Iced Earth: The Dimension Gauntlet 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: 08/27/08 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-2----------------/17\--| Eb|-0----------------/15\--| Riff 1 Guitar 1 x4 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-2-2--2-2-----2-2--2-2-----| Eb|-0-0--0-0-000-0-0--0-0-000-| * * * * *** * * * * *** Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-6h7p6---6-----6h7-6---6------| Ab|-------8---7-8-------8---8-7--| Eb|------------------------------| * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|---4-5-4-------4-5-4--------| Db|-7-------7-6-7-------7-6-7--| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| * * * * * * eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|-----4-5-4-------4-5-4------| Db|-6-7-------7-6-7-------7-6--| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| * * * * * * eb|---------------------------| Bb|-7--777-7h8p7----7---------| Gb|--------------9-----8--9~--| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-9h10p9----9-------9h10-9----9--------| Ab|--------12---11-12--------12---12-11--| Eb|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|----7-9-7---------7-9-7----------| Db|-10-------10-9-10-------10-9-10--| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|------7-9-7---------7-9-7-------| Db|-9-10-------10-9-10-------10-9--| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| * * * * * * eb|-5--555-5h7p5----5---------| Bb|--------------8-----7--8~--| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| Repeat Riff 1 Riff 1a Guitars 2 & 3 are the same, Guitar 1 changes to this: eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-2-2--2-2-----2-2--2-2-----| Eb|-0-0--0-0-000-0-0--0-0-000-| * * * * *** * * * * *** eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-5-5--5-5-----5-5--5-5-----| Eb|-3-3--3-3-333-3-3--3-3-333-| * * * * *** * * * * *** eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-7-7--7-7-----7-7--7-7-----| Eb|-5-5--5-5-555-5-5--5-5-555-| * * * * *** * * * * *** eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-2-2--2-2-----2-2--2-2------| Eb|-0-0--0-0-000-0-0--0-0-/12\-| * * * * *** * * * * Riff 2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-9-------------9-----------------------| Ab|-7-7777-7-7777---7777-7-7777-7-77-7-77-| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|---------------10-----------------------| Ab|-7-7777-7-7777----7777-7-7777-7-77-7-77-| Eb|----------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|--------7------9------10------9----7----| Eb|-8-8888---8888---8888----8888---88---88-| **** **** **** **** ** ** 1st ending: eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------7-----------------| Ab|--------7------9-------------10----9----| Eb|-8-8888---8888---8888---8888----88---88-| **** **** **** **** ** ** 2nd ending: eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|----------------------7----------------| Ab|--------7------9-------------10----9-0-| Eb|-8-8888---8888---8888---8888----88-----| **** **** **** **** ** Riff 3 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|---------9---7----------------------| Ab|-7-777-7---7---7-10-777-7-9-10-9-77-| Eb|------------------------------------| * *** * * * * * * *** * * * * ** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---------9---7---------------------| Ab|-7-777-7---7---7-10-777-7-9-10-9-7-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * *** * * * * * * *** * * * * * eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|---------7---9---10-------10-9-7----| Eb|-8-888-8---8---8----888-8--------88-| * *** * * * * * * *** * * * * ** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|--------------------------7--------| Ab|---------7---9---10---------10-9-7-| Eb|-8-888-8---8---8----888-8----------| * *** * * * * * * *** * * * * * Play Riff 1 x2 Play Riff 1a Outro: Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-2-2--2-2-----2-2--2-2-----| Eb|-0-0--0-0-000-0-0--0-0-000-| * * * * *** * * * * *** Guitar 2 (comes in later) x2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|----9~---8h9p8----8----------| Db|---------------10----10-9~-\-| Ab|-7---------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| x2 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|----7~---6h7p6---6---------| Db|---------------8----8-7~-\-| Ab|-5-------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 3 (comes in later) x2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|-----17~---16h17p16----16-----------| Gb|--------------------17-----17-16~-\-| Db|-14---------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| x2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|-----15~---14h15p14----14-----------| Gb|--------------------15-----15-14~-\-| Db|-12---------------------------------| 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