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  Iced Earth:  The Pierced Spirit
  
  transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
  
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  Date last modified:  April 27, 2003
    
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  Tuning: Eb
  
  Riff 1 (Acoustic)
  
  Guitar 1           x3
  eb|-1-----1---1-----|---------------------------|
  Bb|---1-----3---1---|-0-1---0-0-0-1---0-1---0-0-|
  Gb|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-----2-----|
  Db|-----------------|---------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------|---------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------|---------------------------|
                     x3
  eb|-1-----1---1-----|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|---1-----3---1---|-0-1---0-0-0-1---0-1---0-0---0---1-|
  Gb|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-----2-------------|
  Db|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------|-----------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 2                                                     
  eb|-1-0-0h1-----0----1-0-0h1-----0---|
  Bb|---------3~----0----------3~----0-|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
  
  eb|-1-0-0h1-----0---------------------0-|
  Bb|---------3~----3-----------------0---|
  Gb|-----------------2/4~--2----2--------|
  Db|-------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  
  Riff 2 (Acoustic)
  
  Guitar 1
  eb|---------0---------------0-------|
  Bb|-1-----1---1-----0-----0---0-----|
  Gb|---0---------0-----0---------0---|
  Db|-----2---------2-----2---------2-|
  Ab|---------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
     "Gaze upon me now..."
  eb|---------0-----------------------|
  Bb|-------0---0-1---0---------0-----|
  Gb|-2-------------2---1---------1---|
  Db|---0-----------------0---0-----0-|
  Ab|-----0-----------------2---------|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
     "Desperate soul for all time..."
  
  Guitar 2 
  eb|------0---------------------------|
  Bb|-1--1------0--0-3--1-0-------0----|
  Gb|-----------------------2--0-------|
  Db|--------------------------------2-|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
  
  
  Play Riff 1
  Play Riff 2  w/ this for the last bar:  
  
  Ending:
  eb|---------0---------------------------|
  Bb|-----------0-1---0--------------0----|
  Gb|-2-------------2----1--------------1-|
  Db|---0-------------------0-----0-------|
  Ab|-----0--------------------2----------|
  Eb|-------0-----------------------------|
  
  eb|-------|
  Bb|--1p0--|
  Gb|-(2)---|
  Db|-(2)---|
  Ab|--0----|
  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

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