Iced Earth - "Burnt Offerings" Guitar Tab
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Taken with permission from The Frozen Palace: http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Iced Earth: Burnt Offerings
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Brian Van Maurik (bmvst7+@pitt.edu)
with help from: dsl@sigmaweb.net
edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 10/27/01
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Here's the intro for the Days of Purgatory CD:
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------4----7---------4----7--------------7---------|
Ab|--5----2----5----5----2----5----3----5----5----5--7-|
Eb|--3--------------3--------------1----3---------3--5-|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------2------------------------------2-5-4~-|
Db|-/5~--2-4-5~--2-4-5---5-4-5-2-5--4-5-2~----------4--------|
Ab|----------------------------------------5-3-2~------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------2----------------2-------------2-5-4~-|
Db|-/5~--2-4-5~--2-4-5---5-4-5-2-5--4-5----5-4tr5---4--------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
1st ending
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|--2~---4-5--4-5-4-2-----------------|
Db|--------------------5~--------------|
Ab|--------------------------5--5/7~~--|
Eb|------------------------------------|
2nd ending
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|--2~---4-5--4-5-4-2-----------------|
Db|--------------------5~----5--5/7~~--|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (plays the last time)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------6------------------------------6-9-8~-|
Db|-/9~--6-8-9~--6-8-9---9-8-9-6-9--8-9-6~----------8--------|
Ab|----------------------------------------9-8-6~------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------6----------------6-------------6-9-8~-|
Db|-/9~--6-8-9~--6-8-9---9-8-9-6-9--8-9----9-8tr9---8--------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|--6~---8-9--8-9-8-6-----------------|
Db|--------------------9~----5--5/7~~--|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
End of Days Of Purgatory intro. Here's the studio CD intro.
eb|--17----17--19----17--20----17--22----17--20---19---|
Bb|------17--------17--------17--------17------17---17-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|--17----17--19----17--20----17--22----17--20---19---|
Bb|------18--------18--------18--------18------18---18-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
After awhile, two notes fade in
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------3---------------------|
Ab|-0--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
End of studio CD intro. Now both versions pick up here with
the distortion crashing in:
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|--7----6-6-------7-------9-7-6-|
Eb|--5----4-4-------5-----0-7-5-4-|
* * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|---5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5----5-4-5--|
Db|-7--------7--------6--------6--------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Piano (arranged for guitar)
eb|----8-7-8-----8-7-8----8-7-8---8-7-8-|
Bb|-10--------10--------9-------9-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|---2-1-2----2-1-2----2-1-2----2-1-2-|
Ab|-4--------4--------3--------3-------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|--9--12----9--12----8---9---11--12---|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|--12--16--12--16---11--12---14--16---|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Riff 3 x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-6------7------6------6-----------9\-|
Ab|-4-4444-5-5555-4-4444-4-4444-7777-7\-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** ****
"In one last breath......."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-5------5------5------5------5-5-|
Ab|-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
"You'll see the things I see....."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x3 x2
eb|---------------|------------|-------------------------|
Bb|---------------|------------|-------------------------|
Gb|---------------|------------|---------2-----------2---|
Db|----6h7-6--4---|---6h7-6--4-|-----4-5---5-4---4-5---5-|
Ab|--4----------4-|-4----------|-2-2-----------2---------|
Eb|---------------|------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 2 x3 x2
eb|---------------|------------|-------------------------|
Bb|---------------|------------|---------5-----------5---|
Gb|----8-9-8--6---|---8-9-8--6-|-----6-7---7-6---6-7---7-|
Db|--6----------6-|-6----------|-4-4-----------4---------|
Ab|---------------|------------|-------------------------|
Eb|---------------|------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|--6---------------------------4------------|
Ab|--4---------------------------2------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 "Every note......"
Play Riff 4
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------4--------------------------4-6-|
Db|---6-7--6-7---7-6--7-6-4---4-6--4-6-7------|
Ab|-4-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------7-----------------|
"Spill your blood......"
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-6-----------------------4----------2------|
Ab|-4----------2------------2----------0------|
Eb|------------0------------------------------|
Guitar 3 comes in after awhile
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|--6--------------------------------|
Db|------9--7--6----------9--7--6-----|
Ab|---------------7--4-------------9--|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Riff 6 x4
eb|------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Ab|---3--3--4--4--4--3--3--2--2--2--3--3--4--4--4--2-3-5-|--2-4--|
Eb|-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22---0-1-3-|--0h2--|
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Riff 7
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------5-5-2-4-----------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Final time
eb|-------------------------------------------------|--------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|--------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|--------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|--------|
Ab|-2-2-2-4---------------------5-5--2-3-5----7--4--|--7--9--|
Eb|-0-0-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--0-1-3----5--2--|--5--7--|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8 (clean)
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4-------4----4-------4----5-------5----5-------5---|
Db|------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-|
Ab|----2------------2------------2------------2--------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
"Dark shadows........"
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4-------4----4-------4----2-------2----------------|
Db|------2----2-------2----2-------2----2--5----2--5-2-|
Ab|----2------------2------------2------------2--------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Lead over the above rhythm (guitar 2 plays top notes)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-3~--3h5p3-1-3-5~--5h6p5-3-1-3~--3h5p3-----------------|
Gb|-4~--4h5p5-2-4-5~--5h7p5-4-2-4~--4h5p5-5-4-5~---4~--5~-|
Db|---------------------------------------7-5-7~---5~--7~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 9 (clean)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----0-----------------0------------|
Gb|---5---5---5---5-----5---5---5---5--|
Db|-7-------7---7-----6-------6---6----|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
"These are not idle threats my friends...."
Riff 1a (distortion)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|--7----6-6-------7------9-7-6-|
Eb|--5----4-4-------5------7-5-4-|
* *
"Cast their bodies....to the flames!"
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x2
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-6--7--6--6--9--9----6--7--6--6--9--9---5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Ab|-4--5--4--4--7--7----4--5--4--4--7--7---3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Eb|-4--5--4--4--7--7----4--5--4--4--7--7---3--3--3--3--3--3-|
x4
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|--6----9----5----4----7-|
Ab|--4----7----5----4----7-|
Eb|--4----7----------------|
Solo
(contributed by ?? ....if you're out there, let me know and i'll give credit to you)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------19tp12p7-17tp7-19tp7-|
Bb|-------------------5ah~------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------6~----------6ah~-bp5~-------(5~)------------------------------|
Db|--5b--p2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-20tp13p8-20tp13p8-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-20tp13p8-20tp13p8--|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-20tp13p8-20tp13p8-22tp15p10-22tp15p10-22tp15p10-22tp15p10-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-19tp12p7-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----14-15-17-17p14------14-----------------0-------------------|
Gb|-16----------------------16------16b-14-13~------------11ahb~p9-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------11~------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------14-15-br~15-14h15p14----------------17-19-20-22---|
Bb|-----17-------------------------------17b~--17------------|
Gb|-16-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19-20-22-20p19p17-17-19-20-20p19-19p17-15-17-19-19p17p15-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-13-15-17-15-13---------------------13---------------------------9-----|
Bb|----------------------------15bp14-14-15----15-14-12brp9--------------12--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------11b-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------12ah-10ah-------|
Gb|-11b--9-11ahbp9-11br--shake-up&down------------------9-11b---------11--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|------------10---------------------|
Gb|-------------------11-----9ahb~----|
Db|-12~---------------12--------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
this part's not as hard as it looks
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---69697107108118119129121013101311141114121512151316131613---|
Db|---............................................PM............-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-12~--------|
Bb|-14~--------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|
End solo
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "Spill your blood....."
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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