Iced Earth: Travel In Stygian
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)
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Date last modified: April 24, 2003
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------4-444-2-222-5-555-|
Eb|-2-222-------------------|
* *** * *** * *** * ***
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------4-444-2-222-4-2---|
Eb|-2-222-----------------3-|
* *** * *** * *** * * *
Guitar 2 (After awhile)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-4----------7-----------5-----------4-|
Eb|-2----------5-----------3-----------2-|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
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---------|
Gb|------6--5h6p5h6p5p0---------8-7----|
Db|-4-------------------5-----------8-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|----7-------------------------------|
Gb|------6--5h6p5h6p5p0----------------|
Db|-4-------------------7777-7--5555-5-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
**** ****
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222-------5-|
* * *** * * *** x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-3-3---333---3---3---333-------6-|
* * *** * * ***
Guitar 2 (after three reptitions of the above riff)
x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|
Ab|-------------------------------5-|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222---------|
* * * *** * * * * * *** * * * *
x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Ab|-------------------------------6-|
Eb|-3-3---333---3---3---333---------|
* * * *** * * * * * *** * * * *
Riff 4
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------4-------7-------5-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2--5555-5--3333-3-|
* * * * **** ****
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------4-------7-------5-|
Eb|-2-222-2-2--5555-5--3333-3-|
* *** * **** ****
Riff 3a x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|
Eb|-2-2---2-2---2---2---2-2-------5-|
* * * * * * * *
"Through the flames..." x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------6-|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4
Riff 5
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *
"Was all of it..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-------------2-4-5-7--5--7-|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-0-0-2-3-5--3--5-|
* *** *** * * * *
Riff 6
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0-|
**** * **** *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
**** * **** *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-0-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0-|
**** * **** *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
**** * **** *
Riff 7 x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-1211---------------9-----------------|
Ab|-10-9-9-999-999-999---9-12p9-10-10-10-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
* *** *** * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9----------12------7----------12-|
Ab|-7777-7-10101010-10-5555-5-10101010-10-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** * * * * **** * * * *
Riff 8
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..."
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-------5-----------5-----4----2----5----|
Ab|-2-----3-----2-----3-----2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0-----------0------------------------3-|
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-------5-----------5--|
Ab|-2-----3-----2-----3--|
Eb|-0-----------0--------|
Guitar 2 (not on the DOP version)
eb|---------0-------0-----0--------|
Bb|-------8---8-------8------8-----|
Gb|-----9-------9-------9------9---|
Db|---9-----------9--------------9-|
Ab|-7------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|---------0-------0-----0--------|
Bb|-------4---4-------4------4-----|
Gb|-----5-------5-------5------5---|
Db|---5-----------5--------------5-|
Ab|-3------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|---------0-------0-----0--------|
Bb|-------8---8-------8------8-----|
Gb|-----9-------9-------9------9---|
Db|---9-----------9--------------9-|
Ab|-7------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|---------0-------0-----0--------|
Bb|-------4---4-------4------4-----|
Gb|-----5-------5-------5------5---|
Db|---5-----------5--------------5-|
Ab|-3------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
(the following bar not played the final time)
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|----------------4-5-4--9--9-9-|
Ab|---------2------2-3-2--7--7-7-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000---------------|
*** * * **** * *
"Travel, in Stygian..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------------4-5-4--9--7-7-|
Ab|---------2------2-3-2--7--5-5-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000---------------|
*** * * **** * *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------------4-5-4--9--9-9-|
Ab|---------2------2-3-2--7--7-7-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000---------------|
*** * * **** * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------4------4----4------2------2----2-|
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----|
Ab|-777-7-7-7------------------10-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*** * *
"Ohh..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|------------777-5-4-5--7-5-4-|
Ab|-555-5-5-5-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
*** * *
Guitar 2 (After a couple repitions of the above)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------999-7----7-------|
Db|------------------10----10-9-|
Ab|-777-7-7-7-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
*** * *
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------555-4---4--5-4---|
Db|------------------7--------7-|
Ab|-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-|
Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|----------14----------14------14-|
Ab|-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)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------2------2----2------2------2----2-|
Eb|-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-|
**** **** ** **** **** **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-2222-2-2222-2-22-2-|
**** * **** ** **** **** **
Solo
eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-19t10p7-17t10p7-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-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)
eb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------| ----|
Db|-------------------------------------| |
Ab|-------------------------------------| |
Eb|-------------------------------------| |
|--> Play 2x
eb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-| |
Bb|-------------------------------------| |
Gb|-------------------------------------| |
Db|-------------------------------------| ----|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------| ----|
Db|-------------------------------------| |
Ab|-------------------------------------| |
Eb|-------------------------------------| |
|--> Play 2x
eb|--------------------------------------| |
Bb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-| |
Gb|--------------------------------------| |
Db|--------------------------------------| ---|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
End solo
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--|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
"It's time..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|----7-9-7--------------------|
Ab|-10----------10-9-7-10-9-7-9-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
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-|
*** * *
12-string acoustic ending
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-4h5p4---4----------------------|
Db|-------7---7-5-----4--5-------2-|
Ab|----------------7--------3------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-4h5p4---4------------------4--5--4-|
Db|-------7---7-5-----4--5--7----------|
Ab|----------------7-------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
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
