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Dragons Child by Iced Earth
Dragons Child
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (Clean)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-9----9----------10-9----9---|
Ab|---7-----------7------7-----------7-|
Eb|-0---------0--------8---------8-----|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-9----9----------7-----10-----|
Ab|---7-----------7------7-----10-----9-|
Eb|-7---------7--------5-----8------7---|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-9----9----------10-9----9---|
Ab|---7-----------7------7-----------7-|
Eb|-0---------0--------8---------8-----|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-9----9----------5-----7------|
Ab|---7-----------7------5-----7---10-9-|
Eb|-7---------7--------3-----5------8-7-|
Final time (Guitar 2 plays note in () with distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------(9)-|
Db|-----10-9----9----------5-----7---------|
Ab|---7-----------7------5-----7---10-9-2--|
Eb|-7---------7--------3-----5------8-7-0--|
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-9----10-9-----9-----9----10-9-----9----|
Ab|-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-77--7-----7-7-----7----|
Eb|-0-------------------8--8------8-8---88-|
* * * ** * * * **
First ending
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9----10-9-----9-----7---10--9-|
Ab|-9-----7-7-----7-----7---10--9-|
Eb|-7--7------7-7---77--5----8--7-|
* * * **
Second ending
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9----10-9-----9------------------|
Ab|-9-----7-7-----7--5-----------3-2-|
Eb|-7--7------7-7-----3-333-3-333-----|
* * * * *** * *** * *
Riff 3
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-------------0-2-3-----2-222-|
Eb|-0-000-0-000-------000-------|
* *** * *** * * * *** * ***
"Since the dawn of time..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-0-2-5-----2-222-0-2--2---4---2-|
Eb|-------000------------3---5---3-|
* * * *** * *** * *
"...he's been here..."
Riff 2a Same as Riff 2, except the first bar should be:
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-9-----9-----9----10-9-----9----|
Ab|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-77--7-----7-7-----7----|
Eb|--------------------8--8------8-8---88-|
* * * * ** * * * **
Play Riff 3 "For centuries past..."
Play Riff 2a "Oh, beware the blackened water..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-|
Ab|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9-|
Eb|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7-|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------12~~-|
Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~~--/9~--12-11~-------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------10-12-13~--12-10-----10-12-|
Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12-------------------12-------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~~--/8~--12-10~--15~~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------10-12~--10-----------10-|
Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12-13------------13--12-13----|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm (Just Guitar 1)
Solo 1
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------15-13-12----12-------------------15------|
Gb|-9-11-12~--11-9-------------14----14-12-11-12-14-12----12~~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------14----14-15-------15--|
Bb|----------------------------15-17----17-------17b19-----|
Gb|-------------------14-16-17-----------------------------|
Db|----------14-16-17--------------------------------------|
Ab|-14-15-17-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
eb|-17p15tm--19p15tm--0-15tm-22p15-20p15------|
Bb|--------------------------------------17~~-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-12-0-14-12-14-15--12-0-14-12-14-15--14-15-17-0--14-15-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-17-0--19-0--19h20p19p17-19~~---22b24~-|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-20-19-17-----------------20-19-17----17-19-20-|
Bb|----------20-19b21r19~~------------20----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-19h20p19p17--15h17p15p14----/22b24~~-|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
End Solo 1
Solo 2 (Guitar 3 plays top notes)
eb|-15-15-1514-14-14-1412-12-12-12~~-|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-12-1211-11-11-11-9--9--9--9~~-|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|-17-17-1715-15-15-1514-14-14-14h15-14~-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-14-14-1412-12-12-1211-11-11-11h12-11~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-15-15-1514-14-14-1410-10-10-10/12-12-|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-12-1211-11-11-11-7--7--7--7/-9--9-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
1st ending
eb|-12/15-15-15-1514-14-14-12--15-12~~-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--9/12-12-12-1211-11-11--9--12--9~~-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
2nd ending
eb|-12/15-15-15-1514-14-14-12-14-15-14h15p14-12~~-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9/12-12-12-1211-11-11--9-11-12-11h12p11--9~~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
End Solo 2
Play Riff 2 "Oh, beware the blackened water..."
Lead over Riff 2
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------12~~-|
Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~~--/9~--12-11~-------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------13~--12-10-----10-12-|
Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12----------------12-------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------12~~-|
Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~~--/9~--12-11~-------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------13-12--15-13--17-15--19b20~~--|
Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~~--/8~--12-10~--15~~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|------------------12~--10-----------10-|
Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12----------13--12-13----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~~--/8~--12-10~--15~~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------12-10--13-12--15-13--17b19~~~-|
Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
End lead
Riff 4a
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-|
Ab|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9-|
Eb|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7-|
* * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------------------0-(0)-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-9--------10-9--------10-9----7---10--9-------------|
Ab|------7-7---------7-7---------7-7----7---10--9---2---------|
Eb|-0-0---------8-8---------7-7---------5----8--7---0---------|
* * * * * *
Since the dawn of time, he's been here
Forgotten son, testing all our fears
Nature's mistake, he sees no end
The dragon's child, walks among man
For centuries past, many tribes know the tales
Of men not returning, when they've gone there
And those who've returned, can't describe what they've seen
Their hair has turned white, and they've gone insane
Oh, beware the blackend water
The creature has come to take you away
Oh, beware unholy water
On this dying day
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
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