Iced Earth: Retribution Through The Ages transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: 12/19/07 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-7----7---8----8---------------------------------| Ab|-5----5---5----5---7----7-00-10-0000-8-0000-7----| Eb|-5----5-0--------0-5----5---------------------00-| * * ** * **** * **** * ** eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-3----3----5--5--5---2----2----0-2----0-2--2-0-| Ab|-3----3----5--5--5---2----2----0-2-22-0-2--2-0-| Eb|-1----1-00-3--3--3-0-0----0-00-----------------| ** * ** ** * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-3----3----5----5---2-----------| Ab|-3----3----5----5---2-----------| Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0--------00-| ** * ** Final time: eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-3----3----5----5---2-------------| Ab|-3----3----5----5---2-------------| Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0------//12\\-| ** * Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|-----------8----------------------| Gb|-7--9--10-----10--9------7--10--9-| Db|---------------------10-----------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-----------8-------------| Gb|-7--9--10-----10--9------| Db|---------------------10--| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------7-----------------------------| Db|-7--9--10-----10--9------7--10--9--7-----| Ab|---------------------10---------------10-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-----------7--9--10--9--| Db|-7--9--10---------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-------------11-------------------------| Gb|-10--12--14------14--12------10--14--12-| Db|-------------------------14-------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-------------11--------------| Gb|-10--12--14------14--12------| Db|-------------------------14--| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|-----7--9--10--9--7--------9--7--------| Db|-10-----------------9--10--------10--9-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|---------------8--10--8--| Gb|-----7--9--10------------| Db|-10----------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|--------8------7------5------7----8----| Eb|-5-5555---5555---5555---5555---55---55-| * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** "Time..." eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----| Eb|-5-5555---5555---5555---5555---55---55-| * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** "...years pass..." eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|--------8------7------5------7----8----| Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---66-| * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** "...ancient rites..." eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----| Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---66-| * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** "...in tact..." Final time: eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----| Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---00-| * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** "...gold and land." Guitar 2 plays an octave higher of guitar 1, but also ends with two open Es. Play Riff 1 Guitar 3 is played every time Play Riff 2 "Blood..." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|-4------5------4------2------4----5----| Eb|-2-2222---2222---2222---2222---22---22-| **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----| Eb|-2-2222---2222---2222---2222---22---22-| * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|-2------5------4------2------4----5----| Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---33-| **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----| Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---33-| * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** Final time: eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----| Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---30-| * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * ** Solo eb|---------------6----6-7-9-7h9p7p6-7-6b7~------| Bb|-----------7-8---------------------------7-7--| Gb|-------6-9------------------------------------| Db|-7-8-9----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-12--12p8----14--14p10-----15--15p12----| Gb|----------9------------11------------12-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-14--14p10-----12-12p8---14-14p10----| Gb|-----------11----------9----------11-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|-15--15p12-----17--17p14-----19--19p15----| Gb|-----------12------------14------------16-| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------12b14-| Bb|-17--17p14-----15-15p12----14-14p10----------| Gb|-----------14-----------12----------11-------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-{12}-{12}-12b14r12---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------12b14r12--10h12----12----10h12-| Gb|-------------------------------------11----11-------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------12b14~-| Bb|-[12]14r12p10-[12]14r12p10---------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-14----14-----15----15-----17----17----| Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--20b22-20b22-| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-15----15-----17-----15-----| Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-14----14-----15----15-----14----14----| Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--17b19-17b19-| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-15----15-----17-----15-----12\----| Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--15b17\-| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|-7------7------7------7------7----7----| Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-| **** **** **** **** ** ** x2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|-8------8------8------8------8----8----| Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-| **** **** **** **** ** ** Final time: eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|-8------8------8------8------8--------| Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-00-12\-| **** **** **** **** ** Solo eb|----------------------------| Bb|-14--15---------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-11--12--14--(14)/15--14----| Ab|-------------------------17-| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-14--(14)/15--/17--(17)\15--14-----| Ab|--------------------------------17-| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-15-15\--15-15\--15-15\--15\--15\--------| Db|-15-15\--15-15\--15-15\--15\--15\--------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------17/18-| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------19----------20-21-| Db|-------------19-20-------20-19----19-19-20-------| Ab|-19-20-19-20-------19-20-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-18-17-------------------------------------17-18-20b22~-| Bb|-------18-17-------------------------17-18--------------| Gb|-------------19-18-------------18-19--------------------| Db|-------------------20-19-19-20--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Guitar 3 is played every time Guitar 1 ends song with this: eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------5------------| Db|-3----3----5----5---2--------5----5----7--| Ab|-3----3----5----5---2--------3----5----7--| Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0-------------3----5--| ** * 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