Iced Earth:  Travel In Stygian

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
       solo by:  Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)

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Date last modified:  June 10, 2005
  
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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------4-444-2-222-5-555-|
Eb|-2-222-------------------|
    * *** * *** * *** * ***
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------4-444-2-222-3-2---|
Eb|-2-222-----------------3-|
    * *** * *** * *** * * *

Guitar 2 (After awhile)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-4----------7-----------5-----------4-|
Eb|-2----------5-----------3-----------2-|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-4--------5--------4-------------7-------5-|
Eb|-2----2-0-3----3-0-2----2-0-5555-5--3333-3-|
         * *      * *      * * ****    **** 

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|----7-------------------8-7---------|
Gb|------6--5h6p5h6p5p0---------8-7----|
Db|-4-------------------5-----------8\-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|----7-------------------------------|
Gb|------6--5h6p5h6p5p0----------------|
Db|-4-------------------7777-7--5555-5-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
                        ****    ****

Riff 3
Guitar 1                           x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222-------5-|
    * *   ***   *   *   ***        x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-3-3---333---3---3---333-------6-|
    * *   ***   *   *   ***

Guitar 2 (after three reptitions of the above riff)
                                   x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|
Ab|-------------------------------5-|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222---------|
    * * * *** * * * * * *** * * * *
                                   x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Ab|-------------------------------6-|
Eb|-3-3---333---3---3---333---------|
    * * * *** * * * * * *** * * * *


Riff 4
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------4-------7-------5-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2--5555-5--3333-3-|
    * * * *    ****    ****
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------4-------7-------5-|
Eb|-2-222-2-2--5555-5--3333-3-|
    * *** *    ****    ****


Riff 3a                            x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|
Eb|-2-2---2-2---2---2---2-2-------5-|
    * *   * *   *   *   * *
   "Through the flames..."         x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------6-|
    * *   * *   *   *   * *


Play Riff 4


Riff 5
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-|
        * *** *** *** *** *** *** *
    "Was all of it..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-------------5-7-8-7--5--7-|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-0-3-5-6-5--3--5-|
        * *** *** * * * * 

Riff 6
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0-|
    ****    *      ****    *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
    ****    *      ****    *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-|
        * *** *** *** *** *** *** *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-0-|
        * *** *** *** *** *** *** *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0-|
    ****    *      ****    *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
    ****    *      ****    *


Riff 7
Guitar 1                           x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5\4---------------2-------------|
Eb|-3\2-2-222-222-222---2-5-2-3-2-3-|
        * *** *** ***   *   *   * * 
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------7---------|
Ab|------2-------5--5555-5-------5-|
Eb|-0000-0--3333-3----------3333-3-|
    ****    ****    ****    **** 

Guitar 2                                x2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-12\11---------------9----------------|
Ab|-10\-9-9-999-999-999---9-12-9-10-9-10-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
          * *** *** * *   *    *    *  * 
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9----------12------7----------12-|
Ab|-7777-7-10101010-10-5555-5-10101010-10-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
    ****    * * * *    ****    * * * * 


Riff 8 (Harmonics are played by bass)
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----5-----9-----5-----4----2----5----|
Ab|-7-----3-----7-----3-----2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0-----------0------------------------3-|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----5-----9-----5-----4----2----5----|
Ab|-7-----3-----7-----3-----2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0-----------0------------------------3-|
   "On the night that it came to me..."
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----5-----9-----5-----4----2----5----|
Ab|-7-----3-----7-----3-----2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0-----------0------------------------3-|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-9-----5-----9-----5--|
Ab|-7-----3-----7-----3--|
Eb|-0-----------0--------|

Guitar 2  (Clean, not on the DOP version)
eb|---------0-------0-----0-------|
Bb|-------8---8-------8------8----|
Gb|-----9-------9-------9------9--|
Db|---9-----------9---------------|
Ab|-7-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|---------0-------0-----0-------|
Bb|-------4---4-------4------4----|
Gb|-----5-------5-------5------5--|
Db|---5-----------5---------------|
Ab|-3-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|---------0-------0-----0-------|
Bb|-------8---8-------8------8----|
Gb|-----9-------9-------9------9--|
Db|---9-----------9---------------|
Ab|-7-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|---------0-------0-----0-------|
Bb|-------4---4-------4------4----|
Gb|-----5-------5-------5------5--|
Db|---5-----------5---------------|
Ab|-3-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
(the following bar not played the final time)
eb|---------0----------------------|
Bb|-------3---3--------------------|
Gb|-----4-------4------2-----------|
Db|---4--------------2---0---2-----|
Ab|-2--------------0-------3-----2-|
Eb|----------------------------3---|


Riff 9
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-----|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------3-3-|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "...that's, when I saw my destiny."


Riff 10
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------------4-5-4--9--9-9-|
Ab|---------2------2-3-2--7--7-7-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000---------------|
    *** * *   ****   * *
   "Travel, in Stygian..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------------4-5-4--9--7-7-|
Ab|---------2------2-3-2--7--5-5-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000---------------|
    *** * *   ****   * *    
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------------4-5-4--9--9-9-|
Ab|---------2------2-3-2--7--7-7-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000---------------|
    *** * *   ****   * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------4------4----4------2------2----2-|
Ab|-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
    ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **


Riff 11
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|------------101010-9-7-9--7----|
Ab|-777-7-7-7------------------10-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    *** * *
    "Ohh..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|------------777-5-4-5--7-5-4-|
Ab|-555-5-5-5-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    *** * *

Guitar 2 (After a couple repitions of the above)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------999-7----7-------|
Db|------------------10----10-9-|
Ab|-777-7-7-7-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    *** * *
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------555-4---4--5-4---|
Db|------------------7--------7-|
Ab|-555-5-5-5-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    *** * *


Riff 12
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|
Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
    ****   ****   **   ****   ****   ** 
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|----------12----------12------12-|
Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
     * * * *     * * * *     * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|----------14----------14------14-|
Ab|-12121212-12-12121212-12-1212-12-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
     * * * *     * * * *     * *

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------5--------7--|
Ab|-2--------5--------3--------5--|
Eb|-0--------3--------------------|


Riff 12a
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|
Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
    ****   ****   **   ****   ****   ** 
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------12----------12------12----------14----------|
Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-12121212-12-1212-12\-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
     * * * *     * * * *     * *     * * * *     * *
                                           Pick through slide


Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------2------2----2------2------2----2-|
Eb|-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-|
    ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------2------2----2------1------1----1-|
Eb|-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-2222-2-2222-2-22-2-|
    ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **


Solo
Guitar 1
eb|-14t12p7-15t12p7-17t12p7-15t12p7-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-14t12p7-15t12p7-19t12p7-17t12p7-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-14t12p7-15t12p7-17t12p7-15t12p7-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-14t12p7-19t12p7-17t12p7-15t12p7-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

Repeat the above bars again, then:
eb|----------------------------------------19b20r19~--17----19\-|
Bb|-17~----15----15-20~----20----------------------------20-----|
Gb|-----------16--------------16-19-21\-16----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------15-14-|
Bb|-12~----------12-12/15~----15----12-10/12-12/13-15/17-------|
Gb|--------14-12-----------------12----------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
eb|-17t15p10-19t15p10-20t15p10-19t15p10-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-17t15p10-19t15p10-22t15p10-20t15p10-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-17t15p10-19t15p10-20t15p10-19t15p10-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-17t15p10-22t15p10-20t15p10-19t15p10-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

Repeat the above bars again, then:
eb|----------------------------------------22b24r22~--20-19-22\-|
Bb|-20~---19-17-19-----------17-19-20--17-----------------------|
Gb|----------------16~----16------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------12~--12------------------------/17-15-|
Gb|-12~---11----11---------9-12-11/12-12/14-16/17--------|
Db|----------14------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Riff 14
Guitar 1                           x2 
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------4-|
Ab|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200-2-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    **** **** **** **** **** ****  x2 
eb|---------------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----|
Db|---------------------------------|-----|
Ab|-------------------------------4-|-----|
Eb|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200-2-|--0--|
    **** **** **** **** **** ****      *

NOTE: The following solo was either recorded with
the top two strings tuned a whole step higher, so
this would be an open string lick, or a capo was
used.  These are the notes being played however:

Guitar 2 (Only on Stormrider version)
eb|-19t2h7p2-20t2h8p2-19t2h7p2-17t2h5p2-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------------------------------------|    |
Eb|-------------------------------------|    |
                                             |
eb|-19t2h7p2-20t2h8p2-19t2h7p2-19t2h7p2-|    |--> Play 2x
Bb|-------------------------------------|    |
Gb|-------------------------------------|    |
Db|-------------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-19t2h7p2-20t2h8p2-19t2h7p2-17t2h5p2-|
Gb|-------------------------------------| ---|
Db|-------------------------------------|    |
Ab|-------------------------------------|    |
Eb|-------------------------------------|    |
                                             |--> Play 2x
eb|-------------------------------------|    |
Bb|-19t2h7p2-20t2h8p2-19t2h7p2-19t2h7p2-|    |
Gb|-------------------------------------|    |
Db|-------------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Only on Stormrider version)
eb|-22t2h10p2-24t2h12p2-22t2h10p2-20t2h8p2-|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------| ---|
Ab|----------------------------------------|    |
Eb|----------------------------------------|    |
                                                |
eb|-22t2h10p2-24t2h12p2-22t2h10p2-22t2h10p2-|   |--> Play 2x
Bb|-----------------------------------------|   |
Gb|-----------------------------------------|   |
Db|-----------------------------------------| --|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-22t2h10p2-24t2h12p2-22t2h10p2-20t2h8p2-|
Gb|----------------------------------------| ---|
Db|----------------------------------------|    |
Ab|----------------------------------------|    |
Eb|----------------------------------------|    |
                                                |--> Play 2x
eb|-----------------------------------------|   |
Bb|-22t2h10p2-24t2h12p2-22t2h10p2-22t2h10p2-|   |
Gb|-----------------------------------------|   |
Db|-----------------------------------------| --|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|


End solo


Riff 15
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-4--4-4--4-4--4-2-4-5-|
Eb|-2--2-2--2-2--2-0-2-3-|
    *  * *  * *  * * * * 
   "The henchman awaits you..."

Guitar 2 (Comes in after awhile, use delay)
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-12-10-9-10----7-9-10-9--|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
   "It's time..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|----7-9-7--------------------|
Ab|-10----------10-9-7-10-9-7-9-|
Eb|-----------------------------|

Rif 16
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-5---5----2-4-5-4-----------------------------|
Ab|-5-3---3----0-2-3-2----5-7-9-7----5-4-2-5-4-2-4-|
Eb|-----0-----------------3-5-7-5----3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
    * * *      * * *      * * *      * * * * * * 

Play Riff 5    "Riding on the hot winds of hell..."
Play Riff 6    "...me!"
Play Riff 7
Play Riff 10   "Travel, in Stygian..."

Ending:
eb|-----------|
Bb|-----------|
Gb|-----------|
Db|-----------|
Ab|---------2-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-|
    *** * * 


12-string acoustic ending
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|------4h5p4---4------------------|
Db|------------7---7-5-----4--5-----|
Ab|-7-------------------7--------3--|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|------4h5p4---4------------------4--5--4-|
Db|------------7---7-5-----4--5--7----------|
Ab|-7-------------------7-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-4h5p4---4------------------|
Db|-------7---7-5-----4--5-----|
Ab|----------------7--------3--|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|------4h5p4---4------------------4--5--4-|
Db|------------7---7-5-----4--5--7----------|
Ab|-7-------------------7-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

fade out


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