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Iced Earth:  Depths Of Hell
(Dark Saga)
Copyright (c)  (Century Media) (1996)

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
                 Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)

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Date last modified:  February 28, 2005

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Clean)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-2-4-2-4-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-7-9-7-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 2
Guitars 1 (Clean)                      x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (Distortion)                  x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-10-10-10--9--------(9)--------(9)---|
Ab|--8--8--8--7--------(7)--------(7)---|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Play Riff 1   "Angels coming..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1   "Challengers call him..."
Play Riff 2


Riff 3 (Distortion)                x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *
   "Battles won..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-3-3-3-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *
   "Feel the pain..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *       *
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-2-2-3-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-0-0-1-|
            * *
  "From the depths of hell..."


Riff 4
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------5-4-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
      * *   * *   * *   * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------5-4---|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *     *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-2-2-3----5-5-5-5-5-5-2-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-0-0-1----3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
            * *              * *
  "From the depths of hell..."
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-2-2-3----5-3-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-0-0-1----3-1-|
            * *


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------5-4-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
      * *   * *   * *   * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------5-4---|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *     *
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------4-5-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
      * *   * *   * *   * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------5-4---|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *     *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-2-2-3----5-5-5-5-5-5-2-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-0-0-1----3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
            * *              * *
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-2-2-3----5-3-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-0-0-1----3-1-|
            * *
Solo
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9/10-10-10/12-12-12/14-14-14/16-16-16/17-16~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16/17-17-17/19-19-19\17-17-17\16-16-16\14-14\-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|---4--------------------------|
Db|-5---5--7~----/12-10-9-----10-|
Ab|-----------------------10-----|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|-10\9~~----7-5-5----|
Ab|-----------------7~-|
Eb|--------------------|

Harmony part:

Guitar 1:
eb|----12-14-12-----------------------------|
Bb|-15-----------13-15----13-15-17-15-13----|
Gb|--------------------------------------16-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------10-15-10-----|
Bb|-12-13-15-13-----12--------------------|
Gb|--------------14-------------------12~-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|----12-14-12-------------------------|
Bb|-15-----------13-15------------------|
Gb|-----------------------10b11r10-9-9~-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Guitar 2:
eb|-19-20-22-20--17-19----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------14-16-17-16-14----|
Db|--------------------------------------17-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-15-17-19-17--14-15----19-24-19-----|
Bb|--------------------------------17~-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-19-20-22-20--17-19----------------|
Bb|-----------------------9b10r9-8-8~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   "Darkness dwelling..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1   "Shattered pieces..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3   "When the smoke clears..."

Riff 4a
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------5-4-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
      * *   * *   * *   * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------5-4---|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *     *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-2-2-3----5-5-5-5-5-5-2-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-0-0-1----3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
            * *              * *
  "From the depths of hell..."
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-2-2-3----5-3-2-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-0-0-1----3-1-0-|
            * *

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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