Iced Earth: A Question Of Heaven
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: March 08, 2005
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
eb|----------7--------------7--------|
Bb|-------0-----0--------------0-----|
Gb|------0--------0--------------0---|
Db|-----5-----------5-----5--------5-|
Ab|----7----------------7------------|
Eb|-0-----------------0--------------|
"The time is close now..."
eb|-------5-------------5-------|
Bb|---------0-------------0-----|
Gb|-----0-----0-------0-----0---|
Db|---4---------4---4---------4-|
Ab|-5-------------5-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
"...the end is near..."
eb|-------3-------------3-------|
Bb|---------3-------------3-----|
Gb|-----0-----0-------0-----0---|
Db|---2---------2---2---------0-|
Ab|-3-------------3-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
"My walk through..."
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-------0---------|
Db|-----0-----------|
Ab|---2-------0-----|
Eb|-3-------2---3-2-|
Riff 2 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------9--9---------9--9---------7--7---------7--7-|
Ab|-2------7--7--2------7--7--2------5--5--2------5--5-|
Eb|-0-0000--------0-0000--------0-0000--------0-0000-------|
* **** * **** * **** * ****
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------0---------|
Db|--------5--5---------7--7---------0-----------|
Ab|-2------3--3--2------5--5-------2-------0-----|
Eb|-0-0000-------0-0000-------00-3-------2---3-2-|
* **** * **** ** * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 x2
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7~----9-10--5~----7-9--3~----5~----10~----9--10-9-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 x2
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5~----7-9--4~----5-7--2~----4~----9~----7--9-7-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|--------2-----------2-----3-|
Eb|-000000-0----000000-0--00-1-|
****** ****** **
"What exactly is the meaning of this..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Lord I pound..."
Play Riff 2
Lead into the acoustic part
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|--------2-|
Eb|-000000-0-|
******
Acoustic bridge:
(Listen to song for strumming pattern)
Lead into next section:
eb|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Bb|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Gb|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Db|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-|
Ab|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Riff 4
eb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Bb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Db|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
Ab|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
"I did what I thought was right..."
eb|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
Bb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Db|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Ab|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
"All for the love of my life..."
eb|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--0-|
Bb|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--0-|
Gb|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2----|
Db|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0----|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
"I know it's sad but..."
eb|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Bb|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Gb|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
Db|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
Ab|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
"...true..."
Repeat Riff 4 til distortion kicks in.
After first break, guitar 2 (Clean) plays this:
eb|-----0-----------------0------|
Bb|---8----8------------8----8---|
Gb|-9--------9--------7--------7-|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-----0----------------0------|
Bb|---7---7------------8----8---|
Gb|-7-------7--------9--------9-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
End acoustic part
Riff 5 (Distortion)
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------7-----7------------|
Db|-2-----2----5-----5----7-7-7-7----2-----2-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Solo
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|---9----10--9-7-----9-10--/12--10-9-7-9~-|
Ab|-7----7----------7-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-10-9-7~----10-9----------|
Ab|-----------------9~----9-|
Eb|-----------------------a--|
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2-4-5-/7-5-4--5-4----4---------|
Ab|-------------------7----7-5-7~~-|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---10-12-13-12~--12-13--12--10-----|
Gb|-9------------------------------12-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|---10-12-13-12~--12-13-15-15--13--12-|
Gb|-9-----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----10-12-10~--------12-10--------|
Gb|-12------------------------11~--9-|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-12h14p12-11-12-11-------------------|
Db|-------------------12-14-------------|
Ab|-------------------------12-10-12-7~-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Harmony Guitar
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-12h14p12-10-12-10-------------------|
Gb|-------------------11-12-------------|
Db|-------------------------10-9-10-----|
Ab|---------------------------------10~-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 5a
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------7-----7------7-9-9-----|
Db|-2-----2----5-----5----7-7-7-7------7-9-9---2-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------5-7-7---2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-------0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"My spirit begins to rise..."
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------7-----7------7-9-9-----|
Db|-2-----2----5-----5----7-7-7-7------7-9-9---2-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------5-7-7---2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-------0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"Now all I want is to die..."
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|---7-9-9----------|
Db|---7-9-9---2------|
Ab|---5-7-7---2--2-2-|
Eb|-0-------0-0--0-0-|
* * * *
Play Riff 5 [song fades out with this]
Ending leads:
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|----9----------9--/12--10-9--|
Ab|-7-----------7---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-10-9-7--------------------------|
Ab|---------10-9--------10-9-7--5-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|----7----------7--/12---9-7--|
Db|-5-----------5---------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|--9-7-7---------------------------|
Db|----------9-7---------9-7-5---4-5-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Choir arranged for guitar)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|---12----------12-/15--13-12-|
Gb|-9-----------9---------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-10-----10-----------------10-12--|
Gb|-----12-----------12-11-9---------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
This lick is done on the live version:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-12p11p9----9~-----9-11-12~-|
Db|---------12------12----------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------12-12-|
Gb|-12p11p9----9~-----9-11-12-12-|
Db|---------12------12------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-/10---------------/10-10-|
Gb|-----12-12--11--12---------|
Db|-------------a-------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-12-/13-13-/12-12~--12-12h13p12--12~-|
Gb|-------------------------------------14----|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
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
