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  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.
  <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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