Iced Earth - High Water Mark (Gettysburg 1863)
Half Step Down Tuning - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
h: hammer om
p: pull off
/,: slide
~: vibrato
b: bend
r: release bend
m: mute
Riff A:
Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-9--------9--11--12--------12-11--7--|
Ab|-7--------7---9--10--------10--9--5--|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-11----9--------9--7--5--------5--9--7----------------|
Ab|--9----7--------7--5--3--------3--7--5--------5--7--2-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------3--5--0-|
Riff B:
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Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
"It was very close..."
eb|---------------------------------------|}
Bb|---------------------------------------|}
Gb|---------------------------------------|}
Db|-----9----------7--------5----------4--|} play 4 times
Ab|---7---7------7--------7---7------7----|}
Eb|-0----------0--------0----------0------|}
"Execute it well..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--|
Ab|-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--|
Eb|-------------------------------|
"...it's in God's..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-x-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--|
Ab|-x-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Riff C:
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Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
"General Lee I must tell you straight I believe this attack will fail"
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9------9------7------7--------------5------5------4------4--|
Ab|---7---7--7------7---7--7--------------7---7--7------7---7--7----|
Eb|-0-------------0---------------------0-------------0-------------|
"Execute it well..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--|
Ab|-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--|
Eb|-------------------------------|
"...it's in God's..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-x-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--|
Ab|-x-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Riff D:
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Guitar 1 (distortion) Last chord
eb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Db|-5--------5-4---4-----------4-5--7--4-|--5--|
Ab|-7------------7----5--------5-7--9--5-|--7--|
Eb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Guitar 2 (distortion) last chord
eb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|----------4---------------------------|-----|
Db|-5----------7-5-7--4--------4-5--7--4-|--5--|
Ab|-7--------------------------5-7--9--5-|--7--|
Eb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Guitar 3 (distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|-000--000--000--000--000--000--000--000-|
mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Riff E:
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Guitar 1 (distortion)
"The rebel cannon break the silence"
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|------5----4-5----------5----4-5----4----4-2--|
Ab|------7----5-7----------7----5-7----5----5-3--|
Eb|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00-----00---00------|
m mm mm mmm m mm mm mm mm m
"150 Guns make up their cannonade"
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------5----4-5----------5----4-5----4----4-2-------------|
Ab|------7----5-7----------7----5-7----5----5-3----7--10--5-|
Eb|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00-----00---00--------5---8--3-|
m mm mm mmm m mm mm mm mm m
Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-...-|
mmm m m mmm m m mmm m m mmm m m
Then play again:
Riff D (over "what happens here this day..")
Riff E (over "the Virginians...")
Riff D (over "the slaughter now...")
Riff F:
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Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Db|----------------------------8--5---7--------------------------10--5--|} play 4 times
Ab|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-8--5---7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-10--5--|}
Eb|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--------|}
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
Riff G:
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Guitar 1 (distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|----5----------4-5--4-----5----------4-5--4-|
Db|-7----7----5-7---------7----7----5-7--------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|----4--------4-5-7--5-----5----------4-5--4-|
Db|-5----5----5-----------7----7----5-7--------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----9------------7-9--7------9------------7-9--7-|
Db|-10----10----9-10---------10----10----9-10--------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----7--------7-9-10--9------9------------7-9--7-|
Db|-9----9----9------------10----10----9-10--------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Riff H:
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Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------8--8--|
Ab|-5-777-7--5-777-7--5-777-7-555-8--8--|
Eb|-3-555-5--3-555-5--3-555-5-333-------|
m mmm m m mmm m m mmm m mmm
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------10--10--|
Ab|-5-777-7--5-777-7--5-777-7-555-10--10--|
Eb|-3-555-5--3-555-5--3-555-5-333---------|
m mmm m m mmm m m mmm m mmm
Then play again:
Riff G
Riff H
Riff I:
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Both Guitars (distortion - play twice)
"We're almost there my boys..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7----9-10-------5----2----5--|
Eb|-5----7--8-------3----0----3--|
"We must push forward boys..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|--------------9--7-----5----5--|
Ab|-7----9-10----7--5-----3----2--|
Eb|-5----7--8---------------------|
Riff J:
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Both Guitars (distortion - play twice)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-10-12121212----1010-13131313-|
Eb|------------------------------|
m m m m m m m m m m m
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-10-12121212----1010-15151515-|
Eb|------------------------------|
m m m m m m m m m m m
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-10-12121212----1010-13131313-10-12121212-|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
Riff K:
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Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|------------------|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|-3-5-3-55-6-5-3-5-|
m m m mm m m m m
Riff L:
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Both Guitar (distortion)
"It's over now we are..."
eb|--------------------------------|}
Bb|--------------------------------|}
Gb|--------------------------------|}
Db|-7--------12--10-------109-97-|} play twice
Ab|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
Eb|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
"I am responsible..."
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-5--------10--9--------10-9-|
Ab|-3---------8--7---------8-7-|
Eb|-3---------8--7---------8-7-|
"I thought us..."
eb|--------------------------------|}
Bb|--------------------------------|}
Gb|--------------------------------|}
Db|-7--------12--10-------109-97-|} play twice
Ab|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
Eb|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
"God forgive me..."
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-5--------10--9--------10-9-|
Ab|-3---------8--7---------8-7-|
Eb|-3---------8--7---------8-7-|
"It's all my fault..."
eb|--------------------------------|}
Bb|--------------------------------|}
Gb|--------------------------------|}
Db|-7--------12--10-------109-97-|} play twice
Ab|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
Eb|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
"...hands!"
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-55555-55555-55555-5555-6--6--|
Eb|-55555-55555-55555-5555-6--6--|
mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmm
Riff M (outro):
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Guitar 2 (arranged for guitar)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----14----12-10-12--14--/10--9-7------14----12-10-12--14--/17--15-14--|
Db|-12--------------------------------12---------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----14----12-10-12--14--/10--9-7--|
Db|-12-------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
THE END
Song order:
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Riff A
Riff B
Riff C
Riff D
Riff E
Riff D
Riff E
Riff D
Riff F
Riff G
Riff H
Riff G
Riff H
Riff I
Riff J
Riff K
Riff L
Riff M (outro)
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