Iced Earth: Colors transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.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: 01/14/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------| Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (From the live album) eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------8-7------------------8-7--------| Gb|---------7-9-----7------------7-9-----7------| Db|-9~----9-----------9--------9-----------9----| Ab|---------------------10~------------------9~-| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------| Bb|-------8-7------------| Gb|---7-9-----7----------| Db|-9-----------9--------| Ab|---------------7~~----| Eb|----------------------| Guitar 2 plays this over Riff 1 right before lyrics eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|--9----------9/11-12--------12/14\12-11-----11/12\11-9-| Ab|--7----------7/-9-10--------10/12\10--9------9/10\-9-7-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1a (this is used for the first part of the verse only) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * "We're walking in the subway..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------| Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * "New York City gangs..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------9---| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---7---| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "You feel their anger..." Riff 2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-------------------------4-2-| Eb|-0-000-2-3-3-333-3-5-3-2-2-0-| * *** * *** * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4-4-4---5-5-5---4-4-5-4-2-------| Eb|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-2-2-3-2-0--//\\-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "As they walk on closer..." Play Riff 2 Riff 3 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------2-----------------------| Ab|-2--------2---------------------| Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-2-0-| * * "Don't expect..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------3-----------------------| Ab|-3--------3---------------------| Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-| * * Riff 3a eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------2-----------------------| Ab|-2--------2---------------------| Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "You walked my turf..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------3-----------------------| Ab|-3--------3---------------------| Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Lead into next riff: eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ** Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------| Ab|-----------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7\-| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** ** Guitar 2 play this after first time eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------| Db|-----------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6\-| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** ** Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-5-5----4-4----5-5----4-4----| Ab|-3-3--3-2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-7-7----6-6----7-7----5-5----6-6----| Ab|-5-5--5-4-4--4-5-5--5-3-3--3-4-4--4-| Eb|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|--8------7------8------7-----| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|--5---5--4---4--5---5--4---4-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|-10------8-----10------8------9-----| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|--7---7--5---5--7---7--5---5--6---6-| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Riff 5a (after lyrics) Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5---------------4---------------| Ab|-3-33333333333-0-2-22222222222-0-| Eb|---------------------------------| *********** * *********** * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7---------------5---------------| Ab|-5-55555555555-0-3-33333333333-0-| Eb|---------------------------------| *********** * *********** * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-7---------------5--------6--------| Ab|-5-55555555555-0-3-3333-0-4-4444-0-| Eb|-----------------------------------| *********** * **** * **** * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-13--12--13--12-(12)^r--15--13--15--13--14-| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-13--12--13--12-(12)^r--15--13--15--13--13~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------a--| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|--4--2--4--4--4--4--2--4--2--5--4--4--4--2-| Eb|--2--0--2--2--2--2--0--2--0--3--2--2--2--0-| Riff 7 eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2--4-------4-------2--4------5-4------2-------5--4-| Eb|-0--2--2-2--2--2-2--0--2--2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0--3--2-| * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 4 Play Riff 3 "Don't expect..." Outro Lead (over riff 3) eb|-------------15-17/19-17-15-14~~--141414----14-15-17-15-14--| Bb|--17~-171717-----------------------------17-----------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------15-17/19-17-15-14~~--141414----14-15-17-15-14----| Bb|--17~-171717-----------------------------17----------------17-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Ending: Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|------6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------| Ab|-2--------------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7\-| Eb|-0---------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|------4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------| Db|----------------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6\-| Ab|-2---------------------------------------| Eb|-0---------------------------------------| 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 ah = artificial harmonic (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill