Desert Rain

Iced Earth

tono:
Intro   

Guitar 1           x2                                        x2
E|-0--0--0--0--0-0-|-7-10-8-8-8-8--7-8-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-0-0-0-0-|
B|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|---------------------------|-------------|

Guitar 2 (listen for timing)
eb|-9h10h12-9h10h12-|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Repeat the above, then play:
                            x2                                   
E|--2-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

E|--7-8-7-7-7-7--5-7-5-5-5-5--3-5-3-2-3-2-0--|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Riff 1
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----9-----12-----10----9-----10-----9--|
A|-----7-----10------8----7------8-----7--|
E|-0-0---0-0----0-0---------0-0----0-0----|
    * *   * *    * *         * *    * *

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----9----------7-----9--------|
A|-5-----7-----2----5-----7-----2--|
E|---0-0---0-0-0------0-0---0-0-0--|
      * *   * *        * *   * * 

Riff 2                                                                     
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-9-----12-----10-----10-----10101010-|
A|-7-----10------8------8------8-8-8-8-|
E|---0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----------|
      * *    * *    * *    * *
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9-----10-----9-----9-----9-9-9-9-|
A|-7------8-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|
E|---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0---------|
      * *    * *   * *   * *       x2     
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-------------------------|
A|-5-----7-----2-------------------|
E|---0-0---0-0-0-000-0-000-000-000-|
      * *   * *   *** * *** *** *** 

Ending to riff 2:
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4-----5-----7-----5-----4---5---4-|
A|-2-----3-----5-----3-----2---3---2-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|
      * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *    
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----2-------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * *   * * * * * * * * * * * * 


Riff 3
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9-------12-12-12--10-10-|
A|-7--8-7-7-777-10-10-10---8--8-|
E|------------------------------|
           * ***
   "The sympathy..."
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9----------999-777-101010-----|
A|-7--8-7-7-777-7-----------------888-|
E|------------------------------------|
           * *** *  *** ***  * * * ***
   "...is growing cold..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9-------12-12-12--10-10-|
A|-7--8-7-7-777-10-10-10---8--8-|
E|------------------------------|
           * ***
   "Life is like..."
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9----------999-777------------|
A|-7--8-7-7-777-7----------101010-888-|
E|------------------------------------|
           * *** *  *** ***  * * * ***
   "...so I'm told..."


Riff 4
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------8-----------------------------------|
D|-----999-7-9-10---10-9~-9\-----999-7-9-10-9-7-------|
A|----------------------------------------------8~-8\-|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0----------------------|
    * *                       * * 


Play Riff 3   "Through the sands..."


Play Riff 4   the second time, guitar 2 plays this:
E|----------------------------------------------7~--|
B|----------------8-------------------------7-8-----|
G|-----999----8-9---9-8~-8\------999----8-9---------|
D|---------10------------------------10-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0--------------------|
    * *                       * * 

Riff 5
Guitar 1 (listen to song for timing)
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
Ab|-7777777777...-|
Eb|---------------|
    **********       
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-555555555555-8888-1010101010101010-88888888--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
    ************ ****  * * * * * * * * ******** 

Guitar 2                          x2
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-13-12-10h12p10-9~--------------|------/12-10--9h10-9~--9-9h10-9~-|
D|-------------------7-9-7h9-7-6~-|-7--9---------a----------a-------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Last time
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9------/12-10--9h10-9~---9-9h10-9~\-|
D|---7--9---------a-----------a----a---|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Riff 6
Guitar 1                               x2
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-2-------2-------2-------------0-----|
E|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-1-3---3-1-|
      * ***   * ***   * *** * * * * * *  
    "Desert rain..."
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-------7-------5-8-7-5-----|
A|-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555---------8-5-|
E|-------------------------------------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***       * * *  
    "It's calling me..."

1st ending
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------5--7-9-|
A|-7-------2-------2-------3--5-7-|
E|---0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000--------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***
    "...rise..."
2nd ending
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------5--7-|
A|-7-------2-------2-------3--5-|
E|---0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***
    "...rise..."


Guitar 2   
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------4-6-4------|
D|-6-------6-------6-------6-7-------7-6~-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|---0-000---0-000---0-000----------------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4-6-4---|
D|-------6-------6-------6-7-------7-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|---000-0-0-000---0-000-------------|
    * ***   * ***   * ***
1st ending
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------4----7----4--------4-6-4------|
D|-6----7-------------------6-7-------7-6~-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
2nd ending
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4----7----4~-----------------------------|
D|-6----7------------------------6-------6-------5--7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------3--5-|
E|-------------------------0-000---0-000---0-000------|
                            * ***   * ***   * ***

Riff 7
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------3-----5-----6-----6-5-|
A|---------3-----5-----6-----6-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
    * * * *   * *   * *   * * 

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm, pedal notes vary from three notes to two)
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7---8\7-|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-5-0-6\5-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      ***   ***   * *   ***
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8-8-|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
      ***   ***   * *   *** 

Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm, pedal notes vary from three notes to two)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9---10\9-|
A|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-7-777-7-0--8\7-|
E|----------------------------------|
      ***   ***   * *   *** 
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----9-----9-----10-10-|
A|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-7-777--8--8-|
E|-------------------------------|
      ***   ***   * *   *** 


Play Riff 8  Solo Rhythm



Riff 9 (The C P version doesn't have the triplet)
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------7---------------------|
A|-7-9910-9---10-9-7--10-9-7-6-7~-|
E|--------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------7--------10-9-7-------|
A|-7-9910-9---10-9-7--------10-9~-|
E|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------5-------------------|
D|-5-779-7---9-7-5--9-7-5-4-5~-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
    * *** * * * * *  * * * * 
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------5--------9-7-5------|
D|-5-779-7---9-7-5--------9-7~-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
    * *** * * * * *  * * * * 


Riff 10
(Guitar 2 plays top notes after awhile)  1,3,4 time  2nd time
E|--------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
B|-----10-8-7-8~---8-7-5-7~---7-5-3-5~--|-----------|--------|
G|------9-7-6-7~---7-6-4-6~---6-4-2-4~--|-----------|--------|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----5--|
E|-0------------------------------------|---0-3-3---|--0--3--|
                                             * * *      *

Riff 11 (Clean)
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5---4--4--444-5-4------------5---4--4-444-5-7-|
A|----------7---5--5----------5----------7---5--5---------|
E|-0--0-0-0---0-----------------0--0-0-0---0--------------|
       * * *   *                    * * *   * 
   "A world of hate..."

Riff 11a (distortion)
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---5-4----444-5-4-----------5---5-4----444-5-7-|
A|---------7---7-5------------5---------7---7-5------------|
E|-0-000-0---0------------------0-000-0---0----------------|
    * *** *   *                  * *** *   * 
   "We shall rise and conquer..."

Guitar 2 (during 'the serpent rides with me')
E|---------------------------------------|
B|------10-10/12----12-------10----------|
G|-11-12----------9----11--12---11--9----|
D|------------------------------------12-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|-------10-10/12----12--------10---------|
G|-11-12-----------9----11--12----11------|
D|-----------------------------------12-9-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|------10-10/12----12-------10----------|
G|-11-12----------9----11--12---11--9----|
D|------------------------------------12-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-10/12----12-/15----15----15~-15~-15~-|
G|-11-12----------9---------14----14-14~-14~-14~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Lead into next section:
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------0-----|
E|-0-1-3---3-1-|
    * * * * * * 

Play Riff 6   "Desert rain..."

End solo
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--/17-17~--17~--17~--/21-21--\12-12~--12~--12~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|-/14-14~--17~--19~--21~--19~--19~--|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

E|-21-19-17---------------17----------|
B|---------21-19-17-19-21----21-19-17-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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