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Retribution Through The Ages by Iced Earth
Retribution Through The Ages
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7----7---8----8---------------------------------|
Ab|-5----5---5----5---7----7-00-10-0000-8-0000-7----|
Eb|-5----5-0--------0-5----5---------------------00-|
* * ** * **** * **** * **
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-3----3----5--5--5---2----2----0-2----0-2--2-0-|
Ab|-3----3----5--5--5---2----2----0-2-22-0-2--2-0-|
Eb|-1----1-00-3--3--3-0-0----0-00-----------------|
** * ** ** *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-3----3----5----5---2-----------|
Ab|-3----3----5----5---2-----------|
Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0--------00-|
** * **
Final time:
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-3----3----5----5---2-------------|
Ab|-3----3----5----5---2-------------|
Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0------//12-|
** *
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------8----------------------|
Gb|-7--9--10-----10--9------7--10--9-|
Db|---------------------10-----------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-----------8-------------|
Gb|-7--9--10-----10--9------|
Db|---------------------10--|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7-----------------------------|
Db|-7--9--10-----10--9------7--10--9--7-----|
Ab|---------------------10---------------10-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-----------7--9--10--9--|
Db|-7--9--10---------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------11-------------------------|
Gb|-10--12--14------14--12------10--14--12-|
Db|-------------------------14-------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------11--------------|
Gb|-10--12--14------14--12------|
Db|-------------------------14--|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-----7--9--10--9--7--------9--7--------|
Db|-10-----------------9--10--------10--9-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|---------------8--10--8--|
Gb|-----7--9--10------------|
Db|-10----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------7----8----|
Eb|-5-5555---5555---5555---5555---55---55-|
* **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
"Time..."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----|
Eb|-5-5555---5555---5555---5555---55---55-|
* **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
"...years pass..."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------7----8----|
Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---66-|
* **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
"...ancient rites..."
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----|
Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---66-|
* **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
"...in tact..."
Final time:
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------8------7------5------8----7----|
Eb|-6-6666---6666---6666---6666---66---00-|
* **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
"...gold and land."
Guitar 2 plays an octave higher of guitar 1, but
also ends with two open Es.
Play Riff 1 Guitar 3 is played every time
Play Riff 2 "Blood..."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-4------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-2-2222---2222---2222---2222---22---22-|
**** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-2-2222---2222---2222---2222---22---22-|
* **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-2------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---33-|
**** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---33-|
* **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
Final time:
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------5------4------2------4----5----|
Eb|-3-3333---3333---3333---3333---33---30-|
* **** * **** * **** * **** * ** * **
Solo
eb|---------------6----6-7-9-7h9p7p6-7-6b7~------|
Bb|-----------7-8---------------------------7-7--|
Gb|-------6-9------------------------------------|
Db|-7-8-9----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12--12p8----14--14p10-----15--15p12----|
Gb|----------9------------11------------12-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-14--14p10-----12-12p8---14-14p10----|
Gb|-----------11----------9----------11-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15--15p12-----17--17p14-----19--19p15----|
Gb|-----------12------------14------------16-|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------12b14-|
Bb|-17--17p14-----15-15p12----14-14p10----------|
Gb|-----------14-----------12----------11-------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
eb|-{12}-{12}-12b14r12---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------12b14r12--10h12----12----10h12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------11----11-------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------12b14~-|
Bb|-[12]14r12p10-[12]14r12p10---------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-14----14-----15----15-----17----17----|
Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--20b22-20b22-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-15----15-----17-----15-----|
Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|-14----14-----15----15-----14----14----|
Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--17b19-17b19-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-15----15-----17-----15-----12----|
Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--15b17-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-7------7------7------7------7----7----|
Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-|
**** **** **** **** ** **
x2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-8------8------8------8------8----8----|
Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-55-|
**** **** **** **** ** **
Final time:
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-8------8------8------8------8--------|
Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-00-12-|
**** **** **** **** **
Solo
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-14--15---------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-11--12--14--(14)/15--14----|
Ab|-------------------------17-|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-14--(14)/15--/17--(17)15--14-----|
Ab|--------------------------------17-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-15-15--15-15--15-15--15--15--------|
Db|-15-15--15-15--15-15--15--15--------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------17/18-|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------19----------20-21-|
Db|-------------19-20-------20-19----19-19-20-------|
Ab|-19-20-19-20-------19-20-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-18-17-------------------------------------17-18-20b22~-|
Bb|-------18-17-------------------------17-18--------------|
Gb|-------------19-18-------------18-19--------------------|
Db|-------------------20-19-19-20--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 Guitar 3 is played every time
Guitar 1 ends song with this:
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------5------------|
Db|-3----3----5----5---2--------5----5----7--|
Ab|-3----3----5----5---2--------3----5----7--|
Eb|-1----1-00-3----3-0-0-------------3----5--|
** *
Time, thousands of years pass by
But with the ancient rites in tact
Man, mankind has multiplied
Spreading worldwide as planned
Kings and their armies preen
Draw lines in the sand
Fight for their so called rights
To God, gold and land
And through the ages we hand them their fate
Marionettes on a string
Phased retribution precise and exact
'Til the birth of The One sets us free
Blood, Earth Mother's soaked in blood
Spilled from the warring clans of man
Greed will serve to feed unrest
Antagonized within by our hand
Pain, death and pestilence
Will shake human faith
Creeds serving heresy
A crutch for Mans flawed way
And through the ages we hand them their fate
Marionettes on a string
Phased retribution precise and exact
'Til the birth of The One sets us free
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
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