Band- Iced Earth
Song- Iced Earth
Album- Iced Earth
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----4-5--5--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-4---------------------------------|
Eb|-2---------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|----5-4--4--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-|
Ab|-4---------------------------------|
Eb|-2---------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----4-5--5--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-4h5p4p0-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-4---------------------------------|
Eb|-2---------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|----5-4--4--4tr5-4tr5-4tr5-------|
Ab|-4-------------------------------|
Eb|-2--------------------------/17\-|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-7h8p7p0-|
Gb|----4-5--5--(5)/------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-4--------------------------------------|
Eb|-2--------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7-6h7p6p0-|
Db|----5-4--4-------------------------|
Ab|-4---------------------------------|
Eb|-2---------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------7tr8-7tr8-7tr8-7h8p7p0-|
Gb|----4-5--5--(5)/------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-4--------------------------------------|
Eb|-2--------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------6tr7-6tr7-6tr7-7\-|
Db|----5-4--4--------------------|
Ab|-4----------------------------|
Eb|-2----------------------------|
Riff 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|------4-5----5-5----5----5-5------------|
Ab|-4----2-3-33-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-3333-3p2p0-|
Eb|-2-22-----------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ****
"What do I see..."
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4------------|
Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0-|
** ** ** **
"...on the icy plains..."
Final time before bass interlude:
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4-------------4-|
Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0--2-|
** ** ** **
"...the king of this waste..."
"Can't you see this barren land..."
Slide into Riff 2 "I stand on the glacier..."
Final time before next section:
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-4----5-4----4-4----4----4-4-------------4-|
Eb|-2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-2-22-2-2-2222-3p2p0--2-|
** ** ** **
"...mark them or fall..."
Riff 3 (Clean)
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|------7-------------9-------|
Gb|---6-----6---6---8-----8----|
Db|-4---------4---6---------6\-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
"Can you feel..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|------5------------10--------12--|
Gb|---4-----4---4---9----9---11-----|
Db|-2---------2---7--------9--------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
"...drawing you..."
Final time:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|------5------------10--------12\-|
Gb|---4-----4---4---9----9---11-----|
Db|-2---------2---7--------9--------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Riff 3a (Distortion)
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-6-6---6----8-8---8-|
Db|-4-4---4----6-6---6-|
Ab|-----0----------0---|
Eb|--------------------|
* *
"We are together..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------10--------12----|
Gb|-4-4---4--4------9--------11-------|
Db|-2-2---2--2--777------999-------44-|
Ab|-----0-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
*
"Crush the cowards..."
Riff 3b (After the lyrics)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-6-6---6--6/-8-8---8--8\-|
Db|-4-4---4--4/-6-6---6--6\-|
Ab|-----0-----------0-------|
Eb|-------------------------|
* *
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------10--------12----|
Gb|-4-4---4--4------9--------11-------|
Db|-2-2---2--2--777------999-------44-|
Ab|-----0-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
*
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-6-6---6--6/-8-8---8--8\-|
Db|-4-4---4--4/-6-6---6--6\-|
Ab|-----0-----------0-------|
Eb|-------------------------|
* *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------10--------12\--|
Gb|-4-4---4--4------9--------11------|
Db|-2-2---2--2--777------999---------|
Ab|-----0----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
*
Guitar 2
Here's the "Iced Earth" version:
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------11-14-11------------13-16-13----|
Gb|----------------11------------------13-|
Db|---11------------------13--------------|
Ab|-9------------------11-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------9-12-9----------------14-------------16-|
Gb|-------------9-----------14-------------16----|
Db|---9------------11-11-11-------13-13-13-------|
Ab|-7--------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------11-14-11------------13-16-13----|
Gb|----------------11------------------13-|
Db|---11------------------13--------------|
Ab|-9------------------11-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------9-12-9----------------14-------------16\-|
Gb|-------------9-----------14-------------16-----|
Db|---9------------11-11-11-------13-13-13--------|
Ab|-7---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Here's the live version:
eb|--------6-9-6---------8-11-8-|
Bb|------7-------------9--------|
Gb|---6-------------8-----------|
Db|-4-------------6-------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|--------4-7-4----------------------|
Bb|------5--------------10---------12-|
Gb|---4---------------9---------11----|
Db|-2-------------777-------999-------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|----4-5-4--4-5-4------2-3-5-3-2-------|
Eb|-2---------------3--3-----------5-3-0-|
Final chord
eb|------------------------------------|---|
Bb|------------------------------------|---|
Gb|------------------------------------|---|
Db|------------------------------------|---|
Ab|----4-5-4--4-5-4-2------------------|-4-|
Eb|-2------------------5-3-2-5-3-2-5-3-|-2-|
Guitar 2
Here is the album version:
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----10-11-10--10-11-10------8-9-11-9-8---------|
Db|-8---------------------9--9------------11-9----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------11-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Final notes
eb|---------------------------------------------|----------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|----------|
Gb|----10-11-10--10-11-10-8---------------------|----------|
Db|-8------------------------11-9-8-11-9-8-11-9-|-8--(8)\4-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|----------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|----------|
Here's the live version:
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|----6-7-6--6-7-6------4-5-7-5-4-------|
Db|-4---------------5--5-----------7-5---|
Ab|------------------------------------7-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Final note
eb|------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|----6-7-6--6-7-6-4------------------|-----|
Db|-4------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-|--4--|
Ab|------------------------------------|-----|
Eb|------------------------------------|-----|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-6------------6---------------|
Db|-4--4-444-444---4-4-4-444-444-|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
* *** *** * * * *** ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7---------------6---------4-4-|
Db|---4-4-4-444-444---4-4-4---2-2-|
Ab|-------------------------0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|
* * * *** *** * * * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-6-------------6---------------|
Db|-4-444-444-444---4-4-4-444-444-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*** *** *** * * * *** ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7---------------6---------4-4-|
Db|---4-4-4-444-444---4-4-4---2-2-|
Ab|-------------------------0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|
* * * *** *** * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-------[silent]---------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------4-4-|
Db|-------[silent]------------2-2-|
Ab|-------------------------0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-6----------------------------|
Db|-4------------6---------------|
Ab|--------------4---------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------4-4-|
Db|-7---------------6---------2-2-|
Ab|-5---------------4-------0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*
Riff 5a
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-6-------------6---------------|
Db|-4-444-444-444---4-4-4-444-444-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*** *** *** * * * *** ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7---------------6---------4-4-|
Db|---4-4-4-444-444---4-4-4---2-2-|
Ab|-------------------------0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------|
* * * *** *** * * * *
Riff 5a
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9-------------9---------------|
Db|-7-777-777-777---7-7-7-777-777-|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
*** *** *** * * * *** ***
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-10---------------9---------7-7-|
Db|----7-7-7-777-777---7-7-7---5-5-|
Ab|--------------------------0-----|
Eb|--------------------------------|
* * * *** *** * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/iced_earth_tab_ver_4.html ]
Riff 6
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-5-----------4--4-4-4-------------|
Db|-3-3-333-553-2--2-2-2-3p2p0-------|
Ab|----------------------------3p2p0-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
* *** ***
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-5-----------4---------------|
Db|-3-3-333-553-2---------------|
Ab|----------------------2------|
Eb|----------------0-0-0-0--0-0-|
* *** *** * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-5-----------4--4-4-4-------------|
Db|-3-3-333-553-2--2-2-2-3p2p0-------|
Ab|----------------------------3p2p0-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
* *** ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5-----------4-----------------|
Db|-3-3-333-553-2-----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------0-0-0-0-0-/12\-|
* *** *** * * * * *
Riff 7 (Play 2x)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-------------5-------------2-|
Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-|
Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------|
* *** *** * * *** ***
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-------------4----------------|
Ab|-2-----------2--2-5-3-2-------|
Eb|-0-0-000-000------------5-3-2-|
* *** *** * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------5--5-5-5--5----|
Eb|-0-0-000-000-3--3-3-3--3--0-|
* *** ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------------5-------------|
Ab|-4--4-4-4--5-3-2-3----2--------|
Eb|-2--2-2-2-----------0-0--0-0-0-|
* * * * * * *
Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-------------5-------------2-|
Ab|-2-----------3-3-3-333-333-0-|
Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------|
* *** *** * * *** ***
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-------------4-------------2-|
Ab|-2-----------2-2-2-222-222-0-|
Eb|-0-0-000-000-----------------|
* *** *** * * *** ***
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------5--5-5-5--5----|
Eb|-0-0-000-000-3--3-3-3--3--0-|
* *** ***
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------------5-------------|
Ab|-4--4-4-4-5-3-2-3----2--------|
Eb|-2--2-2-2----------0-0--0-0-0-|
* * * * * * *
Solo
eb|-----------------------0-0---------24-------|
Bb|----------15-13-12-13----0-------24-h-24----|
Gb|-------------------------------24-h----h-24-|
Db|-----------------------------24-h---------h-|
Ab|-10~--9~----------------------h-------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-17-15----19---------20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-|
Bb|----------17------------20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-|
Gb|-----------------16~-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19-15-17~-|
Bb|-15-15-15-17-17-17-19-19-19-15-----|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-12tr15--------------------------------0-0-|
Bb|--------12tr15--15--------15-13-12-13----0-|
Gb|----------------14b16~---------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-17p15p12--------17p15p12--------17p15p12---------|
Bb|---------12h15h17--------12h15h17--------12h15h17-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17p15p12--------------|
Bb|---------12h15/17-17~~-|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-11-9-7---------7-9-------|
Db|--------10-9-10-----10-7~-|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------16h18h19-16h18h19-|
Db|-16h18h19-16h18h19-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------17h19h20-17h19h20-19~~-|
Bb|-17h19h20-17h19h20------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 8
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------4-----------2-----------4-----------2-----|
Eb|-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-|
* *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * *
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-----------3-----------5-----------3-----|
Eb|-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-|
* *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * *
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------4-----------2-----------4-----------2-----|
Eb|-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-2-222---2-2-3-333---3-3-|
* *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * *
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-----------3-----------5-----------3/--|
Eb|-3-333---3-3-4-444---4-4-3-333---3-3-4-444-----|
* *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * ***
Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------6-----------4-----------6-----------4------|
Db|-4-444---4-4-5-555---5-5-4-444---4-4-5-555---5-5--|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
* *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * *
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-----------5-----------7-----------5------|
Db|-5-555---5-5-6-666---6-6-5-555---5-5-6-666---6-6--|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
* *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * *
Riff 9
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9--10----10----1010-|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-777-7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
*** *** * *** ***
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-9-8-----8-----8-8-|
Ab|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6-666-6-666-6-6-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
*** *** *** ***
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9--10----10----1010-|
Ab|-7-777-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-777-7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
*** *** * *** ***
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-----9-9-8-----8-----8\-|
Ab|-6-666-6-666-6-6-6-666-6-666-6\-|
Eb|--------------------------------|
*** *** *** ***
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-9-------------------|
Ab|-7----------------2--|
Eb|------------------0--|
Play Riff 2 "So on and on..."
Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------4-5----5-5-----------------------|
Ab|-4----2-3-33-3-3-33-4----5-4----4-4----|
Eb|-2-22---------------2-22-3-2-22-2-2-22-|
** ** ** ** ** **
Final time:
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|------4-5----5-5------------------|
Ab|-4----2-3-33-3-3-33-4----5-4------|
Eb|-2-22---------------2-22-3-2----0-|
** ** ** **
Solo
eb|-2--(2)/11-----|
Bb|-2--(2)/11-----|
Gb|-[long slide]--|
Db|---------------|
Ab|---------------|
Eb|---------------|
eb|-14-13-12-11------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------15-14-13-12-------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------15-14-13-12--------------------|
Db|----------------------------------16-15-14-13-----16~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------17-15----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20t17-19t16-19t16-18t15-18t15-17t14-17t14/-20t17-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20t17-19t16-19t16-18t15-18t15-17t14-17t14/-20t17-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20t17-19t16-19t16-18t15-18t15-17t14-17t14/-19t17-17b19~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------11----|
Db|-------------------9-11-12----12-|
Ab|------------9-10-9---------------|
Eb|-10-9-10-12----------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|------------9-------|
Bb|---------10---10-9~-|
Gb|-9-11-12---------a--|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
eb|-12-15-17p15p14---------0-19p17p15-15----------0-|
Bb|---------------17p15p14---------------19p17p15---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17p15p14---------0-19-19p17p15-17-21~-|
Bb|---------17p15p14----------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
End Solo
Ending
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|------2-3-333-3----------------------|
Eb|-2-55-----------55-2-22-3-2-222-2-55-|
* ** * * *** * ** * ** * * *** * **
Last time (Ending on DOP)
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|------2-3-333-3-----------4-|
Eb|-2-55-----------55-2-22-3-2-|
* ** * * *** * ** * ** *
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
