Band- Iced Earth
Song- Valley Forge
Album- The Glorious Burden
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (6 string acoustic)
eb|-0------0------0------0------------|
Bb|-0------0------0------0------------|
Gb|-5----5-4----4-2----2-2------------|
Db|-7----7-5----5-3----3-2------------|
Ab|---------------------------------0-|
Eb|---------------------------0-2-3---|
"Close your eyes..."
Final time:
eb|-0------0------0------0--|
Bb|-0------0------0------0--|
Gb|-5----5-4----4-2----2-2--|
Db|-7----7-5----5-3----3-2--|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
"Yet in his eyes..."
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-...-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** ***
Lead into next section:
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-------|
Db|-------|
Ab|-2-4-5-|
Eb|-0-2-3-|
* * *
"Would he..."
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------|
Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...look upon us..."
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7---5------------/9-7----7---------|
Db|-7-5---3------------/7-5----5---------|
Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0---------------4-5-|
Eb|------------------------------000-2-3-|
* * * * * *** * *
"...anger and disgust..."
Final time:
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------|
Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...complanceny..."
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7---5------------/9-7----7-------------|
Db|-7-5---3------------/7-5----5-------------|
Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0---------------4-5-7-7-|
Eb|------------------------------000-2-3-5-5-|
* * * * * *** * * * *
"...our greed..."
Play Riff 1 "Standing barefoot..."
Lead into next section:
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-------|
Db|-------|
Ab|-2-4-5-|
Eb|-0-2-3-|
* * *
"Would he..."
Riff 2a (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------|
Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...look upon us..."
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7---5------------/9-7----7---------|
Db|-7-5---3------------/7-5----5---------|
Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0---------------4-5-|
Eb|------------------------------000-2-3-|
* * * * * *** * *
"...anger and disgust..."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-----------------------5-5----|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** ** **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-5-5-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-3-3--3-333-333-333-333-33--------|
* *** *** *** *** ** **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-3-3-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-1-1--1-111-111-111-111-11--------|
* *** *** *** *** ** **
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-----------------------------|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00---4-5-|
Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-|
* *** *** *** *** ** * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-----------------------5-5----|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** ** **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-5-5-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-3-3--3-333-333-333-333-33--------|
* *** *** *** *** ** **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-3-3-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-1-1--1-111-111-111-111-11--------|
* *** *** *** *** ** **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-------------------------------|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00---4-5-7-|
Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-5-|
* *** *** *** *** ** * * * *
Solo
eb|----------------------------10-12h13-12p10-12~~-|
Bb|----------------------10-13---------------------|
Gb|-9h10p9p7-9~--------9---------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------15-12-------|
Db|-----------------------------14-12-------------14-12-|
Ab|-----12-10-------15-14-12----------15-14-------------|
Eb|-10--------12-10----------15-------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------17-15-------20-19-17--------|
Bb|-13-12-------17-15-------------17-15----------20-22~-|
Gb|-------14-12-------17-16-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
* * * *
eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----------|
Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-13-12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------17-20-19-17----19-17~--|
Bb|----18-------------20---------|
Gb|-17---------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------17-16-17-13-|
Gb|----------------------------17-16h17-14-------------|
Db|-------------------14\13-14-------------------------|
Ab|-12p11-12-15-14h15----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17-16-17----20-19-20-17-20----------|
Bb|----------17-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|------10-9-7-------------12-10-9----9-10-|
Db|-7-10--------10-9-7-9-12---------12------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----12-13-|
Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Harmony ending:
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-14~~-----------14b16r14-----|
Db|-------14~--14-----------14~-|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-20~---20~-------------------|
Bb|------------17-22b24r22-17~--|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-17~~------------------------|
Gb|-------14~-----14b16r14------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|------------15----------15~--|
Eb|-----------------------------|
End Solo
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/iced-earth/78922.html ]
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 x3
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--777-5-3-5--3-2------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------|
Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-|
*** * ** ** ** **
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--777-5-3-5--3-2------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------7-|
Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-5-|
*** * ** ** ** **
Guitar 2 x3
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5--555-4-2-4--2-0--------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------|
Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-|
*** * ** ** ** **
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5--555-4-2-4--2-0----------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------7-|
Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-5-|
*** * ** ** ** **
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "It's time for us..."
Guitar fill over Riff 1
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|---[fade in]-7----(7)----(7)--|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
End Guitar fill
Lead into next section:
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-------|
Db|-------|
Ab|-2-4-5-|
Eb|-0-2-3-|
* * *
"Would he..."
Play Riff 2a "...look upon us..."
Guitar fill over Riff 2
eb|-------15----13-12-10-12~~-|
Bb|-------15------------------|
Gb|-14-14---------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17----15b17r15-13-15~----12~--13-10~~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
End guitar fill
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-----------------------5-5----|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** ** **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-5-5-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-3-3--3-333-333-333-333-33--------|
* *** *** *** *** ** **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-3-3-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-1-1--1-111-111-111-111-11--------|
* *** *** *** *** ** **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-------------------------------|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00---4-5-7-|
Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-5-|
* *** *** *** *** ** * * *
Solo
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------10-9h10-7~--|
Ab|-------------7\6-7-------------|
Eb|-5p4-5-8-7h8-------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-7~--------(7)--------(7)--|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------10-9-10-12~--|
Ab|---------------10p9-10--------------|
Eb|-7p6-7-10-9/10----------------------|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-12~--------(12)--------(12)--|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-----8-7-5------------10-8-7----7-8-|
Eb|-5-8-------8-7-5-7-10--------10-----|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|------10-9-7-------------12-10-9----9/--|
Db|-7-10--------10-9-7-9-12---------12-----|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----------|
Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-13-12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------17-15-13----------------18-17-15----15-17~---|
Bb|-13-17----------17-15-13-15-20----------18----------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|---------[Guitar 1 only]-------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-12p11-12--------------------------------|
Bb|----------13-12h13-----------------------|
Gb|-------------------14p12-14--------------|
Db|----------------------------14-13h14-10~-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9~--------(9)--------(9)--|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-15p14-15-10\9-10----------------------|
Bb|------------------12-11-12-------------|
Gb|---------------------------12-11-12----|
Db|------------------------------------9~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
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
