Iced Earth: The Path I Choose transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) edited by: Brian van Maurilk ([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: 01/12/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-0-000-000-0-000-0-000-000-| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** x2 x2 eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-777-|-5-555-5-555-555-| Eb|-----------------|-----------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** x2 x2 eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----------------|-----------------| Db|-----------------|-----------------| Ab|-8-888-8-888-888-|-7-777-7-777-777-| Eb|-----------------|-----------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** x2 eb|-------------------------------------------------|-------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------|-------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------|-------| Db|-------------------------------------------------|-------| Ab|-3-333-3-333-333-5-555-5-555-555-2-222-2-222-222-|-------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------|--\\\\-| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** Riff 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------7-------------------| Db|---------7--7----5-9-9\--------------| Ab|-2-------5--5-55---7-7\--2-----2-----| Eb|-0----00-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| ** ** * * * * "During the last rays..." eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-3----3------2-----2--------------| Eb|-1-00-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-4-3-2-| ** * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 eb|---------------------------3---| Bb|-----------------------------3-| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|--4----------4--5--------------| Eb|--2----------2--3--------------| "Temptation befell me..." Riff 3 x2 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------7--7------10-10-101010-| Ab|----------------------5--5-5555--8--8--8-8-8-| Eb|-00000000000000000000------------------------| ******************** **** "This is the path..." Riff 4 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|------10-------------9------10-------9-7------| Ab|-------8--------7-10---------8--7-10-----10-8-| Eb|-0-000----0-000--------0-000------------------| * *** * *** * *** Riff 5 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-------2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3-----2p0-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-0-000---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * *** * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-------0-----2-----3-----2-----0-------------| Ab|-------------------------------------3-----2-| Eb|-1-111---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---| * *** * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|-6------------------4-----------------| Db|-4-4-6-4-7-4-6p4p0--2-2-4-2-5-2-4p2p0-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7 eb|----------------7p6-----|----------------6p5-----| Bb|------------7p6-----7p6-|------------6p5-----6p5-| Gb|------------------------|------------------------| Db|-8--------8--(8)--------|-7--------7--(7)--------| Ab|-6-66-6-6-6--(6)--------|-5-55-5-5-5--(5)--------| Eb|------------------------|------------------------| ** * * ** * * Riff 8 (solo rhythm) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|---------8----8-8----------8--8-10--8-| Ab|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6--8--6-| Eb|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|---------7----7-7----------7-----7-7-5-7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--55-5-5-3-5-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * Riff 9 eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|---------8---------8-----8----------8---------10--8-| Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--6-| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|---------7---------7-----7----------7-----7-7-5-7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|--8--------8---------8-| Ab|--6--------6---------6-| Eb|-----------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--11-10--------------------------| Bb|---------11-12-11----------------| Gb|------------------11-10----------| Db|------------------------13-12-13-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|---8-7------------------| Db|--------8-9-8-----------| Ab|--------------9-8-6-5-6-| Eb|------------------------| Riff 11 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------3-2-| Db|-2-----------3--------2------------3-----3-2-| Ab|-0-0-0-3p2p0-1--/12\--0--0-0-3p2p0-1-1-1-----| Eb|---------------------------------------------| * * Riff 12 eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---------------------------8-7---------------10--8-| Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-6-5-5-555-555-555--8--6-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** * *** *** *** Riff 12a eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7---------------------------8-7---------------10--8--8-| Eb|-5-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-6-5-5-555-555-555--8--6--6-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** * *** *** *** "Forced power..." Riff 13 eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------3-2----------0-2----------3-----------------| Ab|-2----------3-2----------0-2----------3--2-22-0-2-0-----| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----------------3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * Lead into next part: eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------3-2----------0-2-----------------------------| Ab|-2----------3-2----------0-2-----------------------------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-| * * * * * * * * * * *** *** *** *** *** *** Play Riff 12a "The chosen one..." Play Riff 13 Riff 13a eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------10-9----------7-9---------10-----------------| Ab|-2----------8-7----------5-7----------8--2-22-0-2-0-----| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----------------3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * Play Riff 2 "Temptation befell me..." Play Riff 3 "This is the path..." Riff 14 x2 eb|-----------------|--------------------------------| Bb|-----------------|--------------------------------| Gb|-----------------|--------------------------------| Db|-4--4--4--2-4-5--|-7--7--7--7-5-7--4--4--4--2-4-5-| Ab|-2--2--2--0-2-3--|-5--5--5--5-3-5--2--2--2--0-2-3-| Eb|-----------------|--------------------------------| Riff 14a x2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-4-----4-----4-----2-4-5-| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-| Eb|-------------------------| * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-5-7--4-----4-----4-----2-4-5-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * 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