Iced Earth:  I Walk Alone

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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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)

Riff 1
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------3-------|
Db|---------5---------------------------5-------2-------|
Ab|-2-------2-------2-----------2-------2-------0-------|
Eb|-2---------------2-----------2-----------------------|
Bb|-0----00------00-0--------00-0----00------00------00-|
         **      **          **      **      **      **
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------3---------|
Db|---------5---------------------------5-------2---------|
Ab|-2-------2-------2-----------2-------2-------0---------|
Eb|-2---------------2-----------2-------------------------|
Bb|-0----00------00-0--------00-0----00------00------/15\-|
         **      **          **      **      **

Lead over Riff 1 (Standard guitar, tuned to Eb)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----7~----------------------------------|
Gb|----h.----------------------------------|
Db|-[fades in and fades out with bar dive]-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|


Riff 2
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------3--|
Ab|------------------------------------------3--|
Eb|-2--2--2-2--2-2----22-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-1--|
Bb|-0--0--0-0--0-0----00-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0----|
    *  *  * *  * *    ** *  *  * *  *  * * *
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------4---|
Ab|------------------------------------------4-3-|
Eb|-2--2--2-2--2-2----22-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2---3-|
Bb|-0--0--0-0--0-0----00-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-----|
    *  *  * *  * *    ** *  *  * *  *  * * *


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2

Riff 3
Guitar 1
Bb|--------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----12-----12---14-----10-----10---|
Eb|-7-----14-----14---15-----12-----12---|
Bb|---000----000----0----000----000----0-|
      ***    ***    *    ***    ***    *
Bb|--------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-10-----12-----14--14-----14-----10---|
Eb|-12-----14-----15--14-----15-----12---|
Bb|----000----000--------000----000----0-|
       ***    ***        ***    ***    *
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--9---------9--------/10--9-7-----7------9-7-|
Eb|-10-101010-10-101010-/12-10-9-999-9-999-10-9-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
        * * *     * * *          ***   ***
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-|
Eb|-7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---7-|
Bb|---000---000---0---000---000---0---|
      ***   ***   *   ***   ***   *

Guitars 2 & 3
Bb|----10--10-12--10--8-----8--10--12--10---8h10p-8-----8-10-|
F |-8--12--12-13--12-10----10--12--13--12--10h12p10-12-10-12-|
Db|-9-----------------------------------------------12-------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------|
F |-12----12-13-12-10-------8-12-10-8--|
Db|-12----12-14-12-11----11-9-12-11-9--|
Ab|----------------------12------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
Bb|--------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|---------12-----10-----9----------999-|
Bb|-0-0-000----000----000---00-10-12-----|
    * * ***  * ***  * *** * **  *  * ***
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|---------12-----10-----9-------10-9--|
Bb|-0-0-000----000----000---00-10-------|
    * * ***  * ***  * *** * **  *  *

Repeat the above, then:            x4
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-0-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-0-000-|
    * * *** * *** * *** * *** * ***

Solo (This guitar is doubled by another an octave higher)
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------10-----------------------|
Db|-9--11--12--11--9----------12--11--9-------9-11-|
Ab|-------------------12-------------------12------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-11-9-------9-11-12-11-9----------12-9--|
Ab|------------12-----------------12-12-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------10----------------------|
Db|-12--------------12--11--12--11-9--|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------|
F |-----------10----12--13--12--10-12--|
Db|-12---------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |-13-12-10----12-10-------10-----------------------|
Db|----------12-------12-11----12-11-9-12-11-9----9~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------12----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3
Play Riff 1 with these leads, all standard guitar, tuned to Eb:
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|----5~--------------------|
Gb|----h.--------------------|
Db|-[fades in and dives out]-|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0~-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-[start bar dive from 2.5 steps down and release]-|
Ab|-[            dive at end                       ]-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

Other miscellaneous harmonics come in


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