Im Ho Tep

Iced Earth

Composição de: Jon Schaffer / Matthew Barlow
Tom:
Afinação:
E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|-----------7----------7-6--| 
A|-2---------5----------8-7--| 
E|-0---------5--------0------| 
                       *       

E|------0--------------------| 
B|------0--------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|-----------7----------7-6--| 
A|-2---------5----------8-7--| 
E|-0---------5--------0------| 
                       *       

Guitar 2 (Final time omit ending slide)
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|---9-9~--9-9-6-7-/9~--9-9h10-9-| 
A|-7-----------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-7-6-7-/7~----9-7h9p7-6--------| 
A|------------------------8-7~~\-| 
E|-------------------------------| 

Guitar 3 (Final time omit ending slide)
E|----------------------------------------| 
B|---12-12~--12-12-9-10-/12~--12-12h13-12-| 
G|-9--------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
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E|---------------------------------------| 
B|-10-9-10-/10~----12-10h12p10-9---------| 
G|-------------------------------10-9~~\-| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

Riff 2
Guitar 1

E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-2-----5-----4-----7-----5-----| 
E|-0-----3-----2-----5-----3-----| 

Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------7-----------------------| 
A|---7-8-10---10-8-7---7-8-7-5-7-7~-| 
E|-0-----------------0--------------| 
    *                 *               

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------7-----------------------| 
A|---7-8-10---10-8-7---7-8-7-7-5-5~-| 
E|-0-----------------0--------------| 
    *                 *               

Riff 3
Guitar 1                       Final chord

E|----------------------------|-----| 
B|----------------------------|-----| 
G|----------------------------|-----| 
D|----------------------------|-----| 
A|-2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|--2--| 
E|-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|--0--| 
    * *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  *        

  "Time is the bond of mortal life..."
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Guitar 2
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|---9-10-12-10---9-10--9--| 
A|---7--8-10--8---7--8--7--| 
E|-0------------0----------| 
    *            *           

E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|---9-10--7-10---9-10--9--| 
A|---7--8--5--8---7--8--7--| 
E|-0------------0----------| 
    *            *           

Riff 4
Guitar 1

E|---------------------------|                               
B|---------------------------|                               
G|---------------------------|                               
D|---------------------------|                               
A|-------------------------5-| <- At end of riff play the G5 

Eb|-0000000000000000-...-00-3-|
    ****************     **
  "Death is but a threshold..."

Guitar 2                                       x2
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------| 
D|-10----9--------12---10-------7-10----9----5-| 
A|--8----7--------10----8-------5--8----7----3-| 
E|-----0--------------0---------------0----0---| 
        *              *               *    *    

E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|-10----9-------------| 
A|--8----7-----------5-| 
E|-----0----------00-3-| 
        *          **    
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Play Riff 3   "Love was the curse..."
Play Riff 4   "Death is but a threshold..."

End Riff 4 with a long slide instead of the
last chord for Guitar 1.

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-------------4-7----------------| 
A|-2------2----5-8--2------2----5-| 
E|-0-00-3-0--0------0-00-3-0--0-3-| 
      ** *    * * *    ** *    *    

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-7------7------7-10-9-------------| 
A|-5-5555-5-5555-5--8-7------2----5-| 
E|----------------------00-3-0--0-3-| 
      ****   ****        ** *    *    

Solo
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12----12-13-| 
G|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----14-------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------16p13p12----------------| 
B|-15-13-12h13p12----12----------------15p13p12-------| 
G|----------------14----14-13------------------14p13~-| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-0-12-13-0-13-16-0-16-17-0-17-19-0-0-20-0-|
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
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eb|-19-0-17-0-16-0-19-0-17-0-16\13-13h16p13-12/-|
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 

Harmony section:

Higher guitar:
E|-19-20--17-20--16-20-----20--19-20--17-20--16-20-----20-| 
B|----------------------18--------------------------18----| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 

E|----20--17-20--16-20-16-----------------| 
B|-17----------------------18--17---------| 
G|---------------------------------17--16-| 
D|----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-14~----14h16h17----16--14-14h16p14-13~--| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

Lower guitar:
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-15-17--13-17--12-17-----17--15-17--13-17--12-17-----17-| 
G|----------------------14--------------------------14----| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------| 
B|----17--15-17--13-17-12-----------------| 
G|-13----------------------14--13---------| 
D|---------------------------------15--14-| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 
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E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-12~----12h14h15----14--12-12h14p12------| 
A|------------------------------------14~--| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

Both play ending:
E|-19p17--17-20p17-19p17-16------------------| 
B|------18------------------18p17------------| 
G|--------------------------------19-19b21~~-| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

End Solo

Riff 3a
Guitar 1                       Final chord

E|----------------------------|-----| 
B|----------------------------|-----| 
G|----------------------------|-----| 
D|----------------------------|-----| 
A|-2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|--2--| 
E|-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|--0--| 
    * *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  *        

  "Dawn shines a light..."

Guitar 2
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|---2-3-5-3---2-3-2-| 
A|---2-3-5-3---2-3-2-| 
E|-0---------0-------| 
    *         *        

E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|---2-3-0-3---2-3-2-| 
A|---2-3-0-3---2-3-2-| 
E|-0---------0-------| 
    *         *        
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Play Riff 4  "Death is but a threshold..."
Play Riff 1

Ending chord:
E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|--2--| 
E|--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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  • Eb
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