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Song
Iced Earth: The Path I Choose
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
edited by: Brian van Maurilk (bmvst7@pitt.edu)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 01/12/02
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Tuning: Eb
Intro
x2
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
x2 x2
eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-777-|-5-555-5-555-555-| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
x2 x2
eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-8-888-8-888-888-|-7-777-7-777-777-| Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------|-------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------|-------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------|-------| Db|-------------------------------------------------|-------| Ab|-3-333-3-333-333-5-555-5-555-555-2-222-2-222-222-|-------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------|--\\\\-|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
Riff 1
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------7-------------------| Db|---------7--7----5-9-9\--------------| Ab|-2-------5--5-55---7-7\--2-----2-----| Eb|-0----00-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
** ** * * * *
"During the last rays..."
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-3----3------2-----2--------------| Eb|-1-00-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-4-3-2-|
** * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
eb|---------------------------3---| Bb|-----------------------------3-| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|--4----------4--5--------------| Eb|--2----------2--3--------------|
"Temptation befell me..."
Riff 3 x2
eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------7--7------10-10-101010-| Ab|----------------------5--5-5555--8--8--8-8-8-| Eb|-00000000000000000000------------------------|
******************** ****
"This is the path..."
Riff 4
eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|------10-------------9------10-------9-7------| Ab|-------8--------7-10---------8--7-10-----10-8-| Eb|-0-000----0-000--------0-000------------------|
* *** * *** * ***
Riff 5
eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-------2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3-----2p0-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-0-000---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
* *** * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-------0-----2-----3-----2-----0-------------| Ab|-------------------------------------3-----2-| Eb|-1-111---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---|
* *** * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|-6------------------4-----------------| Db|-4-4-6-4-7-4-6p4p0--2-2-4-2-5-2-4p2p0-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 7
eb|----------------7p6-----|----------------6p5-----| Bb|------------7p6-----7p6-|------------6p5-----6p5-| Gb|------------------------|------------------------| Db|-8--------8--(8)--------|-7--------7--(7)--------| Ab|-6-66-6-6-6--(6)--------|-5-55-5-5-5--(5)--------| Eb|------------------------|------------------------|
** * * ** * *
Riff 8 (solo rhythm)
eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|---------8----8-8----------8--8-10--8-| Ab|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6--8--6-| Eb|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|---------7----7-7----------7-----7-7-5-7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--55-5-5-3-5-| Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * ** * * * *
Riff 9
eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|---------8---------8-----8----------8---------10--8-| Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--6-| Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|---------7---------7-----7----------7-----7-7-5-7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 10
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|--8--------8---------8-| Ab|--6--------6---------6-| Eb|-----------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|--11-10--------------------------| Bb|---------11-12-11----------------| Gb|------------------11-10----------| Db|------------------------13-12-13-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|---8-7------------------| Db|--------8-9-8-----------| Ab|--------------9-8-6-5-6-| Eb|------------------------|
Riff 11
eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------3-2-| Db|-2-----------3--------2------------3-----3-2-| Ab|-0-0-0-3p2p0-1--/12\--0--0-0-3p2p0-1-1-1-----| Eb|---------------------------------------------|
* *
Riff 12
eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---------------------------8-7---------------10--8-| Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-6-5-5-555-555-555--8--6-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** * *** *** ***
Riff 12a
eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---------------------------8-7---------------10--8--8-| Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-6-5-5-555-555-555--8--6--6-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** * *** *** ***
"Forced power..."
Riff 13
eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------3-2----------0-2----------3-----------------| Ab|-2----------3-2----------0-2----------3--2-22-0-2-0-----| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----------------3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * *
Lead into next part:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------3-2----------0-2-----------------------------| Ab|-2----------3-2----------0-2-----------------------------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
* * * * * * * * * * *** *** *** *** *** ***
Play Riff 12a "The chosen one..."
Play Riff 13
Riff 13a
eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------10-9----------7-9---------10-----------------| Ab|-2----------8-7----------5-7----------8--2-22-0-2-0-----| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----------------3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * *
Play Riff 2 "Temptation befell me..."
Play Riff 3 "This is the path..."
Riff 14 x2
eb|-----------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----------------|--------------------------------| Gb|-----------------|--------------------------------| Db|-4--4--4--2-4-5--|-7--7--7--7-5-7--4--4--4--2-4-5-| Ab|-2--2--2--0-2-3--|-5--5--5--5-3-5--2--2--2--0-2-3-| Eb|-----------------|--------------------------------|
Riff 14a x2
eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-4-----4-----4-----2-4-5-| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-| Eb|-------------------------|
* * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-5-7--4-----4-----4-----2-4-5-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
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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