Iced Earth: Vengeance Is Mine 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: March 03, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Distortion) x4 eb|-----------------------|-----| Bb|-----------------------|-----| Gb|-----------------------|-----| Db|-------------4---------|-----| Ab|-2------2-2--2--2-2--3-|--2--| Eb|-0------0-0-----0-0--1-|--0--| * * * * Guitar 2 (Clean) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-0-0-8p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-7h8-| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Final note eb|---0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-7p0-7p0-8p0-8p0-|--0--| Bb|-0-----------------------------------|-----| Gb|-------------------------------------|-----| Db|-------------------------------------|-----| Ab|-------------------------------------|-----| Eb|-------------------------------------|-----| Lead into next section: eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|---3-----| Eb|-1---1-3-| * * * * Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------3-----| Eb|-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-1---1-3-| * *** * *** * *** * *** * * * * "Hear now this story..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-------------3------------| Ab|-------------3------3-----| Eb|-0-000-0-000-1----1---1-3-| * *** * *** * * * * "...of a man..." Final time: eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-------------3------------| Ab|-------------3------3-----| Eb|-0-000-0-000-1----1---1-0-| * *** * *** * * * * Riff 3 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-3-----3-----3---4-----4-----4---| Eb|---111---111---1---111---111---1-| * *** * *** * * * *** * *** * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-1-----1-----1---3---3-----3-----| Eb|---111---111---1---1---111---1-3-| * *** * *** * * * * * *** * * * Play Riff 2 "Profane to humanity..." Riff 4 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-3-----3-----3-3-4-----4-----4-4-| Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * "For all the young lives..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-1-----1-----1---3---3-----------| Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-1-1-1-| * * * * * * *** * * * "Fear now you shall obtain..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-3-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3----3-3-| Eb|-1-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-11-1-1-| * ** * * * * * * * * * ** * * "...is mine..." eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-3-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Eb|-1-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-10--9--5~----10--9--2~-| Ab|--------a---------------| Eb|------------------------| Play Riff 4 "For every young one..." Riff 5a Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-3-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3----3-3-| Eb|-1-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-11-1-1-| * ** * * * * * * * * * ** * * "...is mine..." eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|-3-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-----| Eb|-1-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---1-0-| * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-10--9--5~----10--9--2~-| Ab|--------a------------a--| Eb|------------------------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x3 eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-----3-----3---| Ab|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-----3-----3---| Eb|---1-1---1-1-----|---1-1---1-1---1-| * * * * * * * * * x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-4-------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Eb|---000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| *** * * * * * * * * * * Solo eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16b17-16~---------------16-16b17-16~---------------16\-| Db|------------15--14~--15----------------15--14~--15------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12--10-------------------12--10----------------------| Gb|---------12\9--9\7--7--9----------12\7--7/9--9-(9)/12-| Db|------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16b17-16~---------------16-16b17-16~---------------16\-| Db|------------15--14~--15----------------15--14~--15------| Ab|----------------------a---------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12--10-------------------12--10---------------------------| Gb|---------12\9--9\7--7--9-------a--12\7--7/9--9-(9)/12\9-9~-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----5-----4-----2-----3-----2/3-| Ab|-----7-----5-----2-----3-----2/3-| Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----5-----4-----2-----3-----2---| Ab|-----7-----5-----2-----3-----2---| Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-3----------5--------2/3-2/3-| Ab|-3----------5--------2/3-2/3-| Eb|------1-111------3-0---------| * *** * * Final time: eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-3----------5----5-----------| Ab|-3----------5----5-----3-----| Eb|------1-111--------0-1---1-3-| * *** * * * * Solo Guitar 1 eb|-15p12----15p14----15h19p15h19-17-15----------------------| Bb|-------12-------12-------------------19-15h19p15h19-17-15-| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-15p12----15p14----15h19p15h19-17-15-14~--(14)\-| Bb|-------12-------12------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-15p12----15p14----15h19p15h19-17-15-----------------------| Bb|-------12-------12-------------------19-15h19p15h19-17-15\-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-7----------8-----10-----| Bb|-10b12~----11b13--13b15~-| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| Repeat the above, then play: eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-9~----11-12~----/14-11~----12-14~-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|------12~----13-15~---/17-13~---/15-12~-| Gb|-/16\-----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time) eb|-19p15----19p17----19h22p19h22-20-19----------------------| Bb|-------15-------15-------------------22-19h22p19h22-20-19-| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-19p15----19p17----19h22p19h22-20-19-17~--(17)\-| Bb|-------15-------15------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-19p15----19p17----19h22p19h22-20-19-----------------------| Bb|-------15-------15-------------------22-19h22p19h22-20-19\-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-10--------12-----14-----| Bb|-13b15~----15b17--17b19~-| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-15~----17-19~----/20-17~----19-20~-| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|-/22-------------------------------------| Bb|------15~----17-19~---/20-17~----/19-15~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "I shall do..." Play Riff 4 "For all the young lives..." Play Riff 5 "...is mine..." Play Riff 4 "For every young one..." Play Riff 5 "...is mine..." Guitar fill over ending chorus: eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16b17-16~---------------16-16b17-16~---------------16\-| Db|------------15--14~--15----------------15--14~--15------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12--10-------------------12--10----------------------| Gb|---------12\9--9\7--7--9----------12\7--7/9--9-(9)/12-| Db|------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16b17-16~---------------16-16b17-16~---------------16\-| Db|------------15--14~--15----------------15--14~--15------| Ab|----------------------a---------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12--10-------------------12--10---------------------------| Gb|---------12\9--9\7--7--9-------a--12\7--7/9--9-(9)/12\9-9~-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| End guitar fill Play Riff 1 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