Iced Earth: Dracula transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.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: May 08, 2006 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Acoustic) eb|--------1-------3-----1------| Bb|------3---3-------3------3---| Gb|----2-------2-------2------2-| Db|-0------------0--------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| "Do you believe in love..." eb|--------1-------3-----1--------| Bb|------3---3-------3------3-----| Gb|----2-------2-------2------2---| Db|-0------------0--------------0-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| "Do you believe in destiny..." eb|-------0---------------------| Bb|----------1-----------0------| Gb|-----2------2-------2----2---| Db|---2----------2---2--------2-| Ab|-0--------------0------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|-------0---------------------| Bb|----------1-----------0------| Gb|-----2------2-------2----2---| Db|---2----------2---2--------2-| Ab|-0--------------0------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Riff 2 (Acoustic) eb|-------0----------------------| Bb|----------0-------------------| Gb|------------0--------0--------| Db|-----2-------------2----2-----| Ab|---2-------------2----------3-| Eb|-0-------------0----------1---| "I too have loved..." Play Riff 1 "When I close my eyes..." Riff 2a Guitar 1 (Acoustic) eb|-------0----------------------| Bb|----------0-------------------| Gb|------------0--------0--------| Db|-----2-------------2----2-----| Ab|---2-------------2----------3-| Eb|-0-------------0----------1---| "The blood is the life!" Guitar 2 (Distortion) Final chord eb|---------------------------|-----| Bb|---------------------------|-----| Gb|---------------------------|-----| Db|---------------------------|-----| Ab|-2-----------------------3-|--2--| Eb|-0---------------------0-1-|--0--| * Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-7------7------7------7------7----7----| Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "Is this my reward for..." eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-7------7------7------7------7----7----| Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5----| Eb|------------------------------------00-| **** **** **** **** ** ** "...serving God's own war..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7------7------7------7------8-7-5-| Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5-5-| **** **** **** **** "The blood I've spilled..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7------7------7------7------8-7-5-| Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5-5-| **** **** **** **** "For faith fulfilled..." Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-9-7----7--9-7~----9-7----7-9-7-| Db|-----10----------------10-------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-9-7----7--9-7~----9-7----7------| Db|-----10----------------10---10-9-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| x2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-10-9----7~----10-9-7-10-9-7-| Ab|------10---------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-12-10-9-10--12-10~----12-10-9-10-12-10-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|-12-10-9-10--12-10~----12-10-9-10-9-7-| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| x2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|-9-7----------9-7----9-7----| Db|-----9-10~--------10-----10-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| Riff 4 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------3-4-3-| Eb|-00000-0-00000-0-00000-0-1-------| ***** * ***** * ***** * "I avenge with darkness..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------3-----| Eb|-00000-0-00000-0-00000-0-1---4-3-| ***** * ***** * ***** * "For blood is the life..." Play Riff 3 "There are far worse..." Play Riff 4 "I avenge with darkness..." NOTE: The chorus has a lot of harmony going on and this was the best I could pick out. Riff 5 GUitar 1 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-7--------7--------7--------7-| Ab|-5--------5--------5--------5-| Eb|------------------------------| "I am the dragon of blood..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|-7--------5-7--------5-7--------5-7-| Eb|-5--------3-5--------3-5--------3-5-| "...Prince of Pain..." Guitar 2 (Guitar 3 plays notes in () ) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-(333333333333333333333333333...)-| Ab|--555555555555555555555555555...--| Eb|----------------------------------| *************************** eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-(5555555555555555-4455555555555544)-| Db|--7777777777777777-5577777777777755--| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| **************** **************** eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-(5555555555555555-4455555555555555)-| Db|--7777777777777777-5577777777777777--| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| **************** **************** Guitar 4 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-10~----9-10--9--10--9-10~----9-10--9--10--9-| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-9~--------(9~)----------------7-9-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Guitar 5 eb|-17~-----15-17--15--17--15-17~----15-17--15--17--| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-[drops out]----12/-17~--------13-15-| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-17~-----15-17--15--17--15-17~----15-17--15--17--15-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|-17~--------17--19--20b22~----20p19-20~-| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-2----2-2-3----3-5----5-5-3-| Eb|-0----0-0-1----1-3----3-3-1-| * * * * * * "For true love..." Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-----9----10--9--7---9~~-| Ab|-7------7----------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-----9----10--9--7---9----| Ab|-7------7--------------7~-| Eb|--------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-------------------------| Bb|----12----13-12-10--12~~-| Gb|-9------9----------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|----12----13-12-10--12----| Gb|-9------9--------------9~-| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--7------------7----------| Db|--7------------7----------| Ab|--5------------5----------| Eb|--5------------5----------| eb|----------5------------5--| Bb|----------5------------5--| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--7----7-------7----7-----| Eb|--5----5-------5----5-----| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--7------------7----------| Db|--7------------7----------| Ab|--5------------5----------| Eb|--5------------5----------| x4 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------7--5--| Eb|-5-55555-55555-55555-5555-5--5--| * ***** ***** ***** **** Solo Guitar 1 x4 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------10------11-10-8----8-10--8~~\-| Gb|-7-9-10----10-7---------10-------a----| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| x2 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9--10--/12--10--9-7-9--10--/12--/15--14~\-| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time) x4 eb|----------17--------18-17-15----15--17-15~~\-| Bb|-15-17-18----18-15-----------18--------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| x2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-/10--11--/13--11--10-8-10--11--/13--/18--17~\-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 5 "I am the dragon of blood..." NOTE: Chorus is played essentially the same way just hold off on final high e lick until very end. For more details check out the powertab. Play Riff 6 "For true love..." Riff 7 Guitar 1 eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|----7----| Db|----7----| Ab|----5----| Eb|----5----| Guitar 2 x2 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------10------11-10-8----8-10--8~~\-| Gb|-7-9-10----10-7---------10-------a----| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Ending eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|--5----7\--| Ab|--3----5\--| Eb|--3----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