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  Iced Earth:  Colors 
  
  transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
  
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  Date last modified:  April 14, 2003
    
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  Tuning: Eb
  
  Riff 1
  Guitar 1
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
  Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
        * *   * *   * *   * *   * * *
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------|
  Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-|
        * *   * *   * *   * *   * * *
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
  Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
        * *   * *   * *   * *   * * *
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
  Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
        * *   * *   * *   * *   * * *
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|-------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------|
  Db|-9~----9----9-12-11-9----|
  Ab|---------12-----------12-|
  Eb|-------------------------|
            *  *
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|--------9----9-12-11-9----|
  Ab|-10~------12-----------12-|
  Eb|--------------------------|
             *  *
  eb|--------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------|
  Db|-------9----9-12-11-9-----------------|
  Ab|-9~------12-----------12-7~--------10-|
  Eb|--------------------------------------|
            *  *
  eb|-------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------|
  Db|-9~----9----9-12-11-9----|
  Ab|---------12-----------12-|
  Eb|-------------------------|
            *  *
  eb|--------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|--------9----9-12-11-9----|
  Ab|-10~------12-----------12-|
  Eb|--------------------------|
             *  *
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------|
  Db|-------9----9-12-11-9-------|
  Ab|-9~------12-----------12-7~-|
  Eb|----------------------------|
            *  *
  
  Guitar 3
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------11-9-------|
  Db|-12~----12-11-12------12-11-|
  Ab|----------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------|
              *  *
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|----------------11-9-------|
  Db|-9~----12-11-12------12-11-|
  Ab|---------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------|
              *  *
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------11-9--------------------|
  Db|--------12-11-12------12-11------------9-|
  Ab|-12~------------------------10~----------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
              *  *
  eb|----------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------11-9-------|
  Db|-12~----12-11-12------12-11-|
  Ab|----------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------|
              *  *
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|----------------11-9-------|
  Db|-9~----12-11-12------12-11-|
  Ab|---------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------|
              *  *
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------11-9-----------|
  Db|--------12-11-12------12-11-----|
  Ab|-12~------------------------10~-|
  Eb|--------------------------------|
              *  *
  
  
  Guitar 4 (This is what is used on the live album)
  eb|---------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------8-7------------------8-7--------|
  Gb|---------7-9-----7------------7-9-----7------|
  Db|-9~----9-----------9--------9-----------9----|
  Ab|---------------------10~------------------9~-|
  Eb|---------------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------|
  Bb|-------8-7------------|
  Gb|---7-9-----7----------|
  Db|-9-----------9--------|
  Ab|---------------7~~----|
  Eb|----------------------|
  
  
  Guitar fill over Riff 1 right before lyrics
  eb|-------------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------------------|
  Db|-9----9/11-12----12/1412-11----11/1211-9-|
  Ab|-7----7/-9-10----10/1210--9-----9/10-9-7-|
  Eb|-------------------------------------------|
  
  
  Riff 1a (this is used for the first part of the verse only)
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
  Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
        * *   * *   * *   * *   * * *
     "We're walking in the subway..."
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------|
  Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-|
        * *   * *   * *   * *   * * *
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
  Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-|
        * *   * *   * *   * *   * * *
     "New York City gangs..."
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------9---|
  Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---7---|
  Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-|
        * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
  
  
  Play Riff 1   "You feel their anger..."
  [end riff with a slide]
  
  Riff 2 
  Guitar 1
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------4-2-|
  Eb|-0-000-2-3-3-333-3-5-3-2-2-0-|
      * ***     * *** * * *   * * 
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|---------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------|
  Db|-------7-9-9-999-9-10-9-7--|
  Ab|---------------------------|
  Eb|-0-000---------------------|
      * ***     * *** *
  
  Both guitars
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------|
  Ab|-4-4-4---5-5-5---4-4-5-4-2-------|
  Eb|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0-2-2-3-2-0--//-|
      * * * * * * * * * * * *
  
  
  Play Riff 1  "As they walk on closer..."
  [end riff with a slide]
  
  Play Riff 2
  
  
  Riff 3
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|--------2-----------------------|
  Ab|-2--------2---------------------|
  Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-0-2-0-|
         * *                         
     "Don't expect..."
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|--------3-----------------------|
  Ab|-3--------3---------------------|
  Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
         * * 
  
  
  Riff 3a
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|--------2-----------------------|
  Ab|-2--------2---------------------|
  Eb|-0--0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-0-2-0-|
         * *     * * * * * * * * * * 
    "You walked my turf..."
  eb|--------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------|
  Db|--------3-----------------------|
  Ab|-3--------3---------------------|
  Eb|-1--1-1-----0-0-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-2-|
         * *     * * * * * * * * * * 
  
  
  Lead into next riff:
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-|
      * *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
  
  Riff 4
  Guitar 1 
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|-6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------|
  Ab|-----------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7-|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------|
  Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-|
      * *** *** *** *** *** *** **
  
  Guitar 2 (Comes in second time)
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|-4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------|
  Db|-----------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6-|
  Ab|------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  eb|------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------|
  Eb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-00-|
      * *** *** *** *** *** *** **
                                         
  
  Riff 5
  Guitar 1
  eb|-----------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------|
  Db|-5-5--5-4-4--4-5-5--5-4-4--4-|
  Ab|-3-3--3-2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2-|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
      * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * 
  eb|------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------|
  Db|-7-7--7-6-6--6-7-7--7-5-5--5-6-6--6-|
  Ab|-5-5--5-4-4--4-5-5--5-3-3--3-4-4--4-|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
      * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  *
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|--8------7------8------7-----|
  Bb|-----------------------------|
  Gb|--5---5--4---4--5---5--4---4-|
  Db|-----------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------|
  
  eb|-10------8-----10------8------9-----|
  Bb|------------------------------------|
  Gb|--7---7--5---5--7---7--5---5--6---6-|
  Db|------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------|
  
  
  Guitar 3 (Flange or some effect)       x2
  eb|-------------------------------------|
  Bb|-13---13---13---13---12--12--12--12--|
  Gb|-12---12---12---12---11--11--11--11--|
  Db|---10---10---10---10---9---9---9---9-|
  Ab|-------------------------------------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-15---15---15---15---13---13---13---13---|
  Gb|-14---14---14---14---12---12---12---12---|
  Db|---12---12---12---12---10---10---10---10-|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-15---15---15---15---13---13---14---14---|
  Gb|-14---14---14---14---12---12---13---13---|
  Db|---12---12---12---12---10---10---11---11-|
  Ab|-----------------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 5a (after lyrics)
  Guitar 1                           x2
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-5---------------4---------------|
  Ab|-3-33333333333-0-2-22222222222-0-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        *********** *   *********** * 
  eb|---------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------|
  Db|-7---------------5---------------|
  Ab|-5-55555555555-0-3-33333333333-0-|
  Eb|---------------------------------|
        *********** *   *********** *
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------|
  Db|-7---------------5--------6--------|
  Ab|-5-55555555555-0-3-3333-0-4-4444-0-|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
        *********** *   **** *   **** *
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|-14------12------14------12---13--|
  Db|----------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|-14------12------14------12---13-|
  Db|----------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
  
  
  Guitar 3
  eb|----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-13------12------13------12--(12)b13r12-|
  Gb|----------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------|
  Bb|-15------13------15------13---14--|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
  
  eb|----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-13------12------13------12--(12)b13r12-|
  Gb|----------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-----------------------------------|
  Bb|-15------13------15------13---14~-|
  Gb|-------------------------------a---|
  Db|-----------------------------------|
  Ab|-----------------------------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 4
  eb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-14------12------14------12---13--|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
  
  eb|-12------11------12------11--(11)b12r11-|
  Bb|----------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-14------12------14------12---13-|
  Bb|----------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------------------------|
  Db|----------------------------------|
  Ab|----------------------------------|
  Eb|----------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|-------------------------------|
  Bb|-------------------------------|
  Gb|-------------------------------|
  Db|-------------------------------|
  Ab|-4--2-4--4-4-4-2-4-2-5-4-4-4-2-|
  Eb|-2--0-2--2-2-2-0-2-0-3-2-2-2-0-|
  
  
  Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
  eb|--------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-|
  Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2-|
          * *    * *     * *      * *    * *
  eb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-------|
  Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2--//-|
          * *    * *     * *      * *    * *
  eb|--------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-|
  Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2-|
          * *    * *     * *      * *    * *
  eb|--------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-2-4-----4------2-4-----5-4------2------5-4-|
  Eb|-0-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-2-2-2-3-2--2-2-0--0-0-3-2-|
          * *    * *     * *      * *    * *
  
  
  Solo
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
  
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
  
  eb|---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------------------------------------|
  Gb|---------------------------------------|
  Db|---------------------------------------|
  Ab|---------------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------------------|
  
  End Solo
  
  
  
  Play Riff 4
  Play Riff 3  "Don't expect..."
  Play Riff 3  Solo Rhythm
  
  Outro Solo
  Guitar 1
  eb|---------------15-17-17/19-17-15-14~--|
  Bb|-17~----171717------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-141414----14-15/17-15-14-|
  Bb|--------17----------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------|
  
  eb|---------------15-17-17/19-17-15-14~--|
  Bb|-17~----171717------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-141414----14-15/17-15-14-----|
  Bb|--------17----------------17~-|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------|
  
  eb|--------------19b20r19--|
  Bb|--------17--------------|
  Gb|-----19-----------------|
  Db|--21--------------------|
  Ab|------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------|
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|---------------17-19-19/22-20-19-17~--|
  Bb|-20~----202020------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-171717----17-19/20-19-17-|
  Bb|--------20----------------|
  Gb|--------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------|
  
  eb|---------------17-19-19/22-20-19-17~--|
  Bb|-20~----202020------------------------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------|
  Db|--------------------------------------|
  Ab|--------------------------------------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------|
  
  eb|-171717----17-19/20-19-17-----|
  Bb|--------20----------------20~-|
  Gb|------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------|
  
  eb|-------------------|
  Bb|-------------------|
  Gb|-------------------|
  Db|---------------9~~-|
  Ab|-------------------|
  Eb|-------------------|
  
  
  Ending:
  Guitar 1 
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----------------------------------------|
  Db|------6-666-7-7-7-6-6--------------------|
  Ab|-2--------------------7-777-8-8-8-7-6-7-|
  Eb|-0---------------------------------------|
  
  Guitar 2
  eb|-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|-----------------------------------------|
  Gb|------4-444-6-6-6-4-4--------------------|
  Db|----------------------6-666-7-7-7-6-5-6-|
  Ab|-2---------------------------------------|
  Eb|-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

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