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Iced Earth
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Song

Band- Iced Earth

Song- Jack

Album- Horror Show

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1

Guitar 1

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-00000000000000000000000000...--\\-|

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

Guitar 2

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-9999...-10101010....--7777...-9999...-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

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

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5555...-77777777------------------|
Ab|------------------55555555-7777...-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

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

Riff 2

Guitar 1

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-----10---9---7---12---10---7-9-10-----|
Ab|------8---7---5---10----8---5-7--8-----|
Eb|-0-0----0---0---0----0----0--------000-|

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

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---10---9---7--------------------|
Ab|----8---7---5---10---9---7-5-4-2-|
Eb|-0----0---0---0--8-0-7-0-5-3-2-0-|

* * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-9999...-10101010....--7777...-9999...-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

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

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-5555...-77777777-----------------------|
Ab|------------------55555555-7777...7777\-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

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

Riff 3

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

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

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-----5-4---4--------------------|
Ab|-----3-2-0-2-0-5--5-5-5-5\3-3-2-|
Eb|-0-0-----------3--3-3-3-3\1-1-0-|

* * * * * * * * * *

Riff 2a

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-----10---9---7---12---10---7-9-10-----|
Ab|------8---7---5---10----8---5-7--8-----|
Eb|-0-0----0---0---0----0----0--------000-|

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

"I..."

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---10---9---7--------------------|
Ab|----8---7---5---10---9---7-5-4-2-|
Eb|-0----0---0---0--8-0-7-0-5-3-2-0-|

* * * * * * * * *

"...bastard son..."

Riff 3a

Guitar 1

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

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

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-----5-4---4--------------------|
Ab|-----3-2-0-2-0-5--5-5-5-5\3-3-2-|
Eb|-0-0-----------3--3-3-3-3\1-1-0-|

* * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-9---12---11---12----12\10-10\9-|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-7---10----9---10----10\-8--8\7-|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-9---12---/14--11---12---12\10-10\9-9-|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-7---10---/12---9---10---10\-8--8\7-7-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

Play Riff 2a "I scream out to you..."

Riff 4

Guitar 1

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

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

"I cut you once..."

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------| ----|
Db|---------------------------------|     |
Ab|-------2-------3-------3/5\3-2-2-|     |
Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-1--0-0--1/3\1-0-0-|     |

* *** * * * * * |

"I cut you twice..." |--- Play 3x

eb|---------------------------------|     |
Bb|---------------------------------|     |
Gb|---------------------------------|  ---|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------2---------------3-3-3-2-2-|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-0-0-|

* *** * * * * * * *

"You're my midnight..."

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-------2-------3-------3/5\3-|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-1--0-0--1/3\1-|

* *** * * * * *

"...now you're gone..."

Guitar 2

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

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

"I cut you once..."

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------| --|
Db|----------------------10/12\10-9-9\-|   |
Ab|-------2-------3-------8/10\-8-a-a--|   |
Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-1--0-0---------------|   |

* *** * * * * * |

"I cut you twice..." |--- Play 3x

eb|-------------------------------|        |
Bb|-------------------------------|        |
Gb|-------------------------------|  ------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----2---------------3-3-3-2-2-|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-0-0-|

*** * * * * * * *

"You're my midnight..."

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------10/12\10-|
Ab|-------2-------3-------8/10\-8-|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-1--0-0----------|

* *** * * * * *

"...now you're gone..."

Play Riff 3a Guitar 1 ends with an extra Eb5 chord.

Riff 5 (12 string acoustic) x4

eb|-----------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|-----|
Db|----10-9-------10-7----------------------|-----|
Ab|-7----------7----------7--10-9--7--5--7--|--7--|
Eb|-0----------0----------0-----------------|--0--|

"I've seen the rain..."

Play Riff 2a "Ahh, now..."

Play Riff 4 "I cut you once..."

Ending:

Guitar 1

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-------2-------3------3/5\3-2-|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-1/3\1-0-|

* *** * * * * *

Guitar 2

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------10/12\10-9\-|
Ab|-------2-------3-------8/10\-8-7\-|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-------------|

* *** * * * * *

Notation:

10^ = bend a quarter step.

10b11 = bend a half step.

10b12 = bend a full step.

10b12r10 = bend and release.

[10]12 = pre-bend.

[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.

{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most

previous bend.

<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while

previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.

7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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

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