Band: Iced Earth Song: Travel in Stygian Album: Night of The Stormrider 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 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 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-4-------5-------4-----------------------| Ab|-4-------5-------4-------------7-------5-| Eb|-2---2-0-3---3-0-2---2-0--5555-5--3333-3-| * * * * * * **** **** Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----7----------------8-7-----------7----------------------------------| Gb|------6--5-5tr6----------8-7-5-------6--5-5tr6-----------9----------7-| Db|-4----------------5-------------4----------------7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-| 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|----------4-------7-------5----------4-------7-------5-| 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|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-| 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|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-| 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 the first time, with a clean tone Guitar 1 x2 eb|-----------------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------------|-----------------| Gb|-------12----5-----12--|--4----2----5----| Db|-2---12------5---12----|--4----2----5--5-| Ab|-2-----------3---------|--2----0----3--5-| Eb|-0---------------------|---------------3-| h h h h eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-------5-----------5-----4----2----5----| Db|-2-----5-----2-----5-----4----2----5--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 Days of Purgatory version) x2 eb|----------0-3-0----0-3----0-3-0------------0-------0-----0-------| Bb|----------------0------0--------0--------4---4-------4-----4-----| Gb|-------0-------------------------------5-------5-------5-----5---| Db|-----2-------------------------------5-----------5-------------5-| Ab|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------| Eb|-0---------------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------0-----------------------| Bb|-------3---3---------------------| Gb|-----4-------4--------2----------| Db|---4-----------4----2------0-----| Ab|-2----------------0------3-----0-| Eb|-----------------------------3---| Riff 9 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-4-------------------------------| 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|---------2------------9--9-9---------2-------------9--7-7-| Ab|---------2-----9/10-9-7--7-7---------2------9/10-9-7--5-5-| Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-7/-8-7--------000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7--------| *** * * * * * *** * * **** * "Travel...in Stygian....." eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------2---------------9--9-9-------7------7----7------5------5----5-| Ab|-------2--------9/10-9-7--7-7--5555-5-5555-5-55-5-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-| Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7-----------------------------------------------| *** * * **** * **** **** ** **** **** ** Riff 11 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------9-101010-9-7-9-7-------------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|---------9---------10--10--9----------7------------------| Ab|-777-7-7-7--------------------555-5-5-5------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| *** * * *** * * Riff 12 (amazingly fast) 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|--------------------5--------7--| Db|---2-------5--------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 (it's harmonized, but this sounds good for one guitar) 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~------------------19-19^^r-17-15-19-| Bb|-17--15----15------17----15--17-----------------------| Gb|--------16------------16--------16--------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------15-14-| Bb|-12~-----------15--12-------------12/13-15/17-------| Gb|------14-12-14--------12-14-14/16-------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 14 Guitar 1 x2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------4-| Db|--------------------------------4-| Ab|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-| Eb|----------------------------------| **** **** **** **** **** **** x2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------4-| Ab|--------------------------------4-| Eb|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-| **** **** **** **** **** **** Guitar 2 (Only on the 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 (after awhile) 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-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Repeat Riff 5 "Riding on the hot winds of hell.... Repeat Riff 6 "...me!" Repeat Riff 7 Repeat Riff 10 "Travel....in Stygian" Ending: eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|---------2-| 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----5-|-------10--10-8----7-8-10-------| Gb|----------------9-----5----|-----------------9--------------| Db|---------------------------|--------------------------------| 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|---------------------------|--------------------------------| Total time: 9:28