Iced Earth:  Nightmares

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1                         x4
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|---4-----4---4---5-----5---5-|
Eb|-2-----2---2---3-----3---3---|


Riff 2           x3
eb|---------------|---------------|
Bb|---------------|---------------|
Gb|---------------|---------------|
Db|-4-------------|-4--------7--5-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0--5--3-|
Eb|---------------|---------------|
      * * * * * *     * * * 

Continue playing Riff 2  Solo Rhythm


Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----4-----4-4-4------4-----4-4-4-|
Db|-----4-----4-4-4------4-----4-4-4-|
Ab|-2-2---2-2--------2-2---2-2-------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
    * *   * *        * *   * *
   "The feeling that you get..."
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----5-----5-5-5------2-----2-2-2-|
Db|-----5-----5-5-5------2-----2-2-2-|
Ab|-3-3---3-3--------0-0---0-0-------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
    * *   * *        * *   * * 
   "You won't see us there..."


Riff 4
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-5----------4-2---------4-2-|
Ab|-3-33333333-2-0-0-000-0-2-0-|
Eb|----------------------------|
      ********     * *** *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-3----------5-2-------------|
Eb|-1-11111111-3-0-0-000-0-0-0-|
      ********     * *** * * *


Play Riff 2   "Night, nightmares..."


Riff 5
Guitar 1         x2
eb|---------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------|---------------------------|
Db|-2-2-2-3-2-0-0-|-3-3-3-5-3-0-0-5-5-5-5-6-5-|
Ab|---------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------------------|
              * *             * *   * * *

Guitar 2         x2
eb|---------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-4-4-4-5-4-0-0-|-5-5-5-7-5-0-0-7-7-7-7-8-7-|
Db|---------------|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------------------|
              * *             * *   * * *


Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm

Final time:
Riff 4
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-5----------4-2---------4-2-|
Ab|-3-33333333-2-0-0-000-0-2-0-|
Eb|----------------------------|
      ********     * *** *
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-3----------5-2----------|
Eb|-1-11111111-3-0--------0-|
      ********

Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 5a          x2
eb|---------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-4-4-4-5-4-----|-5-5-5-7-5-----7-------8-7-|
Db|-2-2-2-3-2-0-0-|-3-3-3-5-3-0-0-5-5-5-5-6-5-|
Ab|---------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------------------|
              * *             * *   * * *


Riff 6           x2
eb|---------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------|---------------------------|
Db|-2-2-2-3-2-----|-3-3-3-5-3-----5-------6-5-|
Ab|-2-2-2-3-2-0-0-|-3-3-3-5-3-0-0-5-5-5-5-6-5-|
Eb|---------------|---------------------------|
              * *             * *   * * * 
  "Hell is coming down..."

Play Riff 4
Play Riff 2   "Night, nightmares..."

Final time:      x3
eb|---------------|------------------|
Bb|---------------|------------------|
Gb|---------------|------------------|
Db|-4-------------|-4--------7--5--4-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-3-0-|-2-2-2-0--5--3--2-|
Eb|---------------|------------------|
      * * * * * *     * * * 
   "Night, nightmares..."



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