Iced Earth: Angels Holocaust 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 26, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2 eb|-----------------------|------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------|------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------|------------------------------| Db|----------12\11-11\9-9-|----------12\11-12--14--12-11-| Ab|-----1010-10\-9--9\7-7-|-----1010-10\-9-10--12--10--9-| Eb|-0-0-------------------|-0-0--------------------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Choir harmony arranged for guitar, 3rd & 4th times) x2 eb|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|-------------------|------------------------| Gb|-------------------|------------------------| Db|-----9-9-9\7-7\5-5-|-----9-9-9\7-9--10--9-7-| Ab|-------------------|------------------------| Eb|-0-0---------------|-0-0--------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-9--9--9--9-10-9------------------| Ab|-7--7--7--7--8-7--9--9--9--9-10-9-| Eb|------------------7--7--7--7--8-7-| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-7--7--7--7-9-7--9--9--9----| Ab|-5--5--5--5-7-5--7--7--7-77-| Eb|----------------------------| ** eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|-10-9----10-9----10\9-| Ab|--8-7-77--8-7-77--8\7-| Eb|----------------------| ** ** Riff 3 (Acoustic, Play 3x) x4 eb|-------0--------|--------------------------------| Bb|----------0-----|-------0------------------------| Gb|------------0---|-----0----0---------------------| Db|-----4--------4-|---2--------2-0-----0-----0-----| Ab|---2------------|-3----------------2-----0-----2-| Eb|-0--------------|----------------3-----2-----3---| "As I walk through..." eb|-------0--------------0--------| Bb|----------0--------------0-----| Gb|------------0--------------0---| Db|-----4--------4-----4--------4-| Ab|---2--------------2------------| Eb|-0--------------0--------------| Riff 4 (Distortion) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-4----4---------4----4---------| Eb|-2--0-2--0-2220-2--0-2--0-2220-| * * **** * * **** "I fight back..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|------3--------------3----------| Ab|-2----1--1-1111-2----1--1-1111--| Eb|-0--0-----------0--0------------| * * **** * * **** "...see..." Riff 5 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm) eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----0---0-----------0------0------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|---5---5---5---5---7------9--------| Ab|-7-----------7---8-----10-----10-8-| Eb|-----------------------------------| Solo eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------15-20-17~--17h20-17--17h18-15~-| Gb|-------14-16--------------------------------| Db|-14-17--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------15-20-17~--17h20-17------------| Gb|-------14-16----------------------16h19-16~-| Db|-14-17--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|----19~---/22-19h22p19\17---19-17h19p17\15------------------| Bb|-17----------------------20---------------18-15b17~-(17)r15-| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------19-22b24r22-22b24~-| Bb|----22--------------------| Gb|-19-----------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| End solo Riff 5a (Acoustic) eb|----------0-------------------------| Bb|------0-----0---------0------0------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|----5---5-----5-----7------9--------| Ab|--7-------------7-8-----10-----10-8-| Eb|------------------------------------| "He didn't think..." Riff 6 (Distortion) x2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-9---9-9--9--9--9--10----9---9-9--9--9--10--9--| Ab|-7-777-7--7--7--7---8----7-777-7--7--7---8--7--| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 6a (Play 2x) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9-----9---9-----9--10----10\9-| Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----8\7-| Eb|-------------------------------| *** * *** * "Hate filled screams..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9-----9---9-----10---9----9\7-| Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----7\5-| Eb|-------------------------------| *** * *** * "...break the silence..." Riff 6b (Play 2x) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9-----9---9-----9-------------| Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----8\7-| Eb|---------------------8-----8\7-| *** * *** * "Blasphemy..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-9-----9---9-----10------------| Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----7\5-| Eb|----------------------7----7\5-| *** * *** * "...in the masses..." Riff 7 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-7--7-9-7---------------| Ab|-5--5-7-5--7-8--8-9-8-7-| Eb|-----------5-6--6-7-6-5-| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---| Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---| Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---0-| Eb|----------------------------------| *** *** *** *** * * eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-7--7-9-7---------------| Ab|-5--5-7-5--7-8--8-9-8-7-| Eb|-----------5-6--6-7-6-5-| Play Riff 6a "Fear the angel's..." Play Riff 6b "Death and hatred..." Riff 7a eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-7--7-9-7---------------| Ab|-5--5-7-5--7-8--8-9-8-7-| Eb|-----------5-6--6-7-6-5-| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---| Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---| Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---0-| Eb|----------------------------------| *** *** *** *** * * eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-7--7-9-7---------------| Ab|-5--5-7-5--7-8--8-9-8-7-| Eb|-----------5-6--6-7-6-5-| eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7b eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-7--7-9-7---------------| Ab|-5--5-7-5--7-8--8-9-8-7-| Eb|-----------5-6--6-7-6-5-| x3 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---| Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---| Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---7-| Eb|----------------------------------| *** *** *** *** * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---| Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---| Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---0-| Eb|----------------------------------| *** *** *** *** * * Riff 8 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-7-777-777-8-777-7-777-777-| Eb|---------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-8-777-7-777-777-8-777-7-777-777-| Eb|---------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-8-888-8-888-888-9-888-8-888-888-| Eb|---------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-9-888-8-888-888-9-888-8-888-888-| Eb|---------------------------------| * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** Guitar 2 eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|---------------| Ab|--2------5---3-| Eb|--0------3---1-| Guitar 3 eb|-5------7-------12------------------| Bb|-h.-5---h.--7---h.--12----(12)~~~~*-| Gb|----h.------h.------h.--------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|-7-----7--------5--(5)~~~*-| Gb|-h.-7--h.-7--5--h.--h.-----| Db|----h.----h.-h.------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-5----------------------------------| Bb|-h.-5---7-----------12----(12)~~~~*-| Gb|----h.--h.---7------h.--------------| Db|-------------h.---------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|----------------------| Db|--------7/10-10/15~~~-| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|--????---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) First time: eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-9-999-7-9\--9-999-7-9--------------------------| Ab|-7-777-5-7\--7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9---7--7---7-8-7-| Eb|------------------------5-6--6-7-0-5--5-0-5-6-5-| * * * * eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-------7-9\--9-999-7-9--------------------------| Ab|-7-777-5-7\--7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9---7--7---7-8-5-| Eb|------------------------5-6--6-7-0-5--5-0-5-6-3-| * *** * * * * Rest of the time: eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-------7-9\--------7-9--------------------------| Ab|-7-777-5-7\--7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9---7--7---7-8-7-| Eb|------------------------5-6--6-7-0-5--5-0-5-6-5-| * *** * *** * * * * eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------| Db|-------7-9\--------7-9--------------------------| Ab|-7-777-5-7\--7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9---7--7---7-8-5-| Eb|------------------------5-6--6-7-0-5--5-0-5-6-3-| * *** * *** * * * * Solo eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-18t15p13h15p13-17t14p12h14p12-18t15p13h15p13-17t14p12h14p12-| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|-15t14p12h14p12/-20t18--20t17--20t15--| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-18-17-15--17--15--------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------17-15-17b18r17----------------------------| Db|--------------------------a--------18~----18b19~~---(19)r18\-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-16-19-19p16-16-16-16~-----------------------| Db|-----------------------16-19-19p16-16-16-16~-| Ab|-----------------------------a------a--a-----| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-16h19p16-16-17-16---------19p16-----------| Db|---------------------19p16--a----19p16-----| Ab|----------------------a-----------a----19~-| Eb|----------------------------------------a--| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-16-19-19p16-16-17-16~--16-19-16--16--17-16~-| Ab|-------------------------a--a--a---a---a--a--| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|-16-19-16--16--17-16~~--17-14-14--16~--14-| Db|--a--a--a---a---a--a-----a--a--a---a----a-| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-12-15-12--12-12~--10-14-10--10--14-10~-| Gb|--a--a--a---a--a----a--a--a---a---a--a--| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-8-12-8--8--12-8~--10-7-7-8--7-| Gb|-a--a-a--a---a-a----a-a-a-a--a-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|-9-7-7-9--7---12-9-9-12--9-| Db|-a-a-a-a--a----a-a-a--a--a-| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------7~---| Db|---------------------------------a----| Ab|-9---------10-9-------12-10-9---------| Eb|---12-10-9------12-10---------12------| eb|-------14/15~-14----14----------------------------| Bb|-12-17-----------17----17-15----------------------| Gb|-----------------------------(16)/17~--17--12/14~-| Db|----------------------------------------a---------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-14-12-11-12-11-9-11-9-7-9-7-6-7-6---| Db|-----------a-----------------------9-| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| Random artificial harmonics in this bar: eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-7-6---6-----6----------------------| Db|-----9---9-7---9-7-9-7-6-7-6---6----| Ab|-----------------------------9---9--| Eb|------------------------------------| End Solo Ending Guitar 1 eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|----------------------2-| Ab|-4---------3----------0-| Eb|-2--2-2-2--1--1-1-1-----| * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-11--11-9---------9-11-12--/14~--| Db|----------12--10-----------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-10--10-8--------8-10-12--/17~--| Gb|----------11-10-----------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| The next part is the bridge between Angel's and Stormrider. On one cd it's the end of Angel's, the other it's the beginning of Stormrider. So here it is. (12 String Acoustic) Guitar 1 x2 x2 eb|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------| Gb|-----9-------9---|-----7-------7---| Db|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5-| Ab|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| Eb|-----------------|-----------------| "As I travel through..." Guitar 2 (Distortion, Volume swells) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-14---------------14-------12--| Ab|---------10----------------10--| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-14--------12--------14--------12-| Ab|-12--------10--------12--------10-| Eb|----------------------------------| "Lightning breaks..." eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-10--------9----7---------------| Ab|--8--------7----5-------------2-| Eb|---------------------0000-...-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