Creator Failure Tab by Iced Earth Band- Iced Earth Song- Creator Failure Album- Burnt Offerings Tuning: Eb Riff 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-7-10-9--7-9----7-9-10--9-10-| Ab|-5--8-7--5-7----5-7--8--7--8-| Eb|-5--8-7--5-7----5-7--8--7--8-| Riff 2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-10-9------9-9------9----------| Ab|-5--8-7------7-7------7----------| Eb|-5--8---0000-----0000---00000000-| **** **** ******** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-7-10-9------9-9------9------9----| Ab|-5--8-7------7-7------7------7----| Eb|-5--8---0000-----0000---0000---00-| **** **** **** ** Riff 3 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-7-10-9--------7-10-9--| Ab|-5--8-7--------5--8-7--| Eb|-5--8-7--------5--8-7--| "A lonely maiden stands..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-7-10-9--------7-10-9----(9)\-7-12--| Ab|-5--8-7--------5--8-7----(7)\-5-10--| Eb|-5--8-7--------5--8-7----(7)\-5-10--| Play Riff 2 "How does thou..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 x3 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9------------12--10------------14-| Ab|-7------------10---8------------12-| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9------------12--10---------------| Ab|-7------------10---8---------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-7-9-9-------------------------------| Db|-------10----9-7-9----7-5-7----9-7-9-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| "I also ask of You my lord..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------4-| Db|------------5-4-----------------| Ab|-2-5-4-2-0---------2-5-4-2-0----| Eb|--------------------------------| Final time: eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------4-----| Db|------------5-4---------------------| Ab|-2-5-4-2-0---------2-5-4-2-0--------| Eb|---------------------------------77-| ** Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------12-| Gb|--------------12-11--------------------| Db|-9-12-11-9-------------9-12-11-9-------| Ab|-----------12--------------------12----| Eb|---------------------------------------| "Fail me not my master..." Final time: eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------12-----| Gb|--------------12-11------------------------| Db|-9-12-11-9-------------9-12-11-9-----------| Ab|-----------12--------------------12--------| Eb|----------------------------------------77-| ** Riff 6 Guitar 1 x4 eb|-----------------|---------| Bb|-----------------|---------| Gb|-----------------|---------| Db|-----------------|---------| Ab|-9-7-5--9----(9)-|--9-7-5--| Eb|-7-5-3--7----(7)-|--7-5-3--| * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-9-9-9-10-9-12-9----9--| Ab|-----------------12----| Eb|-----------------------| * * * * Riff 7 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-9------9-9------9-------------------------| Eb|-7-7777-7-7-7777-7-7777-8888-10101010-8888-| **** **** **** **** * * * * **** "Blackness, dripping stench..." Final time: eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-9------9-9------9-------------------------| Eb|-7-7777-7-7-7777-7-7777-8888-10101010-88-0-| **** **** **** **** * * * * ** * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-----------12--9--------------| Ab|-9---------10--7--------9-7-5-| Eb|-7-------0-10--7--------7-5-3-| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------7--9--------------| Ab|-9----------5--7--------9-7-5-| Eb|-7-------0--5--7--------7-5-3-| Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 x2 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-| **** ** **** * * ** ** **** ** **** * * ** ** eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-| **************** ******** **** **** eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-| **** ** **** * * ** ** **** ** **** * * ** ** eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-| **************** ******** **** **** eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-| **** ** **** * * ** ** **** ** **** * * ** ** eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-| **************** ******** **** **** x3 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-9---10-9----12-10-9-| Eb|-7-77-8-7-77-10--8-7-| ** ** eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|---------------------9--| Ab|-9---10-9----12-10---7--| Eb|-7-77-8-7-77-10--8-0-7--| ** ** * Riff 10 (Acoustic Guitar) eb|-3------2------3------2-----------| Bb|---0-1----0-1----0-1----0-4---5-0-| Gb|----------------------------5-----| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| "Standing now..." eb|-3------2------3------2-------7---| Bb|---0-1----0-1----0-1----0-4-----5-| Gb|----------------------------5-----| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| Riff 11 (Distortion) Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-9----------------------8-8----7-| Ab|-7----888-7-5-7-8-7~~---6-6----5-| Eb|-7----------------a-----6-6----5-| "...smile..." Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------8--------| Gb|-------------------------9-10----------| Db|-----------7-9-10-9--7-9--------10--9~-| Ab|-7--9--10------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in later) eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|---------------------8-8----7-| Ab|---------------------6-6----5-| Eb|-00000000000000...---6-6----5-| ************** 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. = 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