Iced Earth: A Question Of Heaven 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: March 08, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Acoustic) eb|----------7--------------7--------| Bb|-------0-----0--------------0-----| Gb|------0--------0--------------0---| Db|-----5-----------5-----5--------5-| Ab|----7----------------7------------| Eb|-0-----------------0--------------| "The time is close now..." eb|-------5-------------5-------| Bb|---------0-------------0-----| Gb|-----0-----0-------0-----0---| Db|---4---------4---4---------4-| Ab|-5-------------5-------------| Eb|-----------------------------| "...the end is near..." eb|-------3-------------3-------| Bb|---------3-------------3-----| Gb|-----0-----0-------0-----0---| Db|---2---------2---2---------0-| Ab|-3-------------3-------------| Eb|-----------------------------| "My walk through..." eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-------0---------| Db|-----0-----------| Ab|---2-------0-----| Eb|-3-------2---3-2-| Riff 2 (Distortion) Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------9--9---------9--9---------7--7---------7--7-| Ab|-2------7--7--2------7--7--2------5--5--2------5--5-| Eb|-0-0000--------0-0000--------0-0000--------0-0000-------| * **** * **** * **** * **** eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------0---------| Db|--------5--5---------7--7---------0-----------| Ab|-2------3--3--2------5--5-------2-------0-----| Eb|-0-0000-------0-0000-------00-3-------2---3-2-| * **** * **** ** * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 x2 eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7~----9-10--5~----7-9--3~----5~----10~----9--10-9-| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 x2 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-5~----7-9--4~----5-7--2~----4~----9~----7--9-7-| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|--------2-----------2-----3-| Eb|-000000-0----000000-0--00-1-| ****** ****** ** "What exactly is the meaning of this..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "Lord I pound..." Play Riff 2 Lead into the acoustic part eb|----------| Bb|----------| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|--------2-| Eb|-000000-0-| ****** Acoustic bridge: (Listen to song for strumming pattern) Lead into next section: eb|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-| Bb|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-| Gb|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-| Db|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-| Ab|-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-| Eb|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-| Riff 4 eb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| Bb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| Gb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| Db|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-| Ab|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-| Eb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| "I did what I thought was right..." eb|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-| Bb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| Gb|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| Db|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| Ab|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-| Eb|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-| "All for the love of my life..." eb|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--0-| Bb|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--0-| Gb|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2----| Db|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0----| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| "I know it's sad but..." eb|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| Bb|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| Gb|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| Db|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-| Ab|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-| Eb|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-| "...true..." Repeat Riff 4 til distortion kicks in. After first break, guitar 2 (Clean) plays this: eb|-----0-----------------0------| Bb|---8----8------------8----8---| Gb|-9--------9--------7--------7-| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-----0----------------0------| Bb|---7---7------------8----8---| Gb|-7-------7--------9--------9-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| End acoustic part Riff 5 (Distortion) eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------7-----7------------| Db|-2-----2----5-----5----7-7-7-7----2-----2-| Ab|-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * Solo eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|---9----10--9-7-----9-10--/12--10-9-7-9~-| Ab|-7----7----------7-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-10-9-7~----10-9----------| Ab|-----------------9~----9-| Eb|-----------------------a--| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-2-4-5-/7-5-4--5-4----4---------| Ab|-------------------7----7-5-7~~-| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|---10-12-13-12~--12-13--12--10-----| Gb|-9------------------------------12-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|---10-12-13-12~--12-13-15-15--13--12-| Gb|-9-----------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----10-12-10~--------12-10--------| Gb|-12------------------------11~--9-| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-12h14p12-11-12-11-------------------| Db|-------------------12-14-------------| Ab|-------------------------12-10-12-7~-| Eb|-------------------------------------| Harmony Guitar eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-12h14p12-10-12-10-------------------| Gb|-------------------11-12-------------| Db|-------------------------10-9-10-----| Ab|---------------------------------10~-| Eb|-------------------------------------| End solo Riff 5a eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------7-----7------7-9-9-----| Db|-2-----2----5-----5----7-7-7-7------7-9-9---2-| Ab|-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------5-7-7---2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-------0-0-| * * * * * * * * "My spirit begins to rise..." eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------7-----7------7-9-9-----| Db|-2-----2----5-----5----7-7-7-7------7-9-9---2-| Ab|-2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------5-7-7---2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-------0-0-| * * * * * * * * "Now all I want is to die..." eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|---7-9-9----------| Db|---7-9-9---2------| Ab|---5-7-7---2--2-2-| Eb|-0-------0-0--0-0-| * * * * Play Riff 5 [song fades out with this] Ending leads: Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|----9----------9--/12--10-9--| Ab|-7-----------7---------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-10-9-7--------------------------| Ab|---------10-9--------10-9-7--5-7-| Eb|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|----7----------7--/12---9-7--| Db|-5-----------5---------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|--9-7-7---------------------------| Db|----------9-7---------9-7-5---4-5-| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Choir arranged for guitar) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|---12----------12-/15--13-12-| Gb|-9-----------9---------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|-10-----10-----------------10-12--| Gb|-----12-----------12-11-9---------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| This lick is done on the live version: eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-12p11p9----9~-----9-11-12~-| Db|---------12------12----------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------12-12-| Gb|-12p11p9----9~-----9-11-12-12-| Db|---------12------12------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|-/10---------------/10-10-| Gb|-----12-12--11--12---------| Db|-------------a-------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-/12-12-/13-13-/12-12~--12-12h13p12--12~-| Gb|-------------------------------------14----| 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