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Iced Earth: The Hunter
(Dark Saga)
Copyright (c) (Century Media) (1996)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
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Date last modified: February 27, 2005
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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Clean) x2
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---2-3-2--0--3-2-3-2------2-3-2--0--3-2-3-2-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0----------------------0-------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------12--------------------10--------------|
Db|----12----12----12---12---10----10---10---10-|
Ab|-10----------10----10---8----------8----8----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Riff 1a (Clean)
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---2-3-2--0--3-2-3-2------2-3-2--0--3-2-3-2-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0----------------------0-------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------12--------------------10--------------|
Db|----12----12----12---12---10----10---10---10-|
Ab|-10----------10----10---8----------8----8----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---5-7-5--4--7-5-7-5------5-7-5--4--7-5-7-5-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0----------------------0-------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------15----------------------13----------------|
Gb|----14----14----14----14----12----12----12----12-|
Db|-12----------12----12----10----------10----10----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------7-7-55-5-55-5------7-7-33-3-33-3-|
Eb|-0-00---------------0-00---------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------7-7-55-5-55-5-3-33-3-33-3-33-3/5-|
Eb|-0-00----------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|------10-10----9----9------10-10----7----7-|
Eb|-0-00-------00---00---0-00-------00---00---|
** ** ** ** ** **
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|------10-10----9----9-7-77-7-77-7-77-7/9-|
Eb|-0-00-------00---00----------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9-9----7----7------9-9----4----4-|
Ab|-2----7-7-55-5-55-5-2----7-7-22-2-22-2-|
Eb|-0-00---------------0-00---------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|------9-9----7----7---5----5----5----5/7-|
Ab|-2----7-7-55-5-55-5p0-3-33-3-33-3-33-3/5-|
Eb|-0-00------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|----/12-10--9--7-7h9-9~-------9-7---------------|
Ab|-7-------------------------7-------10--9-9p7-7~-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time)
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----/10-9--7--5-5h7-7~-------7-5--------------|
Db|-5------------------------5-------9--7-7p5-5~-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-2----2------2----3-|
Eb|-0-00-0-0000-0-00-1-|
** **** **
"A force of light..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 "Heaven sent the hunter..."
Riff 3a
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9-9----7----7------9-9----4----4-|
Ab|-2----7-7-55-5----5-2----7-7-22-2----2-|
Eb|-0-00---------------0-00---------------|
** ** ** **
"Descending from heaven..."
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|------9-9----7----5-----5----5----5/7-|
Ab|-2----7-7-55-5-55-3--33-3-33-3-33-3/5-|
Eb|-0-00---------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|----/12-10--9--7-7h9-9~-------9-7---------------|
Ab|-7-------------------------7-------10--9-9p7-7~-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time)
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----/10-9--7--5-5h7-7~-------7-5--------------|
Db|-5------------------------5-------9--7-7p5-5~-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-2----8-7----5----8-7-8-7~\--2----3-3-|
Eb|-0-00-----00---00------------0-00-1-1-|
** a a ** ** a a a a **
Riff 5a
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-2----8-7----5----8-7-8-7\--2----3-3-|
Eb|-0-00-----00---00-----------0-00-1-1-|
** ** ** **
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-9----7---10-9-10-9\-----------|
Ab|-2---------------------------2----3-3-|
Eb|-0-00-----00---00------------0-00-1-1-|
** ** ** **
Ending to Riff 5a (Both guitars)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-12------12----------12------12-|
Ab|-10-1010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-|
Eb|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-10----10------10----10-|
Ab|--8-88--8-8888--8-88--8-|
Eb|------------------------|
** **** **
Two guitar fills during above riff:
#1
eb|-10-----{10}{10}-13b15~--(15)r13-|
Bb|-13b15---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|--8-----{8}{8}--11b13~-|
Bb|-11b13-----------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
#2
eb|-10-----{10}{10}-13b15~--(15)r13-|
Bb|-13b15---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|--8-----{8}{8}--11b13~--(13)r11-|
Bb|-11b13--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|-12----12-----12--12--12-----12----|
Bb|-15b17-15b17--15--15--15b17--15b17-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
End guitar fills
Play Riff 4 "She swore an oath..."
Play Riff 3a "Descending from heaven..."
Play Riff 4
Ending:
eb|--------|
Bb|--------|
Gb|--------|
Db|--------|
Ab|-2----2-|
Eb|-0-00-0-|
**
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
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