ICED EARTH - "Travel In Stygian" Tablature

Band: Iced Earth
Song: Travel in Stygian
Album: Night of The Stormrider

notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------4-444-2-222-5-555--------4-444-2-222-4-2---|
Eb|-2-222--------------------2-222-----------------3-|
* *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** * * *

Guitar 2 (after awhile)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-4----------7-----------5-----------4-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-2----------5-----------3-----------2-|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-4-------5-------4-----------------------|
Ab|-4-------5-------4-------------7-------5-|
Eb|-2---2-0-3---3-0-2---2-0--5555-5--3333-3-|
* * * * * * **** ****

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----7----------------8-7-----------7----------------------------------|
Gb|------6--5-5tr6----------8-7-5-------6--5-5tr6-----------9----------7-|
Db|-4----------------5-------------4----------------7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *

Riff 3
Guitar 1 x2 x2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222-------5-|-3-3---333---3---3---333-------6-|
* * *** * * *** * * *** * * ***

Guitar 2 (after three reptitions of the above riff)
x2 x2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Ab|-------------------------------5-|-------------------------------6-|
Eb|-2-2---222---2---2---222---------|-3-3---333---3---3---333---------|
* * * *** * * * * * *** * * * * * * * *** * * * * * *** * * * *


Riff 4 x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------4-------7-------5----------4-------7-------5-|
Ab|----------4-------7-------5----------4-------7-------5-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2--2--5555-5--3333-3--2-222-2-2--5555-5--3333-3-|
* * * * **** **** * *** * **** ****


Riff 3a x2 x2
eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----4-----2---5---4-----4-5-4---|-----5-----3---6---5-----5-6-5---|
Eb|-2-2---2-2---2---2---2-2-------5-|-3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-------6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Through the flames......."

Play Riff 4

Riff 5 x6
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------2h4-------------2-4-5-7--5--7-|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-0h2-2-222-222-2-0-2-3-5--3--5-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** * * *** *** * * * *
"Was all of it........"

Riff 6
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0--3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
**** * **** * **** * **** *
x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2h4-----------------------------|
Eb|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-2-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Ab|------4----4-4-------2----2-2-------5----5-5-------4----4-4-|
Eb|-2222-2--2-2-2--0000-0--0-0-0--3333-3--3-3-3--2222-2--2-2-2-|
**** * **** * **** * **** *

Riff 7 x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------9----------------|
Ab|-10p9-9-999-999-999---9-12-9-10-9-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
* *** *** * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|------9-----------12--------7-----------12-|
Ab|-7777-7--10101010-10---5555-5--10101010-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
**** * * * * **** * * * *


Riff 8 (Interlude)
The harmonics are played the first time, with a clean tone
Guitar 1 x2
eb|-----------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------|
Gb|-------12----5-----12--|--4----2----5----|
Db|-2---12------5---12----|--4----2----5--5-|
Ab|-2-----------3---------|--2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0---------------------|---------------3-|
h h h h

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-------5-----------5-----4----2----5----|
Db|-2-----5-----2-----5-----4----2----5--5-|
Ab|-2-----3-----2-----3-----2----0----3--5-|
Eb|-0-----------0------------------------3-|
"On the night that it came to me......"

Guitar 2 (not on the Days of Purgatory version) x2
eb|----------0-3-0----0-3----0-3-0------------0-------0-----0-------|
Bb|----------------0------0--------0--------4---4-------4-----4-----|
Gb|-------0-------------------------------5-------5-------5-----5---|
Db|-----2-------------------------------5-----------5-------------5-|
Ab|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
Eb|-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------0-----------------------|
Bb|-------3---3---------------------|
Gb|-----4-------4--------2----------|
Db|---4-----------4----2------0-----|
Ab|-2----------------0------3-----0-|
Eb|-----------------------------3---|


Riff 9
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-4-------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-----|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"..that's.....when I saw my destiny"


Riff 10
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------2------------9--9-9---------2-------------9--7-7-|
Ab|---------2-----9/10-9-7--7-7---------2------9/10-9-7--5-5-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-7/-8-7--------000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7--------|
*** * * * * * *** * * **** *
"Travel...in Stygian....."
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------2---------------9--9-9-------7------7----7------5------5----5-|
Ab|-------2--------9/10-9-7--7-7--5555-5-5555-5-55-5-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0000-7/-8-7-----------------------------------------------|
*** * * **** * **** **** ** **** **** **


Riff 11
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------9-101010-9-7-9-7-------------7--777-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
Ab|-777-7-7-7----------------10--555-5-5-5------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
*** * * *** * *
"Ohh..........."

Guitar 2 (after a couple repitions of the above)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------9-9-9-7---7------------------777-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
Db|---------9---------10--10--9----------7------------------|
Ab|-777-7-7-7--------------------555-5-5-5------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
*** * * *** * *


Riff 12 (amazingly fast)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|
Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **** **
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------12----------12------12----------14----------14------14-|
Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-12121212-12-12121212-12-1212-12-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (comes in the second time)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------5--------7--|
Db|---2-------5--------5--------7--|
Ab|---2-------5--------3--------5--|
Eb|---0-------3--------------------|


Riff 12a
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9----9------9------9----9-|
Ab|-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **** **
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------12----------12------12----------14----------|
Ab|-10101010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-12121212-12----------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------\\\\\\\-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pick through the slide


Riff 13 (solo rhythm) x2
eb|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|------2------2----2-|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-|-3333-3-3333-3-33-3-2222-2-2222-2-22-2-|
**** **** ** **** **** ** **** **** **

Solo (it's harmonized, but this sounds good for one guitar)

eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-14t10p7-15t10p7-19t10p7-17t10p7-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-14t10p7-15t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-14t10p7-19t10p7-17t10p7-15t10p7-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat the above bars again, then:

eb|--------------15~------------------19-19^^r-17-15-19\-|
Bb|-17--15----15------17----15--17-----------------------|
Gb|--------16------------16--------16--------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------15-14-|
Bb|-12~-----------15--12-------------12/13-15/17-------|
Gb|------14-12-14--------12-14-14/16-------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Riff 14
Guitar 1 x2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------4-|
Db|--------------------------------4-|
Ab|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** **** ****
x2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------4-|
Ab|--------------------------------4-|
Eb|-2222-3333-2222-0000-2222-3200--2-|
**** **** **** **** **** ****

Guitar 2 (Only on the Stormrider version)
x2
eb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-17t15p12-19t15p12-20t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12\-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Interlude


Riff 15
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|-4--4-4--4-4--4-2-4-5-|
Eb|-2--2-2--2-2--2-0-2-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
"The henchman awaits you....."

Guitar 2 (after awhile)
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-10-9-10---7-9-10-9-----7-9-7--------------------|
Ab|------------------------10---------10-9-7-10-9-7-9~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
"It's time...."

Rif 16
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-5-4-5----2-4-5-4-----------------------------|
Ab|-5-3-2-3----0-2-3-2----5-7-9-7----5-4-2-5-4-2-4-|
Eb|-----------------------3-5-7-5----3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Repeat Riff 5 "Riding on the hot winds of hell....
Repeat Riff 6 "...me!"
Repeat Riff 7
Repeat Riff 10 "Travel....in Stygian"

Ending:
eb|-----------|
Bb|-----------|
Gb|-----------|
Db|---------2-|
Ab|---------2-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-|
*** * *


Acoustic ending

Guitar 1
eb|-7h8p7---7-----------------|-7h8p7----7---------------7-8-7-|
Bb|------10--10-8----7-8----5-|-------10--10-8----7-8-10-------|
Gb|----------------9-----5----|-----------------9--------------|
Db|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-4h5p4---4-----------------|-4h5p4----4---------------4-5-4-|
Db|-------7---7-5----4-5----2-|--------7---7-5----4-5--7-------|
Ab|----------------7-----3----|-----------------7--------------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|

Total time: 9:28