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Desert Rain Guitar Tablature
Artist		: IcedEarth
Song		: Desert rain
Taber		: adr1an0[@gmx.net]
Tuning		: Eb


Tuning: Eb

Intro   
Guitar 1
eb|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------| -----|
Db|---------------------------------|      |
Ab|---------------------------------|      |
Eb|---------------------------------|      |
                                           |
eb|-7--10--8--8--8-8-7--8--7--7--7-7-|     |
Bb|----------------------------------|     |
Gb|----------------------------------|     |
Db|----------------------------------|     |
Ab|----------------------------------|     |
Eb|----------------------------------|     |
                                           |
eb|-5--7--0--0--0-0-5--7--0--0--0-0-|      |--> Play 2x
Bb|---------------------------------|      |
Gb|---------------------------------|      |
Db|---------------------------------|      |
Ab|---------------------------------|      |
Eb|---------------------------------|      |
                                           |
Guitar 2 (Delay, listen for timing)        |
eb|-9h10h12-(9h10h12)-|                   |
Bb|--------------------|                   |
Gb|--------------------|                   |
Db|--------------------| ------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|

                                     x2
eb|-2--3--5--3--2--3--2--0--0--0--0-0-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-7--8--7--7--7-7-5--7--5--5--5-5-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-3--5--3--2--3--2--0-|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|


Riff 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-----9-----12-----10----9-----10-----9--|
Ab|-----7-----10------8----7------8-----7--|
Eb|-0-0---0-0----0-0---------0-0----0-0----|
    * *   * *    * *         * *    * *

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----9----------7-----9--------|
Ab|-5-----7-----2----5-----7-----2--|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-0------0-0---0-0-0--|
      * *   * *        * *   * * 


Riff 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------| ---|
Db|-9-----12-----10-----10-----10101010-|    |
Ab|-7-----10------8------8------8-8-8-8-|    |
Eb|---0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----------|    |
      * *    * *    * *    * *               |
eb|----------------------------------|       |
Bb|----------------------------------|       |
Gb|----------------------------------|       |
Db|-9-----10-----9-----9-----9-9-9-9-|       |--> Play 2x
Ab|-7------8-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|       |
Eb|---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0---------|       |
      * *    * *   * *   * *       x2        |
eb|---------------------------------|        |
Bb|---------------------------------|        |
Gb|---------------------------------|        |
Db|-7-----9-------------------------| -------|
Ab|-5-----7-----2-------------------|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-0-000-0-000-000-000-|
      * *   * *   *** * *** *** *** 

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------| -----|
Db|-4-----5-----7-----5-----4---5---4-|      |
Ab|-2-----3-----5-----3-----2---3---2-|      |
Eb|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|      |
      * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *          |--> Play 2x
eb|-------------------------------|          |
Bb|-------------------------------|          |
Gb|-------------------------------|          |
Db|-------------------------------| ---------|
Ab|-----2-------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * *   * * * * * * * * * * * * 


Riff 3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-9-------12--12-12--10-10-|
Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-10--10-10---8--8-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
           * ***
   "The sympathy..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-9---------999-777-101010-----|
Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-7----------------888-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
           * *** * *** ***  * * * ***
   "...is growing cold..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-9-------12--12-12--10-10-|
Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-10--10-10---8--8-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
           * ***
   "Life is like..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9-10-9---------999-777------------|
Ab|-7--8-7-7-777-7---------101010-888-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
           * *** * *** ***  * * * ***
   "...so I'm told..."


Riff 4
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------8-----------|
Db|------999-7-9-10---10-9~--9-|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-------------------------|
    * *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|------999-7-9-10-9-7--------|
Ab|---------------------8~--8-|
Eb|-0-0------------------------|
    * *

Play Riff 3   "Through the sands..."


Play Riff 4   the second time, guitar 2 plays this:
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------8----------|
Gb|------999----8-9---9-8~--8-|
Db|----------10----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|-0-0------------------------|
    * *
eb|---------------------7~--|
Bb|-----------------7-8-----|
Gb|------999----8-9---------|
Db|----------10-------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-0-0---------------------|
    * *


Riff 5
Guitar 1 (Listen to song for timing)
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|-7777777777...-|
Eb|---------------|
    **********
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-555555555555-8888-1010101010101010-88888888--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
    ************ ****  * * * * * * * * ********

Final time:
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-555555555555-8888-1010101010101010-88888888--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
    ************ ****  * * * * * * * * ********
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7777777777...------|
Eb|---------------//-|
    **********

Guitar 2                           x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-13-12-10h12p10-9~---------------| -----|
Db|--------------------7-9-7h9-7-6~-|      |
Ab|---------------------------------|      |
Eb|---------------------------------|      |
                                           |--> Play 2x
eb|-----------------------------------|    |
Bb|-----------------------------------|    |
Gb|--------/12-10--9h10-9~--9-9h10-9~-|    |
Db|-7----9----------------------------| ---|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9--------/12-10--9h10-9~----9-9h10-9~--(9~)-|
Db|---7----9---------a------------a----a---------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|


Riff 6
Guitar 1                               x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-------2-------2-------------0-----|
Eb|-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-1-3---3-1-|
      * ***   * ***   * *** * * * * * *
    "Desert rain..."
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-7-------7-------7-------5-8-7-------|
Ab|-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-------8-7-6-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***       * * *
    "It's calling me..."

1st ending
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9-----------------------5--7-9-|
Ab|-7-------2-------2-------3--5-7-|
Eb|---0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000--------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***
    "...rise..."
2nd ending
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-9-----------------------5--7-|
Ab|-7-------2-------2-------3--5-|
Eb|---0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***
    "...rise..."


Guitar 2   
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------4-6-4------|
Db|-6-------6-------6-------6-7-------7-6~-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|---0-000---0-000---0-000----------------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------4-6-4---|
Db|-------6-------6-------6-7-------7-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|---000---0-000---0-000-------------|
    * ***   * ***   * ***
1st ending
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------4----7----4--------4-6-4------|
Db|-6----7-------------------6-7-------7-6~-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
2nd ending
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------4----7----4~-----------------------------|
Db|-6----7------------------------6-------6-------5--7-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------3--5-|
Eb|-------------------------0-000---0-000---0-000------|
                            * ***   * ***   * ***

Riff 7
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------3-----5-----6-----6-5-|
Ab|-2-2-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-6-5-|
Eb|-0-0---------------------------|
    * * * *   * *   * *   * * 


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm, pedal notes vary from three notes to two)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7---87-|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-5-0-65-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      ***   ***   * *   ***
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8-8-|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
      ***   ***   * *   * * 

Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm, pedal notes vary from three notes to two)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9---109-|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-7-777-7-0--87-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
      ***   ***   * *   *** 
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-----9-----10-10-|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-7-777--8--8-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
      ***   ***   * *   *** 


Play Riff 8  Solo Rhythm


Solo
eb|----------10----------------------------------|
Bb|-3/8-8/10----10-8-----------------------------|
Gb|------------------10-10h11h12--(12)p11p10-7~-|
Db|----------------------a-------------------a---|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|----------10---------------------------------|
Bb|-3/8-8/10----10-8-------------------------8~-|
Gb|------------------10-10h11h12--(12)p11p10-a--|
Db|----------------------a----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|----------10----------------------------------|
Bb|-3/8-8/10----10-8-----------------------------|
Gb|------------------10-10h11h12--(12)p11p10-7~-|
Db|----------------------a-------------------a---|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|----------10----------------------------------|
Bb|-3/8-8/10----10-8-------------------------8~/-|
Gb|------------------10-10h11h12--(12)p11p10-a---|
Db|----------------------a-----------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-24-0-0-22-0-0-24-0-0-20-0-0-22-0-0-19-0-0-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-21-0-0-19-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-10-0-0-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-0-0-14-0-0-15-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-12-0-0-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-0-0-15-0-0-10-0-0-14-0-0-17-17-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

Harmony part:
Guitar 1
eb|----17-15-17----17-15-17----19-17-19----19-17-19-|
Bb|-15----------15----------17----------17----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----17-15-17----17-15-17----20-19-20----20-19-20-|
Bb|-15----------15----------18----------18----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----22-20-22----20-19-20----19-17-19----17-15-17-|
Bb|-20----------18----------17----------15----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----19-17-19----20-19-20----22-20-22-24~~-|
Bb|-17----------18----------20---------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
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


Here's the variation Larry does on Alive in Athens:
eb|-17--16--17--17/19--17-16-17--16-12--13-13/16--13-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

eb|-16--17--16--17--/19--17--19--17--16--17--16-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|----17-15-17----17-15-17----19-17-19----19-17-19-|
Bb|-15----------15----------17----------17----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----22-20-22----22-20-22----20-19-20----20-19-20-|
Bb|-19----------19----------17----------17----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----19-17-19----17-15-17----19-17-19----17-15-17-|
Bb|-15----------14----------15----------14----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-19p15----------19p15-15-15-15-15-19p15-15-15-15-15-19b21~-|
Bb|------17---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------16-------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------17-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------19---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

End variation solo



Riff 9 (The DOP version doesn't have the triplet)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------7--------------------|
Ab|-7-9910-9---10-9-7-10-9-7-6-7~-|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------7--------10-9-7-------|
Ab|-7-9910-9---10-9-7--------10-9~-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|---------5------------------|
Db|-5-779-7---9-7-5-9-7-5-4-5~-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
    * *** * * * * * * * * * 
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|---------5-------9-7-5------|
Db|-5-779-7---9-7-5-------9-7~-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
    * *** * * * * * * * * * 


Riff 10
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|-0------------------------0-3-3-|
                             * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------5--|
Eb|-0------------------------0-3--|
                             *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|-0------------------------0-3-3-|
                             * * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|-0------------------------0-3-3-|
                             * * *
Guitar 2                                  x4
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|------9-7-6-7~----7-6-4-6~----6-4-2-4~--|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Comes in for the 3rd and 4th time)                                   
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----10-8-7-8~----8-7-5-7~----7-5-3-5~--|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------------|


Riff 11 (Clean)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------5---4--4--444-5-4---|
Ab|----------7---5--5----------5-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0---0-----------------|
       * * *   * 
   "A world of hate..."
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|----------5---4--4-444-5-7-|
Ab|----------7---5--5---------|
Eb|-0--0-0-0---0--------------|
       * * *   * 


Riff 11a (Distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|--------5---5-4----444-5-4---|
Ab|--------7---7-5------------5-|
Eb|-0--000---0------------------|
       ***   * 
   "We shall rise and conquer..."
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|--------5---5-4----444-5-7-|
Ab|--------7---7-5------------|
Eb|-0--000---0----------------|
       ***   * 

Guitar 2 (During 'the serpent rides with me')
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|------10-10/12----12-------10----------|
Gb|-11-12----------9----11--12---11--9----|
Db|------------------------------------12-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

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

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

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-10/12----12-12/15----15----15~-15~-15~-|
Gb|-11-12----------9-----------14----14-14~-14~-14~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
eb|-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|
Db|-------------|
Ab|-------0-----|
Eb|-0-1-3---3-1-|
    * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (Slighty palm muted)
eb|-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-----4-6-4---|
Db|-6-7-------7-|
Ab|-------------|
Eb|-------------|
    * * * * * *

Play Riff 6   "Desert rain..."

Towards the end, the last part of Riff 6 is
played with this modification:
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-------------------------------5-8-7-------|
Ab|-5-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-------8-7-6-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
      * *** * *** * *** * *** * ***       * * *  

End solo
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12--/17-17~--17~--17~--/21-21--12-12~--12~--12~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-/14-14~--16~--17~--/21~--19~--19~-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-21-19-17---------------17----------|
Bb|---------21-19-17-19-21----21-19-17-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
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