Iced Earth: It's a Long Way to the Top (AC/DC) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Brian Van Maurik (vanmaurik@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: May 17, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|----------------| Ab|-7--5-7--7----5-| Eb|-5--3-5--5--0-3-| * * Guitar 2 eb|----------| Bb|----------| Gb|----------| Db|-----5----| Ab|-3/4----0-| Eb|----------| Riff 1a Guitar 1 eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|----------------| Ab|-7--5-7--7----5-| Eb|-5--3-5--5--0-3-| * * "Riding on the highway..." Guitar 2 eb|---------| Bb|-10---10-| Gb|--9----9-| Db|----7----| Ab|---------| Eb|---------| Riff 2 eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|---------------| Ab|--7----5----5--| Eb|--5----3----2--| "It's a long way..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-7--5-7--7----5-7--5-7--7-| Eb|-5--3-5--5--0-3-5--3-5--5-| * * Riff 3 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|------7----------------| Ab|-7----5----5----5----5-| Eb|-5---------3----2----3-| "...think it's easy..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-7--5-7--7----5-7--5-7--7----5-| Eb|-5--3-5--5--0-3-5--3-5--5--0-3-| * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|----------------| Ab|-7--5-7--7----5-| Eb|-5--3-5--5--0-3-| * * Final time eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|----------------| Ab|-7--5-7--7----7-| Eb|-5--3-5--5--0-5-| * * Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) eb|--------------| Bb|--------------| Gb|--------------| Db|--------------| Ab|-5-7--7--7--7-| Eb|-3-5--5--5--5-| * * * * * Final time eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|----------------| Ab|-5-7--7--7--7---| Eb|-3-5--5--5--5-0-| * * * * * * NOTE: For solo 1, another guitar lets a chord ring throughout the whole solo, here's the chord: eb|--------| Bb|---10---| Gb|--------| Db|----7---| Ab|--------| Eb|--------| Here's the solo: Solo 1 (Guitar 3 plays the notes in () ) eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|----------17~~--------19-17----17~~--| Gb|----------------------------19-------| Db|--5b7~~--(14~~)------(16-14----14~~)-| Ab|-(5b7~~)--------------------17-------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--19-17----17~~-----------17----------| Gb|--------19-------------19----19-18~~--| Db|-(16-14----14~~)------(12-14-12-11~~)-| Ab|--------17----------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|--17~~--------19-17----17~~--| Gb|--------------------19-------| Db|-(14~~)------(16-14----14~~)-| Ab|--------------------17-------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--19-17----17~~-----------17----------| Gb|--------19-------------19----19-18~~--| Db|-(16-14----14~~)------(12-14-12-11~~)-| Ab|--------17----------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| End Solo 1 Solo 2 (Harmony guitars notated in () and [] ) eb|-----5----5\-----------/17~~-| Bb|-----5----5\----13/14--------| Gb|-5/6-------------------------| Db|----------------(6/7~)-------| Ab|----------------[6/7~]-------| Eb|-----------------------------| End Solo 2 Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 eb|------------------| Bb|------------------| Gb|------------------| Db|-5----------------| Ab|-5------5----5----| Eb|------0-2--0-3--0-| * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-7--5-7--7----5-7--5-7--7----5---| Eb|-5--3-5--5--0-3-5--3-5--5--0-3-0-| * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-15----14--------12----| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------| Guitar 3 (Fades in on second note of guitar 2, fades out after the last note) eb|--------| Bb|---10---| Gb|--------| Db|----7---| Ab|--------| Eb|--------| Solo eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| End Solo Final time for Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-5-----------------------------| Ab|-5------5----5----7-[let ring]-| Eb|------0-2--0-3--0-5------------| * * * eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|---------------| Ab|---5-7--5-7--7-| Eb|-0-3-5--3-5--5-| * * Guitar 2 eb|-15----14--------12----| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------| eb|--9~~----------5~~--| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| Guitar 3 (Fades in on second note of guitar 2, fades out after the last note) eb|--------| Bb|---10---| Gb|--------| Db|----7---| Ab|--------| Eb|--------| Pick up rhythm with Riff 1 w/o guitar 2 "Hotel, motel..." Play Riff 1a "Getting old..." Play Riff 2 "It's a long way..." Play Riff 3 "...be a star of..." Play Riff 2 "It's a long way..." Ending Guitar 1 keeps playing Riff 1 Guitar 2 plays this: eb|-17p15-17~~~~-| Bb|--------------| Gb|--------------| Db|--------------| Ab|--------------| Eb|--------------| Guitar 3 plays this: eb|--------------| Bb|-14p12-14~~~~-| Gb|--------------| Db|--------------| Ab|--------------| Eb|--------------| Guitar 4 plays this: eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|--7p5-7~~~~-| Ab|------------| Eb|------------| Guitar 5 plays this: eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|--7p5-7~~~~-| Eb|------------| Song fades out 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