Iced Earth - Declaration Day

      

 
 Iced Earth: Declaration Day 
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 
 
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 THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: 
 
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 http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ 
 
 Date last modified: 01/30/04 
 
 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE 
 WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 
 
 Tuning: Eb 
 
 
 Lead in from Star Spangled Banner: 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|----------| 
 Bb|----------| 
 Gb|----------| 
 Db|-(4)------| 
 Ab|-(2)--2---| 
 Eb|------0---| 
 
 Guitar 2, 3, 4, 5 
 eb|-(14-12)--| 
 Bb|-(10--9)--| 
 Gb|-(11--9)--| 
 Db|----------| 
 Ab|---9--7---| 
 Eb|----------| 
 
 
 
 Riff 1 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|--------------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------------| 
 Db|--------------------------------| 
 Ab|--------------------------------| 
 Eb|-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-...-00-| 
 *** * *** * *** * *** * ** 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|--------------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-9--------9-10--------10-9--------9-7----7-5----7-| 
 Ab|-7--------7--7---------7-7--------7-5----5-3----5-| 
 Eb|--------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 Riff 2 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|----0----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|----0----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------5----5---7-9\-| 
 Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7\-| 
 Eb|-0-------------------------------------------| 
 * 
 eb|------0-------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0-------------------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------------------------| 
 Db|--------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10\-| 
 Eb|-000----------------------------------------| 
 *** 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------(5-4\)-| <-- harmony guitar 
 Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| 
 Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------| 
 Eb|-0--------------------------------------------| 
 * 
 eb|------0---------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0---------------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12\-| 
 Ab|----------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-000------------------------------------------| 
 *** 
 
 
 Play Riff 1 "The odds are stacked..." 
 
 
 Riff 2a 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|----0----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|----0----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------5----5---7-9\-| 
 Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7\-| 
 Eb|-0-------------------------------------------| 
 * 
 "So we make our..." 
 eb|------0---------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0---------------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------------------| 
 Db|----------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-7\-| 
 Eb|-000------------------------------------------| 
 *** 
 "...day..." 
 eb|------0----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------5----5---7-9\-| 
 Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7\-| 
 Eb|-000-------------------------------------------| 
 *** * 
 "So we make our..." 
 eb|------0-------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0-------------------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------------------------| 
 Db|--------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10\-| 
 Eb|-000----------------------------------------| 
 *** 
 "...day..." 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------(5-4\)-| <-- harmony guitar 
 Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| 
 Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------| 
 Eb|-0--------------------------------------------| 
 * 
 eb|------0-----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-9\-| 
 Ab|------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| 
 *** 
 eb|------0-----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------------(5-4\)-| <-- harmony guitar 
 Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| 
 Ab|---------------------------------7----7-0-------| 
 Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| 
 *** * 
 eb|------0---------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0---------------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12\-| 
 Ab|----------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-000------------------------------------------| 
 *** 
 
 
 
 Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) 
 eb|----------------------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------| 
 Db|-9--------------------------------| 
 Ab|-7--77777777777777777777777777-00-| 
 Eb|----------------------------------| 
 ************************** ** 
 eb|-----------------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------| 
 Db|-10--------------------------------| 
 Ab|--7--77777777777777777777777777-00-| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------| 
 ************************** ** 
 eb|----------------------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------| 
 Db|-9--------------------------------| 
 Ab|-7--77777777777777777777777777-00-| 
 Eb|----------------------------------| 
 ************************** ** 
 eb|-----------------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------| 
 Db|-7----------------5----------------| 
 Ab|-5--5555555555-00-3--3333333333-00-| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------| 
 ********** ** ********** ** 
 
 
 Solo 
 eb|-------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------| 
 Gb|------------7b9r7~----12-11-9~-| 
 Db|----------9--------------------| 
 Ab|-7~----10----------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------| 
 
 eb|------------------------------| 
 Bb|-10-12-13~----12b13r12-10-12~-| 
 Gb|------------------------------| 
 Db|------------------------------| 
 Ab|------------------------------| 
 Eb|------------------------------| 
 
 eb|--------------------15-17-19-17b19r17~-| 
 Bb|-17-19-19b20~-----17-------------------| 
 Gb|----------------19---------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------------| 
 Ab|---------------------------------------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-----14-15-17-15-14-15-------------| 
 Bb|---15------------------15b17r15~~--| 
 Gb|-17--------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------------| 
 Db|-------9-12---------------14---| 
 Ab|----10------12-9----12-14---14-| 
 Eb|-12--------------10------------| 
 
 eb|-------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------17-12-| 
 Gb|-12----------14----12----16-12-------| 
 Db|----14-16-12----16----14-------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-------14----------15----14----16b18r16~-| 
 Bb|-15-------15-17-12----17----15-----------| 
 Gb|----14-----------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-12-15-12----15-12-15----12-12-----| 
 Bb|----------15----------15----15b17--| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-12----------------------------------| 
 Bb|----12-15----------------------------| 
 Gb|----------14b16--12-14p12-14b16r14~--| 
 Db|-------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-------12-------------12-14-------------------12-------| 
 Bb|-15b17----15-12----12-------15-12-15-12-15b17----15-12-| 
 Gb|----------------14-------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|----------12-14----12-12----12-17-15-12-15----12----12-12-| 
 Bb|-------12-------15----15b17----------------15-15b17-------| 
 Gb|-14b16----------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|----------------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-12----12----------------12--------------------------| 
 Bb|-15b17----15-12-15-----------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------14b16----[14]16r14p12-14----12-14-| 
 Db|--------------------------------------------14-------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|------------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-14---------------------------------------------| 
 Db|----14-12-14----14----12------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------14----14----14\12-10-12----12/19~~-| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------12---------| 
 
 End Solo 
 
 
 
 Riff 4 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------| 
 Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----| 
 Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-| 
 * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|-5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7-----| 
 Ab|-3-3--33-3-3--33-5-5--55-5-5--55-| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------| 
 Ab|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----| 
 Eb|-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-0-0--00-| 
 * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------| 
 Ab|-5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7-----| 
 Eb|-3-3--33-3-3--33-5-5--55-5-5--55-| 
 * * ** * * ** * * ** * * ** 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-7--777-9-10--9--7--5--55-3----333-3/7-5----55-10-9--99-| 
 Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|---------------------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-7--777-9-10--9--7--5--55-10----101010-12-9----99-10-9-5-| 
 Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 3 
 eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-5--555-7-9--7--5--4--44-2----222-2/5-4----44-9-7--77--| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|---------------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-5--555-7-9--7--5--4--44-9----999-10-7----77-9-7-4-| 
 Ab|---------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 Play Riff 1 "With virtue as..." 
 
 
 Riff 2b 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|----0----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|----0----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------5----5---7-9\-| 
 Ab|-2-------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7\-| 
 Eb|-0-------------------------------------------| 
 * 
 "So we make our..." 
 eb|------0---------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0---------------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------------------| 
 Db|----------------------------------------------| ------| 
 Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--8----8-10-7\-| | 
 Eb|-000------------------------------------------| | 
 *** | 
 "...day..." |--> Play 3x 
 eb|------0----------------------------------------| | 
 Bb|------0----------------------------------------| | 
 Gb|-----------------------------------------------| | 
 Db|---------------------------------5----5---7-9\-| -----| 
 Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5-7--3----3-0-5-7\-| 
 Eb|-000-------------------------------------------| 
 *** * 
 "So we make our..." 
 eb|------0------------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------7-7-7-7-5-3-5----5----7----8----8----10--8\-| 
 Eb|-000---------------------------------------------------| 
 *** 
 "...day..." 
 eb|------------| 
 Bb|------------| 
 Gb|------------| 
 Db|------------| 
 Ab|-7----(7)---| 
 Eb|------------| 
 "...breath..." 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|----0-----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|----0-----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------(5-4\)-| <-- harmony guitar 
 Db|---------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| 
 Ab|-2-----------------------------7----7-0-------| 
 Eb|-0--------------------------------------------| 
 * 
 eb|------0-----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9--10----10-12-9\-| -----| 
 Ab|------------------------------------------------| | 
 Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| | 
 *** | 
 eb|------0-----------------------------------------| |--> Play 3x 
 Bb|------0-----------------------------------------| | 
 Gb|-----------------------------------------(5-4\)-| | 
 Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7-9-----------7-5\--| -----| 
 Ab|---------------------------------7----7-0-------| 
 Eb|-000--------------------------------------------| 
 *** * 
 eb|------0---------------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------0---------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------9-9-9-9-7-5-7----7----9----10----10----12--10\-| 
 Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-000------------------------------------------------------| 
 *** 
 eb|------------| 
 Bb|------------| 
 Gb|------------| 
 Db|-9----(9)---| 
 Ab|------------| 
 Eb|------------| 
 
 
 
 
 Ending: 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|----------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------| 
 Db|------5----10----9----| 
 Ab|-2----3-----8----7----| 
 Eb|-0----------8----7----| 
 "...breath..." 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|------------------------16-17-19~~--| 
 Bb|-/12-13-17~-------17-19-------------| 
 Gb|---------------16-------------------| 
 Db|------------------------------------| 
 Ab|------------------------------------| 
 Eb|------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-/12-14-16~----16b17--14~---------| 
 Bb|-----------------------------17~--| 
 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