Iced Earth: Transylvania (Iron Maiden)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
edited by: Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)
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Date last modified: May 17, 2003
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 x4
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-7------7------7------5-10-|
Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-3--8-|
Eb|---------------------------|
**** **** ****
Riff 2 x3
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9------9------9------7-12-|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-5-10-|
Eb|---------------------------|
**** **** ****
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9------9------9------5--7-|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-3--5-|
Eb|---------------------------|
**** **** ****
Riff 3
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2-222-2-5-4--2-222-2-5-4-|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *** * * *** *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------2-222-2-5-4-|
Ab|-5-555-5-2-5--------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *** * * * * *** *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2-222-2-5-4--2-222-2-5-4-|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *** * * *** *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------2-222-2-----|
Ab|-5-555-5-2-5----------5-4-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *** * * * * *** * * *
Riff 4
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-2-222-2-5-4--2-222-2-5-4-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *** * * *** *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------2-222-2-5-4-|
Eb|-5-555-5-2-5--------------|
* *** * * * * *** *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-2-222-2-5-4--2-222-2-5-4-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *** * * *** *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|----------------------5-4-|
Ab|--------------2-222-2-----|
Eb|-5-555-5-2-5--------------|
* *** * * * * *** *
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 use this ending instead:
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-5-555-5-2-5--7-777-7-|
* *** * * * * ***
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-9--7--12-12-12-12----5--7--9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-7--5--10-10-10-10----3--5--7-7-7-7-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Final time
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9--7--12-12-12-12----5--7-|
Ab|-7--5--10-10-10-10----3--5-|
Eb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-----10-----8---------8------10-8----8-------|
Gb|-14b16--12b14--10b12~------11-9------11---11-9~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Final time
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-----10-----8---------8------10-8-------|
Gb|-14b16--12b14--10b12~------11-9------11-9~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 plays Riff 3
Guitar 2 plays this:
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------4-2-----------4-2-|
Db|-5-555-5-------5-555-5------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
* *** * * *** *
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------4-2-|
Db|-4-444-4-0-4--5-555-5------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
* *** * * * * *** *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------4-2-----------4-2-|
Db|-5-555-5-------5-555-5------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
* *** * * *** *
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-4-444-4-0-4--5-555-5--4-2-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
* *** * * * * *** * * *
Guitar 1 plays Riff 4
Guitar 2 plays this:
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------4-2-----------4-2-|
Ab|-5-555-5-------5-555-5------|
Eb|----------------------------|
* *** * * *** *
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------4-2-|
Ab|-4-444-4-0-4--5-555-5------|
Eb|---------------------------|
* *** * * * * *** *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------4-2-----------4-2-|
Ab|-5-555-5-------5-555-5------|
Eb|----------------------------|
* *** * * *** *
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-4-444-4-0-4--5-555-5-|
Eb|-----------------------|
* *** * * * * *** *
Play Riff 5
Riff 2a x3
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9------9------9------7-12-|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-5-10-|
Eb|---------------------------|
**** **** ****
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-9------9------9------7-12---|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-5-10-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
**** **** ****
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-555555-5p4-------555555-5p4------|
Ab|------------5-7~-------------5-7~-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Solo 1
eb|-17p15p14------17p15p14------17p15p14---------------|
Bb|----------17~-----------17~-----------17b19r17-17~~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
x4
eb|-17p15p14-17p15p14-|-17b19~-[17]-[17]-17b19~-|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|-------------------------|
x2 x2
eb|-12----12-----|-14----14-----|-15----15------17----17-----|
Bb|-15b17-15b17~-|-17b19-17b19~-|-18b20-18b20~--20b22-20b22~-|
Gb|--------------|--------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------------|--------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--------------|--------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------|--------------|----------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-22b24~--22b24-[22]-22b24~~-|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|-15p12---12--------------------------------------------|
Bb|------15---15p12--15p12---12---------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------14---14p12--14p12---12----------|
Db|----------------------------------------14---14p12-14~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15p12---12--------------------------------------------|
Bb|------15---15p12--15p12---12---------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------14---14p12--14p12---12----------|
Db|----------------------------------------14---14p12-14~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
x4
eb|-15p12---12------|-12tm-14tm-15tm-14tm-15tm-17tm-17b19~-|
Bb|------15---15p12-|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
End Solo 1
Solo 2
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15----15-----15b17~~--15-12-----15p12---12-15b17r15~-|
Gb|-14b16-14b16-----------------14-------14--------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-12----12-15-/17b19~--19b20~-|
Gb|----14-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
x10
eb|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20p19p17-|-22p20p17-22p20p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-22p20p17-22p20p17-|
Gb|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19-17-15----15-17-17b19r17~-|
Bb|----------17-----------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-17-[17]19-17b19~--20b22~--22b24[22]-22b24[22]-22b24~-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
x4 x4
eb|-12--15p12---|-10--12p10---|-8--10p8---8--10p8---|
Bb|----------15-|----------13-|--------12--------12-|
Gb|-------------|-------------|---------------------|
Db|-------------|-------------|---------------------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|---------------------|
Eb|-------------|-------------|---------------------|
eb|-10--12p10---10--12p10--8/-|
Bb|----------13---------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-15p12---12--------------------------------------------|
Bb|------15---15p12--15p12---12---------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------14---14p12--14p12---12----------|
Db|----------------------------------------14---14p12-14~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19p15------15-19p15------15-19p15------15-19p15------15-|
Bb|------17--17--------17--17--------17--17--------17--17---|
Gb|--------16------------16------------16------------16-----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17p14------14-17p14------14-17p14------14-17p14------14-|
Bb|------15--15--------15--15--------15--15--------15--15---|
Gb|--------14------------14------------14------------14-----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15p12------12-15p12------12-17p14------14-17p14------14-|
Bb|------13--13--------13--13--------15--15--------15--15---|
Gb|--------12------------12------------14------------14-----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19p15------15-19p15------15-24p19------19-24p19------|
Bb|------17--17--------17--17--------20--20--------20----|
Gb|--------16------------16------------21------------21~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
End solo 2
Ending
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|-555555-5p4---------|
Ab|------------5---7~~-|
Eb|--------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-12---11----9----7----5----4----9----|
Ab|-10----9----7----5----3----2----7----|
Eb|-10----9----7----5----3----2----0----|
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
