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DRACULA (Bassline)
As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 2001 Album HORROR SHOW)
Transcribed by Metal Maestro
Words and Music by Jon Schaffer
Arranged by Metal Maestro
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Guitar'
Intro
Q=145
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 3x Wx7 H. Q H.. E
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||o------------o||------------|---------7S=|=12---------12-|
||o------------o||------------|------------|---------------|
||--------------||------------|------------|---------------|
Q E Q. Q H.. E Q E Q. Q H.. E
|-12--------------|---------------|-15-----14----12--|-------------|
|-----12-15----7S=|=12---------12-|-----12-----------|-7---------7-|
|-----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------|
|-----------------|---------------|------------------|-------------|
Q E Q E E E W Q. Q. Q W
|-------7--9h10p9-|----------|-10----9----7--|------|
|-7h=10-----------|-7--------|---------------|------|
|-----------------|----------|---------------|-5----|
|-----------------|----------|---------------|------|
+H. Q W Q. Q. Q W
|-------------|----------|---------------|------|
|-------------|----------|---------------|------|
|-(5)------3S=|=5--------|-8----7--------|------|
|-------------|----------|-----------10--|-5----|
+H Q Q H.. E Q E Q. Q W
|-----------------|--------------|-10----9----7--|------|
|-----------------|------------7-|-----7---------|------|
|------------/10--|-12-----------|---------------|-5----|
|-(5)----12-------|--------------|---------------|------|
+H. Q W Q. Q. Q W
|-------------|----------|--------------|------|
|-------------|----------|--------------|------|
|-(5)------3S=|=5--------|-12S==10S==8--|------|
|-------------|----------|--------------|-5----|
H Q Q W Q. Q. Q
|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------|-10----9----7--|
|----------/10--|-12--------|---------------|
|-5----12-------|-----------|---------------|
Bridge
W H. Q 4x W +W
||-----------|-------------||----------|--------|
||o----------|------------o||----------|--------|
||o----------|------------o||----------|--------|
||--0--------|-0-------1---||-0--------|-(0)----|
Verse
Q=170
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S
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|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------5h7-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5--------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q E E
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q E E
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
|---------------------------|---------------------3-3-3--|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q E E
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------------|----------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--||
Pre-Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
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||o---------------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-------------------3-4-3-|
||--0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---1-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-------------------3-----o||
|-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---1---4-3--||
Verse
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
|---------------------------|---------------------3-3-3--|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q E E
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------------|----------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--||
Pre-Verse
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
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||o---------------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-------------------3-4-3-|
||--0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---1-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-------------------3-----o||
|-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0---0---1---4-3--||
Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/dracula_btab.html ]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------------------------------------------------o||
|-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-o||
|--------------------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--||
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
Post-Chorus
Q E E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q. E E E Q
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|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----3-3-3-1--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----3-3-3-1--|
Q E E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q. E E E Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----3-3-3-1--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----3-3-3-1--|
Guitar Solo
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-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-5----o||
||o-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3h5-3h5-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-----8--o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||--3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3h5-3h5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----o||
|-----------------|-------------------8--o||
|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------------||
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
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-5----o||
||o-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3h5-3h5-|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-----8--o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q E E
||----------------------------|-----------------------|
||o---------------------------|-----------------------|
||o---------------------------|-----------------------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--6S5--|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S Q E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------------|----------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--6S5--||
Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|--------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|-10h12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-o||
|--------------------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|--------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--||
|-------------------------------------------------o||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
Post-Chorus
Q E E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q. E E E Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----3-3-3-1--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----3-3-3-1--|
Q E E E E E E Q. E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q. E E E Q
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----3-3-3-1--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----3-3-3-1--|
Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3h5-3h5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H.
|-----------------|----------------|----------*|
|-----------------|-----------7----|----------*|
|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---3--|-5--------*|
|-----------------|----------------|----------*|
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
