Iced Earth - Vengeance Is Mine

      

 
 Iced Earth: Vengeance Is Mine 
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 
 edited by: Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com) 
 solo by: Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com) 
 
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 THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: 
 
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 http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ 
 
 Date last modified: April 24, 2003 
 
 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE 
 WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 
 
 Tuning: Eb 
 
 Riff 1 
 Guitar 1 (Distortion) x4 
 eb|-----------------------|-----| 
 Bb|-----------------------|-----| 
 Gb|-----------------------|-----| 
 Db|-------------4---------|-----| 
 Ab|-2-----------2-------3-|--2--| 
 Eb|-0------0-0-----0-0--1-|--0--| 
 * * * * 
 
 Guitar 2 (Clean w/ delay) 
 eb|----------------------------| 
 Bb|-0--8p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-7h8-| 
 Gb|----------------------------| 
 Db|----------------------------| 
 Ab|----------------------------| 
 Eb|----------------------------| 
 Final note 
 eb|---0-7p0---0-8p0---0-7p0---0-8p0---0-|------| 
 Bb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|--5~--| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------|------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------|------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------|------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------|------| 
 
 
 
 Lead into next section: 
 eb|---------| 
 Bb|---------| 
 Gb|---------| 
 Db|---------| 
 Ab|---3-----| 
 Eb|-1---1-3-| 
 * * * * 
 
 
 Riff 2 (Distortion) 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------| 
 Ab|---------------------------3-----| 
 Eb|-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-1---1-3-| 
 * *** * *** * *** * *** * * * * 
 "Hear now this story..." 
 eb|--------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------| 
 Gb|--------------------------| 
 Db|--------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------3------3-----| 
 Eb|-0-000-0-000-1----1---1-3-| 
 * *** * *** * * * * 
 "...of a man..." 
 
 
 Riff 3 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------| 
 Ab|-3-----3-----3---4-----4-----4---| 
 Eb|---111---111---1---111---111---1-| 
 * *** * *** * * * *** * *** * * 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------| 
 Ab|-1-----1-----1---3---3-----3-----| 
 Eb|---111---111---1---1---111---1-3-| 
 * *** * *** * * * * * *** * * * 
 
 
 Play Riff 2 "Profane to humanity..." 
 
 
 Riff 4 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------| 
 Ab|-3-----3-----3-3-4-----4-----4-4-| 
 Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 
 * * * * * * * * 
 "For all the young lives..." 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------| 
 Ab|-1-----1-----1---3---3-----------| 
 Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-1-1-1-| 
 * * * * * * *** * * * 
 "Fear now you shall obtain..." 
 
 
 Riff 5 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------| 
 Db|---------------------------------| 
 Ab|-3\2-----------------------------| 
 Eb|-1\0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-111-1-| 
 * *** * * * * * * * * *** * 
 "...is mine..." 
 eb|-------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-3\2---------------------------------| 
 Eb|-1\0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-| 
 * *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
 
 Guitar 2 
 eb|----------------------| 
 Bb|----------------------| 
 Gb|-5--4--------5-4------| 
 Db|-------5~---------2~~-| 
 Ab|-------a----------a---| 
 Eb|----------------------| 
 
 
 
 Play Riff 4 "For every young one..." 
 Play Riff 5 "...is mine..." 
 
 
 Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) 
 x4 x2 
 eb|-----------------|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------|---------------------------------| 
 Db|-3-----3-----3\2-|-2-----2-----2-----2-------------| 
 Ab|-3-----3-----3\2-|-2-----2-----2-----2-------------| 
 Eb|---1-1---1-1-----|---000---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
 * * * * *** * * * * * * * * * * 
 
 Solo 
 eb|----------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-12b13-12-----------12-12b13-12-----------12\-| 
 Gb|----------10--9--10-------------10--9--10-----| 
 Db|----------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|----------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|----------------------------------------------| 
 Last time 
 eb|---------------------------------------------|------| 
 Bb|-12--10----------------12--10----------------|------| 
 Gb|---------12--9\--7--9----------12\--7--9--12-|--9~--| 
 Db|---------------------------------------------|------| 
 Ab|---------------------------------------------|------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------------------|------| 
 
 End solo 
 
 
 Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x4 
 eb|---------------------------------|--------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------|--------------------------| 
 Gb|---------------------------------|--------------------------| 
 Db|-----5-----4-----2-----3-----2/3-|-3--------5-------2/3-2/3-| 
 Ab|-----7-----5-----2-----3-----2/3-|-3--------5-------2/3-2/3-| 
 Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|---1-111-----3-3----------| 
 * * * * * * * * * * * *** * * 
 
 Solo 
 Guitar 1 
 eb|-15p12----15p14----19p15-19p15-17-15-------------------| 
 Bb|-------12-------12-------------------19p15-19p15-15-12-| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-15p12----15p14----19p15-19p15-17-15-14~-| 
 Bb|-------12-------12-----------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-15p12----15p14----19p15-19p15-17-15-------------------| 
 Bb|-------12-------12-------------------19p15-19p15-15-12-| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|----------------------| 
 Bb|-12-------14----15----| 
 Gb|-14b16----16b18-17b19-| 
 Db|----------------------| 
 Ab|----------------------| 
 Eb|----------------------| 
 
 Repeat the above, then play: 
 
 eb|------------------------------| 
 Bb|------------------------------| 
 Gb|-9----11-12----14-11----12-14-| 
 Db|------------------------------| 
 Ab|------------------------------| 
 Eb|------------------------------| 
 
 eb|--------------------------------------| 
 Bb|--------------------------------------| 
 Gb|-16-/16----17-19----21-17----19-19\16-| 
 Db|--------------------------------------| 
 Ab|--------------------------------------| 
 Eb|--------------------------------------| 
 
 
 Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time) 
 eb|-19p15----19p17----24p19-24p19-20-19-------------------| 
 Bb|-------15-------15-------------------22p19-22p19-19----| 
 Gb|----------------------------------------------------19-| 
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-19p15----19p17----24p19-24p19-20-19-17~-| 
 Bb|-------15-------15-----------------------| 
 Gb|-----------------------------------------| 
 Db|-----------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-----------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-19p15----19p17----24p19-24p19-20-19-------------------| 
 Bb|-------15-------15-------------------22p19-22p19-19----| 
 Gb|----------------------------------------------------19-| 
 Db|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 eb|----------------------| 
 Bb|-15-------17----19----| 
 Gb|-17b19----19b21-21b23-| 
 Db|----------------------| 
 Ab|----------------------| 
 Eb|----------------------| 
 
 eb|-15----17-19----20-17----19-20-| 
 Bb|-------------------------------| 
 Gb|-------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------| 
 
 eb|-22----------------------------------| 
 Bb|----15----17-19----20-17----19-19\15-| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------| 
 
 End Solo 
 
 
 Play Riff 2 "I shall do..." 
 Play Riff 4 "For all the young lives..." 
 Play Riff 5 "...is mine..." 
 Play Riff 4 "For every young one..." 
 Play Riff 5 "...is mine..." 
 
 Guitar fill over ending chorus: 
 eb|----------------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-12b13-12-----------12-12b13-12-----------12\-| 
 Gb|----------10--9--10-------------10--9--10-----| 
 Db|----------------------------------------------| 
 Ab|----------------------------------------------| 
 Eb|----------------------------------------------| 
 Last time 
 eb|---------------------------------------------|------| 
 Bb|-12--10----------------12--10----------------|------| 
 Gb|---------12--9\--7--9----------12\--7--9--12-|--9~--| 
 Db|---------------------------------------------|------| 
 Ab|---------------------------------------------|------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------------------|------| 
 
 End guitar fill 
 
 
 Play Riff 1 
 
 
 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