Iced Earth: Slave To The Dark transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com) edited by: Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be) solos by: Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.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: 11/26/01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (clean) x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3---3---| Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| "A twisted state of mind..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-0-----0-----0---5-----5-----3---| Ab|---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| "One of which..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3---3---| Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| "...one that's coming true..." Riff 2 (distortion) x2 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|--2---2---2---2---3--3--| Ab|--0---0---0---0---1--1--| Eb|------------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-------------5---5---3--| Ab|--5---5---5--3---3---1--| Eb|--3---3---3-------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|--2---2---2---2---3--3--| Ab|--0---0---0---0---1--1--| Eb|------------------------| Riff 3 x2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3-3-| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * "I called upon..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----------------5-----5-----3---| Ab|-5-----5-----5---3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * "To grant what I desire..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3-3-| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...to my knees..." Riff 4 x2 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|----9-10--9--7--9--| Db|-7-----------------| Ab|----7--8--7--5--7--| Eb|-5-----------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|----7--9--7--5--7--| Db|-5-----------------| Ab|----5--7--5--3--5--| Eb|-3-----------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|----9-10--9--7--9--| Db|-7-----------------| Ab|----7--8--7--5--7--| Eb|-5-----------------| Play Riff 3 "I signed my name..." Play Riff 4 "All at once..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x3 eb|---------------|------------| Bb|---------------|------------| Gb|---------------|------------| Db|---------------|------------| Ab|-5/7-----7-----|--5/7-7-8-8-| Eb|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3/5-5-6-6-| * * * * x3 eb|---------------|------------| Bb|---------------|------------| Gb|---------------|------------| Db|---------------|-5-5-5-5--3-| Ab|-3/5-----5-----|-3-3-3-3--1-| Eb|-1/3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------| * * * * Solo (Delay) eb|-17t13p10h13p10-20t13p10h13p10-17t13p10h13p10-19t13p10h13p10-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-17t13p10h13p10-19t13p10h13p10-20t13p10h13p10-22t13p10h13p10-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-20p0-19p0-17p0-19p0-17p0-15p0-17p0-15p0-13p0-15p0-13p0-12~-| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-12p0-13p0-15p0-13p0-15p0-17p0-15p0-17p0-19p0-(19)/20~-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|-20p19p17-20--20p19p17-20--20p19p17-20--20p19p17-20-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|-20p19p17-20--20p19p17-20--22b24----(24)r22-| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|-20-20-2019-19-1917-17-17-19-20-15~-| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-19/20--19--17--15--17--19--19b20-| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|----9-10-12-10--9--7--9-| Db|-7----------------------| Ab|----7--8-10--8--7--5--7-| Eb|-5----------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-10--9--7---------------| Db|-----------5----5--9--7-| Ab|--8--7--5---------------| Eb|-----------3----3--7--5-| eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|-5--5--5--5--3-| Ab|-3--3--3--3--1-| Eb|---------------| Guitar 2 eb|----12-13-15-13-12-10-12~-| Bb|-10-----------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-12^r-10------------------| Bb|------------------12-10~--| Gb|---------12----12---------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo (reduced delay) x4 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|------17h20p17------17h20p17-| Gb|-19b21---------19b21---------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-20-------r(20)*Hold-------------r(20)--20~~~---------------| Gb|-19b21----r(20)------------------r(19)--19~~~---------------| Db|--------------*Continue-releasing-------Hit again-both str.-| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-----22--------------20----------20--20~---17~-| Bb|-20------20------18------18--------------------| Gb|-------------19--------------17----------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----22--------------20----------20--20~---15~-| Bb|-20------20------18------18--------------------| Gb|-------------19--------------17----------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------12-13-| Gb|-------------------12--------------12-14-------| Db|----------12-14-15-----12-12-14-15-------------| Ab|-12-14-15--------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-13-13-13-12--------------------------------| Bb|-------------15-13-12----------12b13r12-10~-| Gb|----------------------14-13-14--------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "And so I must..." Play Riff 4 "All at once..." Play Riff 6 Ending eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|-5-5-5-5--3-----| Ab|-3-3-3-3--1---2-| Eb|--------------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