Iced Earth: The Hunter transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.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: February 27, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Clean) x2 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|---7-8-7--5--8-7-8-7------7-8-7--5--8-7-8-7-| Eb|-0----------------------0-------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-------12--------------------10--------------| Db|----12----12----12---12---10----10---10---10-| Ab|-10----------10----10---8----------8----8----| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Riff 1a (Clean) Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|---7-8-7--5--8-7-8-7------7-8-7--5--8-7-8-7-| Eb|-0----------------------0-------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-------12--------------------10--------------| Db|----12----12----12---12---10----10---10---10-| Ab|-10----------10----10---8----------8----8----| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 x2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|---10-12-10--9--12-10-12-10-| Eb|-0--------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------15----------------------13----------------| Gb|----14----14----14----14----12----12----12----12-| Db|-12----------12----12----10----------10----10----| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 (Distortion) Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|------7-7-55-5-55-5------7-7-33-3-33-3-| Eb|-0-00---------------0-00---------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|------7-7-55-5-55-5-3-33-3-33-3-33-3/5-| Eb|-0-00----------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|------10-10----9----9------10-10----7----7-| Eb|-0-00-------00---00---0-00-------00---00---| ** ** ** ** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|------10-10----9----9-7-77-7-77-7-77-7/9-| Eb|-0-00-------00---00----------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|------9-9----7----7------9-9----4----4-| Ab|-2----7-7-55-5-55-5-2----7-7-22-2-22-2-| Eb|-0-00---------------0-00---------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|------9-9----7----7---5----5----5----5/7-| Ab|-2----7-7-55-5-55-5p0-3-33-3-33-3-33-3/5-| Eb|-0-00------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|----/12-10--9--7-7h9-9~-------9-7---------------| Ab|-7-------------------------7-------10--9-9p7-7~-| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time) eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----/10-9--7--5-5h7-7~-------7-5--------------| Db|-5------------------------5-------9--7-7p5-5~-| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Riff 4 eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-2----2------2----3-| Eb|-0-00-0-0000-0-00-1-| ** **** ** "A force of light..." Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 "Heaven sent the hunter..." Riff 3a Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|------9-9----7----7------9-9----4----4-| Ab|-2----7-7-55-5----5-2----7-7-22-2----2-| Eb|-0-00---------------0-00---------------| ** ** ** ** "Descending from heaven..." eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|------9-9----7----5-----5----5----5/7-| Ab|-2----7-7-55-5-55-3--33-3-33-3-33-3/5-| Eb|-0-00---------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|----/12-10--9--7-7h9-9~-------9-7---------------| Ab|-7-------------------------7-------10--9-9p7-7~-| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time) eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----/10-9--7--5-5h7-7~-------7-5--------------| Db|-5------------------------5-------9--7-7p5-5~-| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Riff 5 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|-2----8-7----5----8-7-8-7~\--2----3-3-| Eb|-0-00-----00---00------------0-00-1-1-| ** a a ** ** a a a a ** Riff 5a Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-2----8-7----5----8-7-8-7\--2----3-3-| Eb|-0-00-----00---00-----------0-00-1-1-| ** ** ** ** Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-2----15-14----12----15-14-15-14\--2----3-3-| Eb|-0-00-------00----00---------------0-00-1-1-| ** ** ** ** Ending to Riff 5a (Both guitars) eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-12------12----------12------12-| Ab|-10-1010-10-10101010-10-1010-10-| Eb|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-10----10------10----10-| Ab|--8-88--8-8888--8-88--8-| Eb|------------------------| ** **** ** Two guitar fills during above riff: #1 eb|-10-----{10}{10}-13b15~--(15)r13-| Bb|-13b15---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|--8-----{8}{8}--11b13~-| Bb|-11b13-----------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------| #2 eb|-10-----{10}{10}-13b15~--(15)r13-| Bb|-13b15---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|--8-----{8}{8}--11b13~--(13)r11-| Bb|-11b13--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|-12----12-----12--12--12-----12----| Bb|-15b17-15b17--15--15--15b17--15b17-| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| End guitar fills Play Riff 4 "She swore an oath..." Play Riff 3a "Descending from heaven..." Play Riff 4 Ending: eb|--------| Bb|--------| Gb|--------| Db|--------| Ab|-2----2-| Eb|-0-00-0-| ** 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. {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