Dragons Child

Iced Earth

tono:
Riff 1 (Clean)
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9----9----------10-9----9---|
A|---7-----------7------7-----------7-|
E|-0---------0--------8---------8-----|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9----9----------7-----10-----|
A|---7-----------7------7-----10-----9-|
E|-7---------7--------5-----8------7---|

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9----9----------10-9----9---|
A|---7-----------7------7-----------7-|
E|-0---------0--------8---------8-----|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9----9----------5-----7------|
A|---7-----------7------5-----7---10-9-|
E|-7---------7--------3-----5------8-7-|

Final time (Guitar 2 plays note in () with distortion)
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------(9)-|
D|-----10-9----9----------5-----7---------|
A|---7-----------7------5-----7---10-9-2--|
E|-7---------7--------3-----5------8-7-0--|

Riff 2 (Distortion)
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9----10-9-----9-----9----10-9-----9----|
A|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-77--7-----7-7-----7----|
E|-0-------------------8--8------8-8---88-|
       *      * *   **     *      * *   **
First ending
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9----10-9-----9-----7---10--9-|
A|-9-----7-7-----7-----7---10--9-|
E|-7--7------7-7---77--5----8--7-|
       *      * *   **   
Second ending
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-9----10-9-----9\------------------|
A|-9-----7-7-----7\--5-----------3-2-|
E|-7--7------7-7-----3-333-3-333-----|
       *      * *     * *** * *** * *

Riff 3
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------------0-2-3-----2-222-|
E|-0-000-0-000-------000-------|
    * *** * *** * * * *** * ***
  "Since the dawn of time..."
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-0-2-5-----2-222-0-2--2---4---2-|
E|-------000------------3---5---3-|
    * * * *** * *** * * 
   "...he's been here..."


Riff 2a   Same as Riff 2, except the first bar should be:
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9-----9-----9----10-9-----9----|
A|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-77--7-----7-7-----7----|
E|--------------------8--8------8-8---88-|
    * *      * *   **     *      * *   **


Play Riff 3   "For centuries past..."
Play Riff 2a  "Oh, beware the blackened water..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-|
A|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9-|
E|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7-|
    * *         * *         * *        

Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------12~~-|
G|-/9~--12-11~--12~~\--/9~--12-11~-------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------10-12-13~--12-10-----10-12-|
G|-/9~--12-11~--12-------------------12-------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-/8~--12-10~--12~~\--/8~--12-10~--15~~-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|--------------------10-12~--10-----------10-|
B|-/8~--12-10~--12-13------------13--12-13----|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm (Just Guitar 1)

Solo 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------15-13-12----12-------------------15------|
G|-9-11-12~--11-9-------------14----14-12-11-12-14-12----12~~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------14----14-15-------15--|
B|----------------------------15-17----17-------17b19-----|
G|-------------------14-16-17-----------------------------|
D|----------14-16-17--------------------------------------|
A|-14-15-17-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
     *  *  *  *  *  * 

E|-17p15t| m--19p15tm--0-15tm-22p15-20p15------|
B|--------------------------------------17~~-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

E|-12-0-14-12-14-15--12-0-14-12-14-15--14-15-17-0--14-15-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-15-17-0--19-0--19h20p19p17-19~~---22b24~-|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

E|-20-19-17-----------------20-19-17----17-19-20-|
B|----------20-19b21r19~~------------20----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-19h20p19p17-\-15h17p15p14--\--/22b24~~-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

End Solo 1


Solo 2 (Guitar 3 plays top notes)
eb|-15-15-15\14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12~~-|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12\11-11-11-11\-9--9--9--9~~-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

eb|-17-17-17\15-15-15-15\14-14-14-14h15-14~-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11h12-11~-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-15-15-15\14-14-14-14\10-10-10-10/12-12-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12\11-11-11-11\-7--7--7--7/-9--9-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

1st ending
E|-12/15-15-15-15\14-14-14-12--15-12~~-|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--9/12-12-12-12\11-11-11--9--12--9~~-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

2nd ending
eb|-12/15-15-15-15\14-14-14-12-14-15-14h15p14-12~~-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--9/12-12-12-12\11-11-11--9-11-12-11h12p11--9~~-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

End Solo 2


Play Riff 2  "Oh, beware the blackened water..."

Lead over Riff 2
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------12~~-|
G|-/9~--12-11~--12~~\--/9~--12-11~-------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------13~--12-10-----10-12-|
Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12----------------12-------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------12~~-|
G|-/9~--12-11~--12~~\--/9~--12-11~-------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------13-12--15-13--17-15--19b20~~--|
G|-/9~--12-11~--12~--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-/8~--12-10~--12~~\--/8~--12-10~--15~~-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|------------------12~--10-----------10-|
B|-/8~--12-10~--12----------13--12-13----|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|-/8~--12-10~--12~~\--/8~--12-10~--15~~-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|-------------------12-10--13-12--15-13--17b19~~~-|
B|-/8~--12-10~--12~--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

End lead



Riff 4a
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-|
A|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9-|
E|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7-|
    * *         * *         * *        
E|-----------------------------------------------------0-(0)-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-------------|
A|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9---2---------|
E|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7---0---------|
    * *         * *         * *        


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