Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings guitar tab
Iced Earth: Burnt Offerings
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
Brian Van Maurik (bmvst7+@pitt.edu)
dsl@sigmaweb.net
Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
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Date last modified: April 25, 2003
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Tuning: Eb
Here's the intro for the Days of Purgatory CD:
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|----------4--------7-|
Ab|-5--------2--------5-|
Eb|-3-------------------|
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-------------7-------|
Ab|-3--------5--5--5--7-|
Eb|-1--------3-----3--5-|
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------7--------------|
Ab|-/10~--7-9-10--7-9-10---10-9-10-7-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------7-10-9~-|
Ab|-9-10-7~-------------9---------|
Eb|----------10-8-7~--------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------7--------------|
Ab|-/10~--7-9-10--7-9-10---10-9-10-7-10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|------7~----------------7-10-9-|
Ab|-9-10-----10-9tr10----9--------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-7~--9-10--9-10-9-7----------------|
Ab|--------------------10~----5--5/7~-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the last time)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|--/9~-----7-9-----7-9-10-9-7-9----9-|
Ab|-------10------10--------------10---|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------9-7~-|
Db|-7-9----------------7-10------|
Ab|-----10~--9-7-5~--------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|--/9~-----7-9-----7-9-10-9-7-9----9-|
Ab|-------10------10--------------10---|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------9-7-|
Db|-7-9-10~--9-7tr9----7-10-----|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|------7-9--7-9-7-----------------|
Db|-10~-------------10-9----5--5/7~-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
End of Days Of Purgatory intro. Here's the studio CD intro.
eb|-17----17-19----17-20----17-22----17-20----19----|
Bb|----17-------17-------17-------17-------17----17-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17----17-19----17-20----17-22----17-20----19----|
Bb|----18-------18-------18-------18-------18----18-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
After awhile, two notes fade in
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------3------------------|
Ab|-0-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
End of studio CD intro.
Both versions pick up here:
Riff 1 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-7----6-6----7------9-7-6-|
Eb|-5----4-4----5----0-7-5-4-|
* * *
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|---5-4-5---5---5---5-4-5---5---5--|
Db|-7-------7---7---6-------6---6----|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Piano (arranged for guitar)
eb|----8-7-8----8----8---8-7-8---8---8-|
Bb|-10-------10---10---9-------9---9---|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---2-1-2---2-1-2---2-1-2---2-1-2-|
Ab|-4-------4-------3-------3-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-9-12--9-12--8-9-11-12-|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-12-16--12-16--11-12-14-16-|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Riff 3 x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-6------7------6------6-----------9\-|
Ab|-4-4444-5-5555-4-4444-4-4444-7777-7\-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** ****
"In one last breath..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-5------5------5------5------5-5-|
Ab|-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
"You'll see the things I see..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x3
eb|--------------|------------|
Bb|--------------|------------|
Gb|--------------|------------|
Db|---6h7-6--4---|---6h7-6--4-|
Ab|-4----------4-|-4----------|
Eb|--------------|------------|
x2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|---------2-----------2---|
Db|-----4-5---5-4---4-5---5-|
Ab|-2-2-----------2---------|
Eb|-------------------------|
Guitar 2 x3
eb|--------------|------------|
Bb|--------------|------------|
Gb|---8-9-8--6---|---8-9-8--6-|
Db|-6----------6-|-6----------|
Ab|--------------|------------|
Eb|--------------|------------|
x2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|---------5-----------5---|
Gb|-----6-7---7-6---6-7---7-|
Db|-4-4-----------4---------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-6----------------4--|
Ab|-4----------------2--|
Eb|---------------------|
Play Riff 3 "Every note..."
Play Riff 4
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------4----------------------------4-6-|
Db|----6-7--6-7----7-6--7-6-4----4-6--4-6-7------|
Ab|-4--------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------7------------------|
"Spill your blood..."
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-6-------------------------4-----------2------|
Ab|-4-----------2-------------2-----------0----4-|
Eb|-------------0------------------------------2-|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-6-------------------------4------------------|
Ab|-4-----------2-------------2-----------4----6-|
Eb|-------------0-------------------------2----4-|
Guitar 3 (Comes in after awhile)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|--6------------------------------|
Db|-------9-7-6---------9--7--6-----|
Ab|--------------7-4-------------9--|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Riff 6
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|----3----3----4----4----4-|
Eb|-22---22---22---22---22---|
** ** ** ** **
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|----3----3----2----2----2-|
Eb|-22---22---22---22---22---|
** ** ** ** **
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|----3----3----4----4----4--2-3-5-|
Eb|-22---22---22---22---22----0-1-3-|
** ** ** ** **
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|----3----3----4----4----4-|
Eb|-22---22---22---22---22---|
** ** ** ** **
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|----3----3----2----2----2-|
Eb|-22---22---22---22---22---|
** ** ** ** **
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----3----3----4----4----4--2-3-5----2-4-|
Eb|-22---22---22---22---22----0-1-3----0h2-|
** ** ** ** **
Riff 7
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------| ---------|
Ab|------------5-5-5\4------------| |
Eb|-2222222222-3-3-3\2-2222222222-| |
********** ********** |
eb|-------------------------------------| |--> Play 3x
Bb|-------------------------------------| |
Gb|-------------------------------------| |
Db|-------------------------------------| |
Ab|-2-2-2-4------------5-5-2-3-5----7-4-| ---|
Eb|-0-0-0h2-2222222222-3-3-0-1-3----5-2-|
**********
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|------------5-5-5\4------------|
Eb|-2222222222-3-3-3\2-2222222222-|
********** **********
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-4------------5-5-2-3-5----7-9-|
Eb|-0-0-0h2-2222222222-3-3-0-1-3----5-7-|
********** *
Riff 8
Guitar 1 (Clean)
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4-------4----4-------4----5-------5----5-------5---|
Db|------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-|
Ab|----2------------2------------2------------2--------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4-------4----4-------4----2-------2----0-------0---|
Db|------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-|
Ab|----2------------2------------2------------2--------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-12-------12----12-------12---|
Gb|-------9-----9--------9-----9-|
Db|-----9--------------9---------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
"Take the traitors thieves..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-13-------13----13-------13---|
Gb|-------9-----9--------9-----9-|
Db|-----9--------------9---------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
"...liars..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-12-------12----12-------12---|
Gb|-------9-----9--------9-----9-|
Db|-----9--------------9---------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
"...first, spread..."
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-10-------10----8-------8---|
Gb|-------9-----9-------9----9-|
Db|-----9-------------9--------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
"...-round, the message..."
Solo over Riff 8
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------~-|
Gb|-4~--4h5p4---4--5~--5h7p5-4----4~-|
Db|-----------7----------------7-----|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-4h5p4------------------|
Db|-------7-5-7~--7-5~--7~-|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------~-|
Gb|-4~--4h5p4---4--5~--5h7p5-4----4~-|
Db|-----------7----------------7-----|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-4h5p4---------------------|
Db|-------7-5-7~--7-5~--5--7~-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~--7h9p7----7--9~--9h10p9-7----7~-|
Db|-----------10-----------------10----|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-7h9p7----------------------|
Db|-------10-9-10~--10-9~--10~-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~--7h9p7----7--9~--9h10p9-7----7~-|
Db|-----------10-----------------10----|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7h9p7-------------------------|
Db|-------10-9-10~--10-9~--9--10~-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Riff 9 (Clean)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----0---------------0------------|
Gb|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
Db|-7-------7---7---6-------6---6----|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
"These are not idle threats my friends..."
Riff 1a (Distortion)
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-7----6-6-------7----9-7-6-|
Eb|-5----4-4-------5----7-5-4-|
* *
"Cast their bodies, to the flames!"
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-6-7-6-6-9-9--6-7-6-6-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab|-4-5-4-4-7-7--4-5-4-4-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|-4-5-4-4-7-7--4-5-4-4-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
x4
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-6----9----5----4--7-|
Ab|-4----7----5----4--7-|
Eb|-4----7--------------|
Solo
(contributed by ?? ....if you're out there, let me know and i'll give credit to you)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------19tp12p7-17tp7-19tp7-|
Bb|-------------------5ah~------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------6~----------6ah~-bp5~-------(5~)------------------------------|
Db|--5b--p2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-20tp13p8-20tp13p8-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-20tp13p8-20tp13p8--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-20tp13p8-20tp13p8-22tp15p10-22tp15p10-22tp15p10-22tp15p10-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----14-15-17-17p14------14-----------------0-------------------|
Gb|-16----------------------16------16b-14-13~------------11ahb~p9-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------11~------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------14-15-br~15-14h15p14----------------17-19-20-22---|
Bb|-----17-------------------------------17b~--17------------|
Gb|-16-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19-20-22-20p19p17-17-19-20-20p19-19p17-15-17-19-19p17p15-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-13-15-17-15-13---------------------13---------------------------9-----|
Bb|----------------------------15bp14-14-15----15-14-12brp9--------------12--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------11b-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------12ah-10ah-------|
Gb|-11b--9-11ahbp9-11br--shake-up&down------------------9-11b---------11--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|------------10---------------------|
Gb|-------------------11-----9ahb~----|
Db|-12~---------------12--------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
this part's not as hard as it looks
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---69697107108118119129121013101311141114121512151316131613---|
Db|---............................................PM............-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-12~--------|
Bb|-14~--------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|
End solo
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "Spill your blood..."
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
