Iced Earth

Iced Earth - The Path I Choose guitar tab

Iced Earth: The Path I Choose

transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)

edited by: Brian van Maurilk (bmvst7@pitt.edu)

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Date last modified: 01/12/02

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Tuning: Eb

Intro

x2

eb|---------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------|

Gb|---------------------------------|

Db|---------------------------------|

Ab|---------------------------------|

Eb|-0-000-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-|

* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***

x2 x2

eb|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------|

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|

Db|-----------------|-----------------|

Ab|-7-777-7-777-777-|-5-555-5-555-555-|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|

* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***

x2 x2

eb|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------|

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|

Db|-----------------|-----------------|

Ab|-8-888-8-888-888-|-7-777-7-777-777-|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|

* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***

x2

eb|-------------------------------------------------|-------|

Bb|-------------------------------------------------|-------|

Gb|-------------------------------------------------|-------|

Db|-------------------------------------------------|-------|

Ab|-3-333-3-333-333-5-555-5-555-555-2-222-2-222-222-|-------|

Eb|-------------------------------------------------|--\\\\-|

* *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***

Riff 1

eb|-------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------7-------------------|

Db|---------7--7----5-9-9\--------------|

Ab|-2-------5--5-55---7-7\--2-----2-----|

Eb|-0----00-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|

** ** * * * *

"During the last rays..."

eb|----------------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------------|

Gb|----------------------------------|

Db|----------------------------------|

Ab|-3----3------2-----2--------------|

Eb|-1-00-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-4-3-2-|

** * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 2

eb|---------------------------3---|

Bb|-----------------------------3-|

Gb|-------------------------------|

Db|-------------------------------|

Ab|--4----------4--5--------------|

Eb|--2----------2--3--------------|

"Temptation befell me..."

Riff 3 x2

eb|---------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------|

Gb|---------------------------------------------|

Db|----------------------7--7------10-10-101010-|

Ab|----------------------5--5-5555--8--8--8-8-8-|

Eb|-00000000000000000000------------------------|

******************** ****

"This is the path..."

Riff 4

eb|----------------------------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------------------------|

Gb|----------------------------------------------|

Db|------10-------------9------10-------9-7------|

Ab|-------8--------7-10---------8--7-10-----10-8-|

Eb|-0-000----0-000--------0-000------------------|

* *** * *** * ***

Riff 5

eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------------|

Db|-------2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3-----2p0-|

Ab|-----------------------------------------------|

Eb|-0-000---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|

* *** * * * * * * * * * * * *

eb|---------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------|

Gb|---------------------------------------------|

Db|-------0-----2-----3-----2-----0-------------|

Ab|-------------------------------------3-----2-|

Eb|-1-111---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---|

* *** * * * * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 4

Play Riff 5

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)

eb|--------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------|

Gb|-6------------------4-----------------|

Db|-4-4-6-4-7-4-6p4p0--2-2-4-2-5-2-4p2p0-|

Ab|--------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

Riff 7

eb|----------------7p6-----|----------------6p5-----|

Bb|------------7p6-----7p6-|------------6p5-----6p5-|

Gb|------------------------|------------------------|

Db|-8--------8--(8)--------|-7--------7--(7)--------|

Ab|-6-66-6-6-6--(6)--------|-5-55-5-5-5--(5)--------|

Eb|------------------------|------------------------|

** * * ** * *

Riff 8 (solo rhythm)

eb|--------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------------|

Db|---------8----8-8----------8--8-10--8-|

Ab|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6--8--6-|

Eb|--------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * *

eb|-----------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------|

Db|---------7----7-7----------7-----7-7-5-7-|

Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--55-5-5-3-5-|

Eb|-----------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * ** * * * *

Riff 9

eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------------------------------|

Gb|----------------------------------------------------|

Db|---------8---------8-----8----------8---------10--8-|

Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--6-|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

eb|--------------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------------------------|

Db|---------7---------7-----7----------7-----7-7-5-7-|

Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-|

Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 10

Guitar 1

eb|-----------------------|

Bb|-----------------------|

Gb|-----------------------|

Db|--8--------8---------8-|

Ab|--6--------6---------6-|

Eb|-----------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|--11-10--------------------------|

Bb|---------11-12-11----------------|

Gb|------------------11-10----------|

Db|------------------------13-12-13-|

Ab|---------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|

Guitar 3

eb|------------------------|

Bb|------------------------|

Gb|---8-7------------------|

Db|--------8-9-8-----------|

Ab|--------------9-8-6-5-6-|

Eb|------------------------|

Riff 11

eb|---------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------3-2-|

Db|-2-----------3--------2------------3-----3-2-|

Ab|-0-0-0-3p2p0-1--/12\--0--0-0-3p2p0-1-1-1-----|

Eb|---------------------------------------------|

* *

Riff 12

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|

Db|-----------------------------------------------------|

Ab|-7---------------------------8-7---------------10--8-|

Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-6-5-5-555-555-555--8--6-|

* *** *** *** *** *** *** * *** *** ***

Riff 12a

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Db|--------------------------------------------------------|

Ab|-7---------------------------8-7---------------10--8--8-|

Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-6-5-5-555-555-555--8--6--6-|

* *** *** *** *** *** *** * *** *** ***

"Forced power..."

Riff 13

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Db|------------3-2----------0-2----------3-----------------|

Ab|-2----------3-2----------0-2----------3--2-22-0-2-0-----|

Eb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----------------3-3-|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * *

Lead into next part:

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|

Db|------------3-2----------0-2-----------------------------|

Ab|-2----------3-2----------0-2-----------------------------|

Eb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-|

* * * * * * * * * * *** *** *** *** *** ***

Play Riff 12a "The chosen one..."

Play Riff 13

Riff 13a

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Db|-----------10-9----------7-9---------10-----------------|

Ab|-2----------8-7----------5-7----------8--2-22-0-2-0-----|

Eb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----------------3-3-|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * *

Play Riff 2 "Temptation befell me..."

Play Riff 3 "This is the path..."

Riff 14 x2

eb|-----------------|--------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------|--------------------------------|

Gb|-----------------|--------------------------------|

Db|-4--4--4--2-4-5--|-7--7--7--7-5-7--4--4--4--2-4-5-|

Ab|-2--2--2--0-2-3--|-5--5--5--5-3-5--2--2--2--0-2-3-|

Eb|-----------------|--------------------------------|

Riff 14a x2

eb|-------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------|

Db|-4-----4-----4-----2-4-5-|

Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-|

Eb|-------------------------|

* * * * * *

eb|--------------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------|

Gb|--------------------------------------------------|

Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-5-7--4-----4-----4-----2-4-5-|

Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-|

Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

notation:

^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]

^r = bend and release

x = mute with fret-hand

* = mute with palm-hand

X\\ = pick slide

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

~ = vibrato

t = tap-on

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

h. = harmonics

ah = artificial harmonic

(9) = ghost note

tm = trem picking

tr = trill

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