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Song
Iced Earth: Burnt Offerings
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Brian Van Maurik (bmvst7+@pitt.edu)
with help from: dsl@sigmaweb.net
edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.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: 01/17/02
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Here's the intro for the Days of Purgatory CD:
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|----------4--------7-| Ab|-5--------2--------5-| Eb|-3-------------------| eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|-------------7-------| Ab|-3--------5--5--5--7-| Eb|-1--------3-----3--5-|
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|----------------------7--------------| Ab|-/10~--7-9-10--7-9-10---10-9-10-7-10-| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-10-9~-| Ab|-9-10-7~-------------9---------| Eb|----------10-8-7~--------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|----------------------7--------------| Ab|-/10~--7-9-10--7-9-10---10-9-10-7-10-| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|------7~----------------7-10-9~-| Ab|-9-10-----10-9tr10----9---------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|--7~--9-10--9-10-9-7----------------| Ab|---------------------10~----5--5/7~-| Eb|------------------------------------|
End of Days Of Purgatory intro. Here's the studio CD intro.
eb|--17----17--19----17--20----17--22----17--20---19---| Bb|------17--------17--------17--------17------17---17-| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|--17----17--19----17--20----17--22----17--20---19---| Bb|------18--------18--------18--------18------18---18-| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
After awhile, two notes fade in
eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------3---------------------| Ab|-0--------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
End of studio CD intro. Now both versions pick up here with
the distortion crashing in:
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-7----6-6----7------9-7-6-| Eb|-5----4-4----5----0-7-5-4-|
* * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|---5-4-5----5---5----5-4-5----5---5--| Db|-7--------7---7----6--------6---6----| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Piano (arranged for guitar)
eb|----8-7-8----8----8----8-7-8---8---8-| Bb|-10-------10---10----9-------9---9---| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|---2-1-2----2-1-2----2-1-2----2-1-2-| Ab|-4--------4--------3--------3-------| Eb|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|--9--12----9--12----8---9---11--12---| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|--12--16--12--16---11--12---14--16---| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
Riff 3 x2
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-6------7------6------6-----------9\-| Ab|-4-4444-5-5555-4-4444-4-4444-7777-7\-| Eb|-------------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** ****
"In one last breath..."
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5------5------5------5------5-5-| Ab|-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3-| Eb|---------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
"You'll see the things I see..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x3 x2
eb|--------------|------------|-------------------------| Bb|--------------|------------|-------------------------| Gb|--------------|------------|---------2-----------2---| Db|---6h7-6--4---|---6h7-6--4-|-----4-5---5-4---4-5---5-| Ab|-4----------4-|-4----------|-2-2-----------2---------| Eb|--------------|------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 2 x3 x2
eb|--------------|------------|-------------------------| Bb|--------------|------------|---------5-----------5---| Gb|---8-9-8--6---|---8-9-8--6-|-----6-7---7-6---6-7---7-| Db|-6----------6-|-6----------|-4-4-----------4---------| Ab|--------------|------------|-------------------------| Eb|--------------|------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|-6---------------------------4------------| Ab|-4---------------------------2------------| Eb|------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 "Every note..."
Play Riff 4
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------4----------------------------4-6-| Db|----6-7--6-7----7-6--7-6-4----4-6--4-6-7------| Ab|-4--------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------7------------------|
"Spill your blood..."
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-6-------------------------4-----------2---| Ab|-4-----------2-------------2-----------0---| Eb|-------------0-----------------------------|
Guitar 3 comes in after awhile
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|--6--------------------------------| Db|------9--7--6----------9--7--6-----| Ab|---------------7--4-------------9--| Eb|-----------------------------------|
Riff 6 x4
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|-------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|-------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|-------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------|-------| Ab|---3--3--4--4--4---3--3--2--2--2---3--3--4--4--4--2-3-5-|--2-4--| Eb|-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-22-22---0-1-3-|--0h2--|
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Riff 7
eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------5-5-2-4-----------------------| Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-2-2-4---------------------5-5--2-3-5--7--4-| Eb|-0-0-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--0-1-3--5--2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Final time
eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-2-2-4---------------------5-5--2-3-5--7--9--| Eb|-0-0-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--0-1-3--5--7--|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8 (Clean)
eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-4-------4----4-------4----5-------5----5-------5---| Db|------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-| Ab|----2------------2------------2------------2--------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
"Dark shadows..."
eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-4-------4----4-------4----2-------2----0-------0---| Db|------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-| Ab|----2------------2------------2------------2--------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Lead over the above rhythm (guitar 2 plays top notes)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-3~--3h5p3---3-5~--5h6p5-3---3~--3h5p3------------------| Gb|-4~--4h5p5-5-4-5~--5h7p5-4-5-4~--4h5p5-5-4-5~--5-4~--5~-| Db|-----------7---------------7-----------7-5-7~--7-5~--7~-| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 9 (Clean)
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|-----0-----------------0------------| Gb|---5---5---5---5-----5---5---5---5--| Db|-7-------7---7-----6-------6---6----| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------|
"These are not idle threats my friends..."
Riff 1a (distortion)
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|--7----6-6-------7------9-7-6-| Eb|--5----4-4-------5------7-5-4-|
* *
"Cast their bodies, to the flames!"
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x2
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-6-7-6-6-9-9--6-7-6-6-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-| Ab|-4-5-4-4-7-7--4-5-4-4-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-| Eb|-4-5-4-4-7-7--4-5-4-4-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
x4
eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-6----9----5--4--7-| Ab|-4----7----5--4--7-| Eb|-4----7------------|
Solo
(contributed by ?? ....if you're out there, let me know and i'll give credit to you)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------19tp12p7-17tp7-19tp7-| Bb|-------------------5ah~------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------6~----------6ah~-bp5~-------(5~)------------------------------| Db|--5b--p2---------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-20tp13p8-20tp13p8-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-20tp13p8-20tp13p8--| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-20tp13p8-20tp13p8-22tp15p10-22tp15p10-22tp15p10-22tp15p10-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----14-15-17-17p14------14-----------------0-------------------| Gb|-16----------------------16------16b-14-13~------------11ahb~p9-| Db|-------------------------------------------------------11~------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------14-15-br~15-14h15p14----------------17-19-20-22---| Bb|-----17-------------------------------17b~--17------------| Gb|-16-------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-19-20-22-20p19p17-17-19-20-20p19-19p17-15-17-19-19p17p15-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-15-13-15-17-15-13---------------------13---------------------------9-----| Bb|----------------------------15bp14-14-15----15-14-12brp9--------------12--| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------11b-| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------12ah-10ah-------| Gb|-11b--9-11ahbp9-11br--shake-up&down------------------9-11b---------11--| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|------------10---------------------| Gb|-------------------11-----9ahb~----| Db|-12~---------------12--------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|
this part's not as hard as it looks
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---69697107108118119129121013101311141114121512151316131613---| Db|---............................................PM............-| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-12~--------| Bb|-14~--------| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|------------| Eb|------------|
End solo
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "Spill your blood..."
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
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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