Dragon'€™s Child Lyrics

Iced Earth: Dragon's Child
solo by: Russ Elton
Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com)
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Date last modified: May 17, 2003
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Riff 1 (Clean)
Final time (Guitar 2 plays note in () with distortion)
Riff 2 (Distortion)
First ending
Second ending
Riff 3
"Since the dawn of time..."
"...he's been here..."
Riff 2a Same as Riff 2, except the first bar should be:
Play Riff 3 "For centuries past..."
Play Riff 2a "Oh, beware the blackened water..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bb|----------------------------------12~~-|
Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12~~\--/9~--12-11~-------|
Bb|-----------------10-12-13~--12-10-----10-12-|
Gb|-/9~--12-11~--12-------------------12-------|
Guitar 3
Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12~~\--/8~--12-10~--15~~-|
eb|--------------------10-12~--10-----------10-|
Bb|-/8~--12-10~--12-13------------13--12-13----|
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm (Just Guitar 1)
Gb|-9-11-12~--11-9-------------14----14-12-11-12-14-12----12~~-|
Bb|----------------------------15-17----17-------17b19-----|
eb|-17p15tm--19p15tm--0-15tm-22p15-20p15------|
Bb|--------------------------------------17~~-|
eb|-15-17-0--19-0--19h20p19p17-19~~---22b24~-|
Bb|----------20-19~------------20----------|
eb|-19h20p19p17-\-15h17p15p14--\--/22b24~~-|
End Solo 1
Solo 2 (Guitar 3 plays top notes)
eb|-15-15-15\14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12~~-|
Gb|-12-12-12\11-11-11-11\-9--9--9--9~~-|
eb|-17-17-17\15-15-15-15\14-14-14-14h15-14~-|
Gb|-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11h12-11~-|
1st ending
eb|-12/15-15-15-15\14-14-14-12--15-12~~-|
Gb|--9/12-12-12-12\11-11-11--9--12--9~~-|
2nd ending
eb|-12/15-15-15-15\14-14-14-12-14-15-14h15p14-12~~-|
Gb|--9/12-12-12-12\11-11-11--9-11-12-11h12p11--9~~-|
End Solo 2
Play Riff 2 "Oh, beware the blackened water..."
Lead over Riff 2
Guitar 2
Bb|------------------------------------12~~-|
Gb|-/9~---12-11~--12~~\--/9~---12-11~-------|
Bb|---------------------13~--12-10-----10-12-|
Gb|-/9~---12-11~--12----------------12-------|
Bb|------------------------------------12~~-|
Gb|-/9~---12-11~--12~~\--/9~---12-11~-------|
Bb|--------------------13-12--15-13--17-15--19b20~~--|
Gb|-/9~---12-11~--12~--------------------------------|
Guitar 3
Bb|-/8~---12-10~--12~~\--/8~---12-10~--15~~-|
eb|-------------------12~--10-----------10-|
Bb|-/8~---12-10~--12----------13--12-13----|
Bb|-/8~---12-10~--12~~\--/8~---12-10~--15~~-|
eb|--------------------12-10--13-12--15-13--17b19~~~-|
Bb|-/8~---12-10~--12~--------------------------------|
End lead
Riff 4a
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
12 = pre-bend.
12r10 = pre-bend and release.
= pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= 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