Iced Earth:  Hollow Man

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Tuning: Eb

Listen for strumming pattern:

Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-----------------------7---------------|
Bb|----8------------------8---------------|
Gb|----9--------0---------9--------0------|
Db|----9------4----4------9------4----4---|
Ab|----7----5--------5----7----5--------5-|
Eb|-0------------------0------------------|


Riff 2 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-------------------------0-------|
Bb|-------0---------------0---0-----|
Gb|-----5----5----------5-------5---|
Db|---7--------7------7-----------7-|
Ab|-0---------------0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "Looking for solitude..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------0---------0------0----|
Gb|-----5----5--------0---------|
Db|---7--------7--------7----5--|
Ab|-0---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
   "Lost in humanity..."


Play Riff 1  "True knowledge..."
Play Riff 2  "Searching for inner peace..."



Riff 3 (Distortion)
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)\--------|
Db|--------9----(9)\--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)\--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Don't want to..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)\--------|
Db|--------9----(9)\--2--2--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)\--3--3--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "...man..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)\--------|
Db|--------9----(9)\--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)\--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Ain't gonna be..."

1st ending:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2-4----|
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5----|
Eb|---------------------------5-|
       * *    * *    * *      *
   "...man..."

2nd ending:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------9\--| [final chord blends]
Db|-2------2------2------2-4--4-9\--| [ into next verse  ]
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-7\--|
Eb|---------------------------------|
       * *    * *    * *
   "...man..."


Play Riff 1  "Sadness comes knocking..."
Play Riff 2  "Peace will come..."
Play Riff 1  "Darkness caress..."
Play Riff 2  "Emptiness goes away..."


Riff 3a (Distortion)
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)\--------|
Db|--------9----(9)\--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)\--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Don't want to..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)\--------|
Db|--------9----(9)\--2--2--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)\--3--3--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "...man..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)\--------|
Db|--------9----(9)\--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)\--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Ain't gonna be..."

1st ending:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2-4----|
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5----|
Eb|---------------------------5-|
       * *    * *    * *      *
   "...man..."

2nd ending:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2-4--4-|
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
       * *    * *    * *
   "...man..."



Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|---5----7---9--7--5-4--4-2-4----5--7--5--4-|
Ab|---7----9--10--9--7-5--5-3-5----7--9--7--5-|
Eb|-0-----------------------------------------|
                          * *
      "I rise up..."                              x3
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5--5-4-5----7---9--7--5-4--4-2-4----5--7--5--4-|
Ab|-7--7-5-7----9--10--9--7-5--5-3-5----7--9--7--5-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
       * *                     * *
    "...the phoenix..."


Guitar fill
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End guitar fill



Riff 3b
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)\--------|
Db|--------9----(9)\--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)\--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Don't want to..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)\--------|
Db|--------9----(9)\--2--2--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)\--3--3--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "...man..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)\--------|
Db|--------9----(9)\--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)\--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Ain't gonna be..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2-4--4-|
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
       * *    * *    * *
    "...man..."


Play Riff 4   Song fades out


Ending solos

1st lick
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----15b17-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-------14b16r14-12----14-12b14-----------------------|
Db|----------------------14----------14---12---------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------14---14\12-10------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------12~\-|

2nd lick
eb|--------------------12-15-12----------------12--------------|
Bb|-[15]17----(17)~-------------15-12-15-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------14b16----[14]16r14p12-|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-14----12-14-12b14r12~~\-|
Db|----14-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

3rd lick
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17-19-20-[20]22r20-19-20-19b20r19-17------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------19-[19]21--(21)r19b21~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Main solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------12------------------|
Ab|-12~~----------(12)~----14~-----12b14----(14)r12-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-12b14r12-10-14b15--(15)r14-12-10-12-[12]14r12-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------12-----------|
Gb|----------------------------------------12-----------|
Db|-------------------12h14p12--------12h14---14p12-14~-|
Ab|--------------12h14--------14-12h14------------------|
Eb|-10\-2~--12h15---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---15-------10-12-[12]13r12-10----12-11-10~--|
Gb|-14----------------------------12------------|
Db|-----14~-------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-7-10-------7------7-7------------7----|
Gb|------9b11----9b11---9b11-9b11------9~-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------12-14----12----|
Bb|---------7-----------7---------------------------15----15-|
Gb|-7-9---7---7---9-7-----7----/14-11~--14b16----------------|
Db|-----9-------9-----9-----9--------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-[15]17--(17)r15--[15]17r15-[15]17-15-[15]17r15b17~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------20-19---------------22b24-20-19-17-19-20-|
Bb|-22b24-------22b24r22~--17----------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|-19h20r19-17-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------20-22b24--22-20-22~--15-15~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------12-------------12-----------------------|
Bb|-(15)\-----------12-15--------------------------------|
Gb|---------7/14----------14b16----[14]16r14p12----12-14-|
Db|---------------------------------------------14-------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------12-15-14p12-------|
Bb|----------------12-15----12-15-------------12-15-|
Gb|-12~------------------14-------------------------|
Db|------14-12-14~----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------12-----------------12-15-15-14-12--------------|
Bb|----12-15----15b17----(17)~-----------------15-----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------14-12-11~-|
Db|-14------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|


Solo fades out, keep improvising in Eb Aeolian


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