Iced Earth - Ghost Of Freedom Chords & Tabs

Band- Iced Earth
Song- Ghost Of Freedom
Album- Horror Show

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1  (Acoustic)
eb|------0----------------------|
Bb|---------1-----------3--1----|
Gb|----2------2-------0-------0-|
Db|----2------------2-----------|
Ab|-0-----------0-3-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
  "Every time you think about it..."
eb|------3--------------------0---|
Bb|---------0-----------1-3-1-0h1-|
Gb|-----------0-------0---0-0-0---|
Db|----0--------0---2-------------|
Ab|----2----------3---------------|
Eb|-3-----------------------------|
  "It tears you up inside..."


Riff 2  (Acoustic)
Guitar 1
eb|------0--0-0-0----------------|
Bb|------1--1-1-1-------3--1-----|
Gb|------2--2-2-2--0----0--0--0--|
Db|------2--2-2-2--2----2--2--2--|
Ab|-0----0--0-0-0--3----3--3--3--|
Eb|------------------------------|
  "Here I'll stand..."
eb|----------0--0-0------0--------|
Bb|----------0--0-0------0--------|
Gb|----------0--0-0------0--------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------2-|
Eb|--0----0---------0--0----0-3---|
  "Here I'll stand..."


Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|---12--------------------------|
Gb|-9----------9-10--10/12--10-9~-|
Db|---------12--------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

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


Play Riff 1  "Every night you go to sleep..."
Play Riff 2  "Here I'll stand..."


Riff 3 (Distortion, Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2--------5------5/7--7-------------------------|
Ab|-0--------3--3-0-3/5--5--2--------3-2---2-------|
Eb|-------------------------0----0-0-----5----5-3~-|
                * *              * *             x7
eb|-----------------------------------------------|------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|------|
Db|-2--------5------5/7--7------------------------|------|
Ab|-0----0-0-3--3-0-3/5--5-2--------3-2---2-------|--7\--|
Eb|------------------------0----0-0-----5----5-3~-|--5\--|
         * *    * *             * *


Solo
Guitar 1
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----16------------16----16b17-16b17-16~-|
Db|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----16------------16----17b19-17b19-17~-|
Db|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----16------------16----16b17-16b17-16~-|
Db|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------15----17-17~--17-20-17-|
Gb|-----16----17---------------------------|
Db|-/14----14----14----14------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20b22----20p17-20b22~----20b22----20p17-20b22~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|-20b22~--{20}~--20-19-19-20-19-17-19-17-17--------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------20b22~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-17--17-17---------------------17-17-----------------|
Bb|-----------15b17-15p13-15~--13-------15b17-15p13-15~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------15---------------------------|
Bb|-13-15b17-15b17-----15b17--15p13-15b17-15b17~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----17------------17----17b18-17b18-17~-|
Gb|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/ghost_of_freedom_tab_ver_3.html ]
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----17------------17----18b20-18b20-17~-|
Gb|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----17------------17----17b18-17b18-17~-|
Gb|-/14----14~----/14----14-----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------17-19-17-|
Bb|-----17----18----20----22-22~-----------|
Gb|-/14----14----14----14------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-19b20----19p17-19b20~----19b20----19p17-19b20~-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|-24b25~--{24}~--24-22-22-24-22-20-22-20-20--------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------24b25~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-20--20-20---------------------20-20-----------------|
Bb|-----------18b20-18p17-18~--17-------18b20-18p17-18~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------19---------------------------|
Bb|-17-19b21-19b21-----19b21--19p17-19b21-19b21~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   "You speak to me..."
Play Riff 2   "Here we stand..."

Riff 3a (Distortion)
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-2--------5------5/7--7------------------------|
Ab|-0--------3----0-3/5--5-2--------3-2---2-------|
Eb|------------------------0----0-0-----5----5-3~-|
                  *             * *
   "Don't tread on me..."

Play this til fade out:
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-2--------5------5/7--7------------------------|
Ab|-0----0-0-3--3-0-3/5--5-2--------3-2---2-------|
Eb|------------------------0----0-0-----5----5-3~-|
         * *    * *             * *


Ending leads:
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----12--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/9----9~-------9-10--10/12--10-9~----10-9----9---------|
Db|-------------12----------------------------12----12-10~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

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

Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----17-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/14----14~-------12-14--14/16--14-12~----14-12-10-12--10-----|
Db|---------------15-----------------------------------------14~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----17-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/14----14~-------9-10--10/12--10-9~----14-12-10-12--10-----|
Db|---------------12---------------------------------------14~-|
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