Iced Earth:  Waterloo

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Date last modified:  01/24/04
  
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Tuning: Eb


Intro

Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--11--|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--|
Ab|-7-777--7---7--7-777--7---7--|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    * ***         * ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--12-11-|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--9-|
Ab|-7-777--7---7--7-777--7---7--7-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***         * ***

Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------7---5---------------------|
Ab|-5--------5-0-3--------3-2--------2-|
Eb|---------------------------5-3--5---|
             * *          * * *    *

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9--7--11--|
Db|-9-----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9-/14-12--11-[--11-12-11]-| <--Another guitar plays
Db|-9--------------------------[9---------]-|    notes in [] while the
Ab|-----------------------------------------|    first guitar holds the
Eb|-----------------------------------------|    11 note.
                                *  *  *  *

Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-9----11----12-11-9-7----9----(9)-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|


End Intro


Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--11--|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--|
Ab|-7-777--7---7--7-777--7---7--|
Eb|-----------------------------|
    * ***         * ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--12-11-|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--9-|
Ab|-7-777--7---7--7-777--7---7--7-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***         * ***

Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------7---5---------------------|
Ab|-5--------5-0-3--------3-2--------2-|
Eb|---------------------------5-3--5---|
             * *          * * *    *

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9--7--11--|
Db|-9-----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9-/14-12--11-[--11-12-11]-| <--Another guitar plays
Db|-9--------------------------[9---------]-|    notes in [] while the
Ab|-----------------------------------------|    first guitar holds the
Eb|-----------------------------------------|    11 note.
                                *  *  *  *

Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-9----11----12-11-9-7----9----(9)-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|


Guitar 3
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12--10-8--7--10--|
Gb|----12---------------------|
Db|-12------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12--10-8-/15-12--10--|
Gb|----12-------------------------|
Db|-12----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-12----14----16-14-12-11----12----(12)-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|



Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-9----7-9-------------------12----12-11----|
Ab|-7-77-5-7--7-777-777-777-77-10-00-10--9-00-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
      ** *    * *** *** *** **    **       **
   "Usher in the rally..."
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----------------------4---------------|
Ab|-5--5-555-555-555-555-55-2--2-222-222-22-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
       * *** *** *** *** **    * *** *** **
   "...here again..."
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--5-555-555-55-7----5-7-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------5-55-3-5--5-555-555-555-555-55-|
       * *** *** **   ** *    * *** *** *** *** **
   "...broken, and free he..."


Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------10----------------------|
Gb|-9-99-7-9----9-11-12----12-11-9-12-11--------|
Db|--------------------------------------12-12--|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
      ** *                                *
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|----9-11-12-11-9----12--11--9------9--11--|
Db|-12--------------12------------12---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------9----------|
Db|-12-11-----------------11-12---12-11----|
Ab|-------12-12--------12---------------12-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
           *

Guitar 3
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------10-12-13-12-10----12-10--------|
Gb|-12-1212-11-12----12----------------12-------11-11--|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
        * *  *                                   *
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12-10-------12--10--------------10--|
Gb|-11-12----------12-11---------12--11--12------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-11-9-----------------9-11-12-11-9-----|
Db|------11-11--------11--------------11--|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
          *


Play Riff 1  "Foreshadowed man..."
Play Riff 2  "Quickly, the allies..."
Play Riff 1  "Foreshadowed man..."


Riff 3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------3--|
Ab|----------------------------3--|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0----|
    * **** * * **** * **** * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------5--|
Ab|----------------------------5--|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0----|
    * **** * * **** * **** * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------3--|
Ab|----------------------------3--|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0----|
    * **** * * **** * **** * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------5---|
Ab|----------------------------5---|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0---0-|
    * **** * * **** * **** * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------7---5---------------------|
Ab|-5--------5---3--------3-2--------2-|
Eb|-5--------5-0-3------------5-3--5---|
             * *          * * *    *

Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2--------4--------5--------7--|
Eb|-0--------2--------3--------5--|
   "Of all the wars I have waged..."



Play Riff 2  "The French force..."
Play Riff 1  "Foreshadowed man..."


Ending:
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Eb|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Eb|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--//\-|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------3--2-|
Ab|----------------------------3--2-|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0------|
    * **** * * **** * **** * *



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
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