Learn Music: Dragons Child guitar tab - Iced Earth tabs

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  Iced Earth:  Dragon's Child
  
  transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
         solo by: Russ Elton
                  Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com)
  
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  Date last modified:  May 17, 2003
    
  PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE 
  WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.
  
  Tuning: Eb
  
  
  Riff 1 (Clean)
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|-----10-9----9----------10-9----9---|
  Ab|---7-------7---7------7-------------|
  Eb|-0------------------8---------8---8-|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-----10-9----9----------7-----10-----|
  Ab|---7------------------7-----10-----9-|
  Eb|-7---------7---7----5-----8------7---|
  
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|-----10-9----9----------10-9----9---|
  Ab|---7-------7---7------7-------------|
  Eb|-0------------------8---------8---8-|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-----10-9----9----------5-----7------|
  Ab|---7------------------5-----7---10-9-|
  Eb|-7---------7---7----3-----5------8-7-|
  
  
  Final time (Guitar 2 plays note in () with distortion)
  eb|----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------(9)-|
  Db|-----10-9----9----------5-----7---------|
  Ab|---7-----------7------5-----7---10-9-2--|
  Eb|-7---------7--------3-----5------8-7-0--|
  
  
  
  Riff 2 (Distortion)
  eb|----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------|
  Db|-9----10-9-----9-----9----10-9-----9----|
  Ab|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-77--7-----7-7-----7----|
  Eb|-0-------------------8--8------8-8---88-|
         *      * *   **     *      * *   **
  First ending
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-9----10-9-----9-----7---10--9-|
  Ab|-9-----7-7-----7-----7---10--9-|
  Eb|-7--7------7-7---77--5----8--7-|
         *      * *   **   
  Second ending
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-9----10-9-----9------------------|
  Ab|-9-----7-7-----7--5-----------3-2-|
  Eb|-7--7------7-7-----3-333-3-333-----|
         *      * *     * *** * *** * *
  
  
  Riff 3
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-------------0-2-3-----2-222-|
  Eb|-0-000-0-000-------000-------|
      * *** * *** * * * *** * ***
    "Since the dawn of time..."
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------|
  Ab|-0-2-5-----2-222-0-2--2---4---2-|
  Eb|-------000------------3---5---3-|
      * * * *** * *** * * 
     "...he's been here..."
  
  
  Riff 2a   Same as Riff 2, except the first bar should be:
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------|
  Db|-----10-9-----9-----9----10-9-----9----|
  Ab|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-77--7-----7-7-----7----|
  Eb|--------------------8--8------8-8---88-|
      * *      * *   **     *      * *   **
  
  
  Play Riff 3   "For centuries past..."
  Play Riff 2a  "Oh, beware the blackened water..."
  
  
  Riff 4
  Guitar 1
  eb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-|
  Ab|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9-|
  Eb|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7-|
      * *         * *         * *        
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------12~~-|
  Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~~--/9~--12-11~-------|
  Db|---------------------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------10-12-13~--12-10-----10-12-|
  Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12-------------------12-------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 3
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~~--/8~--12-10~--15~~-|
  Gb|---------------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------------10-12~--10-----------10-|
  Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12-13------------13--12-13----|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------|
  
  
  Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm
  Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm (Just Guitar 1)
  
  Solo 1
  eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------15-13-12----12-------------------15------|
  Gb|-9-11-12~--11-9-------------14----14-12-11-12-14-12----12~~-|
  Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------14----14-15-------15--|
  Bb|----------------------------15-17----17-------17b19-----|
  Gb|-------------------14-16-17-----------------------------|
  Db|----------14-16-17--------------------------------------|
  Ab|-14-15-17-----------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
       *  *  *  *  *  * 
  
  eb|-17p15tm--19p15tm--0-15tm-22p15-20p15------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------17~~-|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-12-0-14-12-14-15--12-0-14-12-14-15--14-15-17-0--14-15-0-|
  Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-15-17-0--19-0--19h20p19p17-19~~---22b24~-|
  Bb|------------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-20-19-17----------20-19-17----17-19-20-|
  Bb|----------20-19~------------20----------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-19h20p19p17--15h17p15p14----/22b24~~-|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  End Solo 1
  
  
  Solo 2 (Guitar 3 plays top notes)
  eb|-15-15-1514-14-14-1412-12-12-12~~-|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|-12-12-1211-11-11-11-9--9--9--9~~-|
  Db|------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-17-17-1715-15-15-1514-14-14-14h15-14~-|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-14-14-1412-12-12-1211-11-11-11h12-11~-|
  Db|-----------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-15-15-1514-14-14-1410-10-10-10/12-12-|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-12-12-1211-11-11-11-7--7--7--7/-9--9-|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  1st ending
  eb|-12/15-15-15-1514-14-14-12--15-12~~-|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|--9/12-12-12-1211-11-11--9--12--9~~-|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  2nd ending
  eb|-12/15-15-15-1514-14-14-12-14-15-14h15p14-12~~-|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--9/12-12-12-1211-11-11--9-11-12-11h12p11--9~~-|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  End Solo 2
  
  
  Play Riff 2  "Oh, beware the blackened water..."
  
  Lead over Riff 2
  Guitar 2
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------12~~-|
  Gb|-/9~---12-11~--12~~--/9~---12-11~-------|
  Db|-----9--------------------9--------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------13~--12-10-----10-12-|
  Gb|-/9~---12-11~--12----------------12-------|
  Db|-----9------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------12~~-|
  Gb|-/9~---12-11~--12~~--/9~---12-11~-------|
  Db|-----9--------------------9--------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------13-12--15-13--17-15--19b20~~--|
  Gb|-/9~---12-11~--12~--------------------------------|
  Db|-----9--------------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 3
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-/8~---12-10~--12~~--/8~---12-10~--15~~-|
  Gb|-----9--------------------9--------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------12~--10-----------10-|
  Bb|-/8~---12-10~--12----------13--12-13----|
  Gb|-----9----------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-/8~---12-10~--12~~--/8~---12-10~--15~~-|
  Gb|-----9--------------------9--------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------------12-10--13-12--15-13--17b19~~~-|
  Bb|-/8~---12-10~--12~--------------------------------|
  Gb|-----9--------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
  
  End lead
  
  
  
  Riff 4a
  eb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-|
  Ab|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9-|
  Eb|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7-|
      * *         * *         * *        
  eb|-----------------------------------------------------0-(0)-|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-------------|
  Ab|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9---2---------|
  Eb|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7---0---------|
      * *         * *         * *        
  
  
  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

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