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Taken with permission from The Frozen Palace: http://truemetal.org/icedearth/

Iced Earth: Burning Times

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
       solo by:  Brian Van Maurik (bmvst7@pitt.edu)
                 Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com)
     edited by:  Jack Beard

FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:

                          The Frozen Palace
                  http://truemetal.org/icedearth/

Date last modified:  5/14/01

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|---------------5----------------|
Ab|-----2-----7-------8---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------5-5-----7-4--------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~--3-3-333-5-2--------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0--------------------3-2~~-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *           ***      ahah

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------5-5-----7-4--------|
Ab|-----2---------2---------2-------3-3-333-5-2--------|
Eb|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0--------------------3-2~~-|
    * *       * *       * *             ***      ahah


Riff 1a
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|---------------5----------------|
Ab|-----2-----7-------8---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------5-5-----7-4--------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~--3-3-333-5-2--------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0--------------------3-2~~-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *           ***      ahah

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-----------5---7---5---4---7-5~-|
Ab|-----2--------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|---------------4----------------|
Db|-----------5-------7---4---7-5~-|
Ab|-----2--------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------5---7---5---4---7-5~--5-5------7-4--------|
Ab|-----2---------------------------3-3-333--5-2--------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0---------------------3-2~~-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *           ***       ahah


Riff 2
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2-0-2-2-------2-|
Ab|-----2-----2-0-2-2-------2-|
Eb|-0-0---000---------000-0---|
    * *   ***         *** *
   "Yesterday........"
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2---5-----5\3--3\2-|
Ab|-----2-----2---5-----5\3--3\2-|
Eb|-0-0---000---0----0-----------|
    * *   ***   *    *

Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2    "In this time......."

Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------9--10---9---7--10-9-|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0-----|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
   "It doesn't matter........."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------7---------------|
Db|-----------9---5--10---7--10-9-|
Ab|-----2-----7-------8---5---8-7-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0-----|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------9--10---9---7--10-9--5-5-----7-4--------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7--3-3-333-5-2--------|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0-------------------3-2~~-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *          ***      ahah

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------10---------10^r--------|
Gb|-----9-11-12-11h12-9----12~~~--------8-9~~--|
Db|-/9-----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------10-----------10-----------------|
Gb|-----9-11-12-11h12-9----12~~~--12----12-11~~--8~--9~-|
Db|-/9--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12-10h12--13-12~~---13^r----------|
Gb|-/9-12------------12---------------11-12~~--|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12-10h12--13-12~~---12-13-12-10~~------------|
Gb|-/9-12------------12------------------------11~-12~~---|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|



Riff 4 (solo rhythm)                                    x2
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------3-3-3-2-2-|
Ab|-2-----------------------5-5-5-2------------1-1-1-0-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-----------|
      * * * * * * * * * * *          * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-5-----7-4-----5-----7-4--------|
Ab|-3-333-5-2-----3-333-5-2--------|
Eb|--------------------------3-2~~-|
      ***           ***      ahah

Solo

eb|-12t8p5p0-5p0--12t8-12t8p5p0-5p0--12t8-13t8-12t8--10-----------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------13-12-13--/17~--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------/19-0-10-12---13-12-13/17-13--13h15p13p12~----------|
Bb|-(17)\---------------------------------------------13/17~~--|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17-18-17~~-\13-12^r-12--------------12---13-12-15-13---|
Gb|-----------------------14-13~--14-13---14---------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|


eb|-/16-12h13p12----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------12h13h15p13p12--13h15p13p12h13---------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------14-14~--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

(harmony guitar on the B string)
eb|--12~---12-14-15-14~---------12~--12-14-12-15^r---14--14h15~--12~~--|
Bb|--13~---13-15-17-15~---------13~--13-15-13-17^r---15--15h17~--13~~--|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 2    "Question me not........"
Play Riff 3    "It doesn't matter......."

Riff 5
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-2----------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]---|
       * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--5--5-7-4-----5--5-7-4---------|
Ab|--3--3-5-2-----3--3-5-2--5-4--2-|
Eb|-------------------------3-2--0-|


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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