Iced Earth: Melancholy (Holy Martyr) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Chipsie (IchJQ@gmx.de) solo by: Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com) edited by: Adam Tunzelmann (chadam31@hotmail.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: February 09, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 (12 String Acoustic) eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|-----9------9-7--5--4-| Ab|---7------7-----------| Eb|-0------0-------------| "Make the sadness..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|---4---7--4------2---5--2---| Ab|-5---5------5--3---3------3-| Eb|----------------------------| Guitar 2 (12 String Acoustic) eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|------12-------12-10--9--7-| Ab|---10-------10-------------| Eb|-0--------0----------------| eb|-------0-------------0------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------7-------------5---| Db|---7--------7----5--------5-| Ab|-9---9---------7---7--------| Eb|----------------------------| Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|----------------7-------------------7-| Ab|------2----5-55-5---------2----5-55-5-| Eb|-0-00-0--------------0-00-0-----------| * ** * ** * ** * ** "I see the sadness..." Lead into next section: eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|-----| Eb|--0--| Play Riff 1 "Make the sadness..." Play Riff 2 "I see the sadness..." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|------9-------9-------9------9-| Ab|------7-------7-------7------7-| Eb|-0-00----0-00----0-00---0-00---| * ** * ** * ** * ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----9\7---7-------7\5---5----5/7-| Ab|----7\5-0-5-------5\3-0-3----3/5-| Eb|-00------------00----------------| ** * ** * Solo eb|------------------------------------------12~-| Bb|--------------------10-12-13-12~--10h12h13----| Gb|-------------9-11-12--------------------------| Db|-------7-9-10---------------------------------| Ab|-7-9-10---------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|-13p12p10-12/19-19-20-17~-| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-14-15-15b17r15--14h15----| Bb|----------------------17~-| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-19p15------15-19-15-15-20-15-15-| Bb|------17--17---------------------| Gb|--------16-----------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-19p15------15-19-15-15-20-15-15-| Bb|------17--17---------------------| Gb|--------16-----------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-19p15------15-19-15-15-20-15-15-| Bb|------17--17---------------------| Gb|--------16-----------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-20b22r20-19-20-19p17-17~----17-20-20p19-| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-17h19p17h19p17h19-15h17p15h17\14-15p14------14-| Bb|---------------------------------------15--15---| Gb|-----------------------------------------14-----| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-15p14-19p14-\12~-| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|------------------| Eb|------------------| End solo Play Riff 2 "I see the sadness..." Ending solos: Solo #1 Guitar 1 eb|-12~----/15--14h15-14----15----\14-| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-12~----/15--14h15-14----15----17----19-\-| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-15~----/19--17h19-17----19----\17-| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-15~----/19--17h19-17----19----20----22-\-| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| Solo #2 (Solo #1 keeps playing) Guitar 1 eb|-7------------------------7------------------------| Bb|---8---8h10~--8h10p8-10-8---8---8h10~--8h10p8-10-8-| Gb|-----9------------------------9--------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-/7~----8~----10~----12-10h12p10-------| Gb|---------------------------------12-11-| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|-8------------------------8------------------------| Gb|---9---9/11~--9h11p9-11-9---9---9/11~--9h11p9-11-9-| Db|-----9------------------------9--------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|--------------7~-----8-7h8p7-----| Gb|-/7~----9~-------------------9-7-| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| 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