Iced Earth:  A Charge To Keep

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Tuning: Eb

Guitar 1 (Clean)
eb|-7----7--------7------------|
Bb|-8-------8-----7----7-------|
Gb|-9----------9--9-------9----|
Db|---------------9----------9-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-7----------------------------|
Bb|-7-------7------7----7--------|
Gb|-7----7---------7-------7-----|
Db|-9----------9--10----------10-|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|


Guitar 2 (Distortion)
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
    *  * * * *  *  *  *

Final time:
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|---------------------4--|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2-5--|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0----|
    *  * * * *  *  *  *


Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-4/5-----5----------4/5-----5----------|
Ab|-5/7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7----5-5-5-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
        * *      * * *     * *      * * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-4\2-----2----------5\4-----4----------|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3----7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
        * *      * * *     * *      * * *

Final time:
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-4\2-----2----------5\4-----4--------|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3----7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--------|
Eb|---------------------------------12\-|
        * *      * * *     * *


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2


Riff 3
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9------9------9------9----|
Ab|---10---10-----10-----10-----10-----10-|
Eb|-0---------0------0------0------0------|
    * *  *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
Ab|---9---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---|
Ab|---7---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

1st ending:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
Ab|---5---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
2nd ending:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----4-----4-----4-----4---------|
Ab|---5---5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|------12------12------12------12------12----|
Ab|---14----14------14------14------14------14-|
Eb|-0----------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
    *  *  *  * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|------10------10------10------10------10----|
Ab|---12----12------12------12------12------12-|
Eb|-0----------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
    *  *  *  * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------9------9------9------9------9----|
Ab|---10---10-----10-----10-----10-----10-|
Eb|-0---------0------0------0------0------|
    * *  *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----7-----7-----7-----7---------|
Ab|---9---9-----9-----9-----9-5-5-5-|
Eb|-0-------0-----0-----0-----------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-4\2-----2-----------------5\4-----4-----------------|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
        * *    *  * * * * * *     * *    *  * * * * * *

Final time:
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-4\2-----2-----------------5\4-----4-----------4--|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
        * *    *  * * * * * *     * *    *  * * *


Solo
Guitar 1
eb|-12-----12-----\--/15--14----14h15p14---------------|
Bb|-15b17~-15b17~-\----------------------15~--------15-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------14h16----|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------17b19-17~----17h19p17---------------|
Bb|-15h17~--17~--------------------------19~--------15-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------14h16----|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15h17~--15--13--13h15~--13----12h13-12--10h12-10--8h10-8--8p7~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|----------7h8-7------------------|
Gb|-7-9-11-9--------9h11~----(11)\--|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|--8------8-----\------------------------------------|
Bb|-11b13~-11b13~-\--/17--15----15h17p15---------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------16~--------16-|
Db|-------------------------------------------16h17----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------19b20-19~----17h19p17---------------|
Gb|-16h17~--17~--------------------------19~--------16-|
Db|-------------------------------------------16h17----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16h17~--16--14--14h16~--14----12h14-12--11h12-11--9h11-9--9p7~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------9h11-9------------------|
Db|-9-10-12-9---------10h12~----(12)\-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|


Back to one guitar:
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------13h16p13h14-14h17t21p17-|
Ab|-------------12h15p12h14-------------------------|
Eb|-12h15p12h14-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------14b15--14p12--------|
Bb|-------------12h17t20p17--------------15b17~-|
Gb|-12h16t20p16---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 2a
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-4/5-----5----------4/5-----5----------|
Ab|-5/7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7----5-5-5-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
        * *      * * *     * *      * * *  Final chord
eb|---------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|-----|
Db|-4\2-----2----------5\4-----4----------|-----|
Ab|-5\3-3-3-3----7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|--2--|
Eb|---------------------------------------|--0--|
        * *      * * *     * *      * * *


Ending guitars (Three guitars combined for simplicity)
eb|-12----15--14--10--------------15--14--|
Bb|-12----17--15--12----10--12----17--15--|
Gb|-12----16--14--12----11--12----16--14--|
Db|---------------------12--14------------|
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