Iced Earth: Motivation Of Man
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: 01/01/08
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Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise,
are done with a baritone tuned down a half step:
From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F bb)
Intro
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--------2--------9----(9)\--2----9----(9)\--2--|
Eb|-2--------2--------7----(7)\--2----7----(7)\--2--|
Bb|-0--------0--------0----------0----0----------0--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2222----------------2----2222----------------2--|
Eb|------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--|
Bb|----------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222-------------222-------------|
Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----|
Bb|-------------320-------------320-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-222----------------------2--|
Eb|-----320-320--------------2--|
Bb|-------------320-0-000023-0--|
*** *** *** *** * ******
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2222----------------2----2222----------------2--|
Eb|------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--|
Bb|----------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222-------------222-------------|
Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----|
Bb|-------------320-------------320-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222----------------------2------|
Eb|-----320-320--------------2------|
Bb|-------------320-0-00223--0--0-0-|
*** *** *** *** * ***** * *
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x3
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|-7/9-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-5/7-----7-------7-------7---5-5-|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"At last..."
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-7/9---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-5/7-----7---------4-5-4--2----|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2--0--0-|
* * * * * * * * *
"...cleansing."
Guitar 2 x3
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4/5-------------------------4-4-|
Eb|-5/7-----7-------7-------7---5-5-|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-4/5---------------------------|
Eb|-5/7-----7---------4-5-4--2----|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2--0--0-|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 3
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |------12----13--15--13--12----10-------|
Db|-9----------------------------------12-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |-10----12--13----12--10---------|
Db|-------------------------10--9--|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/iced-earth/107250.html ]
Riff 2
Guitar 1
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2------------2---4----(4)\------9-----7-|
Eb|-3--------3-3-3p0-5----(5)\-----10-----9-|
Bb|----------------------------0-0----0-0---|
* * * * * * *
"Unlimited power..."
Guitar 2
Bb|----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------10---------|
Db|-11-12-11-9----------9-11-12-----12--11-|
Ab|-------------12--10---------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
Bb|----------------------------8---------|
F |-10-12-10-8---------8-10-12----12--10-|
Db|-------------11--9--------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 with this additional guitar:
Harmony guitar:
Bb|-------19----20--22--20--19----17-------|
F |-17----------------------------------15-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-17----19--20----19--17----------|
F |-------------------------18--17--|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "Unlimited power..."
Guitars 2 and 3 play these notes into ending:
Bb|-------|
F |--(8)--|
Db|---9---|
Ab|-------|
Eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Ending:
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2----2222----------------2----2222----------------2--|
Eb|-2---------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--|
Bb|-0-------------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
"...man!"
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222-------------222-------------|
Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----|
Bb|-------------320-------------320-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-222----------------------2--|
Eb|-----320-320--------------2--|
Bb|-------------320-0-000023-0--|
*** *** *** *** * ******
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2222----------------2----2222----------------2--|
Eb|------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--|
Bb|----------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222-------------222-------------|
Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----|
Bb|-------------320-------------320-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-222------------------------0--2--|
Eb|-----320-320-------------2--0--2--|
Bb|-------------320-0-00223-0-----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.
<17> = 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
