Blessed Are You

Iced Earth

Tom: G#

Tuning:  Eb

Riff 1 

Guitar 1 (Clean)
eb|---------5--------------------------|
Bb|-------6---6-------5-----5---6------|
Gb|-----7-------7-------7---------7----|
Db|---7-----------7-------7---------7--|
Ab|-5----------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|


   "Pure ambition..."
eb|---------5--------------------------|
Bb|-------6---6-------5-----5---6------|
Gb|-----7-------7-------7---------7p5--|
Db|---7-----------7-------7------------|
Ab|-5----------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|


Two guitars for the next part:
Guitar 1 (Clean)

eb|------6--------6-----------6----------6-|
Bb|--------6--------6-----------6------6---|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|---5---------5----------5---------5-----|
Eb|-6---------6----------6---------6-------|


Guitar 2 (Acoustic)

eb|-------0-------------------0--------------|
Bb|-----3---3---------------3---3----------6-|
Gb|-----------3-------------------3--------7-|
Db|----------------------------------------7-|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|



Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-7--7-5--7----7-5--|
Ab|-5--5-3--5----5-3--|
Eb|-------------------|

       * *

  "Blessed are you..."
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-7--7-5--7----7-5----|
Ab|-5--5-3--5----5-3--0-|
Eb|---------------------|

       * *            *

  "Blessed am I..."     x2      
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-3--3----3----3--5--5-|
Ab|-1--1-0--1----1--3--3-|
Eb|----------------------|

       * *
  "Children of the night..."

Lead into next section:

eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|--7--|
Ab|--5--|
Eb|-----|


Play Riff 1    but guitar 2 plays this:
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)

eb|-8-6h8p6p5---5----|
Bb|-----------8---6~-|
Gb|------------------|
Db|------------------|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|------------------|



eb|-----5---------|
Bb|-6-8---8-6-5---|
Gb|-------------7-|
Db|---------------|
Ab|---------------|
Eb|---------------|


Play Riff 2    "Blessed are you..."

Riff 3 
[Note: on the live version, guitar 2 plays the open Db string
during the second part.]


Guitar 1                         x2                        x2
eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-----7---7-5-------------------|-3-------3---3-----3-5-5-|
Ab|-5-5---5-----8----5-8-5-8-7-5\-|-1-111-0-1---1-111-1-3-3-|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|

    * *   *          *   *          * *** *     * ***

Guitar 2                           x2                        x2
eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-----10---10-8-7----7---7--------|-3-------3---3-----3-5-5-|
Ab|-8-8----8---------8---8----10-8\-|-1-111-0-1---1-111-1-3-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------|

    * *    *         *   *            * *** *     * ***


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-------8-------5-----7---------|  -----|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|       |
Eb|---------------------------------|       |


      * * *   * * *   * *   * * * *         |
eb|----------------------------------|      |
Bb|----------------------------------|      |
Gb|----------------------------------|      |
Db|-7-------8-------5-----7----------|      |
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5500-|      |
Eb|----------------------------------|      |


      * * *   * * *   * *   * * ****        |
eb|---------------------------------|       |-----> Play 2x
Bb|---------------------------------|       |
Gb|---------------------------------|       |
Db|-5-------6-------3-----5---------|       |
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|       |
Eb|---------------------------------|       | 


      * * *   * * *   * *   * * * *         |
eb|----------------------------------|      |
Bb|----------------------------------|      |
Gb|----------------------------------|      |
Db|-5-------6-------3-----5----------| -----|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3300-|
Eb|----------------------------------|


      * * *   * * *   * *   * * ****
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|------3----------------5-----------|
Ab|-1-11---1----1-00-3-33---3----3-00-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|


    * **          ** * **          **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5-7----7----7----7\5----5----5----|
Ab|-3-5-00-5----5-00-5\3-00-3----3-00-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|


        **        **     **        **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|------3----------------5-----------|
Ab|-1-11---1----1-00-3-33---3----3-00-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|


    * **          ** * **          **
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-5\7----7----7----7\5----5----5--|
Ab|-3\5-00-5----5-00-5\3-00-3----3--|
Eb|---------------------------------|

        **        **     **

Solo
Guitar 1

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/7~----7-9-10tm-12tm-14tm-15tm-14~----15-14~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|



eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-15-14-12-10-14-12-10-9-12-10-9-7-10-9-7-5~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|


eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5p3h5-/7~----7p5h7-/9~----9p7h9-/10--12--10--9~--|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

         
eb|------10h12p10--------10h13p10--------10h12p10------|
Bb|-10h11--------11p10h11--------11p10h11--------11p10-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|



eb|-12p10-13p10-15p10-13p10-12p10-13-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|



eb|------10h12p10------10--12--13-|
Bb|-10h11--------11p10------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|



eb|-13b15--(15)r13-13-12-10----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------13~----13\----11----13p11p10-----|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------12~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|



eb|------------------10-12-13p10-12-15p12------12-|
Bb|---------10-11-13---------------------13--13---|
Gb|-9-10-12--------------------------------12-----|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|



eb|-15p12/13-13-17p13------12-17p13-13\10-|
Bb|------------------15--15---------------|
Gb|--------------------14-----------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|


Guitar 2

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------6-8-10tm-11tm-13tm-15tm-13~----15-13~-|
Gb|-/7~------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|



eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-11-15-13-11-10-13-11-10-8-12-10-8-6-10-8-6-5~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|



eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-5p3h5-/6~----6p5h6-/8~----8p6h8-/10--11--10-8~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|



eb|------17h19p17---------17h20p17--------17h19p17------|
Bb|-17h18--------18p17h18---------18p17h18--------18p17-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|



eb|-19p17-20p17-22p17-20p17-19p17-20-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|



eb|------17h19p17------17--19--20-|
Bb|-17h18--------18p17------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|



eb|-20b22--(22)r20-20-19-17------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------20~----20\-------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------10----12p10p9-9~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|



eb|------------------10-12-13p10-12-15p12------12-|
Bb|---------10-11-13---------------------13--13---|
Gb|-9-10-12--------------------------------12-----|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|



eb|-15p12/13-13-17p13------12-17p13-13\10-|
Bb|------------------15--15---------------|
Gb|--------------------14-----------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|



Back to one guitar:

eb|-10-12-13-10--12-13-15--13--12tr13-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|



eb|-13-12-13-10----10-10-13-12--12--12-10-|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|



eb|-10-12-13-10--12-13-15--13--12tr13-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|



eb|-13-12-13-10----10-10-13-12--12--12p10--10-12--10-|
Bb|--------------------------------------10----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1

eb|-/13-12-10--|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|


Guitar 2

eb|-/17-15-13--|
Bb|------------|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|


End solo

Play Riff 2   "Blessed are you..."


Outro lead                               x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-11p10----10----11--------11--11-10----|
Gb|-------10----------10~--------------10-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|


                                   x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-13----11--10-11----13--13-11-10-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|



Harmony guitar:                       x2
eb|-10p8----8----10--------10--10-8----|
Bb|------10---------10~-------------10-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|


                                 x2
eb|-12----10--8-10----12--12-10-8-|
Bb|-------------------------------|
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