Framing Armageddon

Iced Earth

tom:

Riff 1
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------5----------------|
Eb|-0-000-000-000-00-0-000-000-000-00-|
    * *** *** *** ** * *** *** *** **
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2----------------5--------14\--|
E|-0-000-000-000-00-0-000-00-12\--|
    * *** *** *** ** * *** **


Riff 2
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------5----------------|
Eb|-0-000-000-000-00-0-000-000-000-00-|
    * *** *** *** ** * *** *** *** **
    "Centuries pass..."
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2----------------5--------14\--|
E|-0-000-000-000-00-0-000-00-12\--|
    * *** *** *** ** * *** **

    "Revelations..."

Guitar 2
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-14--------12----10----9--|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-------------------------|
A|---------8----8h10-8----7--|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 3
E|----------------------------------------|
B|-17--------15----13---12----------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------(4-5)-| <--2nd Harmony guitar
A|--------------------------------7--5-7--| <--Harmony guitar
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------|
B|-12-------------------------|
G|-------10----10h12-10----9--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


Riff 3
Guitar 1                          x2
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------5----4-------------------|
A|---3-4-5----4-------------------|
E|-0-1-2-3--0-2--2-222-222-222-00-|
    * * *         * *** *** *** **
    "Dark equation..."
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------8----7-------------------|
A|---5-7-8----7-------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6--0-5--5-555-555-555-00-|
    * * *         * *** *** *** **
    "Armageddon..."
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------8----7------------------|
A|---5-7-8----7---------------8\-|
E|-0-3-5-6--0-5--5-555-555-55-6\-|
    * * *         * *** *** **
    "...the reckoning..."

Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----11--12--11~--------14-12--11~--|
D|-14--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----14--15--14~--------17-15--14~--|
D|-17--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Play Riff 2   "Shallow views..."
Play Riff 3   "Dark equation..."


Riff 4
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0000000-0000000-0000000-000000-|
    * ******* ******* ******* ******
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2222222-2222222-2222222-222222-|
    * ******* ******* ******* ******
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
Eb|-3-3333333-3333333-3333333-333333-|
    * ******* ******* ******* ******
1st ending:
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2222222-2222222-2222222-222222-|
    * ******* ******* ******* ******
2nd ending:
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2222222-2222222-2222222-0-12\-|
    * ******* ******* *******


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1                  x4
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--|
    *  * * * * *  *  *  *

Guitar 2 (Most notes ring, check PDF or Powertab for specifics)
E|------0----------------------|
B|---------0---------0---------|
G|----------------------2------|
D|--------------4--------------|
A|-------------------------0-2-|
E|-0---------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|------0----------------------|
D|---------2-------------0-----|
A|-3----------3-------4-----4--|
E|---------------2-------------|

Solo
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15~-------------------15~----|
G|----------------12----12-14b16~-------12----12-14b16~-|
D|-------------------14--------------------14-----------|
A|----------12h14-----------------12h14-----------------|
E|-14\--/14---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------15~-------------------15~----|
G|-------12----12-14b16~-------12----12-14b16~-|
D|----------14--------------------14-----------|
A|-12h14-----------------12h14-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

E|-17b18--------15----------------|
B|-17b18-----------17--17~----0-0-|
G|-[s| low bend]--------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

E|----------15-14~------0-14\12---0-10\7---0-|
B|-------12-----------0---------0--------0---|
G|-14b15-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                       *         * *      * *
E|-7p6--5-3------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5-3-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------4-2p0-2b4----| {2}{2}{2}{2}{2}{2}{2}{2}{2}--(4)r2-|
D|-----------------------------------------a--a--a--a--a---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------15-14--|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|
A|---5-2-------------------------|
E|-------5-3b7r3-0---------------|

End Solo


Riff 6
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending:
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
2nd ending:
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-12\-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Guitar 2 (Most notes ring, check PDF or Powertab for specifics)
E|------0----------------------|
B|---------0---------0---------|
G|----------------------2------|
D|--------------4--------------|
A|-------------------------0-2-|
E|-0---------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|------0----------------------|
D|---------2-------------0-----|
A|-3----------3-------4-----4--|
E|---------------2-------------|


Play Riff 1

Riff 7 (Song ends with this)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-2----14----15----14----12----14----15----14----|
Eb|-0-00-12-00-13-00-12-00-10-00-12-00-13-00-12-00-|
      **    **    **    **    **    **    **    **
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-2----14----15----14----12----15----14\--|
E|-0-00-12-00-13-00-12-00-10-00-13-00-12\--|
      **    **    **    **    **    **



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