• Song:

    Last December

  • Artist:

    Iced Earth

  • Album:

    The Blessed And The Dam...

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (clean)   
                 x2             x2
eb|---------------|--------------|
Bb|------0---0----|--------0-----|
Gb|--------0---0--|----2-------2-|
Db|---2-----------|--3---3---3---|
Ab|---------------|--------------|
Eb|-0-------------|--------------|
   "The howling winds blow....."

Guitar 2 (clean w/ reverb)
eb|-12------|---------------------|
Bb|-12------|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1/-|
Gb|-12------|---2-----------------|
Db|---------|-----3---------------|
Ab|---------|---------------------|
Eb|---------|---------------------|
    h. 

Play this until the next riff
eb|-15-------12---------19-|---------------------|
Bb|----12----12-----19-----|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1/-|
Gb|------------------------|---2-----------------|
Db|------------------------|-----3---------------|
Ab|------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------------------|---------------------|
             h.     h.  h.                 



Riff 2 (distortion)                          x2                          
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|---2--------2--------2---------------------|
Ab|---2--------2--------2--------------3------|
Eb|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-|
    *    * * *    * * *    * * * * * *    * * 

Riff 3
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
        * * * * * *     * * * * * *     * * * * * * 
  "Obsessed with our love..."
1st ending
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
    * * * * * * * *
2nd ending
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|---------3------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-|
    * * * *    * * 


Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7/9--9--9-9-97--7--7-7-7/10--10--10-10-109--9-|
Ab|-5/7--7--7-7-75--5--5-5-5/-8---8---8--8--87--7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
   "...part..."

Guitar 2 (Only plays this the very first time)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-4/5--5--5-5-54--4--4-4-4/7--7--7-7-75--5-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 3   "It seems like only yesterday..."
Play Riff 4

Riff 5                           x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-----------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-----------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----000-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
        *** * * *     * * * * * * 
   "Last december..." 

Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5   "Last december..."

Riff 6 
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-119--9--9-9-96--6--6-6-6/7--7--7-7-74--4-|
Db|--97--7--7-7-74--4--4-4-4/5--5--5-5-52--2-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 5   "Last december..."
Play Riff 6


Riff 7 (Interlude) 

There's a ***load of harmonizing here.  Basically, it's the same pattern over 
and over, just higher up each time.  It sounds like all of them get repeated 
each time, with the addition of a new 'higher one'.  But I split it into 3 guitars.
Pick and choose.

Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
                    
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------|
    * *                 

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------|
    * *                 

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------|
    * *                 

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--5--5--5---5h7---4---9-7--7-7-7h9--5-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10--15-13--13-13-13h15-17-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------12-10--10-10-10h12----|
Gb|-12-12-12-12h14--11---------------------12-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10--15-13--13-13-13h15-12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-12--12-12-12h13-----15--13--13-13-13h15-12-|
Bb|-----------------15-------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|--19--19-19-19h20--17--22--20-20-20-20h22-24^-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

End Interlude

Riff 3a
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----000-0-0-0-0-----000-0-0-0-0-----000-0-0-0-0-|
        *** * * * *     *** * * * *     *** * * * * 
  "So we take the final..."
1st ending
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
    * * * * * * * *
2nd ending
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|---------3------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-|
    * * * *    * * 

    
Play Riff 4    "...fall..."
Play Riff 5    "Last december..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5    "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 5    "Last december..."
Play Riff 6

Ending
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
        * * * * * *     * * * * * * 
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2--------------------------------|
Ab|-0h2------------------------------2-|
Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-1-0-0-3-1-0-|
        * * * * * *  * * * * * * * * 

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

Enjoy!
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