Band- Iced Earth
Song- Diary
Album- Burnt Offerings
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|
Eb|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|--0----------0----|
Bb|--5b6--------5b6--|
Gb|------------------|
Db|------------------|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 x2
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-2------5--4------5-|
Eb|-0----0-3--2----0-3-|
Guitar 2 (Clean, low volume with reverb)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-----12---10-9-10-9-9---------------|
Db|---9----9---------------------------|
Ab|-7--------------------7-8-7-10-7-8~-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|------12----10-9-10-9-9-----------------|
Db|---11----11-----------------------------|
Ab|-9----------------------9-10-9-12-9-10~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Mine is pure darkness..."
Play Riff 2 "In the twilight of morning..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2----2----------2----7--------5--------|
Eb|-0----0----0-0-0-0----5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2----2----------2----7--------5--------2--|
Eb|-0----0----0-0-0-0----5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-0--|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5------7-9-10-|
Ab|-7---------------------7--7--------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5----------------------|
Ab|-7----------------------7-7--------5--------|
Eb|--------------------------5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-|
* * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5------7-9-10-|
Ab|-7---------------------7--7--------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---7-9-10--9-7--9p7\-5-7----------------------|
Ab|-7---------------------7-7--------5--------2--|
Eb|-------------------------5--5-5-4-3--3-3-2-0--|
* * * * * *
Lead into next section:
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|-10--7-10-|
Ab|--8--5--8-|
Eb|--8--5--8-|
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---------------------------|
Ab|-7-----7-----5788-7-----7-----5788-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0------|
* * * * **** * * * * ****
"I missed my love tonight..."
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|------------------10--7-10-|
Ab|-7-----7-----5780--8--5--8-|
Eb|---0-0---0-0-------8--5--8-|
* * * * ****
Guitar 2 (When singing starts)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-12~----10h12h13-12~----12h13h15-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-13~----12h13h15-15b17----15-13h15p13-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Final time:
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-13~----13-12-13-15b17----15-13-|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
Riff 5
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-5----4------------------------------------|
Ab|-3----2--5-4-2-----------------------------|
Eb|-3-------3-2-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* *** * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------|
Bb|-------------|
Gb|-------------|
Db|-5----4------|
Ab|-3----2--5-4-|
Eb|-3-------3-2-|
Play Riff 4 "Skin soft and white..."
Play Riff 5
Riff 6 x3
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2--0--2--0--3-3---------------------------------|
Ab|-2--0--2--0--3-3---------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------0-000-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-|
* *** * *** *** *** *** *** ***
"I will have her..."
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-2--0--2--0--3-3-|
Ab|-2--0--2--0--3-3-|
Eb|-----------------|
"It's time to sleep..."
Play Riff 2 "...again..."
Riff 2a x2
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-2----2-2-5--4----4-4-5-|
Eb|-0----0-0-3--2----2-2-3-|
* * * *
"As consciousness slips..."
Guitar 2 (Clean, low volume with reverb)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-----12---10-9-10-9-9---------------|
Db|---9----9---------------------------|
Ab|-7--------------------7-8-7-10-7-8~-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|------12----10-9-10-9-9-----------------|
Db|---11----11-----------------------------|
Ab|-9----------------------9-10-9-12-9-10~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Riff 7
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7----9----10----12-9----7----9----10------7-10-|
Eb|---00---00----00------10---00---00----00-8------|
** ** ** ** ** **
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7----9----10----12-9-------------------------|
Eb|---00---00----00------10--8-7-777-5-555-8-5-0-|
** ** ** * * * *** * *** * * *
"Like it did ten thousand years ago..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/diary_tab.html ]
Riff 8
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
Eb|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-0---5-5---5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
Eb|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
Eb|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-0---5-5---5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
Eb|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-3---3-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----10-------12-------13----------------|
Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-10-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|----10-------12-------13---------------|
Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-9-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-9-----10-----9-----10-----|
Db|---9-9----9-9---9-9----9-9-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-9-----10-----9-----10------|
Db|---9-9----9-9---9-9----9-10-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----10-------12-------13----------------|
Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-10-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|----10-------12-------13---------------|
Db|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-14-10-9-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-9-----10-----9-----10-----|
Db|---9-9----9-9---9-9----9-9-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-9-----10-----9b10r9-|
Db|---9-9----9-9-a------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|
* * * * * *
End Solo
Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) x3
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-9--7--9--7--10-10-----------------------------|
Ab|-7--5--7--5---8--8---------2---------2-----2---|
Eb|-------------------0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* *** * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-9--7--9--7--10-10---|
Ab|-7--5--7--5---8--8-2-|
Eb|-------------------0-|
Solo
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 Solo
Riff 10
Guitar 1 x4
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|------------------|
Ab|-7----5----8----7-|
Eb|------------------|
"Forbidden love..."
Guitar 2 x4
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|-5----4----7----5-|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|------------------|
Both guitars
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9------7----(7)\------10------9----(9)\-|
Ab|-----7------5----(5)\-------8------7----(7)\-|
Eb|-0-0------0------------0-0-------0-----------|
* * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-----9------7----(7)\------10----9-9--|
Ab|-----7------5----(5)\-------8----7-7--|
Eb|-0-0-7----0-5----(5)\--0-0--8----7-7--|
* * * * *
"Now I'm the one crucified..."
Lead into next section:
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|----------|
Db|-10--7-10-|
Ab|--8--5--8-|
Eb|--8--5--8-|
Play Riff 4 "For her immortal..."
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6 "I will have her..."
Ending
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-2--0--2--0--3-3-|
Ab|-2--0--2--0--3-3-|
Eb|-----------------|
"I will make her mine!"
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
