Iced Earth - Gallows Pole guitar tab
Demons & Wizards: Gallows Pole
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: 01/17/02
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (acoustic) x4 x3
eb|--------------------------------------|---------|------0-|
Bb|--------------------------------------|---------|-----0--|
Gb|--------------------------------------|---------|----9---|
Db|--------5--5--5-5-0-0--0-0------------|---------|---9----|
Ab|-7--7-7--------------------8-8--8-8-7-|-7-7-8-7-|--7-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|---------|-0------|
"Endless stairs..."
Riff 2 (distortion)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|--------5--------------------------|
Ab|-2------5-2---------5-4-3----3-----|
Eb|-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-0--3-2-1----1--00-|
* * * * * **
"Call me Messiah..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|--------5--------------------------|
Ab|-2------5-2------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-0--3-2-1~~-----00-|
* * * * * ahahah **
"A true lord..."
Riff 3 x4
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2------------5------------4------------7------7-5-4-|
Eb|-0-0-000-0000-3-3-333-3333-2-2-222-2222-5-5-55-5-3-2-|
* *** **** * *** **** * *** **** * ** * * *
"Am I evil..."
Play Riff 2 "Towards the sun..."
Play Riff 3 "I am condemned..."
Riff 4
Use this the first time
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------2-0-2-5---------------7-|
Ab|-2---------2-0-2-5---------5\4-5-5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-3\2-3---|
* * * * * * * *
"A shattered heart..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|---------7\5-7-10---------10/12-10-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5\3-5--8-8-8-8-8--8/10--8-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Use this the rest of the time
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------2-0-2-5---------------7-|
Ab|-2-2--------2-0-2-5---------5\4-5-5-|
Eb|-0-0--0-0-0---------3-3-3-3-3\2-3---|
* * * * * * * *
"The rising of..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|---------7\5-7-10---------10/12-10-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5\3-5--8-8-8-8-8--8/10--8-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 5
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------7~------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7~~--7-9-10----10-9-10~--9-7-9----------7-9-10-9----10~-9-----|
Eb|--------------------------------10~~--10----------10-------10~-|
Guitar 2 x2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------4-5~-4---4~-------------------4~------4~-------|
Db|-5~~--5-7--------7-----7-5-7-4~~--4-5-7-----7-4-----7-4~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5a
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-10~----7-9-10~--9-7-9~--7----7-----|
Ab|-----10--------------------10---9~~-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Final note
eb|------------------------------|-----|
Bb|------------------------------|-----|
Gb|------------------------------|-----|
Db|------7-9~--7----7~-----------|-----|
Ab|-9-10---------10-----10-9-10--|-7~~-|
Eb|------------------------------|-----|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--9~-------7--9~--7----7~---------------|
Db|------9-10----------10-----10--9-10-7~~-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Final note
eb|------------------------------|-----|
Bb|------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------7~-------------------|-----|
Db|-7--9-10-----10--9-10~--9-7-9-|-5~~-|
Ab|------------------------------|-----|
Eb|------------------------------|-----|
Play Riff 1 "Endless stairs..."
Play Riff 2 "Collapse of the mother..."
Play Riff 4 "And when I laugh..."
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 5a
Ending (acoustic, except the last two chords, E5, are distortion)
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-2--5--4--2-4----4-2--5--4--2-4-------|
Db|--3-3--3--3--3-2----3-3--3--3--3-2-------|
Ab|------------------------------------2--2-|
Eb|------------------------------------0--0-|
"Nothing is real..."
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
