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Song
Iced Earth: Question Of Heaven
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 01/03/02
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
x2 x2 x2
eb|-------7-------|-------5-------|-------3-------|------------------| Bb|---------0-----|---------0-----|---------3-----|------------------| Gb|-----------0---|-----0-----0---|-----0-----0---|-------0----------| Db|-----5-------5-|---4---------4-|---2---------2-|-----0------------| Ab|---7-----------|-5-------------|-3-------------|---2--------0-----| Eb|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|-3--------2---3-2-|
"The time is close now..."
Riff 2 (distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|--------9--9--------9--9--------7--7--------7--7-| Ab|--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--------5--5-| Eb|-0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------|
* **** * **** * **** * ****
eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------0---------| Db|--------5--5--------7--7------0-----------| Ab|--------3--3--------5--5----2-------0-----| Eb|-0-0000------0-0000-------3-------2---3-2-|
* **** * **** * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 x2
eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-2----4--5---------2--4-----------5--4--5-4-| Ab|------------5------------3----5-------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------2----------2----3-| Eb|-000000-0---000000-0-00-1-|
****** ****** **
"What exactly is the meaning of this..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Lord I pound..."
Play Riff 3
Lead into the acoustic part
eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|-----------| Ab|--------2--| Eb|-000000-0--|
******
Acoustic part (listen to song for strumming pattern)
Lead into next section:
eb|---0---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---2---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---0---|
Riff 4
eb|---0---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---2---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---0---|
"I did what I thought was right..."
eb|---3---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---0---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---3---|
"All for the love of my life..."
eb|---2---| Bb|---3---| Gb|---2---| Db|---0---| Ab|-------| Eb|-------|
"I know it's sad but..."
eb|---0---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---2---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---0---|
"...true..."
Repeat Riff 4 til distortion kicks in.
After first break, guitar 2 plays this:
eb|---------------------------------0-------------------| Bb|---8----8--------8----8--------7---7--------8----8---| Gb|-9---9----9----7---7----7----7-------7----9---9----9-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
End acoustic part
Riff 5 (distortion)
eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-----7------------| Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----2-----2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Solo
eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------7------------------| Db|----9--10---9-7------9---10-9-7-9--10-9-7-| Ab|--7---7---------7--7----------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-10-9--------2-4-5-/7-5-4--5-4----4---------| Ab|------9--9\--------------------7----7-5-7~~-| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
a
eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|----10-12-13-12--12-13-12-10--------10-12-13-12-| Gb|--9--------------------------12---9-------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-------10-10---------------------| Bb|-12-13-------13-12-----10-12-10~-| Gb|--------------------12-----------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|--12-10--------------------------------------| Gb|--------11~--9--12p11p9-11^-11----9----------| Db|-------------------------------12------7-9---| Ab|------------------------------------10-----7-| Eb|---------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 5a
eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-----7----7-9-9----| Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----5-7-7--2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3----------------------0-|
* * * * * *
"My spirit begins to rise..."
eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-----7----7-9-9-----7-9-9----| Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----5-7-7--2--5-7-7--2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3----------------------0---------0-|
* * * * * *
"Now all I want is to die..."
Play Riff 5 [song fades out with this]
Outro lead
eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---12-----12-/15-13-12----13-12-10----10-----------------| Gb|-9------9--------------------------12-------12-11-9----9-| Db|----------------------------------------------------12---| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
This lick is done on the live version, improvise your own, this is close
eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------12-12-| Gb|-12p11p9--9~\----9-11-12~--12p11p9--9~\----9-11-12-12-| Db|--------12----12------------------12----12------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|-/10---------------/10-10\-| Gb|-----12-12--11--12---------| Db|-------------a-------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-/12-12\-/13-13\-/12-12-12~--12h13p12--12~~-| Gb|-------------------------------------14-----| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
a = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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