xBand- Iced Earth Song- Star Spangled Banner Album- The Glorious Burden Tuning: Eb Lots of harmony here so I'll try to break it up so it's easy to follow. Section 1: 0:00-0:34 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----------------------------4----| Ab|-2--------2--------2--------2----| Eb|-0--------0--------0-------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----------4----------------------| Ab|-2--------2--------2-------(2)---| Eb|-0-----------------0-------(0)---| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---------6----6--6-------4---------| Ab|-2----6--4----3--4-------2----2----| Eb|-0-----~--------------2~---------4-| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------4-----------------------| Ab|-2--------2----4-6-7--7--------2--| Eb|-0-----------------------7--4--0--| Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------9-7-------------| Gb|---------------9--------9-----------| Db|-9--6----6--9--------------6--8--9--| ---| Ab|------7-----------------------------| | Eb|------------------------------------| | |--> Play 2x eb|------------------------------------| | Bb|-----9--7---------------------------| | Gb|----------9--8----6-8-9--9----------| | Db|-9-9------------------------9--6----| ---| Ab|---------------------------------7--| Eb|------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|----------------------16-14-12-----------| Bb|-12----------12-17-------------------12--| Gb|----13----13-------------------13-15-----| Db|-------14--------------------------------| --------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| | Eb|-----------------------------------------| | |--> Play 2x eb|-------16--14-12------------------------------| | Bb|-12-12-----------16----14-16-17--17--12-------| | Gb|----------------------------------------13----| | Db|-------------------------------------------14-| ---| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 (Comes in the second time) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|--------------9---14-14-14--------------| Gb|-9-9-9-----9----------------13--11-9-8--| Db|--------9-------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-8-8-13--11-13h14p13-11----11-11-13-13-9--------| Db|------------------------------------------9-----| Ab|---------------------------------------------7~-| Eb|------------------------------------------------| End section 1 Section 2 0:35-0:52 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-----------4----6----6-----4----4--------4--| Ab|-2----2----2----3----4-----2----1-----1--2--| Eb|-0----0----------------------------4--------| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-13-13-13--14--16--16----14-13-----13--14--14--| Db|-------------------------------16--------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-14--13--------------------------------------------| Db|-----------16-14--13----11-13-14--6--8--9----9-9-9-| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-16-16-16--17--19--19----17-16-----16--17--17--| Bb|-------------------------------19--------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-17--16-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------19-17--16----14-16-17--9--11--12----12-12-12-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12-12-12--14--17--17----16-14-12--14--16\13-13--| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-13-13-14--14--14--12----12-12-11----12----------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------14~-13~-11~-| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| End section 2 Section 3 0:53-End NOTE: Ending blends into beginning of "Declaration Day", so the last notes are denoted as ghost notes. Guitar 1 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|---------6-------4----------4----4--| Ab|-2----6--4----2--0--------1-2----2--| Eb|-0--------------------4-5-----------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|------------------------4------------| Ab|-2----2--------2--------2--------(2)-| Eb|-0----0--------0-----------------(0)-| Guitar 2 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-7--7--7-6--4--4--4--| Eb|---------------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-9--12-11-9-7--7----9\7--6--| Eb|----------------------------| eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|------------------9--| Ab|-----7----9-11-12----| Eb|-7-7-----------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-7--9--11----12-9----(7)--| Eb|--------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-14--14--14-13-11--11--11--| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-16--19-18-16-14-14----16\14--13--| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|----------------------16--| Db|-------14----16-18-19-----| Ab|-14-14--------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-14--16--18----19-16----(14)-| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 4 eb|---------------------------| Bb|-17--17--17-16-14--14--14--| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-----17---------------------------| Bb|-19-----21-19-17-17----19\17------| Gb|------------------------------20--| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-------------------17--19--| Bb|-------17----19-21---------| Gb|-16-16---------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|---------------17------------| Bb|-17--19--21-------19----(17)-| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 5 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-13--13--13-11--9---9---9--| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-14--18-16-14-13-13----14\13--11--| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|----------------------17--| Gb|-------13----14-16-18-----| Db|-13-13--------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-13--14--16----18-14----(13)-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| 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 tr = trill