Iced Earth - The Last Laugh

      

 
 Iced Earth: The Last Laugh 
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 
 
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 Date last modified: April 24, 2003 
 
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 WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 
 
 Tuning: Eb 
 
 Riff 1 
 eb|-----------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------| 
 Db|-9--------12--------10-| 
 Ab|-7--------10---------8-| 
 Eb|-----------------------| 
 
 Final time 
 eb|-----------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------| 
 Db|-9--------12-----------| 
 Ab|-7--------10-----------| 
 Eb|------------------//\\-| 
 
 
 Riff 2 
 eb|--------------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------------| 
 Db|--------------------------------| 
 Ab|-2------------------------------| 
 Eb|-0-0000000000000000000000000000-| 
 **************************** 
 "My personal quest..." 
 eb|------------------------------------| 
 Bb|------------------------------------| 
 Gb|------------------------------------| 
 Db|------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2--------------| 
 Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-000000000000-| 
 **** **** ************ 
 
 
 
 Riff 3 
 eb|--------------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------------| 
 Db|--------------------------------| 
 Ab|-2------------------------------| 
 Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-| 
 * * * * * * * * * * * * **** 
 "I am your father..." 
 eb|-----------------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------------------| 
 Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-------------| 
 Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
 **** **** * * * * * * 
 "I've taken..." 
 
 
 Play Riff 1 
 Play Riff 2 "In your hour of darkness..." 
 Play Riff 3 "I am your father..." 
 
 Lead into next section: 
 eb|-----| 
 Bb|-----| 
 Gb|-----| 
 Db|-----| 
 Ab|-----| 
 Eb|--0--| 
 
 
 Riff 4 
 eb|----------------------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------| 
 Db|----------------------------------| 
 Ab|----------------------------------| 
 Eb|-00000000000000000000000000000000-| 
 ******************************** 
 "Extending..." Final chord 
 eb|-----------------------------------|-----| 
 Bb|-----------------------------------|-----| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------|-----| 
 Db|-----------------------------------|-----| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------|--2--| 
 Eb|-3333333333333333-1111111111111111-|--0--| 
 **************** **************** 
 "...now you rise..." 
 
 
 Riff 5 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|---------------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------------| 
 Ab|----3--2-------3--2-------3--2-------3-| 
 Eb|-00-1--0----00-1--0----00-1--0----00-1-| 
 ** ** ** ** 
 "My new born son..." 
 x2 
 eb|--------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------| 
 Db|--------------------------| 
 Ab|-2----2-----2-----2-----3-| 
 Eb|-0-00-0--00-0--00-0--00-1-| 
 ** ** ** ** 
 "Fly now and do battle..." 
 
 Guitar 2 (Clean) 
 eb|-----------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------7-----7-5-7-------7-----7-5-| 
 Gb|---4h5---5-4---------4h5---5-4-----| 
 Db|-----------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------| 
 Eb|-0-----------------0---------------| 
 
 
 Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) 
 eb|----------------------------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------------------------| 
 Gb|----------------------------------------| 
 Db|----------------------------------------| 
 Ab|--------------------------------------3-| 
 Eb|-0--000--000--00-1111-0--000--000--00-1-| 
 * *** *** ** **** * *** *** ** 
 
 Solo 
 eb|----------------12-13-15-12-13-15-13b15r13-----| 
 Bb|--------------13---------------------------12~-| 
 Gb|------12-14-15---------------------------------| 
 Db|-14-15-----------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-20-19-17-15-17-19p17p15-19-17-15-14-14-15-17-15~\-| 
 Bb|---------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|---------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-------------------12-13-12-13-15-13b15r13-/19~-| 
 Bb|--------------13-15-----------------------------| 
 Gb|------12-14-15----------------------------------| 
 Db|-14-15------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-22p20p19p17\15-17-19-20p19p17p15\14-17-19-17~\-| 
 Bb|------------------------------------------------| 
 Gb|------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|--------------| 
 Bb|-/15--15/17~~-| 
 Gb|--------------| 
 Db|--------------| 
 Ab|--------------| 
 Eb|--------------| 
 
 End Solo 
 
 
 Play Riff 1 
 Play Riff 2 "In your hour of darkness..." 
 Play Riff 3 "I am your father..." 
 Play Riff 4 "Extending..." 
 Play Riff 3 
 
 Ending: 
 eb|-----------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------| 
 Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-| 
 Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-| 
 **** **** 
 
 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