Iced Earth: A Charge To Keep 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: 02/29/08 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 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