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DARK SAGA (Bassline)
As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 1996 Album DARK SAGA)
Transcribed by Robert Lech
Words by Jon Schaffer Music by Jon Schaffer/Matthew Barlow/Randall Shawver/Dave Abell/Mark Prator
Arranged by Jon Schaffer
Gtr I (D# G# C# F#) - 'Clean Bass'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=123
4/4
Gtr I
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||
3/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-||
Pre-Verse
4/4
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||
3/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-||
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o||
||--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--||
Verse
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o||
||--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--||
Chorus
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------7-7\--|
||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
Verse
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o||
||--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--||
Chorus
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------7-7\--|
||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/dark_saga_btab_ver_2.html ]
Bridge
4/4
Gtr I
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||
3/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-|
Pre-Verse
4/4
Gtr I
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||
3/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Verse
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o||
||--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--||
Chorus
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------7-7\--|
||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|
Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q 4x
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|-------------------|-------------------o||
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|-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
Outro
4/4
Gtr I
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E
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||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||
3/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E
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4/4
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W W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
