Iced Earth: Travel In Stygian
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)
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Date last modified: 01/12/02
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------4-444-2-222-5-555--------4-444-2-222-4-2---|
Eb|-2-222--------------------2-222-----------------3-|
* *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * * *
Guitar 2 (after awhile)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-4----------7-----------5-----------4-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-2----------5-----------3-----------2-|
Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-4-------5-------4-------------7-------5-|
Eb|-2---2-0-3---3-0-2---2-0--5555-5--3333-3-|
* * * * * * **** ****
Lead over Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----7----------------8-7-----------7-----------|
Gb|------6--5-5tr6----------8-7-5-------6--5-5tr6-|
Db|-4----------------5-------------4--------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x2 x2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222-------5-|-3-3---333---3---3---333-------6-|
* * *** * * *** * * *** * * ***
Guitar 2 (after three reptitions of the above riff)
x2 x2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Ab|-------------------------------5-|-------------------------------6-|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222---------|-3-3---333---3---3---333---------|
* * * *** * * * * * *** * * * * * * * *** * * * * * *** * * * *
Riff 4 x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------4-------7-------5----------4-------7-------5-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2--2--5555-5--3333-3--2-222-2-2--5555-5--3333-3-|
* * * * **** **** * *** * **** ****
Riff 3a x2 x2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-2-2---2-2---2---2---2-2-------5-|-3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Through the flames..."
Play Riff 4
Riff 5 x6
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------2h4-------------2-4-5-7--5--7-|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-0h2-2-222-222-2-0-2-3-5--3--5-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** * * *** *** * * * *
"Was all of it..."
Riff 6
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0--3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
**** * **** * **** * **** *
x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0--3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
**** * **** * **** * **** *
Riff 7 x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------9----------------|
Ab|-10p9-9-999-999-999---9-12-9-10-9-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
* *** *** * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|------9-----------12--------7-----------12-|
Ab|-7777-7--10101010-10---5555-5--10101010-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
**** * * * * **** * * * *
Riff 8 (Interlude)
The harmonics are played with a clean tone
Guitar 1 x2
eb|-----------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------|
Gb|-------12----------12--|-----------------|
Db|-----12------5---12----|--4----2----5----|
Ab|-2-----------3---------|--2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0---------------------|---------------3-|
h h h h
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-------5-----------5-----4----2----5----|
Ab|-2-----3-----2-----3-----2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0-----------0------------------------3-|
"On the night that it came to me..."
Guitar 2 (not on the DOP version) x2
eb|---------0-------0-----0-----------------0-------0-----0--------|
Bb|-------8---8-------8------8------------4---4-------4------4-----|
Gb|-----9-------9-------9------9--------5-------5-------5------5---|
Db|---9-----------9--------------9----5-----------5--------------5-|
Ab|-7-------------------------------3------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------0------------------------|
Bb|-------3---3----------------------|
Gb|-----4-------4--------2-----------|
Db|---4-----------4----2---0---2-----|
Ab|-2----------------0-------3-----2-|
Eb|------------------------------3---|
Riff 9
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-----|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...that's, when I saw my destiny."
Riff 10
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------9--9-9-----------------------9--7-7-|
Ab|---------2------9/10-9-7--7-7---------2------9/10-9-7--5-5-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7--------000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7--------|
*** * * **** * *** * * **** *
"Travel, in Stygian..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------9--9-9-|
Ab|-------2--------9/10-9-7--7-7-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7--------|
*** * * **** *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------7------7----7------5------5----5-|
Ab|-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **** **
Riff 11
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------101010-9-7-9-7----------------777-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
Ab|-777-7-7-7----------------10--555-5-5-5------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
*** * * *** * *
"Ohh..."
Guitar 2 (after a couple repitions of the above)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------9-9-9-7---7------------------777-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
Db|-------------------10--10--9-----------------------------|
Ab|-777-7-7-7--------------------555-5-5-5------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
*** * * *** * *
Riff 12
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|
Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **** **
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------12----------12------12----------14----------14------14-|
Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-12121212-12-12121212-12-1212-12-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (comes in the second time)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------5--------7--|
Ab|---2-------5--------3--------5--|
Eb|---0-------3--------------------|
Riff 12a
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|
Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **** **
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------12----------12------12----------14----------|
Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-12121212-12----------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pick through the slide
Riff 13 (solo rhythm) x2
eb|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------2------2----2-|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-|-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-2222-2-2222-2-22-2-|
**** **** ** **** **** ** **** **** **
Solo
eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-14t10p7-15t10p7-19t10p7-17t10p7-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-14t10p7-19t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the above bars again, then:
eb|--------------15~------------------19b20r19~--17----19\-|
Bb|-17--15----15------17----15--17------------------20-----|
Gb|--------16------------16--------16----------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------15-14-|
Bb|-12~--------12-/15--15-------------------15/17-------|
Gb|------14-12------------12-16-14/16-16/17-------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 14
Guitar 1 x2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------4-|
Ab|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** **** ****
x2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------4-|
Eb|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-|
**** **** **** **** **** ****
Guitar 2 (Only on Stormrider version)
x2
eb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12\-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Interlude
Riff 15
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-4--4-4--4-4--4-2-4-5-|
Eb|-2--2-2--2-2--2-0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
"The henchman awaits you..."
Guitar 2 (comes in after awhile, use delay)
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-10-9-10---7-9-10-9-----7-9-7--------------------|
Ab|------------------------10---------10-9-7-10-9-7-9~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
"It's time..."
Rif 16
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-5-4-5----2-4-5-4-----------------------------|
Ab|-5-3-2-3----0-2-3-2----5-7-9-7----5-4-2-5-4-2-4-|
Eb|-----------------------3-5-7-5----3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 5 "Riding on the hot winds of hell..."
Play Riff 6 "...me!"
Play Riff 7
Play Riff 10 "Travel, in Stygian..."
Ending:
eb|-----------|
Bb|-----------|
Gb|-----------|
Db|-----------|
Ab|---------2-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-|
*** * *
Acoustic ending
Guitar 1
eb|-7h8p7---7-----------------|-7h8p7----7---------------7-8-7-|
Bb|------10--10-8----7-8------|-------10--10-8----7-8-10-------|
Gb|----------------9--------9-|-----------------9--------------|
Db|----------------------10---|--------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-4h5p4---4-----------------|-4h5p4----4---------------4-5-4-|
Db|-------7---7-5----4-5----2-|--------7---7-5----4-5--7-------|
Ab|----------------7-----3----|-----------------7--------------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
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
