Band- Iced Earth
Song- When The Eagle Cries (Unplugged)
Album- The Glorious Burden
Tuning: Eb
NOTE: This whole song has a 6 string and 12 string
acoustic guitar playing the rhythm.
Riff 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------0--|
Gb|-----------0---------------0----|
Db|-----4---4---4-------4---4------|
Ab|---2---2-------2---2---2--------|
Eb|-0---------------0--------------|
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------0--|
Gb|-----------0---------------0----|
Db|-----4---4---4-------4---4------|
Ab|---2---2-------2---2---2--------|
Eb|-0---------------0--------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|------0------------2---------|
Db|---2-----2------4------4-----|
Ab|-3----------3-5-----------5--|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-------0--0-0--0--0--0-0---|
Bb|-------0--0-0--1--1--1-1---|
Gb|-------0--0-0--0--0--0-0---|
Db|---------------2--2--2-2---|
Ab|-2--2----------3--3--3-3-0-|
Eb|-0--0----------------------|
"...cries..."
eb|-2--2-2--2-2--3--3--3-3-|
Bb|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-|
Gb|-2--2-2--2-2--0--2--2-2-|
Db|-4--4-4--4-4------------|
Ab|-5--5-5--5-5------------|
Eb|------------------------|
"Blood will flow..."
Final chord:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--2--|
Eb|--0--|
"...cries..."
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------9-7-----9-7-------|
Ab|-7----7-----10------10----|
Eb|--------------------------|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-7-----------------9------|
Ab|---9-5----------10---10-9-|
Eb|--------------------------|
Final note:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--7--|
Eb|-----|
Play Riff 1 "Out of the ashes..."
Play Riff 2 "...cries..."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-2----2-2----2---2---2--2-2---|
Eb|-0----0-0----0-3-3-3-3--3-3-0-|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-5----5-5----5---5--5--5-5---|
Eb|-2----2-2----2-2-3--2--3-3-0-|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-2----2-2----2---2---2--2-2---|
Eb|-0----0-0----0-3-3-3-3--3-3-0-|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-5----5-5----5---5--5--5-5---|
Eb|-2----2-2----2-2-3--2--3-3-0-|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-|
Ab|-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----3-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/iced-earth/77510.html ]
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-4----4-4----4---9----7--|
Ab|-5----5-5----5--10----9--|
Eb|-------------------------|
Solo
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------10h12-10—-9-10-7--|
Ab|-7—9-10—7~----9-10-7--9-10-------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----12-----14-17-16-14-16b17----16p14-16-|
Db|-/12----/14----/16-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------13h15-13--12-13----|
Gb|-14-16/17----16p14-16--14--12------------------14-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-13h15----13h15-13-12-13-12-------|
Gb|-14h16----14h16-14----14----14-16-| <-- harmony guitar
Db|-------------------17----17-16-17-| plays bottom notes
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-14-16-16----14-16-16----14-16-/17~--|
Db|-16-17-17----16-17-17----16-17-/19~--| <-- harmony guitar
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|--------------19h20-19~--|
Gb|-14-16--19----19h21-19~--| <-- harmony guitar
Db|-16-17-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-15h17-15-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------14-12-11----12h14-12-11-------------|
Db|----------------------12-------------12----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------14-12----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------12-|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "...cries..."
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
