Iced Earth: Last December transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://truemetal.org/icedearth/ Date last modified: 01/04/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (clean) x2 x2 eb|---------------|--------------| Bb|------0---0----|--------0-----| Gb|--------0---0--|----2-------2-| Db|---2-----------|--3---3---3---| Ab|---------------|--------------| Eb|-0-------------|--------------| "The howling winds blow....." Guitar 2 (clean w/ reverb) eb|-12------|---------------------| Bb|-12------|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1/-| Gb|-12------|---2-----------------| Db|---------|-----3---------------| Ab|---------|---------------------| Eb|---------|---------------------| h. Play this until the next riff eb|-15-------12---------19-|---------------------| Bb|----12----12-----19-----|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1/-| Gb|------------------------|---2-----------------| Db|------------------------|-----3---------------| Ab|------------------------|---------------------| Eb|------------------------|---------------------| h. h. h. Riff 2 (distortion) x2 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|---2--------2--------2---------------------| Ab|---2--------2--------2--------------3------| Eb|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------| Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------| Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Obsessed with our love..." 1st ending eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * 2nd ending eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|----------------| Ab|---------3------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-| * * * * * * Riff 4 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-7/9--9--9-9-9\7--7--7-7-7/10--10--10-10-10\9--9-| Ab|-5/7--7--7-7-7\5--5--5-5-5/-8---8---8--8--8\7--7-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| "...part..." Guitar 2 (Only plays this the very first time) eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-4/5--5--5-5-5\4--4--4-4-4/7--7--7-7-7\5--5-| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Play Riff 3 "It seems like only yesterday..." Play Riff 4 Riff 5 x2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-0h2-----------0h2-------------| Ab|-0h2-----------0h2-------------| Eb|-----000-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| *** * * * * * * * * * "Last december..." Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 "Last december..." Riff 6 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-11\9--9--9-9-9\6--6--6-6-6/7--7--7-7-7\4--4-| Db|--9\7--7--7-7-7\4--4--4-4-4/5--5--5-5-5\2--2-| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Play Riff 5 "Last december..." Play Riff 6 Riff 7 (Interlude) There's a shitload of harmonizing here. Basically, it's the same pattern over and over, just higher up each time. It sounds like all of them get repeated each time, with the addition of a new 'higher one'. But I split it into 3 guitars. Pick and choose. Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-7--7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|----------2--------------------------------| Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-| Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------| * * eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|----------2--------------------------------| Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-| Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------| * * eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|----------2--------------------------------| Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-| Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------| * * Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--5--5--5---5h7---4---9-7--7-7-7h9--5-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10--15-13--13-13-13h15-17-| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------12-10--10-10-10h12----| Gb|-12-12-12-12h14--11---------------------12-| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10--15-13--13-13-13h15-12-| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-12--12-12-12h13-----15--13--13-13-13h15-12-| Bb|-----------------15-------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|--19--19-19-19h20--17--22--20-20-20-20h22-24^-| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| End Interlude Riff 3a eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------| Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------| Eb|-----000-0-0-0-0-----000-0-0-0-0-----000-0-0-0-0-| *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * "So we take the final..." 1st ending eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * 2nd ending eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|----------------| Ab|---------3------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-| * * * * * * Play Riff 4 "...fall..." Play Riff 5 "Last december..." Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 "Last december..." Play Riff 6 Play Riff 5 "Last december..." Play Riff 6 Ending eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------| Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------| Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-0h2--------------------------------| Ab|-0h2------------------------------2-| Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-1-0-0-3-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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
