Iced Earth: Cthulhu 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: 08/01/19 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Clean) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-----9-----9-----7-----7-----7h9-| Db|---9---9-----9-----9-----9-------| Ab|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-----| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---9-10-----10-----9-----9-----7h9-| Ab|-7------7-7----7-7---7-7---7-7-----| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-----9-----9-----7-----7-----7h9-| Db|---9---9-----9-----9-----9-------| Ab|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-----| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---9-10-----10-----9-----9-----7h9-| Ab|-7------7-7----7-7---7-7---7-7-----| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----9-----9-----10-----9-----9----| Ab|-10-----10----10-----10----10---10-| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----7----9----10----9----7--| Ab|-9-----9----9-----9----9----| Eb|----------------------------| Lead into next section (Distortion): Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-2------------------------------| Ab|-2--------[hold for long time]--| Eb|-0------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-9----(9)\--2----(2)/-9----(9)\----------------| Ab|-7----(7)\--2----(2)/-7----(7)\--2--2--2-2-2-2-| Eb|------------0--------------------0--0--0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-9-| Db|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-9-| Ab|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-| Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----10----10-----9-----9-----7-9-| Ab|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-| Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-----9-----9-----7-----7-----7-9-| Db|-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-9-| Ab|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-| Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----10----10-----9-----9-----7-9-| Ab|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-| Eb|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * Repeat the above, then: eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|-------9--------9-------10-------9-------9----| Ab|-10-10---101010---10-10----10-10---10-10---10-| Eb|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-----7-----9-----10-----7-----7-9-| Ab|-9-9---999---9-9----9-9---9-9-----| Eb|----------------------------------| * * *** * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-----2-----2-----5-----5-----5-7-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-----3-----3-----2-----2-----0-2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * Repeat the above, then: eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-----2-----2-----3-----2-----2---| Eb|-3-3---333---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-| * * *** * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-----0-----2-----3-----2-----0-2-| Eb|-2-2---222---2-2---2-2---2-2-----| * * *** * * * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----9-7-9\--9-7-9--12--11-11--| Ab|-----7-5-7\--7-5-7--10---9--9--| Eb|-000----------------10---9--9--| *** * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----9-7-9\--9-7-9--14--12-12--| Ab|-----7-5-7\--7-5-7--12--10-10--| Eb|-000----------------12--10-10--| *** * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----9-7-9\--9-7-9--12--11-11--| Ab|-----7-5-7\--7-5-7--10---9--9--| Eb|-000----------------10---9--9--| *** * * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-----9-7-9\------9-7--5--| Ab|-----7-5-7\------7-5--3--| Eb|-000---------000---------| *** *** * * Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-----5-4-5---5-4-5--9--7-7--| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|-000------------------------| *** * * * eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----5-4-5---5-4-5--10--9-9--| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-000-------------------------| *** * * * eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-----5-4-5---5-4-5--9--7-7--| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|-000------------------------| *** * * * eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-----5-4-5------5-4--2--| Ab|------------------------| Eb|-000--------000---------| *** *** Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9----7h9-7--10--9----7p10-9p7-| Ab|-7----7-7-7---7--7----7----7---| Eb|-------------------------------| Final time eb|-----------------------------------------|-----| Bb|-----------------------------------------|-----| Gb|-----------------------------------------|-----| Db|-7--7--7----7h9-7p5-5--5--5--------------|-----| Ab|-5--5--5----5---5---3--3--3----0-3-2-0---|--2--| Eb|---------------------------------------3-|--0--| * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|---7----------7----------7-----| Gb|-9---9-7-9--9---9-7-9--9---9-7-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|---7----------7----------7-----| Gb|-9---9-7-9--9---9-7-9--9---9-7-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-8-8-8-7-7-7-------7-7-7-8-8-7-7-| Gb|-------------7-7-7---------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Final time eb|---------------------------------|-----| Bb|-------7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7---7-----|-----| Gb|-9-9-9-------------------9---9-7-|--9~-| Db|---------------------------------|-----| Ab|---------------------------------|-----| Eb|---------------------------------|-----| Lead into next section: eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|---------------| * * * * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9-----------------10101010-7-7-9-| Ab|-7-------2----------8-8-8-8-5-5-7-| Eb|---000-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------| *** * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-9-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Ab|-7-------2---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|---000-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Starts after awhile) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-5------------------7-7-7-7-4-4-4-| Ab|---------2------------------------| Eb|---000-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| Ab|---------2-----------------------| Eb|---000-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|-5----4----2----2--| Ab|-7----5----3----0--| Eb|-------------------| eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|-5----4----2----2--4--| Ab|-7----5----3----0--2--| Eb|----------------------| Guitars 2 & 3 (Guitar 3 plays top notes) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-(5----7---/9-7-----9--/10--9)-| Ab|--7----9--/10-9----10--/12-10--| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-(10--/12-10-----9-7--4)-| Ab|--12--/14-12----10-9--5--| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-(5----7---/9-7-----9--/10--9)-| Ab|--7----9--/10-9----10--/12-10--| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-(10--/12-10-----9-7)---| Ab|--12--/14-12----10-9----| Eb|------------------------| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 This additional guitar is used in Riff 3 this time: eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|----10--------------10--------------10-------| Gb|-12----12-11-12--12----12-11-12--12----12-11-| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|----10--------------10--------------10-------| Gb|-12----12-11-12--12----12-11-12--12----12-11-| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12-12-12-10-10-10----------10-10-10-12-12-10-10-| Gb|-------------------11-11-11----------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10----10-------| Gb|-12-12-12----------------------------12----12-11-| 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