Iced Earth: Life And Death 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: 01/15/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|--7--7-7---7--7-7-----7--7-7---7--7-7---| Bb|--------0--------0----------0--------0--| Gb|---------0--------0----------0--------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| ---| Ab|----------------------------------------| | Eb|----------------------------------------| | "I came into this world..." | |--> Play 2x eb|--5--5-5---5--5-5-----5--5-5---5--5-5---| | Bb|--------0--------0----------0--------0--| | Gb|---------0--------0----------0--------0-| | Db|----------------------------------------| ---| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-3--3-3---0-----3--3-3---0---0-| Bb|-------0--------------0--------| Gb|--------0--------------0-------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--19b20r19~~~~~------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-------------------14b15r14~~~~--| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Ending to Riff 1 eb|-0--7-7-| Bb|--------| Gb|--------| Db|--------| Ab|--------| Eb|--------| Riff 2 x4 eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-9-----9-----9---10-----9-----9---10-----9-----9---10-10\-| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7--8-777-7-777-7-7--8-777-7-777-7-7--8--8\-| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * *** *** * Riff 2a x2 eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|-9--------------------------------------------------7--7-| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-8--8-| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * ** Riff 3 x2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-9---9-10--9--7--9-10-12---12--14--12-10--9--7-| Ab|-7---7--8--7--5--7--8-10---10--12--10--8--7--5-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 3a eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-9-----------9-10--9--7--9-10-12-| Ab|-7-----2-----7--8--7--5--7--8-10-| Eb|---0-0-0-0-0---------------------| * * * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-------12-----------------10--9--7-| Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-121210--8--7--5-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays top notes) eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-5\2--------------5\2--------------| Eb|-3\0-0-000-000-00-3\0-0-000-000-00-| * *** *** ** * *** *** ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-----5---4---3-------5---4---3---| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-----3---2---1-------3---2---1---| Eb|-1-1---1---1---111-1---1---1---1-| * * * * *** * * * * Riff 5 x2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---------9-7-9-10-9-7-9\-| Ab|-2-2-----7-5-7--8-7-5-7\-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-----------------| * * (Guitar 2 plays top notes) eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|-------5-4-5-7-5-4-5\-| Ab|-2-----7-5-7-8-7-5-7\-| Eb|-0-0-0----------------| * * Play Riff 4 "As I grow..." Riff 6 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|---7---7---7-8-7---5---5---5-7-5---3---3---3-5-3-| Eb|-0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------| * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------877-8-10-877-8-10-877-8-10-877-8-10-| Eb|-0-7-0-7--------------------------------------| * * *** * * *** * * *** * * *** * * Riff 7 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-9-10--9-------9-9-9-10-9-12-| Ab|-7--8--7-8-5-8-7-7-7--8-7-10-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * "The reflection..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-9-10--9-------9-9-9------7---| Ab|-7--8--7-8-5-8-7-7-7-10-8---8-| Eb|------------------------------| * * * "My body's old..." Riff 8 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|--3--3---------------2------| Ab|--5--5--5-5--3-3-3-3-0--0-0-| Eb|----------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Soul sucked..." Play Riff 7 "Trapped in someone else..." Play Riff 8 "Soul sucked..." Riff 7a Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-7--8--7-8-5-8-7-7-7--8-7-10-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|--------------------------7---| Ab|-7--8--7-8-5-8-7-7-7-10-8---8-| Eb|------------------------------| * * * Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|--------------------------4--| Db|-5--7--5-7-4-7-5-5-5--7-5----| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|----------------------4---5---| Db|-5--7--5-7-4-7-5-5-5----7---7-| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x) eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|--------------7-7-7----------------| Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--5-5-5------10-10-10\-| Eb|-6--5--3-1-0--------4-56--8--8--8\-| * ** eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|------4-4-4-------2-2---4-2-| Ab|------2-2-2-------0-0---2-0-| Eb|-2-45--------0-23-----3-----| * ** * ** * Riff 9a Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--5-5-5----------------| Eb|-6--5--3-1-0--------4-56--8--8--8\-| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|------2-2-2-------0-0---2-0-| Eb|-2-45--------0-23-----3-----| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-8--7--5-3-2-----------------------| Ab|--------------5-5-5----------------| Eb|--------------------4-56--8--8--8\-| eB|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|------2-2-2-------0-0---2-0-| Eb|-2-45--------0-23-----3-----| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|--------------3-3-3-1-23--5--5--5\-| Ab|-8--7--5-3-2-----------------------| Eb|-6--5--3-1-0-----------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------7----| Db|-7-910-/12-12-12--5-7-8-10-10-7---10-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-6--5------------------------------| Db|-------8-7-5--3-3-3-1-23--5--5--5\-| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------7-----| Db|-7-910-/12-12-12--5-7-8-10-10-7---10~-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Play Riff 2 Riff 2b x2 eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|-9-------------------------------------------------10-10-| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-8--8-| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * ** Play Riff 5 Riff 10 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-5-5-555-7-8-/10--10-10-101010-8-7-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-6-6-666-/10-5--5-5-555-555-55-| Guitar 2 (Comes in the 3rd and 4th times) eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-10-10-101010-12-14-/15--15-15-151515-14-12-10-| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-12-12-121212-/15-10--10-10-101010-101010-1010-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-10-10-101010-12-14-/15--15-15-151515-14-12-10-| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------7~~-| Db|-12-12-121212-/15-10--10-10-101010--a---| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Ending eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-12\9--------------12\9--------------| Ab|-10\7-7-777-777-77-10\7-7-777-777-77-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * *** *** ** * *** *** ** eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|-----10---9---8-------10---9---8\---------| Ab|-8-8----8---8---888-8----8---8--------2-2-| Eb|------------------------------------0-0-0-| * * * * *** * * * * Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. [10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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
