Demons & Wizards: Crimson King 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: September 23, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (drop all strings a whole step) Riff 1 d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|-4--------------5---------------| G|-2--2-222-2-222-2-222-2-222-222-| D|--------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * *** *** d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------| C|-4---------------5-----2----5-----| G|-2-222-2-222-222-2-222-2-22-2-222-| D|----------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * ** *** d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-4---------------5---------------| G|-2-222-2-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-| D|---------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * *** *** d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------| C|-4---------------5-----2----5-----| G|-2-222-2-222-222-2-222-2-22-2-225-| D|----------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * ** *** Riff 2 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-7---------------8---------------| G|-5-555-5-555-555-5-555-5-555-555-| D|---------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * *** *** d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------| C|-7---------------8-----5----8-----| G|-5-555-5-555-555-5-555-5-55-5-555-| D|----------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * ** *** d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-7---------------8---------------| G|-5-555-5-555-555-5-555-5-555-555-| D|---------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * *** *** d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-7---------------8-----5----8------| G|-5-555-5-555-555-5-555-5-55-5-5555-| D|-----------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * ** **** Riff 1a d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-4---------------5---------------| G|-2-222-2-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-| D|---------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * *** *** "Show me your..." d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------| C|-4---------------5-----2----5-----| G|-2-222-2-222-222-2-222-2-22-2-222-| D|----------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * ** *** "...show me your..." d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-4---------------5---------------| G|-2-222-2-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-| D|---------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * *** *** "The Crimson King's eye..." d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|----------------------------------| C|-4---------------5-----2----5-----| G|-2-222-2-222-222-2-222-2-22-2-225-| D|----------------------------------| *** * *** *** *** * ** *** "...the mark to..." Play Riff 2 [leave off last note] Riff 3 d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------4--------------6--------| G|-0-222-2----2p0-2-444-4----4p0-| D|-------------------------------| * *** * *** d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-------7----7--3h4p3---3-------| G|-4-555-5----5--------5---5-4-2-| D|-------------------------------| * *** * * * * Play Riff 1 "My right hands..." Play Riff 2 "We'll take all..." Riff 4 d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-4----2----7------5----7--5--| G|-2----0----5----0-3----5--3--| D|-----------------------------| "Touched by the..." d|-----------0-------------| A|-----------0-------------| F|-----------x-------------| C|-4----2----2----4--5--4--| G|-2----0----2----4--5--4--| D|-----------0-------------| "The tower falls..." Riff 5 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-----------5-442-----------5-442-| G|-225-552-2-------225-552-2-------| D|---------------------------------| *** *** * * *** *** *** * * *** d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-----------8-775-----------8-775-| G|-558-885-5-------558-885-5-------| D|---------------------------------| *** *** * * *** *** *** * * *** d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-----------5-442-----------5-442-| G|-225-552-2-------225-552-2-------| D|---------------------------------| *** *** * * *** *** *** * * *** d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-----------8-775-----------8-775-| G|-558-885-5-------558-885-5-------| D|---------------------------------| *** *** * * *** *** *** * * *** d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|-887777-887777-8877-887777-887777-8877-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| ****** ****** **** ****** ****** **** d|-------------------| A|-------------------| F|-------------------| C|-8877-8877-8877-8\-| G|----------------a--| D|-------------------| Riff 6 d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|--------------------0--2--5-| ---| G|-2-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2-0--2--5-| | D|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0---------| | * * * * * * * * * | "I am the angel..." | d|-----------------------| |--> Play 2x A|-----------------------| | F|-----------------------| | C|--------------------0--| --------| G|-2-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2-0--| D|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0----| * * * * * * * * * "...madness." d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|--------------------0--5--8-| G|-5-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-5-0--5--8-| D|-3-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3---------| * * * * * * * * * "I am holding truth..." d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|--------------------0--| G|-5-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-5-0--| D|-3-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3----| * * * * * * * * * "...sadness." d|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| F|----------------------------| C|--------------------0--2--5-| G|-2-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2-0--2--5-| D|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0---------| * * * * * * * * * "I am the key..." d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|--------------------0--| G|-2-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2-0--| D|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0----| * * * * * * * * * "...door." Riff 7 d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-------------------4-5-7\----| C|---------------4-5--------5\-| G|-----------4-5---------------| D|-2--22222--------------------| * ***** * * * * * * "Release..." d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|---------------------4---------| C|---------------4h5p4-4-5-4---4-| G|-----------4-5-------------5---| D|-2--22222----------------------| * ***** * * * * * Play Riff 6 "Oh there is..." Play Riff 7 "Release..." Riff 7a d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|-------------------7-8-10\----| C|---------------7-8---------8\-| G|-----------7-8----------------| D|-5--55555---------------------| * ***** * * * * * * "Redeemer..." d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|---------------------7---------| C|---------------7h8p7-7-8-7---7-| G|-----------7-8-------------8---| D|-5--55555----------------------| * ***** * * * * * "Deceiver..." d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|-------------------7-8-10\----| C|---------------7-8---------8\-| G|-----------7-8----------------| D|-5--55555---------------------| * ***** * * * * * * "The demon..." d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|---------------------7-------------| C|---------------7h8p7-7-8-7---7-----| G|-----------7-8-------------8----4--| D|-5--55555-----------------------2--| * ***** * * * * * "The man in..." Riff 8 (Clean) d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---| D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| "The universe..." d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---| D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| "...I..." d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---0---2---| D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| "...there be light..." d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---| D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-| "...fall again." Riff 9 (Distortion) d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|------------------------------| G|-4--4--4----5-2-4--4--4----5--| D|-2--2--2----3-0-2--2--2----3--| d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|------------2--------------2--| G|-2--2--2----0-2-4--4--4----0--| D|-0--0--0------0-2--2--2-------| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Life's a wheel..." Play Riff 3 "I am the..." Riff 3a d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------4---------------6---------| G|-0-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-444-4-4-4-4-4-| D|---------------------------------| * *** * * * * * *** * * * * * "The thrill..." d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------7---------3h4p3---3-------| G|-4-555-5-5-5-5-5-------5---5-4-2-| D|---------------------------------| * *** * * * * * * * * "...dying at once..." Play Riff 4 "Touched by the..." Guitar fills over Riff 4: Guitar 1 d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| Guitar 2 d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| End guitar fills Play Riff 5 Ending: d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|--------------------0--2--5--4\-| G|-2-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2-0--2--5--4\-| D|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-------------| * * * * * * * * * 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