Iced Earth: Creator Failure transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Brian Van Maurik (bmvst7+@pitt.edu) Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.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 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-7-10-9--7-9----7-9-10--9-10-| Ab|-5--8-7--5-7----5-7--8--7--8-| Eb|-5--8-7--5-7----5-7--8--7--8-| Riff 2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-10-9------9-9------9----------| Ab|-5--8-7------7-7------7----------| Eb|-5--8---0000-----0000---00000000-| **** **** ******** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-7-10-9------9-9------9------9----| Ab|-5--8-7------7-7------7------7----| Eb|-5--8---0000-----0000---0000---00-| **** **** **** ** Riff 3 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-7-10-9--------7-10-9--| Ab|-5--8-7--------5--8-7--| Eb|-5--8-7--------5--8-7--| "A lonely maiden stands..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-7-10-9--------7-10-9----12-| Ab|-5--8-7--------5--8-7----10-| Eb|-5--8-7--------5--8-7----10-| Play Riff 2 "How does thou..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9------------12--10------------14-| Ab|-7------------10---8------------12-| Eb|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-7-9-9-------------------------------| Db|-------10----9-7-9----7-5-7----9-7-9-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| "I also ask of You my lord..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------4-| Db|------------5-4-----------------| Ab|-2-5-4-2-0---------2-5-4-2-0----| Eb|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------12-| Gb|--------------12-11--------------------| Db|-9-12-11-9-------------9-12-11-9-------| Ab|-----------12--------------------12----| Eb|---------------------------------------| "Fail me not my master..." Riff 6 Guitar 1 x4 eb|-----------------|---------| Bb|-----------------|---------| Gb|-----------------|---------| Db|-----------------|---------| Ab|-9-7-5--9----(9)-|--9-7-5--| Eb|-7-5-3--7----(7)-|--7-5-3--| * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-9-9-9-10-9-12-9--7/9~--| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| * * * Riff 7 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-9------9-9------9-------------------------| Eb|-7-7777-7-7-7777-7-7777-8888-10101010-8888-| **** **** **** **** * * * * **** "Blackness, dripping stench..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|---------12--9--------------| Ab|-9-------10--7--------9-7-5-| Eb|-7-------10--7--------7-5-3-| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------7--9--------------| Ab|-9--------5--7--------9-7-5-| Eb|-7--------5--7--------7-5-3-| Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 x2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-| **** * **** * * ** ** **** * **** * * ** ** eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-| **************** ******** **** **** eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-| **** * **** * * ** ** **** * **** * * ** ** eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-| **************** ******** **** **** eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-| **** * **** * * ** ** **** * **** * * ** ** eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-| **************** ******** **** **** x4 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-9---10-9----12-10-9-| Eb|-7-77-8-7-77-10--8-7-| ** ** eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|--9--| Ab|--7--| Eb|--7--| Riff 10 (Clean) eb|-3------2------3------2-----------| Bb|---0-1----0-1----0-1----0-4-0-5-0-| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| "Standing now..." eb|-3------2------3------2-------7---| Bb|---0-1----0-1----0-1----0-4-0---5-| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| Riff 11 (Distortion) Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-9---------------------8-8----7-| Ab|-7----/8-7-5-7-8-7~~---6-6----5-| Eb|-7---------------a-----6-6----5-| "...smile..." Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------9-10-12-------| Db|-----------7-9-10-9--7-9---------10--9-| Ab|-7--9--10------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in later) eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|---------------------8-8----7-| Ab|---------------------6-6----5-| Eb|-00000000000000...---6-6----5-| ************** 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