xBand- Iced Earth
Song- The Last Laugh
Album- The Dark Saga
Tuning: Eb
Intro fades in:
Riff 1
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-9--------12--------10-|
Ab|-7--------10---------8-|
Eb|-----------------------|
Final time
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-9--------12--------10------------|
Ab|-7--------10---------8------------|
Eb|--------------------------00-/15\-|
**
Riff 2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-2------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0000000000000000000000000000-|
****************************
"My personal quest..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2--------------|
Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-000000000000-|
**** **** ************
Riff 3
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * ****
"I am your father..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
**** **** * * * * * *
"I've taken..."
Riff 1a
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-9-------9/-12------12\10-10------10-|
Ab|-7-------7/-10------10\-8--8-------8-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-9-------9/-12------12\10-10------------|
Ab|-7-------7/-10------10\-8--8------------|
Eb|--------------------------------00-/15\-|
**
Play Riff 2 "In your hour of darkness..."
Play Riff 3 "I am your father..."
Lead into next section:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--2--|
Eb|--0--|
Riff 4
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-00000000000000000000000000000000-|
********************************
"Extending..." Final chord
eb|-----------------------------------|-----|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----|
Ab|-----------------------------------|--2--|
Eb|-3333333333333333-1111111111111111-|--0--|
**************** ****************
"...now you rise..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|----3--2-------3--2-------3--2-------3-|
Eb|-00-1--0----00-1--0----00-1--0----00-1-|
** ** ** **
"My new born son..."
x2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-2----2-----2-----2-----3-|
Eb|-0-00-0--00-0--00-0--00-1-|
** ** ** **
"Fly now and do battle..."
Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|-------2-----2-0-2-------2-----2-0-|
Bb|---0h1---1-0---------0h1---1-0-----|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------0---------------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------3-|
Eb|-0--000--000--00-1111-0--000--000--00-1-|
* *** *** ** **** * *** *** **
Solo
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------12-14-15-14b15r14------|
Bb|---------10-12-13-12-13-15-------------------12~~-|
Gb|-9-11-12------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-14----12--------------------------------|
Bb|----15----13-15-12-13----12-------13-12~-|
Gb|----------------------14----12-14--------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------12-14-15-14b15r14-19~~-|
Bb|---------10-12-13-12-13-15----------------------~-|
Gb|-9-11-12------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-12-14----12-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------15----13-15-12-13----12-13-12~------------|
Gb|----------------------------14--------------11^-12~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|----------------------------15-17-19-17b19r17------|
Bb|----------13-15-17-15-17-19-------------------15~~-|
Gb|-12-14-16------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-22-19-20----19--------------------------|
Bb|----------22----20-22-19-20----19-22-20~-|
Gb|----------------------------21-----------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------15-17-19-17b19r17-22~~-|
Bb|----------13-15-17-15-17-19------------------------|
Gb|-12-14-16------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-24-20-22-19-20----19-------------------------------|
Bb|----------------22----20-22-19-20-22-20~------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------19^-21~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "In your hour of darkness..."
Play Riff 3 "I am your father..."
Play Riff 4 "Extending..." [Leave off final chord]
Play Riff 3
Ending:
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * ****
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-5-4------4-3------3-2-|
Eb|-3-2-0000-2-1-0000-1-0-|
**** ****
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
