Iced Earth:  My Own Savior

transcribed by:  Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
     edited by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
       solo by:  Ryan Snider (Phantom3314@cs.com)
 
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Date last modified:  April 29, 2003
  
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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------5-|
Eb|-0-2222222-0-2222222-0-2222222-0-222-3-|
    * ******* * ******* * ******* * ***
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------3---5-3----|
Eb|-0-2222222-0-2222222-2-2-a-2-a-a-3~-|
    * ******* * ******* * *   *     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---4----4--------|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2222-3-0-2-2-2222-3-0-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2222-|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *    *   * ****
   "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|-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-0-2-0-4-4-4-4-4444-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *   *   * ****
                                                      x2
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---2---4---4--------|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2222-3-0-2-2-2222-3-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2222-|
      *   * ****   *   * ****   *   *   *   *   * ****


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-a---a-----|
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|-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9-0-7--9-0--9-9-9999-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
       *    * ****    *    * ****    *    *      *    * ****
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12---11--------12---11--------12---11--9-11--9-11\-|
Ab|-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9--7--9--7--9\-|
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