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  Iced Earth:  Valley Forge
  
  transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
  
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  Date last modified:  02/05/04
    
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  Tuning: Eb
  
  
  Riff 1
  Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-9----9-7----7-5----5-9------------|
  Db|-7----7-5----5-3----3-7------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------0-|
  Eb|---------------------------0-2-3---|
      "Close your eyes..."
  
  Final time:
  eb|-------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------|
  Gb|-9----9-7----7-5----5-9--|
  Db|-7----7-5----5-3----3-7--|
  Ab|-------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------|
      "Yet in his eyes..."
  
  
  Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------|
  Ab|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-...-|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
      * *** *** *** *** *** ***
  
  
  Lead into next section:
  eb|-------|
  Bb|-------|
  Gb|-------|
  Db|-------|
  Ab|-2-4-5-|
  Eb|-0-2-3-|
      * * *
     "Would he..."
  
  
  Riff 2 (Distortion)
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|-2------------------------|
  Db|-2------------------------|
  Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  Eb|--------------------------|
           * * * * * * * * * *
    "...look upon us..."
  eb|--------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------|
  Gb|-9-7---5------------/9-7----7---------|
  Db|-7-5---3------------/7-5----5---------|
  Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0---------------4-5-|
  Eb|------------------------------000-2-3-|
          *      * * * *           *** * *
     "...anger and disgust..."
  
  Final time:
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|-2------------------------|
  Db|-2------------------------|
  Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  Eb|--------------------------|
           * * * * * * * * * *
     "...complanceny..."
  eb|------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-9-7---5------------/9-7----7-------------|
  Db|-7-5---3------------/7-5----5-------------|
  Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0---------------4-5-7-7-|
  Eb|------------------------------000-2-3-5-5-|
          *      * * * *           *** * * * *
     "...our greed..."
  
  
  Play Riff 1   "Standing barefoot..."
  
  
  Lead into next section:
  eb|-------|
  Bb|-------|
  Gb|-------|
  Db|-------|
  Ab|-2-4-5-|
  Eb|-0-2-3-|
      * * *
     "Would he..."
  
  
  Riff 2a (Distortion)
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|-2------------------------|
  Db|-2------------------------|
  Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  Eb|--------------------------|
           * * * * * * * * * *
     "...look upon us..."
  eb|--------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------|
  Gb|-9-7---5------------/9-7----7---------|
  Db|-7-5---3------------/7-5----5---------|
  Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0---------------4-5-|
  Eb|------------------------------000-2-3-|
          *      * * * *           *** * *
     "...anger and disgust..."
  
  
  
  Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|-2-2-----------------------5-5----|
  Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
           * *** *** *** *** **     **
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------5-5----|
  Ab|-5-5-----------------------3-2-00-|
  Eb|-3-3--3-333-333-333-333-33--------|
           * *** *** *** *** **     **
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------5-5----|
  Ab|-3-3-----------------------3-2-00-|
  Eb|-1-1--1-111-111-111-111-11--------|
           * *** *** *** *** **     **
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-2-2-----------------------------|
  Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00---4-5-|
  Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-|
           * *** *** *** *** ** * * *
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|-2-2-----------------------5-5----|
  Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
           * *** *** *** *** **     **
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------5-5----|
  Ab|-5-5-----------------------3-2-00-|
  Eb|-3-3--3-333-333-333-333-33--------|
           * *** *** *** *** **     **
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------5-5----|
  Ab|-3-3-----------------------3-2-00-|
  Eb|-1-1--1-111-111-111-111-11--------|
           * *** *** *** *** **     **
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-2-2-------------------------------|
  Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00---4-5-7-|
  Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-5-|
           * *** *** *** *** ** * * * *
  
  
  Solo
  eb|----------------------------10-12h13-12p10-12~~-|
  Bb|----------------------10-13---------------------|
  Gb|-9h10p9p7-9~--------9---------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------15-12-------|
  Db|-----------------------------14-12-------------14-12-|
  Ab|-----12-10-------15-14-12----------15-14-------------|
  Eb|-10--------12-10----------15-------------------------|
       *   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
  eb|-------------------------17-15-------20-19-17--------|
  Bb|-13-12-------17-15-------------17-15----------20-22~-|
  Gb|-------14-12-------17-16-----------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
             *  *        *  *
  eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----------|
  Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-13-12-|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------17-20-19-17----19-17~--|
  Bb|----18-------------20---------|
  Gb|-17---------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------17-16-17-13-|
  Gb|----------------------------17-16h17-14-------------|
  Db|-------------------1413-14-------------------------|
  Ab|-12p11-12-15-14h15----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-17-16-17----20-19-20-17-20----------|
  Bb|----------17-------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|------10-9-7-------------12-10-9----9-10-|
  Db|-7-10--------10-9-7-9-12---------12------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----12-13-|
  Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  
  Harmony ending:
  Guitar 1
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-14~~-----------14b16r14-----|
  Db|-------14~--14-----------14~-|
  Ab|-----------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|-20~---20~-------------------|
  Bb|------------17-22b24r22-17~--|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
  
  Guitar 3
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-17~~------------------------|
  Gb|-------14~-----14b16r14------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|------------15----------15~--|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  
  Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
  Guitar 1                                                  x3
  eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-7--777-5-3-5--3-2------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------|
  Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-|
         ***               *       **    **       **      **
  eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-7--777-5-3-5--3-2------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------7-|
  Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-5-|
         ***               *       **    **       **      **
  
  Guitar 2                                                  x3
  eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-5--555-4-2-4--2-0--------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------|
  Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-|
         ***               *       **    **       **      **
  eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-5--555-4-2-4--2-0----------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------7-|
  Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-5-|
         ***               *       **    **       **      **
  
  
  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
  
  
  Play Riff 1   "It's time for us..."
  
  
  Guitar fill over Riff 1
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|---[fade in]-7----(7)----(7)--|
  Ab|------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------|
  
  End Guitar fill
  
  
  Lead into next section:
  eb|-------|
  Bb|-------|
  Gb|-------|
  Db|-------|
  Ab|-2-4-5-|
  Eb|-0-2-3-|
      * * *
     "Would he..."
  
  
  Play Riff 2a   "...look upon us..."
  
  
  Guitar fill over Riff 2
  eb|-------15----13-12-10-12~~-|
  Bb|-------15------------------|
  Gb|-14-14---------------------|
  Db|---------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-15b17----15b17r15-13-15~----12~--13-10~~-|
  Gb|------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------|
  
  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 guitar fill
  
  
  Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|-2-2-----------------------5-5----|
  Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
           * *** *** *** *** **     **
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------5-5----|
  Ab|-5-5-----------------------3-2-00-|
  Eb|-3-3--3-333-333-333-333-33--------|
           * *** *** *** *** **     **
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------5-5----|
  Ab|-3-3-----------------------3-2-00-|
  Eb|-1-1--1-111-111-111-111-11--------|
           * *** *** *** *** **     **
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-2-2-------------------------------|
  Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00---4-5-7-|
  Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-5-|
           * *** *** *** *** ** * * *
  
  
  Solo
  Guitar 1
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------10-9h10-7~--|
  Ab|-------------76-7-------------|
  Eb|-5p4-5-8-7h8-------------------|
  
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|-7~--------(7)--------(7)--|
  Ab|---------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------10-9-10-12~--|
  Ab|---------------10p9-10--------------|
  Eb|-7p6-7-10-9/10----------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|-12~--------(12)--------(12)--|
  Ab|------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------|
  Ab|-----8-7-5------------10-8-7----7-8-|
  Eb|-5-8-------8-7-5-7-10--------10-----|
  
  eb|----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|------10-9-7-------------12-10-9----9/--|
  Db|-7-10--------10-9-7-9-12---------12-----|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----------|
  Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-13-12-|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------17-15-13----------------18-17-15----15-17~---|
  Bb|-13-17----------17-15-13-15-20----------18----------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------[Guitar 1 only]-------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-12p11-12--------------------------------|
  Bb|----------13-12h13-----------------------|
  Gb|-------------------14p12-14--------------|
  Db|----------------------------14-13h14-10~-|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|-9~--------(9)--------(9)--|
  Ab|---------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------|
  
  eb|-15p14-15-109-10----------------------|
  Bb|------------------12-11-12-------------|
  Gb|---------------------------12-11-12----|
  Db|------------------------------------9~-|
  Ab|---------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  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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