Iced Earth: Dracula
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
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Date last modified: 01/11/02
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
eb|--------1-------3-----1------|
Bb|------3---3-------3------3---|
Gb|----2-------2-------2------2-|
Db|-0------------0--------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
"Do you believe in love..."
eb|--------1-------3-----1--------|
Bb|------3---3-------3------3-----|
Gb|----2-------2-------2------2---|
Db|-0------------0--------------0-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
"Do you believe in destiny..."
eb|-------0---------------------|
Bb|----------1-----------0------|
Gb|-----2------2-------2----2---|
Db|---2----------2---2--------2-|
Ab|-0--------------0------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-------0---------------------|
Bb|----------1-----------0------|
Gb|-----2------2-------2----2---|
Db|---2----------2---2--------2-|
Ab|-0--------------0------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Riff 2 (Acoustic)
eb|-------0----------------------|
Bb|----------0-------------------|
Gb|------------0--------0--------|
Db|-----2-------------2----2-----|
Ab|---2-------------2----------3-|
Eb|-0-------------0----------1---|
"I too have loved..."
Play Riff 1 "When I close my eyes..."
Riff 2a
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
eb|-------0----------------------|
Bb|----------0-------------------|
Gb|------------0--------0--------|
Db|-----2-------------2----2-----|
Ab|---2-------------2----------3-|
Eb|-0-------------0----------1---|
"The blood is the life!"
Guitar 2 (Distortion) Final chord
eb|---------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------|-----|
Db|---------------------------|-----|
Ab|-2-----------------------3-|--2--|
Eb|-0---------------------0-1-|--0--|
*
Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-7------7------7------7------7----7----|
Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** ** **
"Is this my reward for..."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-7------7------7------7------7----7----|
Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** ** **
"...serving God's own war..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-7------7------7------7------8-7-5-|
Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5-5-|
**** **** **** ****
"The blood I've spilled..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-7------7------7------7------8-7-5-|
Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5-5-|
**** **** **** ****
"For faith fulfilled..."
Guitar 2 x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-10p9----7-9-7~----10p9----7-9-7-|
Db|------10----------------10-------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
x2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-10-9----7~----10-9-7-10-9-7-|
Ab|------10---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Guitar 3 x2
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-10p8------8--------10p8------8----|
Gb|------9-10---10~---------9-10---10-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
x2
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-9-7----------9-7----9-7----|
Db|-----9-10~--------10-----10-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
Riff 4
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------3-4-3-|
Eb|-00000-0-00000-0-00000-0-1-------|
***** * ***** * ***** *
"I avenge with darkness..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------3-----|
Eb|-00000-0-00000-0-00000-0-1---4-3-|
***** * ***** * ***** *
"For blood is the life..."
Play Riff 3 "There are far worse..."
Play Riff 4 "I avenge with darkness..."
Riff 5 (There's a ton of shit going on in this riff,
here are pieces that I've picked out, there's at least
two more guitar parts though.)
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-7------7------7------7------|
Ab|-5------5------5------5------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
"I am the dragon of blood..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-7------7------7------7------|
Eb|-5------5------5------5------|
"...Prince of Pain..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/dracula_tab.html ]
Guitar 2 (Guitar 3 plays notes in () )
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-555555555555555555555555555-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
***************************
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-(777777777777777777777777777)-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|--555555555555555555555555555--|
***************************
Guitar 4 x2
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~---/10--9--7-10~~---7-/12--10--9-7~~--5-/9~~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 5
eb|-10~--/13-12-10-13~---10-/15--13-12-10~~--8-/12~~-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-10-12-/13~~---/13-12-10-13~---10-/15--13-12-10~~--8-/12~~-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17-19-20b22~~~--20-19-20~~-|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-2--------3----3-5----5-5-3-|
Eb|-0----0-0-1----1-3----3-3-1-|
* * * * * *
"For true love..."
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-----9----10--9--7---9~~-|
Ab|-7------7----------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-----9----10--9--7---9----|
Ab|-7------7--------------7~-|
Eb|--------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|----12----13-12-10--12~~-|
Gb|-9------9----------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|----12----13-12-10--12----|
Gb|-9------9--------------9~-|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--7------------7----------|
Ab|--5------------5----------|
Eb|--5------------5----------|
eb|----------5------------5--|
Bb|----------5------------5--|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--7----7-------7----7-----|
Eb|--5----5-------5----5-----|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--7------------7----------|
Ab|--5------------5----------|
Eb|--5------------5----------|
x4
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------7-5-8-7-|
Eb|-5-55555-55555-55555-5555-5-5-5-5-|
* ***** ***** ***** ****
Solo
Guitar 1 x4
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------10------11-10----------10--8~~\-|
Gb|----9-10----10-9-------12-10-12-----a----|
Db|-12--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
x2
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/9--10--12--10---9---7----9--10--12--15--14~\-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time) x4
eb|----------17--------18-17-15----15--17-15~~\-|
Bb|-15-17-18----18-17-----------17--------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
x2
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10--11--13--11--10---8---10--11--13--18--17~\-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 5 "I am the dragon of blood..."
Play Riff 6 "For true love..."
Riff 7
Guitar 1
eb|---------|
Bb|---------|
Gb|---------|
Db|----7----|
Ab|----5----|
Eb|----5----|
Guitar 2 x2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------10------11-10----------10--8~~\-|
Gb|----9-10----10-9-------12-10-12-----a----|
Db|-12--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Ending
eb|-----------|
Bb|-----------|
Gb|-----------|
Db|--5----7\--|
Ab|--3----5\--|
Eb|--3----5\--|
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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
