Iced Earth: A Charge To Keep
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: 02/29/08
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Tuning: Eb
Guitar 1 (Clean)
eb|-7----7--------7------------|
Bb|-8-------8-----7----7-------|
Gb|-9----------9--9-------9----|
Db|---------------9----------9-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|-7----------------------------|
Bb|-7-------7------7----7--------|
Gb|-7----7---------7-------7-----|
Db|-9----------9--10----------10-|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
* * * * * * * *
Final time:
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|---------------------4--|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-5--|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0----|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-4/5-----5----------4/5-----5----------|
Ab|-5/7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7----5-5-5-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-4\2-----2----------5\4-----4----------|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3----7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Final time:
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-4\2-----2----------5\4-----4--------|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3----7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--------|
Eb|---------------------------------12\-|
* * * * * * *
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Riff 3
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9------9------9------9----|
Ab|---10---10-----10-----10-----10-----10-|
Eb|-0---------0------0------0------0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
Ab|---9---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|
Ab|---7---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
Ab|---5---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
2nd ending:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----4-----4-----4---------|
Ab|---5---5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|------12------12------12------12------12----|
Ab|---14----14------14------14------14------14-|
Eb|-0----------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|------10------10------10------10------10----|
Ab|---12----12------12------12------12------12-|
Eb|-0----------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9------9------9------9----|
Ab|---10---10-----10-----10-----10-----10-|
Eb|-0---------0------0------0------0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|
Ab|---9---9-----9-----9-----9-5-5-5-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-4\2-----2-----------------5\4-----4-----------------|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/iced-earth/107251.html ]
Final time:
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-4\2-----2-----------------5\4-----4-----------4--|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
Guitar 1
eb|-12-----12-----\--/15--14----14h15p14---------------|
Bb|-15b17~-15b17~-\----------------------15~--------15-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------14h16----|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------17b19-17~----17h19p17---------------|
Bb|-15h17~--17~--------------------------19~--------15-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------14h16----|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15h17~--15--13--13h15~--13----12h13-12--10h12-10--8h10-8--8p7~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------7h8-7------------------|
Gb|-7-9-11-9--------9h11~----(11)\--|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|--8------8-----\------------------------------------|
Bb|-11b13~-11b13~-\--/17--15----15h17p15---------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------16~--------16-|
Db|-------------------------------------------16h17----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------19b20-19~----17h19p17---------------|
Gb|-16h17~--17~--------------------------19~--------16-|
Db|-------------------------------------------16h17----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16h17~--16--14--14h16~--14----12h14-12--11h12-11--9h11-9--9p7~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------9h11-9------------------|
Db|-9-10-12-9---------10h12~----(12)\-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Back to one guitar:
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------13h16p13h14-14h17t21p17-|
Ab|-------------12h15p12h14-------------------------|
Eb|-12h15p12h14-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------14b15--14p12--------|
Bb|-------------12h17t20p17--------------15b17~-|
Gb|-12h16t20p16---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2a
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-4/5-----5----------4/5-----5----------|
Ab|-5/7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7----5-5-5-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * Final chord
eb|---------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|-----|
Db|-4\2-----2----------5\4-----4----------|-----|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3----7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|--2--|
Eb|---------------------------------------|--0--|
* * * * * * * * * *
Ending guitars (Three guitars combined for simplicity)
eb|-12----15--14--10--------------15--14--|
Bb|-12----17--15--12----10--12----17--15--|
Gb|-12----16--14--12----11--12----16--14--|
Db|---------------------12--14------------|
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.
<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
