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The Dimension Gauntlet

Iced Earth

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Iced Earth:  The Dimension Gauntlet

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

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Date last modified:  08/27/08
  
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Tuning: Eb

Intro
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-2----------------/17\--|
Eb|-0----------------/15\--|


Riff 1
Guitar 1                     x4
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--2-2-----2-2--2-2-----|
Eb|-0-0--0-0-000-0-0--0-0-000-|
    * *  * * *** * *  * * ***

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-6h7p6---6-----6h7-6---6------|
Ab|-------8---7-8-------8---8-7--|
Eb|------------------------------|
          * * * *       * * *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|---4-5-4-------4-5-4--------|
Db|-7-------7-6-7-------7-6-7--|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
    *       * * *       * *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-----4-5-4-------4-5-4------|
Db|-6-7-------7-6-7-------7-6--|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
    * *       * * *       *
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-7--777-7h8p7----7---------|
Gb|--------------9-----8--9~--|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-9h10p9----9-------9h10-9----9--------|
Ab|--------12---11-12--------12---12-11--|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
            * *  *  *         * *  *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|----7-9-7---------7-9-7----------|
Db|-10-------10-9-10-------10-9-10--|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
     *        * *  *        * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|------7-9-7---------7-9-7-------|
Db|-9-10-------10-9-10-------10-9--|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
    *  *        * *  *        *
eb|-5--555-5h7p5----5---------|
Bb|--------------8-----7--8~--|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|


Repeat Riff 1

Riff 1a
Guitars 2 & 3 are the same, Guitar 1 changes to this:
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--2-2-----2-2--2-2-----|
Eb|-0-0--0-0-000-0-0--0-0-000-|
    * *  * * *** * *  * * ***
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-5-5--5-5-----5-5--5-5-----|
Eb|-3-3--3-3-333-3-3--3-3-333-|
    * *  * * *** * *  * * ***
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-7-7--7-7-----7-7--7-7-----|
Eb|-5-5--5-5-555-5-5--5-5-555-|
    * *  * * *** * *  * * ***
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--2-2-----2-2--2-2------|
Eb|-0-0--0-0-000-0-0--0-0-/12\-|
    * *  * * *** * *  * *


Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-9-------------9-----------------------|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777---7777-7-7777-7-77-7-77-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****   **   **
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------10-----------------------|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777----7777-7-7777-7-77-7-77-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
      ****   ****    ****   ****   **   **
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7------9------10------9----7----|
Eb|-8-8888---8888---8888----8888---88---88-|
      ****   ****   ****    ****   **   **
1st ending:
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------7-----------------|
Ab|--------7------9-------------10----9----|
Eb|-8-8888---8888---8888---8888----88---88-|
      ****   ****   ****   ****    **   **
2nd ending:
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------7----------------|
Ab|--------7------9-------------10----9-0-|
Eb|-8-8888---8888---8888---8888----88-----|
      ****   ****   ****   ****    **


Riff 3
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|---------9---7----------------------|
Ab|-7-777-7---7---7-10-777-7-9-10-9-77-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
    * *** * * * * *  * *** * *  * * **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|---------9---7---------------------|
Ab|-7-777-7---7---7-10-777-7-9-10-9-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
    * *** * * * * *  * *** * *  * * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|---------7---9---10-------10-9-7----|
Eb|-8-888-8---8---8----888-8--------88-|
    * *** * * * * *  * *** *  * * * **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------7--------|
Ab|---------7---9---10---------10-9-7-|
Eb|-8-888-8---8---8----888-8----------|
    * *** * * * * *  * *** * *  * * *


Play Riff 1 x2
Play Riff 1a


Outro:
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-2-2--2-2-----2-2--2-2-----|
Eb|-0-0--0-0-000-0-0--0-0-000-|
    * *  * * *** * *  * * ***

Guitar 2 (comes in later)      x2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|----9~---8h9p8----8----------|
Db|---------------10----10-9~-\-|
Ab|-7---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
                             x2
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|----7~---6h7p6---6---------|
Db|---------------8----8-7~-\-|
Ab|-5-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

Guitar 3 (comes in later)             x2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----17~---16h17p16----16-----------|
Gb|--------------------17-----17-16~-\-|
Db|-14---------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
                                      x2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----15~---14h15p14----14-----------|
Gb|--------------------15-----15-14~-\-|
Db|-12---------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|



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.
       = 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

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