Iced Earth:  Consequences

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

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Tuning: Eb

Acoustic (listen to song for strumming patterns)

Riff 1                      x2
eb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3--2--|
Bb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--0--3--|
Gb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--0--2--|
Db|--2---2------2---2--0--0--|
Ab|--2---2------2---2--2-----|
Eb|--0---0------0---0--3-----|
   "As human beings..."

eb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3--2--|
Bb|--1---1-1----1-1-1--0--3--|
Gb|--2---2-2----2-2-2--0--2--|
Db|--2---2-2----2-2-2--0--0--|
Ab|--0---0-0----0-0-0--2-----|
Eb|--------------------3-----|
   "Sometimes so beautiful..."

eb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--3--2--|
Bb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--0--3--|
Gb|--0---0-0----0-0-0--0--2--|
Db|--2---2------2---2--0--0--|
Ab|--2---2------2---2--2-----|
Eb|--0---0------0---0--3-----|
   "Other times so vain..."


Riff 2 (Acoustic)
Guitar 1
eb|-0--0-0----0-0-0----3--3-3----3-3-3-|
Bb|-1--1-1----1-1-1----0--0-0----0-0-0-|
Gb|-2--2-2----2-2-2----0--0-0----0-0-0-|
Db|-2--2-2----2-2-2----0--0-0----0-0-0-|
Ab|-0--0-0----0-0-0----2--2------2-2-2-|
Eb|--------------------3--3------3-3-3-|
    "Oh..."
eb|-0--0-0----0-0-0------0--0-0----0-0-0-----|
Bb|-0--0-0----0-0-0------0--0-0----0-0-0-----|
Gb|-0--0-0----0-0-0------0--0-0----0-0-0-----|
Db|-2--2------2---2------2--2------2---2-----|
Ab|-2--2------2---2-2-0--2--2------2---2-2-0-|
Eb|-0--0------0---0-3-2--0--0------0---0-3-2-|
    "...you ought to know"

Guitar 2
eb|------------0-------------------0----|
Bb|--------0h1-------------------0------|
Gb|------2---------------------0--------|
Db|----2---------------------0----------|
Ab|-0----------------------2------------|
Eb|---------------------3---------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|------------0-------------------0----|
Gb|--------0-------------------0--------|
Db|------4---4---------------4---4------|
Ab|----2-------------------2------------|
Eb|-0-------------------0---------------|
   


Play Riff 1   "Wrote about in..."
Play Riff 2   "Oh..."

Riff 3 (Distortion, Solo Rhythm)      
                         x2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-5--4--2-------2--2--2-|
Eb|-3--2--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
            * * *              
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------7------------------|
Ab|-5--4--7-------7--7--7--5--5--2-------2--2--2-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--3-----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
            * * *                  * * * 
                         x2
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-5--4--2-------2--2--2-|
Eb|-3--2--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
            * * *              
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------7------------------|
Ab|-5--4--7-------7--7--7--5--5--2-------2--2--2-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-555-5--5--5--3-----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
            * ***                  * * * 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--4--7-------7-7-----------------5-------5--5--5\2-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-55-4-44-3-3-333-3--3--3\0-|
            * ***     * * *** ** * **   * *** 
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------2--2--2--5--4--2--------2--2--2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0--0--0--3--2--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-|
    * * *                   * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--4--7-------7-7-----------------5-------5--5--5\2-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-55-4-44-3-3-333-3--3--3\0-|
            * ***     * * *** ** * **   * *** 
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------2--2--2--5--4--2--------2--2--2--5--4--2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0--0--0--3--2--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--3--2--0-|
    * * *                   * * *

Solo
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------12~--14p12p11p9~-----12-12-12-11-12-14~-12-11~-|
Db|------------------------9-/12-12-12------------------|
Ab|-/7~-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------10~--/13~--12~--(12)\--------------------|
Gb|-9-11-12-----------------------/12-11h12-9~--(9)\-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-/12--12----12-12\-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------10-----------|
Gb|----------------------/9-11-12--9-----12-11-9~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------10--------13-12-10-------|
Gb|-9-11-12~-----12-11-----------12-11-|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|------------14----14----17p14-------|
Bb|---------15----15----15------15-----|
Gb|---11-14-----------------------14---|
Db|-12------------------------------16-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-/14-17-14-14-14-17-14-14-14-/19~----19h20-19~\-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

(Harmony guitar in () )
eb|---------12------12-14-15-14~-|
Bb|--/12~--(10)-12---------------|
Gb|-(-/9~)-----(-9)--------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|-------12-14-15----17-15-14--20-19-17--------|
Bb|--12--(10)----------------------------20-19~-|
Gb|-(-9)----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17~--(17)\-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17~--(17)\-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|-19p15----------15-19p15-15-15-19p15\14-14-|
Bb|------17------17---------------------------|
Gb|--------16--16-----------------------------|
Db|----------17-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-17p14---------17-15-14-----|
Bb|------15----------------15~-|
Gb|--------14--14--------------|
Db|----------16----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------/15-15/17-17-15-15/17-17\-|
Gb|-/14-14~\--/14-14/16-16-14-14/16-16\-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

Harmony ending:
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17~--(17)\-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17b19--17p15-17~-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-----14~-----14/15-15~--(15)\-|
Bb|-/15------15------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|-----14~-----14/15-15b17--15p14-15~-|
Bb|-/15------15------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   "If we could focus..."
Play Riff 2   "Oh..."

Riff 4 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|----------------7------7-|
Ab|-2------2----5--5--5-5-5-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0----3-----------|
       * *            * *
  "We can change the world..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-7------7----5--2------2-|
Eb|-5--5-5-5----3--0--0-0-0-|
       * *            * *

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|----5------5-4----5-5-4---4~-|
Ab|-7-------7-----5--------5----|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-4-5-4------4-5-4------4-5-4---|
Ab|-------7----------5----------7-|
Eb|-------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|----4------4-2----4-4-2---2~-|
Db|-5-------5-----4--------4----|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-2-4-2------2-4-2------2-4-2---|
Db|-------5----------4----------5-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

Guitar 4
eb|-----12~-------12-14/15\14--14~-|
Bb|-12---------12------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|-12-14-15~----14-15-15/17--15--14-15-12~-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 5
eb|------15~-------15-17/19\17--17~-|
Bb|-12~---------12------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-15-17-19~----17-19-19/20--19--17-19-----|
Bb|-------------------------------------12~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|


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