Iced Earth: The Last Laugh transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jordan Baker FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: February 27, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro fades in: Riff 1 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-9--------12--------10-| Ab|-7--------10---------8-| Eb|-----------------------| Final time eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9--------12--------10------------| Ab|-7--------10---------8------------| Eb|--------------------------00-/15\-| ** Riff 2 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-2------------------------------| Eb|-0-0000000000000000000000000000-| **************************** "My personal quest..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2--------------| Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-000000000000-| **** **** ************ Riff 3 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-| * * * * * * * * * * * * **** "I am your father..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| **** **** * * * * * * "I've taken..." Riff 1a eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-9-------9/-12------12\10-10------10-| Ab|-7-------7/-10------10\-8--8-------8-| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-9-------9/-12------12\10-10------------| Ab|-7-------7/-10------10\-8--8------------| Eb|--------------------------------00-/15\-| ** Play Riff 2 "In your hour of darkness..." Play Riff 3 "I am your father..." Lead into next section: eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--2--| Eb|--0--| Riff 4 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|-00000000000000000000000000000000-| ******************************** "Extending..." Final chord eb|-----------------------------------|-----| Bb|-----------------------------------|-----| Gb|-----------------------------------|-----| Db|-----------------------------------|-----| Ab|-----------------------------------|--2--| Eb|-3333333333333333-1111111111111111-|--0--| **************** **************** "...now you rise..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|----3--2-------3--2-------3--2-------3-| Eb|-00-1--0----00-1--0----00-1--0----00-1-| ** ** ** ** "My new born son..." x2 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-2----2-----2-----2-----3-| Eb|-0-00-0--00-0--00-0--00-1-| ** ** ** ** "Fly now and do battle..." Guitar 2 (Clean) eb|-------2-----2-0-2-------2-----2-0-| Bb|---0h1---1-0---------0h1---1-0-----| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-0-----------------0---------------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------3-| Eb|-0--000--000--00-1111-0--000--000--00-1-| * *** *** ** **** * *** *** ** Solo Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------12-14-15-14b15r14------| Bb|---------10-12-13-12-13-15-------------------12~~-| Gb|-9-11-12------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-14----12--------------------------------| Bb|----15----13-15-12-13----12-------13-12~-| Gb|----------------------14----12-14--------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------12-14-15-14b15r14-19~~-| Bb|---------10-12-13-12-13-15----------------------~-| Gb|-9-11-12------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-15-12-14----12-------------------------------------| Bb|----------15----13-15-12-13----12-13-12~------------| Gb|----------------------------14--------------11^-12~-| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: eb|----------------------------15-17-19-17b19r17------| Bb|----------13-15-17-15-17-19-------------------15~~-| Gb|-12-14-16------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|-22-19-20----19--------------------------| Bb|----------22----20-22-19-20----19-22-20~-| Gb|----------------------------21-----------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------15-17-19-17b19r17-22~~-| Bb|----------13-15-17-15-17-19------------------------| Gb|-12-14-16------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|-24-20-22-19-20----19-------------------------------| Bb|----------------22----20-22-19-20-22-20~------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------19^-21~-| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "In your hour of darkness..." Play Riff 3 "I am your father..." Play Riff 4 "Extending..." [Leave off final chord] Play Riff 3 Ending: eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-| * * * * * * * * * * * * **** eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-| Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-| **** **** 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