Iced Earth: Slave To The Dark 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: March 04, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Clean) x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3---3---| Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| "A twisted state of mind..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-0-----0-----0---5-----5-----3---| Ab|---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| "One of which..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3---3---| Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| "...one that's coming true..." Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-7----7----7----7----8--8\7-| Eb|-5----5----5----5----6--6\5-| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-7----7----7----7----8--8\-| Eb|-5----5----5----5----6--6\-| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-5----5----5--10---10----8-| Eb|-3----3----3---8----8----6-| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-7----7----7----7----8--8\7-| Eb|-5----5----5----5----6--6\5-| Riff 3 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8\7-| Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--6\5-| * * * * * * * * "I called upon..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8\-| Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--6\-| * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---10-1010-10-10---8---| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--8--8-8--8--8-0-6-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "To grant what I desire..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8\7-| Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--6\5-| * * * * * * * * "...to my knees..." Final time: eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-| Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-| * * * * * * * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|----7--8--7--5--7--| Eb|-5-----------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|----5--7--5--3--5--| Eb|-3-----------------| eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|----7--8--7--5--7p0-| Eb|-5------------------| Guitar 2 x2 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|----5--7--5--4--5--| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-5-----------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|----3--5--3--2--3--| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-3-----------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|----5--7--5--4--5--| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-5-----------------| Play Riff 3 "I signed my name..." Play Riff 4 "All at once..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x3 eb|---------------|------------| Bb|---------------|------------| Gb|---------------|------------| Db|---------------|------------| Ab|-5/7-7-7-7-7---|--5/7-7-8-8-| Eb|-3/5-5-5-5-5-0-|--3/5-5-6-6-| * * * * * x2 eb|---------------|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------|---------------------------------| Db|---------------|---------------------------------| Ab|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3/5-5-5-5-5---10-10-10-10--8----| Eb|-1/3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1/3-3-3-3-3-0--8--8--8--8--6--0-| * * * * * * * * * Solo eb|-t13h17t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-20t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|-17t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-19t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-17t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-19t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-20t13p12p10p0h10h12h13-22t13p12p10p0h10h12-| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|-24t20-24t19-24t17-24t19-24t17-24t15-24t17-24t15-24t13-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|-24t15-24t13-24t12-24t12-24t13-24t15-24t13-24t15-24t17-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|-24t15-24t17-24t19-24t20~----(20)p17-t20-| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-(20)p19p17-19b20r19p17-19p17-19b20r19p17-19p17-19b20r19p17-| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-19p17-19b20r19p17-19p17-19b20r19p17-| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-19p17-19p17-22b24~--(24)r22-| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 1 eb|-20-20-20\19-19-19\17-17-17/19-19\-15~-| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-20-20\19-17----17-19-19b20~-| Bb|-------------20--------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-24-24-24\22-22-22\20-20-20/22-22\-19~-| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-20-/24-22-20----20-22-22b24~-| Bb|--------------24--------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|----7--8-/10--8--7--5--7-| Eb|-5-----------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|--8--7--5----------------------| Eb|-----------3----3--/7--5----5/-| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----| Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-| * Guitar 2 eb|----12-13-13/15-13-12-10--12~-| Bb|-10---------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-12b13r12-10-----------------------| Bb|--------------8~----8-(8)/12--10~--| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the last time) eb|----15-17-17/19-17-15-13--15~-| Bb|-13---------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-15b17r15-13------------------------| Bb|-------------12~----12-(12)/15--13~-| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo x4 eb|----------17----------------17-------| Bb|-------17----20p17-------17----20p17-| Gb|-19b21-------------19b21-------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-20b21--[20]21r20--17~--------------| Bb|-20b21--[20]21r20--17~-------20-20~-| Gb|--------------------------19----19~-| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|----------22----------20----------19-17~-| Bb|-------------20----------19--------------| Gb|-19-19-19-------19-17-------17-16--------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|----------20----------19-------19-19\-15~-| Bb|-------------19----------17---------------| Gb|-17-17-17-------17-16-------16------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------12-13-| Gb|----------------------12--------------12-14-------| Db|-------------12-14-15-----12-12-14-15-------------| Ab|-12-12-14-15--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-13-13-13-12--------------------------------| Bb|-------------15-13-12----------12b13r12-----| Gb|----------------------14-13-14----------14~-| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------17-| Gb|----------------------16--------------16-17-19----| Db|-------------15-17-19-----15-15-17-19-------------| Ab|-15-15-17-19--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-17-17-17-15-13-----------------------------| Bb|----------------17-15-13----13-15b17r15-13~-| Gb|-------------------------16-----------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "And so I must..." Play Riff 4 "All at once..." Riff 6a Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|----7--8-/10--8--7--5--7-| Eb|-5-----------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|--8--7--5----------------------| Eb|-----------3----3--/7--5----5/-| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----| Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-| * Last time: eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----2-| Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-0-| * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|----5--7--/9--7--5--3--5-| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-5-----------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|--7--5--3----------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-----------3----3--/7--5----5/-| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----| Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-| * Last time: eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-10-10-10-10--8----2-| Eb|--8--8--8--8--6--0-0-| * Guitar 3 eb|----12-13-13/15-13-12-10--12~-| Bb|-10---------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-12b13r12-10-----------------------| Bb|--------------8~----8-(8)/12--10~--| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Guitar 4 (Comes in the last time) eb|----15-17-17/19-17-15-13--15~-| Bb|-13---------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-15b17r15-13------------------------| Bb|-------------12~----12-(12)/15--13~-| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Last chords rings into "A Question Of Heaven". 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