Iced Earth: Red Baron/Blue Max 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: 01/21/04 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (drop all strings a whole step) Intro d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-2-4-----5p4-----4p2-----2-4-5-4-| D|-0-2-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-0-2-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| C|-----------------5-4-----| G|-2-4-----5p4-----3-2-0-5-| D|-0-2-2-2-----2-0-------3-| * * * * * * * Riff 1 Guitar 1 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| G|-2-4-----5p4-----4p2-------------| D|-0-2-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-0-2-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| F|-------------------------| C|-------------------------| G|-2-4-----5p4-----3-2-0-5-| D|-0-2-2-2-----2-0-------3-| * * * * * * * Guitar 2 d|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------| C|-9/11-----12p11-----11p9--------------| G|-7/-9-9-9-------9-9------9-9-7-9-10-9-| D|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-9/11-----12p11-----10-9---------| G|-7/-9-9-9-------9-9------12-10~--| D|---------------------------------| * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 d|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| F|---------------------------| C|---------------------------| G|-2-4-4--4--------4-7-7--7--| D|-0-2-2--2--------2-5-5--5--| * * * * * * "The son of a Major..." d|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------554-----------| G|-7-9-9--9---10--10-10\9--9------7-5-7-5-4-| D|-5-7-7--7----8---8--8\7--7----------------| * * * *** * * * * "...his name bestowed..." Guitar 2 d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|-9-11-11--11-------11-14-14--14-| G|-7--9--9---9--------9-12-12--12-| D|--------------------------------| * * * * * * d|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------121211----------------| C|-14-16-16--16----17--17-17\16--16---------14-12-14-12-11-| G|-12-14-14--14----15--15-15\14--14------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "One hundred miles an hour..." Play Riff 1 "Red baron!" Riff 3 Guitar 1 d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|-554------------554-----------| G|-----7-5-7-5-4------7-5-7-5-4-| D|------------------------------| *** * * * * *** * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-554-----554-----554-----------| G|-----7-5-----7-5-----7-5-7-5-4-| D|-------------------------------| *** * * *** * * *** * * * * Guitar 2 d|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| F|-121211-----------------121211----------------| C|--------14-12-14-12-11---------14-12-14-12-11-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-121211-------121211-------121211----------------| C|--------14-12--------14-12--------14-12-14-12-11-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 (Play 2x) d|---------------------------------| A|-------------------5-------------| F|-------6-----7-----------7---6---| C|-4-444---444---444---444---4---0-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| *** *** *** *** * * d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|-6h7p6---6--------6h7p6---6-------| C|-------9---7-6----------9---7-6---| G|---------------9----------------9-| D|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 d|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------9----7--4---6/7-6-| C|-4----7----9--7--9--11----------------------| G|--------------------------7----5--2---4/5-4-| D|-2----5----7--5--7---9----------------------| Riff 4a Guitar 1 (Play 2x) d|---------------------------------| A|-------------------7-------------| F|-------8-----9-----------9---8---| C|-6-666---666---666---666---6---0-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| *** *** *** *** * * d|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| F|-8h9p8----8---------8h9p8----8--------| C|-------11---9-8-----------11---9-8----| G|----------------11-----------------11-| D|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 d|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| F|------4----6--4--6--8----11----9--6---8/9-8-| C|-6------------------------------------------| G|------2----4--2--4--6-----9----7--4---6/7-6-| D|-4------------------------------------------| Riff 5 Guitar 1 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|-------------6-----------7-6-4---| C|-4-444-7-444---444-7-444-------7-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| *** *** *** *** Guitar 2 d|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|--------------9------------11-9-7----| C|-7-777-11-777---777-11-777--------11-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| *** *** *** *** Riff 5a Guitar 1 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|-------------8-----------9-8-6---| C|-6-666-9-666---666-9-666-------9-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| *** *** *** *** Guitar 2 d|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|--------------11------------13-11-9----| C|-9-999-13-999----999-13-999---------13-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| *** *** *** *** Play Riff 5 Play Riff 5a Play Riff 4 Play Riff 4a Play Riff 5 Play Riff 5a Riff 6 Guitar 1 d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|-9999999999999999-7777777777777777-| D|-----------------------------------| **************** **************** "The red battle..." d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|-5555555555555555-4444444444444444-| D|-----------------------------------| **************** **************** "...flyer..." d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|-9999999999999999-7777777777777777-| D|-----------------------------------| **************** **************** "Red like..." 1st ending d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------| G|-2222222222222222-44444444-77777777-| D|------------------------------------| **************** ******** ******** "Fire..." 2nd ending d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------| G|-2222222222222222-4444444444444444-| D|-----------------------------------| **************** **************** "..aces!" Guitar 2 d|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------| C|-4----6----7----6--------4----6----9----6--| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 d|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| F|-2----4----6----4--------2----4----9----6--| C|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 d|----------------------------------------------| A|-10--12---14---12-------10---12---17---14--12-| F|----------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| Riff 3a Guitar 1 d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|-554------------554-----------| G|-----7-5-7-5-4------7-5-7-5-4-| D|------------------------------| *** * * * * *** * * * * d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-------------------------------| C|-554---------------------------| G|-----7-5-7-5-4---5-4-----------| D|---------------7-----7-5-7-5-3-| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Very low in the mix) d|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| F|-121211-----------------121211----------------| C|--------14-12-14-12-11---------14-12-14-12-11-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-121211------------------------------------------| C|--------14-12-141412-11----121211----------------| G|------------------------14--------14-12-14-12-10-| D|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Intro Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo d|----------------10-------------------9----| A|----------12-14----14----------10-12---12-| F|-------11-----------a--------9----------a-| C|----12--------------------11--------------| G|-14--------------------12-----------------| D|------------------------------------------| * * * * * * d|-------------------------| A|--------8-10/12/17\5/7~~-| F|------7------------------| C|----9--------------------| G|-10----------------------| D|-------------------------| * * * d|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------12-15-14b15r14----14-12-14b15r14-12-14b15r14~-14b15r14~-| F|-11-14-----------------11--------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| d|-21-20-19-18-------------19-18-17-16-------------| A|-------------22-21-20-19-------------20-19-18-17-| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|-18-17-16-15-------------------------------------| A|-------------19-18-17-16-20-19-18-17-------------| F|-------------------------------------20-19-18-17-| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|-------14-19-------13-18-------12-17-------11-16-| A|----15----------14----------13----------12-------| F|-16----------15----------14----------13----------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| d|-------14-------15-19b21r19--21-18-18b19r18~~--| A|----14-------15--------------------------------| F|-15-------16-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "His British quarry..." Play Riff 1 "Red Baron!" Play Riff 3a Ending: d|-------| A|-------| F|-------| C|-------| G|--2-4--| D|--0-2--| * * 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