Iced Earth - Come What May Chords & Tabs

Iced Earth:  Come What May

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

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Date last modified:  09/15/08
  
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Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise,
are done with a baritone tuned down a half step:
From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F Bb)


Riff 1
Guitar 1
Bb|--------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|----9--7---------------9--7-----------|
Eb|-7--------10--9\-5--7--------10--9\-5-|
Bb|--------------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|----9--7----------------------------------|
Eb|----------10--9--7p0----7--10--9--10-9----|
Bb|-8-------------------5-----------------10-|

Guitar 2
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------0--------2--|
Ab|-2--------2--------2--------2--|
Eb|-2--------2--------3--------0--|
Bb|-0--------0--------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------9-999-7-777---------------------|
Eb|-7-777-------------10-101010-9-9-------|
Bb|---------------------------------10-10-|
    * *** * *** * ***  *  * * * * *  *  *
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------9-999-7-777---------------------|
Eb|-7-777-------------10-101010-9-9-------|
Bb|---------------------------------10-10-|
    * *** * *** * ***  *  * * * * *  *  *
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------9-999-7-777-------------------|
Eb|-------------------10-101010-9-9-7-0-|
Bb|-8-888-------------------------------|
    * *** * *** * ***  *  * * * * * * *
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------7-|
Eb|-------7-777-10-101010-9-999-10-9------|
Bb|-5-555----------------------------10---|
    * *** * ***  *  * * * * ***  * *  * *

Guitar 2 (Final time end with slide)
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------0--------2--|
Ab|-2--------2--------2--------2--|
Eb|-2--------2--------3--------0--|
Bb|-0--------0--------------------|


Riff 3                      x2
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-9--7-9--7-9--(9)\--------|
Eb|-7--5-7--5-7--(7)\--2--2--|
Bb|--------------------0--0--|
                       *
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-12--12--14\12-10--10--12\10-|
Eb|-10--10--12\10--8---8--10\-8-|
Bb|-----------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-9--7-9--7-9--(9)\--------|
Eb|-7--5-7--5-7--(7)\--2--2--|
Bb|--------------------0--0--|
                       *


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 1

Chord leading into next section:
Bb|-----|
F |-----|
Db|--9--|
Ab|--9--|
Eb|--7--|
Bb|--0--|


Riff 4
Bb|------------------------|
F |---------10-------------|
Db|-9-11-12----12-11-12-11-|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
                         Final note
Bb|----------------------|-----|
F |----------------------|-----|
Db|-9----9-11-12-11-9----|--9--|
Ab|---12--------------12-|-----|
Eb|----------------------|-----|
Bb|----------------------|-----|
    *  * *  *  *  * *  *


Violin arranged for guitar (Eb tuning)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------9-|
Db|-9-------9-11-12-11--------11-12---|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------9---------------------------------|
Db|-12----------12-11-11--------12-11-9-11-9----|
Ab|------------------------------------------12-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

(Harmony violin plays top notes)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------8-|
Gb|-7-------7--9-11--9---------9-11-9-|
Db|-9-------9-11-12-11--------11-12---|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------8------------------------------------|
Gb|-11--------9-11--9--9--------11--9-7--9-7----7--|
Db|-12----------12-11-11--------12-11-9-11-9-11-9--|
Ab|------------------------------------------12----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|


Lead into next section (back to Bb baritone)
Bb|------------------|
F |------------------|
Db|------------------|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|
    * * * * * * ** *

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/come_what_may_tab.html ]
Riff 5
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------7--7-----------|
Ab|-2-----------4--5--4----7--7-----------|
Eb|-2-----------4--5--4----5--5-----------|
Bb|-0--------00-2--3--2----------------00-|
             **                        **
Bb|---------------------------|
F |---------------------------|
Db|------------5--5-----------|
Ab|-4--5--4----5--5-----------|
Eb|-4--5--4----3--3-----------|
Bb|-2--3--2----------------00-|
                           **
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|-5--9--7----5--7----------------|
Ab|-5--9--7----5--7-----------5--4-|
Eb|-3--7--5----3--5-----------5--4-|
Bb|------------------------00-3--2-|
                           **

Riff 5a
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------7--7-----------|
Ab|-2----0-2-----------4--5--4----7--7-----------|
Eb|-2----0-2-----------4--5--4----5--5-----------|
Bb|-0------0--------00-2--3--2----------------00-|
                    **                        **
Bb|---------------------------|
F |---------------------------|
Db|------------5--5-----------|
Ab|-4--5--4----5--5-----------|
Eb|-4--5--4----3--3-----------|
Bb|-2--3--2----------------00-|
                           **
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|-5--9--7----5--7----------------|
Ab|-5--9--7----5--7-----------5--4-|
Eb|-3--7--5----3--5-----------5--4-|
Bb|------------------------00-3--2-|
                           **

Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time)
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-00-2-22-3-33-|
    * *** *** *** *** *** ** * ** * **
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------5-5-555-555-555--------------|
Bb|-2-222-----------------00-2-22-3-33-|
    * *** * * *** *** *** ** * ** * **
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------3-3-333-333-333----3-33-7-77-|
Bb|-2-222-----------------00-----------|
    * *** * * *** *** *** ** * ** * **
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|-5-555-3-5-555-555-555--------------|
Bb|-----------------------00-3-33-2-22-|
    * *** * * *** *** *** ** * ** * **


Guitar fills over Riffs 5 & 5a
eb|--------------9~----(9)\--------------10~--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/6--6--7--9--------------7--7--9--11------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-12b14--12--10--9-10--------------|
Bb|---------------------10~----(10)\-|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

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

eb|-----------------21~----(21)\--|
Bb|-14--14--15--17----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|-21b22--21--19--19-21-----|
Bb|----------------------20~-|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

eb|-21b22--21--19--19-21-----|
Bb|----------------------22~-|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

eb|-17b19~----17-14--------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------17-15-17b19r17p15-17~----(17)\-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|----22----21----19h21p19-17-19-17~----(17)\-|
Bb|-17----17----17-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-22b24--22--21-22--------------|
Bb|------------------20~----(20)\-|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|-22b24--22--21-22----------------------|
Bb|------------------22~----22b24--22b24~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

End guitar fills


Play Riff 1  Song ends with this

Little fill over Riff 1
eb|--17b19~~--|
Bb|-----------|
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