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Last December by Iced Earth
Last December
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (clean)
x2 x2
eb|---------------|--------------|
Bb|------0---0----|--------0-----|
Gb|--------0---0--|----2-------2-|
Db|---2-----------|--3---3---3---|
Ab|---------------|--------------|
Eb|-0-------------|--------------|
"The howling winds blow....."
Guitar 2 (clean w/ reverb)
eb|-12------|---------------------|
Bb|-12------|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1/-|
Gb|-12------|---2-----------------|
Db|---------|-----3---------------|
Ab|---------|---------------------|
Eb|---------|---------------------|
h.
Play this until the next riff
eb|-15-------12---------19-|---------------------|
Bb|----12----12-----19-----|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1/-|
Gb|------------------------|---2-----------------|
Db|------------------------|-----3---------------|
Ab|------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------------------|---------------------|
h. h. h.
Riff 2 (distortion) x2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|---2--------2--------2---------------------|
Ab|---2--------2--------2--------------3------|
Eb|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Obsessed with our love..."
1st ending
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * *
2nd ending
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|---------3------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-|
* * * * * *
Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7/9--9--9-9-97--7--7-7-7/10--10--10-10-109--9-|
Ab|-5/7--7--7-7-75--5--5-5-5/-8---8---8--8--87--7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
"...part..."
Guitar 2 (Only plays this the very first time)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-4/5--5--5-5-54--4--4-4-4/7--7--7-7-75--5-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 "It seems like only yesterday..."
Play Riff 4
Riff 5 x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-----------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-----------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----000-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
*** * * * * * * * * *
"Last december..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Riff 6
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-119--9--9-9-96--6--6-6-6/7--7--7-7-74--4-|
Db|--97--7--7-7-74--4--4-4-4/5--5--5-5-52--2-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Riff 7 (Interlude)
There's a shitload of harmonizing here. Basically, it's the same pattern over
and over, just higher up each time. It sounds like all of them get repeated
each time, with the addition of a new 'higher one'. But I split it into 3 guitars.
Pick and choose.
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------|
* *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------|
* *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------2--------------------------------|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Eb|-0-0-2/3--0--------------------------------|
* *
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--5--5--5---5h7---4---9-7--7-7-7h9--5-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10--15-13--13-13-13h15-17-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------12-10--10-10-10h12----|
Gb|-12-12-12-12h14--11---------------------12-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10--15-13--13-13-13h15-12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-12--12-12-12h13-----15--13--13-13-13h15-12-|
Bb|-----------------15-------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|--19--19-19-19h20--17--22--20-20-20-20h22-24^-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
End Interlude
Riff 3a
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----000-0-0-0-0-----000-0-0-0-0-----000-0-0-0-0-|
*** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * *
"So we take the final..."
1st ending
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * *
2nd ending
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|---------3------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "...fall..."
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Ending
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Ab|-0h2-------------0h2-------------|
Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-0h2--------------------------------|
Ab|-0h2------------------------------2-|
Eb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0--3-0-0-1-0-0-3-1-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The howling winds blow
On this moonlit night
Eyes locked in fear
With a dark embrace
The bitter cold winds
Freeze the tears that fall
Hands held in grace
As we take the final step
Obsessed with our love
Here is our fate
To need the final call
On this special winter day
A message to our elders
They surely won't forget
Our love must last forever
In death we shall not part
It seems like only yesterday
Our lives together planned
They say it's just a passing phase
We're damned by our youth
Why does no one understand
What we have is real
This is not your average love it's forever
Last December
Mother you have forced us here
Last December
Father now we'll disappear
Last December
One last step we fade away
So we take the final step
Heed the final call
Together we are strong
Divided we must fall
Teenage suicide
Our only way out
Together we might live
Divided we must fall
Last December
Mother you have forced us here
Last December
Father now we'll disappear
Last December
One last step we fade away
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
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