xBand- Iced Earth
Song- Creator Failure
Album- Burnt Offerings
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-7-10-9--7-9----7-9-10--9-10-|
Ab|-5--8-7--5-7----5-7--8--7--8-|
Eb|-5--8-7--5-7----5-7--8--7--8-|
Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-10-9------9-9------9----------|
Ab|-5--8-7------7-7------7----------|
Eb|-5--8---0000-----0000---00000000-|
**** **** ********
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-10-9------9-9------9------9----|
Ab|-5--8-7------7-7------7------7----|
Eb|-5--8---0000-----0000---0000---00-|
**** **** **** **
Riff 3
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-7-10-9--------7-10-9--|
Ab|-5--8-7--------5--8-7--|
Eb|-5--8-7--------5--8-7--|
"A lonely maiden stands..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-7-10-9--------7-10-9----(9)\-7-12--|
Ab|-5--8-7--------5--8-7----(7)\-5-10--|
Eb|-5--8-7--------5--8-7----(7)\-5-10--|
Play Riff 2 "How does thou..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x3
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9------------12--10------------14-|
Ab|-7------------10---8------------12-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9------------12--10---------------|
Ab|-7------------10---8---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-9-9-------------------------------|
Db|-------10----9-7-9----7-5-7----9-7-9-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
"I also ask of You my lord..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------4-|
Db|------------5-4-----------------|
Ab|-2-5-4-2-0---------2-5-4-2-0----|
Eb|--------------------------------|
Final time:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------4-----|
Db|------------5-4---------------------|
Ab|-2-5-4-2-0---------2-5-4-2-0--------|
Eb|---------------------------------77-|
**
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------12-|
Gb|--------------12-11--------------------|
Db|-9-12-11-9-------------9-12-11-9-------|
Ab|-----------12--------------------12----|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
"Fail me not my master..."
Final time:
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------12-----|
Gb|--------------12-11------------------------|
Db|-9-12-11-9-------------9-12-11-9-----------|
Ab|-----------12--------------------12--------|
Eb|----------------------------------------77-|
**
Riff 6
Guitar 1 x4
eb|-----------------|---------|
Bb|-----------------|---------|
Gb|-----------------|---------|
Db|-----------------|---------|
Ab|-9-7-5--9----(9)-|--9-7-5--|
Eb|-7-5-3--7----(7)-|--7-5-3--|
* * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-10-9-12-9----9--|
Ab|-----------------12----|
Eb|-----------------------|
* * * *
Riff 7
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-9------9-9------9-------------------------|
Eb|-7-7777-7-7-7777-7-7777-8888-10101010-8888-|
**** **** **** **** * * * * ****
"Blackness, dripping stench..."
Final time:
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-9------9-9------9-------------------------|
Eb|-7-7777-7-7-7777-7-7777-8888-10101010-88-0-|
**** **** **** **** * * * * ** *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-----------12--9--------------|
Ab|-9---------10--7--------9-7-5-|
Eb|-7-------0-10--7--------7-5-3-|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------7--9--------------|
Ab|-9----------5--7--------9-7-5-|
Eb|-7-------0--5--7--------7-5-3-|
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 9 x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-|
**** ** **** * * ** ** **** ** **** * * ** **
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-|
**************** ******** **** ****
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-|
**** ** **** * * ** ** **** ** **** * * ** **
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-|
**************** ******** **** ****
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-7777-88-7777-1010-88-77-|
**** ** **** * * ** ** **** ** **** * * ** **
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-0000000000000000-22222222-3333-2222-|
**************** ******** **** ****
x3
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|-9---10-9----12-10-9-|
Eb|-7-77-8-7-77-10--8-7-|
** **
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|---------------------9--|
Ab|-9---10-9----12-10---7--|
Eb|-7-77-8-7-77-10--8-0-7--|
** ** *
Riff 10 (Acoustic Guitar)
eb|-3------2------3------2-----------|
Bb|---0-1----0-1----0-1----0-4---5-0-|
Gb|----------------------------5-----|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
"Standing now..."
eb|-3------2------3------2-------7---|
Bb|---0-1----0-1----0-1----0-4-----5-|
Gb|----------------------------5-----|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Riff 11 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9----------------------8-8----7-|
Ab|-7----888-7-5-7-8-7~~---6-6----5-|
Eb|-7----------------a-----6-6----5-|
"...smile..."
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------8--------|
Gb|-------------------------9-10----------|
Db|-----------7-9-10-9--7-9--------10--9~-|
Ab|-7--9--10------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in later)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|---------------------8-8----7-|
Ab|---------------------6-6----5-|
Eb|-00000000000000...---6-6----5-|
**************
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
