Band- Iced Earth
Song- Watching Over Me
Album- Something Wicked This Way Comes
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)
Guitar 1
eb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-|
Bb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-|
Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-0--0-0-0-|
Db|-2----------------2---------------|
Ab|-2----------------3---------------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------|
"I had a friend..."
eb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------|
Bb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------|
Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0----------------|
Db|-0------------------------------|
Ab|-2----------------5--5-5-5--5---|
Eb|-3----------------2--2-2-3--2p0-|
"...one tragic night..."
Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|--------0-----------------------------|
Bb|------3---3---------------0-----0-----|
Gb|----0-------------------0-----0---0---|
Db|--4-------------------------4-------2-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|--------0-----------------------------|
Bb|------3---3------------------------12-|
Gb|----0----------------------------12h.-|
Db|--4----------------------------12h.---|
Ab|-------------------------------h.-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------0-----0-----|
Gb|------------------------0-----0---0---|
Db|----------------------------4-------2-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------3~~-----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|--------0-----------------------------|
Bb|------3---3---------------0-----0-----|
Gb|----0-------------------0-----0---0---|
Db|--4-------------------------4-------2-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (Distortion)
First time:
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------5--5----------------------------|
Ab|-------2----3-333-3--3p0--5-----5-5---5----5-5--5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-2----2-3--2-|
* * * * *** * * *
"I feel it once again..."
Rest of the time:
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------5--5----------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2----3-333-3--3p0--5-----5-5---5----5-5--5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-2----2-3--2-|
* * * *** * * *
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-|
Bb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-|
Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-0--0-0-0-|
Db|-2----------------2---------------|
Ab|-2----------------3---------------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------|
"We shared dreams..."
eb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------|
Bb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------|
Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0----------------|
Db|-0------------------------------|
Ab|-2----------------5--5-5-5--5---|
Eb|-3----------------2--2-2-3--2p0-|
"Blood brothers..."
Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------0-------0-------0-----0-------|
Db|----4-------4-------4---------4---2-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "I feel it once again..."
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/iced-earth/23625.html ]
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------5-----5-----5-2-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-----------------|
* * * * ** * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5-----5----5-----5-5--5-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-00-2-2-2-2-3--2-|
* * * * ** * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------5-----5-----5-2-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-----------------|
* * * * ** * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5-----5----5-----5-5--5---|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-00-2-2-2-2-3--2-0-|
* * * * ** * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------2--2/-------4--4\-------2-2/------4----4-4---4\-|
Ab|-3-333-3--3/-5-555-5--5\-3-333-3-3/-5-55-5-00-5-5p0-5\-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
* *** * *** * *** * ** **
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-------2--2/-------4--4---|
Ab|-3-333-3--3/-5-555-5--5-0-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *** * *** *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-5---------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-3-----|
Eb|-----------------------------2-3-|
* * * * * * *
Solo
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------7-7-7~--9-|
Db|---------------4--(4)^-5~--7-5-7/9-----------|
Ab|-5--(5)^-7~----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------7---8---10-|
Bb|----7---8---10--------------|
Gb|-/7---7---7----7---7---7----|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|-10/12-10-12-12/14-12-14-14b15~~---(15r)14\-|
Bb|------------------------------------------~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------12------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17~------15p12-------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------14b16r14p12-14p12-11h12p11-------12--------|
Db|---------------------------------------------12/14----14-12~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----15---17---17b19~--17b19r17-17p15-17~-|
Bb|-/15---15---15---------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-15-17-/19-17-19-19b20~--19b20-19-17-19-17-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------17----19-17-20-19-20/22-20h22-|
Bb|-20p19-20~----19-20----20-------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24~----22b24~----|
Bb|---------------------------------[slow bend]-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "I feel it once again..."
Solo during Riff 2
eb|-------------------12-17-12------------|
Bb|-15b17~---------------------15---------|
Gb|-------------------------------16------|
Db|----------------------------------14~--|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-14-12-14b16-14p12-14-14~~----11h12h11--------|
Db|------------------------------------------12-----|
Ab|---------------------------------------------12~-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Ending harmonic lead
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9~----11-12-12/14--12-11--12\-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-7~----9-11-11/12--11-9~--11-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-8~----10-12-12/13--12-10--12\-|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-8~----8-10-10/12--10-8~--10-|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
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
