Mystical End Tab by Iced Earth


Band- Iced Earth
Song- Mystical End
Album- Night Of The Stormrider

Tuning: Eb

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

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-8-7-10-8-7--7-8-7-10-8-7-|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-7-8-7-10-8-7--7-8----|
Ab|-------------------10-|
Eb|----------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-7---------5----------3---------5---------7-|
Ab|-5---------3----------1---------3---------5-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-4---------2------------------------------4-|
Ab|----------------------5---------5-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|


Riff 2
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-7----9-10--7----9-10-|
Ab|-5----7--8--5----7--8-|
Eb|----------------------|
   "On the plains..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-5----5/7-7----7\5-5----5/7-7-|
Ab|-3----3/5-5----5\3-3----3/5-5-|
Eb|------------------------------|
   "...heard..."

Final time:
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-5----5/7-7----7\5-5----5/7-7--------|
Ab|-3----3/5-5----5\3-3----3/5-5----5p0-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7----7----|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-55-5-55-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
      ***   ***   ***   ***   **   ** 
    "Way up in the sky..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------(4-2-4-5-4-2-4p2--)-|
Db|-5-----5-----5--5-4-5-7-5-4-5p4-4)-|
Ab|-3-333-3-333-3------------------5--|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
      ***   ***
    "...the sun is burning bright..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7----7----|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-55-5-55-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
      ***   ***   ***   ***   **   **
    "All the natives..." 
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-5-----5-----5--------------------|
Ab|-3-333-3-333-3-33-6-6--666-6-6666-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
      ***   ***   ** * *  *** * ****
    "...screaming to be free..."


Play Riff 2


Riff 4                        Last time
eb|---------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------|-----|
Db|-7--7---------5--5---------|--7--|
Ab|-5--5--77-8-7-3--3--55-6-5-|--5--|
Eb|---------------------------|-----|
          ** * *       ** * * 
   "As the moon fades away..."   
       
                              
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-6-666---|
Eb|-------------------------------8-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * 
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-55-6-5-6-8-6-5h6-5---|
Eb|----------------------------------6-|
    * *** * *** * **

Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time)
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-7--------8----7--|
Ab|-5--------6----5--|
Eb|------------------|



Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8-------|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-6-666-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      ***   ***   ***   ***   *** *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7----------------------|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-55-6-5-6-8-6-5h6-5---|
Eb|----------------------------------6-|
      ***   ***   **  

Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)                                  Last time
eb|---------------------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|-----|
Db|-7----7-8-8-8-7----7-8-8-8-7----7-8-8-8-7----10--8-|--7--|
Ab|-5----5-6-6-6-5----5-6-6-6-5----5-6-6-6-5-----8--6-|--5--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|-----|


Solo
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 8
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----4/5-5/7/8\-5\4-5\4-5/7\-|
Ab|-3/5-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-----4/5-5/7/8\--5\4-5/7----|
Ab|-3/5---------------------5\-|
Eb|----------------------------|

Guitar 2 (After two reptitions)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----7/8-8/10/12\--8\7-8\7-8/10\-|
Ab|-7/9-----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----7/8-8/10/12\--8\7-8/10----|
Ab|-7/9------------------------9\-|
Eb|-------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Last time)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------8-8-8-7--------------------|
Ab|-5--------6-6-6-5--------8-888-6-6-6-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
                            * *** * * *


Play Riff 3  "On the day of the night..."


Riff 1a (Ending solo begins during this riff)
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-7---------5----------3---------5---------7-|
Ab|-5---------3----------1---------3---------5-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-4---------2------------------------------4-|
Ab|----------------------5---------5-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|


Ending                       x2
eb|---------------------------|----------------|
Bb|---------------------------|----------------|
Gb|---------------------------|----------------|
Db|-7--7---------5--5---------|--7-----(7)--7\-|
Ab|-5--5--77-8-7-3--3--55-6-5-|--5-----(5)--5\-|
Eb|---------------------------|----------------|
          ** * *       ** * *


Ending Solo
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

End Solo



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.
       = 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