Iced Earth:  God of Thunder (KISS)

transcribed by: Brian Van Maurik (vanmaurik@hotmail.com)
                Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Tuning: Eb


Riff 1
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------7-|
Db|-----9---7-9-9------9---7-9-5-|
Ab|-2-2-7---5-7-7-2--2-7---5-7---|
Eb|-0-0---0-------0--0---0-------|
    * *   *       *  *   * 
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------7----7-9-9/10\9--7-9-|
Db|-----9---7-9---5--9-5-7-7/-8\7--5-7-|
Ab|-2-2-7---5-7------7-----------------|
Eb|-0-0---0-----0----------------------|
    * *   *     *


Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm, guitar 2 plays notes in () )
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------7-|
Db|-----9---7-9-9------9---7-9-5-|
Ab|-2-2-7---5-7-7-2--2-7---5-7---|
Eb|-0-0---0-------0--0---0-------|
    * *   *       *  *   * 
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-----9---7-9-9------9---(4h5-4-4-4h5~~)-|
Ab|-2-2-7---5-7-7-2--2-7----5h7-5-5-5h7~~--|
Eb|-0-0---0-------0--0---0-----------------|
    * *   *       *  *   * 

Solo
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17-15-[15]17r15-12-15--(15)b17~-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-15b17r15-12-----------|
Gb|-------------14p12-11~-|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|

eb|-----12----14----15----17----/19~--|
Bb|-/12----12----12----12----12-------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
 
End Solo


Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------7-[let ring]-|
Db|------------7-9-5------------|
Ab|-2--------2-5-7--------------|
Eb|-0--------0------------------|
             *
   "You've got something..."
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-7----7-9-9/10\9-7-9-|
Db|-5--9-5-7-7/-8\7-5-7-|
Ab|----7----------------|
Eb|---------------------|
   "...need..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------7-[let ring]-|
Db|------------7-9-5------------|
Ab|-2--------2-5-7--------------|
Eb|-0--------0------------------|
             *
   "Daughter of Aphrodite..."
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|-(4h5-5-5-4h5~)-|
Ab|--5h7-7-7-5h7~--|
Eb|----------------|
   "...heed..."


Riff 4
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-5-5-----------7-7----9-|
Ab|-3-3----5-5----5-5----7-|
Eb|--------3-3----5-5----7-|
   "God of thunder..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-5-5---/9----------------|
Ab|-3-3---/7----7-7-7-7-7-9-|
Eb|-3-3---/7----5-5-5-5-5-7-|
                * * * * *
   "...rock and roll..."
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-5-5-----------7-7----9-|
Ab|-3-3----5-5----5-5----7-|
Eb|--------3-3----5-5----7-|
   "The spell you're under..."
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-5-4-5-4-5------7-|
Ab|-3-2-3-2-3-5----5-|
Eb|-----------3------|
    * * * * * 
   "...rob you of your..."


Play Riff 1

Guitar fill
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0d*-[low rumble effect with tremolo bar]-|

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|--15b17~--------(17)~~*--|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

End guitar fill


Play Riff 3   "I'm the lord of..."
Play Riff 4   "God of thunder..."


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------5~~-|
Ab|---7-7---5-7~-7~------7---5-7-----|
Eb|-0-----0---------0--0---0---------|
    * a a * a a  a     * a * a a a
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5~----5-7-7/8\7-5-7~-|
Ab|-----7---5-7~-7~-----7----------------|
Eb|-0-0---0------------------------------|
    * * a * a a  a  a   a a a a     a a

Final time (guitar 2 plays notes in () )
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------5~~-|
Ab|---7-7---5-7~-7~------7---5-7-----|
Eb|-0-----0---------0--0---0---------|
    * a a * a a  a     * a * a a a
   "I gather darkness..."
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------(4h5-5-5-4h5~)-|
Ab|---7-7---5-7~-7~------7----5h7-7-7-5h7~--|
Eb|-0-----0---------0--0---0----------------|
    * a a * a a  a     * a *  a   a a a
   "And I command you..."


Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 4  "God of thunder..."
Play Riff 1  Solo Rhythm

Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Final chords:
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-------|
Db|-------|
Ab|--2-2--|
Eb|--0-0--|
     * * 

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