Band- Iced Earth
Song- Waterloo
Album- The Glorious Burden
Tuning: Eb
Intro
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--11--|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--|
Ab|--------7---7---------7---7--|
Eb|-0-000---------0-000---------|
* *** * ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--12-11-|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--9-|
Ab|--------7---7---------7---7--7-|
Eb|-0-000---------0-000-----------|
* *** * ***
Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-7------------5-----------------------|
Ab|-5--------5-0-3--------0-3-2--------2-|
Eb|-----------------------------5-3--5---|
* * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9--7~----11~--|
Db|-9---------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9--/14-12--11~-[--11-12-11]-|<--Another guitar plays
Db|-9----------------------------[9---------]-| notes in [] while the
Ab|-------------------------------------------| first guitar holds the
Eb|-------------------------------------------| 11 note.
* * * *
Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-9----11~----12-11-9-7----9~----(9)\-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
End Intro
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--11--|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--|
Ab|--------7---7---------7---7--|
Eb|-0-000---------0-000---------|
* *** * ***
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------12--12--------11--12-11-|
Db|--------9---9---------9---9--9-|
Ab|--------7---7---------7---7--7-|
Eb|-0-000---------0-000-----------|
* *** * ***
Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-7------------5-----------------------|
Ab|-5--------5-0-3--------0-3-2--------2-|
Eb|-----------------------------5-3--5---|
* * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9--7~----11~--|
Db|-9---------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|---9-11-12--11-9--/14-12--11~-[--11-12-11]-|<--Another guitar plays
Db|-9----------------------------[9---------]-| notes in [] while the
Ab|-------------------------------------------| first guitar holds the
Eb|-------------------------------------------| 11 note.
* * * *
Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-9----11~----12-11-9-7----9~----(9)\-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12--10-8--7~----10~--|
Gb|----12-------------------------|
Db|-12----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12--10-8--/15-12--10~--|
Gb|----12---------------------------|
Db|-12------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Repeat the two bars above, then:
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12----14~----16-14-12-11----12~----(12)\-|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/waterloo_tab.html ]
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-------------------12----12-11----|
Ab|-7-775-7--7-777-777-777-00-10-00-10--9-00-|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
*** * *** *** *** ** ** **
"Usher in the rally..."
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----------------------4---------------|
Ab|-5--5-555-555-555-555-00-2--2-222-222-00-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** ** * *** *** **
"...here again..."
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-7--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--5-555-555---------7-----------------------|
Eb|--------------555-553-5--5-555-555-555-555-55-|
* *** *** *** *** * *** *** *** *** **
"...broken, and free he..."
Guitar 2 (Slight palm mutes throughout)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------10--------------------|
Gb|-9-99----9----9-11-12----12-11-9-12-11------|
Db|------12--------------------------------12--|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|----9-11-12-11-9----12--11--9------9--11--|
Db|-12--------------12------------12---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------9----------|
Db|-12-11---------------11-12---12-11----|
Ab|--------12--------12---------------12-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Slight palm mutes throughout)
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------10-12-13-12-10----12-10------|
Gb|-12-1212-11-12----12----------------12--------11--|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------10-12-10-------12--10--------------10--|
Gb|-11-12----------12-11---------12--11--12------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-11-9---------------9-11-12-11-9-----|
Db|-------11--------11--------------11--|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Foreshadowed man..."
Play Riff 2 "Quickly, the allies..."
Play Riff 1 "Foreshadowed man..."
Riff 3
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------3--|
Ab|---------------------------3--|
Eb|-0-00000--0-00000-00000--0----|
* ***** * ***** ***** *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5--|
Ab|---------------------------5--|
Eb|-0-00000--0-00000-00000--0----|
* ***** * ***** ***** *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------3--|
Ab|---------------------------3--|
Eb|-0-00000--0-00000-00000--0----|
* ***** * ***** ***** *
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5---|
Ab|---------------------------5---|
Eb|-0-00000--0-00000-00000--0---0-|
* ***** * ***** ***** * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--------5---3--------3-2--------2-|
Eb|-5--------5-0-3------------5-3--5---|
* * * * * *
Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-2--------4--------5--------7--|
Ab|-2--------4--------5--------7--|
Eb|-0--------2--------3--------5--|
"Of all the wars I have waged..."
Play Riff 2 "The French force..."
Play Riff 1 "Foreshadowed man..."
Ending:
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Eb|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Eb|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--/12\-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------3----|
Ab|---------------------------3--2-|
Eb|-0-00000--0-00000-00000--0----0-|
* ***** * ***** ***** *
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
