Iced Earth:  Desert Rain

transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
with help from: Joe Grazulis (sidecar_joe@hotmail.com)
                Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
                Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be)

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Date last modified:  3/30/01

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Tuning: Eb

Intro

Guitar 1             x2                                          x2
eb|--0--0--0--0--0-0--|--7--10-8-8-8-8--7-8-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
Gb|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
Ab|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
Eb|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|

Guitar 2 (listen for timing)
eb|-9h10h12-9h10h12-|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|

Repeat the above, then play:

                            x2
eb|--2-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

eb|--7-8-7-7-7-7--5-7-5-5-5-5--3-5-3-2-3-2-0--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|


Riff 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-----9-----12-----10----9-----10-----9--|
Ab|-----7-----10------8----7-----8------7--|
Eb|-0-0---0-0----0-0---------0-0----0-0----|
    * *   * *    * *         * *    * *

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----9----------7-----9--------|
Ab|-5-----7-----2----5-----7-----2--|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-0------0-0---0-0-0--|
      * *   * *        * *   * *


Riff 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----12-----10-----10-----10101010-|
Ab|-7-----10------8------8------8-8-8-8-|
Eb|---0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----------|
      * *    * *    * *    * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-9-----10-----9-----9-----9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-7------8-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|
Eb|---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0---------|
      * *    * *   * *   * *
                                   x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----9-------------------------|
Ab|-5-----7-----2-------------------|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-0-000-0-000-000-000-|
      * *   * *   *** * *** *** ***

Ending to riff 2:                                                  x2
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-4-----5-----7-----5-----4---5---4-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3-----5-----3-----2---3---2-----2-------------------------|
Eb|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *   * *   * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 3
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-9-------12-12-12--10-10-|
Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-10-10-10---8--8-|
Eb|------------------------------|
           * ***
   "The sympathy ......"

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-9----------999-777-101010-----|
Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-7-----------------888-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
           * *** *  *** ***  * * * ***
   "...is growing cold...."

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-9-------12-12-12--10-10-|
Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-10-10-10---8--8-|
Eb|------------------------------|
           * ***
   "Life is like ......"

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-9----------999-777------------|
Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-7----------101010-888-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
           * *** *  *** ***  * * * ***
   "...so I'm told...."


Riff 4
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------8-----------------------------------|
Db|-----999-7-9-10---10-9~-9-----999-7-9-10-9-7-------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------8~-8-|
Eb|-0-0-----------------------0-0----------------------|
    * *                       * *

Play Riff 3   "Through the sands....."
Play Riff 4   the second time, guitar 2 plays this:
eb|----------------------------------------------7~----|
Bb|----------------8-------------------------7-8-------|
Gb|-----999-7-9-10---10-9~-9-----999-7-9-10-----------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-----------------------0-0----------------------|
    * *                       * *

Riff 5
Guitar 1 (listen to song for timing)
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|-7777777777....-|
Eb|----------------|
    **********
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-555555555555-8888-1010101010101010-88888888--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
    ************ ****  * * * * * * * * ********

Guitar 2                             x2
eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|--13-12-10h12p10p9~----------------|--------/12-10--9h10p9~--9-9h10p9~-|
Db|---------------------7-9-7h9p7-6~--|--7---9----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Last time
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--9-------/12-10--9h10p9~---9-9h10-9\-|
Db|----7---9------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
                                      ah

Riff 6
Guitar 1 (2nd time, leave off first chord)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-------2-------2-------------------2-------2-------2-------------------|
Eb|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-2-3-5-3-2-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-2-3-5-3-2-|
      * ***   * ***   * *** * * * * * *   * ***   * ***   * *** * * * * * *
    "Desert rain......."

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-------7-------7-------5-8-7-5------9-----------------------5--7-9-|
Ab|-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555---------8-5--7-------7-------7-------3--5-7-|
Eb|----------------------------------------0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000--------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***       * * *    * ***   * ***   * ***

Guitar 2 (2nd time, leave off first chord)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------4-6-4-------------------------------4-6-4---|
Db|-------------------------6-7-------7-6~----------------------6-7-------7-|
Ab|-2-------2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
Eb|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000---------------0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-------------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***               * ***   * ***   * ***

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4-------7---------4-----------------------------4-6-4------|
Db|-6-------7---------------------------------------------------6-7-------7-6~-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 7
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------3-----5-----6-----6-5-|
Ab|---------3-----5-----6-----6-5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
    * * * *   * *   * *   * *


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)                                           x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----76-87-7-----7-----7-----7-----8-8-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-54-65-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-6-6-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
      ***   * *   ***   * *           ***   * *   ***   * *
                                                                  x2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-----9-----98-109-9-----9-----9-----9-----10-10-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-7-777-7-7-7-76--87-7-777-7-7-7-7-777-7-7-7--8--8-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
      ***   * *   ***   * *            ***   * *   ***   * *
                                                               x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----76-87-7-----7-----7-----7-----8-8-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-54-65-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-6-6-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
      ***   * *   ***   * *           ***   * *   ***   * *


Riff 9 (The DOP version doesn't have the triplet)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------7---------------------|
Ab|-7-9910-9---10-9-7--10-9-7-6-7~-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------7--------10-9-7-------|
Ab|-7-9910-9---10-9-7--------10-9~-|
Eb|--------------------------------|


Riff 10
(Guitar 2 plays top notes after awhile)  1,3,4 time  2nd time
eb|--------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
Bb|-----10-8-7-8~---8-7-5-7~---7-5-3-5~--|-----------|--------|
Gb|------9-7-6-7~---7-6-4-6~---6-4-2-4~--|-----------|--------|
Db|--------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----5--|
Eb|-0------------------------------------|---0-3-3---|--0--3--|
                                             * * *      *

Riff 11 (clean)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------5---4--4--444-5-4------------5---4--4-444-5-7-|
Ab|----------7---5--5----------5----------7---5--5---------|
Eb|-0--0-0-0---0-----------------0--0-0-0---0--------------|
       * * *   *                    * * *   *
   "A world of hate......"

Riff 11a (distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------5---5-4----444-5-4-----------5---5-4----444-5-7-|
Ab|---------7---7-5------------5---------7---7-5------------|
Eb|-0-000-0---0------------------0-000-0---0----------------|
    * *** *   *                  * *** *   *
   "We shall rise and conquer......"

Guitar 2 (during 'the serpent rides with me')
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------10-12----12-------10----------|
Gb|-11-12-------9----11--12---11--9----|
Db|---------------------------------12-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12----12--------10---------|
Gb|-11-12--------9----11--12----11------|
Db|--------------------------------12-9-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------10-12----12-------10----------|
Gb|-11-12-------9----11--12---11--9----|
Db|---------------------------------12-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12----12-/15----15----15~-15~-15~-|
Gb|-11-12--------9--------14----14-14~-14~-14~-|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

Lead into next section:
eb|-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|
Db|-------------|
Ab|-------------|
Eb|-0-2-3-5-3-2-|
    * * * * * *

Play Riff 6   "Desert rain....."

End solo (live version)
eb|----12~~--/16-16------14--/16--/17--/21-19~--|
Bb|-12--------------12~-------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|-21-19-17---------------17----------|
Bb|---------21-19-17-19-21----21-19-17-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|