Iced Earth: Dragon's Child 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 19, 2006 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Clean) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----10-9----9-------10-9----9---| Ab|---7-----------7---7-----------7-| Eb|-0---------0-----8---------8-----| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----10-9----9--------7-----10-----| Ab|---9-----------9\---7-----10-----9-| Eb|-7---------7------5-----8------7---| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----10-9----9-------10-9----9---| Ab|---7-----------7---7-----------7-| Eb|-0---------0-----8---------8-----| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----10-9----9--------5-----7------| Ab|---9-----------9\---5-----7---10-9-| Eb|-7---------7------3-----5------8-7-| Final time eb|-----------------------------------0--| Bb|-----------------------------------0--| Gb|-----------------------------------x--| Db|-----10-9----9--------5-----7------2--| Ab|---9-----------9\---5-----7---10-9-2--| Eb|-7---------7------3-----5------8-7-0--| Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-9----10-9-----9-----9----10-9-----9----| Ab|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-77--7-----7-7-----7----| Eb|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-00--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-00-| * * * ** * * * ** First ending eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9----10-9-----9-----7---10--9-| Ab|-9-----9-9-----9-----7---10--9-| Eb|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-00--5----8--7-| * * * ** Second ending eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-9----10-9-----9\----------------10-9-| Ab|-9-----9-9-----9\----5-555-5-555-10-9-| Eb|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7\-00-3-333-3-333--8-7-| * * * ** * *** * *** * * Riff 3 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-------------0-2-3-----------| Eb|-0-000-0-000-0-0-0-000-0-000-| * *** * *** * * * *** * *** "Since the dawn of time..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-0-2-5-----------0-2--2----4----2--| Eb|-0-0-0-000-0-000-0-0--3--3-5--5-3^-| * * * *** * *** * * * * "...he's been here..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "For centuries past..." Play Riff 2 "Oh, beware the blackened water..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9--------10-9------------10-9----7-7---10--9-| Ab|------7-7---------7-7--(7)p0------9-9----7-7---10--9-| Eb|-0-0--0-0----8-8--8-8--------7-7--7-7----5-5----8--7-| * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------13~-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~----12~\--/9~--12-11~--------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------10-12-13--12--10------10-12-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~----12-------------------12--------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------17~-| Gb|-/12~--16-14~----16~\--/12~--16-14~--------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------13-15-17--15--13--12--13-15-| Gb|-/12~--16-14~----16------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm (Just Guitar 1) Solo 1 eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------15-13-12----12-------------------15------| Gb|-9-11-12~--11-9-------------14----14-12-11-12-14-12----12~~-| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------14----14-15-----| Bb|----------------------------15-17----17-------/19-| Gb|-------------------14-16-17-----------------------| Db|----------14-16-17--------------------------------| Ab|-14-15-17-----------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-15-17----15-15-15-19p15------15h20p15-19p15-----| Bb|-------19----------------17p0----------------17~-| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-0-12-14-0-14-15-0-12-14-0-14-15-0-15-17-0-14-15-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-0-15-17-0-19-0-19h20p19p17-19~~-(19)p17--20b22~-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-20-19-17----------20-19----------19-| Bb|----------20-19~---------22-20-22----| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-22p19-22p19----------21-19--------------22b24~-| Bb|-------------22p19h22-------22p20-19\-----------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| End Solo 1 Solo 2 (Guitar 3 plays top notes) eb|-15-15-15\14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12~~-| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-12-12-12\11-11-11-11\-9--9--9--9~~-| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|-17-17-17\15-15-15-15\14-14-14-14h15-14~-| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11h12-11~-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-15-15-15\14-14-14-14\10-10-10-10/12-12-12-| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-12-12-12\11-11-11-11\-7--7--7--7/-9--9--9-| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| 1st ending eb|-12/15-15-15-15\14-14-14-12--15-12~~-| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|--9/12-12-12-12\11-11-11--9--12--9~~-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| 2nd ending eb|-12/15-15-15-15-14-12-14-15-14h15p14-12~~-| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|--9/12-12-12-12-11--9-11-12-11h12p11--9~~-| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| End Solo 2 Play Riff 2 "Oh, beware the blackened water..." Lead over Riff 2 Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------13~-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~----12~\--/9~--12-11~--------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------10-12-13--12--10------10-12-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~----12-------------------12--------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------13~-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~----12~\--/9~--12-11~--------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------13-12--15-13--17-15--19b20~-| Gb|-/9~--12-11~----12------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------17~-| Gb|-/12~--16-14~----16~\--/12~--16-14~--------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------13-15-17--15--13--12--13-15-| Gb|-/12~--16-14~----16------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------17~-| Gb|-/12~--16-14~----16~\--/12~--16-14~--------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------15-----17b19~-| Bb|---------------------17-15--19-17-----19---------| Gb|-/12~--16-14~----16------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| End lead Riff 4a eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9--------10-9------------10-9----7---10--9-| Ab|------7-7---------7-7--(7)p0------9-9----7---10--9-| Eb|-0-0--0-0----8-8--8-8--------7-7--7-7----5----8--7-| * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-----10-9--------10-9------------10-9----7---10--9-| Ab|------7-7---------7-7--(7)p0------9-9----7---10--9-| Eb|-0-0--0-0----8-8--8-8--------7-7--7-7----5----8--7-| * * * * * * eb|---------0--| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|-2----------| Ab|-2----------| Eb|-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