Iced Earth - The Whistler guitar tab
Demons & Wizards: The Whistler
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)
eb|-----------------------0------|
Bb|---------0----------------0---|
Gb|-------0---0---------0------0-|
Db|-----9-------9-----5----------|
Ab|---7-----------0-3------------|
Eb|-0----------------------------|
"Beloved mother..."
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------0--------------------0---|
Gb|-------0---0----------0-----0---0-|
Db|-----9-------9------9-----7-------|
Ab|---7-----------0-10-----8---------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------|
"...guilt..."
Riff 2 (distortion)
Guitar 1 1st, 3rd|2nd, 4th times
eb|------------------------------|-------|-------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------|-------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------|-------|
Db|------------------------------|--3/5--|--5\3--|
Ab|------------------------------|--3/5--|--5\3--|
Eb|-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-00-|-------|-------|
* *** * *** * *** * *** * **
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-9-10~-9~~-10~-9~-7~-10-9~--7-9-10~-9~-12~--10-9~-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-12-13~-12~-13~-12~-10~-13-12~--10-12-13~-12~-15~--13-12~-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Slowly they're marching..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 2 only guitar 1 "A fair place..."
Riff 3
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------9\-----7----5----10----7----10-7-10-|
Ab|------7\-----5----3-----8----5-----8-5--8-|
Eb|-0-00-----00---00---00----00---00---------|
* ** ** ** ** ** **
"All your children..."
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|------9\-----7----5----10----12---10-9\-|
Ab|------7\-----5----3-----8----10----8-7\-|
Eb|-0-00-----00---00---00----00----00------|
* ** ** ** ** ** **
"Pay the price..."
Play Riff 2 only guitar 1 "Rats prepare..."
Play Riff 3 "All your children..."
Riff 2a
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-9-10~-9~~-10~-9~-7~-10-9~--7-9-10~-9~-12~--10-9~-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-12-13~-12~-13~-12~-10~-13-12~--10-12-13~-12~-15~--13-12~-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-9-10~-9~~-10~-9~-7~-10-9~--7-9-10~-9~-12~--10-9~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (Comes in the second time)
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7-8-10~-8~~-10~-8~-7~-10-8~--7-8-10~-8~-12~--10-8~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
eb|-----0--------------0---------|
Bb|-----0--------------0---------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-2---------3/5--2---------5\3-|
Eb|-0-------0-1/3--0-------0-3\1-|
* *
"Now you know fear..."
Play Riff 2 only guitar 2
Play Riff 2 only guitar 1 "The story's told..."
Play Riff 3 "All your children..."
Song fades out with riff 3.
Ending lead
Guitar 1
x2 1st ending 2nd ending
eb|---------------------|---------10h12-10~-|--12p10p8\7-10p8p7-7~-|
Bb|----1212----1010-----|-1010--------------|----------------------|
Gb|-99------99------99--|------99-----------|----------------------|
Db|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
** * * ** * * ** **
Guitar 2
x2 1st ending 2nd ending
eb|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Bb|---------------------|----------8h10--8~-|--10p8p6\5---8p6p5-5~-|
Gb|-----9-9-----7-7-----|--7-7--------------|----------------------|
Db|-77------77------77--|------77-----------|----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
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
