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Iced Earth: Dracula
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
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Date last modified: 01/11/02
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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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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Ben Wanna Be |
#1 by Ben Porter at Jan 21, 1972 at 2:42 PM EST |
| this song is strong and holds a strong meaning that his god or his faith has been crushed. other then that the guitarist kicks ass in this song | |
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Killer Wanna Be |
#2 by Killer at Feb 11, 1974 at 4:07 PM EST |
| Wow i am the first to comment for this song. Great song, about dracula and his love for one chick, don't know more. | |
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Mr. Slave Wanna Be |
#3 by Mr. Slave at May 7, 1978 at 11:17 AM EST |
| I tend to agree that this song is more about the fictional character Dracula than the real Vlad Dracul (Vlad Tepes). There are however some "real-life" references; for instance "the Order of the Dragon" was an order of knights to which Vlad's father belonged (from there came the "Dracul", meaning "son of the dragon). Well done Iced Earth for getting the little things right. ^^ | |
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Claus Average |
#4 by Claus Kronmueller at Oct 8, 1989 at 5:20 AM EST |
| actually, this song is about the REAL dracula, Vlad tepes dracula (tepes meaning"the impaler") he is not, however, a vampire but was notorius for arround 40 000 killings in his six year reing over ancient romania, he was given the title tepes after impaling 20 000 turkish soldiers high on pikes stuck into the ground when he was chased out of his kingdom by some sultan guy, after seeing this the sultan called off the attack (after that, wouldnt anyone?) anyways more to the point. vlad did all this in secrecy and his belived mistress found out he wanted to kill her father and became upset, after a few more years of killings she finally committed suicide by hurling herself over the castle wall and vlad swore to have her back, some how. this is a very true story and believe it or not vlad was a very respected man and people ACTUALLY loved this man, he kept order in their small town. wicked song..hope you enjoy the history of the man who inspired bram stokers Dracula | |
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Punk Rock Princ Wanna Be |
#5 by Punk Rock Princess at Dec 1, 1992 at 6:10 PM EST |
| Seems to be the thoughts of someone on death row. The song was originally written by Iron Maiden, but this cover is absolutely amazing, I'm not sure what version I like more. 1 | |
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Chad Wanna Be |
#6 by Chad Barri at Apr 11, 1995 at 6:19 AM EST |
| Best Iced Earth song, and one of the best songs in the world ever! It takes references from the book, the 1931 movie and the 1992 movie, and Dracula is NOT Vlad Tepes (and Bram Stoker did not base his vampire on Tepes either, although he was losely inspired by him), Dracula is a man who fights for God, and then God takes his beloved wife (or girlfriend, or whatever...), which pushes him over the edge, so he swears to rise up from the dead and avenge hers with all the powers of darkness. 1 | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#7 by Matt Miller at Mar 21, 2003 at 11:12 AM EST |
| It's about Dracula (the one starring Gary Oldman), Dark_Out was half right. Although I really don't unerstand how you could be stupid enough to not think it has anything to do with vampires because it's about how Dracula lost his true lvoe, renounced his faith and vowed to come back to life as a vampire to avenge his wife. | |
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Austin Average |
#8 by Austin Schrauben at Oct 24, 2005 at 5:33 AM EST |
| This song is so incredible, especially the first time you hear it. I don't know why Horror Show is so underrated.... most people think its one of their worst.... I think its one of their best! Oh and I just heard some bad news............................ Matt left Iced Earth.... things just wont be the same without him.... | |
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Katie Average |
#9 by Katie Brown at Oct 21, 2006 at 11:21 PM EST |
| Well, Tim's an adequate replacement, anyway. Great song. | |
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Johan Average |
#10 by Johan Soderberg at Sep 27, 2007 at 6:03 AM EST |
| Stormy conquers his native land with his army of desert natives. Bloody, evil, on and on. His revenge is complete. | |
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