Iced Earth: Valley Forge transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: 10/21/06 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 (6 string acoustic) eb|-0------0------0------0------------| Bb|-0------0------0------0------------| Gb|-5----5-4----4-2----2-2------------| Db|-7----7-5----5-3----3-2------------| Ab|---------------------------------0-| Eb|---------------------------0-2-3---| "Close your eyes..." Final time: eb|-0------0------0------0--| Bb|-0------0------0------0--| Gb|-5----5-4----4-2----2-2--| Db|-7----7-5----5-3----3-2--| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| "Yet in his eyes..." Guitar 2 (Acoustic) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-...-| Eb|-------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** *** *** Lead into next section: eb|-------| Bb|-------| Gb|-------| Db|-------| Ab|-2-4-5-| Eb|-0-2-3-| * * * "Would he..." Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-2------------------------| Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|--------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "...look upon us..." eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7---5------------9-7----7---------| Db|-7-5---3------------7-5----5---------| Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0--------------4-5-| Eb|-----------------------------000-2-3-| * * * * * *** * * "...anger and disgust..." Final time: eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-2------------------------| Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|--------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "...complanceny..." eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7---5------------9-7----7-------------| Db|-7-5---3------------7-5----5---------2-2-| Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0--------------4-5-0-0-| Eb|-----------------------------000-2-3-----| * * * * * *** * * * * "...our greed..." Play Riff 1 "Standing barefoot..." Lead into next section: eb|-------| Bb|-------| Gb|-------| Db|-------| Ab|-2-4-5-| Eb|-0-2-3-| * * * "Would he..." Riff 2a (Distortion) eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-2------------------------| Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|--------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "...look upon us..." eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7---5------------9-7----7---------| Db|-7-5---3------------7-5----5---------| Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0--------------4-5-| Eb|-----------------------------000-2-3-| * * * * * *** * * "...anger and disgust..." Final time: eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7---5------------9-7----7-----------| Db|-7-5---3------------7-5----5---------2-| Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0--------------4-5-0-| Eb|-----------------------------000-2-3---| * * * * * *** * * "...anger and disgust..." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-2-------------------------5-5----| Ab|-0----0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-| Eb|----------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|---------------------------5-5----| Ab|-5-------------------------3-2----| Eb|-3----3-333-333-333-333-00-----00-| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|---------------------------5-5----| Ab|-3-------------------------3-2-00-| Eb|-1----1-111-111-111-111-00--------| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-2-------------------------------| Ab|-0----0-000-000-000-000-00-2-4-5-| Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-| * *** *** *** *** ** * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-2-------------------------5-5----| Ab|-0----0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-| Eb|----------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|---------------------------5-5----| Ab|-5-------------------------3-2----| Eb|-3----3-333-333-333-333-00-----00-| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|---------------------------5-5----| Ab|-3-------------------------3-2-00-| Eb|-1----1-111-111-111-111-00--------| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-2---------------------------------| Ab|-0----0-000-000-000-000-00-2-4-5-7-| Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-5-| * *** *** *** *** ** * * * * Solo eb|----------------------------10-12h13-12p10-12~~-| Bb|----------------------10-13---------------------| Gb|-9h10p9p7-9~--------9---------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------15-12-------| Db|-----------------------------14-12-------------14-12-| Ab|-----12-10-------15-14-12----------15-14-------------| Eb|-10--------12-10----------15-------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------17-15-------20-19-17--------| Bb|-13-12-------17-15-------------17-15----------20-22~-| Gb|-------14-12-------17-16-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| * * * * eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----------| Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-13-12-| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-------17-20-19-17----19-17~--| Bb|----18-------------20---------| Gb|-17---------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------17-16-17-13-| Gb|----------------------------17-16h17-14-------------| Db|-------------------14\13-14-------------------------| Ab|-12p11-12-15-14h15----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|-17-16-17----20-19-20-17-20----------| Bb|----------17-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|------10-9-7-------------12-10-9----9-10-| Db|-7-10--------10-9-7-9-12---------12------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----12-13-| Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Harmony ending: Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-14~~-----------14b16r14-----| Db|-------14~--14-----------14~-| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-20~---20~-------------------| Bb|------------17-22b24r22-17~--| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-17~~------------------------| Gb|-------14~-----14b16r14------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|------------15----------15~--| Eb|-----------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 x3 eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7--777-5-3-5--3-2------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------| Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-| *** * ** ** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7--777-5-3-5--3-2------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7--7-----7-| Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5--5--00-5-| *** * ** ** ** ** Guitar 2 x3 eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|-5--555-4-2-4--2-0--------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------| Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-| *** * ** ** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-5--555-4-2-4--2-0-----------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7--7-----7-| Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5--5--00-5-| *** * ** ** ** ** Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "It's time for us..." Guitar fill over Riff 1 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|---[fade in]-7----(7)----(7)--| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| End Guitar fill Lead into next section: eb|-------| Bb|-------| Gb|-------| Db|-------| Ab|-2-4-5-| Eb|-0-2-3-| * * * "Would he..." Play Riff 2a "...look upon us..." Guitar fill over Riff 2 eb|-------15----13-12-10-12~~-| Bb|-------15------------------| Gb|-14-14---------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|-15b17----15b17r15-13-15~----12~--13-10~~-| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End guitar fill Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-2-------------------------5-5----| Ab|-0----0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-| Eb|----------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|---------------------------5-5----| Ab|-5-------------------------3-2----| Eb|-3----3-333-333-333-333-00-----00-| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------5-5----| Ab|-3--3-----------------------3-2-00-| Eb|-1--1--1-111-111-111-111-00--------| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-2--------------------------------| Ab|-0----0-000-000-000-000-----4-5-7-| Eb|------------------------000-2-3-5-| * *** *** *** *** *** * * Solo Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------10-9h10-7~--| Ab|-------------7\6-7-------------| Eb|-5p4-5-8-7h8-------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-7~--------(7)--------(7)--| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------10-9-10-12~--| Ab|---------------10p9-10--------------| Eb|-7p6-7-10-9/10----------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-12~--------(12)--------(12)--| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|-----8-7-5------------10-8-7----7-8-| Eb|-5-8-------8-7-5-7-10--------10-----| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------10-9-7-------------12-10-9----9/--| Db|-7-10--------10-9-7-9-12---------12-----| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----------| Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-13-12-| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-------17-15-13----------------18-17-15----15-17~---| Bb|-13-17----------17-15-13-15-20----------18----------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|---------[Guitar 1 only]-------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-12p11-12--------------------------------| Bb|----------13-12h13-----------------------| Gb|-------------------14p12-14--------------| Db|----------------------------14-13h14-10~-| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-9~--------(9)--------(9)--| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-15p14-15-10\9-10----------------------| Bb|------------------12-11-12-------------| Gb|---------------------------12-11-12----| Db|------------------------------------9~-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo 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