Iced Earth: Colors 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 14, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------| Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-9~----9----9-12-11-9----| Ab|---------12-----------12-| Eb|-------------------------| * * eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------9----9-12-11-9----| Ab|-10~------12-----------12-| Eb|--------------------------| * * eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-------9----9-12-11-9-----------------| Ab|-9~------12-----------12-7~--------10-| Eb|--------------------------------------| * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-9~----9----9-12-11-9----| Ab|---------12-----------12-| Eb|-------------------------| * * eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------9----9-12-11-9----| Ab|-10~------12-----------12-| Eb|--------------------------| * * eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-------9----9-12-11-9-------| Ab|-9~------12-----------12-7~-| Eb|----------------------------| * * Guitar 3 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|-----------------11-9-------| Db|-12~----12-11-12------12-11-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| * * eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|----------------11-9-------| Db|-9~----12-11-12------12-11-| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| * * eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------11-9--------------------| Db|--------12-11-12------12-11------------9-| Ab|-12~------------------------10~----------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| * * eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|-----------------11-9-------| Db|-12~----12-11-12------12-11-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| * * eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|----------------11-9-------| Db|-9~----12-11-12------12-11-| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-----------------11-9-----------| Db|--------12-11-12------12-11-----| Ab|-12~------------------------10~-| Eb|--------------------------------| * * Guitar 4 (This is what is used on the live album) eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------8-7------------------8-7--------| Gb|---------7-9-----7------------7-9-----7------| Db|-9~----9-----------9--------9-----------9----| Ab|---------------------10~------------------9~-| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------| Bb|-------8-7------------| Gb|---7-9-----7----------| Db|-9-----------9--------| Ab|---------------7~~----| Eb|----------------------| Guitar fill over Riff 1 right before lyrics eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-9----9/11-12----12/14\12-11----11/12\11-9-| Ab|-7----7/-9-10----10/12\10--9-----9/10\-9-7-| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Riff 1a (this is used for the first part of the verse only) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * "We're walking in the subway..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------| Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * "New York City gangs..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------9---| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---7---| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "You feel their anger..." [end riff with a slide] Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-------------------------4-2-| Eb|-0-000-2-3-3-333-3-5-3-2-2-0-| * *** * *** * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-------7-9-9-999-9-10-9-7--| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|-0-000---------------------| * *** * *** * Both guitars 1st ending: eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4-4-4---5-5-5---4-4-5-4-2-------| Eb|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-2-2-3-2-0--//\\-| * * * * * * * * * * * * 1st ending: eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-4-4-4---5-5-5---4-4-5-4-2------| Eb|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-2-2-3-2-0--0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "As they walk on closer..." [end riff with a slide] Play Riff 2 Riff 3 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------2-----------------------| Ab|-2--------2---------------------| Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-0-2-0-| * * "Don't expect..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------3-----------------------| Ab|-3--------3---------------------| Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-| * * Riff 3a eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------2-----------------------| Ab|-2--------2---------------------| Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-0-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "You walked my turf..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------3-----------------------| Ab|-3--------3---------------------| Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Lead into next riff: eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ** Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------| Ab|-----------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7\-| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-0-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** * Guitar 2 (Comes in second time) eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------| Db|-----------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6\-| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-0-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** * Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-5-5--5-4-4--4-5-5--5-4-4--4-| Ab|-3-3--3-2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-7-7--7-6-6--6-7-7--7-5-5--5-6-6--6-| Ab|-5-5--5-4-4--4-5-5--5-3-3--3-4-4--4-| Eb|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|--8------7------8------7-----| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|--5---5--4---4--5---5--4---4-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|-10------8-----10------8------9-----| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|--7---7--5---5--7---7--5---5--6---6-| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Flange or some effect) x2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-13---13---13---13---12--12--12--12--| Gb|-12---12---12---12---11--11--11--11--| Db|---10---10---10---10---9---9---9---9-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-15---15---15---15---13---13---13---13---| Gb|-14---14---14---14---12---12---12---12---| Db|---12---12---12---12---10---10---10---10-| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-15---15---15---15---13---13---14---14---| Gb|-14---14---14---14---12---12---13---13---| Db|---12---12---12---12---10---10---11---11-| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Riff 5a (after lyrics) Guitar 1 x2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-5--------------4--------------| Ab|-3-333333333300-2-222222222200-| Eb|-------------------------------| ************ ************ eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7--------------5--------------| Ab|-5-555555555500-3-333333333300-| Eb|-------------------------------| ************ ************ eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-7--------------5------6------| Ab|-5-555555555500-3-3333-4-4440-| Eb|------------------------------| ************ **** **** Final time: eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-7--------------5------6--6---| Ab|-5-555555555500-3-3333-4--4-0-| Eb|------------------------------| ************ **** Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-14------12------14------12---13--| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-14------12------14------12---13\-| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-13------12------13------12--(12)b13r12-| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|-15------13------15------13---14--| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-13------12------13------12--(12)b13r12-| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-15------13------15------13---14~\-| Gb|-------------------------------a---| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Guitar 4 eb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-14------12------14------12---13--| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-14------12------14------12---13\-| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-4--2-4--4-4-4-2-4-2-5-4-4-4-2-| Eb|-2--0-2--2-2-2-0-2-0-3-2-2-2-0-| Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-| Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-------| Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2--/12\-| * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-| Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-| Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * Solo eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 Play Riff 3 "Don't expect..." Play Riff 3a "You walked..." Play Riff 3a Solo Rhythm Outro Solo Guitar 1 eb|---------------15-17-17/19-17-15-14~--| Bb|-17~----171717------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-141414----14-15/17-15-14-| Bb|--------17----------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|---------------15-17-17/19-17-15-14~--| Bb|-17~----171717------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-141414----14-15/17-15-14-----| Bb|--------17----------------17~-| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|--------------19b20r19--| Bb|--------17--------------| Gb|-----19-----------------| Db|--21--------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|---------------17-19-19/22-20-19-17~--| Bb|-20~----202020------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-171717----17-19/20-19-17-| Bb|--------20----------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|---------------17-19-19/22-20-19-17~--| Bb|-20~----202020------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-171717----17-19/20-19-17-----| Bb|--------20----------------20~-| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|---------------9~~-| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-------------------| Ending: Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|------6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------| Ab|-2--------------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7\-| Eb|-0---------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|------4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------| Db|----------------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6\-| Ab|-2---------------------------------------| Eb|-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