Iced Earth: 1776 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 07, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (whenever this riff is played, the first bar is this: eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-------9-------9--12-11-12-11-9--7-| Ab|-------7-------7--10--9-10--9-7--5-| Eb|-0-000---0-000---------------------| * *** * *** The rest is played like this: Guitar 1 Final time eb|--------------------------------|---------| Bb|--------------------------------|---------| Gb|--------------------------------|---------| Db|-------9-------9--5--4-5-4------|-5-4-5-4-| Ab|-------7-------7-----------7--5-|-3-2-5-4-| Eb|-0-000---0-000------------------|---------| * *** * *** Guitar 2 Final time eb|---------------------------------|---------| Bb|---------------------------------|---------| Gb|---------------------------------|---------| Db|-------9-------9--9--7-9-7-------|-5-4-5-4-| Ab|-------7-------7-----------10--9-|-3-2-5-4-| Eb|-0-000---0-000-------------------|---------| * *** * *** Riff 2 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-| * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-------9-------9-------9--------------| Ab|-------7-------7-------7--7-770-5-550-| Eb|-0-000---0-000---0-000----------------| * *** * *** * *** * *** * *** eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-5-------5-------5-------5--7-| Ab|-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3--5-| Eb|------------------------------| * *** * *** * *** Final time: eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-5-------5-------5-------5----7----| Ab|-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3--0-5--0-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * *** * *** * *** Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-9---7---5---7--4--4h5p4----4-------| Ab|-------------------------7----7-5-7-| Eb|------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the 3rd time) eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-7---6-------6----------------------| Db|---------9------7--7h9p7-5--7-5-4-5-| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-9----9----------7----7----| Ab|-7----7--6----6--5----5--4-| Eb|---------7----7----------5-| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|----5----5--5----5--7----7--9----9-| Ab|-4--3----3--5----5--7----7--9----9-| Eb|-5----------3----3--5----5--7----7-| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-9----9----------7----7----| Ab|-7----7--6----6--5----5--4-| Eb|---------7----7----------5-| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|----5----5--5----5--7----7--9---------| Ab|-4--3----3--5----5--7----7--9---------| Eb|-5----------3----3--5----5--7----//\\-| Solo Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------17--16--17/20--19tr20-19\17-17--17--| Gb|------16--------------------------------------| Db|-14~------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|-17--19--20-19-20-19\--10~----10/15-15-15--| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-15-14/17-17--19--20-19-17-| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-17\15-15-15--20-19--19-20-19-17--17\14-14-17-14-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-(14)\12-12--12-14-12-10---10-10-10--10/15-15-15--\7-7-7-| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| eb|-/15-15-14-15-17-15--/20-19-17tr19-19-17-19-15~-| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------17--16--17/20--19tr20-19\17-17--17--| Gb|------16--------------------------------------| Db|-14~------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|-17--19--20-19-20-19\---------------------| Bb|-----------------------12~---12/15-15-15--| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|-15-14/19-19--20--22-20-19-| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|-19\17-17-17--22-20--20-22-20-19--19\15-15-19-15--| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-(15)\13-13---13-15-13-12---12-12-12--12/15-15-15--\8-8-8-| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|-/20-20-19-17-19-17--/22-20-19tr20-20-19-20-17~-| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 w/ this addition: Guitar 4 & 5 (Guitar 5 plays top notes) eb|--9b10~-----9~----7~-----9--5-5h7p5-----5----------------5-7--9-| Bb|-10b12~----10~----8~----10--7-7h8p7-8~--7-8-7-8~-----7-8-7-8-10-| Gb|------------------------------------9~----9-7-9~---9-7-9--------| Db|--------------------------------------------------10------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-10~-----9~----7~-----9--5-5h7p5-----5-----| Bb|-12~----10~----8~----10--7-7h8p7-8~--7-8-7-| Gb|---------------------------------9~----9-7-| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-8-7-8-7-----------------------| Gb|-9-7-9-7--9-7--9-7-5-7-5-------| Db|---------10-9-10-9-7-9-7--9-9--| Ab|-------------------------10-7~-| Eb|-------------------------------| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9--------9-----------7--------7---| Ab|-7--------7--6--------5--------5-4-| Eb|-------------7-------------------5-| eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|-5----------------------------------------| Ab|-3--------5--------7--------9-------------| Eb|----------3--------5--------7--------//\\-| Solo (flute arranged for guitar) Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-17--20-19-20--16--20-19-20--15--19-17-19--14--19-17-19-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-13--17-15-17--12--17-15-17--10----13--8--10--12----16--19-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-15--19-17-19--14--19-17-19--14--17-15-17--12--17-15-17-| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|-12--15-14-15--10--15-14-15--8----12--10--12--11----14--17-| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 1 with this addition: Flute (arranged for guitar) eb|-19p15----------15-19p15----------15-| Bb|-------17----17----------17----17----| Gb|----------16----------------16-------| Db|-------------------------------------| ----| Ab|-------------------------------------| | Eb|-------------------------------------| | |--> Play 2x eb|-19h20p19-17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15h17-| | Bb|-------------------------------------| | Gb|-------------------------------------| ----| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-19p15----------15-19p15----------15-| Bb|-------17----17----------17----17----| Gb|----------16----------------16-------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-19h20p19-17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15p14-| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-12h14p12-10h12p10-8h10p8----------| Bb|--------------------------12p10-12-| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Repeat above Harmony Flute (arranged for guitar, comes in 2nd time) eb|-12p7-------7-12p7-------7-| Bb|------8---8--------8---8---| Gb|--------9------------9-----| Db|---------------------------| ----------| Ab|---------------------------| | Eb|---------------------------| | |--> Play 2x eb|-12h14p12-10h12p10-8h10p8-7----7--| | Bb|----------------------------10----| | Gb|----------------------------------| ---| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-12p7-------7-12p7-------7-| Bb|------8---8--------8---8---| Gb|--------9------------9-----| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-12h14p12-10h12p10-8h10p8-7h8p7-| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|-5h7p5-3h5p3-2h3p2-2p0-2-| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| Ending (Harmony notes on top): eb|---0---| Bb|---8~--| Gb|-------| Db|-------| 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