Blessed Are You

Iced Earth

Composição de: Jon Schaffer
Tom:
Afinação:
E|---------5--------------------------| 
B|-------6---6-------5-----5---6------| 
G|-----7-------7-------7---------7----| 
D|---7-----------7-------7---------7--| 
A|-5----------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 

   "Pure ambition..."
E|---------5--------------------------| 
B|-------6---6-------5-----5---6------| 
G|-----7-------7-------7---------7p5--| 
D|---7-----------7-------7------------| 
A|-5----------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 

Two guitars for the next part:
Guitar 1 (Clean)

E|------6--------6-----------6----------6-| 
B|--------6--------6-----------6------6---| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------| 
A|---5---------5----------5---------5-----| 
E|-6---------6----------6---------6-------| 

Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
E|-------0-------------------0--------------| 
B|-----3---3---------------3---3----------6-| 
G|-----------3-------------------3--------7-| 
D|----------------------------------------7-| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

Riff 2 (Distortion)
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|-7--7-5--7----7-5--| 
A|-5--5-3--5----5-3--| 
E|-------------------| 
       * *             
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  "Blessed are you..."
E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|-7--7-5--7----7-5----| 
A|-5--5-3--5----5-3--0-| 
E|---------------------| 
       * *            *  

  "Blessed am I..."     x2      
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|-3--3----3----3--5--5-| 
A|-1--1-0--1----1--3--3-| 
E|----------------------| 
       * *                

  "Children of the night..."

Lead into next section:
E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|--7--| 
A|--5--| 
E|-----| 

Play Riff 1    but guitar 2 plays this:
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)

E|-8-6h8p6p5---5----| 
B|-----------8---6~-| 
G|------------------| 
D|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 

E|-----5---------| 
B|-6-8---8-6-5---| 
G|-------------7-| 
D|---------------| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------| 

Play Riff 2    "Blessed are you..."
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Riff 3
[Note: on the live version, guitar 2 plays the open Db string
during the second part.]

Guitar 1                         x2                        x2
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------| 
D|-----7---7-5-------------------|-3-------3---3-----3-5-5-| 
A|-5-5---5-----8----5-8-5-8-7-5\-|-1-111-0-1---1-111-1-3-3-| 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------| 
    * *   *          *   *          * *** *     * ***        

Guitar 2                           x2                        x2
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------| 
D|-----10---10-8-7----7---7--------|-3-------3---3-----3-5-5-| 
A|-8-8----8---------8---8----10-8\-|-1-111-0-1---1-111-1-3-3-| 
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------| 
    * *    *         *   *            * *** *     * ***        

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
E|---------------------------------|        
B|---------------------------------|        
G|---------------------------------|        
D|-7-------8-------5-----7---------| -----| 

Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|       |
Eb|---------------------------------| |       
      * * *   * * *   * *   * * * *         | 

E|----------------------------------| | 
B|----------------------------------| | 
G|----------------------------------| | 
D|-7-------8-------5-----7----------| | 

Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5500-|      |
Eb|----------------------------------| |      
      * * *   * * *   * *   * * ****        | 

Eb|---------------------------------| |-----> Play 2x 
Bb|---------------------------------|       |         
Gb|---------------------------------|       |         
Db|-5-------6-------3-----5---------|       |         
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Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|       |
Eb|---------------------------------| |       
      * * *   * * *   * *   * * * *         | 

Eb|----------------------------------| |      
Bb|----------------------------------|      | 
Gb|----------------------------------|      | 
Db|-5-------6-------3-----5----------| -----| 

Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3300-|
Eb|----------------------------------| 
      * * *   * * *   * *   * * ****   

E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|------3----------------5-----------| 
A|-1-11---1----1-00-3-33---3----3-00-| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
    * **          ** * **          **  

E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-5-7----7----7----7\5----5----5----| 
A|-3-5-00-5----5-00-5\3-00-3----3-00-| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
        **        **     **        **  

E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|------3----------------5-----------| 
A|-1-11---1----1-00-3-33---3----3-00-| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
    * **          ** * **          **  

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-5\7----7----7----7\5----5----5--| 
A|-3\5-00-5----5-00-5\3-00-3----3--| 
E|---------------------------------| 
        **        **     **          

Solo
Guitar 1
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E|----------------------------------------------|   
B|----------------------------------------------|   
G|-/7~----7-9-10t| m-12tm-14tm-15tm-14~----15-14~-| 
D|----------------------------------------------|   
A|----------------------------------------------|   
E|----------------------------------------------|   

E|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 

Gb|-12-15-14-12-10-14-12-10-9-12-10-9-7-10-9-7-5~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5p3h5-/7~----7p5h7-/9~----9p7h9-/10--12--10--9~--| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

E|------10h12p10--------10h13p10--------10h12p10------| 
B|-10h11--------11p10h11--------11p10h11--------11p10-| 
G|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-12p10-13p10-15p10-13p10-12p10-13-|
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

E|------10h12p10------10--12--13-| 
B|-10h11--------11p10------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 
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E|-13b15--(15)r13-13-12-10----------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------13~----13\----11----13p11p10-----| 
G|------------------------------------------------------12~-| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 

eb|------------------10-12-13p10-12-15p12------12-| 
Bb|---------10-11-13---------------------13--13---| 
Gb|-9-10-12--------------------------------12-----| 
D|-----------------------------------------------|  
A|-----------------------------------------------|  
E|-----------------------------------------------|  

E|-15p12/13-13-17p13------12-17p13-13\10-| 
B|------------------15--15---------------| 
G|--------------------14-----------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------------------|   
B|--------6-8-10t| m-11tm-13tm-15tm-13~----15-13~-| 
G|-/7~------------------------------------------|   
D|----------------------------------------------|   
A|----------------------------------------------|   
E|----------------------------------------------|   

eb|-----------------------------------------------| 

Bb|-11-15-13-11-10-13-11-10-8-12-10-8-6-10-8-6-5~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------|  
A|-----------------------------------------------|  
E|-----------------------------------------------|  

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|-5p3h5-/6~----6p5h6-/8~----8p6h8-/10--11--10-8~-| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
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E|------17h19p17---------17h20p17--------17h19p17------| 
B|-17h18--------18p17h18---------18p17h18--------18p17-| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-19p17-20p17-22p17-20p17-19p17-20-|
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

E|------17h19p17------17--19--20-| 
B|-17h18--------18p17------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 

E|-20b22--(22)r20-20-19-17------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------20~----20\-------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------10----12p10p9-9~-| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 

eb|------------------10-12-13p10-12-15p12------12-| 
Bb|---------10-11-13---------------------13--13---| 
Gb|-9-10-12--------------------------------12-----| 
D|-----------------------------------------------|  
A|-----------------------------------------------|  
E|-----------------------------------------------|  

E|-15p12/13-13-17p13------12-17p13-13\10-| 
B|------------------15--15---------------| 
G|--------------------14-----------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 
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Back to one guitar:
E|-10-12-13-10--12-13-15--13--12tr13-| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

E|-13-12-13-10----10-10-13-12--12--12-10-| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

E|-10-12-13-10--12-13-15--13--12tr13-| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

E|-13-12-13-10----10-10-13-12--12--12p10--10-12--10-| 
B|--------------------------------------10----------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 1
E|-/13-12-10--| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|------------| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 

Guitar 2
E|-/17-15-13--| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|------------| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 

End solo
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Play Riff 2   "Blessed are you..."

Outro lead                               x2
E|---------------------------------------| 
B|-11p10----10----11--------11--11-10----| 
G|-------10----------10~--------------10-| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

                                   x2
E|---------------------------------| 
B|-13----11--10-11----13--13-11-10-| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Harmony guitar:                       x2
E|-10p8----8----10--------10--10-8----| 
B|------10---------10~-------------10-| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 

                                 x2
E|-12----10--8-10----12--12-10-8-| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 

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.
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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
  • Ab
  • Bb
  • Gb
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