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Song
Iced Earth: Life And Death
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://abysslord.com/icedearth/
Date last modified: April 15, 2003
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Intro
eb|-7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| ---| Ab|----------------------------------------| | Eb|----------------------------------------| |
|--> Play 2x
eb|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5---| | Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| | Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| | Db|----------------------------------------| ---| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-3--3-3----0--------3--3-3----0-------| Bb|-------3------3--3--------3------3--3-| Gb|--------0------0-----------0------0---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|--19b20r19~~~~~----------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------14b15r14~~~~--| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|-0--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
"I came into this world..."
eb|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
"...entry into this life..."
eb|-3--3-3----0--------3--3-3----0-------| Bb|-------3------3--3--------3------3--3-| Gb|--------0------0-----------0------0---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------|
"As I grow..."
eb|-0--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
"Visions come..."
eb|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
"...hate, will never leave..."
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------19------------------| Bb|---------------------17~~------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
"...infant..."
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------15~~----------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
"...life..."
eb|-----------------12~~----------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
"...soul..."
eb|-----------------19------------------| Bb|--------------------17---------------| Gb|-----------------------14b15r14~-----| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
"...visions go..."
eb|-12-----10-----10----10--------| Bb|-15b17--13b15--13b15-13b15r13\-| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------|
"...leave me..."
Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-3--3-3----0--------3--3-3----0-------| Bb|-------3------3--3--------3------3--3-| Gb|--------0------0-----------0------0---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-0--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-3--3-3----0--------3--3-3----0-------| Bb|-------3------3--3--------3------3--3-| Gb|--------0------0-----------0------0---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-0--7-7-| Bb|--------| Gb|--------| Db|--------| Ab|--------| Eb|--------|
Solo (First part is harmonized)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|----------12-14-16-14--12~-| Db|-12-14-16------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-15-15-15\--------------------| Gb|-----------------14-16-14-12~-| Db|------------x-12--------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------| Bb|----------12-13-15-13-12~-| Gb|-11-12-14-----------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-19-19-19\-------13-15-13-12~-| Gb|-----------11-12--------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|------------------------| Bb|---------------10-------| Gb|-------9-11-12----12-9~-| Db|-10-12------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|--------------------10-------| Gb|-12-12-12\-------12----12-9~-| Db|-----------10-12-------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------|
Harmony section ends, single guitar continues:
eb|-----19------------12--------------12----| Bb|----------------------12--------12----15-| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-14--------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-2b4--------(4)r3--------(3)r2-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-----19----19~----19~----19~--| Bb|-20---------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
Harmony section starts again:
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|----------12-14-16-14--12~-| Db|-12-14-16------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-15-15-15\-------------------| Gb|-----------------14-16-14-9~-| Db|------------x-12-------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------| Bb|----------12-13-15-13-12~-| Gb|-11-12-14-----------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|--------------------------[21]24r21-| Bb|-19-19-19\-------13-15-13-----------| Gb|-----------11-12--------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|------------------------| Bb|---------------10-------| Gb|-------9-11-12----12-9~-| Db|-10-12------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|--------------------10-------| Gb|-12-12-12\-------12----12-9~-| Db|-----------10-12-------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2 (Play 4x)
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9-----9-----9---10-----9-----9---| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7--8-777-7-777-7-7-| Eb|----------------------------------|
*** *** * *** *** *
eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-10-----9-----9---10-10\-| Ab|--8-777-7-777-7-0--8--8\-| Eb|-------------------------|
*** ***
Guitar fill over riff 2
eb|--13------| Bb|--16b18~--| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|
Riff 2a
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9---------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-| Eb|-----------------------------------|
*** * *** * ** * *** * *** * **
eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|------------------7----7-| Ab|-8-777-7-777-7-77-8----8-| Eb|-------------------------|
* *** * *** * **
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9---------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-| Eb|-----------------------------------|
*** * *** * ** * *** * *** * **
eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|------------------7----7---| Ab|-8-777-7-777-7-77-8----8-0-| Eb|---------------------------|
* *** * *** * **
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) x2
eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|-9----9-10-9-7--9--10-12----12-14-12-10--9--7-| Ab|-7----7--8-7-5--7---8-10----10-12-10--8--7--5-| Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-9-----------9-10-9-7--9--10-12-| Ab|-7-----2-----7--8-7-5--7---8-10-| Eb|---0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
* * * *
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-------12------------------10--9--7-| Ab|-10-10-10-10-101010-121210--8--7--5-| Eb|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
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 4
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-5\2--------------5\2--------------| Eb|-3\0-0-000-000-00-3\0-0-000-000-00-|
* *** *** ** * *** *** **
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-----3---2---1-------3---2---1---| Eb|-1-1---1---1---111-1---1---1---0-|
* * * * *** * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-12\9--------------12\9--------------| Ab|-10\7-7-777-777-77-10\7-7-777-777-77-| Eb|-------------------------------------|
* *** *** ** * *** *** **
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----10---9---8-------10---9---8---| Ab|-8-8----8---8---888-8----8---8---0-| Eb|-----------------------------------|
* * * * *** * * * *
Riff 5 (Guitar 2 play notes in () )
eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------9-7-9-10--9--7-9\-| Ab|-2-2-----7-5-7--8--7--5-7\-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-------------------|
* * * *
eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------9-7-9-10--9--7-9\-| Ab|-2-----7-5-7--8--7--5-7\-| Eb|-0-0-0-------------------|
* * * *
eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|------(5-4-5-7--5--4-5\)-| Ab|-2-----7-5-7-8--7--5-7\--| Eb|-0-0-0-------------------|
* *
eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|------(5-4-5-7--5--4)-| Ab|-2-----7-5-7-8--7--5--| Eb|-0-0-0----------------|
* *
Play Riff 4 "As I grow..."
Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--(5)-(5)-(5-7-5)-(4)-(4)-(4-5-4)-(2)-(2)-(2-4-2)-| Ab|---7---7---7-8-7---5---5---5-7-5---3---3---3-5-3--| Eb|-0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0--------|
* * * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|--(5)-(5)-877-10-8-877-8-10-877-10-8-877-8-10-| Eb|-0-7-0-7--------------------------------------|
* * *** * * *** * * *** * * *** * *
Riff 7
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-9-10-9--10-7-10-9--9-9-10-9-12-| Ab|-7--8-7---8-5--8-7--7-7--8-7-10-| Eb|--------------------------------|
* * *
"The reflection..."
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9-10-9--10-7-10-9------------7---| Ab|-7--8-7---8-5--8-7--7-77-10-8---8-| Eb|----------------------------------|
* * * ** * *
"My body's old..."
Final time:
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9-10-9--10-7-10-9------------7---| Ab|-7--8-7---8-5--8-7--7-77-10-8---0-| Eb|----------------------------------|
* * * ** * * *
Riff 8
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-3--3--------------2------| Ab|-5--5--5-5-3-3-3-3-0--0-0-| Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Soul sucked..."
Play Riff 7 "Trapped in someone else..."
Play Riff 8 "Soul sucked..."
Riff 7a
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-7--8-7--8-5-8-7--7-7-8-7-10-| Eb|-----------------------------|
* * *
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|---------------------------7---| Ab|-7--8-7--8-5-8-7--7-7-10-8---8-| Eb|-------------------------------|
* * *
Final time:
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|---------------------------7---| Ab|-7--8-7--8-5-8-7--7-7-10-8---0-| Eb|-------------------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|--------------------------4-| Db|-5--7-5--7-4-7-5--5-5-7-5---| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------|
* * *
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|----------------------4---5---| Db|-5--7-5--7-4-7-5--5-5---7---7-| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
* * *
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|--------------7--7--7-------------------| Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--5--5--5-------10--10--10\-| Eb|-6--5--3-1-0-----------4-56--8---8---8\-|
* **
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|------4--4--4-------2--2----4-2--| Ab|------2--2--2-------0--0----2-0--| Eb|-2-45----------0-23-------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 9a
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--5--5--5----------------| Eb|-6--5--3-1-0-----------4-56-8--8--8\-| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|------2--2--2-------0--0----2-0--| Eb|-2-45----------0-23-------3------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-8--7--5-3-2-------------------------| Ab|--------------5--5--5----------------| Eb|-----------------------4-56-8--8--8\-| eB|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|------2--2--2-------0--0----2-0--| Eb|-2-45----------0-23-------3------|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--8--8--8--6-78-10--10--10\-| Eb|-6--5--3-1-0----------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------7----| Db|-7-910-/12--12--12--5-78-10-10-7---10-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-6--5-----------------------------------| Db|-------8-7-5----------------------------| Ab|--------------8--8--8--6-78-10--10--10\-| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------7-----| Db|-7-910-/12--12--12--5-78-10-10-7---10~-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2
Riff 2b
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9---------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-| Eb|-----------------------------------|
*** * *** * ** * *** * *** * **
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-----------------10----10-| Ab|-8-777-7-777-7-77-8-----8-| Eb|--------------------------|
* *** * *** * **
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9---------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-| Eb|-----------------------------------|
*** * *** * ** * *** * *** * **
eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-----------------10----10---| Ab|-8-777-7-777-7-77-8-----8---| Eb|--------------------------0-|
* *** * *** * ** *
Guitar fill over 2b
Guitar 1
eb|--13------| Bb|--16b18~--| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|
Guitar 2
eb|--17------| Bb|--20b22~--| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------|
Play Riff 5
Riff 10
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-5-5-555-7-8-/10--10-10-101010-8-7-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-6-6-666-/10-5--5-5-555-555-55-|
Guitar 2 (Comes in the 3rd and 4th times)
eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-10-10-101010-12-14-/15--15-15-151515-14-12-10-| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-12-12-121212-/15-10--10-10-101010-101010-1010-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-10-10-101010-12-14-/15--15-15-151515-14-12-10-| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------7~~-| Db|-12-12-121212-/15-10--10-10-101010--a---| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
Ending
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-12\9--------------12\9--------------| Ab|-10\7-7-777-777-77-10\7-7-777-777-77-| Eb|-------------------------------------|
* *** *** ** * *** *** **
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----10---9---8-------10---9---8\--------| Ab|-8-8----8---8---888-8----8---8-------2-2-| Eb|-----------------------------------0-0-0-|
* * * * *** * * * *
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
tr = trill
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