Iced Earth: Iced Earth transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.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: April 15, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|----4-5--5--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|----5-4--4--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|----4-5--5--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|----5-4--4--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5------| Ab|-4------------------------------| Eb|-2-------------------------//\-| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-7h8p7---| Gb|----4-5--5-----------------------7-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7-6h7p6---| Db|----5-4--4-----------------------7-| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-7h8p7---| Gb|----4-5--5-----------------------7-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-4---------------------------------| Eb|-2---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7-6h7p6---| Db|----5-4--4-----------------------7-| 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|-2-22-----------------------------------| ** ** ** ** **** "What do I see..." eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4------------| Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0-| ** ** ** ** "...on the icy plains..." Final time before bass interlude: eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4-------------4-| Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0--2-| ** ** ** ** "...the king of this waste..." "Can't you see this barren land..." Slide into Riff 2 "I stand on the glacier..." Final time before next section: eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4-------------4-| Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0--2-| ** ** ** ** "...mark them or fall..." Riff 3 (Clean) eb|---------------------------| Bb|------7------------9-------| Gb|---6-----6------8-----8----| Db|-4---------4--6---------6--| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| "Can you feel..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|------5------------10-------12-| Gb|---4-----4---4---9-------11----| Db|-2---------2---7-------9-------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| "...drawing you..." Riff 3a (Distortion) eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-6-6--6----8-8--8--| Db|-4-4--4----6-6--6--| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-------------------| "We are together..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|------------------10--------12-| Gb|-4-4--4--4------9--------11----| Db|-2-2--2--2--777------999-------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| *** *** "Crush the cowards..." Riff 3b (After the lyrics) Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-6-6--6--6/8-8-8--8--84-| Db|-4-4--4--4/6-6-6--6--62-| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|------------------10--------12-| Gb|-4-4--4--4------9--------11----| Db|-2-2--2--2--777------999-------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| *** *** Guitar 2 Here's the "Iced Earth" version: eb|------6-9-6---------8-11-8---| Bb|------------7--------------9-| Gb|---6-------------8-----------| Db|-4-------------6-------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|------4-7-4-----------9--------11-| Bb|------------5------10-------12----| Gb|---4-----------666------888-------| Db|-2--------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| *** *** Here's the live version: eb|--------6-9-6---------8-11-8-| Bb|------7-------------9--------| Gb|---6-------------8-----------| Db|-4-------------6-------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|--------4-7-4----------------------| Bb|------5--------------10---------12-| Gb|---4---------------9---------11----| Db|-2-------------777-------999-------| 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 are 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-| * *** *** * * * * * 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|------------------------------| Eb|----------------0-0-0-0--//\-| * *** *** * * * * Riff 7 (Play 2x) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-------------5---------------| Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-| Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------| * *** *** * * *** *** * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-------------4----------------| Ab|-2-----------2--2-5-3-2-------| Eb|-0-0-000-000------------5-3-2-| * *** *** * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-2-----------5-------5-5---| Eb|-0-0-000-000-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| * *** *** eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-4--------5-3-0-3----2-----| Eb|-2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-------------5---------------| Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-| Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------| * *** *** * * *** *** * eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-------------4---------------| Ab|-2-----------2-2-2-222-222-0-| Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------| * *** *** * * *** *** * eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-2-----------5-------5-5---| Eb|-0-0-000-000-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| * *** *** eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-4--------5-3-0-3----2-----| Eb|-2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-------------5---------------| Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-| Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------| * *** *** * * *** *** * eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-------------4---------------| Ab|-2-----------2-2-2-222-222-0-| Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------| * *** *** * * *** *** * eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-2-----------5---------------| Eb|-0-0-000-000-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| * *** *** eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-4--------5-3-0-3----2-| Eb|-2-2-2-2-----------0-0-| * * * * Solo eb|-----------------------------------24-------| Bb|----------15-13-12-13~-----------24-h-24----| Gb|-------------------------------24-h----h-24-| Db|------------------------14~--24-h---------h-| Ab|-10~--9~----------------------h-------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|-15-17-15----19~--------20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-| Bb|----------17------------20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-| Gb|-----------------16~-------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19----17~-| Bb|-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19-15-----| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-12tr15---------------------------------| Bb|--------12tr15--15~----15-13-12-13~-----| Gb|----------------16~---------------------| Db|------------------------------------14~-| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-17p15p12--------17p15p12--------17p15p12---------| Bb|---------12h15h17--------12h15h17--------12h15h17-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-17p15p12--------------| Bb|---------12h15h17-17~~-| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|-12-10-9------------9-------| Db|--a--a-a-10-9-10-12---10-7~-| Ab|----------a-a--a--a-a--a-a--| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------16h18h19-16h18h19-| Db|-16h18h19-16h18h19-------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------17h19h20-17h19h20-19~~-| Bb|-17h19h20-17h19h20------------------------| 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-----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|---------------------------------| *** *** *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-9-----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-| Ab|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6-666-6-666-6-| 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|-2-22---------------2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-| ** ** ** ** ** ** Solo eb|-------------------------| Bb|-[slide fingers up neck]-| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-14-13-12-11------------------------------------------| Bb|------------15-14-13-12-------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------15-14-13-12--------------------| Db|----------------------------------16-15-14-13-----16~-| Ab|---------------------------------------------17-15----| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-20p19p1817-19p18p1716-18p17p1615-17p16p15-| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-20p19p1817-19p18p1716-18p17p1615-17p16p15-| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-20p19p1817-19p18p1716-18p17p1615-17p16p15-17b19~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------11----| Db|-------------------9-11-12----12-| Ab|------------9-10-9---------------| Eb|-10-9-10-12----------------------| * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------| Bb|----------------17-19b20~-| Gb|----------14-18-----a-----| Db|-14-16-17-----------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-0-14-17p15p14---------0-19p17p15---------| Bb|--------------17p15p14-----------19p17p15-| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-0-17p15p14---------0-19p17p15-15h17-21b22r21~~-| Bb|-----------17p15p14-----------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| End Solo 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: 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