My own Savior

Iced Earth

tom:

Riff 1
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------5-|
Eb|-02222222-02222222-02222222-0200-3-|
    ******** ******** ******** ****
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3---5-3----|
E|-02222222-02222220-2-2---2-----3~-|
    ******** ******** * *   *

Final time:
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3---5-3-2---|
E|-02222222-02222220-2-2---2-------3-|
    ******** ******** * *   *

Riff 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------5-5---5/7\5-4---------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5---5/7\5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-3/5\3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
      * * * * *               * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "My only comfort..."
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------5-5---5/7\5-4-----------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5---5/7\5-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4-4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-3/5\3-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-|
      * * * * *               * * * * ** * * * ** * * * *
   "My only solace..."
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------5-5---5/7\5-4---------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5---5/7\5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-3/5\3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
      * * * * *               * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "For release..."
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2-----------5-5---5/7\5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5---5/7\5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-3/5\3-|
      * * * * *
   "Thrown past life..."

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

Riff 3 (Clean)      
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----12------11--------12------11---|
D|---12------11--11----12------11--11-|
A|-10-----9----------10-----9---------|
E|------------------------------------|
   "Existence of one man..."
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----12-----11--------11------11---|
D|---12-----11-----9--11--11--11--11-|
A|-10-----9------7---9-------9-------|
E|-----------------------------------|
   "...hatred with no end..."


Riff 4 (Distortion)
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---2---4---4--------|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2200-|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *   *   * ****
   "My madness..."

Lead over Riff 4 (Keyboard synth type effect)
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-6~--7~--9/11\6~---------------------|
D|------q| uick slide---9~--11~--9/11\8~-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-6~--7~--9/11\6~----9/11~-|
D|------q| uick slide---------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---6--------7---6--------7---6---4---6---6--------|
Ab|-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-0-2-0-4-4-4-4-4444-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *   *   * ****
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---6--------7---6--------7---6---4---6---6--------|
Ab|-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-0-2-0-4-4-4-4-4400-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *   *   * ****
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---2---4---4--------|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2200-|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *   *   * ****
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---2---4---4-------|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-222-|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *   *   * ***


Solo
E|----------------7-9h10p9p7----------|
B|------------7-8------------8p7------|
G|--/7-6--6-7--------------------7-6~-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
                                        
E|-10-9-7----7-9~--10p9p7-9~--\4-4-/10--9p7------------|
B|--------11--------------------------------7~----(7)\-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|------------9----9-10-10/15p14----------14----|
B|---------10---10---------------15-12-15----15-|
G|-6/11-11--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E|-14h15-15/19-20-19p17-------|
B|---------------------20-19~-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Splits into two guitars:

Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------/8-7----5--7h8p7p5-7~-|
G|----------------/7-6~--6-6666------------------------|
D|-/5-4~--4-4444---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------/8-7--/10--8-8-7-8~--7~--(7)\-|
G|----------------/7-6~--6-6666-------------------a---a--------|
D|-/5-4~--4-4444-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-/5-4~--4-4444--/5-4~--4-4444--/5-4-------4h5p4---4~-|
A|---------------------------------------7--------7----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/5-4~--4-4444--/5-4~--4-4444--/5-4--/7--5-5-4-5~--4~--(4)\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------a---a--------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo

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

Final time for Riff 4
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---2---4---4--|
E|-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-2--|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *   *

Riff 6               x2
E|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-333333-2222222222-|-333333-222222-0000-222222-22222222222-|
    ****** **********   ****** ****** **** ****** ***********
E|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-333333-2222222222-|-333333-222222-0000-222222-2222222220-|
    ****** **********   ****** ****** **** ****** **********


Riff 7             x3
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-4---5-4-2-4-|---2-------------|
E|-2-----2---------|-5---5-3-5-3-2-3-|
    * * * * * * * *   * * * * * * * * 

Riff 8             x3
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---7-6---7-6-4-6-|---4-------------|
D|-4-----4---------|-7---7-5-7-5-4-5-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
    * * * * * * * *   * * * * * * * * 

Riff 9
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---11--------12---11--------12---11---9---11---11--------|
A|-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9-0-7-0--9-0--9-9-9999-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
       *    * ****    *    * ****    *    *   *    *    * ****
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---11--------12---11--------12---11--\9-11--9-11\-|
A|-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9--\7--9--7--9\-|
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.

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