Iced Earth: Last December 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: April 27, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (12 string acoustic) x2 x2 eb|---------------|--------------| Bb|---------------|--------0-----| Gb|-------0----0--|--------------| Db|-----9----9----|----7-------7-| Ab|---7-----------|--8---8---8---| 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--24-|---------------------| Bb|----12----12-----19--24-|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1/-| Gb|-----------------19--24-|---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----000----000----00-3333-1--11-| * *** *** ** **** ** Riff 3 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-0h2--------0h2--------0h2------------------| Ab|-0h2--------0h2--------0h2------------------| Eb|-----000000-----000000-----000000-3333-1111-| ****** ****** ****** **** **** "Obsessed with our love..." eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-0h2--------0h2--------0h2------------------| Ab|-0h2--------0h2--------0h2-------------3----| Eb|-----000000-----000000-----000000-3333-1-11-| ****** ****** ****** **** ** Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-5/7--7--7-7-75--5--5-5-5/-8---8---8--8--87--7-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| "...part..." Guitar 2 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..." Riff 4a 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|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 x2 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-0h2------------0h2--------| Ab|-0h2------------0h2--------| Eb|------000-0-0-0-----000000-| *** * * * ****** "Last december..." Play Riff 4a 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 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-7--7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-| Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------| * * eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-| Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------| * * eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| 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|----------------------------------------------| Riff 3a eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-0h2------------0h2------------| Ab|-0h2------------0h2------------| Eb|------000-0-0-0------000-0-0-0-| *** * * * *** * * * "So we take the final..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-0h2----------------------| Ab|-0h2----------------------| Eb|------000-0-0-0-3333-1111-| *** * * * **** **** eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-0h2------------0h2------------| Ab|-0h2------------0h2------------| Eb|------000-0-0-0------000-0-0-0-| *** * * * *** * * * eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-0h2----------------------| Ab|-0h2-----------------3----| Eb|------000-0-0-0-3333-1-11-| *** * * * **** ** Play Riff 4a "...fall..." Play Riff 5 "Last december..." Play Riff 4a 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|-----000000-----000000-| ****** ****** eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-0h2------------------------| Ab|-0h2----------------------2-| Eb|-----000000-3-00-1-00-3-1-0-| ****** * ** * ** * * 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