Dark Saga

Iced Earth

Tom: B

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (clean)         x2

eb|---------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------0--------0----|-------0-------0-------0-|
Db|-----4------------4--|-----0-------0-------0---|
Ab|---2----------2------|---2-------0-------0-----|
Eb|-0----------0--------|-3-------2-------1-------|
   "The deal was rigged....."



Riff 2 (distortion)

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------2--3-------------3--2-------------2--3---------5-5--4-4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-3--2-2-|
      * * * * *      * * * * * *      * * * * * *      * * * *

   "An empty soul....."


Riff 3

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------9--9\-------------------------------|
Ab|-3--3----------2--2------7--7\--3--3----------2--2------2--2-|
Eb|-1--1--111-3-0-0--0-0000--------1--1--111-3-0-0--0-0000-0--0-|
          *** * *      ****              *** * *      ****

   "I cheated myself......."


Play Riff 2    "Fight, ....."
Play Riff 3    "I cheated myself......"


Play Riff 1  w/ this lead:
Guitar 2

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----/12-13-12~----/12-13-10----/12-13---|
Gb|---9-------------9------------9------12-|
Db|-/9------------/9-----------/9----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|



eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15^-12^r--13-12-10--13-12h13p12-10--12-13----|
Gb|-------------------------------------------12-|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|



Play Riff 1   "I know there's goodness........"
This is played over the last bar in riff 1:
Riff 4:

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-5---------4---------3-------2-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-3-1-0-|
      * * * *   * * * *   * * *

   "...slave......"

Play Riff 2   "No, I was betrayed......"
Play Riff 3   "I cheated myself......"


Play Riff 1    only the first 3 bars
This is played over the first 3 bars of riff 1:

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2----------|
Eb|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--[etc.]--|
    * *  * * *  * * *


Play Riff 4