Iced Earth: My Own Savior transcribed by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com) edited by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com) solo by: Ryan Snider (Phantom3314@cs.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://truemetal.org/icedearth/ Date last modified: 01/15/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 x3 eb|------------|----------| Bb|------------|----------| Gb|------------|----------| Db|------------|----------| Ab|------------|--------5-| Eb|-0h2-222222-|-0h2-22-3-| ****** ** x2 eb|------------|----------------| Bb|------------|----------------| Gb|------------|----------------| Db|------------|----------------| Ab|------------|-----3---5-3----| Eb|-0h2-222222-|-2-2---2-----3~-| ****** * * a * a a a Riff 2 eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-----------5-----5/75-4---------------------------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3/53-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "My only comfort..." eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-----------5-----5/75-4---------------------------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3/53-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-222-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * *** * * *** * * * "My only solace..." eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-----------5-----5/75-4---------------------------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3/53-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "For release..." eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-2-----------5-----5/75-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3/53-| * * * * * * * "Thrown past life..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Life's a bitch..." Riff 3 (clean) eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-----12------11--------12------11---| Db|---12------11--11----12------11--11-| Ab|-10-----9----------10-----9---------| Eb|------------------------------------| "Existence of one man..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----12-----11--------11------11---| Db|---12-----11-----9--11--11--11--11-| Ab|-10-----9------7---9-------9-------| Eb|-----------------------------------| "...hatred with no end..." Riff 4 (distortion) eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---4---2---4---4---| Eb|-3-0-2-2-2222-3-0-2-2-2222-3-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-| * * **** * * **** * * * * * * "My madness..." Lead over Riff 4 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-6~--7~--7/11-6~---------------------| Db|------quick slide---9~--11~--9/11-8~-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-6~--7~--7/11-6~----/11~-| Db|------quick slide--------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-7-6--------7-6--------7-6-4-6-6--------| Ab|-5-4-4-4444-5-4-4-4444-5-4-2-4-4-4-4444-| Eb|----------------------------------------| * **** * **** * **** x2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|-5-4--------5-4--------5-4-2-4-4--------| Eb|-3-2-2-2222-3-2-2-2222-3-2-0-2-2-2-2222-| * **** * **** * **** Solo (Thanks goes to Ryan Snider for this solo) eb|-------------------7h9h10p9p7------------| Bb|---------7h8h10--------------10p8p7------| Gb|--/7-6------------------------------7-6~-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-10-9-7----7-9~-10p9p7-9~--/10-10p9p7----| Bb|--------10----------------------------7~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-----------9----9-10/15p14----------| Bb|--------10---10------------15----15-| Gb|-/11-11-----------------------16----| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|-15p14~-/19-20-19h20p19p17-------| Bb|--------------------------20-19~-| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-------------/8-7------7h8p7---7-| Gb|-------/7-6--------9---------9---| Db|-/5-4----------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|------------/8-7--/10--10p8p7---8~--7~~~\-| Gb|------/7-6--------------------9-------------| Db|-/5-4---------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "The voices are calling....." Play Riff 3 "Existence of one man......" Play Riff 4 "My madness......." Riff 6 x2 eb|-------------------|---------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------|---------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------|---------------------------------------| Db|-------------------|---------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------|---------------------------------------| Eb|-333333-2222222222-|-333333-222222-0000-222222-22222222222-| ****** ********** ****** ****** **** ****** *********** Riff 7 x3 eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|---5-4---5-4-2-4-|---2-------------| Eb|-2-----2---------|-5---5-3-5-3-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 8 x3 eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|---7-6---7-6-4-6-|---4-------------| Db|-4-----4---------|-7---7-5-7-5-4-5-| Ab|-----------------|-----------------| Eb|-----------------|-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 9 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-12-11--------12-11--------12-11--9-11-11--------| Ab|-10--9-9-9999-10--9-9-9999-10--9--7--9--9-9-9999-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| * **** * **** * **** eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|-12-11--------12-11--------12-11--9-11--9-11-| Ab|-10--9-9-9999-10--9-9-9999-10--9--7--9--7--9-| Eb|----------------------------------------------| * **** * **** notation: ^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ] ^r = bend and release x = mute with fret-hand * = mute with palm-hand X\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = tap-on / = slide up = slide down h. = harmonics a = artificial harmonic (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill