Band- Iced Earth
Song- Blessed Are You
Album- Something Wicked This Way Comes
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Clean)
eb|---------5--------------------------|
Bb|-------6---6-------5-----5---6------|
Gb|-----7-------7-------7---------7----|
Db|---7-----------7-------7---------7--|
Ab|-5----------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
"Pure ambition..."
eb|---------5--------------------------|
Bb|-------6---6-------5-----5---6------|
Gb|-----7-------7-------7---------7p5--|
Db|---7-----------7-------7------------|
Ab|-5----------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Two guitars for the next part:
Guitar 1 (Clean)
eb|------6--------6-----------6----------6-|
Bb|--------6--------6-----------6------6---|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---5---------5----------5---------5-----|
Eb|-6---------6----------6---------6-------|
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb|-------0-------------------0--------------|
Bb|-----3---3---------------3---3----------6-|
Gb|-----------3-------------------3--------7-|
Db|----------------------------------------7-|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-7--7-5--7----7-5--|
Ab|-5--5-3--5----5-3--|
Eb|-------------------|
* *
"Blessed are you..."
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-7--7-5--7----7-5----|
Ab|-5--5-3--5----5-3--0-|
Eb|---------------------|
* * *
"Blessed am I..." x2
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-3--3----3----3--5--5-|
Ab|-1--1-0--1----1--3--3-|
Eb|----------------------|
* *
"Children of the night..."
Lead into next section:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|--7--|
Ab|--5--|
Eb|-----|
Play Riff 1 but guitar 2 plays this:
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb|-8-6h8p6p5---5----|
Bb|-----------8---6~-|
Gb|------------------|
Db|------------------|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|------------------|
eb|-----5---------|
Bb|-6-8---8-6-5---|
Gb|-------------7-|
Db|---------------|
Ab|---------------|
Eb|---------------|
Play Riff 2 "Blessed are you..."
Riff 3
[Note: on the live version, guitar 2 plays the open Db string
during the second part.]
Guitar 1 x2 x2
eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-----7---7-5-------------------|-3-------3---3-----3-5-5-|
Ab|-5-5---5-----8----5-8-5-8-7-5\-|-1-111-0-1---1-111-1-3-3-|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
* * * * * * *** * * ***
Guitar 2 x2 x2
eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-----10---10-8-7----7---7--------|-3-------3---3-----3-5-5-|
Ab|-8-8----8---------8---8----10-8\-|-1-111-0-1---1-111-1-3-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
* * * * * * *** * * ***
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-------8-------5-----7---------| -----|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |
Eb|---------------------------------| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * |
eb|----------------------------------| |
Bb|----------------------------------| |
Gb|----------------------------------| |
Db|-7-------8-------5-----7----------| |
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5500-| |
Eb|----------------------------------| |
* * * * * * * * * * **** |
eb|---------------------------------| |-----> Play 2x
Bb|---------------------------------| |
Gb|---------------------------------| |
Db|-5-------6-------3-----5---------| |
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |
Eb|---------------------------------| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * |
eb|----------------------------------| |
Bb|----------------------------------| |
Gb|----------------------------------| |
Db|-5-------6-------3-----5----------| -----|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3300-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * ****
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|------3----------------5-----------|
Ab|-1-11---1----1-00-3-33---3----3-00-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
* ** ** * ** **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5-7----7----7----7\5----5----5----|
Ab|-3-5-00-5----5-00-5\3-00-3----3-00-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
** ** ** **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|------3----------------5-----------|
Ab|-1-11---1----1-00-3-33---3----3-00-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
* ** ** * ** **
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-5\7----7----7----7\5----5----5--|
Ab|-3\5-00-5----5-00-5\3-00-3----3--|
Eb|---------------------------------|
** ** **
Solo
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/7~----7-9-10tm-12tm-14tm-15tm-14~----15-14~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-15-14-12-10-14-12-10-9-12-10-9-7-10-9-7-5~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5p3h5-/7~----7p5h7-/9~----9p7h9-/10--12--10--9~--|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|------10h12p10--------10h13p10--------10h12p10------|
Bb|-10h11--------11p10h11--------11p10h11--------11p10-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-12p10-13p10-15p10-13p10-12p10-13-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|------10h12p10------10--12--13-|
Bb|-10h11--------11p10------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-13b15--(15)r13-13-12-10----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------13~----13\----11----13p11p10-----|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------12~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------10-12-13p10-12-15p12------12-|
Bb|---------10-11-13---------------------13--13---|
Gb|-9-10-12--------------------------------12-----|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-15p12/13-13-17p13------12-17p13-13\10-|
Bb|------------------15--15---------------|
Gb|--------------------14-----------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------6-8-10tm-11tm-13tm-15tm-13~----15-13~-|
Gb|-/7~------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-11-15-13-11-10-13-11-10-8-12-10-8-6-10-8-6-5~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5p3h5-/6~----6p5h6-/8~----8p6h8-/10--11--10-8~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|------17h19p17---------17h20p17--------17h19p17------|
Bb|-17h18--------18p17h18---------18p17h18--------18p17-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19p17-20p17-22p17-20p17-19p17-20-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|------17h19p17------17--19--20-|
Bb|-17h18--------18p17------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-20b22--(22)r20-20-19-17------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------20~----20\-------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------10----12p10p9-9~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------10-12-13p10-12-15p12------12-|
Bb|---------10-11-13---------------------13--13---|
Gb|-9-10-12--------------------------------12-----|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-15p12/13-13-17p13------12-17p13-13\10-|
Bb|------------------15--15---------------|
Gb|--------------------14-----------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Back to one guitar:
eb|-10-12-13-10--12-13-15--13--12tr13-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-13-12-13-10----10-10-13-12--12--12-10-|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-10-12-13-10--12-13-15--13--12tr13-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-13-12-13-10----10-10-13-12--12--12p10--10-12--10-|
Bb|--------------------------------------10----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
eb|-/13-12-10--|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-/17-15-13--|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Blessed are you..."
Outro lead x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-11p10----10----11--------11--11-10----|
Gb|-------10----------10~--------------10-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-13----11--10-11----13--13-11-10-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Harmony guitar: x2
eb|-10p8----8----10--------10--10-8----|
Bb|------10---------10~-------------10-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
x2
eb|-12----10--8-10----12--12-10-8-|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
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
