Iced Earth: Come What May 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: 09/15/08 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise, are done with a baritone tuned down a half step: From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F bb) Riff 1 Guitar 1 Bb|--------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|----9--7---------------9--7-----------| Eb|-7--------10--9\-5--7--------10--9\-5-| Bb|--------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|----9--7----------------------------------| Eb|----------10--9--7p0----7--10--9--10-9----| Bb|-8-------------------5-----------------10-| Guitar 2 Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-------------------0--------2--| Ab|-2--------2--------2--------2--| Eb|-2--------2--------3--------0--| Bb|-0--------0--------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 Bb|---------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|-------9-999-7-777---------------------| Eb|-7-777-------------10-101010-9-9-------| Bb|---------------------------------10-10-| * *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * * Bb|---------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|-------9-999-7-777---------------------| Eb|-7-777-------------10-101010-9-9-------| Bb|---------------------------------10-10-| * *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * * Bb|-------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------9-999-7-777-------------------| Eb|-------------------10-101010-9-9-7-0-| Bb|-8-888-------------------------------| * *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * * Bb|---------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------7-| Eb|-------7-777-10-101010-9-999-10-9------| Bb|-5-555----------------------------10---| * *** * *** * * * * * *** * * * * Guitar 2 (Final time end with slide) Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-------------------0--------2--| Ab|-2--------2--------2--------2--| Eb|-2--------2--------3--------0--| Bb|-0--------0--------------------| Riff 3 x2 Bb|--------------------------| F |--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-9--7-9--7-9--(9)\--------| Eb|-7--5-7--5-7--(7)\--2--2--| Bb|--------------------0--0--| * Bb|-----------------------------| F |-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-12--12--14\12-10--10--12\10-| Eb|-10--10--12\10--8---8--10\-8-| Bb|-----------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| F |--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-9--7-9--7-9--(9)\--------| Eb|-7--5-7--5-7--(7)\--2--2--| Bb|--------------------0--0--| * Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 1 Chord leading into next section: Bb|-----| F |-----| Db|--9--| Ab|--9--| Eb|--7--| Bb|--0--| Riff 4 Bb|------------------------| F |---------10-------------| Db|-9-11-12----12-11-12-11-| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| * * * * * * * * Final note Bb|----------------------|-----| F |----------------------|-----| Db|-9----9-11-12-11-9----|--9--| Ab|---12--------------12-|-----| Eb|----------------------|-----| Bb|----------------------|-----| * * * * * * * * Violin arranged for guitar (Eb tuning) eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------9-| Db|-9-------9-11-12-11--------11-12---| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------9---------------------------------| Db|-12----------12-11-11--------12-11-9-11-9----| Ab|------------------------------------------12-| Eb|---------------------------------------------| (Harmony violin plays top notes) eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------8-| Gb|-7-------7--9-11--9---------9-11-9-| Db|-9-------9-11-12-11--------11-12---| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------8------------------------------------| Gb|-11--------9-11--9--9--------11--9-7--9-7----7--| Db|-12----------12-11-11--------12-11-9-11-9-11-9--| Ab|------------------------------------------12----| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Lead into next section (back to Bb baritone) Bb|------------------| F |------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|------------------| Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-| Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-| * * * * * * ** * Riff 5 Bb|---------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------| Db|------------------------7--7-----------| Ab|-2-----------4--5--4----7--7-----------| Eb|-2-----------4--5--4----5--5-----------| Bb|-0--------00-2--3--2----------------00-| ** ** Bb|---------------------------| F |---------------------------| Db|------------5--5-----------| Ab|-4--5--4----5--5-----------| Eb|-4--5--4----3--3-----------| Bb|-2--3--2----------------00-| ** Bb|--------------------------------| F |--------------------------------| Db|-5--9--7----5--7----------------| Ab|-5--9--7----5--7-----------5--4-| Eb|-3--7--5----3--5-----------5--4-| Bb|------------------------00-3--2-| ** Riff 5a Guitar 1 (Play 2x) Bb|----------------------------------------------| F |----------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------7--7-----------| Ab|-2----0-2-----------4--5--4----7--7-----------| Eb|-2----0-2-----------4--5--4----5--5-----------| Bb|-0------0--------00-2--3--2----------------00-| ** ** Bb|---------------------------| F |---------------------------| Db|------------5--5-----------| Ab|-4--5--4----5--5-----------| Eb|-4--5--4----3--3-----------| Bb|-2--3--2----------------00-| ** Bb|--------------------------------| F |--------------------------------| Db|-5--9--7----5--7----------------| Ab|-5--9--7----5--7-----------5--4-| Eb|-3--7--5----3--5-----------5--4-| Bb|------------------------00-3--2-| ** Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time) Bb|------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Bb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-00-2-22-3-33-| * *** *** *** *** *** ** * ** * ** Bb|------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|-------5-5-555-555-555--------------| Bb|-2-222-----------------00-2-22-3-33-| * *** * * *** *** *** ** * ** * ** Bb|------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|-------3-3-333-333-333----3-33-7-77-| Bb|-2-222-----------------00-----------| * *** * * *** *** *** ** * ** * ** Bb|------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|-5-555-3-5-555-555-555--------------| Bb|-----------------------00-3-33-2-22-| * *** * * *** *** *** ** * ** * ** Guitar fills over Riffs 5 & 5a eb|--------------9~----(9)\--------------10~--| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-/6--6--7--9--------------7--7--9--11------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-12b14--12--10--9-10--------------| Bb|---------------------10~----(10)\-| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-----------------17~----(17)\--| Bb|-12--12--14--15----------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-----------------21~----(21)\--| Bb|-14--14--15--17----------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-21b22--21--19--19-21-----| Bb|----------------------20~-| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-21b22--21--19--19-21-----| Bb|----------------------22~-| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-17b19~----17-14--------------------------------| Bb|-----------------17-15-17b19r17p15-17~----(17)\-| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|----22----21----19h21p19-17-19-17~----(17)\-| Bb|-17----17----17-----------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|-22b24--22--21-22--------------| Bb|------------------20~----(20)\-| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-22b24--22--21-22----------------------| Bb|------------------22~----22b24--22b24~-| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| End guitar fills Play Riff 1 Song ends with this Little fill over Riff 1 eb|--17b19~~--| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|-----------| Ab|-----------| Eb|-----------| 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. = 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