Iced Earth - Declaration Day (The Glorious Burden)


Half Step Down Tuning - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb


h: hammer on
p: pull off
m: palm muting
b: bend
r: release bending
/,: slide
~: vibrato


 Verse 1:

Guitar 1
(play all the time this until the chorus)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0--|
    mmm m mmm m mmm m mmm m 

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|---------------------------------------------------|



 Chorus 1:
-----------
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-------------------------------------------|
                                         m
eb|---0-------------------------------------|
Bb|---0-------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
    
Guitar 2
eb|----0-----------------------------------------|
Bb|----0-----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------5-4--|
Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5--|
Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------------------|
                                         m
eb|---0---------------------------------------|
Bb|---0---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|--------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
    

 Verse 2:
----------
Same as Verse 1


 Chorus 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-------------------------------------------|
                                         m
eb|---0-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---0-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-8-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
    
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|--------------------------------------------|
                                        m
eb|---0---------------------------------------|
Bb|---0---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-8-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
        
Guitar 2
eb|----0-----------------------------------------|
Bb|----0-----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------5-4--|
Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5--|
Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------------------|
                                         m
eb|---0--------------------------------------------|
Bb|---0--------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-10-9-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
    
eb|---0-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---0-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------5-4--|
Db|--------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5--|
Ab|------------------------------7----7-0-------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
                                        m
eb|---0------------------------------------------|
Bb|---0------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|--------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-10-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
    

 Solo:
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Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9----------------------------------10---------------------------------|
Ab|-7--77777777777777777777777777-00----7--77777777777777777777777777-00--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9----------------------------------7----------------5-----------------|
Ab|-7--77777777777777777777777777-00---5--5555555555-00-3--3333333333-00--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------10-12-13~----12b13r12-10-12~-|
Gb|------------7b9r7~----12-11-9~-------------------------------|
Db|----------9--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7~----10----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------15-17-19-17b19r17~------14-15-17-15-14-15-------------|
Bb|-17-19-19b20~-----17----------------------15------------------15b17r15~~--|
Gb|----------------19----------------------17--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------17-12-|
Gb|--------------------------------12----------14----12----16-12-------|
Db|-------9-12---------------14-------14-16-12----16----14-------------|
Ab|----10------12-9----12-14---14--------------------------------------|
Eb|-12--------------10-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------14----------15----14----16b18r16~--12-15-12----15-12-15----12-12-----|
Bb|-15-------15-17-12----17----15---------------------15----------15----15b17--|
Gb|----14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-12-----------------------------------------12-------------12-14-------------------12-------|
Bb|----12-15-----------------------------15b17----15-12----12-------15-12-15-12-15b17----15-12-|
Gb|----------14b16--12-14p12-14b16r14~------------------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-----14b16r14p12-14----12-14-|
Db|--------------------------------------------14-------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14---------------------------------------------|
Db|----14-12-14----14----12------------------------|
Ab|-------------14----14----1412-10-12----1219~~-|
Eb|-------------------------------------12---------|


 Bridge(2x):
-------------
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7------|
Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2------3-3--33-3-3--33-5-5--55-5-5--55--|
Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-----------------------------------|
    m m  mm m m  mm m m  mm m m  mm   m m  mm m m  mm m m  mm m m  mm 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2------5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7------|
Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00--3-3--33-3-3--33-5-5--55-5-5--55--|
    m m  mm m m  mm m m  mm m m  mm  m m  mm m m  mm m m  mm m m  mm

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--777-9-10--9--7--5--55-3----333-37-5----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|---------------------------------------------------------|


 Verse 3:
----------
Same as Verse 1


 Chorus 3:
-----------
Same as Chorus 2 - play it twice and in the end
the 1st Guitar plays:
  "...breath..."
eb|------------|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|-7----(7)---|
Eb|------------|
   
and the 2nd Guitar plays:
  "...breath..."
eb|------------|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|-9----(9)---|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|


 Outro:
--------
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|------5----10----9----|
Ab|-2----3-----8----7----|
Eb|-0----------8----7----|
  
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------16-17-19~~--|-/12-14-16~----16b17--14~---------|
Bb|-/12-13-17~-------17-19-------------|-----------------------------17~--|
Gb|---------------16-------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


Song order:
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Solo
Bridge (2x)
Verse 3
Chorus 3 (2x)
Outro