Iced Earth: High Water Mark 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: April 07, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 First time: eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-99-9--------9--11--12--------12-11--7--| Ab|-77-7--------7---9--10--------10--9--5--| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------| Db|-11----9--------9--7--5--------5--9--7----------------| Ab|--9----7--------7--5--3--------3--7--5--------5--7--2-| Eb|----------------------------------------------3--5--0-| Rest of the time: eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-9--------9--11--12--------12-11--7--| Ab|-7--------7---9--10--------10--9--5--| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------| Db|-11----9--------9--7--5--------5--9--7----------------| Ab|--9----7--------7--5--3--------3--7--5--------5--7--2-| Eb|----------------------------------------------3--5--0-| Riff 2 (12 string acoustic) x4 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-----9----------7--------5----------4--| Ab|---7---7------7--------7---7------7----| Eb|-0----------0--------0----------0------| "It was very close..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--| Ab|-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--| Eb|-------------------------------| "Execute it well..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-x-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--| Ab|-x-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--| Eb|---------------------------------| "...thing, it's in God's..." Riff 2a (12 string acoustic) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----9------9------7------7--| ----| Ab|---7---7--7------7---7--7----| | Eb|-0-------------0-------------| | "General Lee I must tell you..." | eb|-----------------------------| |--> Play 4x Bb|-----------------------------| | Gb|-----------------------------| | Db|-----5------5------4------4--| ----| Ab|---7---7--7------7---7--7----| Eb|-0-------------0-------------| "...that I believe..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--| Ab|-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--| Eb|-------------------------------| "Execute it well..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-x-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--| Ab|-x-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--| Eb|---------------------------------| "...thing, it's in God's..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 (Distortion) Final chord eb|-0--------------------------------------|--0--| Bb|-0--------------------------------------|--0--| Gb|-0--------------------------------------|--0--| Db|-5--------5-4---4-----------4-5---7---4-|--5--| Ab|-7------------7----5--------5-7---9---5-|--7--| Eb|--------------------------------0---0---|-----| * * Guitar 2 (Distortion) Final chord eb|-0--------------------------------------|--0--| Bb|-0--------------------------------------|--0--| Gb|-0--------4-----------------------------|--0--| Db|-5----------7-5-7--4--------4-5---7---4-|--5--| Ab|-7--------------------------5-7---9---5-|--7--| Eb|--------------------------------0---0---|-----| * * Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic) Final chord eb|-0--------------------------------------|--0--| Bb|-0--------------------------------------|--0--| Gb|-0--------------------------------------|--0--| Db|-5--------5-4---4-----------4-5---7---4-|--5--| Ab|-7------------7----5--------5-7---9---5-|--7--| Eb|--------------------------------0---0---|-----| Guitar 4 (Distortion, comes in later) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|-000--000--000--000--000--000--000--000-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** (Guitar 4 then plays this through to the next riff) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-...-| *** * * *** * * *** * * *** * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|------5----4-5----------5----4-5----4----4-2--| Ab|------7----5-7----------7----5-7----5----5-3--| Eb|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00-----00---00------| * ** ** *** * ** ** ** ** * "The rebel cannon..." eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------5----4-5----------5----4-5----4----4-2------2----5--5---| Ab|------7----5-7----------7----5-7----5----5-3------0----3--3-5-| Eb|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00-----00---00--------0----0------3-| * ** ** *** * ** ** ** ** * * * "150 Guns make up..." Final time: eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------5----4-5----------5----4-5----4----4-2------2----5--5-----| Ab|------7----5-7----------7----5-7----5----5-3------0----3--3-5---| Eb|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00-----00---00--------0----0------3-0-| * ** ** *** * ** ** ** ** * * * * Guitar 2 (Plays through into next riff) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-...-| *** * * *** * * *** * * *** * * Riff 3a Guitar 1 Final chord eb|-0------------------------------------|--0--| Bb|-0------------------------------------|--0--| Gb|-0------------------------------------|--0--| Db|-5--------5-4---4-----------4-5--7--4-|--5--| Ab|-7------------7----5--------5-7--9--5-|--7--| Eb|--------------------------------------|-----| "What happens here..." Guitar 2 Final chord eb|-0------------------------------------|--0--| Bb|-0------------------------------------|--0--| Gb|-0--------4---------------------------|--0--| Db|-5----------7-5-7--4--------4-5--7--4-|--5--| Ab|-7--------------------------5-7--9--5-|--7--| Eb|--------------------------------------|-----| Guitar 3 (Plays through into next riff) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-...-| *** * * *** * * *** * * *** * * Play Riff 4 "The Virginians are the chosen..." Play Riff 3a "The slaughter now ensues..." Guitar 3's final time in Riff 3a: eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-00-| *** * * *** * * *** * * ** Riff 5 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------8--5--| Ab|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-8--5--| Eb|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-7--------------------------10--5--| Ab|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-10--5--| Eb|----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--------| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-7--------------------------8--5--| ----| Ab|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-8--5--| | Eb|----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-------| | * * * * * * * * * * * | eb|-----------------------------------| |--> Play 3x Bb|-----------------------------------| | Gb|-----------------------------------| | Db|-7--------------------------10--5--| ---| Ab|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-10--5--| Eb|----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--------| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|----5----------4-5--4-----5----------4-5--4-| Db|-7----7----5-7---------7----7----5-7--------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|----4--------4-5-7--5-----5----------4-5--4-| Db|-5----5----------------7----7----5-7--------| Ab|-----------7--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----9------------7-9--7------9------------7-9--7-| Db|-10----10----9-10---------10----10----9-10--------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|----7--------7-9-10--9------9------------7-9--7-| Db|-9----9-----------------10----10----9-10--------| Ab|----------10------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Riff 7 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------8--8--| Ab|-------------------------------8--8--| Eb|-3-555-5--3-555-5--3-555-5-335-------| * *** * * *** * * *** * *** eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------10--10--| Ab|-------------------------------10--10--| Eb|-3-555-5--3-555-5--3-555-5-335---------| * *** * * *** * * *** * *** Play Riff 6 Play Riff 7 Riff 8 (Play 2x) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7----9-10-----10\-5----5-2----5-| Ab|-7----9-10-----10\-5----5-2----5-| Eb|-5----7--8------8\-3----3-0----3-| "We're almost there..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|----------------9--7-----5-------| Db|-7----9-10------9--7-----5----5--| Ab|-7----9-10------7--5-----3----5--| Eb|-5----7--8----0---------------3--| * "We must push..." Riff 9 (Play 2x) eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-10-12121212----1010-13131313-| Eb|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-10-12121212----1010-15151515-| Eb|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|-10-12121212----1010-13131313-10-12121212-| Eb|------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|------------------| Eb|-3-5-3-55-6-5-3-5-| * * * ** * * * * Riff 11 x2 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-7--------12--10-------10\9-9\7-| Ab|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5-| Eb|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5-| "It's over now..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-5--------10--9--------10-9-| Ab|-3---------8--7---------8-7-| Eb|-3---------8--7---------8-7-| "I am responsible..." x2 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-7--------12--10-------10\9-9\7-| Ab|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5-| Eb|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5-| "I thought us..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-5--------10--9--------10-9-| Ab|-3---------8--7---------8-7-| Eb|-3---------8--7---------8-7-| "God forgive me..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-7--------12--10-------10\9-9\7-| Ab|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5-| Eb|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5-| "It's all my fault..." Riff 12 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-77777-77777-77777-7777-8--8--| Ab|-55555-55555-55555-5555-6--6--| Eb|-55555-55555-55555-5555-6--6--| ***** ***** ***** **** "...hands!" Song fades out, ending arranged for guitar: eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----14----12-10-12--14--/10--9-7--| Db|-12-------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|----14----12-10-12--14--/17--15-14--| Db|-12---------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----14----12-10-12--14--/10--9-7--| Db|-12-------------------------------| 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