Iced Earth

Iced Earth - A Question Of Heaven guitar tab

Iced Earth: Question Of Heaven

transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (Acoustic)

x2 x2 x2

eb|-------7-------|-------5-------|-------3-------|------------------|

Bb|---------0-----|---------0-----|---------3-----|------------------|

Gb|-----------0---|-----0-----0---|-----0-----0---|-------0----------|

Db|-----5-------5-|---4---------4-|---2---------2-|-----0------------|

Ab|---7-----------|-5-------------|-3-------------|---2--------0-----|

Eb|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|-3--------2---3-2-|

"The time is close now..."

Riff 2 (distortion)

Guitar 1

eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------------------|

Db|--------9--9--------9--9--------7--7--------7--7-|

Ab|--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--------5--5-|

Eb|-0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------|

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

eb|------------------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------0---------|

Db|--------5--5--------7--7------0-----------|

Ab|--------3--3--------5--5----2-------0-----|

Eb|-0-0000------0-0000-------3-------2---3-2-|

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

Guitar 2 x2

eb|--------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------------------|

Db|-2----4--5---------2--4-----------5--4--5-4-|

Ab|------------5------------3----5-------------|

Eb|--------------------------------------------|

Riff 3

eb|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------|

Db|--------------------------|

Ab|--------2----------2----3-|

Eb|-000000-0---000000-0-00-1-|

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

"What exactly is the meaning of this..."

Play Riff 2

Play Riff 3 "Lord I pound..."

Play Riff 3

Lead into the acoustic part

eb|-----------|

Bb|-----------|

Gb|-----------|

Db|-----------|

Ab|--------2--|

Eb|-000000-0--|

******

Acoustic part (listen to song for strumming pattern)

Lead into next section:

eb|---0---|

Bb|---0---|

Gb|---0---|

Db|---2---|

Ab|---2---|

Eb|---0---|

Riff 4

eb|---0---|

Bb|---0---|

Gb|---0---|

Db|---2---|

Ab|---2---|

Eb|---0---|

"I did what I thought was right..."

eb|---3---|

Bb|---0---|

Gb|---0---|

Db|---0---|

Ab|---2---|

Eb|---3---|

"All for the love of my life..."

eb|---2---|

Bb|---3---|

Gb|---2---|

Db|---0---|

Ab|-------|

Eb|-------|

"I know it's sad but..."

eb|---0---|

Bb|---0---|

Gb|---0---|

Db|---2---|

Ab|---2---|

Eb|---0---|

"...true..."

Repeat Riff 4 til distortion kicks in.

After first break, guitar 2 plays this:

eb|---------------------------------0-------------------|

Bb|---8----8--------8----8--------7---7--------8----8---|

Gb|-9---9----9----7---7----7----7-------7----9---9----9-|

Db|-----------------------------------------------------|

Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

End acoustic part

Riff 5 (distortion)

eb|------------------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------------|

Gb|------------------------------------------|

Db|-----------------------7-----7------------|

Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----2-----2-|

Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-0-0-0-|

* * * * * * * *

Solo

eb|------------------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------7------------------|

Db|----9--10---9-7------9---10-9-7-9--10-9-7-|

Ab|--7---7---------7--7----------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------------------|

Db|-10-9--------2-4-5-/7-5-4--5-4----4---------|

Ab|------9--9\--------------------7----7-5-7~~-|

Eb|--------------------------------------------|

a

eb|------------------------------------------------|

Bb|----10-12-13-12--12-13-12-10--------10-12-13-12-|

Gb|--9--------------------------12---9-------------|

Db|------------------------------------------------|

Ab|------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------10-10---------------------|

Bb|-12-13-------13-12-----10-12-10~-|

Gb|--------------------12-----------|

Db|---------------------------------|

Ab|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------|

Bb|--12-10--------------------------------------|

Gb|--------11~--9--12p11p9-11^-11----9----------|

Db|-------------------------------12------7-9---|

Ab|------------------------------------10-----7-|

Eb|---------------------------------------------|

End solo

Riff 5a

eb|-------------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------------|

Db|-----------------------7-----7----7-9-9----|

Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----5-7-7--2-|

Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3----------------------0-|

* * * * * *

"My spirit begins to rise..."

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|

Db|-----------------------7-----7----7-9-9-----7-9-9----|

Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----5-7-7--2--5-7-7--2-|

Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3----------------------0---------0-|

* * * * * *

"Now all I want is to die..."

Play Riff 5 [song fades out with this]

Outro lead

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|---12-----12-/15-13-12----13-12-10----10-----------------|

Gb|-9------9--------------------------12-------12-11-9----9-|

Db|----------------------------------------------------12---|

Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

This lick is done on the live version, improvise your own, this is close

eb|------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------------------12-12-|

Gb|-12p11p9--9~\----9-11-12~--12p11p9--9~\----9-11-12-12-|

Db|--------12----12------------------12----12------------|

Ab|------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------|

Bb|-/10---------------/10-10\-|

Gb|-----12-12--11--12---------|

Db|-------------a-------------|

Ab|---------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|

Bb|-/12-12\-/13-13\-/12-12-12~--12h13p12--12~~-|

Gb|-------------------------------------14-----|

Db|--------------------------------------------|

Ab|--------------------------------------------|

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

a = artificial harmonic

(9) = ghost note

tm = trem picking

tr = trill

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