Band- Iced Earth
Song- The Reckoning
Album- The Glorious Burden
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1Guitar 1eb|-----7---8-----------------|Bb|-------7------------7-8----|Gb|------------------------9--|Db|-9------(9)------9-----(9)-|Ab|-7------(7)------7-----(7)-|Eb|-0------(0)------0-----(0)-|
Guitar 2 (Comes in later)eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-------------999--------------101010-|Ab|-------7-777------------7-777--------|Eb|-0-000------------0-000--------------|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** * * * "Destiny's called us..."eb|------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------------|Db|-------------999--777--------999-9~-|Ab|-------7-777----------101010-----a--|Eb|-0-000------------------------------| * *** * *** *** *** * * * *** "This it's for blood..."
Riff 2eb|------------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------------------|Db|-7/9-----7/9----------7/9-----7/9---------|Ab|-5/7-----5/7---8-8-8--5/7-----5/7---8-8-8-|Eb|-----0-0-----0-8-8-8------0-0-----0-8-8-8-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *eb|------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------|Gb|------------------------------|Db|-7/9-----7/9------------------|Ab|-5/7-----5/7---8-8-8--8--7--5-|Eb|-----0-0-----0-8-8-8--8--7--5-| * * * * * *
Riff 3eb|---------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------|Db|--------------------5------------------|Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---7777-7-7777-7-77-|Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **** **eb|----------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------|Db|--------------------5-----7-------|Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---875---------|Eb|----------------------------6-5-3-| **** **** ** *** * *
Harmony guitareb|---------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------|Gb|--------------------4------------------|Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---5555-5-5555-5-55-|Ab|---------------------------------------|Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **** **eb|----------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------|Gb|--------------------4-----5-------|Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---754---------|Ab|----------------------------5-4-2-|Eb|----------------------------------| **** **** ** *** * *
Play Riff 2 "You went too far this time..."
Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..."
Play Riff 2 "The hour's close at hand..."
Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..."
Play Riff 3 w/o harmony guitar
Ending chord to riff 3:eb|-----|Bb|-----|Gb|-----|Db|-----|Ab|--2--|Eb|--0--|
Interlude:
Guitar 1 (Clean)eb|---------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------|Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------|Db|-----10-------10-------10-------10---|Ab|---7----7---7----7---7----7---7----7-|Eb|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *eb|---------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------|Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *eb|---------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------|Db|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (Clean with reverb)eb|---------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------|Db|-----9----(9)--------10----(10)--|Ab|---7---------------7-------------|Eb|-0---------------0---------------|
eb|-------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------|Db|-----9----(9)--------7----(7)--|Ab|---7---------------7-----------|Eb|-0---------------0-------------|
The following guitars come in later:
Guitar 3 (Fades in, harmony guitar in () )eb|------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------------------|Gb|-(11)------(12)------(11)------(9)--|Db|---9--------10---------9--------7---|Ab|------------------------------------|Eb|------------------------------------|
Guitar 4eb|-------------------------|Bb|---10-12----------10-13--|Gb|-9--------------9--------|Db|-------------------------|Ab|-------------------------|Eb|-------------------------|
eb|---------------------10--|Bb|---10-12----------12-----|Gb|-9--------------9--------|Db|-------------------------|Ab|-------------------------|Eb|-------------------------|
End interlude
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 2 "If it was up to me..."
Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..."
Endingeb|-----|Bb|-----|Gb|-----|Db|-----|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
