Iced Earth: Dark City transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: 11/04/11 FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitars 1 & 2 (Clean, Guitar 2 plays top notes) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--9--9--7--7--7-7-10-/12--9--9--9-9-| D|------------------------------------| A|--7--7--5--5--5-5--8-/10--7--7--7-7-| E|------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----9--10--9--9-9-----7--9--7--7-7-| D|-10-----------------9---------------| A|-----7---8--7--7-7-----5--7--5--5-5-| E|--8-----------------7---------------| Guitar 3 (Distortion, comes in later) e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|---------10--12--9--| A|-7-7-5----8--10--7--| E|-5-5-5----8--10--7--| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-10-10----10--10--9-9----9--9-9-| A|-10-10----10--10--9-9----9--9-9-| E|--8--8-----8---8--7-7----7--7-7-| Riff 2 (Distortion) e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-7--7--7------5--5--5------7--7--7------3--3--3-| A|-7--7--7------3--3--3------5--5--5------3--3--3-| E|-5--5--5----0-3--3--3----0-5--5--5----0-1--1--1-| * * * e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-7--7--7------5--5--5------7--7--7------3--3--2-| A|-7--7--7------3--3--3------5--5--5------3--3--2-| E|-5--5--5----0-3--3--3----0-5--5--5----0-1--1--0-| * * * Riff 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-----8-----5-----5-----5-5-5-5-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-8-----10-----7-----7-----7-7-7---| E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------7-----8-----7-----7-7-7\5-| E|-8-888---8-8---888---8-8-8-8-8\7-| * *** * * *** * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------5-----7-----5-----5-5-5---| E|-7-777---7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7-0-| * *** * * * * * * Riff 4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7--7----7------5----5----5------| A|-7--7----7------3----3----3------| E|-5--5--0-5----0-3--0-3--0-3----0-| * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7----7----7------3----3----3-| A|-5----5----5------3----3----3-| E|-5--0-5--0-5----0-1--0-1--0-1-| * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7--7----7------5----5----5------| A|-7--7----7------3----3----3------| E|-5--5--0-5----0-3--0-3--0-3----0-| * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7----7----7------3----3----2-| A|-5----5----5------3----3----2-| E|-5--0-5--0-5----0-1--0-1--0-0-| * * * * * Riff 5 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3-2-| E|-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-3-| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3-2-| E|-5-555---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-3-| *** * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3-2-| E|-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-3-| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3---| E|-5-555---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-0-| *** * * * * * * Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3-2-| E|-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-3-| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3-2-| E|-5-555---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-3-| * *** * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3-2-| E|-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-3-| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3---| E|-5-555---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-0-| * *** * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------7-----10-----8-----7-7\-| E|-8-8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8-8-8\-| * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------2-----5-----3-----2-2---| E|-3-333---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-0-| * *** * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3-2-| E|-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-3-| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3---| E|-5-555---5-5---5-5---3-3-3--3-0-| * *** * * * * * * Solo e|-17/20\17\--17/20\17~--(17)\-| <-- Harmony guitar B|-17/20\17\--17/20\17~--(17)\-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-------3---5-----3-----------------------------| B|-3h4h5---5---5p4---5p4-----3---3-3/4-----------| G|-----------------------5-2---5-------5-2-0-2~--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|-17/20\17\--17/20\17~--(17)\-| <-- Harmony guitar B|-17/20\17\--17/20\17~--(17)\-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------------10\--/10\-----------------------| G|--------------9\--/-9\--7b9r7p5--------------| D|--------------------------------7-5-7~--(7)\-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-3--(3)b5-0----------------------------------| e|--------7h8h10-/19p17p15---------------------------------------| B|------8---------------------------20p18p17---------------------| G|----9--------------------19p17p16----------19p17p16-17~--(17)\-| D|-10------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-4p2p0-5p4p0-7p5p0-9p7p0-7p5p0-9p7p0-12~--(12)\-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----9------12------10------14-------12-| D|-6/7---7/10----10\9----9/12----12\10----| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------14-------16-------17-------19-------21-------| D|-10/12----12/14----14/15----15/17----17/19----19/22-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|-20b22--20b22--20b22~-| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----10------13------12------15-------13-| G|-6/7----7/10----10\9----9/12----12\10----| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-------15-------17-------18-------20-------22-------| G|-10/12----12/14----14/16----16/17----17/19----19/22-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-20b22--20b22--20b22~-| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2--------5-----------------3--| A|-0--------3--------3--------1--| E|-------------------1-----------| Guitar 2 x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----9--7-----7-------9--7-----7---| D|-777-------10---9-777-------10---9-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| *** *** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----9--7-----7-------9--7-----7---| D|-888-------10---9-888-------10---9-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| *** *** Guitar 3 (Comes in later) x4 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------12--10--9-10-----------12--10--9-10----| D|-101010--------------12-101010--------------12-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * Riff 7 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3-| E|-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-3-3--3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--2-| E|-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-3-3--3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------5-----7-----7-----4--5-| D|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-5-5--5-| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------5-----7-----7-----4--4-| D|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-5-5--5-| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7a Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------------------------7-7-| E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------------------------2-2-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-----7-7-----10-10-8-8-7-7-7-7-| E|-8-8-----8-8---------------8-8-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----2-2-----5-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-| E|-3-3-----3-3-------------3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------9-9-------12-12-10-10-9-9--9---9-| D|-10-10-----10-10-----------------10--10-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----4-4-----7-7-5-5-4-4-4-4-| D|-5-5-----5-5-------------5-5-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 7 Play Riff 7a Play Riff 7 Play Riff 6 Riff 6a Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-2----2----5----5----------------3--| A|-0----0----3----3----3--3--3--3--1--| E|---------------------1--1--1--1-----| Guitar 2 x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----9--7-----7-------9--7-----7---| D|-777-------10---9-777-------10---9-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| *** *** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----9--7-----7-------9--7-----7---| D|-888-------10---9-888-------10---9-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| *** *** Guitar 3 (Comes in later) x4 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------12--10--9-10-----------12--10--9-10----| D|-101010--------------12-101010--------------12-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * Ending: Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-------3-----5-----3-----2--3--7\-| E|-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-3-3--3--5\-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------5-----7-----5-----4--5-----| D|-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-5-5--5-----| A|-------------------------------7\-| E|-------------------------------5\-| * * * * * * * * * * * * 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