Iced Earth - The Last Laugh guitar tab
Iced Earth: The Last Laugh
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: April 24, 2003
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-9--------12--------10-|
Ab|-7--------10---------8-|
Eb|-----------------------|
Final time
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-9--------12-----------|
Ab|-7--------10-----------|
Eb|------------------//\\-|
Riff 2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0000000000000000000000000000-|
****************************
"My personal quest..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2--------------|
Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-000000000000-|
**** **** ************
Riff 3
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * ****
"I am your father..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-------------|
Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
**** **** * * * * * *
"I've taken..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "In your hour of darkness..."
Play Riff 3 "I am your father..."
Lead into next section:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|-----|
Eb|--0--|
Riff 4
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-00000000000000000000000000000000-|
********************************
"Extending..." Final chord
eb|-----------------------------------|-----|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----|
Ab|-----------------------------------|--2--|
Eb|-3333333333333333-1111111111111111-|--0--|
**************** ****************
"...now you rise..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|----3--2-------3--2-------3--2-------3-|
Eb|-00-1--0----00-1--0----00-1--0----00-1-|
** ** ** **
"My new born son..."
x2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-2----2-----2-----2-----3-|
Eb|-0-00-0--00-0--00-0--00-1-|
** ** ** **
"Fly now and do battle..."
Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------7-----7-5-7-------7-----7-5-|
Gb|---4h5---5-4---------4h5---5-4-----|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------0---------------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------3-|
Eb|-0--000--000--00-1111-0--000--000--00-1-|
* *** *** ** **** * *** *** **
Solo
eb|----------------12-13-15-12-13-15-13b15r13-----|
Bb|--------------13---------------------------12~-|
Gb|------12-14-15---------------------------------|
Db|-14-15-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-20-19-17-15-17-19p17p15-19-17-15-14-14-15-17-15~\-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------12-13-12-13-15-13b15r13-/19~-|
Bb|--------------13-15-----------------------------|
Gb|------12-14-15----------------------------------|
Db|-14-15------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|-22p20p19p17\15-17-19-20p19p17p15\14-17-19-17~\-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------|
Bb|-/15--15/17~~-|
Gb|--------------|
Db|--------------|
Ab|--------------|
Eb|--------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "In your hour of darkness..."
Play Riff 3 "I am your father..."
Play Riff 4 "Extending..."
Play Riff 3
Ending:
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-|
Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-|
**** ****
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
