Iced Earth:  My Own Savior

transcribed by:  Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
     edited by:  Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
       solo by:  Ryan Snider (Phantom3314@cs.com)

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Date last modified:  01/15/02

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1        x3
eb|------------|----------|
Bb|------------|----------|
Gb|------------|----------|
Db|------------|----------|
Ab|------------|--------5-|
Eb|-0h2-222222-|-0h2-22-3-|
        ******       **
              x2
eb|------------|----------------|
Bb|------------|----------------|
Gb|------------|----------------|
Db|------------|----------------|
Ab|------------|-----3---5-3----|
Eb|-0h2-222222-|-2-2---2-----3~-|
        ******   * * a * a a a


Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------5-----5/7\5-4---------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3/5\3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
      * * * * *   * *         * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "My only comfort..."
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------5-----5/7\5-4---------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3/5\3-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-222-2-2-2-|
      * * * * *   * *         * * * * *** * * *** * * *
   "My only solace..."
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------5-----5/7\5-4---------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3/5\3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
      * * * * *   * *         * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "For release..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------5-----5/7\5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3/5\3-|
      * * * * *   * *
   "Thrown past life..."

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2    "Life's a bitch..."

Riff 3 (clean)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-----12------11--------12------11---|
Db|---12------11--11----12------11--11-|
Ab|-10-----9----------10-----9---------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
   "Existence of one man..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----12-----11--------11------11---|
Db|---12-----11-----9--11--11--11--11-|
Ab|-10-----9------7---9-------9-------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
   "...hatred with no end..."


Riff 4 (distortion)
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---4---2---4---4---|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2222-3-0-2-2-2222-3-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *   *   *   *
   "My madness..."

Lead over Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-6~--7~--7/11-6~---------------------|
Db|------quick slide---9~--11~--9/11-8~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-6~--7~--7/11-6~----/11~-|
Db|------quick slide--------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|



Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)                      x2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-7-6--------7-6--------7-6-4-6-6--------|
Ab|-5-4-4-4444-5-4-4-4444-5-4-2-4-4-4-4444-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
        * ****     * ****           * ****
                                          x2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-4--------5-4--------5-4-2-4-4--------|
Eb|-3-2-2-2222-3-2-2-2222-3-2-0-2-2-2-2222-|
        * ****     * ****           * ****


Solo (Thanks goes to Ryan Snider for this solo)
eb|-------------------7h9h10p9p7------------|
Bb|---------7h8h10--------------10p8p7------|
Gb|--/7-6------------------------------7-6~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-10-9-7----7-9~-10p9p7-9~--/10-10p9p7----|
Bb|--------10----------------------------7~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-----------9----9-10/15p14----------|
Bb|--------10---10------------15----15-|
Gb|-/11-11-----------------------16----|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-15p14~-/19-20-19h20p19p17-------|
Bb|--------------------------20-19~-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------------/8-7------7h8p7---7-|
Gb|-------/7-6--------9---------9---|
Db|-/5-4----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------/8-7--/10--10p8p7---8~--7~~~\\\-|
Gb|------/7-6--------------------9-------------|
Db|-/5-4---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "The voices are calling....."
Play Riff 3   "Existence of one man......"
Play Riff 4   "My madness......."

Riff 6               x2
eb|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-333333-2222222222-|-333333-222222-0000-222222-22222222222-|
    ****** **********   ****** ****** **** ****** ***********

Riff 7             x3
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|---5-4---5-4-2-4-|---2-------------|
Eb|-2-----2---------|-5---5-3-5-3-2-3-|
    * * * * * * * *   * * * * * * * *

Riff 8             x3
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|---7-6---7-6-4-6-|---4-------------|
Db|-4-----4---------|-7---7-5-7-5-4-5-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
    * * * * * * * *   * * * * * * * *

Riff 9
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-11--------12-11--------12-11--9-11-11--------|
Ab|-10--9-9-9999-10--9-9-9999-10--9--7--9--9-9-9999-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
          * ****       * ****                * ****
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-11--------12-11--------12-11--9-11--9-11\-|
Ab|-10--9-9-9999-10--9-9-9999-10--9--7--9--7--9\-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
          * ****       * ****


notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill