Iced Earth: Cities On Flame (Blue Oyster Cult) 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: October 29, 2006 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------4-----2-----2-------------| Ab|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3---2h3p2p0-----| Eb|-2--5--2----2-5---------------------------2p0-| * * * * * * * * Guitar fill eb|--------------------| Bb|-4b5r4--------------| Gb|-4b5r4-2-4-4-2-4b6~-| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| eb|---------------------| Bb|-4b5r4---------------| Gb|-4b5r4-2-4-2---2-----| Db|-------------4---4~~-| Ab|---------------------| Eb|---------------------| End guitar fill Riff 2 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-4--7-4----4~--(4)p0--4--7-4----4~-| Eb|-2--5-2---------------2--5-2-------| "My heart is black..." eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-2--6-2----2~----2--6-2----2~--(2)p0-| Eb|-0--4-0----------0--4-0--------------| "Cities on flame..." Riff 3 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----9-7------9----------------------| Ab|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-55-----9-7------9----| Eb|-------------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-55-| * * * * ** * * * * ** "So let the girl..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-----11-9------11-9------11-9-9-| Eb|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-| * * * * * * "Cities on flame..." Guitar fill for riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-11-12-13-14~--6-7-8-9~-| Db|------------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|-17b19--(19)r17-17b19r17-14----14------------------| Bb|----------------------------17----17-14-17-17b19~~-| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|----9-10-11~-------------| Db|-12-----------7-9-10-11~-| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| End guitar fill Play Riff 1 Guitar fill eb|-------------2------------| Bb|---------------4/7~--(7)\-| Gb|---4b6r4p2----------------| Db|-0---------4--------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| End guitar fill Play Riff 2 "Gardens of nocturne..." Play Riff 3 "So let the girl..." Guitar fill for riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-11-12-13-14~--6-7-8-9~-| Db|------------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|-10-10b11-7-----------------| Gb|------------9---------------| Db|--------------10p9p7-9b10-9-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|----9-10-11~-------------| Db|-12-----------7-9-10-11~-| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| End guitar fill Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm 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 2 "My heart is black..." Play Riff 3 "Let the girl..." Guitar fill for riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-11-12-13-14~--6-7-8-9~-| Db|------------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|-12b14--(14)r12b14-12-11-| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|----9-10-11~-------------| Db|-12-----------7-9-10-11~-| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| End guitar fill Riff 1a Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------4-----2-----2-------------| Ab|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3---2h3p2p0-----| Eb|-2--5--2----2-5---------------------------2-0-| * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|--------------------4-----2-----2-| Ab|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3---| Eb|-2--5--2----2-5-------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|---------4-----2-----2-| Ab|-----2-4---2-3---2-3---| Eb|-2-5-------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-4-4--4-4-----------2--| Eb|-2-2--2-2--2222-----0--| * * * * **** Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------4-----2-----2-------------| Ab|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3---2h3p2p0-----| Eb|-2--5--2----2-5---------------------------2p0-| * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------1-2-| Gb|----------------------------------4p2---5p2-------| Db|--------------------4-----2-----2-----4-----4-----| Ab|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3-------------------| Eb|-2--5--2----2-5-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------------------9p7p5-------| Bb|-----------------------------------1-2--5-7--------7--5~-| Gb|-----------------------4p2---5p2-------------------------| Db|---------4-----2-----2-----4-----4-----------------------| Ab|-----2-4---2-3---2-3-------------------------------------| Eb|-2-5-----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-4--------4-[let ring]-| Eb|-2--------2------------| Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|-10p9p7-10p9p7-9p7p5-9p7p5-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2-5p4p2-| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-11p9p6-11p9p0-9p8p6-9p8p6-6p4p2-6p4p2-6p4p2-6p4p0-| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x4 eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|--------4---------| Ab|-4------2------4--| Eb|-2----0------0-2--| * * x2 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-244444444444-------4-6-7-| Ab|--------------4-6-7-------| Eb|--------------------------| ************ Solo eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|--2~--4~-----4b6-[4]-[4]6r4-2----| Db|--2~--4~----------------------4~-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|-4b6-[4][4][4]-4-2-4-2----| Db|-----------------------4~-| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|--2~--/4~--------2-4-2-----------------| Db|--2~--/4~-----4~-------4--2------------| Ab|----------------------------4-2--------| Eb|-----------\\-------------------5--2~~-| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-11p9-11~--11p9-11~--11p9-11~--11p9-11~-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------12b14-12b14~~-| Bb|-12b14-12-10--12b14-12-10----------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-17b19-17b19-17b19r17-14------------------------| Bb|-------------------------17-17b19-17b19-17b19~~-| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-10-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10\----------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------8-9-11-| Db|---------------------------------------7-9-11--------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------7-9-11-12b14~-12b14~-12b14~-----| Bb|-10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7-7-9-10---------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------X\\-| End Solo Ending: Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------4-----2-----2-------------| Ab|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3---2h3p2p0-----| Eb|-2--5--2----2-5---------------------------2p0-| * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-4-4--4-4-----------2--4--6--2--4-4--| Eb|-2-2--2-2--2222-----0--2--4--0--2-2--| * * * * **** * Guitar 2 (Harmony guitar in () ) eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------1-2-| Gb|----------------------------------4p2---5p2-------| Db|--------------------4-----2-----2-----4-----4-----| Ab|-4--7--4--------2-4---2-3---2-3-------------------| Eb|-2--5--2----2-5-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|------9p7p5-------------(5-5\)-| Bb|-5-7--------7--5~--------7-7\--| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| 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