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Dantes Inferno Tab

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Tuning: Eb

Intro Rhythm:

Riff 1 (Clean)
eb|-------7-----7-----7--------------7-----7-----7--------|
Bb|---------0-----0-----0--------------0-----0-----0------|
Gb|-----------0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0----|
Db|-----5------------------------5------------------------|
Ab|---7----------------------7-6------------------------6-|
Eb|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
                                                        x5
eb|---------7-----7-----7--------------7-----7-----7-----|
Bb|-----------0-----0-----0--------------0-----0-----0---|
Gb|-------0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0-|
Db|-----5--------------------------5---------------------|
Ab|-6-7------------------------7-6-----------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
   "Through the fiery caverns..."

Riff 2 (Clean)                                           x4
eb|-------0------0------0-------------0-------------0-----|
Bb|---------6------6------6-------------4-------------4---|
Gb|-----7-----7------7------7------5------5------5------5-|
Db|---7--------------------------5-------------5----------|
Ab|-5--------------------------3-------------3------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
  "Slowly now..." 

Play Riff 1   [play second bar 3 times]

End Intro Rhythm

Solo over Intro Rhythm
eb|-12----14--15-------------12----14--15--17----19-|
Bb|--------------16----12---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------15-----|
Bb|-15----17--18--17----13----15--17--18------17-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------15--17--19-|
Bb|-15----17--18--17----13----15--17--18-------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-15----17--19--14----11----15----17--19--20----17-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-15----17--19--14----11----15----17--19--20----22-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Now the distortion kicks in:

Riff 3
Guitar 1                  x4
eb|------------------------|-----|
Bb|------------------------|-----|
Gb|------------------------|-----|
Db|-2---2-2---2-1---1-1-/-|-----|
Ab|-2---2-2---2-1---1-1-/-|--2--|
Eb|------------------------|--0--|
  "Abandon all hope..."

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-6---6-6---6-5---------6---6-6---6-8--5-|
Ab|------------------6----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|


Lead into the next section:
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|---------3----------|
Ab|-0-22-0--3---3-33-0-|
Eb|--------------------|
    * ** *      * ** * 
   
Riff 4
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-----------------------------|
Ab|-0h2-----------------------------|
Eb|-----0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-000-|
        * *** * *** * *** * *** ***    
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2---------------------3----------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0-22-0--3---3-33-0-|
Eb|-----0-000-0-000--------------------|
        * *** * *** * ** *      * ** *   

Riff 5
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-----5----5-5------5----5-5-|
Eb|-333-3--3-3-3--333-3--3-3-3-|
    ***    *      ***    *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----5----5-5------5----5-5------|
Eb|-333-3--3-3-3--333-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
    ***    *      ***    *      * *


Riff 4a
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2---------------------3----------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0-22-0--3---3-33-0-|
Eb|-----0-000-0-000--------------------|
        * *** * *** * ** *      * ** *  
   "Abandon, all hope..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-----------------------------|
Ab|-0h2-----------------------------|
Eb|-----0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-000-|
        * *** * *** * *** * *** ***    
                          
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 4a   "The souls..."
Play riff 5

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)                          x4
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-2------32-0-2-------3-------32-0-3-------|
Ab|-2------32-0-2-3-2-0-3-------32-0-3-3-2-0-|
Eb|----0-0-------------------0-0---------------|
       * *         * * *     * *         * * *

Solo
eb|-18t12p7p0h7h12-19t12p7p0h7h12-18t12p7p0h7h12-19t12p7p0h8h13-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| --|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|   |
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|   |
                                                                    |
eb|-19t13p8p0h8h13-20t13p8p0h8h13-19t13p8p0h8h13-20t13p8p0h7h12-|   |-- Play 3x
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|   |
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|   |
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| --|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                      
eb|-18t12p7p0h7h12-19t12p7p0h7h12-18t12p7p0h7h12-19t12p7p0h8h13-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-19t13p8p0h8h13-20t13p8p0h8h13-19t13p8/20-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Lead into next section:
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|---------3----------|
Ab|-0-22-0--3---3-33-0-|
Eb|--------------------|
    * ** *      * ** * 

Play Riff 4   "Descention..."
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6    except use this for the ending to the solo:

eb|-19t13p8p0h8h13-20t13p8p0h8h13-19t13p8p0h8h13-20t13p8-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 7
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------54-----43---2-----2h3-|
Eb|-0-000-0-32-0-0-21-0-0-0-0-0h1-|
    * *** *     * *     *   * *     
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------54-----43---2-----32-|
Eb|-0-000-0-32-0-0-21-0-0-0-0-1

Dantes Inferno Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture sam Lead Player	#1 by sam virtue at Jan 23, 1971 at 12:12 PM EST
	I have a live version of this son and my god it is one of the best live versions of any song AI have ever heard.

No Picture Graeme Wanna Be	#2 by Graeme Cook at Sep 19, 1975 at 4:01 AM EST
	Schaffer is a genious! This song makes the best 16 minutes in the history of music. When Barlow and Schaffer begins with "LUCIFER, ANGEL OF LIGHT" at alive in athens my neck hairs rise every time! No music have ever sounded nor will ever sound as evil! Just perfect!!

No Picture Aaron Average	#3 by Aaron Webster at Jan 5, 1976 at 5:52 AM EST
	I think I caught Tiamat and Beelzebub in there too

No Picture Green Day rocks Average	#4 by Green Day rocks!!!! at Nov 8, 1979 at 4:09 PM EST
	I always get the impression that Iced Earth play too much D&D

No Picture BeN-bEn Lead Player	#5 by BeN-bEn Lesniewski at Dec 9, 1979 at 3:53 AM EST
	here here

No Picture jon Wanna Be	#6 by jon a at Jan 14, 1986 at 8:46 PM EST
	Yes, indeed, based on "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri, a masterpiece made out of another masterpiece!

No Picture Ben Wanna Be	#7 by Ben Porter at Jun 26, 1997 at 12:49 PM EST
	One mother of a long song, but in my opinion every second of the song is worth it and great.

No Picture justin Average	#8 by justin andrews at Feb 24, 1999 at 11:54 AM EST
	One of the best Iced Earth songs period. An absolute epic that covers Dante's journy through hell. Yes, Schaffersmygod.. Jon went by the book on this one and got it perfect.

No Picture dann Average	#9 by dann at May 6, 2001 at 6:18 AM EST
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiamat PureSophist, I think you're right. Although it says there's no clear text on what form Tiamat really takes. Oh well. But awesome song anyways. Iced Earth are amazing =D

No Picture A Average	#10 by A Doyle at Mar 16, 2002 at 8:35 PM EST
	Most of the names chanted are either demon's names from Judeo-Christian mythology or other "well-known demon's names from other cultures. From memory I can remember Asmodeus, Mephisto and Be'elzebub. Tiamat is the goddess of chaos and the ocean in Sumerian mythos (and is also the name of a damn good gothic metal band ^^). Be'elzebub or "the lord of the flies" is a duke of hell (i.e. boss demon), as is Asmodeus. Mephisto (or Mephistopheles) is the "famous" demon from Faust. I have read the whole of the Divine Comedy, and Shaffer & associates got the feel down brilliantly. Well done Iced Earth. Another point, the three-headed dog's name IS Cerberus, not Cerebus. 1 2 Next

No Picture shareef Average	#11 by shareef turner at May 7, 2003 at 10:01 PM EST
	...based upon "the inferno" by dante, a medieval poet. the book actually goes through hell, purgatory, and heaven, but i've only gotten halfway through hell. it's pretty hard to stay interested in an epic poem translated from 14thC italian. anyway, what i really want to know is this: does anyone out there have the lyrics for the latin chanting that's going on in the background? it's at about the 14 minute mark, i think before the last verse. i'm taking latin (and no, i don;t know why. but, my sat scores were pretty nice) anyway, i want to translate it, and find out what they're saying

No Picture metal-cat Average	#12 by metal-cat stepheria at Mar 3, 2004 at 9:36 AM EST
	Shamandown; I dont have those latin lyrics, but I do think that those are just some satanic mantra's, maybe not, but they would fit into the song.

No Picture Turbo Grom Wanna Be	#13 by Turbo Grom at Oct 13, 2005 at 1:52 AM EST
	Hell, read Purgatorio and Paradiso while you're at it. They're all three exquisite, if you've the patience for it. And the song is a sixteen and a half minute long aural orgasm, I swear.

No Picture Sybren Average	#14 by Sybren .... at Feb 24, 2007 at 4:15 AM EST
	Actually the chanting isn't Latin or from any Satanic mantra, it's just some gibberish Jon made up because he wanted some chanting that sounded evil. Even though it doesn't mean anything it certainly does sound evil.