Declaration Day Tab by Iced Earth Band- Iced Earth Song- Declaration Day Album- The Glorious Burden Tuning: Eb Lead in from Star Spangled Banner: Guitar 1 eb|----------| Bb|----------| Gb|----------| Db|-(4)------| Ab|-(2)--2---| Eb|------0---| Guitar 2, 3, 4, 5 eb|-(14-12)--| Bb|-(10--9)--| Gb|-(11--9)--| Db|----------| Ab|---9--7---| Eb|----------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-...-00-| *** * *** * *** * *** * ** Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9--------9---10--------10---9-| Ab|-7--------7----7---------7---7-| Eb|------------0--------------0---| * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-9---7----7---5----7---| Ab|-7---5----5---3----5---| Eb|---0--------0--------0-| * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7-0-3----3-0-5-7\-| Eb|-0--------------------------------------------| * * eb|------0--------------------------------------| Bb|------0--------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7-0-8----8-10\-| Eb|-000-----------------------------------------| *** * Guitar 2 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------| Eb|-0--------------------------------------------| * eb|------0---------------------------------------| Bb|------0---------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12\-| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|-000------------------------------------------| *** Play Riff 1 "The odds are stacked..." Riff 2a Guitar 1 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7-0-3----3-0-5-7\-| Eb|-0--------------------------------------------| * * "So we make our..." eb|------0-----------------------------------------| Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7-0-8----8-10-0-7-| Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| *** * * "...day..." eb|------0-----------------------------------------| Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7-0-3----3-0-5-7\-| Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| *** * * "So we make our..." eb|------0--------------------------------------| Bb|------0--------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7-0-8----8-10\-| Eb|-000-----------------------------------------| *** * "...day..." Guitar 2 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------| Eb|-0--------------------------------------------| * eb|------0-----------------------------------------| Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12--9-| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| *** eb|------0-----------------------------------------| Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| Ab|---------------------------------7----7-0-------| Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| *** * eb|------0---------------------------------------| Bb|------0---------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12\-| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|-000------------------------------------------| *** Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9--------------------------------| Ab|-7--77777777777777777777777777-00-| Eb|----------------------------------| ************************** ** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-10--------------------------------| Ab|--7--77777777777777777777777777-00-| Eb|-----------------------------------| ************************** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9--------------------------------| Ab|-7--77777777777777777777777777-00-| Eb|----------------------------------| ************************** ** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-7----------------5----------------| Ab|-5--5555555555-00-3--3333333333-00-| Eb|-----------------------------------| ********** ** ********** ** Solo eb|---------------------------| Bb|--------------------8-7----| Gb|----------4-7b9~--------9~-| Db|-------5-------------------| Ab|-7~------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|-10-12-[12]13----12b13-12-10-12~--12~-| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-12-14-14b15~--------15-17-19-17~-| Bb|-------------------17-------------| Gb|-----------------19---------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-----14-15-17-15-14-15----------| Bb|---15------------------15b17~~--| Gb|-17-----------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-------9-12-----------------14----| Ab|----10------12-9----9-12/13----14-| Eb|-12--------------10---------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------12----17-12-15----| Gb|-11----11----14-11/12----12----------14-| Db|----14----12----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-14----------15----14----| Bb|----15-17-------17----15-| Gb|----------16-------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-16b17~----12h15p12----15-12-15----12-| Bb|--------------------15----------15----| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-------12-------------------------------------| Bb|-15b17----12-15-------12----------------------| Gb|----------------14b16----15p14p12-14b16~----0-| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|-------12----------------12-14-------------------12-------| Bb|-15b17----15-12-------12-------15-12-15-12-15b17----15-12-| Gb|----------------14b16-------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------12-14----12-------12-17p15p12h16----12-------12-12-| Bb|-------12-------15----15b17----------------15----15b17-------| Gb|-14b16-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------12----------------------------------| Bb|-15-12-15-------------------------------------------| Gb|----------14b16----15p14p12-14----12-14-12----------| Db|-------------------------------14----------12-14----| Ab|-------------------------------------------------14-| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-12---------------------------| Ab|----14\12-10-12----10---------| Eb|----------------12----10/22~~-| End Solo Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-| * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-3-3--33-3-3--33-5-5--55-5-5--55-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-| * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|-3-3--33-3-3--33-5-5--55-5-5--55-| * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7--777-9-10--9--7--5--5-3----333-/7--5----5-10-9--99-| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7--777-9-10--9--7--5--5-10----101010-12-9----9-10-9-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-5--555-7-9--7--5--4--4-2----222-/7--4----4-9-7--77--| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-5--555-7-9--7--5--4--4-9----999-10-7----7-9-7-4-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "With virtue as..." Riff 2b Guitar 1 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7-0-3----3-0-5-7\-| Eb|-0--------------------------------------------| * * "So we make our..." eb|------0-----------------------------------------| Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| ------| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7-0-8----8-10-0-7-| | Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| | *** * * | "...day..." |--> Play 3x eb|------0-----------------------------------------| | Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| | Gb|------------------------------------------------| | Db|------------------------------------------------| ------| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7-0-3----3-0-5-7\-| Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| *** * * "So we make our..." eb|------0-------------------------------------------| Bb|------0-------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5--7--8--8--10--8--7~-| Eb|-000----------------------------------------------| *** "...day..." "...breath..." Guitar 2 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------| Eb|-0--------------------------------------------| * eb|------0-----------------------------------------| Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-9\-| -----| Ab|------------------------------------------------| | Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| | *** | eb|------0-----------------------------------------| |--> Play 3x Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| | Gb|------------------------------------------------| | Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| -----| Ab|---------------------------------7----7-0-------| Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| *** * eb|------0------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------0------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7----9----10----10----12--10--9~-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-000---------------------------------------------------------| *** Guitar fills over out chorus: Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-11-12-11-9------9---11-12-11-9-| Db|---------------9---9------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-12----10--------10----------------| Gb|-------------12--------12----11--9-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-10-12-10-8------8---10-12-10-8-| Gb|---------------9---9------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|-10-----8---------8----------------| Bb|-------------12--------12----10--8-| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Ending: Guitar 1 eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-5----10----9----| Ab|-3-----8----7----| Eb|-------8----7----| "...breath..." Guitar 2 eb|--------------------16-17-19~~--(19)\-| Bb|-12-13-17~----17-19-------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-12-14-16~----16b17--14~---------| Bb|----------------------------17~--| 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. = 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