Iced Earth - Blood On My Hands guitar tab
Demons & Wizards: Blood On My Hands
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
leads by: Russ Elton
Jake (Jakeh0@aol.com)
Alberto Damora (mleadc00@estudiantes.unileon.es)
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Date last modified: 01/16/02
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Tuning: Eb
This is used under riff 1 in the
beginning of the song.
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-...-|
* *** *** *** *** ***
Riff 1 x2
eb|---------------------------|--------------|
Bb|---------------------------|--------------|
Gb|------7------4-------------|--------------|
Db|-9----5-7----2-5----5------|--------------|
Ab|-7------5------3----2----2-|--------------|
Eb|-------------------------0-|-3-2-0--3-2-3-|
* * * * * *
Lead into next section:
eb|-17b19-17-15-14-15b17r15-14-|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------
|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 x2
eb|-------------------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|-2--------4-------|
Ab|-2-------7---------------------|-3--3-2-3-5-------|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-|------------3-2-3-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"And as I bear..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------------------|
Ab|-2-------7---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-12-------12----14-------14----15-------17-------19------|
Bb|-15b17~---15b17-17b18~---17b18-18b20~---20b22~---22b24~~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----12-10--9-10-9--7-----9--7--5-7-5--5---------5-|
Ab|-7--77--7--7--7--7-7--5--55-5--5--5-5-5--3--3-2-3--2-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
** ** * * *
"And what have started..."
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|---------------9---------------------|
Ab|-------2-------7---------5-----------|
Eb|-3-2-3-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-|
* * * * *** * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
eb|-----0--------0--------0------------------------|
Bb|-------0--------0--------0----------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9---------2--------7---------------------------|
Ab|-7---------3--------5--------5-----7-------5--7-|
Eb|-----------------------------3--3--5--5-5--3--5-|
* * *
"Runes of a long forgotten time..."
Play Riff 1 "By the ancient..."
Play Riff 2 "Lost in time..."
Play Riff 3 "The curse lives..."
Play Riff 4 "Roam..."
Play Riff 1 "By the ancient..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh it seems..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------3----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----4-5---5-4-5-2~~-----2-4-2---2-----------2-4-2~~----------|
Db|-2---------------------5-------5---5~~---5----------4-2-0-2~~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|---------2----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3-5---5-3-5-3~~-----3-5-3---3-----------3----------------|
Gb|-0---------------------5-------5---5~~---4-5---5~~--2---------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------5-4-5~~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
This lead comes in over riff 5 the second time:
Guitar 3
eb|-14-12----15-12----14-12----15-12----17-12-15-12-|
Bb|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-14-12----15-12----14-12----15-12----17-12-15-12-|
Bb|-------13-------13-------13-------13-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-12----17-12----15-12----17-12----19----17-14-|
Bb|-------13-------13-------13-------13----15-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15~~----15^-14-----------------------|
Bb|----------------17--15--14------------|
Gb|----------------------------16-15-----|
Db|----------------------------------17--|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 4
eb|-17-15----19-15----17-15----19-15----20-15-19-15-|
Bb|-------15-------15-------15-------15-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17-15----19-15----17-15----19-15----20-15-19-15-|
Bb|-------17-------17-------17-------17-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19-15----20-15----19-15----20-15----22---20-17-|
Bb|-------17-------17-------17-------17----19------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19~---19^-17------------------------|
Bb|---------------20--19--17------------|
Gb|---------------------------19-18-----|
Db|---------------------------------21--|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
End of leads
Play Riff 4 solo rhythm
Here's the leads over this part:
Guitar 2 plays top notes for each bar
eb|-----------------------------------------12-14-15-17-17b19-|
Bb|-/8~~--8-10-12-8~~--8-10-12-10~~--/13-15-------------------|
Gb|-/9~~--9-11-12-9~~--9-11-12-11~~---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17-15-14-15-12~~~-12-14-15-12~~~-12-14-17b19r17p15-17~~-|
Bb|-------------12~~~---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------/9-11-12--9~~~--9-11-14b16r14p12-14~~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17-19~~-19b21~-19p17-19~~-|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-14-16~~-16b18~-16p14-16~~-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
End leads
Play Riff 1 with this addition:
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-7~~---9-10---------7--9-----------------|
Eb|-------------10~~---------8~~--7~~---0---|
Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-9~~--11-12---------9-11-----------------|
Db|-------------12~~--------10~~--9~~-------|
Ab|-------------------------------------7~~-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "Lost in time..."
End with this:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------9-----------------------|
Ab|-2-------7-----------------------|
Eb|-0-0-000---0-0-0-0-3-2-0-3-2-3-0-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * * *
Here's the ending lead:
eb|-/10-10-10-10-12~-/15~-14~-\10~-12~~-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------15b17-15-13-12----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------14-12-14b16r14~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-14b16r14-12-11~-12b14r12-11-9~~-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-------------------12~~-|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|----------12-14-16------|
Db|-12-14-16---------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
eb|-12----14-------14----15-------17-------19------|
Bb|-15b17-17b18~---17b18-18b20~---20b22~---22b24~~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
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.
= 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
