Learn Music: The Reckoning guitar tab - Iced Earth tabs

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 Iced Earth:  The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me)
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
 
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 Tuning: Eb
 
 Riff 1
 Guitar 1
 eb|-----7---8-----------------|
 Bb|-------7------------7-8----|
 Gb|------------------------9--|
 Db|-9------(9)------9-----(9)-|
 Ab|-7------(7)------7-----(7)-|
 Eb|-0------(0)------0-----(0)-|
 
 Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
 eb|-------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------|
 Db|-------------999--------------101010-|
 Ab|-7-777-7-777------7-777-7-777--------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------|
     * *** * *** ***  * *** * ***  * * *
    "Destiny's called us..."
 eb|-----------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------------|
 Db|-------------999--777--------999-9-|
 Ab|-7-777-7-777----------101010-----a-|
 Eb|-----------------------------------|
     * *** * *** ***  ***  * * * ***
    "This it's for blood..."
 
 
 
 Riff 2
 eb|------------------------------------------|
 Bb|------------------------------------------|
 Gb|------------------------------------------|
 Db|------------------------------------------|
 Ab|-5/7-----5/7---8-8-8--5/7-----5/7---8-8-8-|
 Eb|-5/7-0-0-5/7-0-8-8-8--5/7-0-0-5/7-0-8-8-8-|
         * *     * * * *      * *     * * * *
 eb|------------------------------|
 Bb|------------------------------|
 Gb|------------------------------|
 Db|------------------------------|
 Ab|-5/7-----5/7----------8--7--5-|
 Eb|-5/7-0-0-5/7-0-8-8-8--8--7--5-|
         * *     * * * *
 
 
 Riff 3
 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|--------------------5------------------|
 Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---7777-7-7777-7-77-|
 Eb|---------------------------------------|
       ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **
 eb|----------------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------|
 Gb|----------------------------------|
 Db|--------------------5-----7-------|
 Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---875---------|
 Eb|----------------------------7-5-3-|
       ****   ****   **   ***   * *
 
 Harmony guitar
 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------4------------------|
 Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---5555-5-5555-5-55-|
 Ab|---------------------------------------|
 Eb|---------------------------------------|
       ****   ****   **   ****   ****   **
 eb|----------------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------4-----5-------|
 Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---754---------|
 Ab|----------------------------5-4-2-|
 Eb|----------------------------------|
       ****   ****   **   ***   * *
 
 
 
 Play Riff 2   "You went too far this time..."
 Play Riff 1   "Destiny's called us..."
 Play Riff 2   "The hour's close at hand..."
 Play Riff 1   "Destiny's called us..."
 Play Riff 3   w/o harmony guitar
 
 Ending chord to riff 3:
 eb|-----|
 Bb|-----|
 Gb|-----|
 Db|-----|
 Ab|--2--|
 Eb|--0--|
 
 
 Interlude:
 
 Guitar 1 (Clean)
 eb|---------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------|
 Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|
 Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
 Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 eb|-------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------|
 Db|-----10-------10-------10-------10---|
 Ab|---7----7---7----7---7----7---7----7-|
 Eb|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|
     * *  * * * *  * * * *  * * * *  * *
 eb|---------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------|
 Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|
 Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
 Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 eb|---------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------|
 Db|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
 Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
 Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 
 Guitar 2 (Clean with reverb)
 eb|---------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------|
 Db|-----9----(9)--------10----(10)--|
 Ab|---7---------------7-------------|
 Eb|-0---------------0---------------|
 
 eb|-------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------|
 Db|-----9----(9)--------7----(7)--|
 Ab|---7---------------7-----------|
 Eb|-0---------------0-------------|
 
 
 The following guitars come in later:
 
 Guitar 3 (Fades in, harmony guitar in () )
 eb|------------------------------------|
 Bb|------------------------------------|
 Gb|-(11)------(12)------(11)------(9)--|
 Db|---9--------10---------9--------7---|
 Ab|------------------------------------|
 Eb|------------------------------------|
 
 
 Guitar 4
 eb|-------------------------|
 Bb|---10-12----------10-13--|
 Gb|-9--------------9--------|
 Db|-------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------|
 
 eb|---------------------10--|
 Bb|---10-12----------12-----|
 Gb|-9--------------9--------|
 Db|-------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------|
 
 
 End interlude
 
 
 Play Riff 3
 Play Riff 2   "If it was up to me..."
 Play Riff 1   "Destiny's called us..."
 
 Ending
 eb|-----|
 Bb|-----|
 Gb|-----|
 Db|-----|
 Ab|--2--|
 Eb|--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

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