Iced Earth: Reaping Stone 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: February 13, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro: (Clean) eb|-0-----| Bb|--0----| Gb|---2---| Db|----2--| Ab|-----0-| Eb|-------| (Harmonics are clean guitar, the other notes are distortion) eb|-------------------------------7----------------| Bb|-12----10~--12~--13~--------7--h-7---------12~\-| Gb|--h-----------------------5-h----h--------------| Db|--------------------------h---------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 Bass only Riff 1 (Distortion) eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------/9---9-8----(8)\--| Db|-5---7--7\--/9---9-8----(8)\--| Ab|-3-5-7--7\--/7---7-6----(6)\--| Eb|---3-5--5\-----0--------------| * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|--------/9---9-8----8-7--(7)\-5---| Db|-7--7\--/9---9-8----8-7--(7)\-5-5-| Ab|-7--7\--/7---7-6----6-5--(5)\-3-5-| Eb|-5--5\-----0------0-------------3-| * * * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|--------/9---9-8-------| Db|-7--7\--/9---9-8-------| Ab|-7--7\--/7---7-6----77-| Eb|-5--5\-----0--------55-| * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|--------/9---9-8----8-7--(7)\-5---| Db|-7--7\--/9---9-8----8-7--(7)\-5-5-| Ab|-7--7\--/7---7-6----6-5--(5)\-3-5-| Eb|-5--5\-----0------0-------------3-| * * * * Verse 2 Bass only, except for this little guitar fill: (Clean) eb|--12------| Bb|---h12----| Gb|-----h----| Db|-------7--| Ab|-------h--| Eb|----------| Play Riff 1 "Come into my world..." Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|-2--2-2----9------8------7----------| Eb|-0--0-0--7---7-6~---6-5~---5~--(5)\-| * * eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|-2--2-2----9------8------7----------| Eb|-0--0-0--7---7-6~---6-5~---5~--(5)\-| * * Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|-2--2-2----9------8------7----------| Eb|-0--0-0--7---7-6~---6-5~---5~--(5)\-| * * a a a a a a a a a eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-----------11-------10-------9----------| Ab|-2--2-2--9----9-8~-----8-7~----7~--(7)\-| Eb|-0--0-0---------------------------------| * * Play Riff 1 "Come into my world..." Riff 3 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-------10----10------10-10--12\10-| Ab|--------8-----8-------8--8--10\-8-| Eb|-0-000----------0-000-------------| * *** * *** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-------10-10-10------10-10--12\10-| Ab|--------8--8--8-------8--8--10\-8-| Eb|-0-000----------0-000-------------| * *** * *** Riff 4 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0-0000-0-00000000-0-0000-0-0000-3-1-| * **** * ******** * **** * **** * * Riff 3a eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|--------10----10------10-10--12\10-| Ab|---------8-----8-------8--8--10\-8-| Eb|-0-0000----------0-000-------------| * **** * *** "Think not of ones..." eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-------10-10-10------10-10--12\10-| Ab|--------8--8--8-------8--8--10\-8-| Eb|-0-000----------0-000-------------| * *** * *** Play Riff 4 Riff 3b eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|--------10----10------10-10--12\10-| Ab|---------8-----8-------8--8--10\-8-| Eb|-0-0000----------0-000-------------| * **** * *** "Think not of ones..." eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-------10----10------10-10--12\10-| Ab|--------8-----8-------8--8--10\-8-| Eb|-0-000----------0-000-------------| * *** * *** Riff 5 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-0-000-7-000-6-000-6-000-5555-3---| Eb|--------------------------------3-| * *** * *** * *** * *** **** * * Riff 6 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-0--7--6--5--3------------| Eb|---------------3--3-3/5-5-| * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------5--7-| Ab|-0--2--3--5--3--2--0--2--3-----5--7-| Eb|----------------------------0--3--5-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 1a eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------/9---9-8----(8)\--| Db|-7--7\--/9---9-8----(8)\--| Ab|-7--7\--/7---7-6----(6)\--| Eb|-5--5\-----0--------------| * "Come into my world..." eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|--------/9---9-8----8-7--(7)\-5---| Db|-7--7\--/9---9-8----8-7--(7)\-5-5-| Ab|-7--7\--/7---7-6----6-5--(5)\-3-5-| Eb|-5--5\-----0------0-------------3-| * * * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|--------/9---9-8-------| Db|-7--7\--/9---9-8-------| Ab|-7--7\--/7---7-6----77-| Eb|-5--5\-----0--------55-| * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|--------/9---9-8----8-7--(7)\-5---| Db|-7--7\--/9---9-8----8-7--(7)\-5-5-| Ab|-7--7\--/7---7-6----6-5--(5)\-3-5-| Eb|-5--5\-----0------0-------------3-| * * * * Riff 7 eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|-9-----9-8----7---5---| Db|-9-----9-8----7---5-5-| Ab|-7---0-7-6----5---3-5-| Eb|--------------------3-| * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-9-----9-8----7---5------5--------| Db|-9-----9-8----7---5-5----5--5--7\-| Ab|-7-----7-6----5---3-5----3--5--7\-| Eb|--------------------3-------3--5\-| 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