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Iced Earth:  Hold At All Costs
(The Glorius Burden)
Copyright (c)  (SPV) (2004)

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Date last modified:  April 06, 2005

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Tuning: Eb


Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|------0-------------0--------|
Bb|---------0-------------0-----|
Gb|-----------2----2--------2---|
Db|----2-------------2--------2-|
Ab|-0---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|-------1------------------------|
Bb|----------1-----------1---------|
Gb|-----2------2-------0---------0-|
Db|-3----------------2---------0---|
Ab|--------------0-3---------2-----|
Eb|------------------------3-------|



Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------| --|
Ab|-7----------------------------------|   |
Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-|   |
       * * * * * * *** * * * * * * ***     |
eb|-----------------------------|          |--> Play 2x
Bb|-----------------------------|          |
Gb|-----------------------------|          |
Db|-----------------------------| ---------|
Ab|----------------------10--5--|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5/--8--3--|
    * * * * * * *** * *

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-3----------------------------------|
Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-111-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-|
       * * * * * * *** * * * * * * ***
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------10--5--|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-1-0--8--3--|
    * * * * * * *** * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-7----------------------------------|
Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-|
       * * * * * * *** * * * * * * ***
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------10--5--|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5/--8--3--|
    * * * * * * *** * *


Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-5-7-7--7---------------7-5-|
Eb|-3-5-5--5------------55-5-3-|
    * * *               ** * *
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-3--------10----5--|
Eb|-1---------8----3--|

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---5--7--/10--9-7~---------5--7--/10--9-7--5-|
Ab|-7-----------------------7-------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-12--10-9~---10-9-7-9---------------|
Db|-----------------------10--9--10-7~-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-12--10--14--12--14~--|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|----9-10--/14--12-10~------9-10--/14--12-10--9-|
Ab|-10---------------------10---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-12--10-8~---10-8----8--------------|
Gb|------------------10----9--7--9-----|
Db|--------------------------------10~-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|-12--10--13--12--13~--|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|


Play Riff 2   "Down below's the carnage..."
Play Riff 3   "We'll know what..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-7---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-555555555555555555555555555555\-|
      ******************************
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----------------10---------5---------|
Eb|-1-11111111111111/--8-888888\-3-333333/-|
      **************    ******   ******


Orchestra part arranged for guitar:                x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-17-15-13-18-17-15-13-18-17-15-13-18-17-15-13-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-19-17-15-17-19--17--|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|



Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|------7\---------7--10-9--7-7--|
Ab|-7-10-------7-10---------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    *  *       *  *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|---------7---------------9--7--------|
Db|------7----10--9-9--7-9-------10--7\-|
Ab|-7-10--------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
    * *

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------9------------|
Db|----9-10\-------9-10----12--10-10--|
Ab|-10----------10--------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
     *           *
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------12-10--9-9-----9--12--10--9------|
Db|----9-10-------------12---------------10\-|
Ab|-10---------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 2   "Wave after wave..."
Play Riff 3   "We'll know what..."


Ending:

Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-5-7-7--7---------------7-5-|
Eb|-3-5-5--5------------55-5-3-|
    * * *               ** * *
  "...stay the course..."
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-3--------5--3--10--5--7--|
Eb|-1--------3--1---8--3--5--|
  "...we so love..."

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-12--10-9~---10-9-7-9---------------|
Db|-----------------------10--9--10-7~-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-12--10--14--12--14~--|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-12--10-8~---10-8----8--------------|
Gb|------------------10----9--7--9-----|
Db|--------------------------------10~-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|-12--10--13--12--13~--|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|


Song ends with gunfire leading into "High Water Mark".


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

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