#----------------------------------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 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# A# D#) - 'Guitar 1 - Clean' Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Guitar 2 - Distorted' Intro Moderate Rock Q=123 D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W ||-----------------|------------|----------------|---------|| ||o----------------|------------|----------------|--------o|| ||--------0----(0)-|-(0)--------|-----0----------|---------|| ||------4----------|------------|-------4----(4)-|-(4)-----|| ||o---2------------|------------|---2------------|--------o|| ||--0--------------|------------|-0--------------|---------|| F# F#sus2/F F#sus2/E 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|| |-------0-----|---0-------0-|| |-----0-------|-0-------0---|| |---2-------0-|-------0-----|| |-3-------2---|-----1-------|| Pre-Verse D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W ||-----------------|------------|----------------|---------|| ||o----------------|------------|----------------|--------o|| ||--------0----(0)-|-(0)--------|-----0----------|---------|| ||------4----------|------------|-------4----(4)-|-(4)-----|| ||o---2------------|------------|---2------------|--------o|| ||--0--------------|------------|-0--------------|---------|| F# F#sus2/F F#sus2/E 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|| |-------0-----|---0-------0-|| |-----0-------|-0-------0---|| |---2-------0-|-------0-----|| |-3-------2---|-----1-------|| D#5 D#add9 D#5 D#add9 F#5 F5 4/4 Gtr II PM------| PM--------| PM--------| PM----| 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-----------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|---------5-5-4-4-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-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--|| Verse D#5 D#add9 D#5 D#add9 F#5 F5 4/4 Gtr II PM------| PM--------| PM--------| PM----| 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-----------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|---------5-5-4-4-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-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--|| Chorus E5 D#5 D#5 PM---------| PM----| Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q ||--------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|--------------9-9--| ||o-3--3--------------|-2--2---------7-7--| ||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------| E5 D#5 D#5 PM---------| PM----| Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-3--3--------------|-2--2---------2-2---o|| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|| Verse D#5 D#add9 D#5 D#add9 F#5 F5 4/4 Gtr II PM------| PM--------| PM--------| PM----| 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-----------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|---------5-5-4-4-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-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--|| Chorus E5 D#5 D#5 PM---------| PM----| Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q ||--------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|--------------9-9--| ||o-3--3--------------|-2--2---------7-7--| ||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------| E5 D#5 D#5 PM---------| PM----| Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-3--3--------------|-2--2---------2-2---o|| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|| Bridge D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-------0---------(0)-|--(0)----------------| |-----4---------------|---------------------| |---2-----------------|---------------------| |-0-------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~ | H E E E E +Q E H +E |---------------------|---------------------| |----------------/12--|-(12)--13-12----(12)-| |--------------9------|---------------------| |-----------/9--------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| E E E H +E +W |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-----0---------------|----------------------| |-------4---------(4)-|--(4)-----------------| |---2-----------------|----------------------| |-0-------------------|----------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~ | H E E E E +Q E H +E |---------------------|----------------------| |----------------/12--|-(12)--13-10----(10)--| |--------------9------|----------------------| |-----------/9--------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-------0---------(0)-|--(0)----------------| |-----4---------------|---------------------| |---2-----------------|---------------------| |-0-------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~ | H E E E E +Q E H +E |---------------------|---------------------| |----------------/12--|-(12)--13------------| |--------------9------|----------12----(12)-| |-----------/9--------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| E E E H +E +W |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| |--------0----------|-----------------------------| |----------4----(4)-|-(4)-------------------------| |------2------------|-----------------------------| |---0---------------|-----------------------------| | |~~~~~~ ~~~~~ | +W E q Q E E E |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----15b17--13b15--13-12-10--| |-(12)--------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| F# F#sus2/F F#sus2/E 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-------------0------|------0---------0-| |-------0------------|---0---------0----| |----2-------------0-|----------0-------| |--3-------------2---|--------1---------| | | ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ | Q S S E Q +H E E |--------------------|------------------| |-13---12h13p12-10---|-(10)-------12-13-| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| Pre-Verse D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W |-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------| |-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------| |--------0------(0)-|--(0)--------|--------0----------|---------| |------4------------|-------------|----------4----(4)-|--(4)----| |----2--------------|-------------|------2------------|---------| |--0----------------|-------------|---0---------------|---------| | | Gtr II | > | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H H +W +W +W |-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------| |-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------| |-12-------11-------|-(11)--------|-(11)--------------|-(11)----| |-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------| |-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------| |-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------| D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W |----------------|------------|----------------|--------| |----------------|------------|----------------|--------| |-------0----(0)-|-(0)--------|-----0----------|--------| |-----4----------|------------|-------4----(4)-|-(4)----| |---2------------|------------|---2------------|--------| |-0--------------|------------|-0--------------|--------| F#5 F5 E5 3/4 Gtr II PM--| PM----| PM--| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|| |-5-------4---|-----3-------|| |-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-|| Verse D#5 D#add9 D#5 D#add9 F#5 F5 4/4 Gtr II PM------| PM--------| PM--------| PM----| 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-----------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|---------5-5-4-4-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-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--|| Chorus E5 D#5 D#5 PM---------| PM----| Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q ||--------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|--------------------| ||--------------------|--------------9-9--| ||o-3--3--------------|-2--2---------7-7--| ||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------| E5 D#5 D#5 PM---------| PM----| Q E S S S S Q E Q E S S S S E Q 4x |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-3--3--------------|-2--2---------2-2---o|| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|| Outro D#add2 4/4 Gtr I E E E H +E +W E E E H +E +W ||-------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------o|| ||--------0------(0)-|-(0)-------------|-----0------------|------------------|| ||------4------------|-----------------|-------4------(4)-|-(4)--------------|| ||o---2--------------|-----------------|---2--------------|-----------------o|| ||--0----------------|-----------------|-0----------------|------------------|| | | Gtr II | PM--------------------------------------------------------------------| | 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-2-2---2-2-2---2--|--2--2--2-2-2--2-|-2-2---2-2-2---2--|--2--2--2-2-2--2-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--|| F#5 F5 E5 3/4 Gtr II PM--| PM----| PM--| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------| |-5-------4---|-----3-------| |-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-| D#5 4/4 > W W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*| |-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