Iced Earth - The Reckoning (The Glorious Burden) Tuning: Half Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) 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 Riff 1: Guitar 1 eb|-----7---8-----------------| Bb|-------7------------7-8----| Gb|------------------------9--| Db|-9------(9)------9-----(9)-| Ab|-7------(7)------7-----(7)-| Eb|-0------(0)------0-----(0)-| Guitar 2 (Comes in later) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------999--------------101010-| Ab|-7-777-7-777------7-777-7-777--------| Eb|-------------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** * * * "Destiny's called us..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-------------999--777--------999-9-| Ab|-7-777-7-777----------101010-----a-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * *** * *** *** *** * * * *** "This it's for blood..." Riff 2 eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|-5/7-----5/7---8-8-8--5/7-----5/7---8-8-8-| Eb|-5/7-0-0-5/7-0-8-8-8--5/7-0-0-5/7-0-8-8-8-| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-5/7-----5/7----------8--7--5-| Eb|-5/7-0-0-5/7-0-8-8-8--8--7--5-| * * * * * * Riff 3 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|--------------------5------------------| Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---7777-7-7777-7-77-| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|--------------------5-----7-------| Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---875---------| Eb|----------------------------7-5-3-| **** **** ** *** * * Harmony guitar eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------4------------------| Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---5555-5-5555-5-55-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|--------------------4-----5-------| Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---754---------| Ab|----------------------------5-4-2-| Eb|----------------------------------| **** **** ** *** * * Play Riff 2 "You went too far this time..." Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..." Play Riff 2 "The hour's close at hand..." Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..." Play Riff 3 w/o harmony guitar Ending chord to riff 3: eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--2--| Eb|--0--| Interlude: Guitar 1 (Clean) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---| Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----10-------10-------10-------10---| Ab|---7----7---7----7---7----7---7----7-| Eb|-0--------0--------0--------0--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---| Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----7-------7-------7-------7---| Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Clean with reverb) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----9----(9)--------10----(10)--| Ab|---7---------------7-------------| Eb|-0---------------0---------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----9----(9)--------7----(7)--| Ab|---7---------------7-----------| Eb|-0---------------0-------------| The following guitars come in later: Guitar 3 (Fades in, harmony guitar in () ) eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-(11)------(12)------(11)------(9)--| Db|---9--------10---------9--------7---| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Guitar 4 eb|-------------------------| Bb|---10-12----------10-13--| Gb|-9--------------9--------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|---------------------10--| Bb|---10-12----------12-----| Gb|-9--------------9--------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| End interlude Play Riff 3 Play Riff 2 "If it was up to me..." Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..." Ending eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--2--| Eb|--0--|