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Song
Iced Earth: Colors
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: 01/14/02
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------| Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (From the live album)
eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------8-7------------------8-7--------| Gb|---------7-9-----7------------7-9-----7------| Db|-9~----9-----------9--------9-----------9----| Ab|---------------------10~------------------9~-| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------| Bb|-------8-7------------| Gb|---7-9-----7----------| Db|-9-----------9--------| Ab|---------------7~~----| Eb|----------------------|
Guitar 2 plays this over Riff 1 right before lyrics
eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|--9----------9/11-12--------12/14\12-11-----11/12\11-9-| Ab|--7----------7/-9-10--------10/12\10--9------9/10\-9-7-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1a (this is used for the first part of the verse only)
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"We're walking in the subway..."
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------| Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"New York City gangs..."
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------9---| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---7---| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "You feel their anger..."
Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-------------------------4-2-| Eb|-0-000-2-3-3-333-3-5-3-2-2-0-|
* *** * *** * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4-4-4---5-5-5---4-4-5-4-2-------| Eb|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-2-2-3-2-0--//\\-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "As they walk on closer..."
Play Riff 2
Riff 3
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------2-----------------------| Ab|-2--------2---------------------| Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-2-0-|
* *
"Don't expect..."
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------3-----------------------| Ab|-3--------3---------------------| Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
* *
Riff 3a
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------2-----------------------| Ab|-2--------2---------------------| Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"You walked my turf..."
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------3-----------------------| Ab|-3--------3---------------------| Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Lead into next riff:
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------| Ab|-----------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7\-| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** **
Guitar 2 play this after first time
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------| Db|-----------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6\-| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** **
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-5-5----4-4----5-5----4-4----| Ab|-3-3--3-2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2-| Eb|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-7-7----6-6----7-7----5-5----6-6----| Ab|-5-5--5-4-4--4-5-5--5-3-3--3-4-4--4-| Eb|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|--8------7------8------7-----| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|--5---5--4---4--5---5--4---4-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|-10------8-----10------8------9-----| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|--7---7--5---5--7---7--5---5--6---6-| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------|
Riff 5a (after lyrics)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5---------------4---------------| Ab|-3-33333333333-0-2-22222222222-0-| Eb|---------------------------------|
*********** * *********** *
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7---------------5---------------| Ab|-5-55555555555-0-3-33333333333-0-| Eb|---------------------------------|
*********** * *********** *
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-7---------------5--------6--------| Ab|-5-55555555555-0-3-3333-0-4-4444-0-| Eb|-----------------------------------|
*********** * **** * **** *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-13--12--13--12-(12)^r--15--13--15--13--14-| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-13--12--13--12-(12)^r--15--13--15--13--13~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------a--| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|--4--2--4--4--4--4--2--4--2--5--4--4--4--2-| Eb|--2--0--2--2--2--2--0--2--0--3--2--2--2--0-|
Riff 7
eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2--4-------4-------2--4------5-4------2-------5--4-| Eb|-0--2--2-2--2--2-2--0--2--2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0--3--2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3 "Don't expect..."
Outro Lead (over riff 3)
eb|-------------15-17/19-17-15-14~~--141414----14-15-17-15-14--| Bb|--17~-171717-----------------------------17-----------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------15-17/19-17-15-14~~--141414----14-15-17-15-14----| Bb|--17~-171717-----------------------------17----------------17-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending:
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|------6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------| Ab|-2--------------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7\-| Eb|-0---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|------4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------| Db|----------------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6\-| Ab|-2---------------------------------------| Eb|-0---------------------------------------|
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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