Iced Earth: Equilibrium 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: 11/20/11 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 2 plays notes in () e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-(4-5)----------------------------| A|--5-7-----2-----------------------| E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-(5-4)----------------------------| A|--7-5-----2-----------------------| E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-(4-2)----------------------------| A|--5-3-----2-----------------------| E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1st ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-(2-2)----------3--2-0---0-2-----| A|--3-2-----2-----3--2-0-3-0-2-3-2-| E|------0-0-0-0-0--------3-----3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * 2nd ending: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-(2-2)----------3--2-0---0-2---| A|--3-2-----2-----3--2-0-3-0-2-3-| E|------0-0-0-0-0--------3-----3-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-5---| A|-2-----------------------3-2---| E|-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-----3-| * *** *** *** *** ** * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-5---| A|-2-----------------------3-2---| E|-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-----3-| * *** *** *** *** ** * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7------------------------9---| A|-5--5-555-555-555-555-555-7-0-| E|------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** *** * 1st ending: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-5-----------------------5-5---| A|-3--3-333-333-333-333-00-3-2---| E|-----------------------------3-| * *** *** *** *** ** * 2nd ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------| A|-3--3-333-333-333-333-00-3-------| E|---------------------------3-2-0-| * *** *** *** *** ** * * * * Play Riff 1 Use 2nd ending Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1 Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-9------------9------------| A|-7--777-777-0-7--777-777-0-| E|---------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7------------5------------| A|-5--555-555-0-3--333-333---| E|-------------------------3-| *** * * * *** * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------10-9-----------10-9----| A|-7--777------10-7--777------10-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-7--777-7-9-7--------------------| D|--------------10--101010-10-9----| A|------------------------------10-| E|---------------------------------| *** * * * Guitar 3 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|------------9-----------------9------| D|--------------12-9--------------12-9-| A|-10--101010--------10--101010--------| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-11--111111-11-12-11-9--999-9------| D|------------------------------12-9-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * *** Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-12------------------12------------------| A|-10--101010-101010-0-10--101010-101010-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-10------------8------------| A|--8--888-888-0-6--666-666---| E|--------------------------6-| *** * * * *** * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|------------13-12---------------13-12----| A|-10--101010-------13-10--101010-------13-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-10--101010-10-12-10---------------------| D|---------------------13--131313-13-12----| A|--------------------------------------13-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * Guitar 3 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|------------12------------------12-------| D|---------------15-12---------------15-12-| A|-13--131313----------13--131313----------| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-14--141414-14-15-14-12--121212-12-------| D|-----------------------------------15-12-| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7--------------------8--8---| A|-5--5-555-555-555-550-6--6p0-| E|-----------------------------| * *** *** *** *** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7--------------------10-10---| A|-5--5-555-555-555-550--8--8p0-| E|------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-9--------------------10-10---| A|-7--7-777-777-777-770--8--8p0-| E|------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9--------------------12-12\-| A|-7--7-777-777-777-770-10-10\-| E|-----------------------------| * *** *** *** *** Solo e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3b Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7------------7------------| A|-5--555-555-0-5--555-555-0-| E|---------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-5------------3------------| A|-3--333-333-0-1--111-111---| E|-------------------------1-| *** * * * *** * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------8-7----------8-7---| A|-5--555-----8-5--555-----8-| E|---------------------------| *** *** e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-5--555-5-7-5--------------| D|--------------8--888-8-7---| A|-------------------------8-| E|---------------------------| *** *** Guitar 3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|--------7-------------7------| D|----------10-7----------10-7-| A|-8--888--------8--888--------| E|-----------------------------| *** *** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-9--999-9-10-9-7--777-7------| D|------------------------10-7-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| *** *** Play Riff 3 Play Riff 3a Play Riff 4 Riff 4b e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-9--------------------10-10---| A|-7--7-777-777-777-770--8--8p0-| E|------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9--------------------12-12\-| A|-7--7-777-777-777-770-10-10\-| E|-----------------------------| * *** *** *** *** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-9--------------------10-10---| A|-7--7-777-777-777-770--8--8p0-| E|------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-9-------------------10-----------12\-| A|-7--7-777-777-0-8888--8--10101010-10\-| E|--------------------------------------| * *** *** * **** * * * * Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1 use first ending every time Final chord: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Ending solo: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End solo 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