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  Iced Earth:  Question Of Heaven
  
  transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
  
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  Date last modified:  April 27, 2003
    
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  Tuning: Eb
  
  
  NOTE: The First chord is swept upwards
  for the beginning of the song only.
  
  Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)
  eb|-------7-------------7-------|
  Bb|---------0-------------0-----|
  Gb|-----------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---------2-|
  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|--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--------5--5-|
  Eb|-0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------|
      * ****      * ****      * ****      * ****     
  
  eb|------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------0---------|
  Db|--------5--5--------7--7------0-----------|
  Ab|--------3--3--------5--5----2-------0-----|
  Eb|-0-0000------0-0000-------3-------2---3-2-|
      * ****      * ****       * * * * * * * * 
  
  Guitar 2                                     x2
  eb|-------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------5--4--5-4-|
  Ab|-7----9-10--5----7--9--3----5--------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 3                                     x2
  eb|-------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------4--2--4-2-|
  Db|-5----7--9--4----5--7--2----4--------------|
  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 part  (listen to song for strumming pattern)
  
  Lead into next section:
  eb|---0---|
  Bb|---0---|
  Gb|---0---|
  Db|---2---|   
  Ab|---2---|
  Eb|---0---|
  
  Riff 4
  eb|---0---|
  Bb|---0---|
  Gb|---0---|
  Db|---2---|   
  Ab|---2---|
  Eb|---0---|
     "I did what I thought was right..."
  
  eb|---3---|
  Bb|---0---|
  Gb|---0---|
  Db|---0---|  
  Ab|---2---|
  Eb|---3---|
     "All for the love of my life..."
  
  eb|---2---|
  Bb|---3---|
  Gb|---2---|
  Db|---0---|
  Ab|-------|
  Eb|-------|
     "I know it's sad but..."
  
  eb|---0---|
  Bb|---0---|
  Gb|---0---|
  Db|---2---|   
  Ab|---2---|
  Eb|---0---|
     "...true..."
  
  Repeat Riff 4 til distortion kicks in.
    
  After first break, guitar 2 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|------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------7-----7------------|
  Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----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--9/12--10-9-7-9-|
  Ab|-7---7--------7--7-------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|----------------------|
  Gb|----------------------|
  Db|-10-9-7----10-9-------|
  Ab|----------------9--9-|
  Eb|-------------------a--|
  
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-2-4-5-5/7-5-4--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|----------------------10-10---------|
  Bb|---10-12-13-12--12-13--------13--12-|
  Gb|-9----------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----10-12-10~--------12-10--------|
  Gb|-12------------------------11~--9-|
  Db|----------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|-12p11p9-11b12-11----9----------|
  Db|------------------12------7-9---|
  Ab|-----------------------10-----7-|
  Eb|--------------------------------|
  
  End solo
  
  
  Riff 5a
  eb|-------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------7-----7----7-9-9----|
  Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----5-7-7--2-|
  Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3----------------------0-|
        * *        * *        * * 
     "My spirit begins to rise..."
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------7-----7-|
  Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5-|
  Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3------------|
        * *        * *        * * 
     "Now all I want is to die..."
  eb|--------------------|
  Bb|--------------------|
  Gb|--------------------|
  Db|-7-9-9-----7-9-9----|
  Ab|-5-7-7--2--5-7-7--2-|
  Eb|--------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-----7---------------------|
  Ab|---------10----------10-9-7-----7-|
  Eb|-----------------------------10---|
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|----7----------7--/10---9-7--|
  Db|-5-----------5---------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|--9-7-5-----5---------------------|
  Db|----------9-----------9-7-5-----5-|
  Ab|------------------------------9---|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 3 (Choir arranged for guitar)
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|---12----------12-/15--13-12-|
  Gb|-9-----------9---------------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------------------------------|
  Bb|-13-12-10-----10----------------------|
  Gb|-----------12-----------12-11-9-----9-|
  Db|---------------------------------12---|
  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.
  <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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