Iced Earth:  Retribution Through The Ages

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

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Tuning: Eb


Riff 1
Guitar 1                                           x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7----7---8----8---------------------------------|
Ab|-5----5---5----5---7----7-00-10-0000-8-0000-7----|
Eb|-5----5-0--------0-5----5---------------------00-|
           *        *        **  * **** * **** * **
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-3----3----5--5--5---2----2----0-2----0-2--2-0-|
Ab|-3----3----5--5--5---2----2----0-2-22-0-2--2-0-|
Eb|-1----1-00-3--3--3-0-0----0-00-----------------|
           **         *        **     **        *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-3----3----5----5---2-----------|
Ab|-3----3----5----5---2-----------|
Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0--------00-|
           **        *          **

Final time:
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-3----3----5----5---2-------------|
Ab|-3----3----5----5---2-------------|
Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0------//12\\-|
           **        *

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------8----------------------|
Gb|-7--9--10-----10--9------7--10--9-|
Db|---------------------10-----------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-----------8-------------|
Gb|-7--9--10-----10--9------|
Db|---------------------10--|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

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

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

Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------11-------------------------|
Gb|-10--12--14------14--12------10--14--12-|
Db|-------------------------14-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------11--------------|
Gb|-10--12--14------14--12------|
Db|-------------------------14--|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

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

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|---------------8--10--8--|
Gb|-----7--9--10------------|
Db|-10----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1 
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------7----8----|
Eb|-5-5555---5555---5555---5555---55---55-|
    * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
   "Time..."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----|
Eb|-5-5555---5555---5555---5555---55---55-|
    * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
   "...years pass..."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------7----8----|
Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---66-|
    * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
   "...ancient rites..."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----|
Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---66-|
    * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
   "...in tact..."

Final time:
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----|
Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---00-|
    * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
   "...gold and land."

Guitar 2 plays an octave higher of guitar 1, but
also ends with two open Es.


Play Riff 1  Guitar 3 is played every time
Play Riff 2  "Blood..."


Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-4------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-2-2222---2222---2222---2222---22---22-|
      **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-2-2222---2222---2222---2222---22---22-|
    * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-2------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---33-|
      **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---33-|
    * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **

Final time:
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---30-|
    * **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **

Solo
eb|---------------6----6-7-9-7h9p7p6-7-6b7~------|
Bb|-----------7-8---------------------------7-7--|
Gb|-------6-9------------------------------------|
Db|-7-8-9----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12--12p8----14--14p10-----15--15p12----|
Gb|----------9------------11------------12-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-14--14p10-----12-12p8---14-14p10----|
Gb|-----------11----------9----------11-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15--15p12-----17--17p14-----19--19p15----|
Gb|-----------12------------14------------16-|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------12b14-|
Bb|-17--17p14-----15-15p12----14-14p10----------|
Gb|-----------14-----------12----------11-------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|-{12}-{12}-12b14r12---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------12b14r12--10h12----12----10h12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------11----11-------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------12b14~-|
Bb|-[12]14r12p10-[12]14r12p10---------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-14----14-----15----15-----17----17----|
Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--20b22-20b22-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-15----15-----17-----15-----|
Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-14----14-----15----15-----14----14----|
Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--17b19-17b19-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-15----15-----17-----15-----12\----|
Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--15b17\-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)                     x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-7------7------7------7------7----7----|
Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-|
      ****   ****   ****   ****   **   **
                                         x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-8------8------8------8------8----8----|
Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-|
      ****   ****   ****   ****   **   **

Final time:
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-8------8------8------8------8--------|
Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-00-12\-|
      ****   ****   ****   ****   **

Solo
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-14--15---------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-11--12--14--(14)/15--14----|
Ab|-------------------------17-|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-14--(14)/15--/17--(17)\15--14-----|
Ab|--------------------------------17-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-15-15\--15-15\--15-15\--15\--15\--------|
Db|-15-15\--15-15\--15-15\--15\--15\--------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------17/18-|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------19----------20-21-|
Db|-------------19-20-------20-19----19-19-20-------|
Ab|-19-20-19-20-------19-20-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-18-17-------------------------------------17-18-20b22~-|
Bb|-------18-17-------------------------17-18--------------|
Gb|-------------19-18-------------18-19--------------------|
Db|-------------------20-19-19-20--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1  Guitar 3 is played every time

Guitar 1 ends song with this:
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------5------------|
Db|-3----3----5----5---2--------5----5----7--|
Ab|-3----3----5----5---2--------3----5----7--|
Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0-------------3----5--|
           **        *


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