Iced Earth: Declaration Day transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: 01/30/04 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 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--------9-7----7-5----7-| Ab|-7--------7--7---------7-7--------7-5----5-3----5-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|----0----------------------------------------| Bb|----0----------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------5----5---7-9-| Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7-| Eb|-0-------------------------------------------| * eb|------0-------------------------------------| Bb|------0-------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-| Eb|-000----------------------------------------| *** Guitar 2 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------(5-4)-| <-- harmony guitar 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|-------------------------------5----5---7-9-| Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--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--8----8-10-7-| Eb|-000------------------------------------------| *** "...day..." eb|------0----------------------------------------| Bb|------0----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------5----5---7-9-| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--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-| Eb|-000----------------------------------------| *** "...day..." Guitar 2 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------(5-4)-| <-- harmony guitar 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|-----------------------------------------(5-4)-| <-- harmony guitar 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|-------------------------------| Gb|------------7b9r7~----12-11-9~-| Db|----------9--------------------| Ab|-7~----10----------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-10-12-13~----12b13r12-10-12~-| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|--------------------15-17-19-17b19r17~-| Bb|-17-19-19b20~-----17-------------------| Gb|----------------19---------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-----14-15-17-15-14-15-------------| Bb|---15------------------15b17r15~~--| Gb|-17--------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------9-12---------------14---| Ab|----10------12-9----12-14---14-| Eb|-12--------------10------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------17-12-| Gb|-12----------14----12----16-12-------| Db|----14-16-12----16----14-------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------14----------15----14----16b18r16~-| Bb|-15-------15-17-12----17----15-----------| Gb|----14-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-12-15-12----15-12-15----12-12-----| Bb|----------15----------15----15b17--| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-12----------------------------------| Bb|----12-15----------------------------| Gb|----------14b16--12-14p12-14b16r14~--| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------12-------------12-14-------------------12-------| Bb|-15b17----15-12----12-------15-12-15-12-15b17----15-12-| Gb|----------------14-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------12-14----12-12----12-17-15-12-15----12----12-12-| Bb|-------12-------15----15b17----------------15-15b17-------| Gb|-14b16----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-12----12----------------12--------------------------| Bb|-15b17----15-12-15-----------------------------------| Gb|-------------------14b16----[14]16r14p12-14----12-14-| Db|--------------------------------------------14-------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-14---------------------------------------------| Db|----14-12-14----14----12------------------------| Ab|-------------14----14----1412-10-12----12/19~~-| Eb|-------------------------------------12---------| End Solo Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----| Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-| * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7-----| Ab|-3-3--33-3-3--33-5-5--55-5-5--55-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----| Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-| * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7-----| 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--55-3----333-3/7-5----55-10-9--99-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7--777-9-10--9--7--5--55-10----101010-12-9----99-10-9-5-| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-5--555-7-9--7--5--4--44-2----222-2/5-4----44-9-7--77--| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-5--555-7-9--7--5--4--44-9----999-10-7----77-9-7-4-| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "With virtue as..." Riff 2b Guitar 1 eb|----0----------------------------------------| Bb|----0----------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------5----5---7-9-| Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--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--8----8-10-7-| | Eb|-000------------------------------------------| | *** | "...day..." |--> Play 3x eb|------0----------------------------------------| | Bb|------0----------------------------------------| | Gb|-----------------------------------------------| | Db|---------------------------------5----5---7-9-| -----| Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--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-| Eb|-000---------------------------------------------------| *** "...day..." eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|-7----(7)---| Eb|------------| "...breath..." Guitar 2 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------(5-4)-| <-- harmony guitar 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|-----------------------------------------(5-4)-| | 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-| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-000------------------------------------------------------| *** eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|-9----(9)---| Ab|------------| Eb|------------| Ending: Guitar 1 eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|------5----10----9----| Ab|-2----3-----8----7----| Eb|-0----------8----7----| "...breath..." Guitar 2 eb|------------------------16-17-19~~--| Bb|-/12-13-17~-------17-19-------------| Gb|---------------16-------------------| 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. <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