Dracula Guitar Tabs by Iced Earth

Iced Earth:  Dracula

transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

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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..."

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

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