/--------------------------------------------------------------------------- / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used - / for studying or private use only, removal of any part of this ten line - / header is illegal!!! Removal of the transcribers name or anything - / relevant to the transcriber is also illegal, as so is the removal of the - / place inwhich the tab was downloaded. Publishing as well as printing of - / the tab is illegal without permission of the transcriber and copyright - / owner of the song. Failure to apply to these laws result will in legal - / action from the appropriate parties. - /--------------------------------------------------------------------------- downloaded from Displacer's Tablature Site at http://www.dsrmusic.com/metaltab join the death/black tab emailing list by filling out the free subscription form at http://www.dsrmusic.com/metaltab/join.htm Iced Earth: Question Of Heaven transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: April 27, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb NOTE: The First chord is swept upwards for the beginning of the song only. Riff 1 (12 string acoustic) eb|-------7-------------7-------| Bb|---------0-------------0-----| Gb|-----------0-------------0---| Db|-----5-------5-----5-------5-| Ab|---7-------------7-----------| Eb|-0-------------0-------------| "The time is close now..." eb|-------5-------------5-------| Bb|---------0-------------0-----| Gb|-----0-----0-------0-----0---| Db|---4---------4---4---------4-| Ab|-5-------------5-------------| Eb|-----------------------------| "...the end is near..." eb|-------3-------------3-------| Bb|---------3-------------3-----| Gb|-----0-----0-------0-----0---| Db|---2---------2---2---------2-| Ab|-3-------------3-------------| Eb|-----------------------------| "My walk through..." eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-------0---------| Db|-----0-----------| Ab|---2-------0-----| Eb|-3-------2---3-2-| Riff 2 (Distortion) Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|--------9--9--------9--9--------7--7--------7--7-| Ab|--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--------5--5-| Eb|-0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------0-0000------| * **** * **** * **** * **** eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------0---------| Db|--------5--5--------7--7------0-----------| Ab|--------3--3--------5--5----2-------0-----| Eb|-0-0000------0-0000-------3-------2---3-2-| * **** * **** * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 x2 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------5--4--5-4-| Ab|-7----9-10--5----7--9--3----5--------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 x2 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------4--2--4-2-| Db|-5----7--9--4----5--7--2----4--------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Riff 3 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|--------2-----------2-----3-| Eb|-000000-0----000000-0--00-1-| ****** ****** ** "What exactly is the meaning of this..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "Lord I pound..." Play Riff 2 Lead into the acoustic part eb|----------| Bb|----------| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|--------2-| Eb|-000000-0-| ****** Acoustic part (listen to song for strumming pattern) Lead into next section: eb|---0---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---2---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---0---| Riff 4 eb|---0---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---2---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---0---| "I did what I thought was right..." eb|---3---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---0---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---3---| "All for the love of my life..." eb|---2---| Bb|---3---| Gb|---2---| Db|---0---| Ab|-------| Eb|-------| "I know it's sad but..." eb|---0---| Bb|---0---| Gb|---0---| Db|---2---| Ab|---2---| Eb|---0---| "...true..." Repeat Riff 4 til distortion kicks in. After first break, guitar 2 plays this: eb|-----0-----------------0------| Bb|---8----8------------8----8---| Gb|-9--------9--------7--------7-| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|-----0----------------0------| Bb|---7---7------------8----8---| Gb|-7-------7--------9--------9-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| End acoustic part Riff 5 (Distortion) eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-----7------------| Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----2-----2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3---------------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|---9--10--9-7------9--9/12--10-9-7-9-| Ab|-7---7--------7--7-------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|-10-9-7----10-9-------| Ab|----------------9--9\-| Eb|-------------------a--| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-2-4-5-5/7-5-4--5-4----4---------| Ab|--------------------7----7-5-7~~-| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|---10-12-13-12--12-13--12--10-----| Gb|-9-----------------------------12-| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|----------------------10-10---------| Bb|---10-12-13-12--12-13--------13--12-| Gb|-9----------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----10-12-10~--------12-10--------| Gb|-12------------------------11~--9-| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|-12p11p9-11b12-11----9----------| Db|------------------12------7-9---| Ab|-----------------------10-----7-| Eb|--------------------------------| End solo Riff 5a eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-----7----7-9-9----| Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5----5-7-7--2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3----------------------0-| * * * * * * "My spirit begins to rise..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----------------------7-----7-| Ab|-2-----2----5-----5----5-5-5-5-| Eb|-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3------------| * * * * * * "Now all I want is to die..." eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|-7-9-9-----7-9-9----| Ab|-5-7-7--2--5-7-7--2-| Eb|--------0---------0-| Play Riff 5 [song fades out with this] Ending leads: Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|----9----------9--/12--10-9--| Ab|-7-----------7---------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-10-9-7-----7---------------------| Ab|---------10----------10-9-7-----7-| Eb|-----------------------------10---| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|----7----------7--/10---9-7--| Db|-5-----------5---------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|--9-7-5-----5---------------------| Db|----------9-----------9-7-5-----5-| Ab|------------------------------9---| Eb|----------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Choir arranged for guitar) eb|-----------------------------| Bb|---12----------12-/15--13-12-| Gb|-9-----------9---------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|-13-12-10-----10----------------------| Gb|-----------12-----------12-11-9-----9-| Db|---------------------------------12---| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| This lick is done on the live version: eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-12p11p9----9~\-----9-11-12~-| Db|---------12------12----------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------12-12-| Gb|-12p11p9----9~\-----9-11-12-12-| Db|---------12------12------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|-/10---------------/10-10\-| Gb|-----12-12--11--12---------| Db|-------------a-------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-/12-12\-/13-13\-/12-12~--12-12h13p12--12~-| Gb|-------------------------------------14----| 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
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The Suffering: A Question of Heaven
Type: Guitar