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  Iced Earth:  Hold At All Costs
  
  transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
  
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  Date last modified:  02/12/04
    
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  Tuning: Eb
  
  
  Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)
  eb|------0-------------0--------|
  Bb|---------0-------------0-----|
  Gb|-----------2----2--------2---|
  Db|----2-------------2--------2-|
  Ab|-0---------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
  
  eb|-------1------------------------|
  Bb|----------1---1-------1---------|
  Gb|-----2------2-------0---------0-|
  Db|-3----------------2---------0---|
  Ab|----------------3---------2-----|
  Eb|------------------------3-------|
  
  
  
  Riff 2 (Distortion)
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------| --|
  Ab|-7----------------------------------|   |
  Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-|   |
         * * * * * * *** * * * * * * ***     |
  eb|----------------------------|           |--> Play 2x
  Bb|----------------------------|           |
  Gb|----------------------------|           |
  Db|----------------------------| ----------|
  Ab|---------------------10--5--|
  Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5--8--3--|
      * * * * * * *** * *
  
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------|
  Ab|-3----------------------------------|
  Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-111-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-|
         * * * * * * *** * * * * * * ***
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------10--5--|
  Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-1-1--8--3--|
      * * * * * * *** * *
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------|
  Ab|-7----------------------------------|
  Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-|
         * * * * * * *** * * * * * * ***
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------10--5--|
  Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5--8--3--|
      * * * * * * *** * *
  
  
  Riff 3
  Guitar 1
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------|
  Ab|-5-7-7--7---------------7-5-|
  Eb|-3-5-5--5------------33-5-3-|
      * * *               ** * *
  eb|-------------------|
  Bb|-------------------|
  Gb|-------------------|
  Db|-------------------|
  Ab|-3--------10----5--|
  Eb|-1---------8----3--|
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|---------------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------------|
  Db|---5--7--/10--9-7----------5--7--/10--9-7--5-|
  Ab|-7-----------------------7-------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|-12--10-9----10-9-7-9---------------|
  Db|-----------------------10--9--10-7--|
  Ab|------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|----------------------|
  Gb|-12--10--14--12--14~--|
  Db|----------------------|
  Ab|----------------------|
  Eb|----------------------|
  
  Guitar 3
  eb|--------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------|
  Gb|---4--5--/9--7-5----------4--5--/9--7-5--4--|
  Db|-5----------------------5-------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-12--10-8----10-8----8-------------|
  Gb|------------------10----9--7--9-5--|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|-12--10--13--12--13~--|
  Gb|----------------------|
  Db|----------------------|
  Ab|----------------------|
  Eb|----------------------|
  
  
  Play Riff 2   "Down below's the carnage..."
  Play Riff 3   "We'll know what..."
  
  
  Riff 4
  Guitar 1
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------|
  Ab|-7--------------------------------|
  Eb|-5-555555555555555555555555555555-|
        ******************************
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-3----------------10--------5--------|
  Eb|-1-11111111111111--8-888888-3-333333-|
        **************    ******   ******
  
  
  Orchestra part arranged for guitar:                x2
  eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-18-17-15-13-18-17-15-13-18-17-15-13-18-17-15-13-|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-19-17-15-17-19--17--|
  Bb|---------------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 5
  Guitar 1
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|------------------5-4-------|
  Db|---5-7------5-7-------7-7--|
  Ab|-7---------7----------------|
  Eb|----------------------------|
      * *       * *
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------8--6--5-----|
  Gb|-------7-5--4-4----4-----------5--|
  Db|---5-7-----------7----------------|
  Ab|-7--------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
      * *
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------9------------|
  Db|----9-10-------9-10----12--10-10--|
  Ab|-10----------10--------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
       *           *
  eb|------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------12-10--9-9-----9--9--------------|
  Db|----9-10-------------12-------12--10------|
  Ab|-10-----------------------------------12--|
  Eb|------------------------------------------|
  
  
  Play Riff 2   "Wave after wave..."
  Play Riff 3   "We'll know what..."
  
  
  Ending:
  
  Guitar 1
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------|
  Ab|-5-7-7--7---------------7-5-|
  Eb|-3-5-5--5------------33-5-3-|
      * * *               ** * *
    "...stay the course..."
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------|
  Ab|-3--------5--3--10--5--7--|
  Eb|-1--------3--1---8--3--5--|
    "...we so love..."
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|-12--10-9----10-9-7-9---------------|
  Db|-----------------------10--9--10-7--|
  Ab|------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|----------------------|
  Gb|-12--10--14--12--14~--|
  Db|----------------------|
  Ab|----------------------|
  Eb|----------------------|
  
  Guitar 3
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-12--10-8----10-8----8-------------|
  Gb|------------------10----9--7--9-5--|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|-12--10--13--12--13~--|
  Gb|----------------------|
  Db|----------------------|
  Ab|----------------------|
  Eb|----------------------|
  
  
  Song ends with gunfire leading into "High Water Mark".
  
  
  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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