The Dark Tower Of Abyss by Rhapsody ************************************************************************************ * RHAPSODY - THE DARK TOWER OF ABYSS (From the album: SYMPHONY OF ENCHANTED LANDS) * ************************************************************************************ Music and Words By: Turilli & Staropoli/Turilli Transcribed By: Niclas Buss Day tabbed: 14.12.2000 email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com Please mail me if you can find mistakes! ----------------------------------------- Normal Tuning!! Guitar enters at (0:21) E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| G--Intro:-Orchestra---|-----------------------------------------7\----5\----------9~| D---------------------|--7----7------------------7\----7----7---7\----5\----7\----9~| A---------------------|--7----7---2\----2----2---7\----7----7---5\----3\----6\----7~| E------------------------5----5---4\----4----4---5\----5----5---------------7\------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--9~--------------------------------------------7\----5\-----------------9~---9\---| D--9~---7----7-------------------7\-----7----7---7\----5\----7\----2~-----9~---9\---| A--7~---7----7---2\----2----2----7\-----7----7---5\----3\----6\----2~-----7~---7\---| E--0~---5----5---4\----4----4----5\-----5----5---------------7\----0~---------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------5---5--------------| B------------------------------5---5-----------------3---3-6-3-6---6----------------| G*-----------------------5---5---5---2~------------2---2---------------5~-----------| D*-----------------7---7---7------------5-3-2----3------------------------9-7-5----7| A---7~-5---------7---7------------------------\5--------------------------------\8--| E--------8-7-5-8--------------------------------------------------------------------| pm............................| pm.............................| pm......... (end Intro) x2 Verse 1 E---------5---5-8-5-8--------------------------T-------T-------||-------------------| B---6---6---6---------5~-----------------------------/10p5-----||-------------------| G-5---5------------------7-5-4-----------------9p5---------5--*||-------------------| D---------------------------------------10p7-------7----------*||-------------------| A------------------------------\12p7h12------7-----------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| E--------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------| ....................| pm.....| pm................ E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------7~--------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------7~--------------------------------| A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---5~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E-------------------------------------------------5~--------------------------------| ..............................................| pm............................. E-----------------------------------Two-Gtrs:---------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G--------------------------------7~-------------|--6--------------------------------| D--------------------------------7~-------------|--6--------------------------------| A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5~--8~---7~----|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| E--------------------------------5~--1~---0~----------------------------------------| ..............................| pm.............................. E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------\-6---------------------------------------------------| A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-\-6---------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------\-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| ............................| pm................................................. E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/-| D---------------\-4---------------------------------------------------------------/-| A---------------\-4---------------------------------------------------------------/-| E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| ..............| pm............................................................| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-6---------------------------------------------------------------------------/--7--| D-6-----------------------------------------------------------\--7----7---7---/--7--| A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--\--7----7---7---/--5--| E-------------------------------------------------------------\--5----5---5---/--5--| pm.......................................................| Guitar Solo 1 at (3:06) with 2 Gt E---------------------------------------------------21-19-18----------16-14-13------| B----------------------------------|-------------|--23-21-19-21-19~~--18-16-15-16-15| G--7---7---/--8----8--8------------|--Orchestra--|-----------22-20~~-----------16-15| D--7---7---/--8----8--8---\--6~~---|-------------|----------------------------------| A--5---5---/--6----6--6---\--6~~---|-------------|----------------------------------| E--5---5---/--6----6--6---\--4~~----------------------------------------------------| rs...| Two Guitars: E-------------------11~--13-11h13p11-10------------/-16-16-14---14-16-18-18-16-16---| B~---\--12----12-14---------------------12-11--9---/-18-18-16---16-18-19-19-18-18---| G~---------13-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-16-16-14-14-13-13---13-14-16-16-14-14~~---14-14-14---14-16-18-18-16-16---16-16-14-| B-18-18-16-16-15-15---15-16-18-18-16-16~~---16-16-16---16-18-19-19-18-18---18-18-16-| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-14-13-13---13-14-16-14~------------14-16-/18~-----------16-18-/19~-------17-19-21~| B-16-15-15---15-16-18-16~---15-16-18-16-18-------16-18-19-18-19------19-21-19-21-23~| G---------------------------15-17-19-------------17-19-20------------20-22----------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E~--19-19-\-18-18-16-14~--13~---16~-14h16p14-13-14-/21-19-19~--18~---21-\-19-19-\-18| B~--21-21-\-19-19-18-16~--15~---18~-16h18p16-15-16-/23-21-21~--19~---23-\-21-21-\-19| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-18-16-14~--13~---16~-14h16p14-13-14-/21-19-19~--18~--18~~-------------------------| B-19-18-16~--15~---18~-16h18p16-15-16-/23-21-21~--19~--19~~--|-------------|--------| G------------------------------------------------------------|--Orchestra--|*--8----| D------------------------------------------------------------|----with-----|*--8----| A------------------------------------------------------------|---Narrator--|---6-6-6| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| pm.. E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------\-3----------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------\-3----------------------| A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ........................................................| pm.................... E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------/-4---------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------/-4---------------------------------------------| A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-/-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ..................................| pm........................................... x2 Guitar S E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--15-----| G------------------------------------------------------------------------*|------14-| D-----------\-6----------------------------------------------------------*|---------| A-2-2-2-2-2-\-6-----------------------------------------------------------|---------| E-----------\-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| ..........| pm......................................................| olo 2 E-----13--15--16--17--------------------------------------10h13p10----------10-13-/-| B-15------------------17-15-17b(18)-r-17-15------------11----------11----11---------| G---------------------------------------------------10----------------10------------| D------------------------------------------------12---------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------\13------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-18p13----------13h18-/-22~-20-18-\17--------------17-17b(18)-r-17~~---------------| B-------15----15--------------.--.-----20~--20--20---------------------|------------| G----------15----------------------------------------------------------|--Keyboard-S| D----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo 3 (Gtr.1) E-------/9--------------------9h12p9--------------------9--------------------9h12-/-| B-----|----10--------------10--------10--------------10---10--------------10--------| Golo--|-------9----------9--------------9----------9---------9----------9-----------| D-----|---------11----11------------------11----11-------------11----11-------------| A-----|------------12------------------------12-------------------12----------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo E-/17p12----------12h17-/-21-18h21p18-17-15----15-----------------------------------| B--------14----14---------------------------17----17h18p17h18p17~--\---|-/-17p14----| G-----------14---------------------------------------------------------|---------14-| D----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3 (Gtr.2) E-------------------15----------------------------------------------------15-/18-15h| B-------------14h17----17p14----------------14h17p14----------------14h17-----------| G----------14----------------14----------14----------14----------14-----------------| D-14----14----------------------14----14----------------14----14--------------------| A----16----------------------------16----------------------16-----------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E18p15---------------------------------------------------------------5---5----------| B------18-17-15-17-14h15p14h15p14~---|-------------------------6---6---6------------| G------------------------------------|-------------------7---7---7----------7~------| D------------------------------------|--7~-------------7---7-------------------\10-8| A------------------------------------|-----10-8-7----8------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------10--------------------------------| pm...............................| pm.... E-----------------6---6-10-6-10-------------------------------10----10-13-10-13-----| B-----------8---8---8------------6~------------------11----11----11--------------10~| G---------7---7---------------------9-7-5---------10----10--------------------------| D-7-----8--------------------------------------12-----------------------------------| A---/10------------------------------------\13--------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ..............................| pm...........................................| T T E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------10p6----15p10p6-------------------------------5---5---------------| G---------10p7---------7----------------------------------5---5---5----2~-----------| D-12p7h12------7------------------------------------7---7---7-------------5-3-2----3| A-----------------------------------\--5~---------7---7-------------------------\5--| E-----------------------------------------8-7-5-8-----------------------------------| pm...........................| pm......... E---------------5---5------------------------5---5-8-5-8----------------------------| B---3---3-6-3-6---6--------------------6---6---6----------5~------------------------| G-2---2----------------5~------------5---5-------------------7-5-4------------------| D-------------------------9-7-5----7------------------------------------------10p7--| A-------------------------------\8----------------------------------\-12p7h12------7| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ....................| pm...............................| pm....| T T E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------10p5----|-----------|------------------------------------------------------| G-9p5---------5--|--Verse-2--|--6---------------------------------------------------| D-----7----------|-----------|--6-------------------------------------------------\-| A----------------|-----------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-\-| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\-| pm..............................................| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-6-------------------------------------------------\-4-----------------------------| A-6-------------------------------------------------\-4-----------------------------| E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| pm..............................................| pm........................... E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------/-6-----------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------/-6-------------------------------------------------------\-7-| A---------------------/-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4--\-7-| E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------\-5-| ....................| pm...................................................| E-------------------------------------------------------|| B-------------------------------------------------------|| G----------/--7----7---7--/--8----8---8-----------------|| end D---7---7--/--7----7---7--/--8----8---8--\-6~~-----\----|| A---7---7--/--5----5---5--/--6----6---6--\-6~~-----\----|| E---5---5--/--5----5---5--/--6----6---6--\-4~~-----\----|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 1 E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--8---\----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--8---\---8---\---9\---8\----------------------------------------------------------| A--6---\---8---\---9\---8\---------/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------| E----------6---\---7\---6\--2~-1~-------------------\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| pm................................................ E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------Two-Guitars.......|-----------/| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------/| A---/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---6~-5~-8~--/| E-6----------------------------------\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\6-6-6-6-4-4-2-2--------------| .....................................................................| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--8----8-------------------------8----8----8----8-------------------------8---8---8| D--8----8----9----9--\--8----8----8----8----8----8----9----9--\--8----8----8---8---8| A--6----6----9----9--\--8----8----6----6----6----6----9----9--\--8----8----6---6---6| E------------7----7--\--6----6------------------------7----7--\--6----6-------------| E--------|| B--------|| G~~--\---|| end D~~--\---|| A~~--\---|| E--------|| Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 2 ,Keyboard Solo and Guitar Solo 3 E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G---7--------------------7------------------------------------------------|| end D---7----7----8----5~----7----7----8----5~-----7\-----7\-----7~~-----\----|| A---5----7----8----5~----5----7----8----5~-----7\-----7\-----7~~-----\----|| E--------5----6----3~---------5----6----3~-----5\-----5\-----5~~-----\----|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================= =TABLATURE EXPLANATION= ======================= A.H. = Artificial Harmonic pm..| = Palm mute h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up \ = slide down ~ = Vibrato b() = Bend x\ = Pick Slide -------- -------- ---12--- = Tremolo pick ----/--- ----/--- ----/--- ---.--- --12--- = Staccato ------- ------- ------- | | | | |* *| = repeat from * to * |* *| | | www.TAB6.com