Iced Earth: Attila 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 12, 2006 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|-2--2-0-2-------------------------------------| Ab|-2--2-0-2----------------3--------------------| Eb|-------------0-2-3-5-3-2----1-1----1-3-5-3-1--| * * * * * * * * * * * Final time eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|-2--2-0-2--| Ab|-2--2-0-2--| Eb|-----------| * * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-9--9-7-9-----------7------10--------------7-------| Ab|-7--7-5-7----7-9-10---10-9-----8-8----8-10---10-8--| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * Final time eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|-9--9-7-9--| Ab|-7--7-5-7--| Eb|-----------| * * Guitar 3 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------10-------13-----------------10--------| Gb|-9--9-7-9----9-11-12----12-11-----10-10----10-12----12-10--| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Final time eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-9--9-7-9--| Db|-----------| Ab|-----------| Eb|-----------| Guitar 4 eb|--------------------------17-------20-----------------17--------| Bb|-17--17-15-17----17-19-20----20-19-----18-18----18-20----20-18--| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Final time eb|---------------| Bb|-17--17-15-17--| Gb|---------------| Db|---------------| Ab|---------------| Eb|---------------| Guitar 5 (Comes in later) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-------12-----10---10----------10----10-| Gb|-9-9-9----9-9----9----9-9-9-12----12----| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------10----------------------------------10-| Gb|-10-10-10----10-10-12-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-12----| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * End intro Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-2-----------------------9-7----| Eb|-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-7-5-00-| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-5-----------------------7-9----| Eb|-3--3-333-333-333-333-00-5-7-00-| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-3-----------------------5-3----| Eb|-1--1-111-111-111-111-00-3-1-00-| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------7-----------| Ab|-2--------------5555-5-------3-2-| Eb|-0--0-000-000-0---------1111-1-0-| * *** *** * **** **** Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9-----------------------16-14----| Ab|-7--7-777-777-777-777-00-14-12-00-| Eb|----------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-12------------------------------------14-16----| Ab|-10--10-101010-101010-101010-101010-00-12-14-00-| Eb|------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-10-----------------------12-10----| Ab|--8--8-888-888-888-888-00-10--8-00-| Eb|-----------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** ** ** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9-------------------7-------10\9-| Ab|-7--7-777-777-0-5555-5--8888--8\7-| Eb|----------------------------------| * *** *** * **** **** Play Riff 1 "He's ruled them..." Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|-2--------7--5--------7--5-------------2--| Ab|-2--------7--5--------7--5------5------2--| Eb|-0--------5--3--------5--3----0-2----0-0--| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-14-14141414-19-14141414-17-14141414-| ---| Ab|-------------------------------------| | Eb|-------------------------------------| | * * * * * * * * * * * * | eb|-----------------------------| |--> Play 2x Bb|-----------------------------| | Gb|-----------------------------| | Db|-16-14141414-17-1414-19-1414-| -----------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-17-14141414-16-14141414-14-1414-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-17-14141414-16-14141414-14-1414-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-14-14141414-19-14141414-17-14141414-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-16-14141414-17-1414-19\-| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "Alliance has been made..." Play Riff 2 "Hell awaits..." NOTE: Guitar 2 only ends with slide when that bar is the ending bar. Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-7-7777-12-7777-10-7777-9-7777-10-77-12-77-| Eb|-------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "Path of fire..." eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-7-7777-12-7777-10-7777-9-7777-10-77-12-77-| Eb|-------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "Cities burn..." eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-10-7777-9-7777-7-77-10-7777-9-7777-7-77-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** "Attila's fate..." eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-7-7777-12-7777-10-7777-9-7777-10-77-12-77-| Eb|-------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "He will come to..." Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-5-5555-10-5555-9-5555-7-5555-9-55-10-55-| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-5-5555-10-5555-9-5555-7-5555-9-55-10-55-| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-9-5555-7-5555-5-55-9-5555-7-5555-5-55-| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-5-5555-10-5555-9-5555-7-5555-9-55-10-55-| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** Riff 3a Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-9-9999-14-9999-12-9999-11-9999-12-99-14-99-| Eb|--------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "Archers stand at..." eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-9-9999-14-9999-12-9999-11-9999-12-99-14-99-| Eb|--------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "Centurions all..." eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-12-9999-11-9999-9-99-12-9999-11-9999-9-99-| Eb|-------------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** "Keep to your lines..." eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-9-9999-14-9999-12-9999-11-9999-12-99-14-99-| Eb|--------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "...Mongul's sure to falter..." Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-7-7777-12-7777-11-7777-9-7777-11-77-12-77-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-7-7777-12-7777-11-7777-9-7777-11-77-12-77-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-11-7777-9-7777-7-77-11-7777-9-7777-7-77-| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-7-7777-12-7777-11-7777-9-7777-11-77-12-77-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** Riff 3b Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-11-11111111-16-11111111-14-11111111-13-11111111-14-1111-16-1111-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "We will surely..." eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-11-11111111-16-11111111-14-11111111-13-11111111-14-1111-16-1111-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "We will overtake..." eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-14-11111111-13-11111111-11-1111-14-11111111-13-11111111-11-1111-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Fight till our..." eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-11-11111111-16-11111111-14-11111111-13-11111111-14-1111-16-1111-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...Christians devastation..." Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-9-9999-14-9999-13-9999-11-9999-13-99-14-99-| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-9-9999-14-9999-13-9999-11-9999-13-99-14-99-| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-13-9999-11-9999-9-99-13-9999-11-9999-9-99-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-9-9999-14-9999-13-9999-11-9999-13-99-14-99-| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** Riff 3d Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-13-13131313-18-13131313-16-13131313-15-13131313-16-1313-18-1313-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "They won't overtake..." eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-13-13131313-18-13131313-16-13131313-15-13131313-16-1313-18-1313-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "God will stand before..." eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-16-13131313-15-13131313-13-1313-16-13131313-15-13131313-13-1313-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Show us the path..." eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-13-13131313-18-13131313-16-13131313-15-13131313-16-1313-18-1313-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...Huns destruction..." Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-11-11111111-16-11111111-15-11111111-13-11111111-15-1111-16-1111-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-11-11111111-16-11111111-15-11111111-13-11111111-15-1111-16-1111-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-15-11111111-13-11111111-11-1111-15-11111111-13-11111111-11-1111-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-11-11111111-16-11111111-15-11111111-13-11111111-15-1111-16-1111-| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-4--------5--------4--------2--| Ab|-4--------5--------4--------2--| Eb|-2--------3--------2--------0--| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-4--------5--------7----5--7--9--| Ab|-4--------5--------7----5--7--9--| Eb|-2--------3--------5----3--5--7--| Guitar 2 (Slight palm mutes) eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-11-11111111-16-11111111-14-11111111-13-11111111-14-1111-16-1111-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-12-12121212-16-12121212-14-12121212-12-12121212-14-1212-16-1212-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-11-11111111-16-11111111-14-11111111-13-11111111-14-1111-16-1111-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|-9-9999-14-9999-13-9999-11-9999-13-99-14-99-| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-11-11111111-16-11111111-14-11111111-13-11111111-14-1111-16-1111-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-12-12121212-16-12121212-14-12121212-12-12121212-14-1212-16-1212-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-14-14141414-18-14141414-14-1414-| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------16~--------(16)\-| Gb|-16-16161616-18-16161616-16------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "Sing to the sky..." Play Riff 2 "Hell awaits..." Play Riff 4 Ending: Guitar 1 eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--2--| Eb|--0--| Guitar 2 eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|--9--| Ab|--7--| Eb|-----| Guitar 3 eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|--9~-| Db|-----| Ab|-----| Eb|-----| Guitar 4 eb|--------| Bb|--------| Gb|--16~---| 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