Travel In Stygian Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Days Of Purgatory [Disc 2] Tabs:

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

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/i/iced_earth/352102.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture TED Average	#1 by TED at Feb 16, 1970 at 3:32 AM EST
	How did Iced Earth make the intro to Angels Holocaust? It sounds like Carmina Burana by Carl Orff was sampled and mixed into the song.

No Picture «™†Rob†™» Average	#2 by «™†Rob†™» at Jun 7, 1974 at 1:27 PM EST
	or maybe think that this is liek the rest of dark saga about spawn

No Picture Paul Wanna Be	#3 by Paul at Apr 9, 1980 at 4:30 AM EST
	Well,John Schaffer is from Indiana,so i could see what you got that from

No Picture [Cody]♥ Rhythm Player	#4 by [Cody]♥ [Confined]Has A Body Count at Aug 26, 1983 at 11:34 PM EST
	Dracula and I died for you are my favorite Iced Earth songs.

No Picture qaz1 Average	#5 by qaz1 qaz1 at Mar 2, 1988 at 6:29 PM EST
	I LIKE BEANS, you are wrong. It may have been on the Spawn album, but it isn't about Spawn. I forget her name, but there's an Angel in the comic books who makes it her mission to destroy those like Spawn. She is The Hunter, and Spawn is the Hunted. Technically, this does have to do with the comic books, but not Spawn himself. Just me being technical.

No Picture jimmy Wanna Be	#6 by jimmy rodrigues at Aug 11, 1988 at 5:00 AM EST
	Probably biblical... This song reminds me of metallica, though.

No Picture Mark Average	#7 by Mark McL at Nov 21, 1989 at 2:16 AM EST
	Stormrider wanders, and finds himself called by the darkest forces of nature to be their tool of destruction in return for power.

No Picture Conar Wanna Be	#8 by Conar Gillard at Feb 14, 1991 at 8:12 AM EST
	This song is Matt Barlow's personal take on It Came From the Black Lagoon.

No Picture josh Wanna Be	#9 by josh donaldson at Sep 19, 1991 at 9:11 AM EST
	I'm pretty sure this song is a reference to Vlad The Impaler. He was a romanian ruler who was famous for... Well impaling people. Anyway, both his and his father belonged to a group called the Order of the Dragon. Which is probably where the song's title kicks in. Anyway, that's just one jugallo's theory. If you think I'm wrong go ahead and say so fellas, 1

No Picture Scott Average	#10 by Scott Muir at Mar 25, 1993 at 4:35 AM EST
	Iced Earth, we love you. Noting more to be said. Dead Kennedys - MTV get off the air ^^

No Picture Tim Wanna Be	#11 by Tim at Oct 13, 1993 at 6:18 AM EST
	why are you complaining about them not being played on mtv ? THEY DON'T MAKE MUSIC VIDEOS its not there style its iced earth there band slogan is F.uck POSERS and you dont get more posers then MTV

No Picture brian Average	#12 by brian olofson at Feb 12, 1996 at 11:58 PM EST
	Dracula and I died for you are my favorite Iced Earth songs.

No Picture Devon Average	#13 by Devon Stuart at Mar 31, 1997 at 9:15 PM EST
	biblical, i should look it up...

No Picture silent Rhythm Player	#14 by silent support at Nov 13, 1997 at 6:41 PM EST
	It's funny seeing someone with a user name like "iknowmorethenyou"... yet he has the mentality of a 12 year old. Add to the fact he doesn't know how to spell.. but he knows more "than" us. :)

No Picture tane Wanna Be	#15 by tane at May 20, 2004 at 7:58 AM EST
	Never hire someone like Carson Daly for a music channel. Does he think he is black when they have black artists on the show or something?

No Picture Kenny Lead Player	#16 by Kenny Berg at Oct 1, 2005 at 3:57 AM EST
	Mtv just reaps the originality out of bands. literally. And if Iced Earth ever went mainstream, dont get me wrong, they'd still be my favourite band ever, and they'd still write the best songs ever known to man, but they'd just fade out within a month anyway, because people now a days dont respect music the way it should be.. they dont look at the talent of the musicians, they listen to it and say "oh that sounds cool" without considering even what a song means, or how hard it is to play, or anything of that nature

No Picture Bert Wanna Be	#17 by Bert Hastings at Apr 15, 2007 at 12:29 AM EST
	"The charred remains of the holy rollers Scream repentance though it's far too late" This seems to be talking about the Southern Baptist types that are always all like "Repent and find Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-sussss!!" and how all their work was for naught as in the end they all died the same gruesome death. I dunno, the whole thing seems to have an anti-Christian theme to it.

No Picture philipp Rhythm Player	#18 by philipp at Jul 30, 2007 at 2:17 PM EST
	one might acutally consider this a composition, if one were inclined to think musically

No Picture Jordan Wanna Be	#19 by Jordan Ivey at Sep 30, 2007 at 6:08 PM EST
	Well,Stygian is either thet level or river before the river styx,so he's traveling deeper inside

No Picture Tom Rhythm Player	#20 by Tom at Oct 1, 2007 at 10:30 AM EST
	The intro blows me away everytime. It's just so awesome.

No Picture Dylan Lead Player	#21 by Dylan

No Picture no more mohawk Average	#22 by no more mohawk :( at Oct 2, 2007 at 12:41 PM EST
	This song is basically the opening to the story of the Stormrider(which is the point of the entire album-theme "The Night Of the Stormrider"). The Stormrider is waking up to the dumfounded lies and malevolent riff raff that his life suffers and in anger turns away from God and religion. The whole song, in addition to being geniously composed, is highly profounde and vivid. And Ninji-X has got the idea . . . BEGGINING=MUSICAL ORGASM 1

No Picture kyle Average	#23 by kyle burnett at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:49 PM EST
	http://icedearth.com/rel_detail.php?n=2 That pretty much explains the content of the whole album. This part, I believe, takes place after a battle. The Stormrider is one of the (if not the only) survivors. He was sent by his faith, and, after watching his friends die, is mad as hell about it. He wanders off into the "blackened forest", which has been ravaged by the fire of battle.

No Picture craig Average	#24 by craig gillespie at Oct 6, 2007 at 2:54 AM EST
	This is one kickass song, the melody is just incredible

No Picture 'MAGS' Badass	#25 by 'MAGS' Bondoc at Oct 6, 2007 at 4:03 PM EST
	Great song, when i first heard it i was just appalled at their musical talent.. but then again, its iced earth. and they are gods.