Life and Death Iced Earth
Iced Earth: Life And Death 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 15, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro eb|-7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| ---| Ab|----------------------------------------| | Eb|----------------------------------------| | |--> Play 2x eb|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5---| | Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| | Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| | Db|----------------------------------------| ---| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-3--3-3----0--------3--3-3----0-------| Bb|-------3------3--3--------3------3--3-| Gb|--------0------0-----------0------0---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--19b20r19~~~~~----------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------14b15r14~~~~--| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|-7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| "I came into this world..." eb|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| "...entry into this life..." eb|-3--3-3----0--------3--3-3----0-------| Bb|-------3------3--3--------3------3--3-| Gb|--------0------0-----------0------0---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| "As I grow..." eb|-7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| "Visions come..." eb|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| "...hate, will never leave..." Guitar 2 eb|-----------------19------------------| Bb|---------------------17~~------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| "...infant..." eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------15~~----------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| "...life..." eb|-----------------12~~----------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| "...soul..." eb|-----------------19------------------| Bb|--------------------17---------------| Gb|-----------------------14b15r14~-----| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| "...visions go..." eb|-12-----10-----10----10--------| Bb|-15b17--13b15--13b15-13b15r13\-| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| "...leave me..." Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm) eb|-3--3-3----0--------3--3-3----0-------| Bb|-------3------3--3--------3------3--3-| Gb|--------0------0-----------0------0---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7----7--7-7---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5---| Bb|-------0---------0---------0---------0--| Gb|--------0---------0---------0---------0-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-3--3-3----0--------3--3-3----0-------| Bb|-------3------3--3--------3------3--3-| Gb|--------0------0-----------0------0---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-0--7-7-| Bb|--------| Gb|--------| Db|--------| Ab|--------| Eb|--------| Solo (First part is harmonized) Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|----------12-14-16-14--12~-| Db|-12-14-16------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-15-15-15\--------------------| Gb|-----------------14-16-14-12~-| Db|------------x-12--------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------| Bb|----------12-13-15-13-12~-| Gb|-11-12-14-----------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-19-19-19\-------13-15-13-12~-| Gb|-----------11-12--------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|------------------------| Bb|---------------10-------| Gb|-------9-11-12----12-9~-| Db|-10-12------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|--------------------10-------| Gb|-12-12-12\-------12----12-9~-| Db|-----------10-12-------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Harmony section ends, single guitar continues: eb|-----19------------12--------------12----| Bb|----------------------12--------12----15-| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-14--------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-2b4--------(4)r3--------(3)r2-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-----19----19~----19~----19~--| Bb|-20---------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Harmony section starts again: Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|----------12-14-16-14--12~-| Db|-12-14-16------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-15-15-15\-------------------| Gb|-----------------14-16-14-9~-| Db|------------x-12-------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------| Bb|----------12-13-15-13-12~-| Gb|-11-12-14-----------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|--------------------------[21]24r21-| Bb|-19-19-19\-------13-15-13-----------| Gb|-----------11-12--------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|------------------------| Bb|---------------10-------| Gb|-------9-11-12----12-9~-| Db|-10-12------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|--------------------10-------| Gb|-12-12-12\-------12----12-9~-| Db|-----------10-12-------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 (Play 4x) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9-----9-----9---10-----9-----9---| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7--8-777-7-777-7-7-| Eb|----------------------------------| *** *** * *** *** * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-10-----9-----9---10-10\-| Ab|--8-777-7-777-7-0--8--8\-| Eb|-------------------------| *** *** Guitar fill over riff 2 eb|--13------| Bb|--16b18~--| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------| Riff 2a eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9---------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-| Eb|-----------------------------------| *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * ** eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|------------------7----7-| Ab|-8-777-7-777-7-77-8----8-| Eb|-------------------------| * *** * *** * ** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9---------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-| Eb|-----------------------------------| *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * ** eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|------------------7----7---| Ab|-8-777-7-777-7-77-8----8-0-| Eb|---------------------------| * *** * *** * ** Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) x2 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|-9----9-10-9-7--9--10-12----12-14-12-10--9--7-| Ab|-7----7--8-7-5--7---8-10----10-12-10--8--7--5-| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm) eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-9-----------9-10-9-7--9--10-12-| Ab|-7-----2-----7--8-7-5--7---8-10-| Eb|---0-0-0-0-0--------------------| * * * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-------12-----------------10--9--7-| Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-121210--8--7--5-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-5\2--------------5\2--------------| Eb|-3\0-0-000-000-00-3\0-0-000-000-00-| * *** *** ** * *** *** ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-----3---2---1-------3---2---1---| Eb|-1-1---1---1---111-1---1---1---1-| * * * * *** * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-12\9--------------12\9--------------| Ab|-10\7-7-777-777-77-10\7-7-777-777-77-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * *** *** ** * *** *** ** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----10---9---8-------10---9---8---| Ab|-8-8----8---8---888-8----8---8---8-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * * *** * * * * Riff 5 (Guitar 2 play notes in () ) eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------9-7-9-10--9--7-9\-| Ab|-2-2-----7-5-7--8--7--5-7\-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-------------------| * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------9-7-9-10--9--7-9\-| Ab|-2-----7-5-7--8--7--5-7\-| Eb|-0-0-0-------------------| * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|------(5-4-5-7--5--4-5\)-| Ab|-2-----7-5-7-8--7--5-7\--| Eb|-0-0-0-------------------| * * eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|------(5-4-5-7--5--4)-| Ab|-2-----7-5-7-8--7--5--| Eb|-0-0-0----------------| * * Play Riff 4 "As I grow..." Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--(5)-(5)-(5-7-5)-(4)-(4)-(4-5-4)-(2)-(2)-(2-4-2)-| Ab|---7---7---7-8-7---5---5---5-7-5---3---3---3-5-3--| Eb|-0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0--------| * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|--(5)-(5)-877-10-8-877-8-10-877-10-8-877-8-10-| Eb|-0-7-0-7--------------------------------------| * * *** * * *** * * *** * * *** * * Riff 7 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-9-10-9--10-7-10-9--9-9-10-9-12-| Ab|-7--8-7---8-5--8-7--7-7--8-7-10-| Eb|--------------------------------| * * * "The reflection..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9-10-9--10-7-10-9-----------------| Ab|-7--8-7---8-5--8-7--7-77-10-8-12-8-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * ** * * "My body's old..." Riff 8 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-3--3--------------2------| Ab|-5--5--5-5-3-3-3-3-0--0-0-| Eb|--------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Soul sucked..." Play Riff 7 "Trapped in someone else..." Play Riff 8 "Soul sucked..." Riff 7a Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-7--8-7--8-5-8-7--7-7-8-7-10-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-7--8-7--8-5-8-7--7-7-10-8-12-8-| Eb|--------------------------------| * * * Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|--------------------------4-| Db|-5--7-5--7-4-7-5--5-5-7-5---| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|----------------------4---5---| Db|-5--7-5--7-4-7-5--5-5---7---7-| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|--------------7--7--7-------------------| Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--5--5--5-------10--10--10\-| Eb|-6--5--3-1-0-----------4-56--8---8---8\-| * ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|------4--4--4-------2--2----4-2--| Ab|------2--2--2-------0--0----2-0--| Eb|-2-45----------0-23-------3------| * ** * ** * Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9a Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--5--5--5----------------| Eb|-6--5--3-1-0-----------4-56-8--8--8\-| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|------2--2--2-------0--0----2-0--| Eb|-2-45----------0-23-------3------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-8--7--5-3-2-------------------------| Ab|--------------5--5--5----------------| Eb|-----------------------4-56-8--8--8\-| eB|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|------2--2--2-------0--0----2-0--| Eb|-2-45----------0-23-------3------| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|-8--7--5-3-2--8--8--8--6-78-10--10--10\-| Eb|-6--5--3-1-0----------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------7----| Db|-7-910-/12--12--12--5-78-10-10-7---10-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-6--5-----------------------------------| Db|-------8-7-5----------------------------| Ab|--------------8--8--8--6-78-10--10--10\-| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------7-----| Db|-7-910-/12--12--12--5-78-10-10-7---10~-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| Play Riff 2 Riff 2b (Play 2x) eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9---------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-77-8-777-7-777-7-77-| Eb|-----------------------------------| *** * *** * ** * *** * *** * ** eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------10-10-| Ab|-8-777-7-777-7-77-8--8-| Eb|-----------------------| * *** * *** * ** Guitar fill over 2b Guitar 1 eb|--13------| Bb|--16b18~--| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------| Guitar 2 eb|--17------| Bb|--20b22~--| Gb|----------| Db|----------| Ab|----------| Eb|----------| Play Riff 5 Riff 10 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-5-5-555-7-8-/10--10-10-101010-8-7-5-| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-6-6-666-/10-5--5-5-555-555-55-| Guitar 2 (Comes in the 3rd and 4th times) eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-10-10-101010-12-14-/15--15-15-151515-14-12-10-| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-12-12-121212-/15-10--10-10-101010-101010-1010-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-10-10-101010-12-14-/15--15-15-151515-14-12-10-| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------7~~-| Db|-12-12-121212-/15-10--10-10-101010--a---| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Ending eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-12\9--------------12\9--------------| Ab|-10\7-7-777-777-77-10\7-7-777-777-77-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * *** *** ** * *** *** ** eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----10---9---8-------10---9---8\--------| Ab|-8-8----8---8---888-8----8---8-------2-2-| Eb|-----------------------------------0-0-0-| * * * * *** * * * * 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. 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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