Iced Earth: Iced Earth 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: May 13, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|----4-5--5--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|----5-4--4--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|----4-5--5--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----5-4--4--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-------| Ab|-4-------------------------------| Eb|-2--------------------------/17\-| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-7h8p7p0-| Gb|----4-5--5--(5)/------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|-4--------------------------------------| Eb|-2--------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7-6h7p6p0-| Db|----5-4--4-------------------------| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-7h8p7p0-| Gb|----4-5--5--(5)/------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|-4--------------------------------------| Eb|-2--------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7-7\-| Db|----5-4--4--------------------| Ab|-4----------------------------| Eb|-2----------------------------| Riff 2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|------4-5----5-5----5----5-5------------| Ab|-4----2-3-33-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-3333-3p2p0-| Eb|-2-22-----------------------------------| ** ** ** ** **** "What do I see..." eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4------------| Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0-| ** ** ** ** "...on the icy plains..." Final time before bass interlude: eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4-------------4-| Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0--2-| ** ** ** ** "...the king of this waste..." "Can't you see this barren land..." Slide into Riff 2 "I stand on the glacier..." Final time before next section: eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4-------------4-| Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0--2-| ** ** ** ** "...mark them or fall..." Riff 3 (Clean) eb|----------------------------| Bb|------7-------------9-------| Gb|---6-----6---6---8-----8----| Db|-4---------4---6---------6\-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| "Can you feel..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|------5------------10--------12--| Gb|---4-----4---4---9----9---11-----| Db|-2---------2---7--------9--------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| "...drawing you..." Final time: eb|---------------------------------| Bb|------5------------10--------12\-| Gb|---4-----4---4---9----9---11-----| Db|-2---------2---7--------9--------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Riff 3a (Distortion) eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|-6-6---6----8-8---8-| Db|-4-4---4----6-6---6-| Ab|-----0----------0---| Eb|--------------------| * * "We are together..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-------------------10--------12----| Gb|-4-4---4--4------9--------11-------| Db|-2-2---2--2--777------999-------44-| Ab|-----0-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| * "Crush the cowards..." Riff 3b (After the lyrics) Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-6-6---6--6/-8-8---8--8\-| Db|-4-4---4--4/-6-6---6--6\-| Ab|-----0-----------0-------| Eb|-------------------------| * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-------------------10--------12----| Gb|-4-4---4--4------9--------11-------| Db|-2-2---2--2--777------999-------44-| Ab|-----0-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-6-6---6--6/-8-8---8--8\-| Db|-4-4---4--4/-6-6---6--6\-| Ab|-----0-----------0-------| Eb|-------------------------| * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|-------------------10--------12\--| Gb|-4-4---4--4------9--------11------| Db|-2-2---2--2--777------999---------| Ab|-----0----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| * Guitar 2 Here's the "Iced Earth" version: eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-------11-14-11------------13-16-13----| Gb|----------------11------------------13-| Db|---11------------------13--------------| Ab|-9------------------11-----------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|------9-12-9----------------14-------------16-| Gb|-------------9-----------14-------------16----| Db|---9------------11-11-11-------13-13-13-------| Ab|-7--------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-------11-14-11------------13-16-13----| Gb|----------------11------------------13-| Db|---11------------------13--------------| Ab|-9------------------11-----------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|------9-12-9----------------14-------------16\-| Gb|-------------9-----------14-------------16-----| Db|---9------------11-11-11-------13-13-13--------| Ab|-7---------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * Here's the live version: eb|--------6-9-6---------8-11-8-| Bb|------7-------------9--------| Gb|---6-------------8-----------| Db|-4-------------6-------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|--------4-7-4----------------------| Bb|------5--------------10---------12-| Gb|---4---------------9---------11----| Db|-2-------------777-------999-------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|----4-5-4--4-5-4------2-3-5-3-2-------| Eb|-2---------------3--3-----------5-3-0-| Final chord eb|------------------------------------|---| Bb|------------------------------------|---| Gb|------------------------------------|---| Db|------------------------------------|---| Ab|----4-5-4--4-5-4-2------------------|-4-| Eb|-2------------------5-3-2-5-3-2-5-3-|-2-| Guitar 2 Here is the album version: eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|----10-11-10--10-11-10------8-9-11-9-8---------| Db|-8---------------------9--9------------11-9----| Ab|--------------------------------------------11-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Final notes eb|---------------------------------------------|----------| Bb|---------------------------------------------|----------| Gb|----10-11-10--10-11-10-8---------------------|----------| Db|-8------------------------11-9-8-11-9-8-11-9-|-8--(8)\4-| Ab|---------------------------------------------|----------| Eb|---------------------------------------------|----------| Here's the live version: eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|----6-7-6--6-7-6------4-5-7-5-4-------| Db|-4---------------5--5-----------7-5---| Ab|------------------------------------7-| Eb|--------------------------------------| Final note eb|------------------------------------|-----| Bb|------------------------------------|-----| Gb|----6-7-6--6-7-6-4------------------|-----| Db|-4------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-|--4--| Ab|------------------------------------|-----| Eb|------------------------------------|-----| Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|-6------------6---------------| Db|-4--4-444-444---4-4-4-444-444-| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| * *** *** * * * *** *** eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7---------------6---------4-4-| Db|---4-4-4-444-444---4-4-4---2-2-| Ab|-------------------------0-----| Eb|-------------------------------| * * * *** *** * * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-6-------------6---------------| Db|-4-444-444-444---4-4-4-444-444-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| *** *** *** * * * *** *** eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7---------------6---------4-4-| Db|---4-4-4-444-444---4-4-4---2-2-| Ab|-------------------------0-----| Eb|-------------------------------| * * * *** *** * * * * Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-------[silent]---------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------4-4-| Db|-------[silent]------------2-2-| Ab|-------------------------0-----| Eb|-------------------------------| * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|-6----------------------------| Db|-4------------6---------------| Ab|--------------4---------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------4-4-| Db|-7---------------6---------2-2-| Ab|-5---------------4-------0-----| Eb|-------------------------------| * Riff 5a eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-6-------------6---------------| Db|-4-444-444-444---4-4-4-444-444-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| *** *** *** * * * *** *** eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7---------------6---------4-4-| Db|---4-4-4-444-444---4-4-4---2-2-| Ab|-------------------------0-----| Eb|-------------------------------| * * * *** *** * * * * Riff 5a eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-9-------------9---------------| Db|-7-777-777-777---7-7-7-777-777-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| *** *** *** * * * *** *** eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-10---------------9---------7-7-| Db|----7-7-7-777-777---7-7-7---5-5-| Ab|--------------------------0-----| Eb|--------------------------------| * * * *** *** * * * * Riff 6 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-5-----------4--4-4-4-------------| Db|-3-3-333-553-2--2-2-2-3p2p0-------| Ab|----------------------------3p2p0-| Eb|----------------------------------| * *** *** eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-5-----------4---------------| Db|-3-3-333-553-2---------------| Ab|----------------------2------| Eb|----------------0-0-0-0--0-0-| * *** *** * * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-5-----------4--4-4-4-------------| Db|-3-3-333-553-2--2-2-2-3p2p0-------| Ab|----------------------------3p2p0-| Eb|----------------------------------| * *** *** eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-5-----------4-----------------| Db|-3-3-333-553-2-----------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|----------------0-0-0-0-0-/12\-| * *** *** * * * * * Riff 7 (Play 2x) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-------------5-------------2-| Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-| Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------| * *** *** * * *** *** eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-------------4----------------| Ab|-2-----------2--2-5-3-2-------| Eb|-0-0-000-000------------5-3-2-| * *** *** * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-2-----------5--5-5-5--5----| Eb|-0-0-000-000-3--3-3-3--3--0-| * *** *** eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----------------5-------------| Ab|-4--4-4-4--5-3-2-3----2--------| Eb|-2--2-2-2-----------0-0--0-0-0-| * * * * * * * Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-------------5-------------2-| Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-| Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------| * *** *** * * *** *** eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-------------4-------------2-| Ab|-2-----------2-2-2-222-222-0-| Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------| * *** *** * * *** *** eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-2-----------5--5-5-5--5----| Eb|-0-0-000-000-3--3-3-3--3--0-| * *** *** eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|----------------5-------------| Ab|-4--4-4-4-5-3-2-3----2--------| Eb|-2--2-2-2----------0-0--0-0-0-| * * * * * * * Solo eb|-----------------------0-0---------24-------| Bb|----------15-13-12-13----0-------24-h-24----| Gb|-------------------------------24-h----h-24-| Db|-----------------------------24-h---------h-| Ab|-10~--9~----------------------h-------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|-15-17-15----19---------20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-| Bb|----------17------------20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-| Gb|-----------------16~-------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19-15-17~-| Bb|-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19-15-----| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-12tr15--------------------------------0-0-| Bb|--------12tr15--15--------15-13-12-13----0-| Gb|----------------14b16~---------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-17p15p12--------17p15p12--------17p15p12---------| Bb|---------12h15h17--------12h15h17--------12h15h17-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-17p15p12--------------| Bb|---------12h15/17-17~~-| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|-11-9-7---------7-9-------| Db|--------10-9-10-----10-7~-| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------16h18h19-16h18h19-| Db|-16h18h19-16h18h19-------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------17h19h20-17h19h20-19~~-| Bb|-17h19h20-17h19h20------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 8 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------4-----------2-----------4-----------2-----| Eb|-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-| * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----| Eb|-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-| * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------4-----------2-----------4-----------2-----| Eb|-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-| * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-------5-----------3-----------5-----------3/--| Eb|-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-3-333---3-3-4-444-----| * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time) eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------6-----------4-----------6-----------4------| Db|-4-444---4-4-5-555---5-5-4-444---4-4-5-555---5-5--| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7-----------5-----------7-----------5------| Db|-5-555---5-5-6-666---6-6-5-555---5-5-6-666---6-6--| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * Riff 9 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-9-----9-----9--10----10----1010-| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-777-7-7-| Eb|---------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-9-----9-----9-9-8-----8-----8-8-| Ab|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6-666-6-666-6-6-| Eb|---------------------------------| *** *** *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-9-----9-----9--10----10----1010-| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-777-7-7-| Eb|---------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-9-----9-----9-9-8-----8-----8\-| Ab|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6-666-6-666-6\-| Eb|--------------------------------| *** *** *** *** Guitar 2 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|-9-------------------| Ab|-7----------------2--| Eb|------------------0--| Play Riff 2 "So on and on..." Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm) eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|------4-5----5-5-----------------------| Ab|-4----2-3-33-3-3-33-4----5-4----4-4----| Eb|-2-22---------------2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-| ** ** ** ** ** ** Final time: eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|------4-5----5-5------------------| Ab|-4----2-3-33-3-3-33-4----5-4------| Eb|-2-22---------------2-22-3-2----0-| ** ** ** ** Solo eb|-2--(2)/11-----| Bb|-2--(2)/11-----| Gb|-[long slide]--| Db|---------------| Ab|---------------| Eb|---------------| eb|-14-13-12-11------------------------------------------| Bb|------------15-14-13-12-------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------15-14-13-12--------------------| Db|----------------------------------16-15-14-13-----16~-| Ab|---------------------------------------------17-15----| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|-20t17-19t16-19t16-18t15-18t15-17t14-17t14/-20t17-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|-20t17-19t16-19t16-18t15-18t15-17t14-17t14/-20t17-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-20t17-19t16-19t16-18t15-18t15-17t14-17t14/-19t17-17b19~-| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------11----| Db|-------------------9-11-12----12-| Ab|------------9-10-9---------------| Eb|-10-9-10-12----------------------| * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------9-------| Bb|---------10---10-9~-| Gb|-9-11-12---------a--| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| eb|-12-15-17p15p14---------0-19p17p15-15----------0-| Bb|---------------17p15p14---------------19p17p15---| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-17p15p14---------0-19-19p17p15-17-21~-| Bb|---------17p15p14----------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| End Solo Ending eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|------2-3-333-3----------------------| Eb|-2-55-----------55-2-22-3-2-222-2-55-| * ** * * *** * ** * ** * * *** * ** Last time (Ending on DOP) eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|------2-3-333-3-----------4-| Eb|-2-55-----------55-2-22-3-2-| * ** * * *** * ** * ** * 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