Iced Earth: Motivation Of Man transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: 01/01/08 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise, are done with a baritone tuned down a half step: From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F bb) Intro Bb|-------------------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2--------2--------9----(9)\--2----9----(9)\--2--| Eb|-2--------2--------7----(7)\--2----7----(7)\--2--| Bb|-0--------0--------0----------0----0----------0--| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2222----------------2----2222----------------2--| Eb|------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--| Bb|----------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--| **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-222-------------222-------------| Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----| Bb|-------------320-------------320-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Bb|-----------------------------| F |-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-222----------------------2--| Eb|-----320-320--------------2--| Bb|-------------320-0-000023-0--| *** *** *** *** * ****** Bb|-------------------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2222----------------2----2222----------------2--| Eb|------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--| Bb|----------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--| **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-222-------------222-------------| Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----| Bb|-------------320-------------320-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-222----------------------2------| Eb|-----320-320--------------2------| Bb|-------------320-0-00223--0--0-0-| *** *** *** *** * ***** * * Riff 1 Guitar 1 x3 Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|-7/9-----------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|-5/7-----7-------7-------7---5-5-| Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * * "At last..." Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-7/9---------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-5/7-----7---------4-5-4--2----| Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2--0--0-| * * * * * * * * * "...cleansing." Guitar 2 x3 Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4/5-------------------------4-4-| Eb|-5/7-----7-------7-------7---5-5-| Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * * Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-4/5---------------------------| Eb|-5/7-----7---------4-5-4--2----| Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2--0--0-| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 Bb|---------------------------------------| F |------12----13--15--13--12----10-------| Db|-9----------------------------------12-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| F |-10----12--13----12--10---------| Db|-------------------------10--9--| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 Bb|-----------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-2------------2---4----(4)\------9-----7-| Eb|-3--------3-3-3p0-5----(5)\-----10-----9-| Bb|----------------------------0-0----0-0---| * * * * * * * "Unlimited power..." Guitar 2 Bb|----------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------10---------| Db|-11-12-11-9----------9-11-12-----12--11-| Ab|-------------12--10---------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Guitar 3 Bb|----------------------------8---------| F |-10-12-10-8---------8-10-12----12--10-| Db|-------------11--9--------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 with this additional guitar: Harmony guitar: Bb|-------19----20--22--20--19----17-------| F |-17----------------------------------15-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-17----19--20----19--17----------| F |-------------------------18--17--| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "Unlimited power..." Guitars 2 and 3 play these notes into ending: Bb|-------| F |--(8)--| Db|---9---| Ab|-------| Eb|-------| Bb|-------| Ending: Bb|------------------------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2----2222----------------2----2222----------------2--| Eb|-2---------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--| Bb|-0-------------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--| **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** "...man!" Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-222-------------222-------------| Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----| Bb|-------------320-------------320-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Bb|-----------------------------| F |-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-222----------------------2--| Eb|-----320-320--------------2--| Bb|-------------320-0-000023-0--| *** *** *** *** * ****** Bb|-------------------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2222----------------2----2222----------------2--| Eb|------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--| Bb|----------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--| **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-222-------------222-------------| Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----| Bb|-------------320-------------320-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Bb|----------------------------------| F |----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-222------------------------0--2--| Eb|-----320-320-------------2--0--2--| Bb|-------------320-0-00223-0-----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 tr = trill