Iced Earth:  Minions Of The Watch

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

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Tuning: Eb


Intro
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
Ab|-2-----2---------2-----2---2-2-2-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-000---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
      * *   * * ***   * *   * * * *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2---------12--12-10-----10/12\10-|
Ab|-2-----2---------10--10--8--88--8/10\-8-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-000------------------------|
      * *   * * ***            **

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-2------------2-------------------------|
Ab|-2------------2--------5--5-3-----3/5\3-|
Eb|-0------------0--------3--3-1--11-1/3\1-|
                                  **


Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
Ab|-2-----2---------2-----2---2-2-2-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-000---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
      * *   * * ***   * *   * * * *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2---------12--12-10-----10/12\10-|
Ab|-2-----2---------10--10--8--88--8/10\-8-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-000------------------------|
      * *   * * ***            **

Final time:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2---------12--12-10-------|
Ab|-2-----2---------10--10--8--/12\-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-000------------/10\-|
      * *   * * ***

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
Ab|-2-----2---------2-----2---2-2-2-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-000---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
      * *   * * ***   * *   * * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2--------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2---------5--5-3-----3/5\3-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-000-3--3-1--11-1/3\1-|
      * *   * * ***         **

Final time:
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2----------------------|
Ab|-2-----2---------5--5-3--/12\-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-000-3--3-1--/10\-|
      * *   * * ***


Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------------------2-------|
Ab|-2----2-2-2-2--2------2-------|
Eb|-0----0-0-0-0--0--000------00-|
         * * * *  *  ***      **
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------0-----------2-------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-0-2--2------2-------|
Eb|-0--0-0-0---0--0--000------00-|
    *  * * * * *  *  ***      **
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-5----5-3-5--3-5--5--5-3-|
Eb|-5----5-3-5--3-5--5--5-3-|
         * *    *       * *
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-5----3-5--5----3-8--8-------|
Eb|-5----3-5--5----3-8--8----00-| <-- Last time before ending it's just
         *         * *       **       a slide down.

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----6-7-9-7-6h7p6------------6-7-9-7-6h7p6-----|
Ab|-7-8---------------8-7----7-8---------------8-7-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
    * * * * * *              * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-5----5-3-5--3-5--5--5-3-|
Eb|-------------------------|
         * *    *       * *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-5----3-5--5----3-8--8--|
Eb|------------------------|
         *         * *

Guitar 3                            x2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------13-14-16-14-13h14p13-------|
Db|-14-15----------------------15-14-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
     *  *  *  *  *  *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-12----12-10-12--10-12--12--12-10-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
           *  *      *          *  *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-12----10-12--12----10-15--15--|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
           *            *  *

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2

Ending:
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----5-0-5--|
Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-3-0-3--|
    * *  ** * *  ** * *  ** * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------6-66-6h7p6---|
Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------------8-|
Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--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