005
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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)
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-7----7----7----7----8--87-|
Eb|-5----5----5----5----6--65-|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-7----7----7----7----8--8-|
Eb|-5----5----5----5----6--6-|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-5----5----5--10---10----8-|
Eb|-3----3----3---8----8----6-|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-7----7----7----7----8--87-|
Eb|-5----5----5----5----6--65-|
Riff 3
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--87-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--65-|
* * * * * * * *
"I called upon..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--6-|
* * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---10-1010-10-10---8---|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--8--8-8--8--8-0-6-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"To grant what I desire..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--87-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--65-|
* * * * * * * *
"...to my knees..."
Final time:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x2
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|----7--8--7--5--7--|
Eb|-5-----------------|
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|----5--7--5--3--5--|
Eb|-3-----------------|
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|----7--8--7--5--7p0-|
Eb|-5------------------|
Guitar 2 x2
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|----5--7--5--4--5--|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-5-----------------|
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|----3--5--3--2--3--|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-3-----------------|
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|----5--7--5--4--5--|
Ab|-------------------|
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|-5/7-7-7-7-7---|--5/7-7-8-8-|
Eb|-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-|--3/5-5-6-6-|
* * * * *
x2
eb|---------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3/5-5-5-5-5---10-10-10-10--8----|
Eb|-1/3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1/3-3-3-3-3-0--8--8--8--8--6--0-|
* * * * * * * * *
Solo
eb|-t13h17t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-20t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-19t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-17t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-19t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-20t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-22t13p12p10p0h10h12-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|-24t20-24t19-24t17-24t19-24t17-24t15-24t17-24t15-24t13-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-24t15-24t13-24t12-24t12-24t13-24t15-24t13-24t15-24t17-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-24t15-24t17-24t19-24t20~----(20)p17-t20-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-(20)p19p17-19b20r19p17-19p17-19b20r19p17-19p17-19b20r19p17-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19p17-19b20r19p17-19p17-19b20r19p17-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-19p17-19p17-22b24~--(24)r22-|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Guitar 1
eb|-20-20-2019-19-1917-17-17/19-19-15~-|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-20-2019-17----17-19-19b20~-|
Bb|-------------20--------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-24-24-2422-22-2220-20-20/22-22-19~-|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-20-/24-22-20----20-22-22b24~-|
Bb|--------------24--------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|----7--8-/10--8--7--5--7-|
Eb|-5-----------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|--8--7--5----------------------|
Eb|-----------3----3--/7--5----5/-|
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----|
Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-|
*
Guitar 2
eb|----12-13-13/15-13-12-10--12~-|
Bb|-10---------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-12b13r12-10-----------------------|
Bb|--------------8~----8-(8)/12--10~--|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the last time)
eb|----15-17-17/19-17-15-13--15~-|
Bb|-13---------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-15b17r15-13------------------------|
Bb|-------------12~----12-(12)/15--13~-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Solo x4
eb|----------17----------------17-------|
Bb|-------17----20p17-------17----20p17-|
Gb|-19b21-------------19b21-------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-20b21--[20]21r20--17~--------------|
Bb|-20b21--[20]21r20--17~-------20-20~-|
Gb|--------------------------19----19~-|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------22----------20----------19-17~-|
Bb|-------------20----------19--------------|
Gb|-19-19-19-------19-17-------17-16--------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|----------20----------19-------19-19-15~-|
Bb|-------------19----------17---------------|
Gb|-17-17-17-------17-16-------16------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------12-13-|
Gb|----------------------12--------------12-14-------|
Db|-------------12-14-15-----12-12-14-15-------------|
Ab|-12-12-14-15--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-13-13-13-12--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15-13-12----------12b13r12-----|
Gb|----------------------14-13-14----------14~-|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------17-|
Gb|----------------------16--------------16-17-19----|
Db|-------------15-17-19-----15-15-17-19-------------|
Ab|-15-15-17-19--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17-17-17-15-13-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------17-15-13----13-15b17r15-13~-|
Gb|-------------------------16-----------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "And so I must..."
Play Riff 4 "All at once..."
Riff 6a
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|----7--8-/10--8--7--5--7-|
Eb|-5-----------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|--8--7--5----------------------|
Eb|-----------3----3--/7--5----5/-|
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----|
Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-|
*
Last time:
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----2-|
Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-0-|
*
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|----5--7--/9--7--5--3--5-|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-5-----------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|--7--5--3----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-----------3----3--/7--5----5/-|
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----|
Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-|
*
Last time:
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----2-|
Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-0-|
*
Guitar 3
eb|----12-13-13/15-13-12-10--12~-|
Bb|-10---------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-12b13r12-10-----------------------|
Bb|--------------8~----8-(8)/12--10~--|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (Comes in the last time)
eb|----15-17-17/19-17-15-13--15~-|
Bb|-13---------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-15b17r15-13------------------------|
Bb|-------------12~----12-(12)/15--13~-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Last chords rings into "A Question Of Heaven".
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
