Iced Earth: The Path I Choose transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Brian van Maurilk (bmvst7@pitt.edu) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: September 25, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** x2 x2 eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-777-|-5-555-5-555-555-| Eb|-----------------|-----------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** x2 x2 eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-8-888-8-888-888-|-7-777-7-777-777-| Eb|-----------------|-----------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-3-333-3-333-333-5-555-5-555-555-| Eb|---------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-222-2-222-222-2-222-2-222-222-| Eb|---------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-3-333-3-333-333-5-555-5-555-555-| Eb|---------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-2-222-2-222-222-2-222-2-222------| Eb|-----------------------------//\\-| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** Riff 1 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|---------7----7-----12--9-9\------------| Ab|-2-------5----5-7-8-10--7-7\--2----2----| Eb|-0----00----------------------0-00-0-00-| ** * * ** ** "During the last rays..." eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-3----3-----2----2---------| Eb|-1-00-1--00-0-00-0-00-5320-| ** ** ** ** **** Riff 2 eb|---------------------------3---| Bb|-----------------------------3-| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|--4----------4--5--------------| Eb|--2----------2--3--------------| "Temptation befell me..." Riff 3 x2 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------7---------10----101010-| Ab|----------------------5----5555--8--0--8-8-8-| Eb|-00000000000000000000------------------------| ******************** **** * "This is the path..." Riff 4 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|------10-------------9------10-------9-7------| Ab|-------8--------7-10---------8--7-10-----10-8-| Eb|-0-000----0-000--------0-000------------------| * *** * *** * *** Riff 5 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-------2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3-----2p0-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-0-000---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * *** * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-------0-----2-----3-----2-----0-------------| Ab|-------------------------------------3-----2-| Eb|-1-111---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---| * *** * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|-9---11---12---12p11p9\-7---9---10---10p9p7/-| Eb|---9----9----9------------7---7----7---------| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|-11--13--14--14p13p11\-9---11---12---12p11p9/-| Db|---11--11--11------------9----9----9----------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-11--13--14--14p13p11\-9---11---12---11/-| Db|---11--11--11------------9----9----9-----| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|-9---11---12---12p11p9\-7---9---10---10p9p7/-| Eb|---9----9----9------------7---7----7---------| * * * * * * * * * * Solo eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 Guitar 1 eb|---------------7p6-----|---------------6p5-----| Bb|-----------7p6-----7p6-|-----------6p5-----6p5-| Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------| Db|---------8--(8)--------|---------7--(7)--------| Ab|-6-666-6-6--(6)--------|-5-555-5-5--(5)--------| Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------| * *** * * *** * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|------8----8-8-------8--8-10-8-| Ab|-6666-6--6-6-6--6666-6--6--8-6-| Eb|-------------------------------| **** * **** * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|------7----7-7-------7-----7-7-5-7-| Ab|-5555-5--5-5-5--5555-5--55-5-5-3-5-| Eb|-----------------------------------| **** * **** ** * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|------8------8----8-------8------10-8-| Ab|-6666-6-6666-6-66-6--6666-6-6666--8-6-| Eb|--------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|------7------7----7-------7----7-7-5-7-| Ab|-5555-5-5555-5-55-5--5555-5-55-5-5-3-5-| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** ** * * * * Solo eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 10 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|--8--------8---------8-| Ab|--6--------6---------6-| Eb|-----------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-----11-10-----------------------| Bb|------------11-12-11-------------| Gb|---------------------11-10-------| Db|-13------------------------13-12-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|----8-7-----------------| Db|---------8-9-8----------| Ab|-6--------------9-8-6-5-| Eb|------------------------| Riff 11 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------3-2-| Db|-2-----------3--------2------------3--2-3-3-2-| Ab|-0-0-0-3p2p0-1--/12\--0--0-0-3p2p0-1----------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Riff 12 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-7---------------------------| Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-8-7---------------10-8-| Eb|-6-5-5-555-555-555--8-6-| * *** *** *** Riff 12a eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-7---------------------------| Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** "Forced power..." eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-8-7---------------10-8--8-| Eb|-6-5-5-555-555-555--8-6--6-| * *** *** *** Riff 13 eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|--------3-2-------0-2-| Ab|-2------3-2-------0-2-| Eb|-0-0000------0000-----| **** **** eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------3-----------------| Ab|------3--2-22-0-2-0-----| Eb|-0000---------------3-3-| **** * ** * * * * eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|--------3-2-------0-2-| Ab|-2------3-2-------0-2-| Eb|-0-0000------0000-----| **** **** eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-0-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-| * * *** *** *** *** *** *** Play Riff 12a "The chosen one..." Riff 13a eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|--------3-2-------0-2-| Ab|-2------3-2-------0-2-| Eb|-0-0000------0000-----| **** **** eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------3-----------------| Ab|------3--2-22-0-2-0-----| Eb|-0000---------------3-3-| **** * ** * * * * Riff 13b eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|--------10-9---------7-9-| Ab|-2-------8-7---------5-7-| Eb|-0-0000------0-000-0-----| **** * *** * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|------10-----------------| Ab|-------8--2-22-0-2-0-----| Eb|-0000----------------3-3-| **** * ** * * * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|--------10-9---------7-9-| Ab|-2-------8-7---------5-7-| Eb|-0-0000------0-000-0-----| **** * *** * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|------10-----------------| Ab|-------8--2-22-0-2-0-----| Eb|-0000----------------3-0-| **** * ** * * * * Play Riff 2 "Temptation befell me..." Play Riff 3 "This is the path..." Riff 14 x2 eb|----------------|--------------------------------| Bb|----------------|--------------------------------| Gb|----------------|--------------------------------| Db|-4--4--4--2-4-5-|-7--7--7--7-5-7--4--4--4--2-4-5-| Ab|-2--2--2--0-2-3-|-5--5--5--5-3-5--2--2--2--0-2-3-| Eb|----------------|--------------------------------| Riff 14a x2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-4-----4-----4-----2-4-5-| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-| Eb|-------------------------| * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-5-7--4-----4-----4-----2-4-5-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * [song fades out] 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