Iced Earth:  1776

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Date last modified:  February 07, 2005
  
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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (whenever this riff is played, the first bar is this: 
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-------9-------9--12-11-12-11-9--7-|
Ab|-------7-------7--10--9-10--9-7--5-|
Eb|-0-000---0-000---------------------|
    * ***   * ***                     

The rest is played like this: 

Guitar 1                           Final time
eb|--------------------------------|---------|
Bb|--------------------------------|---------|
Gb|--------------------------------|---------|
Db|-------9-------9--5--4-5-4------|-5-4-5-4-|
Ab|-------7-------7-----------7--5-|-3-2-5-4-|
Eb|-0-000---0-000------------------|---------|
    * ***   * ***                     

Guitar 2                            Final time 
eb|---------------------------------|---------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------|
Db|-------9-------9--9--7-9-7-------|-5-4-5-4-|
Ab|-------7-------7-----------10--9-|-3-2-5-4-|
Eb|-0-000---0-000-------------------|---------|
    * ***   * ***        
       

Riff 2
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-|
    * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * 

Riff 3
Guitar 1                          
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-------9-------9-------9--------------|
Ab|-------7-------7-------7--7-770-5-550-|
Eb|-0-000---0-000---0-000----------------|
    * ***   * ***   * ***    * *** * ***
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-5-------5-------5-------5--7-|
Ab|-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3--5-|
Eb|------------------------------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***

Final time:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5-------5-------5-------5----7----|
Ab|-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3--0-5--0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
      * ***   * ***   * ***

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-9---7---5---7--4--4h5p4----4-------|
Ab|-------------------------7----7-5-7-|
Eb|------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Comes in the 3rd time)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-7---6-------6----------------------|
Db|---------9------7--7h9p7-5--7-5-4-5-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|



Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9----9----------7----7----|
Ab|-7----7--6----6--5----5--4-|
Eb|---------7----7----------5-|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|----5----5--5----5--7----7--9----9-|
Ab|-4--3----3--5----5--7----7--9----9-|
Eb|-5----------3----3--5----5--7----7-|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9----9----------7----7----|
Ab|-7----7--6----6--5----5--4-|
Eb|---------7----7----------5-|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|----5----5--5----5--7----7--9---------|
Ab|-4--3----3--5----5--7----7--9---------|
Eb|-5----------3----3--5----5--7----//\-|


Solo
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------17--16--17/20--19tr20-1917-17--17--|
Gb|------16--------------------------------------|
Db|-14~------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|-17--19--20-19-20-19--10~----10/15-15-15--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-15-14/17-17--19--20-19-17-|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|-1715-15-15--20-19--19-20-19-17--1714-14-17-14-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-(14)12-12--12-14-12-10---10-10-10--10/15-15-15--7-7-7-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-/15-15-14-15-17-15--/20-19-17tr19-19-17-19-15~-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|



Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------17--16--17/20--19tr20-1917-17--17--|
Gb|------16--------------------------------------|
Db|-14~------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|-17--19--20-19-20-19---------------------|
Bb|-----------------------12~---12/15-15-15--|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-15-14/19-19--20--22-20-19-|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-1917-17-17--22-20--20-22-20-19--1915-15-19-15--|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-(15)13-13---13-15-13-12---12-12-12--12/15-15-15--8-8-8-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/20-20-19-17-19-17--/22-20-19tr20-20-19-20-17~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3  w/ this addition:

Guitar 4 & 5 (Guitar 5 plays top notes)
eb|--9b10~-----9~----7~-----9--5-5h7p5-----5----------------5-7--9-|
Bb|-10b12~----10~----8~----10--7-7h8p7-8~--7-8-7-8~-----7-8-7-8-10-|
Gb|------------------------------------9~----9-7-9~---9-7-9--------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------10------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-10~-----9~----7~-----9--5-5h7p5-----5-----|
Bb|-12~----10~----8~----10--7-7h8p7-8~--7-8-7-|
Gb|---------------------------------9~----9-7-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-8-7-8-7-----------------------|
Gb|-9-7-9-7--9-7--9-7-5-7-5-------|
Db|---------10-9-10-9-7-9-7--9-9--|
Ab|-------------------------10-7~-|
Eb|-------------------------------|



Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9--------9-----------7--------7---|
Ab|-7--------7--6--------5--------5-4-|
Eb|-------------7-------------------5-|

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-5----------------------------------------|
Ab|-3--------5--------7--------9-------------|
Eb|----------3--------5--------7--------//\-|


Solo (flute arranged for guitar)
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17--20-19-20--16--20-19-20--15--19-17-19--14--19-17-19-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13--17-15-17--12--17-15-17--10----13--8--10--12----16--19-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-15--19-17-19--14--19-17-19--14--17-15-17--12--17-15-17-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-12--15-14-15--10--15-14-15--8----12--10--12--11----14--17-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|


End solo


Play Riff 1  with this addition:
Flute (arranged for guitar)
eb|-19p15----------15-19p15----------15-|
Bb|-------17----17----------17----17----|
Gb|----------16----------------16-------|
Db|-------------------------------------| ----|
Ab|-------------------------------------|     |
Eb|-------------------------------------|     |
                                              |--> Play 2x
eb|-19h20p19-17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15h17-|     |
Bb|-------------------------------------|     |
Gb|-------------------------------------| ----|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-19p15----------15-19p15----------15-|
Bb|-------17----17----------17----17----|
Gb|----------16----------------16-------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-19h20p19-17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15p14-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-12h14p12-10h12p10-8h10p8----------|
Bb|--------------------------12p10-12-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

Repeat above
 

Harmony Flute (arranged for guitar, comes in 2nd time)
eb|-12p7-------7-12p7-------7-|
Bb|------8---8--------8---8---|
Gb|--------9------------9-----|
Db|---------------------------| ----------|
Ab|---------------------------|           |
Eb|---------------------------|           |
                                          |--> Play 2x
eb|-12h14p12-10h12p10-8h10p8-7----7--|    |
Bb|----------------------------10----|    |
Gb|----------------------------------| ---|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-12p7-------7-12p7-------7-|
Bb|------8---8--------8---8---|
Gb|--------9------------9-----|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|-12h14p12-10h12p10-8h10p8-7h8p7-|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|-5h7p5-3h5p3-2h3p2-2p0-2-|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|


Ending (Harmony notes on top):
eb|---0---|
Bb|---8~--|
Gb|-------|
Db|-------|
Ab|---2---|
Eb|---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