Band- Iced Earth
Song- The Pierced Spirit
Album- Burnt Offerings
Tuning: Eb
NOTE: Entire song is acoustic, guitar 1 is probably
nylon and guitar 2 is steel.
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|---------0---------------0---------------0-------|
Bb|-6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----|
Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---|
Db|-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-|
Ab|-5---------------8---------------5---------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------0---------------0--|
Bb|-------0---0-----------0----|
Gb|---5---------5-----5--------|
Db|-----7---------7-----7------|
Ab|-0---------------0----------|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|---------0---------------0---------------0-------|
Bb|-------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----|
Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---|
Db|-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------7-|
Ab|-5---------------8---------------5---------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------0---------------0-------|
Bb|-------0---0-----------0----0----|
Gb|---5---------5-----5-----------5-|
Db|-----7---------7-----7-----------|
Ab|-0---------------0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|---0---------0------0---------0---|
Bb|-6---5h6-------0--6---5h6-------0-|
Gb|---------7~---------------7~------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|---0---------0------------------------|
Bb|-6---5h6------------------------------|
Gb|---------7~----7----------------------|
Db|-----------------7/9----7----7----9---|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/iced-earth/78911.html ]
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|---------0---------------0-------|
Bb|-1-----1---1-----0-----0---0-----|
Gb|---0---------0-----0---------0---|
Db|-----2---------2-----2---------2-|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------3---------------|
"Gaze upon me now..."
eb|---------0-----------------------|
Bb|-0-----0---0-----0---------0-----|
Gb|---2---------2-----1---------1---|
Db|-----0---------0-----0---0-----0-|
Ab|-----------------------2---------|
Eb|-1---------------0---------------|
"Desperate soul for all time..."
Guitar 2
eb|------0---------------------------------|
Bb|-1---------0----3--1-0------------------|
Gb|-----------------------2----0-----------|
Db|---------------------------------3----2-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 Last bar slowed up and omit final note.
Final chord
eb|--0--|
Bb|--0--|
Gb|--5--|
Db|--7--|
Ab|--0--|
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
