Iced Earth: Creatures of the Night (KISS) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: April 10, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|-6----8----6--6----8--| Db|-4----6----4--4----6--| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-6--6----8-------6----8-------------| Db|-4--4----6----9--4----6-------------| Ab|--------------7---------------2---4-| Eb|-------------------------\\-0-0-2-2-| * * Guitar fill eb|-16-16----------| Bb|------16-16-----| Gb|-----------16~*-| Db|----------------| Ab|----------------| Eb|----------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|--------------------11~~~--| Db|------9-x-11-x-12b14-------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|-\\------------------------| Riff 2 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|---------------------| Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| * * * * * * * * "Searching in..." eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|---------------------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| * * * * * * * * "Hiding from tomorrow..." 1st ending eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------2---4-| Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-//\\-0-0-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * "...nothing left to say..." 2nd ending eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------2--6-| Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-//\\-0--4-| * * * * * * * * "...til we start to shout..." Guitar fill (Guitar 3 plays second bar) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-4---------------------------| Gb|---6-4-----------------------| Db|-------6---4-----------------| Ab|-------------7-6-4-----------| Eb|-------------------7--6--7~~-| "...day..." eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|--9-[let ring]-| Ab|--7------------| Eb|---------------| "Hiding from tomorrow..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-4----------------------------2-| Eb|-2--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-0-| * * * * * * * * "We're creatures..." eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|-4--------2-| Eb|-2--------0-| "We're creatures..." Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|----------8----8----8------| Db|----------6----6----6------| Ab|-4-----------------------2-| Eb|-2-----------------------0-| eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|-4--------2-| Eb|-2--------0-| Guitar fill eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------9-8-----11p9p8----------------| Db|-9-11------11---------11-9\----------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------7---4~~-| End guitar fill Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|---------------------6-4-| Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-2-| * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------2---4-| Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-//\\-0-0-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|--8----8----8----8-| Db|--6----6----6----6-| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-------------------| eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|--8----8----8--| Db|--6----6----6--| Ab|---------------| Eb|---------------| Play Riff 2 "Breathing in the madness..." Play Riff 3 "We're creatures..." Guitar fill eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-4~~--6~~--7~~---------| Eb|----------------7~--4~-| End guitar fill Riff 4a Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|---------------------6---| Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-0-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|--8----8----8----8-| Db|--6----6----6----6-| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-------------------| Riff 5 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-4---3---------4---3---1--2-1---| Db|-4---4---------4---4---2--2-2---| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|---2---2-2-2-2---2---2--------2-| * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-4---3---------3---1--1--2-1---| Db|-4---4---------4---2--2--2-2---| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|---2---2-2-2-2---2-----------2-| * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-4---3---------4---3---1--2-1---| Db|-4---4---------4---4---2--2-2---| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|---2---2-2-2-2---2---2--------2-| * * * * * * * * 1st ending eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7---------------9---------------| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2nd ending eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-7---------------9---------------8----| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6----| Eb|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|----------------------| Ab|---------6----------6-| Eb|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|---------6----------6-4-| Eb|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-2-| * * * * * * * * Final time eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|---------6\----2---4-| Eb|-4-4-4-4-4\--0-0-2-2-| * * * * * * 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|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "Searching in the darkness..." Play Riff 3 play the first bar 3 times Ending guitar fill eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-------9-8-----11p9p8--------| Db|-9-11------11---------11-9\--| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Ending Rhythm notes: eb|------| Bb|------| Gb|------| Db|------| Ab|------| Eb|-7--4-| 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