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  Iced Earth:  Angels Holocaust
  
  transcribed by:     Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
       edited by:     Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be)
                      Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
                      Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)
  
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  Date last modified:  April 15, 2003
    
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  Tuning: Eb
  
  Riff 1 
  Guitar 1                 x2
  eb|-----------------------|------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------|------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------|------------------------------|
  Db|----------1211-119-9-|----------1211-12--14--12-11-|
  Ab|-----1010-10-9--97-7-|-----1010-10-9-10--12--10--9-|
  Eb|-0-0-------------------|-0-0--------------------------|
      * *  * *                * *  * *         
  
  Guitar 2 (Comes in for 3rd and 4th time)
                       x2
  eb|-------------------|------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------|------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------|------------------------|
  Db|-----9-9-97-75-5-|-----9-9-97-9--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--9-9-|
  Ab|-5--5--5--5-7-5--7--7--7-7-|
  Eb|---------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|----------------------|
  Gb|----------------------|
  Db|-10-9----10-9----10-9-|
  Ab|--8-7-77--8-7-77--8-7-|
  Eb|----------------------|
           **      **
  
  
  Riff 3 (Acoustic) x4
  eb|-------0--------|--------------------------------|
  Bb|----------0-----|-------0------------------------|
  Gb|------------0---|-----0----0---------------------| 
  Db|-----4--------4-|---2--------2-------0-----0-----| --> Play 3x
  Ab|---2------------|-3------------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--2-2222-2--0-2--2-2222-|
         *    * ****    *    * ****
    "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|---0---0---0---0---2-----4-------|
  Db|-2-----------2---3-----5-----5-3-|
  Ab|---------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
  
  Solo
  eb|----------------15-------------------------|
  Bb|-------------15----17~--17h20-17--17h18-15-|
  Gb|-------14-16-------------------------------|
  Db|-14-17-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------15-------------------------|
  Bb|-------------15----17~--17h20-17-----------|
  Gb|-------14-16----------------------16h19-16-|
  Db|-14-17-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----19~----22-19h22p1917---19-17h19p1715------------|
  Bb|-17----------------------20---------------18-15b17r15-|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----17-19-22b24r22-22b24~-|
  Bb|-15-----------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------|
  
  End solo
  
  
  Riff 5a (Acoustic)
  eb|----------0-----------------------|
  Bb|------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
  Gb|----0---0-----0-----2-----4-------|
  Db|--2-------------2-3-----5-----5-3-|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
     "He didn't think..."   
  
  
  Riff 6 (Distortion)                      x2
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9-9-9-9-10----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----107-|
  Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----85-|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
        ***   *   ***   *
    "Hate filled screams..."
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9---9-----10---9----97-|
  Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----75-|
  Eb|-------------------------------|
        ***   *   ***    *
    "...break the silence..."
  
  
  Riff 6b (Play 2x)
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9---9-----9--10----107-|
  Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----85-|
  Eb|---------------------8-----85-|
        ***   *   ***   *
    "Blasphemy..."
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9---9-----10---9----97-|
  Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----75-|
  Eb|----------------------7----75-|
        ***   *   ***    *
    "...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|----------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
  Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---7-|
  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|----------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
  Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---7-|
  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|-9---------------------------|
  Ab|-7---------------------------|
  Eb|---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-|
                                      x4
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
  Ab|---777---777----777---777---7---7-|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
        ***   ***    ***   ***   *   *
  
  
  Riff 8
  Guitar 1                           x2
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-8-777-7-777-777-8-777-7-777-777-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
      * *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
     "For the last time..."          x2
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-9-888-8-888-888-9-888-8-888-888-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
      * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** 
     "Never again will..."
  
  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)
  eb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----7-9--7-9-----7-9------------------------|
  Ab|-7-777-5-7--5-7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9-8-7----7-8-7-|
  Eb|-------------------------5-6--6-7-6-5--0-5-6-5-|
        ***          ***           * * *    * * *
  eb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Db|-9-----7-9--7-9-----7-9------------------------|
  Ab|-7-777-5-7--5-7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9-8-7----7-8-5-|
  Eb|-------------------------5-6--6-7-6-5--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|------------------------|
  Ab|-4---------3----------7-|
  Eb|-2--2-2-2--1--1-1-1---5-|
         * * *     * * *
  Guitar 2
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|-11--11-9---------9-11-12--12/14-|
  Db|----------12--10-----------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 3
  eb|--------------------------10/12-|
  Bb|-10--10-8--------8-10-12--------|
  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)
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-9-----------------9-----------|
  Db|----------5--------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------3--|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
  Db|-14----12----14----12----10---9--7-------------|
  Ab|-12----10----12----10-----8---7--5-----------2-|
  Eb|------------------------------------0000-...-0-|
     "Lightning breaks..."  
  
  
  
  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

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