Iced Earth - The Revealing Chords & Tabs

Iced Earth:  The Revealing

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

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Date last modified:  08/07/08
  
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Tuning: Eb

Intro
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-2--------------------|
Ab|-2--------------------|
Eb|-0---------------/12\-|


Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-7------8------7------5------7----8----|
Db|---0000---0000---0000---0000---00---00-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****   **   **
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7------8------7------5------10101010-10-8-|
Db|---0000---0000---0000---0000---------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****  * * * *

Guitar 2
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-7--------8----|
Ab|-5--------5----|
Eb|---------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-5----7----8----7----5--8--7-------------|
Ab|-5----5----5----5----5--5--5-------------|
Eb|------------------------------------/12\-|


Riff 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-7------8------7------5------7----8----|
Db|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-00-| ------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|       |
Eb|---------------------------------------|       |
      ****   ****   ****   ****   **   **         |
eb|-------------------------------------------|   |--> Play 2x
Bb|-------------------------------------------|   |
Gb|-7------8------7------5------10101010-10-8-|   |
Db|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000---------------| --|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****  * * * *

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-7------8------7------5------7----8----| ------|
Ab|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-00-|       |
Eb|---------------------------------------|       |
      ****   ****   ****   ****   **   **         |
eb|-------------------------------------------|   |--> Play 2x
Bb|-------------------------------------------|   |
Gb|-------------------------------------------|   |
Db|-7------8------7------5------10101010-10-8-| --|
Ab|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000---------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****  * * * *

Repeat the above but last time play:
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-7------8------7------5---------------|
Ab|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-3333-----|
Eb|----------------------------------0-0-|
      ****   ****   ****   **** **** * *


Lead into next riff:
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-4------4--------4--------4----0-4-|
Eb|-3-2-2222-2-222222-2-222222-2-22-0-2-|
        ****   ******   ******   **
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/the_revealing_tab.html ]
Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-5-4-----------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2------4------------1-2-4-2-1h2p1---|
Eb|-----2222-2-222222-2-3---------------3-|
        ****   ******   * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------4--------4--------4----0-4-|
Eb|-3-2-2222-2-222222-2-222222-2-22-0-2-|
        ****   ******   ******   **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-4------4------------1-2-4-2-1h2p1---|
Eb|-3-2-2222-2-222222-2-3---------------3-|
        ****   ******   * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------4--------4--------4----0-4-|
Eb|-3-2-2222-2-222222-2-222222-2-22-0-2-|
        ****   ******   ******   **


Eventually harmony guitars come in playing this
(Two guitars, one plays top notes)

Lead into riff:
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------6-7--9-7-6h7p6----|
Db|--[silent]----------8--9-8-9-11-9-8h9p8--9-|
Ab|--------------------9-10----------------10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

Contine with this pattern twice:
Riff 2a
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--9-8--------(8)--------5-8-|
Ab|-10-9--------(9)--------7-9-|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9-----------------------6-7--9-7-6h7p6----|
Db|-10-8----------------8--9-8-9-11-9-8h9p8--9-|
Ab|----9----------------9-10----------------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--9-8--------(8)--------5-8-|
Ab|-10-9--------(9)--------7-9-|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------6-7--9-7-6h7p6----|
Db|--9-8----------------8--9-8-9-11-9-8h9p8--9-|
Ab|-10-9----------------9-10----------------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--9-8--------(8)--------5-8-|
Ab|-10-9--------(9)--------7-9-|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9-----------------------6-7--9-7-6h7p6----|
Db|-10-8----------------8--9-8-9-11-9-8h9p8--9-|
Ab|----9----------------9-10----------------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|--9-8--------(8)--------|
Ab|-10-9--------(9)--------|
Eb|------------------------|


Lead into next riff:
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------4--------4--------4----0-4-|
Eb|-3-2-2222-2-222222-2-222222-2-22-0-2-|
        ****   ******   ******   **

Riff 3
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-5-4------4--------4--------4----0-4-|
Eb|-3-2-2222-2-222222-2-222222-2-22-0-2-|
        ****   ******   ******   **
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-5-4---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2------4--------4--------4----0-4-|
Eb|-----2222-2-222222-2-222222-2-22-0-2-|
        ****   ******   ******   **

Final time on Riff 3 [Outro]
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-4--------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2-------------------1-2-4-2-1h2p1------|
Eb|-------------------2-3---------------3-2--|
                        * * * * *

Harmony guitars:
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------6-7--9-7-6h7p6-------|
Db|--[silent]----------8--9-8-9-11-9-8h9p8--9-8--|
Ab|--------------------9-10----------------10-9--|
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