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Ghost of Freedom

Iced Earth
Tab
★4.7(3)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Iced Earth - Ghost Of Freedom

Riff 1 (Acoustic)

eb|-------0---------------------|
Bb|---------1-----------3--1----|
Gb|-----2-----2-------0-------0-|
Db|---2---------2---2-----------|
Ab|-0-------------3-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

"Every time you think about it..."

eb|-------3--------------------0---|
Bb|----------0-----------1-3-1-0h1-|
Gb|------------0-------0-----------|
Db|-----0--------0---2-------------|
Ab|---2------------3---------------|
Eb|-3------------------------------|

"It tears you up inside..."

Riff 2 (Acoustic)

Guitar 1 (These are the chords, listen for strumming pattern)

eb|--0--------0--------0--|
Bb|--1--------1--------0--|
Gb|--2--------0--------0--|
Db|--2--------2--------2--|
Ab|--0--------3--------2--|
Eb|--------------------0--|

"Here I'll stand..."

Guitar 2 (Clean)

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|----12------------------------|
Gb|-----h-------9-10-/12--10-9~~-|
Db|----------12------------------|
Ab|--7---------------------------|
Eb|--h---------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----12-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----h---------------------------12-10-9-10--9-------|
Db|-------------9-10-/12--10-9~~------------------12-10-|
Ab|--7-------12-----------------------------------------|
Eb|--h--------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 1 "Every night you go to sleep..."

Play Riff 2 "Here I'll stand..."

Riff 3 (Distortion, Solo Rhythm) Final chord

eb|---------------------------------------------------|------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|------|
Db|----------5------5/7-7-----------------------------|------|
Ab|-7--------3--3-3-3/5-5--2---------3~-2~---2~-------|--7\--|
Eb|-5----5-5---------------0----0-0--a--a--5-a---5-3~-|--5\--|

* * * * * * a

Solo

Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----12----------12---12b13-12b13~--12~-----12----|
Gb|-/9----9~----/9----9--------------------/9----9~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----12---13b15-13b15-13~------12---------12---12b13-12b13-12~-|
Gb|-/9----9-------------------/9----9~---/9----9-----------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------10---------------------|
Bb|----12---13----------/17~~--17-20-17-|
Gb|-/9----9----9----9-------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20b22~--20-17-20b22r20b22~~--20b22~--20-17-20b22r20b22~~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-20b22-20b22~-20-19-19-20-19-17-19-17-17-17~~-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-17--17-17------------------------17-17---------------------|
Bb|-----------15b17-15p13-15b17~--13-------15b17-15p13-15b17~~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------15------------------------------|
Bb|-13-15b17-15b17-----15b17~--15p13-15b17-15b17~~~-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 1 "You speak to me..."

Play Riff 2 "Here we stand..."

Riff 3a (Distortion)

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------5------5/7-7-----------------------------|
Ab|-7--------3--3-3-3/5-5--2---------3~-2~---2~-------|
Eb|-5----5-5---------------0----0-0--a--a--5-a---5-3~-|

* * * * * * a

"Don't tread on me..."

Ending solo (Something like this)

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|---12--------------------------|
Gb|-9----9~------9-10-/12--10-9~~-|
Db|-----------12------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---12--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9----9~------------------------12-10-9-10--9----|
Db|--------------9-10-/12--10-9~~----------------12-|
Ab|-----------12------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Notation:

10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.

10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,

then release to the 10th fret.

[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,

then release to the 10th fret.

10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.

7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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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