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Iced Earth: Angels Holocaust
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
edited by: Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be)
Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)
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Date last modified: 01/11/01
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|----------12\11-11\9-9-|----------12\11--12-14-12-11-|
Ab|-----1010-10\-9--9\7-7-|-----1010-10\-9--10-12-10--9-|
Eb|-0-0-------------------|-0-0-------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------9-9---9\7--7\5-5-|------9-9---9\7---9-10--9--7-|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-------------------|-0-0-------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-9-10-9--------------7-7-7-7-9-7-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7--8-7-9-9-9-9-10-9-5-5-5-5-7-5-|
Eb|--------------7-7-7-7--8-7-------------|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-10-9----10-9----10-9-|
Ab|-7-7-7--8-7-77--8-7-77--8-7-|
Eb|----------------------------|
** **
Riff 3 (Acoustic) x4
eb|--------0--------|--------------------------------|
Bb|----------0------|-------0------------------------|
Gb|------------0----|-----0---0----------------------|
Db|-----4--------4--|---2-------2--------0-----0-----| --> Play 3x
Ab|---2-------------|-3-----------3----2-----0-------|
Eb|-0---------------|----------------3-----2-----3-2-|
"As I walk through..."
eb|--------0-------------0--------|
Bb|----------0--------------0-----|
Gb|------------0--------------0---|
Db|-----4--------4-----4--------4-|
Ab|---2--------------2------------|
Eb|-0--------------0--------------|
Riff 4 (distortion)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-4----4---------4----4---------|
Eb|-2--0-2--2-2222-2--0-2--2-2222-|
* * **** * * ****
"I fight back..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|------3--------------3----------|
Ab|-2----1--1-1111-2----1--1-1111--|
Eb|-0--0-----------0--0------------|
* * **** * * ****
"...see..."
Riff 5 (clean, Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----0---0------------0-----0-----|
Gb|---0---0---0---0----2-----4-------|
Db|-2-----------2----3-----5-----5-3-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Solo
eb|----------------15---------------------------|
Bb|-------------15----17~----17h20-17--17h18-15-|
Gb|-------14-16---------------------------------|
Db|-14-17---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------15---------------------------|
Bb|-------------15----17~----17h20-17-----------|
Gb|-------14-16------------------------16h19-16-|
Db|-14-17---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|----19~----22-19h22p19\17----19-17h19p17\15-------------|
Bb|-17----------------------20-----------------18-15b17r15-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----17-19-22b24r22-22b24~-|
Bb|-15-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
End solo
Riff 5a (clean)
eb|----------0------------------------|
Bb|------0-----0----------0-----0-----|
Gb|----0---0-----0------2-----4-------|
Db|--2-------------2--3-----5-----5-3-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
"He didn't think..."
Riff 6 (distortion) x2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-9-9-9-10---9-----9-9-9-10-9--|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-7--8---7-777-7-7-7--8-7--|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Riff 6a (Play 2x)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----9--10----10\7-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----8\5-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*** * *** *
"Hate filled screams..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----10---9----9\7-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----7\5-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*** * *** *
"...break the silence..."
Riff 6b (Play 2x)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----9--10----10\7-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----8\5-|
Eb|---------------------8-----8\5-|
*** * *** *
"Blasphemy..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----10---9----9\7-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----7\5-|
Eb|----------------------7----7\5-|
*** * *** *
"...in the masses..."
Riff 7
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7----------------9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7--7-777-7-777--8-777-5-777-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-----------------------------------|
*** *** *** *** * *
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7---------------|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-|
Play Riff 6a "Fear the angel's..."
Play Riff 6b "Death and hatred..."
Riff 7a
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7----------------9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7--7-777-7-777--8-777-5-777-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-----------------------------------|
*** *** *** *** * *
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7----------------9---------------------------|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7--7---------------------------|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 7b x4
eb|------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7---------------|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7-|-7-777-7-777--8-777-5-777-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-|----------------------------------|
*** *** *** *** * *
Riff 8
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-8-777-7-777-777-8-777-7-777-777-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
"For the last time..."
x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-9-888-8-888-888-9-888-8-888-888-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
"Never again will..."
Guitar 2
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|--2------5---3-|
Eb|--0------3---1-|
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----7-9--7-9-----7-9------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-5-7--5-7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9-8-7----7-8-7-|
Eb|-------------------------5-6--6-7-6-5--0-5-6-5-|
*** *** * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----7-9--7-9-----7-9------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-5-7--5-7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9-8-7----7-8-5-|
Eb|-------------------------5-6--6-7-6-5--0-5-6-3-|
*** *** * * * * * *
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18t15p13h15p13-17t14p12h14p12-18t15p13h15p13-17t14p12h14p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-15t14p12h14p12/-20t18--20t17--20t15--|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-17-15--17--15--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------17-15-17b18r17----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------a--------18~----18b19~~---(19)r18\-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16-19-19p16-16-16-16~-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------16-19-19p16-16-16-16~-|
Ab|-----------------------------a------a--a-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16h19p16-16-17-16---------19p16-----------|
Db|---------------------19p16--a----19p16-----|
Ab|----------------------a-----------a----19~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------a--|
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-16-19-19p16-16-17-16~--16-19-16--16--17-16~-|
Ab|-------------------------a--a--a---a---a--a--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16-19-16--16--17-16~~--17-14-14--16~--14-|
Db|--a--a--a---a---a--a-----a--a--a---a----a-|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-15-12--12-12~--10-14-10--10--14-10~-|
Gb|--a--a--a---a--a----a--a--a---a---a--a--|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-8-12-8--8--12-8~--10-7-7-8--7-|
Gb|-a--a-a--a---a-a----a-a-a-a--a-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-9-7-7-9--7---12-9-9-12--9-|
Db|-a-a-a-a--a----a-a-a--a--a-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------7~---|
Db|---------------------------------a----|
Ab|-9---------10-9-------12-10-9---------|
Eb|---12-10-9------12-10---------12------|
eb|-------14/15~-14----14----------------------------|
Bb|-12-17-----------17----17-15----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------(16)/17~--17--12/14~-|
Db|----------------------------------------a---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-14-12-11-12-11-9-11-9-7-9-7-6-7-6---|
Db|-----------a-----------------------9-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Random artificial harmonics in this bar:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-6---6-----6----------------------|
Db|-----9---9-7---9-7-9-7-6-7-6---6----|
Ab|-----------------------------9---9--|
Eb|------------------------------------|
End Solo
Ending
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-4---------3----------7-|
Eb|-2--2-2-2--1--1-1-1---5-|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-11--11-9--------------12-/14-|
Db|----------12--10--10-12-------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-10--10-8-------------15-/17-|
Gb|----------10--9--9-10--------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
The next part is the bridge between Angel's and Stormrider. On one cd it's the
end of Angel's, the other it's the beginning of Stormrider. So here it is.
(acoustic)
Guitar 1 x2 x2
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----9-------9---|-----7-------7---|
Db|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5-|
Ab|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
"As I travel through..."
Guitar 2 x2 x2
eb|----12-----12---|----10-----10---|
Bb|----------------|----------------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|
Eb|----------------|----------------|
Guitar 3 towards end of intro (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-14----12----14----12----10---9--7----------------|
Ab|-12----10----12----10-----8---7--5--------------2-|
Eb|------------------------------------0-0-0-0-...-0-|
"Lightning breaks..."
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
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