Iced Earth: The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker 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 10, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|-----7---8-----------------| Bb|-------7------------7-8----| Gb|------------------------9--| Db|-9------(9)------9-----(9)-| Ab|-7------(7)------7-----(7)-| Eb|-0------(0)------0-----(0)-| Guitar 2 (Comes in later) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------999--------------101010-| Ab|-------7-777------------7-777--------| Eb|-0-000------------0-000--------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** * * * "Destiny's called us..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|-------------999--777--------999-9~-| Ab|-------7-777----------101010-----a--| Eb|-0-000------------------------------| * *** * *** *** *** * * * *** "This it's for blood..." Riff 2 eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|-7/9-----7/9----------7/9-----7/9---------| Ab|-5/7-----5/7---8-8-8--5/7-----5/7---8-8-8-| Eb|-----0-0-----0-8-8-8------0-0-----0-8-8-8-| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-7/9-----7/9------------------| Ab|-5/7-----5/7---8-8-8--8--7--5-| Eb|-----0-0-----0-8-8-8--8--7--5-| * * * * * * Riff 3 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|--------------------5------------------| Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---7777-7-7777-7-77-| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|--------------------5-----7-------| Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---875---------| Eb|----------------------------6-5-3-| **** **** ** *** * * Harmony guitar eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------4------------------| Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---5555-5-5555-5-55-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|--------------------4-----5-------| Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---754---------| Ab|----------------------------5-4-2-| Eb|----------------------------------| **** **** ** *** * * Play Riff 2 "You went too far this time..." Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..." Play Riff 2 "The hour's close at hand..." Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..." Play Riff 3 w/o harmony guitar Ending chord to riff 3: eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--2--| Eb|--0--| Interlude: Guitar 1 (Clean) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---| Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-----10-------10-------10-------10---| Ab|---7----7---7----7---7----7---7----7-| Eb|-0--------0--------0--------0--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---| Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----7-------7-------7-------7---| Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Clean with reverb) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-----9----(9)--------10----(10)--| Ab|---7---------------7-------------| Eb|-0---------------0---------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----9----(9)--------7----(7)--| Ab|---7---------------7-----------| Eb|-0---------------0-------------| The following guitars come in later: Guitar 3 (Fades in, harmony guitar in () ) eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-(11)------(12)------(11)------(9)--| Db|---9--------10---------9--------7---| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Guitar 4 eb|-------------------------| Bb|---10-12----------10-13--| Gb|-9--------------9--------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|---------------------10--| Bb|---10-12----------12-----| Gb|-9--------------9--------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| End interlude Play Riff 3 Play Riff 2 "If it was up to me..." Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..." Ending eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--2--| Eb|--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