Learn Music: The Number Of The Beast guitar tab - Iced Earth tabs

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  Tuning: Eb
  
  Intro
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------|
  Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
  Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  
  Riff 1
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------|
  Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
  Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     "I left alone..."
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------|
  Db|-----4---5---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
  Ab|-5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     "My mind was blank..."
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------|
  Db|-----2---3---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|
  Ab|-3-3---3---3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     "I needed time..."
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------|
  Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
  Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     "...memories from my mind..."
  
  Final time:
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-----2---3---7-----7-----7-----7-----|
  Ab|-3-3---3---3---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     "...to despair..."
  
  
  Riff 2
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-|
  Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-|
  Eb|--------------------------|
                    * * * *
     "Yeah..."
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-|
  Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-|
  Eb|--------------------------|
      * * * *       * * * *
  
  
  Riff 3 (Note: Alternate pick last 4 chords)
                                     x3
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|
  Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        * *   * *   * *   * *
     "Night was black..."
  
  1st ending
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
                          * * *
     "...watching me ?"
  
  2nd ending
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|---5-5-5-5-5------7--7-7-7-7-|
  Ab|-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
                          * * *
     "...kind of hell ?"
  
  
  Riff 4
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|---5------5------5------7-|
  Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3----0-5-|
  Eb|--------------------------|
      *      *      *      *
     "Six, six six..."
  eb|--------------------|
  Bb|--------------------|
  Gb|--------------------|
  Db|---5------5------5--|
  Ab|-0-3----0-2----0-3--|
  Eb|--------------------|
      *      *      *
     "Hell and fire...
  
  
  Play Riff 3   "Torches blazed..."
  Play Riff 4   "Six, six six..."
  
  
  Riff 5 (Note:  Sometimes three muted notes are used instead of two)
  eb|-----------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------|
  Db|-7-----9-7--9-----10-9-|
  Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-|
  Eb|-----------------------|
        * *        * *
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-10-----12-10--12-------14-------12-|
  Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
         * *            *  *     *  *
  
  Final time:
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-10-----12-10--12--------14----------|
  Ab|--8-8-8--8--8--10-101010-10-10-10-10-|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
         * *            * * *     *  *  *
  
  
  Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|-3----------------------------|
  Ab|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---|
  Eb|----------------------------3-|
         * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------|
  Ab|-3------------------------3-0-|
  Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
         * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  
  Final time:
  eb|------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------|
  Db|------------------------|
  Ab|-3----------------------|
  Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
         * * * * * * * * * *
  
  
  Solo
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  
  Riff 7
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|------------7---5---------------|
  Db|-------5--7---7---7-5---5-------|
  Ab|-5-5-5-3--------------7---7-6-5-|
  Eb|--------------------------------|
      * * *    *   *   * * * * * * *
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|------------3---1---------------|
  Db|-------3--3---3---3-1---1-------|
  Ab|-3-3-3-1--------------3---3-2-1-|
  Eb|--------------------------------|
      * * *    *   *   * * * * * * *
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------2----2-5-|
  Ab|-------3--------3-5----5-0----0-3-|
  Eb|-3-333-1--------1-3----3----------|
      * ***          *      *      *
  
  
  Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-7--------7-5------------------|
  Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-3-0-3--------------|
  Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
         * * *          * * * * * *
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|----------------3------5------|
  Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-|
  Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
         * * * * * *    * *    * *
  
  Solo
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  Riff 9
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-7-----------------------------|
  Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------|
  Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
         * * * * * *    * * * * * *
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|----------------3------5------|
  Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-|
  Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
         * * * * * *    * *    * *
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-7-----------------------------|
  Ab|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------------|
  Eb|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
         * * * * * *    * * * * * *
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|----------------3------5--------|
  Ab|-5--------------1--1-1-3--3-3-3-|
  Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
         * * * * * *    * *    * * *
  
  
  Play Riff 3   "This can't go on..."
  Play Riff 4   "Six, six six..."
  Play Intro
  Play Riff 1   "I'm coming back..."
  
  Riff 2a
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7--7-|
  Ab|-5-5-5-5--5----5-5-5-5--5-|
  Eb|--------------------------|
                    * * * *
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-5-5-5-5--5----7-7-7-7--7-5-7-|
  Ab|-3-3-3-3--3----5-5-5-5--5-3-5-|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
      * * * *       * * * *
  
  
  
  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
  
  Enjoy!

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