Iced Earth: When The Night Falls
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Date last modified: September 13, 2005
The clean intro is only on the Iced Earth version.
Intro (Clean)
Riff A x4
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 7 0 |
Db | 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
Ab | 7 7 5 5 |
Eb | |
Riff B x2
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 10 9 |
Db | 7 7 7 7 |
Ab | 8 8 8 8 |
Eb | |
Play Riff A 2x
Play Riff B 2x
Riff C
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 0 0 |
Db | 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
Ab | 2 2 3 3 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 0 0 |
Db | 4 4 4 3 3 3 |
Ab | 2 2 1 1 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 0 0 |
Db | 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
Ab | 2 2 3 3 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 0 |
Db | 4 4 4 3 5 |
Ab | 2 2 3 5 |
Eb | 1 3 |
Riff D
Guitar 1
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 7 9 10 9 |
Db | 7 9 |
Ab | 0 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 8 |
Gb | 9 7 9 10 9 |
Db | 7 |
Ab | 0 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 7 9 10 9 |
Db | 7 9 |
Ab | 0 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 7 9 10 9 0 |
Db | 7 |
Ab | 0 |
Eb | |
Guitar 2 x4
eb | |
Bb | 0 |
Gb | 5 4 |
Db | 7 7 5 |
Ab | 0 0 |
Eb | |
Play Riff B 2x
Riff C2
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 0 0 |
Db | 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
Ab | 2 2 3 3 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 0 0 |
Db | 4 4 4 3 3 3 |
Ab | 2 2 1 1 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 0 0 |
Db | 4 4 4 2 2 2 |
Ab | 2 2 3 3 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 0 |
Db | 4 4 4 |
Ab | 2 2 |
Eb | |
End Intro: This is where the DOP version starts:
(Distortion)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 |
Eb | 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 |
* * * * * * * *
Riff 1
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
Ab | 2 2 7 7 7 5 0 5 0 5 |
Eb | 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * Last time
eb | | |
Bb | | |
Gb | | |
Db | 2 2 2 | |
Ab | 3 3 3p0 | 2 |
Eb | 3 333 2 222 1 0 | 0 0 |
* *** * *** * * *
"Look!"
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | | |
Ab | | |
Eb | 000 000 000 000 000 000 | |
*** *** *** *** *** *** |
eb | | | > Play 2x |
Bb | | |
Gb | | |
Db | | |
Ab | 7 5 2 |
Eb | 5 0 0 000 000 3 0 0 000 000 0 0 0 |
* * *** *** * * *** *** * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | 000 000 000 000 000 000 |
*** *** *** *** *** ***
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 7 5 |
Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | 000 000 000 000 000 000 |
*** *** *** *** *** *** x2
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 14 12 9 |
Db | |
Ab | 12 10 7 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 7 5 |
Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 (Play 2x)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 2 5 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 |
Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 7 5 |
Eb | 5 5 555 555 3 3 333 333 |
* *** *** * *** ***
Riff 3a
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 2 5 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 |
Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Look, out in the distant..."
Normal ending
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 7 5 |
Eb | 5 5 555 555 3 3 333 333 |
* *** *** * *** ***
"...sky..."
Last time
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 7 5 5 5 5 |
Eb | 5 5 555 555 3 3 3 3 |
* *** ***
"...the moon..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 9 7 |
Ab | 5 7 777 9 10 10 9 7 000 |
Eb | |
*** * * * * * * ***
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 7 9 7 |
Ab | 5 5 7 777 9 10 10 9 7 000 |
Eb | |
*** * * * * * * ***
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 7 |
Ab | 5 5 7 5 |
Eb | 5 5 555 555 3 3 333 333 |
* *** *** * *** ***
Guitar 2
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 9 10 |
Ab | 5 7 101010 12 14 14 12 10 000 |
Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * ***
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 7 9 10 |
Ab | 5 5 7 101010 12 14 14 12 10 000 |
Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * ***
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 7 |
Ab | 5 5 7 5 |
Eb | 5 5 555 555 3 3 333 333 |
* *** *** * *** ***
Play Riff 3a "See, the curtain of the night..."
Play Riff 4 but use this for the ending:
Guitar 2 plays notes in () x4
eb | | |
Bb | | |
Gb | | |
Db | (4 4 5) | (4 4) |
Ab | 5 5 7 | 5 5 |
Eb | 0 0 000 000 000 000 | 0 |
* * *** *** *** ***
Riff 5
Guitar 1 (Clean)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 9 7 9 10 9 7 9 7 9 10 9 7 |
Ab | 7 10 9 7 10 |
Eb | 0 0 |
"Join us in our..."
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 7 7 9 |
Db | 9 7 9 10 9 7 5 5 7 7 7 9 |
Ab | 7 10 9 5 5 7 |
Eb | 0 |
"Let us fill..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 |
* *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 7 7 9 |
Db | 5 5 7 7 7 9 |
Ab | 5 5 7 |
Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * *
"Join us in our..."
Riff 1a
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
Ab | 2 2 7 7 7 5 0 5 0 5 |
Eb | 0 0 0 0 |
* * * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 2 2 2 |
Ab | 3 3 3p0 |
Eb | 3 333 2 222 1 0 |
* *** * *** * *
"When the night falls..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 555 5 4 4 7 777 7 5 5 |
Ab | 7 7\ 5 5 55 |
Eb | |
x2
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 555 5 4 4 7 777 7 5 5 |
Ab | 7 7 77 5 5 55 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 555 5 4 4 7 777 7 5 |
Ab | 7 7 77 5 5 55 5 |
Eb | |
Guitar 2
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 5 555 5 4 4 |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
x3
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 4 444 4 5 555 5 4 4 |
Db | 5 5 55 7 7 4 4 44 |
Ab | |
Eb | |
Riff 7
Guitar 1 x2
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 9 7 |
Ab | 7 9 5 7 |
Eb | 7 5 |
Guitar 2
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 9 9 999 9 7 7 7 777 7 7 7 9 |
Db | 9 9 7 |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 999 9 7 7 7 7 7h9 |
Db | 7 7 7 777 9 |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 9 999 9 7 7 7 777 7 7 7 9 |
Db | 9 9 7 |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 999 9 7 7 7 7 |
Db | 7 7 7 777 9 |
Ab | |
Eb | |
Riff 7a
Guitar 1 Ending
eb | | |
Bb | | |
Gb | | |
Db | 9 7 | 7 |
Ab | 7 9 5 7 | 7 9 5 |
Eb | 7 5 | 5 7 |
Guitar 2
eb | |
Bb | 8 12 10 8 8 12 10 |
Gb | 12 7~ 12 11b12 7~ |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
* * *
eb | |
Bb | 8 8 12 10 8 8 12 10 |
Gb | 12 11~ 12 6~ |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
* * * *
eb | |
Bb | 8 8 12 10 8 8 12 10 |
Gb | 12 7~ 12 11b12 7~ |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
* * * *
eb | |
Bb | 8 8 12 10 8 8 12 10 7 7 8~ |
Gb | 12 11~ 12 6~ 6 666 7 a |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
* * * *
Guitar 3
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 12 11 9 9 9 12 11 9 7 |
Db | 9~ 9~ |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 9 12 11 9 7~ 9 9 12 11 9 |
Db | 7~ |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 9 12 11 9 9 9 12 11 9 7 |
Db | 9~ 9~ |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 9 12 11 9 7~ 9 9 12 11 9 7 7 9~ |
Db | 7~ 7 777 9 |
Ab | |
Eb | |
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 9 10 12 |
Ab | 7 7 777 777 8 7 7 777 777 10 |
Eb | |
* *** *** * * *** ***
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 10 7 |
Ab | 7 7 777 777 8 7 8 10 8 7 5 |
Eb | |
* * *** *** * * * * *
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 4 3 3 |
Ab | 2 2 1 1 1 11 2 1 |
Eb | 0 0 00 2 1 |
* ** * ** * * * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 4 3 |
Ab | 2 2 1 1 1 1 111 0 1 111 0 1 001 0 |
Eb | 0 0 00 |
* ** * * * *** * * *** * * *** *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 4\3 3 3 3 |
Ab | 2 2 2 2\1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 2 1 |
Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 |
* * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 4\3 3 3 |
Ab | 2 2 2 2\1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 0 1 001 0 |
Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * *** * * *** *
Solo
eb | 12 |
Bb | 12 13 12 12 12 13 15b17 |
Gb | 12 |
Db | 14 14 |
Ab | 0 12 |
Eb | |
eb | 12 12 15 |
Bb | 13 15b17 13 15b17 13 15b17 15b17~ |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | 20 19~~\ |
Bb | 19 19 |
Gb | 17 17 17 |
Db | 16 16 |
Ab | 14 |
Eb | |
eb | 13h17p13 13h17p13 17p13 17p13 |
Bb | 13h17p13 17~~\ |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | /15 14 |
Bb | 15 17 17 15 |
Gb | 16 14 17 16 17 16\ |
Db | 17 |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 12p9 12p9 10p9 12p9 13p9 12p9 10/ |
Gb | 9 9 9 9 9 9 a |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | 16 17/18 19 17h19p17 15\12 15 |
Bb | 15/ 18 20 |
Gb | 16 19 21 |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | 13h15p13\12 10 12/13 13\ 10 10 10 10 \ |
Bb | 13b15 13b15 13b15 13b15r13\ |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 9 12 9 12 15 12 17 |
Gb | 9 12 16 16 14 |
Db | 9 12 14 17 |
Ab | 12/ 14/ |
Eb | |
eb | 19 19~~\ |
Bb | 18b19 |
Gb | |
Db | 16 |
Ab | |
Eb | |
Harmony section:
Guitar 1
eb | 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 11/13 11 10~ |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 13 15 15~ |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
Guitar 2 w/ harmony guitar on lower strings
eb | 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 10 8 |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 8 10 8 7~ |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 10 12 |
Bb | |
Gb | 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 7 9 9~ |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
End Solo
Riff 8a
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 9 10 12 |
Ab | 7 7 777 777 8 7 7 777 777 10 |
Eb | |
* *** *** * * *** ***
"Recall, the look..."
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 10 7 |
Ab | 7 7 777 777 8 7 8 10 8 7 5 |
Eb | |
* * *** *** * * * * *
Final time:
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 10 9 |
Ab | 7 7 777 777 8 7 8 10 8 7 7 |
Eb | |
* * *** *** * * * * *
Riff 10
Guitar 1
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 |
Ab | 5 5 555 555 555 555 555 ... 0 |
Eb | |
* *** *** *** *** *** *
Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 5 7 |
Ab | 5 8 5 8 7 8 7 5 |
Eb | |
Riff 11
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 5 7 |
Ab | 5 5 555 555 8 5 8 7 8 7 5 |
Eb | |
* *** *** * * * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 5 555 555 555 555 555 555 0 |
Eb | |
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *
Riff 12
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 12 1212121212 10 10101010 10 |
Ab | 10 1010101010 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
Eb | |
"Hypnotizing, paralyzing..."
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 |
Ab | 6 6 6 6 6 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
Eb | |
* * * * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 12 1212121212 10 10101010 10 |
Ab | 10 1010101010 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
Eb | |
"Tantalizing suicide..."
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 8 7 7 |
Ab | 6 6 666 886 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
Eb | |
* *** *** * * * * *
Last time, play this:
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 12 1212121212 10 10101010 10 |
Ab | 10 1010101010 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 8 |
Ab | 6 6 666 886 |
Eb | |
* *** ***
Riff 11a
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 |
Ab | 5 5 555 555 555 555 555 555 |
Eb | |
* *** *** *** *** *** ***
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 7 |
Ab | 8 5 8 7 8 7 5 5 555 555 00 |
Eb | |
* * * * * *** *** **
Riff 11b
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 6 |
Ab | 4 4 444 444 444 444 444 444 |
Eb | |
* *** *** *** *** *** ***
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 4 6 |
Ab | 7 4 7 6 7 6 4 4 444 444 00 |
Eb | |
* * * * * *** *** **
Play Riff 11a
Play Riff 11b
Riff 11c
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 |
Ab | 5 5 555 555 555 555 555 555 |
Eb | |
* *** *** *** *** *** ***
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 7 |
Ab | 8 5 8 7 8 7 5 5 555 555 0 |
Eb | |
* * * * * *** *** *
Riff 13 (Play 2x)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 5 |
Ab | 5 555 8 7 5 555 5 8 |
Eb | |
* *** * * * *** * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 7 8 5 7 8 |
Ab | 6 666 6 666 |
Eb | |
* *** * ***
Riff 13a (Play 2x)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 7 |
Ab | 7 777 10 9 7 777 7 10 |
Eb | |
* *** * * * *** * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 9 10 7 9 10 |
Ab | 8 888 8 888 |
Eb | |
* *** * ***
Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm)
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 0 000 0 0 0 3 333 3 3 0 2 222 2 2 0 5 555 5 5 5 |
Eb | |
* *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7 7 7 7\ |
Ab | 0 000 0 0 0 3 333 3 3 0 2 222 2 2 0 5 5 5 5\ |
Eb | |
* *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | 0 000 0 0 0 3 333 3 3 0 2 222 2 2 0 5 555 5 5 5 |
Eb | |
* *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * *
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 7\ |
Ab | 0 000 0 0 0 3 333 3 3 0 2 222 2 2 0 5 555 5\ |
Eb | |
* *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * ***
Solo x4
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | 7 5 0 |
Db | 7 5 0 5 7 8 7 5 0 |
Ab | 7 5 0 5 7 8 7 5 0 5~ |
Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Harmony guitar (Comes in later)
eb | |
Bb | 6 5 |
Gb | 4 5 4 4 5 7 5 4 |
Db | 5 5 5 4 4 5 7 5 4 4~ |
Ab | 5 7 |
Eb | |
End Solo
Lead into next section:
eb | |
Bb | |
Gb | |
Db | 5 4 2 5 4 |
Ab | 3 2 0 3 2 2 |
Eb | 0 |
Play Riff 5 "Join us in our..."
Play Riff 1 Song fades out with this.
On DOP version, it ends with the
final chord of the chorus, E5.
Ending solo
eb | 12 12 12 17 12 15 |
Bb | 15b17 15b17~ 15 15 12 |
Gb | 12 |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 3/4h5p4~ |
Gb | 14~~\ 9~~\ 4 6 4 |
Db | 5 |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | /11 12 12h13p12 13 13h14p13 14 14h15p14 |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 15 15h16p15 16 16h17p16 17 17h18p17 18 18h19p18 |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 19 19h20p19 20 20h21p20 21 21h22p21 22 22h23p22 |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | 20 19 |
Bb | 23 23h24p23 24 24 19 |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | 20 22 19 20 19 19 20 19 (19)\ 0 |
Bb | 20 22 19 19 17 19 20 17 |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 15b17 (17)r15 15~ 12b13 (13)r12~ |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
(DOP version continues here, studio version fades out)
eb | |
Bb | 12 10 |
Gb | 9 9 12 9 12 11 |
Db | 12 9 9 /10 10 |
Ab | 10 12 12 |
Eb | |
eb | 15 14 15 14 /19 17 15 |
Bb | 15 12 12 15 19 20p19p17\15 |
Gb | 16 |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 17~~ (17~~) |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 15h17h20 15h17h20 15h17h20 15h20p15h17p15 |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
eb | |
Bb | 20p15h17p15 20p15h17p15 20p15 17~~ |
Gb | |
Db | |
Ab | |
Eb | |
End Solo
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.
<17> = 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