Travel In Stygian Guitar Tabs by Iced Earth

Iced Earth:  Travel In Stygian

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
     edited by:  Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
                 Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------4-444-2-222-5-555--------4-444-2-222-4-2---|
Eb|-2-222--------------------2-222-----------------3-|
    * *** * *** * *** * ***  * *** * *** * *** * * * 

Guitar 2 (after awhile)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-4----------7-----------5-----------4-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-2----------5-----------3-----------2-|


Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-4-------5-------4-------------7-------5-|
Eb|-2---2-0-3---3-0-2---2-0--5555-5--3333-3-|
        * *     * *     * *  ****    **** 

Lead over Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----7----------------8-7-----------7-----------|
Gb|------6--5-5tr6----------8-7-5-------6--5-5tr6-|
Db|-4----------------5-------------4--------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
 

Riff 3
Guitar 1                           x2                                x2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222-------5-|-3-3---333---3---3---333-------6-|
    * *   ***   *   *   ***           * *   ***   *   *   ***

Guitar 2 (after three reptitions of the above riff)
                                   x2                                x2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Ab|-------------------------------5-|-------------------------------6-|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222---------|-3-3---333---3---3---333---------|
    * * * *** * * * * * *** * * * *   * * * *** * * * * * *** * * * *


Riff 4                                                   x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------4-------7-------5----------4-------7-------5-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2--2--5555-5--3333-3--2-222-2-2--5555-5--3333-3-|
    * * * *     ****    ****    * *** *    ****    ****


Riff 3a                            x2                                x2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-2-2---2-2---2---2---2-2-------5-|-3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------6-|
    * *   * *   *   *   * *           * *   * *   *   *   * *
   "Through the flames..."

Play Riff 4

Riff 5                                                           x6
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------2h4-------------2-4-5-7--5--7-|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-0h2-2-222-222-2-0-2-3-5--3--5-|
        * *** *** *** *** *** *** *     * *** *** * * * * 
    "Was all of it..."

Riff 6
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0--3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
    ****    *      ****    *      ****    *      ****    *
                                   x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-|
        * *** *** *** *** *** *** *
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0--3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
    ****    *      ****    *      ****    *      ****    *             
   
Riff 7                                 x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------9----------------|
Ab|-10p9-9-999-999-999---9-12-9-10-9-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
         * *** *** * *   *    *    *  * 
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|------9-----------12--------7-----------12-|
Ab|-7777-7--10101010-10---5555-5--10101010-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
    ****     * * * *      ****     * * * * 


Riff 8 (Interlude)
The harmonics are played with a clean tone
Guitar 1                 x2                
eb|-----------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------|
Gb|-------12----------12--|-----------------|
Db|-----12------5---12----|--4----2----5----|
Ab|-2-----------3---------|--2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0---------------------|---------------3-|
         h h         h h
                                 
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-------5-----------5-----4----2----5----|
Ab|-2-----3-----2-----3-----2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0-----------0------------------------3-|
   "On the night that it came to me..."

Guitar 2  (not on the DOP version)                                x2
eb|---------0-------0-----0-----------------0-------0-----0--------|
Bb|-------8---8-------8------8------------4---4-------4------4-----|
Gb|-----9-------9-------9------9--------5-------5-------5------5---|
Db|---9-----------9--------------9----5-----------5--------------5-|
Ab|-7-------------------------------3------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------0------------------------|
Bb|-------3---3----------------------|
Gb|-----4-------4--------2-----------|
Db|---4-----------4----2---0---2-----|
Ab|-2----------------0-------3-----2-|
Eb|------------------------------3---|


Riff 9
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-----|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------3-3-|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
   "...that's, when I saw my destiny."


Riff 10
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------9--9-9-----------------------9--7-7-|
Ab|---------2------9/10-9-7--7-7---------2------9/10-9-7--5-5-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7--------000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7--------|
    *** * *   ****      *        *** * *   ****      *     
   "Travel, in Stygian..."    
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------9--9-9-|
Ab|-------2--------9/10-9-7--7-7-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7--------|
    *** * *   ****      *        
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------7------7----7------5------5----5-|
Ab|-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
    ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **


Riff 11
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------101010-9-7-9-7----------------777-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
Ab|-777-7-7-7----------------10--555-5-5-5------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
    *** * *                      *** * * 
    "Ohh..."

Guitar 2 (after a couple repitions of the above)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------9-9-9-7---7------------------777-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
Db|-------------------10--10--9-----------------------------|
Ab|-777-7-7-7--------------------555-5-5-5------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
    *** * *                      *** * * 


Riff 12
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|
Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
    ****   ****   **   ****   ****   ** 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------12----------12------12----------14----------14------14-|
Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-12121212-12-12121212-12-1212-12-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     * * * *     * * * *     * *     * * * *     * * * *     * * 

Guitar 2 (comes in the second time)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------5--------7--|
Ab|---2-------5--------3--------5--|
Eb|---0-------3--------------------|


Riff 12a
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|
Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
    ****   ****   **   ****   ****   ** 
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------12----------12------12----------14----------|
Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-12121212-12----------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\-|
     * * * *     * * * *     * *     * * * *   Pick through the slide


Riff 13 (solo rhythm) x2
eb|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------2------2----2-|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-|-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-2222-2-2222-2-22-2-|
    ****   ****   **     ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **

Solo
eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-14t10p7-15t10p7-19t10p7-17t10p7-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-14t10p7-19t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat the above bars again, then:

eb|--------------15~------------------19b20r19~--17----19\-|
Bb|-17--15----15------17----15--17------------------20-----|
Gb|--------16------------16--------16----------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------15-14-|
Bb|-12~--------12-/15--15-------------------15/17-------|
Gb|------14-12------------12-16-14/16-16/17-------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Riff 14
Guitar 1                            x2 
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------4-|
Ab|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
    **** **** **** **** **** ****     
                                    x2 
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------4-|
Eb|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-|
    **** **** **** **** **** ****

Guitar 2 (Only on Stormrider version)
                                                                            x2
eb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                            x2
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12\-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Interlude


Riff 15
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-4--4-4--4-4--4-2-4-5-|
Eb|-2--2-2--2-2--2-0-2-3-|
    *  * *  * *  * * * * 
   "The henchman awaits you..."

Guitar 2 (comes in after awhile, use delay)
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-10-9-10---7-9-10-9-----7-9-7--------------------|
Ab|------------------------10---------10-9-7-10-9-7-9~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
   "It's time..."

Rif 16
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-5-4-5----2-4-5-4-----------------------------|
Ab|-5-3-2-3----0-2-3-2----5-7-9-7----5-4-2-5-4-2-4-|
Eb|-----------------------3-5-7-5----3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
    * * *      * * *      * * *      * * * * * * 

Play Riff 5    "Riding on the hot winds of hell..."
Play Riff 6    "...me!"
Play Riff 7
Play Riff 10   "Travel, in Stygian..."

Ending:
eb|-----------|
Bb|-----------|
Gb|-----------|
Db|-----------|
Ab|---------2-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-|
    *** * * 


Acoustic ending

Guitar 1
eb|-7h8p7---7-----------------|-7h8p7----7---------------7-8-7-|
Bb|------10--10-8----7-8------|-------10--10-8----7-8-10-------|
Gb|----------------9--------9-|-----------------9--------------|
Db|----------------------10---|--------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-4h5p4---4-----------------|-4h5p4----4---------------4-5-4-|
Db|-------7---7-5----4-5----2-|--------7---7-5----4-5--7-------|
Ab|----------------7-----3----|-----------------7--------------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|


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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