Iced Earth - The Pierced Spirit guitar tab
Iced Earth: The Pierced Spirit
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: April 27, 2003
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
Guitar 1 x3
eb|-1-----1---1-----|---------------------------|
Bb|---1-----3---1---|-0-1---0-0-0-1---0-1---0-0-|
Gb|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-----2-----|
Db|-----------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-----------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------|---------------------------|
x3
eb|-1-----1---1-----|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---1-----3---1---|-0-1---0-0-0-1---0-1---0-0---0---1-|
Gb|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-----2-------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-1-0-0h1-----0----1-0-0h1-----0---|
Bb|---------3~----0----------3~----0-|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|-1-0-0h1-----0---------------------0-|
Bb|---------3~----3-----------------0---|
Gb|-----------------2/4~--2----2--------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (Acoustic)
Guitar 1
eb|---------0---------------0-------|
Bb|-1-----1---1-----0-----0---0-----|
Gb|---0---------0-----0---------0---|
Db|-----2---------2-----2---------2-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
"Gaze upon me now..."
eb|---------0-----------------------|
Bb|-------0---0-1---0---------0-----|
Gb|-2-------------2---1---------1---|
Db|---0-----------------0---0-----0-|
Ab|-----0-----------------2---------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
"Desperate soul for all time..."
Guitar 2
eb|------0---------------------------|
Bb|-1--1------0--0-3--1-0-------0----|
Gb|-----------------------2--0-------|
Db|--------------------------------2-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 w/ this for the last bar:
Ending:
eb|---------0---------------------------|
Bb|-----------0-1---0--------------0----|
Gb|-2-------------2----1--------------1-|
Db|---0-------------------0-----0-------|
Ab|-----0--------------------2----------|
Eb|-------0-----------------------------|
eb|-------|
Bb|--1p0--|
Gb|-(2)---|
Db|-(2)---|
Ab|--0----|
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
