Iced Earth:  The Domino Decree

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1                                  x2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------9~----------------------|
Db|----10--8h10h11--------10--10p8\6-8p6\5-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|-8------------------8-------------------|
                                     x2
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------7~--------------------|
Db|----8--6h8h9--------8--8p6\4-6p4\3-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-6---------------6-----------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-10\-------------10\-----------|
Eb|--8\------8-8-----8\------8-8--|
             * *             * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-8\--------------8\------------|
Eb|-6\----6--6-6----6\----6--6-6--|
          *  * *          *  * *


Riff 1a
Guitar 1                                  x2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------9~----------------------|
Db|----10--8h10h11--------10--10p8\6-8p6\5-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|-8------------------8-------------------|
                                     x2
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------7~--------------------|
Db|----8--6h8h9--------8--8p6\4-6p4\3-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-6---------------6-----------------|

Guitar 2                                 x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------8~---------------------|
Gb|-----------9h10------------9p6\5-6p5\3-|
Db|----10--11-------------10--------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-8------------------8------------------|
                                      x2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------6~---------------------|
Gb|---------7h8------------------------|
Db|----8--9------------8--12p9\8-9p8\6-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|-6---------------6------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1                                x2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------5------------------------|
Db|----7--5-7-8---7-8-----7--7-5---5-----|
Ab|------------------------------8---7-8-|
Eb|-5------------------5-----------------|
          * * * * * *        * * * * * *
                                        x2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------4------------------------|
Db|----5--3-5-6---5-6-----5--5-3---3-----|
Ab|------------------------------6---5-6-|
Eb|-3------------------3-----------------|
          * * * * * *        * * * * * *

Guitar 2                                          x2
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------9-------------------------------|
Db|----10--8-10-12---10-12-----10--10-8----8-------|
Ab|-0-----------------------0-----------12---10-12-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
           *  *  * *  *  *          * *  * *  *  *
                                        x2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3------------------------|
Gb|----4----4-5---4-5-----4--4-----------|
Db|-------6--------------------6-5-6-3-5-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-3------------------3-----------------|
          * * * * * *        * * * * * *


Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-2----3--2--0--3--3--2--------3--3--|
Ab|-2----3--2--0--3--3--2--------3--3--|
Eb|------------------------------------|
   "Cause..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-5----6--5--3--6--6--5--------6--6--|
Ab|-5----6--5--3--6--6--5--------6--6--|
Eb|------------------------------------|
   "...besieged..."

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-------------------0--------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2--3--2--0--3--3--|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0--1--0-----1--1--|
    *  * * * *  *  *  *  *  *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
    *  * * * *  * * * *  *  * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-5--5-5-5-5--6--5--3--6--6--|
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3--4--3--1--4--4--|
    *  * * * *  *  *  *  *  *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
    *  * * * *  * * * *  *  * * * * * *


Play Riff 2  "Fate..."
Play Riff 3  "Kill!"
Play Riff 2  "Fate..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1                           x4
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0--0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    *  * * * *    *  * * * *  * * *

Guitar 2 (Slight palm mutes)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------5--5h6p5--------|
Db|----7p5---5-----5-7-8----------8-7--7-|
Ab|--------8---7-8-----------------------|
Eb|-5------------------------------------|
       * * * * * * * * *
   "Divide..."
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|----7p5---5---------------------------|
Ab|--------8---7-8-----------------------|
Eb|-5--------------5-5-0-6--6h8p6-5--5-0-|
       * * * * * * * * *
   "Mankind..."

Guitar 3 (Slight palm mutes, comes in the second time)
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------9--9h10p9-----------|
Db|----10p9----9-------9-10-12-----------12-10--10-|
Ab|-0-------12---10-12-----------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
        * *  * *  *  * *  *  *
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|----10p9----9-------9-10-9---------------------|
Ab|-0-------12---10-12----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------10--10h12p10-9--9-0-|
        * *  * *  *  * *  * *


Riff 5
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------5-5--------------|
Ab|-5--------------------3-3--3h5p3-1h3p1-|
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------------------|
       * * * * * * * * *
   "Fear will..."
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-2--------------5----7--------------------|
Ab|-0--0-0-0-0-0---5----7--------------------|
Eb|--------------0-3--0-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
       * * * * * *         * * * * * * * * *
   "...free."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------2-2--------------|
Ab|-5--------------------3-3--3h5p3-1h3p1-|
Eb|-3--------3-3-3-3-3-0------------------|
             * * * * * *
   "Cast down..."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-2--------------5----7-----------------|
Ab|-0--0-0-0-0-0---5----7--------------2--|
Eb|--------------0-3--0-5--5-5-5-5-5-0-0--|
       * * * * * *         * * * * * *
   "...history."


Riff 6 (Organ Solo)                    x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-4--------------2--7--------------2--|
Eb|-2--2-2-2-2-0-0-0--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-0--|
       * * * * * *       * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-5--------------------4--------------2--|
Ab|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
       * * * * * * * * *    * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-5--------------------4-----------------|
Ab|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-------------------------------------0--|
       * * * * * * * * *    * * * * * *


Riff 7 (The guitars trade off here, repeat riff 2x)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------4----4-2---2-------|
Ab|-4----------2-4-5----------5---5-0-4-|
Eb|-2----2-4-5--------------------------|
         * * * * * *      * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-5-4-0-2----------------|
Eb|-------------3----3-3-3-5-3-0-|
    * * * * * *      * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------2--|
Ab|-4--------------2--4--------------0--|
Eb|-2--2-2-2-2-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2-0-0----|
       * * * * * *       * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------4--2-----|
Ab|-4--------------2--4--2--0--2--|
Eb|-2--2-2-2-2-0-0-0--2--------0--|
       * * * * * *

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------11--|
Db|----------------------9-11-12-----|
Ab|-9------------9-11-12-------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-11-9----9----------------------------------|
Db|------12---12-11-11-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------10-10-10-12-10-10-10-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
                           *  *  *  *  *  *  *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------9--------------------11-9----|
Ab|-9----9-11-12---12-11-9----9-11-12------12-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------10-----------|
Gb|--------------9-------9-11-12----12-11-11--|
Db|------9-11-12---12-11----------------------|
Ab|-9-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|


Riff 8 (The guitars trade off here, repeat riff 2x)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------7----7-5---5-------|
Ab|-7----------5-7-8----------8---8-0-7-|
Eb|-5----5-7-8--------------------------|
         * * * * * *      * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-8-7-0-5----------------|
Eb|-------------6----6-6-6-8-6-0-|
    * * * * * *      * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------5--|
Ab|-7--------------5--7--------------3--|
Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-0-0-3--5--5-5-5-5-0-0----|
       * * * * * *       * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------7--5-----|
Ab|-7--------------5--7--5--3--5--|
Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-0-0-3--5--------3--|
       * * * * * *

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------14--|
Db|-----------------------12-14-15-----|
Ab|-12-----------12-14-15--------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14-12----12----------------------------------|
Db|-------15----15-14-14-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------13-13-13-15-13-13-13-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
                             *  *  *  *  *  *  *
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------12----------------------14-12----|
Ab|-12----12-14-15----15-14-12----12-14-15-------15-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------13-----------|
Gb|----------------12-------12-14-15----15-14-14--|
Db|-------12-14-15----15-14-----------------------|
Ab|-12--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|


Riff 9 (The guitars trade off here, repeat riff 2x)
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------10----10-8----8---------|
Ab|-10------------8-10-11------------11---11-0-10-|
Eb|--8----8-10-11---------------------------------|
          *  *  * *  *  *        * *  * *  * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-11-10-0-8-----------------|
Eb|------------------9----9-9-9-11-9-0-|
     *  *  *  *  * *      * * *  * * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------8-|
Ab|-10--------------8--10---------------6-|
Eb|--8--8-8-8-8-0-0-6---8--8-8-8-8-0-0----|
        * * * * * *        * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------10--8-----|
Ab|-10--------------8--10---8--6--8--|
Eb|--8--8-8-8-8-0-0-6---8---------6--|
        * * * * * *

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------17--|
Db|-----------------------15-17-18-----|
Ab|-15-----------15-17-18--------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-17-15----15----------------------------------|
Db|-------18----18-17-17-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------16-16-16-18-16-16-16-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
                             *  *  *  *  *  *  *
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------15----------------------17-15----|
Ab|-15----15-17-18----18-17-15----15-17-18-------18-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------16-----------|
Gb|----------------15-------15-17-18----18-17-17--|
Db|-------15-17-18----18-17-----------------------|
Ab|-15--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|



Riff 10
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-7--------7--6----6--8-------|
Eb|-5--------5--6----6--6----0--|
             *       *       *
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------6-----------------------------|
Db|-7--777---8-7--7h8p7------------------|
Ab|---------------------6~--6h7p6--------|
Eb|-------------------------------6~--0--|
       ***                            *


Riff 11
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-2--------------------5-5--------------|
Ab|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-5-3-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
       * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-4-----------------2-----------------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2-2-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Eb|----------------3^----------------0--|
       * * * * * *       * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-2--------------------2-2--------------|
Ab|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-5-3-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
       * * * * * * * * * *    * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-4-----------------2-----------------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2-2-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Eb|----------------3^----------------0--|
       * * * * * *       * * * * * *

Play Riff 2  "Fate..."
Play Riff 4  Harmony plays both times
Play Riff 5

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


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