Iced Earth:  I Died For You

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
     edited by:  Mika Ristiranta (m_ristiranta@hotmail.com)
      solos by:  Russ Elton
                 Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com)
                 Rob Steinway (shaded_enmity@hotmail.com)

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (clean)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----0-----0---------0-------|
Db|---2-----2---------4---4---4-|
Ab|-----------------5-------5---|
Eb|-0-----0---------------------|
   "I can't believe..."


RIff 2 (distortion, studio version) 
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|--------5-----4-5------------5-----4-4-|
Ab|-7------7-----5-7-----7------7-----5-5-|
Eb|-0--0-0---0-0---------0--0-0---0-0-----|
       * *   * *            * *   * * 
   "Oh how I love you..."

Here's the live version:
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|--------5-----4-9------------5-----4-4-|
Ab|-7------7-----5-7-----7------7-----5-5-|
Eb|-0--0-0---0-0---------0--0-0---0-0-----|
       * *   * *            * *   * * 

Guitar 1 plays Riff 1   "The pain was just..."

Lead over the above riff:
Guitar 2
eb|--7----5-----------5--7--5----|
Bb|-----------8----------------7-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|--8----7---5-------7--8--7----|
Gb|----------------------------7-|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|


Play Riff 2    "Oh how I love you..."
Play Riff 2    Solo Rhythm

Song fades out with riff 2.

Solo:
                                                      x2
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--20^^r--19-20-17~----20^^r--19-20-15~--------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------17-16-17~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Ending solo:

#1                                                              x4
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20-19-20-17~--20-19-20------15-17-19-15------------------15/-|
Gb|------------------------16~--------------16--14-16-14--16-----|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                         
#2

eb|--19--------17------19-19--20--------19------17----|
Bb|-----171717----1717-----------171717----1717----17-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2019-19~--19/20-20~--20/22~--22-22-2220-20-20-2019-19-19-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|



notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill