Consequences

Iced Earth

Tom: E

Tuning: Eb

Acoustic (listen to song for strumming patterns)

Riff 1                       x2

eb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3--2---|
Bb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3--3---|
Gb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--0--2---|
Db|--2---2-2----2-2-2--0--0---|
Ab|--2---2-2----2-2-2--2------|
Eb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3------|
   "As human beings..."



eb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3--2---|
Bb|--1---1-1----1-1-1--3--3---|
Gb|--2---2-2----2-2-2--0--2---|
Db|--2---2-2----2-2-2--0--0---|
Ab|--0---0-0----0-0-0--2------|
Eb|--------------------3------|
   "Sometimes so beautiful..."



eb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3--2---|
Bb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3--3---|
Gb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--0--2---|
Db|--2---2-2----2-2-2--0--0---|
Ab|--2---2-2----2-2-2--2------|
Eb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3------|
   "Other times so vain..."



Riff 2 (acoustic)
Guitar 1

eb|-0--0-0-------0-0-0---3--3-3-------3-3-3-|
Bb|-1--1-1-------1-1-1---3--3-3-------3-3-3-|
Gb|-2--2-2-------2-2-2---0--0-0-------0-0-0-|
Db|-2--2-2-------2-2-2---0--0-0-------0-0-0-|
Ab|-0--0-0-------0-0-0---2--2-2-------2-2-2-|
Eb|----------------------3--3-3-------3-3-3-|
    "Oh..."


Guitar 2

eb|------------0--------------------0------|
Bb|--------0h1--------------------0--------|
Gb|------2----------------------0----------|
Db|----2----------------------0------------|
Ab|-0-----------------------2--------------|
Eb|----------------------3-----------------|
   


Guitar 1

eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-0------0--0-0-----0-0-0-----|
Bb|-0--0-0-----0-0-0------0--0-0-----0-0-0-----|
Gb|-0--0-0-----0-0-0------0--0-0-----0-0-0-----|
Db|-2--2-2-----2-2-2------2--2-2-----2-2-2-----|
Ab|-2--2-2-----2-2-2-2-0--2--2-2-----2-2-2-2-0-|
Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-0-3-2--0--0-0-----0-0-0-3-2-|
    "...you ought to know"


Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------0---------------------0---------|
Gb|--------0---------------------0-------------|
Db|------4---4-----------------4---4-----------|
Ab|----2---------------------2-----------------|
Eb|-0---------------------0--------------------|
   

Play Riff 1   "Wrote about in..."
Play Riff 2   "Oh..."

Riff 3 (distortion, solo rhythm)      

                         x2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-5--4--2-------2--2--2-|
Eb|-3--2--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|


            * * *              
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------7------------------|
Ab|-5--4--7-------7--7--7--5--5--2-------2--2--2-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--3-----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|

            * * *                  * * * 

                         x2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-5--4--2-------2--2--2-|
Eb|-3--2--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|


            * * *              
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------7------------------|
Ab|-5--4--7-------7--7--7--5--5--2-------2--2--2-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-555-5--5--5--3-----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|


            * ***                  * * * 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--4--7-------7-7-----------------5-------5--5--5\2-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-55-4-44-3-3-333-3--3--3\0-|


            * ***     * * *** ** * **   * *** 
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------2--2--2--5--4--2--------2--2--2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0--0--0--3--2--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-|


    * * *                   * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--4--7-------7-7-----------------5-------5--5--5\2-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-55-4-44-3-3-333-3--3--3\0-|


            * ***     * * *** ** * **   * *** 
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------2--2--2--5--4--2--------2--2--2--5--4--2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0--0--0--3--2--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--3--2--0-|

    * * *                   * * *

Solo

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------10------------------------------------------|
Gb|------12~-----12-11-9~-----12-12-12-11-12-14~--12-11~~-|
Db|------------------------9-/12-12-12--------------------|
Ab|-/7~---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|



eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------10~--/13~--12~--(12)\--------------------|
Gb|-9-11-12-----------------------/12-11h12-9~--(9)\-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|



eb|-/12--12----12-12\-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------10-----------|
Gb|----------------------/9-11-12--9-----12-11-9~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|



eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------10--------13-12-10-------|
Gb|-9-11-12~-----12-11-----------12-11-|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|



eb|------------14----14----17p14--------/14-17-14-14-14-17-14-14-14-|
Bb|---------15----15----15------15----------------------------------|
Gb|---11-14-----------------------14--------------------------------|
Db|-12------------------------------16------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



eb|-/19~---19h20-19~~\-|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|



eb|------12----12-14-15-14~-----12-14-15--17-15-14--20-19-17--------|
Bb|-/12~----12---------------12------------------------------20-19~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17~--(17)\--/12-15~--12-15/17-17~--(17)\-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|



eb|-19p15----------15-19-151515-19-15\1414-17p14---------17-15-14-----|
Bb|------17------17-----------------------------15----------------15~-|
Gb|--------16--16---------------------------------14--14--------------|
Db|----------17-------------------------------------16----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------/15-15/17-17-15-15/17-17\-|
Gb|-/14-14~\--/14-14/16-16-14-14/16-16\-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Harmony ending:
Guitar 1

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17~--(17)\--/12-15~--12-15/17-17b19-17p15-17~~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2

eb|-----14~-----14/15-15~--(15)\------14~-----14/15-15b17-15p14-15~~-|
Bb|-/15------15-------------------/15------15------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|


End Solo


Play Riff 1   "If we could focus..."
Play Riff 2   "Oh..."

Riff 4 (distortion)
Guitar 1

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------7-------7---------------------------|
Ab|-2-------2--5--5--5-5--5--7-------7--5---2-------2-|
Eb|-0--0-0--0--3-------------5--5-5--5--3---0--0-0--0-|
       * *           * *        * *            * *

  "We can change the world..."

Guitar 2

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5-----5-4----5-5-4---4~~----5-4-----5-4-----5-4---|
Ab|-7------7------5--------5------------7-------5-------7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 3

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----4-----4-2----4-4-2---2~~----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|
Db|-5------5------4--------4------------5-------4-------5-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 4

eb|----12~-----12-14/15\14-14~--12-14-15~--14-15-/17-15--14-15-12~-|
Bb|-12------12-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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