Iced Earth: Hollow Man 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: 01/17/04 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Listen for strumming pattern: Riff 1 (12 string acoustic) eb|-----------------------7---------------| Bb|----8------------------8---------------| Gb|----9--------0---------9--------0------| Db|----9------4----4------9------4----4---| Ab|----7----5--------5----7----5--------5-| Eb|-0------------------0------------------| Riff 2 (12 string acoustic) eb|-------------------------0-------| Bb|-------0---------------0---0-----| Gb|-----5----5----------5-------5---| Db|---7--------7------7-----------7-| Ab|-0---------------0---------------| Eb|---------------------------------| "Looking for solitude..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-------0---------0------0----| Gb|-----5----5--------0---------| Db|---7--------7--------7----5--| Ab|-0---------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| "Lost in humanity..." Play Riff 1 "True knowledge..." Play Riff 2 "Searching for inner peace..." Riff 3 (Distortion) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|--------9----(9)--------| Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--| Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--| Eb|-0----0------------------| * "Don't want to..." eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|--------9----(9)--------| Db|--------9----(9)--2--2--| Ab|-2------7----(7)--3--3--| Eb|-0----0------------------| * "...man..." eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|--------9----(9)--------| Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--| Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--| Eb|-0----0------------------| * "Ain't gonna be..." 1st ending: eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-2------2------2------2-4----| Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5----| Eb|---------------------------5-| * * * * * * * "...man..." 2nd ending: eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------9--| [final chord blends] Db|-2------2------2------2-4--4-9--| [ into next verse ] Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-7--| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * "...man..." Play Riff 1 "Sadness comes knocking..." Play Riff 2 "Peace will come..." Play Riff 1 "Darkness caress..." Play Riff 2 "Emptiness goes away..." Riff 3a (Distortion) eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|--------9----(9)--------| Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--| Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--| Eb|-0----0------------------| * "Don't want to..." eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|--------9----(9)--------| Db|--------9----(9)--2--2--| Ab|-2------7----(7)--3--3--| Eb|-0----0------------------| * "...man..." eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|--------9----(9)--------| Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--| Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--| Eb|-0----0------------------| * "Ain't gonna be..." 1st ending: eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-2------2------2------2-4----| Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5----| Eb|---------------------------5-| * * * * * * * "...man..." 2nd ending: eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-2------2------2------2-4--4-| Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * "...man..." Riff 4 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|---5----7---9--7--5-4--4-2-4----5--7--5--4-| Ab|---7----9--10--9--7-5--5-3-5----7--9--7--5-| Eb|-0-----------------------------------------| * * "I rise up..." x3 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-5--5-4-5----7---9--7--5-4--4-2-4----5--7--5--4-| Ab|-7--7-5-7----9--10--9--7-5--5-3-5----7--9--7--5-| Eb|------------------------------------------------| * * * * "...the phoenix..." Guitar fill 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 guitar fill Riff 3b eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|--------9----(9)--------| Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--| Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--| Eb|-0----0------------------| * "Don't want to..." eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|--------9----(9)--------| Db|--------9----(9)--2--2--| Ab|-2------7----(7)--3--3--| Eb|-0----0------------------| * "...man..." eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|--------9----(9)--------| Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--| Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--| Eb|-0----0------------------| * "Ain't gonna be..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-2------2------2------2-4--4-| Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * "...man..." Play Riff 4 Song fades out Ending solos 1st lick eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----15b17-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-12-------14b16r14-12----14-12b14-----------------------| Db|----------------------14----------14---12---------------| Ab|-------------------------------------14---1412-10------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------12~-| 2nd lick eb|--------------------12-15-12----------------12--------------| Bb|-[15]17----(17)~-------------15-12-15-----------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------14b16----[14]16r14p12-| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-14----12-14-12b14r12~~-| Db|----14-------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| 3rd lick eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-17-19-20-[20]22r20-19-20-19b20r19-17------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------19-[19]21--(21)r19b21~-| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Main solo eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------12------------------| Ab|-12~~----------(12)~----14~-----12b14----(14)r12-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-12b14r12-10-14b15--(15)r14-12-10-12-[12]14r12-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------12-----------| Gb|----------------------------------------12-----------| Db|-------------------12h14p12--------12h14---14p12-14~-| Ab|--------------12h14--------14-12h14------------------| Eb|-10-2~--12h15---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---15-------10-12-[12]13r12-10----12-11-10~--| Gb|-14----------------------------12------------| Db|-----14~-------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-7-10-------7------7-7------------7----| Gb|------9b11----9b11---9b11-9b11------9~-| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------12-14----12----| Bb|---------7-----------7---------------------------15----15-| Gb|-7-9---7---7---9-7-----7----/14-11~--14b16----------------| Db|-----9-------9-----9-----9--------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-[15]17--(17)r15--[15]17r15-[15]17-15-[15]17r15b17~-| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|-------20-19---------------22b24-20-19-17-19-20-| Bb|-22b24-------22b24r22~--17----------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-19h20r19-17-----------------------------| Bb|-------------20-22b24--22-20-22~--15-15~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|--------------12-------------12-----------------------| Bb|-(15)-----------12-15--------------------------------| Gb|---------7/14----------14b16----[14]16r14p12----12-14-| Db|---------------------------------------------14-------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------12-15-14p12-------| Bb|----------------12-15----12-15-------------12-15-| Gb|-12~------------------14-------------------------| Db|------14-12-14~----------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|----------12-----------------12-15-15-14-12--------------| Bb|----12-15----15b17----(17)~-----------------15-----------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------14-12-11~-| Db|-14------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Solo fades out, keep improvising in Eb Aeolian 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. = 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