Demons & Wizards: Gallows Pole 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: March 11, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Acoustic) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-7----7---7-10---10----10---10-5---5-| Eb|----0---0------0-----0----0------0---| "Endless stairs..." eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|---5---5-8---8----8---8-7---| Eb|-0---0-----0----0---0-----0-| eb|------------------------------------------------0--| Bb|------------------------------------------------0--| Gb|------------------------------------------------9--| Db|------------------------------------------------9--| Ab|-7----7---8-7---7----7---8-7---7----7---8-7---7-7--| Eb|----0---0-----0----0---0-----0----0---0-----0------| Guitar fills eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-16b17------------17b19r17-17~--| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|--------------| Bb|--------------| Gb|-16\14p12-14~-| Db|--------------| Ab|--------------| Eb|--------------| eb|-----------------| Bb|-------12--------| Gb|-------12--------| Db|-12h14-------14--| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-----------------| End guitar fills Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-2------5-2-------5-4-3----3----| Ab|-2--2-2-5-2-2-2-2-5-4-3----3----| Eb|----0-0-----0-0-0------------00-| * * * * * ** "Call me Messiah..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-2------5-2---------------------| Ab|-2--2-2-5-2-2-2-2---------------| Eb|----0-0-----0-0-0-3-2-1~-----00-| * * * * * a a a ** "A true lord..." Riff 3 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-2--------------5--------------| Ab|-2--2----2------5--5----5------| Eb|-0--0-00-0-0000-3--3-33-3-3333-| * ** * **** * ** * **** "Am I evil..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-4--------------7-------------| Ab|-4--4----4------7--7----7-5-4-| Eb|-2--2-22-2-2222-5--5-55-5-3-2-| * ** * **** * ** * * * Play Riff 2 "Towards the sun..." Play Riff 3 "I am condemned..." Riff 4 Use this the first time eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------2-0-2-5---------5-0-5-7-| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-5-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3---------| * * * * * * * * "A shattered heart..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-10-10101010-10-12-10-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--8--8-8-8-8--8-10--8-| Eb|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Use this the rest of the time eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------2-0-2-5---------5-0-5-7-| Ab|----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-5-| Eb|-00-0-0-0-0-0---------3-3-3-3---------| * * * * * * * * "The rising of..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-10-10101010-10-12-10-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5--8--8-8-8-8--8-10--8-| Eb|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 5 (Play 2x) Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|---------4-5-7--5-4-5--4---4----| Ab|-7~----7-----------------7---5~-| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-----4-5--4----5--4-----| Ab|-5-7--------5-------5~--| Eb|------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-----------4-5~--4---4~-----------| Db|-5~----5-7---------7-----7-5-7-4~-| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-------4~------4~-------| Db|-4-5-7-----7-4-----7-4~-| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| Riff 5a Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|----------7-9-10--9-7-9--7----7----| Ab|-10~---10------------------10---9~-| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|------7-9~--7----7~----------| Ab|-9-10---------10-----10-9-10-| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|----------7-9-10--9-7-9--7----7----| Ab|-10~---10------------------10---9~-| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|------7-9~--7----7~-------------| Ab|-9-10---------10-----10-9-10-7~-| Eb|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|-------------7-9~--7----7~-------------| Db|-10~----9-10---------10-----10-9-10-7~-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|--------7~-----------------| Db|-7-9-10-----10-9-10--9-7-9-| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|-------------7-9~--7----7~-------------| Db|-10~----9-10---------10-----10-9-10-7~-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|--------7~---------------------| Db|-7-9-10-----10--9-10--9-7-9-9~-| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "Endless stairs..." Guitar fills eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-12-----[14]15r14p12-14--| Db|----14-------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-19\--| Bb|------| Gb|------| Db|------| Ab|------| Eb|------| eb|-12-------------------------| Bb|----15p12-------------------| Gb|----------14~--------12-----| Db|---------------------12-14~-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| End guitar fills Play Riff 2 "Collapse of the mother..." Play Riff 4 "And when I laugh..." Play Riff 5 Play Riff 5a Ending (Acoustic, except the last two chords, E5, are distortion) eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|-9-7--10--9--7-9--| Ab|-8-8---8--8--8-7--| Eb|------------------| "Nothing is real..." eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-9-7--10--9--7-9----2-2-| Ab|-8-8---8--8--8-7----2-2-| Eb|--------------------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. {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