Iced Earth - Dark Saga Chords & Tabs

 

Dark Saga Chords & Tabs

Iced Earth Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Bass Tab

Dark Saga Bass Tab

   
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DARK SAGA (Bassline)
As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 1996 Album DARK SAGA)

Transcribed by Robert Lech
	

Words by Jon Schaffer Music by Jon Schaffer/Matthew Barlow/Randall Shawver/Dave Abell/Mark Prator
Arranged by Jon Schaffer

Gtr I (D# G# C# F#) - 'Clean Bass'

   Intro
    Moderate Rock Q=123
   4/4
    Gtr I
    E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||


 3/4
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------||
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-||


   Pre-Verse
   4/4
    E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||


 3/4
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------||
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-||


   4/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--||


   Verse
   4/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--||


   Chorus
    Q  E S S S S Q  E   Q  E S S S S E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------7-7\--|
||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|


  Q  E S S S S Q  E   Q  E S S S S E Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||


   Verse
   4/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--||


   Chorus
    Q  E S S S S Q  E   Q  E S S S S E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------7-7\--|
||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|


  Q  E S S S S Q  E   Q  E S S S S E Q
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/dark_saga_btab_ver_2.html ]
   Bridge
   4/4
    Gtr I
    E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||


 3/4
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-|


   Pre-Verse
   4/4
    Gtr I
    E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||


 3/4
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-|


   Verse
   4/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------2-3-|-------------3-2-|-------------2-3-|-----------------o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-3-3-2-2--||


   Chorus
    Q  E S S S S Q  E   Q  E S S S S E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------7-7\--|
||--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-------|


  Q  E S S S S Q  E   Q  E S S S S E Q   4x
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-3--1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||


   Outro
   4/4
    Gtr I
    E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E   E Q  E E Q  E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o||
||--0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-0-0--0-0-0--0--||


 3/4
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-1-1-3-1-|


 4/4
              >
  W           W           +W           +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths