Band- Iced Earth
Song- Diary
Album- Burnt Offerings
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1Guitar 1eb|--------------------------|Bb|--------------------------|Gb|--------------------------|Db|--------------------------|Ab|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|Eb|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-| * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2eb|--0----------0----|Bb|--5b6--------5b6--|Gb|------------------|Db|------------------|Ab|------------------|Eb|------------------|
Riff 2 Guitar 1 x2eb|--------------------|Bb|--------------------|Gb|--------------------|Db|--------------------|Ab|-2------5--4------5-|Eb|-0----0-3--2----0-3-|
Guitar 2 (Clean, low volume with reverb)eb|------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------|Gb|-----12---10-9-10-9-9---------------|Db|---9----9---------------------------|Ab|-7--------------------7-8-7-10-7-8~-|Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------|Gb|------12----10-9-10-9-9-----------------|Db|---11----11-----------------------------|Ab|-9----------------------9-10-9-12-9-10~-|Eb|----------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Mine is pure darkness..."
Play Riff 2 "In the twilight of morning..."
Riff 3Guitar 1eb|----------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------|Db|----------------------------------------|Ab|-2----2----------2----7--------5--------|Eb|-0----0----0-0-0-0----5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * *eb|-------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------------|Ab|-2----2----------2----7--------5--------2--|Eb|-0----0----0-0-0-0----5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-0--| * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2eb|-----------------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------------|Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5------7-9-10-|Ab|-7---------------------7--7--------|Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|Bb|--------------------------------------------|Gb|--------------------------------------------|Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5----------------------|Ab|-7----------------------7-7--------5--------|Eb|--------------------------5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-|
* * * * * *eb|-----------------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------------|Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5------7-9-10-|Ab|-7---------------------7--7--------|Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------------|Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5-7----------------------|Ab|-7---------------------7-7--------5--------2--|Eb|-------------------------5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-0--| * * * * * *
Lead into next section:eb|----------|Bb|----------|Gb|----------|Db|-10--7-10-|Ab|--8--5--8-|Eb|--8--5--8-|
Riff 4 Guitar 1eb|-----------------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------------|Db|-9-----9---------------------------|Ab|-7-----7-----5788-7-----7-----5788-|Eb|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0------|
* * * * **** * * * * **** "I missed my love tonight..."eb|---------------------------|Bb|---------------------------|Gb|---------------------------|Db|------------------10--7-10-|Ab|-7-----7-----5780--8--5--8-|Eb|---0-0---0-0-------8--5--8-| * * * * ****
Guitar 2 (When singing starts)eb|---------------------------------|Bb|-12~----10h12h13-12~----12h13h15-|Gb|---------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------|Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|Bb|-13~----12h13h15-15b17----15-13h15p13-|Gb|--------------------------------------|Db|--------------------------------------|Ab|--------------------------------------|Eb|--------------------------------------|
Final time:eb|--------------------------------|Bb|-13~----13-12-13-15b17----15-13-|Gb|--------------------------------|Db|--------------------------------|Ab|--------------------------------|Eb|--------------------------------|
Riff 5eb|-------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------|Db|-5----4------------------------------------|Ab|-3----2--5-4-2-----------------------------|Eb|-3-------3-2-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * * *eb|-------------|Bb|-------------|Gb|-------------|Db|-5----4------|Ab|-3----2--5-4-|Eb|-3-------3-2-|
Play Riff 4 "Skin soft and white..."
Play Riff 5
Riff 6 x3eb|-------------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------------|Db|-2--0--2--0--3-3---------------------------------|Ab|-2--0--2--0--3-3---------------------------------|Eb|-----------------0-000-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
* *** * *** *** *** *** *** *** "I will have her..."eb|-----------------|Bb|-----------------|Gb|-----------------|Db|-2--0--2--0--3-3-|Ab|-2--0--2--0--3-3-|Eb|-----------------| "It's time to sleep..."
Play Riff 2 "...again..."
Riff 2a x2eb|------------------------|Bb|------------------------|Gb|------------------------|Db|------------------------|Ab|-2----2-2-5--4----4-4-5-|Eb|-0----0-0-3--2----2-2-3-| * * * * "As consciousness slips..."
Guitar 2 (Clean, low volume with reverb)eb|------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------|Gb|-----12---10-9-10-9-9---------------|Db|---9----9---------------------------|Ab|-7--------------------7-8-7-10-7-8~-|Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------|Gb|------12----10-9-10-9-9-----------------|Db|---11----11-----------------------------|Ab|-9----------------------9-10-9-12-9-10~-|Eb|----------------------------------------|
Riff 7eb|------------------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------------------------|Db|------------------------------------------------|Ab|-7----9----10----12-9----7----9----10------7-10-|Eb|---00---00----00------10---00---00----00-8------|
** ** ** ** ** ** eb|----------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------------|Db|----------------------------------------------|Ab|-7----9----10----12-9-------------------------|Eb|---00---00----00------10--8-7-777-5-555-8-5-0-| ** ** ** * * * *** * *** * * * "Like it did ten thousand years ago..."
Riff 8eb|-------------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------------------|Ab|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|Eb|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-0---5-5---5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *eb|-------------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------------------|Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|Eb|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)eb|-------------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------------------|Ab|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|Eb|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-0---5-5---5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *eb|-------------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------------------|Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|Eb|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-3---3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Soloeb|----------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------|Gb|----10-------12-------13----------------|Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-10-|Ab|----------------------------------------|Eb|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *eb|---------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------|Gb|----10-------12-------13---------------|Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-9-|Ab|---------------------------------------|Eb|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *eb|---------------------------|Bb|---------------------------|Gb|-9-----10-----9-----10-----|Db|---9-9----9-9---9-9----9-9-|Ab|---------------------------|Eb|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *eb|----------------------------|Bb|----------------------------|Gb|-9-----10-----9-----10------|Db|---9-9----9-9---9-9----9-10-|Ab|----------------------------|Eb|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *eb|----------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------|Gb|----10-------12-------13----------------|Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-10-|Ab|----------------------------------------|Eb|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *eb|---------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------|Gb|----10-------12-------13---------------|Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-9-|Ab|---------------------------------------|Eb|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *eb|---------------------------|Bb|---------------------------|Gb|-9-----10-----9-----10-----|Db|---9-9----9-9---9-9----9-9-|Ab|---------------------------|Eb|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *eb|---------------------|Bb|---------------------|Gb|-9-----10-----9b10r9-|Db|---9-9----9-9-a------|Ab|---------------------|Eb|---------------------| * * * * * *
End Solo
Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) x3eb|-----------------------------------------------|Bb|-----------------------------------------------|Gb|-----------------------------------------------|Db|-9--7--9--7--10-10-----------------------------|Ab|-7--5--7--5---8--8---------2---------2-----2---|Eb|-------------------0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* *** * * * * * * * *eb|---------------------|Bb|---------------------|Gb|---------------------|Db|-9--7--9--7--10-10---|Ab|-7--5--7--5---8--8-2-|Eb|-------------------0-|
Soloeb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------------------------------|Ab|-------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 10 Guitar 1 x4eb|------------------|Bb|------------------|Gb|------------------|Db|------------------|Ab|-7----5----8----7-|Eb|------------------| "Forbidden love..."
Guitar 2 x4eb|------------------|Bb|------------------|Gb|------------------|Db|-5----4----7----5-|Ab|------------------|Eb|------------------|
Both guitarseb|---------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------|Db|-----9------7----(7)\------10------9----(9)\-|Ab|-----7------5----(5)\-------8------7----(7)\-|Eb|-0-0------0------------0-0-------0-----------|
* * * * * *eb|--------------------------------------|Bb|--------------------------------------|Gb|--------------------------------------|Db|-----9------7----(7)\------10----9-9--|Ab|-----7------5----(5)\-------8----7-7--|Eb|-0-0-7----0-5----(5)\--0-0--8----7-7--| * * * * *
"Now I'm the one crucified..."
Lead into next section:eb|----------|Bb|----------|Gb|----------|Db|-10--7-10-|Ab|--8--5--8-|Eb|--8--5--8-|
Play Riff 4 "For her immortal..."
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6 "I will have her..."
Endingeb|-----------------|Bb|-----------------|Gb|-----------------|Db|-2--0--2--0--3-3-|Ab|-2--0--2--0--3-3-|Eb|-----------------| "I will make her mine!"
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
