TAB by Song : 29483
Tab List Area
1 Pages 1 Results
When Stars Collide Born Is He by Iced Earth
When Stars Collide Born Is He
Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise,
are done with a baritone tuned down a half step:
From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F bb)
Intro: x2
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|-9-9-----------------------------|
Ab|-9-9-----------------------------|
Eb|-7-7-----------------------------|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 1
Bb|----------------|
F |----------------|
Db|-9--------------|
Ab|-9--------------|
Eb|-7--------------|
Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
Bb|-----------------------|
F |-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-10-----9---10----9-7--|
Eb|-12----10---12---10-9--|
Bb|-----0----0----0-------|
* * *
"Look unto..."
Bb|-----------------------|
F |-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|--9--9---7----9---7-5--|
Eb|-10-10---9---10---9-7--|
Bb|-------0---0----0------|
* * *
"A night that..."
Bb|---------------|
F |---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|-4----4--7--4--|
Eb|-5----5--9--5--|
Bb|---------------|
"When stars collide..."
Riff 2 x2
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|-9------------------------------|
Ab|-9------------------------------|
Eb|-7------------------------------|
Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar fill over Riff 2
Bb|---------------------|
F |---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|-10----(10)----(10)--|
Bb|---------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Pure mathematical..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|-9------------------------9---5-|
Ab|-9------------------------9---5-|
Eb|-7------------------------7---3-|
Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-(5)------7---4------------9-|
Ab|-(5)------7---4------5-3---9-|
Eb|-(3)------5---2------5-3---7-|
Bb|--------0---0------0-3-1-0---|
* * * *
"Forged in flames..."
Repeat the above, then:
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|-9------------------------------9-|
Ab|-9----------------------12-12---9-|
Eb|-7----------------------10--9---7-|
Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0---|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"...guile."
Guitar fill over beginning of Riff 3
Bb|---------------------|
F |---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|-10----(10)----(10)--|
Bb|---------------------|
Riff 4
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-9--------9---9-9--9-------------7-|
Ab|-9--------9---9-9--9-----12-12---7-|
Eb|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-----10--9---5-|
Bb|----------------------00-------0---|
* * * * ** *
"Born is he..."
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-7--------7---7-7--7-------------5-|
Ab|-7--------7---7-7--7-----12-12---5-|
Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-----10--9---3-|
Bb|----------------------00-------0---|
* * * * ** *
"...Clouding of man..."
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|-5----------7----7------------9-|
Ab|-5----5-7-9-7----7----12-12---9-|
Eb|-3----3-5-7-5----5----10--9---7-|
Bb|-------------------00-------0---|
* * * ** *
"...veneration..."
1st ending:
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|-(9)------------------------------9-|
Ab|-(9)----------------------12-12---9-|
Eb|-(7)----------------------10--9---7-|
Bb|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0---|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"...the end of man."
2nd ending:
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-(9)---------------------------|
Ab|-(9)----------------------5-3--|
Eb|-(7)----------------------5-3--|
Bb|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-1--|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...the end of man."
Guitar fill over Riff 4 (Comes in halfway through)
Bb|--------------------|
F |------8--7----------|
Db|-9----------9-7--9--|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|------9--------9-7-----7-------|
Eb|-7-----------------10-------9--|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|------7--------7-5-------|
Eb|-5-----------------9--7--|
Bb|-------------------------|
Guitar 2
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------12--------12-10-9--10--------|
Eb|-10-----------------------------12--|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|------10--------10-9---------|
Eb|-9-------------------12--10--|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Repeat the above, then both guitars end with:
Bb|-----------------|
F |-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|---3-5---3--5----|
Eb|---3-5---3--5----|
Bb|-0-1-3-0-1--3--0-|
* * *
Riff 6 x2
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|-9------------------------------|
Ab|-9------------------------------|
Eb|-7------------------------------|
Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "Look unto..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1 "Pure mathematical..."
Play Riff 3 "Forged in flames..."
Play Riff 4 "Born is he..."
Final time play this:
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|-5----------7----7------------9-|
Ab|-5----5-7-9-7----7----12-12---9-|
Eb|-3----3-5-7-5----5----10--9---7-|
Bb|-------------------00-------0----|
* * * ** *
"...as we accelerate the end of man."
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
Look unto the days of warning
A night that the sky is burning
When stars collide
Pure mathematical perfection
Ancient pain feeds resurrection
When stars collide
Forged in flames, sacred fire
Born in eastern sands of guile
Born is he, ten millennia
After the Clouding of man
Sincerest veneration
For he that vindicates the end of man
Sworn are we, ten millennia
After the Clouding of man
Unleash abomination
As we accelerate the end of man
-----------