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Hallowed Be Thy Name

Iced Earth
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Song

Iced Earth: Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden)

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: 12/27/01

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE

WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.

Tuning: Eb

Note: Iron Maiden plays this riff with one guitar.

Riff 1 (Clean)

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-12--10---8---7--8--7--5---7-|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-10---9---7---5--7--5--3---5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-12--10---8---7--8--7--5--4-|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-10---9---7---5--7--5--3--2-|
Eb|----------------------------|

Riff 2

Guitar 1

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---------9----------9----------5----------5-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"...low..."

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7----------7----------9--5p4----5p4---|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7------7------5-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2

eb|-10----------------------10----------------------|
Bb|----13-12-10h12p10---10-----13-12-10h12p10-------|
Gb|-------------------12----------------------12-11-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-10-------------------12-10-----------------|
Gb|-------12-11h12p11-9-11--------12-11h12p11-9-8-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff 3

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4------------|
Db|---4-5-4-5-7-5-4----5-4-5-4---|
Ab|-7--------------------------7-|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-------------4------------|
Db|-4---4-5-4-5----5-4-5-4---|
Ab|---7--------------------7-|
Eb|--------------------------|

Riff 4

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-9\---------5----------7-|
Ab|-7\-------5-3--------7-5-|
Eb|----------3----------5---|

"When the priest..."

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|---9--------------------------|
Ab|-9-7--10-10-------7-10-9-7----|
Eb|-7-----7--8--8-10----------10-|

"...wrong for me..."

Riff 5

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9------9----------9--9\----------5----------5-5/-|
Ab|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7\--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3/-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"Somebody please..."

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7----------7------9-------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--10-10-------7-10-9-7---|
Eb|-------------------------------7--8--8-10---------10-|

* * * * * * * * * *

"But words escape..."

Play Riff 3

Riff 6 (Pinch harmonics spread throughout)

Guitar 1

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------4--4------------4-------------4-----|
Db|------4-5------5-4----4-5----5-4----4-5---5-4-|
Ab|-7--7--------------7-------------7------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Comes in after awhile)

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

Riff 5a

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------9----------9--9\----------5----------5-5/-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7\--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3/-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"As the guards..."

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7----------7--7/----------9---------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5/--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-10-9-7--10-9---|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------10-|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"If there's a God..."

Play Riff 6

Riff 7

Guitar 1

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-9--------4------------5----------9-|
Ab|-7--------2-2--------5-3--------9-7-|
Eb|------------0--------3-3--------7---|

Guitar 2

eb|-----------------------|
Bb|---12---------12-------|
Gb|-9----11-12-9----11-12-|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|

Riff 8

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------4-----------------|
Db|---4-5-4-5---5-4-5-4-----5-7-|
Ab|-7-------------------7-5-3-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm, use alt. picking for the 4 ending chords)

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9--5p4----------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------5\-3p2---|
Eb|---------------------------3-|

* * * *

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|---------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7--5p4----------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5\-3p2---|
Eb|---------------------------3-|

* * * *

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

Riff 10 (Alt. pick last 4 chords)

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9-9-9-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

Riff 10a (Alt. pick last 4 chords)

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-5~----------5~----------9-|
Ab|-a---7-5~--7-a---7-5~--7-7-|
Eb|-------a-----------a-------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9-9-----9-----9-----9-----9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

Final time:

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|

* * * *

Riff 3a

Guitar 1

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4------------|
Db|---4-5-4-5-7-5-4----5-4-5-4---|
Ab|-7--------------------------7-|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-------------4------------|
Db|-4---4-5-4-5----5-4-5-4---|
Ab|---7--------------------7-|
Eb|--------------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------7------------|
Db|----7-9-7-9-10-9-7----9-7-9-7---|
Ab|-10--------------------------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------7-------------|
Db|-7----7-9-7-9----9-7-9-7----|
Ab|---10--------------------10-|
Eb|----------------------------|

Riff 3b

Guitar 1

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4------------|
Db|---4-5-4-5-7-5-4----5-4-5-4---|
Ab|-7--------------------------7-|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-------------4------------|
Db|-4---4-5-4-5----5-4-5-4---|
Ab|---7--------------------7-|
Eb|--------------------------|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------4------------|
Db|---4-5-4-5-7-5-4----5-4-5-4---|
Ab|-7--------------------------7-|
Eb|------------------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------7------------|
Db|----7-9-7-9-10-9-7----9-7-9-7---|
Ab|-10--------------------------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------7-------------|
Db|-7----7-9-7-9----9-7-9-7----|
Ab|---10--------------------10-|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------7------------|
Db|----7-9-7-9-10-9-7----9-7-9-7---|
Ab|-10--------------------------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

Both Guitars:

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-9--------------------------|
Ab|-7--10-10-------7-10-9-7----|
Eb|-----7--8--8-10----------10-|

Riff 2a

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9----5-----5-----5-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

"Yeah...."

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7----9-----9-----9-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

"Hallowed be thy name..."

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9----5-----5-----5-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|--------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

"Yeah...."

eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|---------------|

* * * *

"Hallowed be..."

Riff 7a

Guitar 1

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

"...name..."

Guitar 2

eb|-----------------------|
Bb|---12---------12-------|
Gb|-9----11-12-9----11-12-|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|

Ending

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9\-|
Ab|--------------2----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7\-|
Eb|-00000000...--0----------------------|

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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