Iced Earth:  Iced Earth

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
       solo by:  Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)

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                  http://truemetal.org/icedearth/

Date last modified:  01/14/02
  
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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1 
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|----4-5~-5~-4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-5p4p0-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4-------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|----5-4~-4~-4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-5p4p0-|
Ab|-4-------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|----4-5~-5~-4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-5p4p0-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4-------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----5-4~-4~-4tr5-4tr5-4tr5------|
Ab|-4------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------//\-|

Guitar 2 
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-8p7---|
Gb|----4-5~-5~--------------------7-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4-------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7-7p6---|
Db|----5-4~-4~--------------------7-|
Ab|-4-------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-8p7---|
Gb|----4-5~-5~--------------------7-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4-------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7------|
Db|----5-4~-4~---------------------|
Ab|-4------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------------------------//\-|



Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-----4-5----5-5----5----5-5------------|
Ab|-4---2-3-33-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-3333-3p2p0-|
Eb|-2-2-----------------------------------|
      *     **     **   **     ****        
   "What do I see..."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-4---5-4----4-4----4----4-4------------|
Eb|-2-2-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0-|
      *     **     **   **         
   "...on the icy plains..."



Riff 3 (clean)
eb|-----------------------------------------5------7-|
Bb|-----7----------9----------5-----------5------7---|
Gb|---6---6------8---8------4---4---4---2------4-----|
Db|-4-------4--6-------6--2-------2------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
   "Can you feel..."


Riff 3a (distortion)
eb|-----------------------------5-----7-|
Bb|---------------------------5-----7---|
Gb|-6-6-6--8-8-8--4-4-4--4--2-----4-----|
Db|-4-4-4--6-6-6--2-2-2--2--------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
   "We are together..."


Riff 3b (After the lyrics)
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------5-----7-|
Bb|--------------------------------------5-----7---|
Gb|-6-6--6--6/8-8-8--8--84-4-4--4--4--2-----4-----|
Db|-4-4--4--4/6-6-6--6--62-2-2--2--2--------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
Here's the Iced Earth version:
eb|------6-9-6---------8-11-8---------4-7-4---------9------11-|
Bb|------------7--------------9-------------5----10-----12----|
Gb|---6-------------8--------------4-----------6------8-------|
Db|-4-------------6--------------2----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Here's the live version:
eb|--------6-9-6---------8-11-8---------4-7-4------5-----7-|
Bb|------7-------------9--------------5----------5-----7---|
Gb|---6-------------8--------------4-----------2-----4-----|
Db|-4-------------6--------------2-------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 4
Guitar 1                                                                   
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|----4-5-4--4-5-4------2-3-5-3-2-------|
Eb|-2---------------3--3-----------5-3-0-|
                                       Final chord
eb|------------------------------------|---|
Bb|------------------------------------|---|
Gb|------------------------------------|---|
Db|------------------------------------|---|
Ab|----4-5-4--4-5-4-2------------------|-4-|
Eb|-2------------------5-3-2-5-3-2-5-3-|-2-|

Guitar 2
Here's the album versions:
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---10-11-10--10-11-10------8-9-11-9-8---------|
Db|-8--------------------9--9------------11-9----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------11-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
                                               Final notes
eb|--------------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---10-11-10--10-11-10-8---------------------|-----|
Db|-8-----------------------11-9-8-11-9-8-11-9-|-84-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|-----|

Here's the live version:
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|----6-7-6--6-7-6------4-5-7-5-4-------|
Db|-4---------------5--5-----------7-5---|
Ab|------------------------------------7-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
                                       Final note
eb|------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|----6-7-6--6-7-6-4------------------|-----|
Db|-4------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-|--4--|
Ab|------------------------------------|-----|
Eb|------------------------------------|-----|



Riff 5
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-6-------------6---------------|
Db|-4-444-444-444---4-4-4-444-444-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
      *** *** ***   * * * *** *** 
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7---------------6---------4-4-|
Db|---4-4-4-444-444---4-4-4-0-2-2-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
      * * * *** ***   * * *


Riff 5a
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9-------------9---------------|
Db|-7-777-777-777---7-7-7-777-777-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
      *** *** ***   * * * *** *** 
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-10---------------9---------7-7-|
Db|----7-7-7-777-777---7-7-7-0-5-5-|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
       * * * *** ***   * * *


Riff 6
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-5-----------4--4-4-4-------------|
Db|-3-3-333-553-2--2-2-2-3p2p0-------|
Ab|----------------------------3p2p0-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
      * *** ***       
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-5-----------4---------------|
Db|-3-3-333-553-2---------------|
Ab|----------------------2------|
Eb|----------------0-0-0-0--0-0-|
      * *** ***    * * *    * *       

Final time:
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-5-----------4----------------|
Db|-3-3-333-553-2----------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|----------------0-0-0-0--//\-|
      * *** ***    * * * *        


Riff 7
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------5---------------------------4----------------|
Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-2-----------2--2-5-3-2-------|
Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------0-0-000-000------------5-3-2-|
      * *** ***   * * *** *** *   * *** ***    * * * * * * *

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------5-------5-5---4--------5-3-0-3----2-----|
Eb|-0-0-000-000-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-|
      * *** ***                        * * *    *   * *


Riff 7a (solo rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------5---------------------------4---------------|
Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-2-----------2-2-2-222-222-0-|
Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------0-0-000-000-----------------|
      * *** ***   * * *** *** *   * *** ***   * * *** *** *

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------5---------------4--------5-3-0-3----2-|
Eb|-0-0-000-000-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-----------0-0-|
      * *** ***                          * * *    *


Solo (Thanks goes to Stefanos Danakos for tabbing this out)
eb|--------------------------14-15-17-19-17-15-15-17-15----19~-----|
Bb|--15-13-12-13~---------------------------------------17---------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------16~-|
Db|---------------14~----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      ah. ah.              ah.
                                                               
eb|--15--20p15-15-19p15-15-17p15-15-19p15-15-17p15-15-19p17p15-19^^r--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                               ah.
eb|--19h20p19h20-17h19p17h19--15^r------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------16^r-------15-13-12-13~-----|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------14~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--17p15p13-----17p15p13-----17p15p13-----17p15p13-13h15~----|
Bb|-----------17-----------17-----------17-----------------17~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                           ah.

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------15h17h18--15h17h18--|
Gb|--12--10--9---9--10p-9---7--9--10---9-----15h17h19-15h17h19---------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
            ah.  ah.ah.ah.            ah.                

eb|--15h17h19-15h17h19--17h19h21-17h19h20-19~~-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 8
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------4-----------2-----------4-----------2-----|
Eb|-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-|
    * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * *
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----|
Eb|-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-|
    * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * *

Guitar 2 (comes in the second time)
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------6-----------4-----------6-----------4------|
Db|-4-444---4-4-5-555---5-5-4-444---4-4-5-555---5-5--|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
    * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * *
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-----------5-----------7-----------5------|
Db|-5-555---5-5-6-666---6-6-5-555---5-5-6-666---6-6--|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
    * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * *


Riff 9
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9--------10----10----1010-|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-777-7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      ***   *** * *   ***   ***      
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-9-8-----8-----8-8-|
Ab|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6-666-6-666-6-6-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      ***   ***       ***   ***  


Play Riff 2  "So on and on..."


Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-----4-5----5-5-----------------------|
Ab|-4---2-3-33-3-3-33-4----5-4----4-4----|
Eb|-2-2---------------2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-|
      *     **     **   **     **     **      


Ending
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|------2-3-333-3-32-------------------|
Eb|-2-22--------------2-22-3-2-222-2-20-|
    * ** * * *** * ** * ** * * *** * **  

Last time (Ending on DOP)   
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|------2-3-333-3-32--------4-|
Eb|-2-22--------------2-22-3-2-|
    * ** * * *** * ** * ** *      

notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
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