Violate Guitar Tabs by Iced Earth

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..."

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

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