Slave To The Dark

Album- The Dark Saga

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.
       = 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