Iced Earth: Ghost of Freedom 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: September 16, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (Acoustic) eb|------0----------------------| Bb|---------1-----------3--1----| Gb|----2------2-------0-------0-| Db|----2------------2-----------| Ab|-0-----------0-3-------------| Eb|-----------------------------| "Every time you think about it..." eb|------3--------------------0---| Bb|---------0-----------1-3-1-0h1-| Gb|-----------0-------0---0-0-0---| Db|----0--------0---2-------------| Ab|----2----------3---------------| Eb|-3-----------------------------| "It tears you up inside..." Riff 2 (Acoustic) Guitar 1 eb|------0--0-0-0----------------| Bb|------1--1-1-1-------3--1-----| Gb|------2--2-2-2--0----0--0--0--| Db|------2--2-2-2--2----2--2--2--| Ab|-0----0--0-0-0--3----3--3--3--| Eb|------------------------------| "Here I'll stand..." eb|----------0--0-0------0--------| Bb|----------0--0-0------0--------| Gb|----------0--0-0------0--------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------2-| Eb|--0----0---------0--0----0-3---| "Here I'll stand..." Guitar 2 (Clean) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|---12--------------------------| Gb|-9----------9-10--10/12--10-9~-| Db|---------12--------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---12----------------------------------------------| Gb|-9-------------------------------12-10-9-10--9-----| Db|------------9-10-10/12--10-9~------------------12--| Ab|---------12----------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "Every night you go to sleep..." Play Riff 2 "Here I'll stand..." Riff 3 (Distortion, Solo Rhythm) eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-2--------5------5/7--7-------------------------| Ab|-0--------3--3-0-3/5--5--2--------3-2---2-------| Eb|-------------------------0----0-0-----5----5-3~-| * * * * x7 eb|-----------------------------------------------|------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------|------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------|------| Db|-2--------5------5/7--7------------------------|------| Ab|-0----0-0-3--3-0-3/5--5-2--------3-2---2-------|--7\--| Eb|------------------------0----0-0-----5----5-3~-|--5\--| * * * * * * Solo Guitar 1 Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----16------------16----16b17-16b17-16~-| Db|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----16------------16----17b19-17b19-17~-| Db|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----16------------16----16b17-16b17-16~-| Db|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------15----17-17~--17-20-17-| Gb|-----16----17---------------------------| Db|-/14----14----14----14------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|-20b22----20p17-20b22~----20b22----20p17-20b22~-| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-20b22~--{20}~--20-19-19-20-19-17-19-17-17--------| Bb|-------------------------------------------20b22~-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-17--17-17---------------------17-17-----------------| Bb|-----------15b17-15p13-15~--13-------15b17-15p13-15~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------15---------------------------| Bb|-13-15b17-15b17-----15b17--15p13-15b17-15b17~-| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----17------------17----17b18-17b18-17~-| Gb|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----17------------17----18b20-18b20-17~-| Gb|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----17------------17----17b18-17b18-17~-| Gb|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------17-19-17-| Bb|-----17----18----20----22-22~-----------| Gb|-/14----14----14----14------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-19b20----19p17-19b20~----19b20----19p17-19b20~-| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-24b25~--{24}~--24-22-22-24-22-20-22-20-20--------| Bb|-------------------------------------------24b25~-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-20--20-20---------------------20-20-----------------| Bb|-----------18b20-18p17-18~--17-------18b20-18p17-18~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------19---------------------------| Bb|-17-19b21-19b21-----19b21--19p17-19b21-19b21~-| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "You speak to me..." Play Riff 2 "Here we stand..." Riff 3a (Distortion) eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-2--------5------5/7--7------------------------| Ab|-0--------3----0-3/5--5-2--------3-2---2-------| Eb|------------------------0----0-0-----5----5-3~-| * * * "Don't tread on me..." Play this til fade out: eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-2--------5------5/7--7------------------------| Ab|-0----0-0-3--3-0-3/5--5-2--------3-2---2-------| Eb|------------------------0----0-0-----5----5-3~-| * * * * * * Ending leads: Guitar 1 eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----12--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9----9~-------9-10--10/12--10-9~----10-9----9---------| Db|-------------12----------------------------12----12-10~-| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----12--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9----9~-----------------------------10-9----9---------| Db|----------------9-10--10/12--10-9~---------12----12-10~-| Ab|-------------12-----------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----17-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/14----14~-------12-14--14/16--14-12~----14-12-10-12--10-----| Db|---------------15-----------------------------------------14~-| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----17-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/14----14~-------9-10--10/12--10-9~----14-12-10-12--10-----| Db|---------------12---------------------------------------14~-| 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