Iced Earth: Burnt Offerings 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: April 17, 2006 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Here's the intro for the Days of Purgatory CD: Guitar 1 x2 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|----------4--------7-| Ab|-5--------2--------5-| Eb|-3-------------------| eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|-------------7-------| Ab|-3--------5--5--5--7-| Eb|-1--------3-----3--5-| x2 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-----------4----------7-| Ab|-5-------0-2--------2-5-| Eb|-3----------------------| * * eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|-------------7-------| Ab|-3--------5--5--5--7-| Eb|-1--------3-----3--5-| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|--------------------7--------------| Ab|-10--7-9-10--7-9-10---10-9-10-7-10-| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|---------------------7-10-9-| Ab|-9-10-7------------9--------| Eb|---------10-8-7-------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|--------------------7--------------| Ab|-10--7-9-10--7-9-10---10-9-10-7-10-| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------7----------------7-10-9-| Ab|-9-10----10-9tr10----9--------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-7--9-10--9-10-9-7------------| Ab|-------------------10----5--7-| Eb|------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the last time) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-9-----7-9-----7-9-10-9-7-9----9-| Ab|----10------10--------------10---| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-----------------------9-7-| Db|-7-9--------------7-10-----| Ab|-----10--9-7-5-------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-9-----7-9-----7-9-10-9-7-9----9-| Ab|-----10-----10--------------10---| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|------------------------9-7-| Db|-7-9-10--9-7tr9----7-10-----| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----7-9--7-9-7--------------| Db|-10-------------10-9----5--7-| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| End of Days Of Purgatory intro. Here's the studio CD intro. Keyboard arranged for guitar eb|-17----17-19----17-20----17-22----17-20----19----| Bb|----17-------17-------17-------17-------17----17-| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-17----17-19----17-20----17-22----17-20----19----| Bb|----18-------18-------18-------18-------18----18-| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| After awhile, synth drone plays this: (arranged for gtr, shown octave higher) eb|-------------| Bb|-------------| Gb|-------------| Db|-------------| Ab|-------------| Eb|-5--------1--| End of studio CD intro. Both versions pick up here: Riff 1 (Distortion) Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-7----6-6----7------9-7-6-| Eb|-5----4-4----5----0-7-5-4-| * * * Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|---5-4-5---5---5---5-4-5---5---5--| Db|-7-------7---7---6-------6---6----| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Keyboard (arranged for guitar) eb|----20-19-20----20----20----20-19-20----20----20-| Bb|-22----------22----22----21----------21----21----| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 x3 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---2-1-2---2-1-2---2-1-2---2-1-2-| Ab|-4-------4-------3-------3-------| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---2-1-2---2-1-2---2-1-2---2-1---| Ab|-4-------4-------3-------3-----0-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-9-12--9-12--8-9-11-12-| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-12-16--12-16--11-12-14-16-| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| Lead in to Riff 3 Guitar 1 x2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-6------7------6------6-----------9\-| Ab|-4-4444-5-5555-4-4444-4-4444-7777-7\-| Eb|-------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** **** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5------5------5------5------5-5-| Ab|-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3-| Eb|---------------------------------| **** **** **** **** Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-6---------------------------9--9\-| Ab|-4---------------------------7--7\-| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-6---------------------------------| Ab|-4---------------------------2--2--| Eb|-----------------------------0--0--| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5-------------------------------| Ab|-3-------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 x2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-6------7------6------6-----------9\-| Ab|-4-4444-5-5555-4-4444-4-4444-7777-7\-| Eb|-------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** **** "In one last breath..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5------5------5------5------5-5-| Ab|-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3-| Eb|---------------------------------| **** **** **** **** "You'll see the things I see..." Guitar 2 x2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-6------7------6------6------9----9\-| Ab|-4------5------4------4------7----7\-| Eb|-------------------------------------| "In one last breath..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5------5------5------5------5-5-| Ab|-3------3------3------3------3-3-| Eb|---------------------------------| "You'll see the things I see..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 x3 eb|--------------|------------| Bb|--------------|------------| Gb|--------------|------------| Db|---6h7-6--4---|---6h7-6--4-| Ab|-4----------4-|-4----------| Eb|--------------|------------| x2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|---------2-----------2---| Db|-----4h5---5-4---4h5---5-| Ab|-2-2-----------2---------| Eb|-------------------------| x3 eb|--------------|--------------| Bb|--------------|--------------| Gb|--------------|--------------| Db|-----6h7-6--4-|-----6h7-6--4-| Ab|-4-4----------|-4-4----------| Eb|--------------|--------------| x2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|---------2-----------2---| Db|-----4h5---5-4---4h5---5-| Ab|-2-2-----------2---------| Eb|-------------------------| Guitar 2 x3 eb|--------------|------------| Bb|--------------|------------| Gb|---8h9-8--6---|---8h9-8--6-| Db|-6----------6-|-6----------| Ab|--------------|------------| Eb|--------------|------------| x2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|---------5-----------5---| Gb|-----6h7---7-6---6h7---7-| Db|-4-4-----------4---------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| x3 eb|--------------|--------------| Bb|--------------|--------------| Gb|-----8h9-8--6-|-----8h9-8--6-| Db|-6-6----------|-6-6----------| Ab|--------------|--------------| Eb|--------------|--------------| x2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|---------5-----------5---| Gb|-----6h7---7-6---6h7---7-| Db|-4-4-----------4---------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|-6----------------4--| Ab|-4----------------2--| Eb|---------------------| Play Riff 3 "Every note..." Play Riff 4 Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|----6-7--6-7-/9--7-6--7p6----| Ab|-4------------------------7\-| Eb|-----------------------------| "Spill your blood..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|----------------4-6------------| Db|----4-6--4-6-7---------4h5p4---| Ab|-2---------------------------5-| Eb|-------------------------------| Final time before next riff: eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|----------------4-6--------------| Db|----4-6--4-6-7---------4h5p4-----| Ab|-2---------------------------5-4-| Eb|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-6-----------------4-------------------| Ab|-4--------2--------2----------7---\4-4-| Eb|----------0----------------/5-5---\2-2-| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-6-----------------4-----(4)----------| Ab|-4--------2--------2-----(2)p0-4----6-| Eb|----------0--------------------2----4-| Guitar 3 (Comes in after awhile) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|--6----------------------------------| Db|-------9--7--6---------9----7--6-----| Ab|------------------4---------------9--| Eb|-------------------------------------| Riff 6 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|----3----3----4----4----4-| Eb|-22---22---22---22---22---| ** ** ** ** ** eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|----3----3----2----2----2-| Eb|-22---22---22---22---22---| ** ** ** ** ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|----3----3----4----4----4--2-3-5-| Eb|-22---22---22---22---22----0-1-3-| ** ** ** ** ** eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|----3----3----4----4----4-| Eb|-22---22---22---22---22---| ** ** ** ** ** eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|----3----3----2----2----2-| Eb|-22---22---22---22---22---| ** ** ** ** ** eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----3----3----4----4----4--2-3-5----0h4-| Eb|-22---22---22---22---22----0-1-3----0h2-| ** ** ** ** ** Riff 7 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|------------5-5-5\4------------| Eb|-2222222220-3-3-3\2-2222222222-| ********** ********** eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-2-0h4------------5-5-2-3-------5--5--5-5-7-4-| Eb|-0-0-0h2-2222222220-3-3-0-1-(1)p0-3--3--3-3-5-2-| ********** Repeat above 3 times, then: eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|------------5-5-5\4------------| Eb|-2222222220-3-3-3\2-2222222222-| ********** ********** eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------4-| Ab|-2-2-0h4------------5-5-2-3-------5--5--5-5---2-| Eb|-0-0-0h2-2222222220-3-3-0-1-(1)p0-3--3--3-3-0---| ********** * Riff 8 Guitar 1 (Clean) eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-4-------4----4-------4----5-------5----5-------5---| Db|------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-| Ab|----2------------2------------2------------2--------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-4-------4----4-------4----2-------2----0-------0---| Db|------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-| Ab|----2------------2------------2------------2--------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Clean) eb|------------------------------| Bb|-12-------12----12-------12---| Gb|-------9-----9--------9-----9-| Db|-----9--------------9---------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| "Take the traitors thieves..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|-13-------13----13-------13---| Gb|-------9-----9--------9-----9-| Db|-----9--------------9---------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| "...liars..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|-12-------12----12-------12---| Gb|-------9-----9--------9-----9-| Db|-----9--------------9---------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| "...first, spread..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|-10-------10----8-------8---| Gb|-------9-----9-------9----9-| Db|-----9-------------9--------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| "...-round, the message..." Solo over Riff 8 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-4~--4h5p4---4--5~--5h7p5-4----4~-| Db|-----------7----------------7-----| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-4h5p4----------------5-| Db|-------7-5-7~--7-5--7---| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-4~--4h5p4---4--5~--5h7p5-4----4~-| Db|-----------7----------------7-----| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-4h5p4---------------------| Db|-------7-5-7~--7-5----5--7-| Ab|--------------------7------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-7~--7h9p7----7--9~--9h10p9-7----7~-| Db|-----------10-----------------10----| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-7h9p7-----------9-7-------| Db|-------10-9-10~-------10-9-| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-7~--7h9p7----7--9~--9h10p9-7----7~-| Db|-----------10-----------------10----| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-7h9p7-----------9-7-------| Db|-------10-9-10~-------10-9-| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| Riff 9 (12 string acoustic) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|-----0---------------0------------| Gb|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| Db|-7-------7---7---6-------6---6----| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| "These are not idle threats my friends..." Riff 1a (Distortion) eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-7----6-6-------7----9-7-6-| Eb|-5----4-4-------5----7-5-4-| * * "Cast their bodies, to the flames!" Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-6-7-6-6-9-9--6-7-6-6-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-| Ab|-4-5-4-4-7-7--4-5-4-4-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-| Eb|-4-5-4-4-7-7--4-5-4-4-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-| x4 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-6--6--6--9--9--9--12--12--12--11-11--14-14-14\-| Ab|-4--4--4--7--7--7--10--10--10---9--9--12-12-12\-| Eb|-4--4--4--7--7--7--10--10--10---9--9--12-12-12\-| Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 "Spill your blood..." 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