#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# DARK SAGA (Bassline) As recorded by Iced Earth (From the 1996 Album DARK SAGA) Transcribed by Robert Lech Words by Jon Schaffer Music by Jon Schaffer/Matthew Barlow/Randall Shawver/Dave Abell/Mark Prator Arranged by Jon Schaffer Gtr I (D# G# C# F#) - 'Clean Bass' Intro Moderate Rock Q=123 4/4 Gtr I E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--|| 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|| |-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-|| Pre-Verse 4/4 E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E 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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--|| Chorus Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q ||--------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------7-7--| ||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------| Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Verse 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--|| Chorus Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q ||--------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------7-7--| ||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------| Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Bridge 4/4 Gtr I E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--|| 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-| Pre-Verse 4/4 Gtr I E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--|| 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-| Verse 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--|| Chorus Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q ||--------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------7-7--| ||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------| Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q 4x |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Outro 4/4 Gtr I E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| ||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--|| 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-| 4/4 > W W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths