Iced Earth - Black Sabbath guitar tab
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
eb|-------3-------|
Bb|-------3-------|
Gb|-------0----6--|
Db|--5---------6--|
Ab|--5---------4--|
Eb|--3------------|
Riff 2 (quiet)
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-------5-------|
Ab|------------4--|
Eb|--3------------|
"What is this, that stands before me ?"
Riff 1a
eb|-------3------------------|
Bb|-------3------------------|
Gb|-------0----6-------------|
Db|--5---------6-------------|
Ab|--5---------4----4tr5--/\\-|
Eb|--3-----------------------|
eb|-------3-------|
Bb|-------3-------|
Gb|-------0----6--|
Db|--5---------6--|
Ab|--5---------4--|
Eb|--3------------|
Play Riff 2 "Big black shape, with eyes of fire..."
Guitar fill during Riff 2 (delay, and very quiet)
x2
eb|-----------|
Bb|--------3--|
Gb|--2--3-----|
Db|-----------|
Ab|-----------|
Eb|-----------|
"...fire..."
eb|-------------3-|
Bb|--------3------|
Gb|--2--3---------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|---------------|
Eb|---------------|
"...smiling..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|--------2-----2---2-3-2---2-3-|
Db|--3-------3-3---3-------5-----|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
"...higher..."
Play Riff 1a "...me!!"
Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|---------3-5-6-5-3---3-5-|
Eb|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|---------5-7-8-7-5---5-7-|
Db|-5-5-5-8-----------8-----|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4 (Play twice)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|------2------------|
Db|-5----3----9----8--|
Ab|-5----3----7----6--|
Eb|-3----1----7----6--|
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm, play twice)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-12------------------------------|
Ab|-10--10-101010-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-10--------------------9--------------------|
Ab|--8--8-888-8-8-8-8-8-8-7--7-777-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
* *** * * * * * * * *** * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|--8--------------------|
Ab|--6--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Eb|-----------------------|
* *** * * * * * *
Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm, play twice)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|--9------------------------------|
Ab|-10--10-101010-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--7--------------------5--------------------|
Ab|--8--8-888-8-8-8-8-8-8-7--7-777-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
* *** * * * * * * * *** * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|--5--------------------|
Ab|--6--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Eb|-----------------------|
* *** * * * * * *
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------3~----5b7-5b7r5--5b7-5b7~-|
Db|-/5~----3~---3h5---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------15-15~-|
Bb|-3333-6666-8888-10~--8-10b11r10b11r10p8~---------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-18p15~--15~----18-17~--15--17-18~--17-|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-18p15---17p15----20p15----18p15-----|
Bb|------15-------15-------15-------15--|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-17p15---20p15----18p15----17p15-----|
Bb|------15-------15-------15-------15--|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-17b19[17]-17b19[17]-17b19[17]-17b19[17]-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-17b19-17b19r17-17p15-17b19~~~-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Harmony guitar is in ()
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12~--12-10~--10-12-13~--12p10-12~--12-11~--11p10-8~--|
Gb|-(12~--12-10~--10-12-14~--12p10-12~--12-12~--12p10-8~)-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12~--12-10~--10-12-13~--12p10-12~--12-11~--11p10-8~--|
Gb|-(12~--12-10~--10-12-14~--12p10-12~--12-12~--12p10-8~)-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 6
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|------2---------2---------2-|
Db|-5----3----5----3----5----3-|
Ab|-5----3----5----3----5----3-|
Eb|-3----1----3----1----3----1-|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|
Db|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-5-|
Ab|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-5-|
Eb|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-3-|
eb|-----------|
Bb|-----------|
Gb|-----------|
Db|--5-3-3-5--|
Ab|--5-3-3-5--|
Eb|--3-1-1-3--|
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
The End.
Enjoy!
