Iced Earth: Diary 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: September 16, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-| Eb|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|--0----------0----| Bb|--5b6--------5b6--| Gb|------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|------------------| Eb|------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 x2 eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-2------5--4------5-| Eb|-0----0-3--2----0-3-| Guitar 2 (Clean, low volume with reverb) eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-----12---10-9-10-9-9---------------| Db|---9----9---------------------------| Ab|-7--------------------7-8-7-10-7-8~-| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------12----10-9-10-9-9-----------------| Db|---11----11-----------------------------| Ab|-9----------------------9-10-9-12-9-10~-| Eb|----------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "Mine is pure darkness..." Play Riff 2 "In the twilight of morning..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|-2----2----------2----7--------5--------| Eb|-0----0----0-0-0-0----5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-2----2----------2----7--------5--------2--| Eb|-0----0----0-0-0-0----5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-0--| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5------7-9-10-| Ab|-7---------------------7--7--------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5----------------------| Ab|-7----------------------7-7--------5--------| Eb|--------------------------5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-| * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5------7-9-10-| Ab|-7---------------------7--7--------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5-7----------------------| Ab|-7---------------------7-7--------5--------2--| Eb|-------------------------5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-0--| * * * * * * Lead into next section: eb|----------| Bb|----------| Gb|----------| Db|-10--7-10-| Ab|--8--5--8-| Eb|--8--5--8-| Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-9-----9---------------------------| Ab|-7-----7-----5788-7-----7-----5788-| Eb|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0------| * * * * **** * * * * **** "I missed my love tonight..." eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|------------------10--7-10-| Ab|-7-----7-----5780--8--5--8-| Eb|---0-0---0-0-------8--5--8-| * * * * **** Guitar 2 (When singing starts) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-12~----10h12h13-12~----12h13h15-| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|-13~----12h13h15-15b17----15-13h15p13-| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Final time: eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-13~----13-12-13-15b17----15-13-| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| Riff 5 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-5----4------------------------------------| Ab|-3----2--5-4-2-----------------------------| Eb|-3-------3-2-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * *** * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------| Bb|-------------| Gb|-------------| Db|-5----4------| Ab|-3----2--5-4-| Eb|-3-------3-2-| Play Riff 4 "Skin soft and white..." Play Riff 5 Riff 6 x3 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7--5--7--5--8-8---------------------------------| Eb|-7--5--7--5--8-8-0-000-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-| * *** * *** *** *** *** *** *** "I will have her..." eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-7--5--7--5--8-8-| Eb|-7--5--7--5--8-8-| "It's time to sleep..." Play Riff 2 "...again..." Riff 2a x2 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-2----2-2-5--4----4-4-5-| Eb|-0----0-0-3--2----2-2-3-| * * * * "As consciousness slips..." Guitar 2 (Clean, low volume with reverb) eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-----12---10-9-10-9-9---------------| Db|---9----9---------------------------| Ab|-7--------------------7-8-7-10-7-8~-| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------12----10-9-10-9-9-----------------| Db|---11----11-----------------------------| Ab|-9----------------------9-10-9-12-9-10~-| Eb|----------------------------------------| Riff 7 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7----9----10----12-9----7----9----10------7-10-| Eb|---00---00----00------10---00---00----00-8------| ** ** ** ** ** ** eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-7----9----10----12-9-------------------------| Eb|---00---00----00------10--8-7-777-5-555-8-5-0-| ** ** ** * * * *** * *** * * * "Like it did ten thousand years ago..." Riff 8 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----| Eb|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-0---5-5---5-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----| Eb|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm) eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----| Eb|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-0---5-5---5-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----| Eb|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-3---3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----10-------12-------13----------------| Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-10-| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|----10-------12-------13---------------| Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-9-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-9-----10-----9-----10-----| Db|---9-9----9-9---9-9----9-9-| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|-9-----10-----9-----10------| Db|---9-9----9-9---9-9----9-10-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----10-------12-------13----------------| Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-10-| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|----10-------12-------13---------------| Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-9-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-9-----10-----9-----10-----| Db|---9-9----9-9---9-9----9-9-| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|-9-----10-----9b10r9-| Db|---9-9----9-9-a------| Ab|---------------------| Eb|---------------------| * * * * * * End Solo Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) x3 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-9--7--9--7--10-10-----------------------------| Ab|-7--5--7--5---8--8---------2---------2-----2---| Eb|-------------------0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * *** * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|-9--7--9--7--10-10---| Ab|-7--5--7--5---8--8-2-| Eb|-------------------0-| 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 10 Guitar 1 x4 eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|-7----5----8----7-| Eb|------------------| "Forbidden love..." Guitar 2 x4 eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|-5----4----7----5-| Ab|------------------| Eb|------------------| Both guitars eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-----9------7----(7)\------10------9----(9)\-| Ab|-----7------5----(5)\-------8------7----(7)\-| Eb|-0-0------0------------0-0-------0-----------| * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-----9------7----(7)\------10----9-9--| Ab|-----7------5----(5)\-------8----7-7--| Eb|-0-0-7----0-5----(5)\--0-0--8----7-7--| * * * * * "Now I'm the one crucified..." Lead into next section: eb|----------| Bb|----------| Gb|----------| Db|-10--7-10-| Ab|--8--5--8-| Eb|--8--5--8-| Play Riff 4 "For her immortal..." Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 "I will have her..." Ending eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-7--5--7--5--8-8-| Eb|-7--5--7--5--8-8-| "I will make her mine!" 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