Band- Iced Earth
Song- Violate
Album- The Dark Saga
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-2------2------3------5-|
Eb|-0----0-0----0-1----0-3-|
* * *
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9----10-9----10-9-10-12-10----10\5-5----5--/10-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-7----9-7----9-7-9-10-9----9\4-4----4-/9-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2-----------------------------|
Eb|-1-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
"Enter now the fiendish one..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2------------------3------3-|
Eb|-1-0-000-000-000-3333-1-3333-1-|
*** *** *** **** ****
"...twisted little man..."
Final time:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2-----------------------------|
Eb|-1-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2------------------3------3---|
Eb|-1-0-000-000-000-3333-1-3333-1-0-|
*** *** *** **** **** *
Riff 3 x3
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-----1-------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Enter now..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-----1-------------2--|
Eb|-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0--|
* * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "I'll beat you with your spinal cord..."
Play Riff 3 "Enter now..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/violate_tab.html ]
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|---------9\----------12\-|
Ab|---------7\----------10\-|
Eb|-000-000-----000-000-----|
*** *** *** ***
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|----------9\----------7-10-|
Ab|----------7\----------5--8-|
Eb|-000-000------000-000-5--8-|
*** *** *** ***
Guitar 2 (Phaser effect)
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|---8~--------------------|
Gb|---7~--------------------|
Db|-------------------0-----|
Ab|-------------------0-----|
Eb|----------------------0--|
Play Riff 3 "Enter now..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|------2---------3---------2----5----3-|
Ab|------2---------3---------2----5----3-|
Eb|-00-0-0----11-1-1----00-0-0----3----1-|
** * ** * ** *
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|----9~------9-/12--10-9-10~----12-10-9-|
Ab|-7--------7----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|----9~----10-9--------10-9-7~----10-9-|
Ab|-7-------------10~--------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the 3rd time)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|----7~------7-/10--9-7-9~----10-9-7-|
Db|-5--------5-------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----7~----9-7-------9-7--------9-7-|
Db|-5------------9~--------10~--------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (Comes in the 5th time)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----17-19-----------17-19---------|
Gb|-16-------16~----16-------16--17~-|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----19-20-17~-------19-20---------|
Gb|-16--------------16-------16--17~-|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
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.
<17> = 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
