Iced Earth - Watching Over Me Chords & Tabs

Band- Iced Earth
Song- Watching Over Me
Album- Something Wicked This Way Comes

Tuning: Eb


Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)
Guitar 1
eb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-|
Bb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-|
Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-0--0-0-0-|
Db|-2----------------2---------------|
Ab|-2----------------3---------------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------|
  "I had a friend..."
eb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------|
Bb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------|
Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0----------------|
Db|-0------------------------------|
Ab|-2----------------5--5-5-5--5---|
Eb|-3----------------2--2-2-3--2p0-|
  "...one tragic night..."

Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|--------0-----------------------------|
Bb|------3---3---------------0-----0-----|
Gb|----0-------------------0-----0---0---|
Db|--4-------------------------4-------2-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|--------0-----------------------------|
Bb|------3---3------------------------12-|
Gb|----0----------------------------12h.-|
Db|--4----------------------------12h.---|
Ab|-------------------------------h.-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------0-----0-----|
Gb|------------------------0-----0---0---|
Db|----------------------------4-------2-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------3~~-----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|--------0-----------------------------|
Bb|------3---3---------------0-----0-----|
Gb|----0-------------------0-----0---0---|
Db|--4-------------------------4-------2-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|


Riff 2 (Distortion)
First time:
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------5--5----------------------------|
Ab|-------2----3-333-3--3p0--5-----5-5---5----5-5--5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-2----2-3--2-|
    * * *      * ***           * *     *
   "I feel it once again..."

Rest of the time:
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------5--5----------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2----3-333-3--3p0--5-----5-5---5----5-5--5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-2----2-3--2-|
      * *      * ***           * *     *


Riff 1 
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-|
Bb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--3----3-3--3-3-3-|
Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0--0----0-0--0-0-0-|
Db|-2----------------2---------------|
Ab|-2----------------3---------------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------|
  "We shared dreams..."
eb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------|
Bb|-3----3-3--3-3-3----------------|
Gb|-0----0-0--0-0-0----------------|
Db|-0------------------------------|
Ab|-2----------------5--5-5-5--5---|
Eb|-3----------------2--2-2-3--2p0-|
  "Blood brothers..."

Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------0-------0-------0-----0-------|
Db|----4-------4-------4---------4---2-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|


Play Riff 2    "I feel it once again..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/watching_over_me_tab_ver_3.html ]
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------5-----5-----5-2-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-----------------|
      * *   * *   **   * *   * *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5-----5----5-----5-5--5-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-00-2-2-2-2-3--2-|
      * *   * *   **   * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|------------------5-----5-----5-2-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-----------------|
      * *   * *   **   * *   * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5-----5----5-----5-5--5---|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-00-2-2-2-2-3--2-0-|
      * *   * *   **   * *        *
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------2--2/-------4--4\-------2-2/------4----4-4---4\-|
Ab|-3-333-3--3/-5-555-5--5\-3-333-3-3/-5-55-5-00-5-5p0-5\-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
    * ***       * ***       * ***      * **   **
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-------2--2/-------4--4---|
Ab|-3-333-3--3/-5-555-5--5-0-|
Eb|--------------------------|
    * ***       * ***      *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-5---------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-3-----|
Eb|-----------------------------2-3-|
      * * * * * * *

Solo
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------7-7-7~--9-|
Db|---------------4--(4)^-5~--7-5-7/9-----------|
Ab|-5--(5)^-7~----------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------7---8---10-|
Bb|----7---8---10--------------|
Gb|-/7---7---7----7---7---7----|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-10/12-10-12-12/14-12-14-14b15~~---(15r)14\-|
Bb|------------------------------------------~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------12------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17~------15p12-------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------14b16r14p12-14p12-11h12p11-------12--------|
Db|---------------------------------------------12/14----14-12~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----15---17---17b19~--17b19r17-17p15-17~-|
Bb|-/15---15---15---------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-15-17-/19-17-19-19b20~--19b20-19-17-19-17-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------17----19-17-20-19-20/22-20h22-|
Bb|-20p19-20~----19-20----20-------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24-22b24~----22b24~----|
Bb|---------------------------------[slow bend]-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 2    "I feel it once again..."

Solo during Riff 2
eb|-------------------12-17-12------------|
Bb|-15b17~---------------------15---------|
Gb|-------------------------------16------|
Db|----------------------------------14~--|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-14-12-14b16-14p12-14-14~~----11h12h11--------|
Db|------------------------------------------12-----|
Ab|---------------------------------------------12~-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Ending harmonic lead
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9~----11-12-12/14--12-11--12\-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

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

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-8~----10-12-12/13--12-10--12\-|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-8~----8-10-10/12--10-8~--10-|
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