Iced Earth: Burning Oasis transcribed by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com) Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be) 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 27, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro (Clean) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|---9-7\2-2--3----------9-7\2-2--1-0-0-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|-0-------------------0----------------| x3 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-9-9-7\2-2--3--------9-9-7\2-2--1-0-0-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Guitar fill over intro (Clean) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------12-------------------| Db|--------------12-h.-------------------| Ab|--------------h.----12----------------| Eb|--------------------h.----------------| Guitar 2 begins playing this after one play of the above (Distortion) eb|-14--15-----------14--15-----------| Bb|-15--17--9--10----15--17--9--8-7-7-| Gb|---------9--10------------9--8-7-7-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| x2 eb|-14--15---------14--15-----------| Bb|-15--17--13-13--15--17--9--8-7-7-| Gb|---------14-14----------9--8-7-7-| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Distortion kicks in with a slide: Riff 1 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|---11--9\4-4--5-----------11--9\4-4--3-2-2-----| Db|----9--7\2-2--3------------9--7\2-2--1-0-0-----| Ab|-2----------------------2----------------------| Eb|-0-----------------//\\-0-------------------\\-| Riff 2 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-7-----10-----9-----7-----| Ab|-8-888--8-888-8-888-8-888-| Eb|--------------------------| *** *** *** *** "Raging fire..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-9----9----9----9----9-9-9---| Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-8-| Eb|-----------------------------| ** ** ** ** * "...me..." Final time: eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-9----9----9----9----9-9-9\-| Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7\-| Eb|----------------------------| ** ** ** ** Play Riff 1 Guitar fill over Riff 1 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|-99--------------------99-| Db|----1010-77----77-1010----| Ab|------------88------------| Eb|--------------------------| Riff 2a eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-7-----10-----9-----7-----| Ab|-8-888--8-888-8-888-8-888-| Eb|--------------------------| *** *** *** *** "Initiate the..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-9----9----9----9----9-9-9---| Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-8-| Eb|-----------------------------| ** ** ** ** * "...beginning..." Final time: eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-9----9----9----9----9-9-9\---| Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7\-0-| Eb|------------------------------| ** ** ** ** "...sigh..." Riff 3 (Clean) eb|-10-9-----------10-9-----| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|------11-------------11--| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| x2 eb|-8-7----8-7----10-7----8-7---| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----9------9-------9------9-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| x2 eb|-10-9-----10-9-----12-9-----10-9----| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------11-------11-------11-------11-| ----| Db|------------------------------------| | Ab|------------------------------------| | Eb|------------------------------------| | "Take the fruit..." | x2 |--> Play 4x eb|-8-7----8-7----10-7----8-7---| | Bb|-----------------------------| | Gb|-----9------9-------9------9-| | Db|-----------------------------| -----------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Riff 4 (Distortion, slide into riff) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-0-000-0-000-0-000-1-1-1-| * *** * *** * *** * * * "I shall be wise..." Riff 5 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-----3-5---4------2-3---2-----------------------| Ab|---3------------2----------2--------2-----3-3-3-| Eb|-0-------0----0-------0----0--0-000-0-0-0-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * *** * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-----3-5---4------2-3---2-----| Ab|---3------------2----------2--| Eb|-0-------0----0-------0----0--| * * * * * * Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|----------------12\----------------12\-| Gb|-----9h11---------------9h11-----------| Db|-9-9------9h10------9-9------9h10------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|---10--------------10--------| Gb|------7h9-------------7h9----| Db|-7--------7\6----7-------7\6-| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 (Comes in after awhile) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-7--5-7--8----7--7-/12----(12)----11-| Eb|-------------------------------------| Riff 7 (Clean) (The last note is distorted and is a slow bend and release] eb|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------------| Bb|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3----------| Gb|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--------| Db|--------------------------------6b7r6-| <-- slight art. harmonic Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| "There's no way out now..." Riff 8 (Distortion) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-7-7-6----------4-4-6----------| Eb|-5-5-4-44444444-2-2-4-44444444-| ******** ******** "Priests of the fire..." Lead over Riff 8 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-16-14----14--------------------------------| Gb|-------16----16-15-16-15-13-15-13----13-----| Db|----------------------------------16----13~-| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-13-15-16-16/18-16-15-16\-13~----13~----13~------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------11b13~~-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-16-14----14--------------------------------| Gb|-------16----16-15-16-15-13-15-13----13-----| Db|----------------------------------16----13~-| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-13-15-16-16/18-16-15-16\-13~-----------| Db|-------------------------------/17b18~~-| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) x4 eb|---------------------------------|-----| Bb|---------------------------------|-----| Gb|---------------------------------|-----| Db|---------------------------------|-----| Ab|-7-7-6----6------4-4-6----6------|-7-7-| Eb|-5-5-4-44-4-4444-2-2-4-44-4-4444-|-5-5-| ** **** ** **** x4 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-4444444444-222222-4444444444-555555-| ********** ****** ********** ****** Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 10 x3 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-6----6------4-4-6----6------7-7-| Eb|-4-44-4-4444-2-2-4-44-4-4444-5-5-| ** **** ** **** "Priests of the fire..." eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-6----6------4-4-6----6-| Eb|-4-44-4-4444-2-2-4-44-4-| ** **** ** Ending lead Final time eb|---------16-16---------|---------16-16----| Bb|------16--------16-----|-----16--------16-| Gb|-13~---------------13~-|-13~--------------| Db|-----------------------|------------------| Ab|-----------------------|------------------| Eb|-----------------------|------------------| 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