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/ Iced Earth / Tribute to the Gods (2002) / Creatures Of The Night guitar tab

Iced Earth:  Creatures of the Night (KISS)

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
                Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com)

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Date last modified:  April 10, 2003

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-6----8----6--6----8--|
Db|-4----6----4--4----6--|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-6--6----8-------6----8-------------|
Db|-4--4----6----9--4----6-------------|
Ab|--------------7---------------2---4-|
Eb|-------------------------\\-0-0-2-2-|
                               *   *
Guitar fill
eb|-16-16----------|
Bb|------16-16-----|
Gb|-----------16~*-|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|----------------|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|--------------------11~~~--|
Db|------9-x-11-x-12b14-------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|-\\------------------------|


Riff 2
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-|
    * * * * * * * *
   "Searching in..."
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-|
    * * * * * * * *
   "Hiding from tomorrow..."

1st ending
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------2---4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-//\\-0-0-2-2-|
    * * * * * * * *          *   *
   "...nothing left to say..."

2nd ending
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------2--6-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-//\\-0--4-|
    * * * * * * * *
   "...til we start to shout..."


Guitar fill (Guitar 3 plays second bar)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-4---------------------------|
Gb|---6-4-----------------------|
Db|-------6---4-----------------|
Ab|-------------7-6-4-----------|
Eb|-------------------7--6--7~~-|
   "...day..."

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|--9-[let ring]-|
Ab|--7------------|
Eb|---------------|
   "Hiding from tomorrow..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-4----------------------------2-|
Eb|-2--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-0-|
             * * * * * * * *
            "We're creatures..."
eb|------------|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|-4--------2-|
Eb|-2--------0-|
          "We're creatures..."

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|----------8----8----8------|
Db|----------6----6----6------|
Ab|-4-----------------------2-|
Eb|-2-----------------------0-|

eb|------------|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|-4--------2-|
Eb|-2--------0-|


Guitar fill
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9-8-----11p9p8----------------|
Db|-9-11------11---------11-9\----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------7---4~~-|

End guitar fill


Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------6-4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-2-|
    * * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------2---4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-//\\-0-0-2-2-|
    * * * * * * * *          *   *

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|--8----8----8----8-|
Db|--6----6----6----6-|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|--8----8----8--|
Db|--6----6----6--|
Ab|---------------|
Eb|---------------|


Play Riff 2   "Breathing in the madness..."
Play Riff 3   "We're creatures..."

Guitar fill
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-4~~--6~~--7~~---------|
Eb|----------------7~--4~-|

End guitar fill

Riff 4a
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------6---|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-0-|
    * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|--8----8----8----8-|
Db|--6----6----6----6-|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|


Riff 5
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-4---3---------4---3---1--2-1---|
Db|-4---4---------4---4---2--2-2---|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|---2---2-2-2-2---2---2--------2-|
      *   * * * *   *   *        *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-4---3---------3---1--1--2-1---|
Db|-4---4---------4---2--2--2-2---|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|---2---2-2-2-2---2-----------2-|
      *   * * * *   *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-4---3---------4---3---1--2-1---|
Db|-4---4---------4---4---2--2-2---|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|---2---2-2-2-2---2---2--------2-|
      *   * * * *   *   *        *

1st ending
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7---------------9---------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      * * * * * * *   * * * * * * *
2nd ending
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-7---------------9---------------8----|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * *   * * * * * * *


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|---------6----------6-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
    * * * *    * * * *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|---------6----------6-4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-2-|
    * * * *    * * * *

Final time
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------6\----2---4-|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4\--0-0-2-2-|
    * * * *     *   *

Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2   "Searching in the darkness..."
Play Riff 3   play the first bar 3 times

Ending guitar fill
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------9-8-----11p9p8--------|
Db|-9-11------11---------11-9\--|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

Ending Rhythm notes:
eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|------|
Db|------|
Ab|------|
Eb|-7--4-|


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


Iced Earth albums
2004 Glorious Burden
2003 Days of Purgatory
2002 Tribute to the Gods
2001 Melancholy
2001 Horror Show
2000 Demons & Wizards
1998 Something Wicked This Way Comes
1996 Dark Saga
1995 Burnt Offerings
1992 Night of the Stormrider
1991 Iced Earth
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02The Number of the Beast tabbass tab
04Burnin' for You tabbass tab
05God of Thunder tabbass tab
06Screaming for Vengeance tabbass tab
07Dead Babies tabbass tab
08Cities on Flame tabbass tab
10Black Sabbath tabbass tab

 

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