• Song:

    Transylvania

  • Artist:

    Iced Earth

  • Album:

    Horror Show (disc 2)

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb 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|-(b9)-----(b9)-----(b9)-----7-12-|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-5-10-|
Eb|---------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-(b9)-----(b9)-----(b9)-----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|-(b9)-7--12-12-12-12----5--7--(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)|
Ab|-7--5--10-10-10-10----3--5--7-7-7-7-|
Eb|------------------------------------|

Final time
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-(b9)-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|-14^--12^--10^~------11-(b9)------11----11-9~-|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

Final time
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-12^--10^---8~~---8-------10-8-------|
Gb|-14^--12^--10^~-----11-(b9)------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|-(b9)-----(b9)-----(b9)-----7-12-|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-5-10-|
Eb|---------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-(b9)-----(b9)-----(b9)-----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-|-17-17b19~~~-[17]-[17]-17b19~-|
Bb|-------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|------------------------------|
Db|-------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|------------------------------|

                x2             x2
eb|-12-----------|-14-----------|-15------------17-----------|
Bb|-15b17r15b17~-|-17b19r17b19~-|-18b20r18b20~--20b22r20b22~-|
Gb|--------------|--------------|----------------------------|
Db|--------------|--------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--------------|--------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------|--------------|----------------------------|

eb|-1(b9)--------------------|
Bb|-22b24~--22b24~-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-17b19r17~~~-|
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-/17b19r17~--19b20r19~~-|
Gb|----14------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

           x10
eb|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20p19p17-|-22p20p17-22p20p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-22p20p17-22p20p17-|
Gb|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-1(b9)17-15----15-17-17b19r17~~~-|
Bb|----------17-------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|-17b19[17]-17b19r17~~--20b22r20~~~--22b24[22]-22b24[22]-22b24r22~~-|
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------15-24p1(b9)-----1(b9)24p1(b9)-------|
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----(b9)---7----5----4----(b9)---|
Ab|-10----(b9)---7----5----3----2----7----|
Eb|-10----(b9)---7----5----3----2----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
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