Iced Earth: The Star Spangled Banner 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: May 1, 2006 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Lots of harmony here so I'll try to break it up so it's easy to follow. Section 1: 0:00-0:34 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----------------------------4----| Ab|-2--------2--------2--------2----| Eb|-0--------0--------0-------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----------4----------------------| Ab|-2--------2--------2-------(2)---| Eb|-0-----------------0-------(0)---| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----------6-----6--6--------4----| Ab|-2--------4-----3--4--------2----| Eb|-0-----~-------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|----------4----------------------| Ab|-2--------2--------2-------(2)---| Eb|-0-----------------0-------(0)---| Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------9-7-------------| Gb|---------------9--------9-----------| Db|-9--6----6--9--------------6--8--9--| ---| Ab|------7-----------------------------| | Eb|------------------------------------| | |--> Play 2x eb|------------------------------------| | Bb|-----9--7---------------------------| | Gb|----------9--8----6-8-9--9----------| | Db|-9-9------------------------9--6----| ---| Ab|---------------------------------7--| Eb|------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|----------------------16-14-12-----------| Bb|-12----------12-17-------------------12--| Gb|----13----13-------------------13-15-----| Db|-------14--------------------------------| --------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| | Eb|-----------------------------------------| | |--> Play 2x eb|-------16--14-12------------------------------| | Bb|-12-12-----------16----14-16-17--17--12-------| | Gb|----------------------------------------13----| | Db|-------------------------------------------14-| ---| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 (Comes in the second time) eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------9~----14-14-14--------------| Gb|-9-9-9-----9------------------13--11-9-8~-| Db|--------9---------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-8-8-13--11-13-14p13-11~----11-11-13-13-9--------| Db|-------------------------------------------9-----| Ab|----------------------------------------------7~-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| End section 1 Section 2 0:35-0:52 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-----------4----6----6-----4----4----4--| Ab|-2----2----2----3----4-----2----1----2--| Eb|-0----0---------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-13-13-13--14--16--16----14-13-----13--14--14--| Db|-------------------------------16--------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-14--13-------------------------------------------| Db|-----------16-14--13----11-13-14--6--8--9-----9-9-| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|-16-16-16--17--19--19----17-16-----16--17--17--| Bb|-------------------------------19--------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|-17--16----------------------------------------(12-12)-| <- Harmony Bb|-----------19-17--16----14-16-17--9--11--12-----12-12--| guitar Gb|-------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12-12-12--14--17--17----16-14-12--14--16\13-13--| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-13-13-14--14--14--12----14-12-11-----11--12~-------------| Gb|-----------------------------------13----------(14-13-11)-| <- Harmony Db|----------------------------------------------------------| guitar Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| End section 2 Section 3 0:53-End NOTE: Ending blends into beginning of "Declaration Day", so the last notes are denoted as ghost notes. Guitar 1 eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-7--7--7-6--4--4-----| Eb|------------------7--| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-----7-6--------------------| Ab|--9------9-7--7----9p7--6---| Eb|-(5--2-4-5-6--7----2----7)--| <- Harmony guitar eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|------------6-7--9--| Ab|-----7----9---------| Eb|-7-7----------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------6----7------------| Ab|-7--9----------9----(7)--| Eb|-------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-14--14--14-13-11--11--11--| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-16--19-18-16-14-14----16p14--13--| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|----------------------16--| Db|-------14----16-18-19-----| Ab|-14-14--------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-14--16--18----19-16----(14)-| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 4 eb|---------------------------| Bb|-17--17--17-16-14--14--14--| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-----17-16----------------------| Bb|-19--------19-17-17----19p17-16-| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|----------------16-17--19--| Bb|-------17----19------------| Gb|-16-16---------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|---------16----17------------| Bb|-17--19-----------19----(17)-| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| Guitar 5 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-13--13--13-11--9---9---9--| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-----9-----------------------| Bb|-10----12-10-9-9----10p9--7--| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|----------------9-12--| Bb|----------10-12-------| Gb|-9-9-13---------------| Db|----------------------| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------| eb|--------------9------------| Bb|-9--10--12------10----(9)--| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| 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