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  Iced Earth:  Iced Earth
  
  transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
                   Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.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 15, 2003
    
  PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE 
  WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.
  
  Tuning: Eb
  
  Riff 1
  Guitar 1 
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|----4-5--5--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-4---------------------------------|
  Eb|-2---------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|----5-4--4--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-|
  Ab|-4---------------------------------|
  Eb|-2---------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|----4-5--5--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-4---------------------------------|
  Eb|-2---------------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|----5-4--4--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5------|
  Ab|-4------------------------------|
  Eb|-2-------------------------//-|
  
  Guitar 2 
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-7h8p7---|
  Gb|----4-5--5-----------------------7-|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-4---------------------------------|
  Eb|-2---------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7-6h7p6---|
  Db|----5-4--4-----------------------7-|
  Ab|-4---------------------------------|
  Eb|-2---------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-7h8p7---|
  Gb|----4-5--5-----------------------7-|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-4---------------------------------|
  Eb|-2---------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7-6h7p6---|
  Db|----5-4--4-----------------------7-|
  Ab|-4---------------------------------|
  Eb|-2---------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 2
  eb|----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------|
  Db|------4-5----5-5----5----5-5------------|
  Ab|-4----2-3-33-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-3333-3p2p0-|
  Eb|-2-22-----------------------------------|
        **     **     **   **     ****        
     "What do I see..."
  eb|----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4------------|
  Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0-|
        **     **     **   **         
     "...on the icy plains..."
  
  Final time before bass interlude:
  eb|-------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4-------------4-|
  Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0--2-|
        **     **     **   **         
     "...the king of this waste..."
  
  "Can't you see this barren land..."
  
  Slide into Riff 2  "I stand on the glacier..."
  
  Final time before next section:
  eb|-------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4-------------4-|
  Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0--2-|
        **     **     **   **         
     "...mark them or fall..."
  
  
  
  Riff 3 (Clean)
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|------7------------9-------|
  Gb|---6-----6------8-----8----|
  Db|-4---------4--6---------6--|
  Ab|---------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------|
     "Can you feel..."
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|------5------------10-------12-|
  Gb|---4-----4---4---9-------11----|
  Db|-2---------2---7-------9-------|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
     "...drawing you..."
  
  
  
  Riff 3a (Distortion)
  eb|-------------------|
  Bb|-------------------|
  Gb|-6-6--6----8-8--8--|
  Db|-4-4--4----6-6--6--|
  Ab|-------------------|
  Eb|-------------------|
     "We are together..."
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------10--------12-|
  Gb|-4-4--4--4------9--------11----|
  Db|-2-2--2--2--777------999-------|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
                 ***      ***
     "Crush the cowards..."
  
  
  Riff 3b (After the lyrics)
  Guitar 1
  eb|-------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------|
  Gb|-6-6--6--6/8-8-8--8--84-|
  Db|-4-4--4--4/6-6-6--6--62-|
  Ab|-------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------10--------12-|
  Gb|-4-4--4--4------9--------11----|
  Db|-2-2--2--2--777------999-------|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
                 ***      ***
  
  Guitar 2
  Here's the "Iced Earth" version:
  eb|------6-9-6---------8-11-8---|
  Bb|------------7--------------9-|
  Gb|---6-------------8-----------|
  Db|-4-------------6-------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
  
  eb|------4-7-4-----------9--------11-|
  Bb|------------5------10-------12----|
  Gb|---4-----------666------888-------|
  Db|-2--------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
                    ***      ***
  
  Here's the live version:
  eb|--------6-9-6---------8-11-8-|
  Bb|------7-------------9--------|
  Gb|---6-------------8-----------|
  Db|-4-------------6-------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
  
  eb|--------4-7-4----------------------|
  Bb|------5--------------10---------12-|
  Gb|---4---------------9---------11----|
  Db|-2-------------777-------999-------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
                    ***       ***
   
  Riff 4
  Guitar 1                                                                   
  eb|--------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------|
  Ab|----4-5-4--4-5-4------2-3-5-3-2-------|
  Eb|-2---------------3--3-----------5-3-0-|
                                         Final chord
  eb|------------------------------------|---|
  Bb|------------------------------------|---|
  Gb|------------------------------------|---|
  Db|------------------------------------|---|
  Ab|----4-5-4--4-5-4-2------------------|-4-|
  Eb|-2------------------5-3-2-5-3-2-5-3-|-2-|
  
  Guitar 2
  Here are the album versions:
  eb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Gb|----10-11-10--10-11-10------8-9-11-9-8---------|
  Db|-8---------------------9--9------------11-9----|
  Ab|--------------------------------------------11-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
                                                  Final notes
  eb|---------------------------------------------|-----|
  Bb|---------------------------------------------|-----|
  Gb|----10-11-10--10-11-10-8---------------------|-----|
  Db|-8------------------------11-9-8-11-9-8-11-9-|-84-|
  Ab|---------------------------------------------|-----|
  Eb|---------------------------------------------|-----|
  
  Here's the live version:
  eb|--------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------|
  Gb|----6-7-6--6-7-6------4-5-7-5-4-------|
  Db|-4---------------5--5-----------7-5---|
  Ab|------------------------------------7-|
  Eb|--------------------------------------|
                                         Final note
  eb|------------------------------------|-----|
  Bb|------------------------------------|-----|
  Gb|----6-7-6--6-7-6-4------------------|-----|
  Db|-4------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-|--4--|
  Ab|------------------------------------|-----|
  Eb|------------------------------------|-----|
  
  
  
  Riff 5
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-6-------------6---------------|
  Db|-4-444-444-444---4-4-4-444-444-|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
        *** *** ***   * * * *** *** 
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-7---------------6---------4-4-|
  Db|---4-4-4-444-444---4-4-4-0-2-2-|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
        * * * *** ***   * * *
  
  
  Riff 5a
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-9-------------9---------------|
  Db|-7-777-777-777---7-7-7-777-777-|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
        *** *** ***   * * * *** *** 
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|-10---------------9---------7-7-|
  Db|----7-7-7-777-777---7-7-7-0-5-5-|
  Ab|--------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------|
         * * * *** ***   * * *
  
  
  Riff 6
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|-5-----------4--4-4-4-------------|
  Db|-3-3-333-553-2--2-2-2-3p2p0-------|
  Ab|----------------------------3p2p0-|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
        * *** ***       
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-5-----------4---------------|
  Db|-3-3-333-553-2---------------|
  Ab|----------------------2------|
  Eb|----------------0-0-0-0--0-0-|
        * *** ***    * * *    * *
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|-5-----------4--4-4-4-------------|
  Db|-3-3-333-553-2--2-2-2-3p2p0-------|
  Ab|----------------------------3p2p0-|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
        * *** ***       
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|-5-----------4----------------|
  Db|-3-3-333-553-2----------------|
  Ab|------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------0-0-0-0--//-|
        * *** ***    * * * *        
  
  
  Riff 7 (Play 2x)
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-------------5---------------|
  Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-|
  Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------|
        * *** ***   * * *** *** *
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|-------------4----------------|
  Ab|-2-----------2--2-5-3-2-------|
  Eb|-0-0-000-000------------5-3-2-|
        * *** ***    * * * * * * *
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------|
  Ab|-2-----------5-------5-5---|
  Eb|-0-0-000-000-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
        * *** ***
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------|
  Ab|-4--------5-3-0-3----2-----|
  Eb|-2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-|
               * * *    *   * *
  
  
  Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-------------5---------------|
  Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-|
  Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------|
        * *** ***   * * *** *** *
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-------------4---------------|
  Ab|-2-----------2-2-2-222-222-0-|
  Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------|
        * *** ***   * * *** *** *
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------|
  Ab|-2-----------5-------5-5---|
  Eb|-0-0-000-000-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
        * *** ***
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------|
  Ab|-4--------5-3-0-3----2-----|
  Eb|-2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-|
               * * *    *   * *
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-------------5---------------|
  Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-|
  Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------|
        * *** ***   * * *** *** *
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-------------4---------------|
  Ab|-2-----------2-2-2-222-222-0-|
  Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------|
        * *** ***   * * *** *** *
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-2-----------5---------------|
  Eb|-0-0-000-000-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
        * *** ***
  eb|-----------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------|
  Db|-----------------------|
  Ab|-4--------5-3-0-3----2-|
  Eb|-2-2-2-2-----------0-0-|
               * * *    *
  
  Solo
  eb|-----------------------------------24-------|
  Bb|----------15-13-12-13~-----------24-h-24----|
  Gb|-------------------------------24-h----h-24-|
  Db|------------------------14~--24-h---------h-|
  Ab|-10~--9~----------------------h-------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-15-17-15----19~--------20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-|
  Bb|----------17------------20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-|
  Gb|-----------------16~-------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
                                                                 
  eb|-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19----17~-|
  Bb|-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19-15-----|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
  
  eb|-12tr15---------------------------------|
  Bb|--------12tr15--15~----15-13-12-13~-----|
  Gb|----------------16~---------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------14~-|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-17p15p12--------17p15p12--------17p15p12---------|
  Bb|---------12h15h17--------12h15h17--------12h15h17-|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-17p15p12--------------|
  Bb|---------12h15h17-17~~-|
  Gb|-----------------------|
  Db|-----------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|-12-10-9------------9-------|
  Db|--a--a-a-10-9-10-12---10-7~-|
  Ab|----------a-a--a--a-a--a-a--|
  Eb|----------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------16h18h19-16h18h19-|
  Db|-16h18h19-16h18h19-------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|  
  
  eb|-------------------17h19h20-17h19h20-19~~-|
  Bb|-17h19h20-17h19h20------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------|
  
  End solo
  
  
  Riff 8
  Guitar 1
  eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------4-----------2-----------4-----------2-----|
  Eb|-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-|
      * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * *
  eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----|
  Eb|-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-|
      * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * *
  
  Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
  eb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------6-----------4-----------6-----------4------|
  Db|-4-444---4-4-5-555---5-5-4-444---4-4-5-555---5-5--|
  Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
      * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * *
  eb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------7-----------5-----------7-----------5------|
  Db|-5-555---5-5-6-666---6-6-5-555---5-5-6-666---6-6--|
  Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
      * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * * * ***   * *
  
  
  Riff 9
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9-----9--10----10----1010-|
  Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-777-7-7-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        ***   ***   *   ***   ***
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9-----9-9-8-----8-----8-8-|
  Ab|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6-666-6-666-6-6-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        ***   ***       ***   ***
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9-----9--10----10----1010-|
  Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-777-7-7-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        ***   ***   *   ***   ***
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9-----9-9-8-----8-----8-|
  Ab|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6-666-6-666-6-|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
        ***   ***       ***   ***
  
  
  Play Riff 2  "So on and on..."
  
  
  Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------|
  Db|------4-5----5-5-----------------------|
  Ab|-4----2-3-33-3-3-33-4----5-4----4-4----|
  Eb|-2-22---------------2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-|
        **     **     **   **     **     **      
  
  Solo
  eb|-------------------------|
  Bb|-[slide fingers up neck]-|
  Gb|-------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------|
  
  eb|-14-13-12-11------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------15-14-13-12-------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------15-14-13-12--------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------16-15-14-13-----16~-|
  Ab|---------------------------------------------17-15----|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-20p19p1817-19p18p1716-18p17p1615-17p16p15-|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-20p19p1817-19p18p1716-18p17p1615-17p16p15-|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-20p19p1817-19p18p1716-18p17p1615-17p16p15-17b19~-|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------11----|
  Db|-------------------9-11-12----12-|
  Ab|------------9-10-9---------------|
  Eb|-10-9-10-12----------------------|
       * *  *  * *  * * *  *  * 
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|----------------17-19b20~-|
  Gb|----------14-18-----a-----|
  Db|-14-16-17-----------------|
  Ab|--------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------|
  
  eb|-0-14-17p15p14---------0-19p17p15---------|
  Bb|--------------17p15p14-----------19p17p15-|
  Gb|------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-0-17p15p14---------0-19p17p15-15h17-21b22r21~~-|
  Bb|-----------17p15p14-----------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  Ending
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|------2-3-333-3-32-------------------|
  Eb|-2-22--------------2-22-3-2-222-2-20-|
      * ** * * *** * ** * ** * * *** * **  
  
  Last time (Ending on DOP)   
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------|
  Ab|------2-3-333-3-32--------4-|
  Eb|-2-22--------------2-22-3-2-|
      * ** * * *** * ** * ** *      
  
  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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