Iced Earth - Creator Failure

      

 
 Iced Earth: Creator Failure 
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 
 Brian Van Maurik (bmvst7+@pitt.edu) 
 Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com) 
 
 FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND 
 THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: 
 
 The Frozen Palace 
 http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ 
 
 Date last modified: April 27, 2003 
 
 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE 
 WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 
 
 Tuning: Eb 
 
 Riff 1 
 eb|-----------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------| 
 Db|-7-10-9--7-9----7-9-10--9-10-| 
 Ab|-5--8-7--5-7----5-7--8--7--8-| 
 Eb|-5--8-7--5-7----5-7--8--7--8-| 
 
 
 Riff 2 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|-7-10-9------9-9------9----------| 
 Ab|-5--8-7------7-7------7----------| 
 Eb|-5--8---0000-----0000---00000000-| 
 **** **** ******** 
 eb|----------------------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------| 
 Db|-7-10-9------9-9------9------9----| 
 Ab|-5--8-7------7-7------7------7----| 
 Eb|-5--8---0000-----0000---0000---00-| 
 **** **** **** ** 
 
 Riff 3 
 eb|-----------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------| 
 Db|-7-10-9--------7-10-9--| 
 Ab|-5--8-7--------5--8-7--| 
 Eb|-5--8-7--------5--8-7--| 
 "A lonely maiden stands..." 
 eb|----------------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------| 
 Db|-7-10-9--------7-10-9----12-| 
 Ab|-5--8-7--------5--8-7----10-| 
 Eb|-5--8-7--------5--8-7----10-| 
 
 
 Play Riff 2 "How does thou..." 
 
 
 Riff 4 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|-----------------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------| 
 Db|-9------------12--10------------14-| 
 Ab|-7------------10---8------------12-| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|-------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-7-9-9-------------------------------| 
 Db|-------10----9-7-9----7-5-7----9-7-9-| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------| 
 "I also ask of You my lord..." 
 
 
 Riff 5 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|--------------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------------| 
 Gb|------------------------------4-| 
 Db|------------5-4-----------------| 
 Ab|-2-5-4-2-0---------2-5-4-2-0----| 
 Eb|--------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|---------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------------------------------------12-| 
 Gb|--------------12-11--------------------| 
 Db|-9-12-11-9-------------9-12-11-9-------| 
 Ab|-----------12--------------------12----| 
 Eb|---------------------------------------| 
 "Fail me not my master..." 
 
 
 Riff 6 
 Guitar 1 x4 
 eb|-----------------|---------| 
 Bb|-----------------|---------| 
 Gb|-----------------|---------| 
 Db|-----------------|---------| 
 Ab|-9-7-5--9----(9)-|--9-7-5--| 
 Eb|-7-5-3--7----(7)-|--7-5-3--| 
 * * * * * * 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|------------------------| 
 Bb|------------------------| 
 Gb|------------------------| 
 Db|-9-9-9-10-9-12-9--7/9~--| 
 Ab|------------------------| 
 Eb|------------------------| 
 * * * 
 
 
 Riff 7 
 eb|-------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-9------9-9------9-------------------------| 
 Eb|-7-7777-7-7-7777-7-7777-8888-10101010-8888-| 
 **** **** **** **** * * * * **** 
 "Blackness, dripping stench..." 
 
 
 Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) 
 eb|----------------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------| 
 Db|---------12--9--------------| 
 Ab|-9-------10--7--------9-7-5-| 
 Eb|-7-------10--7--------7-5-3-| 
 
 eb|----------------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------| 
 Db|----------7--9--------------| 
 Ab|-9--------5--7--------9-7-5-| 
 Eb|-7--------5--7--------7-5-3-| 
 
 
 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 
 
 
 Riff 9 x2 
 eb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-| 
 **** * **** * * ** ** **** * **** * * ** ** 
 eb|-------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-| 
 **************** ******** **** **** 
 eb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-| 
 **** * **** * * ** ** **** * **** * * ** ** 
 eb|-------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-| 
 **************** ******** **** **** 
 eb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-7777-8-7777-1010-88-77-| 
 **** * **** * * ** ** **** * **** * * ** ** 
 eb|-------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-| 
 **************** ******** **** **** 
 x4 
 eb|---------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------| 
 Db|---------------------| 
 Ab|-9---10-9----12-10-9-| 
 Eb|-7-77-8-7-77-10--8-7-| 
 ** ** 
 eb|-----| 
 Bb|-----| 
 Gb|-----| 
 Db|--9--| 
 Ab|--7--| 
 Eb|--7--| 
 
 
 
 Riff 10 (Clean) 
 eb|-3------2------3------2-----------| 
 Bb|---0-1----0-1----0-1----0-4-0-5-0-| 
 Gb|----------------------------------| 
 Db|----------------------------------| 
 Ab|----------------------------------| 
 Eb|----------------------------------| 
 "Standing now..." 
 eb|-3------2------3------2-------7---| 
 Bb|---0-1----0-1----0-1----0-4-0---5-| 
 Gb|----------------------------------| 
 Db|----------------------------------| 
 Ab|----------------------------------| 
 Eb|----------------------------------| 
 
 
 Riff 11 (Distortion) 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|--------------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------------| 
 Db|-9---------------------8-8----7-| 
 Ab|-7----/8-7-5-7-8-7~~---6-6----5-| 
 Eb|-7---------------a-----6-6----5-| 
 "...smile..." 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|---------------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------9-10-12-------| 
 Db|-----------7-9-10-9--7-9---------10--9-| 
 Ab|-7--9--10------------------------------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 3 (Comes in later) 
 eb|------------------------------| 
 Bb|------------------------------| 
 Gb|------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------8-8----7-| 
 Ab|---------------------6-6----5-| 
 Eb|-00000000000000...---6-6----5-| 
 ************** 
 
 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