Iced Earth - Retribution Through the Ages

      
 
 Iced Earth: Retribution Through The Ages
 
 
 The Frozen Palace
 
 
 Tuning: Eb
 
 Riff 1
 Guitar 1 x2

 eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
 Db|-7----7---8----8---------------------------------|
 Ab|-5----5---5----5---7----7-00-10-0000-8-0000-7----|
 Eb|-5----5-0--------0-5----5---------------------00-|
 

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 eb|-----------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
 Db|-3----3----5--5--5---2----2----0-2----0-2--2-0-|
 Ab|-3----3----5--5--5---2----2----0-2-22-0-2--2-0-|
 Eb|-1----1-00-3--3--3-0-0----0-00-----------------|
 

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 eb|--------------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------------------|
 Db|-3----3----5----5---2-----------|
 Ab|-3----3----5----5---2-----------|
 Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0--------00-|
 

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 Final time:

 eb|----------------------------------|
 Bb|----------------------------------|
 Gb|----------------------------------|
 Db|-3----3----5----5---2-------------|
 Ab|-3----3----5----5---2-------------|
 Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0------//12\\-|
 

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 Guitar 2

 eb|----------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------8----------------------|
 Gb|-7--9--10-----10--9------7--10--9-|
 Db|---------------------10-----------|
 Ab|----------------------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------|
 eb|-------------------------|
 Bb|-----------8-------------|
 Gb|-7--9--10-----10--9------|
 Db|---------------------10--|
 Ab|-------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------|
 eb|-----------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------7-----------------------------|
 Db|-7--9--10-----10--9------7--10--9--7-----|
 Ab|---------------------10---------------10-|
 Eb|-----------------------------------------|
 eb|------------------------|
 Bb|------------------------|
 Gb|-----------7--9--10--9--|
 Db|-7--9--10---------------|
 Ab|------------------------|
 Eb|------------------------|
 

 
 Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time)

 eb|----------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------11-------------------------|
 Gb|-10--12--14------14--12------10--14--12-|
 Db|-------------------------14-------------|
 Ab|----------------------------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------------|
 eb|-----------------------------|
 Bb|-------------11--------------|
 Gb|-10--12--14------14--12------|
 Db|-------------------------14--|
 Ab|-----------------------------|
 Eb|-----------------------------|
 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|-----7--9--10--9--7--------9--7--------|
 Db|-10-----------------9--10--------10--9-|
 Ab|---------------------------------------|
 Eb|---------------------------------------|
 eb|-------------------------|
 Bb|---------------8--10--8--|
 Gb|-----7--9--10------------|
 Db|-10----------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------|
 

 
 Riff 2
 Guitar 1

 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|--------8------7------5------7----8----|
 Eb|-5-5555---5555---5555---5555---55---55-|
 

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 "Time..."

 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----|
 Eb|-5-5555---5555---5555---5555---55---55-|
 

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 "...years pass..."

 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|--------8------7------5------7----8----|
 Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---66-|
 

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 "...ancient rites..."

 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----|
 Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---66-|
 

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 "...in tact..."
 
 Final time:

 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----|
 Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---00-|
 

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 "...gold and land."
 
 Guitar 2 plays an octave higher of guitar 1, but
 also ends with two open Es.
 
 Play Riff 1 Guitar 3 is played every time
 Play Riff 2 "Blood..."
 
 Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)

 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|-4------5------4------2------4----5----|
 Eb|-2-2222---2222---2222---2222---22---22-|
 

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 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----|
 Eb|-2-2222---2222---2222---2222---22---22-|
 

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 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|-2------5------4------2------4----5----|
 Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---33-|
 

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 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----|
 Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---33-|
 

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 Final time:

 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----|
 Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---30-|
 

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 Solo

 eb|---------------6----6-7-9-7h9p7p6-7-6b7~------|
 Bb|-----------7-8---------------------------7-7--|
 Gb|-------6-9------------------------------------|
 Db|-7-8-9----------------------------------------|
 Ab|----------------------------------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------------------|
 eb|----------------------------------------|
 Bb|-12--12p8----14--14p10-----15--15p12----|
 Gb|----------9------------11------------12-|
 Db|----------------------------------------|
 Ab|----------------------------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------------|
 eb|-------------------------------------|
 Bb|-14--14p10-----12-12p8---14-14p10----|
 Gb|-----------11----------9----------11-|
 Db|-------------------------------------|
 Ab|-------------------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------|
 eb|------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-15--15p12-----17--17p14-----19--19p15----|
 Gb|-----------12------------14------------16-|
 Db|------------------------------------------|
 Ab|------------------------------------------|
 Eb|------------------------------------------|
 eb|---------------------------------------12b14-|
 Bb|-17--17p14-----15-15p12----14-14p10----------|
 Gb|-----------14-----------12----------11-------|
 Db|---------------------------------------------|
 Ab|---------------------------------------------|
 Eb|---------------------------------------------|
 eb|-{12}-{12}-12b14r12---------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------12b14r12--10h12----12----10h12-|
 Gb|-------------------------------------11----11-------|
 Db|----------------------------------------------------|
 Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
 eb|----------------------------12b14~-|
 Bb|-[12]14r12p10-[12]14r12p10---------|
 Gb|-----------------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------------|
 Ab|-----------------------------------|
 Eb|-----------------------------------|
 eb|-14----14-----15----15-----17----17----|
 Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--20b22-20b22-|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|---------------------------------------|
 Eb|---------------------------------------|
 eb|-15----15-----17-----15-----|
 Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--|
 Gb|----------------------------|
 Db|----------------------------|
 Ab|----------------------------|
 Eb|----------------------------|
 eb|-14----14-----15----15-----14----14----|
 Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--17b19-17b19-|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|---------------------------------------|
 Eb|---------------------------------------|
 eb|-15----15-----17-----15-----12\----|
 Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--15b17\-|
 Gb|-----------------------------------|
 Db|-----------------------------------|
 Ab|-----------------------------------|
 Eb|-----------------------------------|
 

 
 End Solo
 
 Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2

 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|-7------7------7------7------7----7----|
 Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-|
 

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 x2

 eb|---------------------------------------|
 Bb|---------------------------------------|
 Gb|---------------------------------------|
 Db|---------------------------------------|
 Ab|-8------8------8------8------8----8----|
 Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-|
 

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 Final time:

 eb|--------------------------------------|
 Bb|--------------------------------------|
 Gb|--------------------------------------|
 Db|--------------------------------------|
 Ab|-8------8------8------8------8--------|
 Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-00-12\-|
 

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 Solo

 eb|----------------------------|
 Bb|-14--15---------------------|
 Gb|----------------------------|
 Db|-11--12--14--(14)/15--14----|
 Ab|-------------------------17-|
 Eb|----------------------------|
 eb|-----------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------------|
 Db|-14--(14)/15--/17--(17)\15--14-----|
 Ab|--------------------------------17-|
 Eb|-----------------------------------|
 eb|-----------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------------|
 Gb|-15-15\--15-15\--15-15\--15\--15\--------|
 Db|-15-15\--15-15\--15-15\--15\--15\--------|
 Ab|-----------------------------------------|
 Eb|-----------------------------------17/18-|
 eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-------------------------------19----------20-21-|
 Db|-------------19-20-------20-19----19-19-20-------|
 Ab|-19-20-19-20-------19-20-------------------------|
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 eb|-18-17-------------------------------------17-18-20b22~-|
 Bb|-------18-17-------------------------17-18--------------|
 Gb|-------------19-18-------------18-19--------------------|
 Db|-------------------20-19-19-20--------------------------|
 Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
 Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 End Solo
 
 Play Riff 1 Guitar 3 is played every time
 
 Guitar 1 ends song with this:

 eb|------------------------------------------|
 Bb|------------------------------------------|
 Gb|-----------------------------5------------|
 Db|-3----3----5----5---2--------5----5----7--|
 Ab|-3----3----5----5---2--------3----5----7--|
 Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0-------------3----5--|
 

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 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