Iced Earth: Watching Over Me 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: March 18, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (12 string acoustic) Guitar 1 eb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-| Bb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-| Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-0--0-0-0-| Db|-2----2-2--2-2-2--2----2-2--2-2-2-| Ab|-2----2-2--2-2-2--3----3-3--3-3-3-| Eb|-0----0-0--0-0-0------------------| "I had a friend..." eb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------| Bb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------| Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0---| Db|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0---| Ab|-2----2-2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--0---| Eb|-3----3-3--3-3-3--2--2-2-3--2p0-| "...one tragic night..." Guitar 2 (Clean) eb|--------0-----------------------------| Bb|------3---3---------------0-----0-----| Gb|----0-------------------0-----0---0---| Db|--4-------------------------4-------2-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|--------0-----------------------------| Bb|------3---3------------------------12-| Gb|----0----------------------------12h.-| Db|--4----------------------------12h.---| Ab|-------------------------------h.-----| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------0-----0-----| Gb|------------------------0-----0---0---| Db|----------------------------4-------2-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------3~~-----------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|--------0-----------------------------| Bb|------3---3---------------0-----0-----| Gb|----0-------------------0-----0---0---| Db|--4-------------------------4-------2-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Riff 2 (Distortion) First time: eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------5--5----------------------------| Ab|-------2----3-333-3--3p0--5-----5-5---5----5-5--5-| Eb|-0-0-0-0------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-2----2-3--2-| * * * * *** * * * "I feel it once again..." Rest of the time: eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------5--5----------------------------| Ab|-2-----2----3-333-3--3p0--5-----5-5---5----5-5--5-| Eb|-0-0-0-0------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-2----2-3--2-| * * * *** * * * Riff 1 Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic) eb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-| Bb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-| Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-0--0-0-0-| Db|-2----2-2--2-2-2--2----2-2--2-2-2-| Ab|-2----2-2--2-2-2--3----3-3--3-3-3-| Eb|-0----0-0--0-0-0------------------| "We shared dreams..." eb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------| Bb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------| Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0---| Db|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0---| Ab|-2----2-2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--0---| Eb|-3----3-3--3-3-3--2--2-2-3--2p0-| "Blood brothers..." Guitar 2 (Clean) eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------0-------0-------0-----0-------| Db|----4-------4-------4---------4---2-| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "I feel it once again..." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|------------------5-----5-----5-2-| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-----------------| * * * * ** * * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----5----5-----5-5--5-| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-00-2-2-2-2-3--2-| * * * * ** * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|------------------5-----5-----5-2-| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-----------------| * * * * ** * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----5----5-----5-5--5---| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-00-2-2-2-2-3--2-0-| * * * * ** * * * eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------2--2/-------4--4\-------2-2/------4----4-4---4\-| Ab|-3-333-3--3/-5-555-5--5\-3-333-3-3/-5-55-5-00-5-5p0-5\-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| * *** * *** * *** * ** ** eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-------2--2/-------4--4---| Ab|-3-333-3--3/-5-555-5--5-0-| Eb|--------------------------| * *** * *** * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-5---------| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-3-----| Eb|-----------------------------2-3-| * * * * * * * Solo eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------7-7-7~--9-| Db|---------------4--(4)^-5~--7-5-7/9-----------| Ab|-5--(5)^-7~----------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------7---8---10-| Bb|----7---8---10--------------| Gb|-/7---7---7----7---7---7----| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-10/12-10-12-12/14-12-14-14b15~~---(15r)14\-| Bb|------------------------------------------~-| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|-----------12------------------------------------------------| Bb|-15b17~------15p12-------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------14b16r14p12-14p12-11h12p11-------12--------| Db|---------------------------------------------12/14----14-12~-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| eb|----15---17---17b19~--17b19r17-17p15-17~-| Bb|-/15---15---15---------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-15-17-/19-17-19-19b20~--19b20-19-17-19-17-| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------17----19-17-20-19-20/22-20h22-| Bb|-20p19-20~----19-20----20-------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24~----22b24~----| Bb|---------------------------------[slow bend]-| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 2 "I feel it once again..." Solo during Riff 2 eb|-------------------12-17-12------------| Bb|-15b17~---------------------15---------| Gb|-------------------------------16------| Db|----------------------------------14~--| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-12-14-12-14b16-14p12-14-14~~----11h12h11--------| Db|------------------------------------------12-----| Ab|---------------------------------------------12~-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| End Solo Ending harmonic lead Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-9~----11-12-12/14--12-11--12\-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-7~----9-11-11/12--11-9~--11-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-8~----10-12-12/13--12-10--12\-| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-8~----8-10-10/12--10-8~--10-| Gb|-----------------------------| 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