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  Iced Earth:  Declaration Day
  
  transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
  
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  Date last modified:  01/30/04
    
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  Tuning: Eb
  
  
  Lead in from Star Spangled Banner:
  Guitar 1
  eb|----------|
  Bb|----------|
  Gb|----------|
  Db|-(4)------|
  Ab|-(2)--2---|
  Eb|------0---|
  
  Guitar 2, 3, 4, 5
  eb|-(14-12)--|
  Bb|-(10--9)--|
  Gb|-(11--9)--|
  Db|----------|
  Ab|---9--7---|
  Eb|----------|
  
  
  
  Riff 1
  Guitar 1
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------|
  Eb|-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-...-00-|
      *** * *** * *** * *** *     **
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-9--------9-10--------10-9--------9-7----7-5----7-|
  Ab|-7--------7--7---------7-7--------7-5----5-3----5-|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 2
  Guitar 1
  eb|----0----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----0----------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------5----5---7-9-|
  Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7-|
  Eb|-0-------------------------------------------|
                                           *
  eb|------0-------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0-------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-|
  Eb|-000----------------------------------------|
      ***
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|----0-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----0-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------(5-4)-| <-- harmony guitar
  Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5--|
  Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------|
  Eb|-0--------------------------------------------|
                                           *
  eb|------0---------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0---------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-|
  Ab|----------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-000------------------------------------------|
      ***
  
  
  Play Riff 1  "The odds are stacked..."
  
  
  Riff 2a
  Guitar 1
  eb|----0----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----0----------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------5----5---7-9-|
  Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7-|
  Eb|-0-------------------------------------------|
                                           *
       "So we make our..."
  eb|------0---------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0---------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-7-|
  Eb|-000------------------------------------------|
      ***
      "...day..."
  eb|------0----------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------5----5---7-9-|
  Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7-|
  Eb|-000-------------------------------------------|
      ***                                    *
       "So we make our..."
  eb|------0-------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0-------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-|
  Eb|-000----------------------------------------|
      ***
      "...day..."
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|----0-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----0-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------(5-4)-| <-- harmony guitar
  Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5--|
  Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------|
  Eb|-0--------------------------------------------|
                                           *
  eb|------0-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-9-|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-000--------------------------------------------|
      ***
  eb|------0-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------(5-4)-| <-- harmony guitar
  Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5--|
  Ab|---------------------------------7----7-0-------|
  Eb|-000--------------------------------------------|
      ***                                    *
  eb|------0---------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0---------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-|
  Ab|----------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-000------------------------------------------|
      ***
  
  
  
  Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|-9--------------------------------|
  Ab|-7--77777777777777777777777777-00-|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
         ************************** **
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-10--------------------------------|
  Ab|--7--77777777777777777777777777-00-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
          ************************** **
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|-9--------------------------------|
  Ab|-7--77777777777777777777777777-00-|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
         ************************** **
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-7----------------5----------------|
  Ab|-5--5555555555-00-3--3333333333-00-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
         ********** **    ********** **
  
  
  Solo
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|------------7b9r7~----12-11-9~-|
  Db|----------9--------------------|
  Ab|-7~----10----------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|-10-12-13~----12b13r12-10-12~-|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------------15-17-19-17b19r17~-|
  Bb|-17-19-19b20~-----17-------------------|
  Gb|----------------19---------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----14-15-17-15-14-15-------------|
  Bb|---15------------------15b17r15~~--|
  Gb|-17--------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-------9-12---------------14---|
  Ab|----10------12-9----12-14---14-|
  Eb|-12--------------10------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------17-12-|
  Gb|-12----------14----12----16-12-------|
  Db|----14-16-12----16----14-------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------14----------15----14----16b18r16~-|
  Bb|-15-------15-17-12----17----15-----------|
  Gb|----14-----------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-12-15-12----15-12-15----12-12-----|
  Bb|----------15----------15----15b17--|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
  
  eb|-12----------------------------------|
  Bb|----12-15----------------------------|
  Gb|----------14b16--12-14p12-14b16r14~--|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------12-------------12-14-------------------12-------|
  Bb|-15b17----15-12----12-------15-12-15-12-15b17----15-12-|
  Gb|----------------14-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------12-14----12-12----12-17-15-12-15----12----12-12-|
  Bb|-------12-------15----15b17----------------15-15b17-------|
  Gb|-14b16----------------------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-12----12----------------12--------------------------|
  Bb|-15b17----15-12-15-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------14b16----[14]16r14p12-14----12-14-|
  Db|--------------------------------------------14-------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-14---------------------------------------------|
  Db|----14-12-14----14----12------------------------|
  Ab|-------------14----14----1412-10-12----12/19~~-|
  Eb|-------------------------------------12---------|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  
  Riff 4
  Guitar 1
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|
  Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-|
      * *  ** * *  ** * *  ** * *  **
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7-----|
  Ab|-3-3--33-3-3--33-5-5--55-5-5--55-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
      * *  ** * *  ** * *  ** * *  **
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|
  Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-|
      * *  ** * *  ** * *  ** * *  **
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7-----|
  Eb|-3-3--33-3-3--33-5-5--55-5-5--55-|
      * *  ** * *  ** * *  ** * *  **
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-7--777-9-10--9--7--5--55-3----333-3/7-5----55-10-9--99-|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-7--777-9-10--9--7--5--55-10----101010-12-9----99-10-9-5-|
  Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 3
  eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-5--555-7-9--7--5--4--44-2----222-2/5-4----44-9-7--77--|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|---------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-5--555-7-9--7--5--4--44-9----999-10-7----77-9-7-4-|
  Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Play Riff 1  "With virtue as..."
  
  
  Riff 2b
  Guitar 1
  eb|----0----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----0----------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------5----5---7-9-|
  Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7-|
  Eb|-0-------------------------------------------|
                                           *
       "So we make our..."
  eb|------0---------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0---------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------------| ------|
  Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-7-|       |
  Eb|-000------------------------------------------|       |
      ***                                                  |
      "...day..."                                          |--> Play 3x
  eb|------0----------------------------------------|      |
  Bb|------0----------------------------------------|      |
  Gb|-----------------------------------------------|      |
  Db|---------------------------------5----5---7-9-| -----|
  Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7-|
  Eb|-000-------------------------------------------|
      ***                                    *
       "So we make our..."
  eb|------0------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5----7----8----8----10--8-|
  Eb|-000---------------------------------------------------|
      ***
      "...day..."
  eb|------------|
  Bb|------------|
  Gb|------------|
  Db|------------|
  Ab|-7----(7)---|
  Eb|------------|
     "...breath..."
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|----0-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----0-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------(5-4)-| <-- harmony guitar
  Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5--|
  Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------|
  Eb|-0--------------------------------------------|
                                           *
  eb|------0-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-9-| -----|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|      |
  Eb|-000--------------------------------------------|      |
      ***                                                   |
  eb|------0-----------------------------------------|      |--> Play 3x
  Bb|------0-----------------------------------------|      |
  Gb|-----------------------------------------(5-4)-|      |
  Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5--| -----|
  Ab|---------------------------------7----7-0-------|
  Eb|-000--------------------------------------------|
      ***                                    *
  eb|------0---------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------0---------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7----9----10----10----12--10-|
  Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-000------------------------------------------------------|
      ***
  eb|------------|
  Bb|------------|
  Gb|------------|
  Db|-9----(9)---|
  Ab|------------|
  Eb|------------|
  
  
  
  
  Ending:
  Guitar 1
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|----------------------|
  Gb|----------------------|
  Db|------5----10----9----|
  Ab|-2----3-----8----7----|
  Eb|-0----------8----7----|
    "...breath..."
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|------------------------16-17-19~~--|
  Bb|-/12-13-17~-------17-19-------------|
  Gb|---------------16-------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-/12-14-16~----16b17--14~---------|
  Bb|-----------------------------17~--|
  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.
  <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

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