Iced Earth: Angels Holocaust
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
edited by: Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be)
Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)
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Date last modified: April 15, 2003
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
eb|-----------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|------------------------------|
Db|----------1211-119-9-|----------1211-12--14--12-11-|
Ab|-----1010-10-9--97-7-|-----1010-10-9-10--12--10--9-|
Eb|-0-0-------------------|-0-0--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (Comes in for 3rd and 4th time)
x2
eb|-------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|------------------------|
Db|-----9-9-97-75-5-|-----9-9-97-9--10--9-7-|
Ab|-------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-0-0---------------|-0-0--------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-9--9--9--9-10-9------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--8-7--9--9--9--9-10-9-|
Eb|------------------7--7--7--7--8-7-|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-7--7--7--7-9-7--9--9--9-9-|
Ab|-5--5--5--5-7-5--7--7--7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-10-9----10-9----10-9-|
Ab|--8-7-77--8-7-77--8-7-|
Eb|----------------------|
** **
Riff 3 (Acoustic) x4
eb|-------0--------|--------------------------------|
Bb|----------0-----|-------0------------------------|
Gb|------------0---|-----0----0---------------------|
Db|-----4--------4-|---2--------2-------0-----0-----| --> Play 3x
Ab|---2------------|-3------------3---2-----0-----2-|
Eb|-0--------------|----------------3-----2-----3---|
"As I walk through..."
eb|-------0--------------0--------|
Bb|----------0--------------0-----|
Gb|------------0--------------0---|
Db|-----4--------4-----4--------4-|
Ab|---2--------------2------------|
Eb|-0--------------0--------------|
Riff 4 (Distortion)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-4----4---------4----4---------|
Eb|-2--0-2--2-2222-2--0-2--2-2222-|
* * **** * * ****
"I fight back..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|------3--------------3----------|
Ab|-2----1--1-1111-2----1--1-1111--|
Eb|-0--0-----------0--0------------|
* * **** * * ****
"...see..."
Riff 5 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----0---0-----------0-----0-----|
Gb|---0---0---0---0---2-----4-------|
Db|-2-----------2---3-----5-----5-3-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Solo
eb|----------------15-------------------------|
Bb|-------------15----17~--17h20-17--17h18-15-|
Gb|-------14-16-------------------------------|
Db|-14-17-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------15-------------------------|
Bb|-------------15----17~--17h20-17-----------|
Gb|-------14-16----------------------16h19-16-|
Db|-14-17-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|----19~----22-19h22p1917---19-17h19p1715------------|
Bb|-17----------------------20---------------18-15b17r15-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----17-19-22b24r22-22b24~-|
Bb|-15-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
End solo
Riff 5a (Acoustic)
eb|----------0-----------------------|
Bb|------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
Gb|----0---0-----0-----2-----4-------|
Db|--2-------------2-3-----5-----5-3-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
"He didn't think..."
Riff 6 (Distortion) x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-9-9-9-10----9-----9-9-9-10-9--|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-7--8----7-777-7-7-7--8-7--|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Riff 6a (Play 2x)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----9--10----107-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----85-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*** * *** *
"Hate filled screams..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----10---9----97-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----75-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*** * *** *
"...break the silence..."
Riff 6b (Play 2x)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----9--10----107-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----85-|
Eb|---------------------8-----85-|
*** * *** *
"Blasphemy..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----10---9----97-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----75-|
Eb|----------------------7----75-|
*** * *** *
"...in the masses..."
Riff 7
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7---------------|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---7-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
*** *** *** *** * *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7---------------|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-|
Play Riff 6a "Fear the angel's..."
Play Riff 6b "Death and hatred..."
Riff 7a
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7---------------|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---7-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
*** *** *** *** * *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7---------------|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-9---------------------------|
Ab|-7---------------------------|
Eb|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 7b
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7---------------|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-|
x4
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---7-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
*** *** *** *** * *
Riff 8
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-8-777-7-777-777-8-777-7-777-777-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
"For the last time..." x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-9-888-8-888-888-9-888-8-888-888-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
"Never again will..."
Guitar 2
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|--2------5---3-|
Eb|--0------3---1-|
Guitar 3
eb|-5------7-------12------------------|
Bb|-h.-5---h.--7---h.--12----(12)~~~~*-|
Gb|----h.------h.------h.--------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-7-----7--------5--(5)~~~*-|
Gb|-h.-7--h.-7--5--h.--h.-----|
Db|----h.----h.-h.------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-5----------------------------------|
Bb|-h.-5---7-----------12----(12)~~~~*-|
Gb|----h.--h.---7------h.--------------|
Db|-------------h.---------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|--------7/10-10/15~~~-|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--????---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----7-9--7-9-----7-9------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-5-7--5-7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9-8-7----7-8-7-|
Eb|-------------------------5-6--6-7-6-5--0-5-6-5-|
*** *** * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----7-9--7-9-----7-9------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-5-7--5-7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9-8-7----7-8-5-|
Eb|-------------------------5-6--6-7-6-5--0-5-6-3-|
*** *** * * * * * *
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18t15p13h15p13-17t14p12h14p12-18t15p13h15p13-17t14p12h14p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-15t14p12h14p12/-20t18--20t17--20t15--|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-17-15--17--15--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------17-15-17b18r17----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------a--------18~----18b19~~---(19)r18-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16-19-19p16-16-16-16~-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------16-19-19p16-16-16-16~-|
Ab|-----------------------------a------a--a-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16h19p16-16-17-16---------19p16-----------|
Db|---------------------19p16--a----19p16-----|
Ab|----------------------a-----------a----19~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------a--|
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-16-19-19p16-16-17-16~--16-19-16--16--17-16~-|
Ab|-------------------------a--a--a---a---a--a--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16-19-16--16--17-16~~--17-14-14--16~--14-|
Db|--a--a--a---a---a--a-----a--a--a---a----a-|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-15-12--12-12~--10-14-10--10--14-10~-|
Gb|--a--a--a---a--a----a--a--a---a---a--a--|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-8-12-8--8--12-8~--10-7-7-8--7-|
Gb|-a--a-a--a---a-a----a-a-a-a--a-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-9-7-7-9--7---12-9-9-12--9-|
Db|-a-a-a-a--a----a-a-a--a--a-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------7~---|
Db|---------------------------------a----|
Ab|-9---------10-9-------12-10-9---------|
Eb|---12-10-9------12-10---------12------|
eb|-------14/15~-14----14----------------------------|
Bb|-12-17-----------17----17-15----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------(16)/17~--17--12/14~-|
Db|----------------------------------------a---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-14-12-11-12-11-9-11-9-7-9-7-6-7-6---|
Db|-----------a-----------------------9-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Random artificial harmonics in this bar:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-6---6-----6----------------------|
Db|-----9---9-7---9-7-9-7-6-7-6---6----|
Ab|-----------------------------9---9--|
Eb|------------------------------------|
End Solo
Ending
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-4---------3----------7-|
Eb|-2--2-2-2--1--1-1-1---5-|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-11--11-9---------9-11-12--12/14-|
Db|----------12--10-----------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|--------------------------10/12-|
Bb|-10--10-8--------8-10-12--------|
Gb|----------11-10-----------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
The next part is the bridge between Angel's and Stormrider. On one cd it's the
end of Angel's, the other it's the beginning of Stormrider. So here it is.
(12 String Acoustic)
Guitar 1 x2 x2
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----9-------9---|-----7-------7---|
Db|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5-|
Ab|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
"As I travel through..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9-----------------9-----------|
Db|----------5--------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------3--|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-14----12----14----12----10---9--7-------------|
Ab|-12----10----12----10-----8---7--5-----------2-|
Eb|------------------------------------0000-...-0-|
"Lightning breaks..."
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
