Iced Earth: When The Night Falls transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com) edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com) FRIENDLY DEMON verstraete_kenny@hotmail.com FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://truemetal.org/icedearth/ Date last modified: 01/14/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb The clean intro is only on the Iced Earth version. Intro (clean) x4 x2 eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| Gb|------7------------0--------|-------9-------10-------9------| Db|----5---5---5----7---7---7--|----7-----7----------7-----7---| Ab|--7-------7----5-------5----|--8---------8------8---------8-| Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| x2 x2 eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| Gb|------7------------0--------|-------9-------10-------9------| Db|----5---5---5----7---7---7--|----7-----7----------7-----7---| Ab|--7-------7----5-------5----|--8---------8------8---------8-| Eb|----------------------------|-------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|------0------------0------------0------------0-------| Db|----4---4---4----2---2---2----4---4---4----3---3---3-| Ab|--2-------2----3-------3----2-------2----1-------1---| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------0------------0------------0---------------------| Db|----4---4---4----2---2---2----4---4---4------3------5-| Ab|--2-------2----3-------3----2-------2------3------5---| Eb|-----------------------------------------1------3-----| Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------/8~-| Gb|-----9-7-9-10-9---------9-7-9-10-9-----| Db|---7------------9-----7----------------| Ab|-0------------------0------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-----9-7-9-10-9---------9-7-9-10-9-0-| Db|---7------------9-----7--------------| Ab|-0------------------0----------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| Guitar 2 x4 eb|--------------------| Bb|------------------0-| Gb|-----5--5-------4---| Db|---7------7---5-----| Ab|-0----------0-------| Eb|--------------------| Both guitars x2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------9-------10-------9------| Db|----7-----7----------7-----7---| Ab|--8---------8------8---------8-| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|------0------------0------------0------------0-------| Db|----4---4---4----2---2---2----4---4---4----3---3---3-| Ab|--2-------2----3-------3----2-------2----1-------1---| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------0------------0------------0-------| Db|----4---4---4----2---2---2----4---4---4-| Ab|--2-------2----3-------3----2-------2---| Eb|----------------------------------------| This is where the DOP version starts: Distortion eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-| Eb|-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * Riff 1 Last time eb|-------------------------------------------------------|-------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|-------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|-------| Db|-------------5-5-5-4---4---4-2--2--2-------------------|-------| Ab|--2--2-------7-7-7-5-0-5-0-5-3--3--3p0-----------------|--2----| Eb|--0--0--0-0----------------------------3-333-2-222-1-0-|--0-0--| * * * * * *** * *** * * * "Look!" Riff 2 Guitar 1 x2 eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------7-------------5--------------2-----| Eb|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5-0-0-000-000-3-0-0-000-000--0-0-0-| *** *** *** *** *** *** * * *** *** * * *** *** * * Guitar 2 (not on DOP version) eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------14-----------12--------------9-----| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------12-----------10--------------7-----| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Final time eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------7-------------5-------------| Eb|-000-000-000-000-000-000-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| *** *** *** *** *** *** * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 x2 eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2----5---4---2---0---2---5-4-2--7-----------5-----------| Eb|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--------5-5-555-555-3-3-333-333-| * * * * * * * * *** *** * *** *** Riff 3a eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2----5---4---2---0---2---5-4-2--7-----------5-----------| Eb|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--------5-5-555-555-3-3-333-333-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** *** * *** *** "Look, out in the distant sky..." Last time eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2----5---4---2---0---2---5-4-2--7-----------5--5-5-5-| Eb|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0--------5-5-555-555-3--3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** *** "The jackals howling at the moon..." Riff 4 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-7-9-----------9-----------| Ab|-5-7--777-9-10--10-9-7-777-| Eb|---------------------------| *** * * * * * * *** eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-7-7-9-----------9------------7-7-------------------------| Ab|-5-5-7--777-9-10--10-9-7-777--5-5-7-----------5-----------| Eb|----------------------------------5-5-555-555-3-3-333-333-| *** * * * * * * *** * *** *** * *** *** Play Riff 3 "See, the curtain of the night..." Play Riff 3a "The night comes shining through..." Play Riff 4 but use this for the ending: Guitar 2 plays notes on top x4 eb|----------------------------|---------| Bb|----------------------------|---------| Gb|----------------------------|---------| Db|--4-4-5---------------------|--4-4----| Ab|--5-5-7---------------------|--5-5----| Eb|--------0-0-000-000-000-000-|-------0-| * * *** *** *** *** Riff 5 (clean, but final time, the chords are distorted) eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-----9-7-9-10-9-7-----------9-7-9-10-9-7---| Ab|---7--------------10-9----7-------------10-| Eb|-0----------------------0------------------| "Join us in our..." eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------7-7-9--------| Db|-----9-7-9-10-9-7-------5-5-7--7-7-9-| Ab|---7--------------10-9---------5-5-7-| Eb|-0-----------------------------------| "Let us fill..." Play Riff 1 "When the night falls..." Riff 6 Guitar 1 (Play first bar once only) eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|--------5-555-5-4-4--------7-777-7-5-5-| Ab|-/7-7\--------------5-5-55-------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|----------5-555-5-4-4--------7-777-7-5-5-| Ab|--7-7-77--------------5-5-55-------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Play first bar once only) eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------5-555-5-4-4-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|----------4-444-4------------5-555-5-4-4-| Db|--5-5-55----------7-7-4-4-44-------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Riff 7 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-9-----------------7----------| Ab|-7--------9--------5--------7-| Eb|----------7-----------------5-| Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|--9-9-999-9-7-7-----7-777-7-7-7-9---| Db|----------------9-9---------------7-| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-9-999-9-7-7-------------7-7h9-| Db|-------------7-7-7-777-9-------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Riff 7a Guitar 1 Ending eb|------------------------------|---------| Bb|------------------------------|---------| Gb|------------------------------|---------| Db|-9-----------------7----------|------7--| Ab|-7--------9--------5--------7-|--9-9-5--| Eb|----------7-----------------5-|--7-7----| Guitar 2 eb|-0-0-7-5-------0-0-7-5------------| Bb|---------8-------------8-7b8r7----| Gb|-----------7~------------------7~-| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| 1st ending eb|-0-0-7-5-------0-0-7-5------| Bb|---------8-7~----------8----| Gb|-------------------------6~-| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| 2nd ending eb|-0-0-7-5-------0-0-7-5-----------------------| Bb|---------8-7~----------8-------------7-7-8~~-| Gb|-------------------------6~--6-666-7-----a---| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|-9-9-12-11-9-----9-9-12-11-9-7b9r7----| Db|-------------9~--------------------9~-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| 1st ending eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-9-9-12-11-9-7~--9-9-12-11-9----| Db|-----------------------------7~-| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| 2nd ending eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-9-9-12-11-9-7~--9-9-12-11-9-------------7-7-9~--| Db|-----------------------------7~--7-777-9---------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-9-----------10-------------12-------------10-------------7-| Ab|-7-7-777-777--8-7-7-777-777-10-7-7-777-777--8--7-8-10-8-7-5-| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| * *** *** * * *** *** * * *** *** * * * * * Riff 9 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----------4-3--3----------------| Ab|--2--------2-1--1-1-11-2-1-----2-| Eb|--0----0-0-----------------3-2-0-| * * * ** * * * * eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-----4-3----------------------------| Ab|-----2-1-1-1-1-111-0-1-111-0-1-0010-| Eb|-0-0--------------------------------| * * * * * *** * * *** * * **** eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------4\3--3-----3-----3--------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2\1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11-2-1-----| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------4\3--3-----3--------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2\1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-0-1-0010-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * *** * * **** Play Riff 8 "Recall, the look in their eyes..." Riff 10 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|--5-555-555-555-555-555-...-| Eb|----------------------------| * *** *** *** *** *** Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|--5------5-------------------| Ab|-------5---8---5-8-7---8-7-5-| Eb|-----------------------------| Riff 11 eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--7-----------5-------------7-----------------------------| Ab|--5-5-555-555---8-5-8-7-8-7-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-0-| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| * *** *** * * * * * *** *** *** *** *** *** * Riff 12 eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--12-1212121212-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-7-------7-----| Ab|--10-1010101010--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * "Hypnotizing, paralyzing..." eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--12-1212121212-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-----------7-------7-----| Ab|--10-1010101010--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-6-666-886-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| * *** *** * * * * * "Tantalizing suicide...." Last time, play this: eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|--12-1212121212-10-10-10-10-10-10--8-----------7-| Ab|--10-1010101010--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-6-666-886-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| * *** *** Riff 11a eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------5-------------7-------------| Ab|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555---8-5-8-7-8-7-5-5-555-555-0-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** *** *** * * * * * *** *** * eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------4-------------6-------------| Ab|-4-444-444-444-444-444-444---7-4-7-6-7-6-4-4-444-444-0-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** *** *** * * * * * *** *** * Riff 13 eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-------5------------5-----------5-7-8--------5-7-8-| Ab|-5-555---8-7--5-555---8-7-6-666--------6-666-------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| * *** * * * *** * * * *** * *** eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|-------7------------7-----------7-9-10-------7-9-10-| Ab|-7-777--10-9--7-777--10-9-8-888--------8-888--------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| * *** * * * *** * * * *** * *** Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm) eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------3-333-3-3-0-2-222-2-2-0--5-555-5-5-5-| Eb|-5-555-5-5-5---------------------------------------| * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * 1st ending eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7\-| Ab|--------------3-333-3-3-0-2-222-2-2-0--5-5-5-5\-| Eb|-5-555-5-5-5------------------------------------| * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * 1st ending eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------7\-| Ab|--------------3-333-3-3-0-2-222-2-2-0--5-555-5\-| Eb|-5-555-5-5-5------------------------------------| * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** Lead into next section: eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|--5--4--2----------5--4----| Ab|--3--2--0----------3--2--2-| Eb|-------------------------0-| Play Riff 5 "Join us in our..." Play Riff 1 Song fades out with this On DOP version, it ends with the final chord of the chorus, E5. 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