Iced Earth: Waterloo transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.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: 01/24/04 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--11--|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--|
Ab|-7-777--7---7--7-777--7---7--|
Eb|-----------------------------|
* *** * ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--12-11-|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--9-|
Ab|-7-777--7---7--7-777--7---7--7-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
* *** * *** Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------7---5---------------------|
Ab|-5--------5-0-3--------3-2--------2-|
Eb|---------------------------5-3--5---|
* * * * * * Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9--7--11--|
Db|-9-----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9-/14-12--11-[--11-12-11]-| <--Another guitar plays
Db|-9--------------------------[9---------]-| notes in [] while the
Ab|-----------------------------------------| first guitar holds the
Eb|-----------------------------------------| 11 note.
* * * * Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-9----11----12-11-9-7----9----(9)\-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
End Intro Riff 1 Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--11--|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--|
Ab|-7-777--7---7--7-777--7---7--|
Eb|-----------------------------|
* *** * ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--12-11-|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--9-|
Ab|-7-777--7---7--7-777--7---7--7-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
* *** * *** Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------7---5---------------------|
Ab|-5--------5-0-3--------3-2--------2-|
Eb|---------------------------5-3--5---|
* * * * * * Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9--7--11--|
Db|-9-----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9-/14-12--11-[--11-12-11]-| <--Another guitar plays
Db|-9--------------------------[9---------]-| notes in [] while the
Ab|-----------------------------------------| first guitar holds the
Eb|-----------------------------------------| 11 note.
* * * * Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-9----11----12-11-9-7----9----(9)\-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12--10-8--7--10--|
Gb|----12---------------------|
Db|-12------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12--10-8-/15-12--10--|
Gb|----12-------------------------|
Db|-12----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-12----14----16-14-12-11----12----(12)\-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Riff 2 Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-9----7-9-------------------12----12-11----|
Ab|-7-77-5-7--7-777-777-777-77-10-00-10--9-00-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
** * * *** *** *** ** ** ** "Usher in the rally..."
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----------------------4---------------|
Ab|-5--5-555-555-555-555-55-2--2-222-222-22-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** ** * *** *** ** "...here again..."
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--5-555-555-55-7----5-7-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------5-55-3-5--5-555-555-555-555-55-|
* *** *** ** ** * * *** *** *** *** ** "...broken, and free he..." Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------10----------------------|
Gb|-9-99-7-9----9-11-12----12-11-9-12-11--------|
Db|--------------------------------------12-12--|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
** * *
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|----9-11-12-11-9----12--11--9------9--11--|
Db|-12--------------12------------12---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------9----------|
Db|-12-11-----------------11-12---12-11----|
Ab|-------12-12--------12---------------12-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
* Guitar 3
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------10-12-13-12-10----12-10--------|
Gb|-12-1212-11-12----12----------------12-------11-11--|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * *
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12-10-------12--10--------------10--|
Gb|-11-12----------12-11---------12--11--12------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-11-9-----------------9-11-12-11-9-----|
Db|------11-11--------11--------------11--|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
* Play Riff 1 "Foreshadowed man..." Play Riff 2 "Quickly, the allies..." Play Riff 1 "Foreshadowed man..." Riff 3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------3--|
Ab|----------------------------3--|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0----|
* **** * * **** * **** * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------5--|
Ab|----------------------------5--|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0----|
* **** * * **** * **** * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------3--|
Ab|----------------------------3--|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0----|
* **** * * **** * **** * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------5---|
Ab|----------------------------5---|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0---0-|
* **** * * **** * **** * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------7---5---------------------|
Ab|-5--------5---3--------3-2--------2-|
Eb|-5--------5-0-3------------5-3--5---|
* * * * * * Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2--------4--------5--------7--|
Eb|-0--------2--------3--------5--|
"Of all the wars I have waged..." Play Riff 2 "The French force..." Play Riff 1 "Foreshadowed man..." Ending:
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Eb|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Eb|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--//\\-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------3--2-|
Ab|----------------------------3--2-|
Eb|-0-0000-0-0-0000-0-0000-0-0------|
* **** * * **** * **** * * 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
Source: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/iced_earth/glorious_burden/waterloo.txt