Iced Earth - Hold At All Costs (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:

Guitar 1(12 string acoustic)
eb|------0-------------0--------|
Bb|---------0-------------0-----|
Gb|-----------2----2--------2---|
Db|----2-------------2--------2-|
Ab|-0---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|-------1------------------------|
Bb|----------1---1-------1---------|
Gb|-----2------2-------0---------0-|
Db|-3----------------2---------0---|
Ab|----------------3---------2-----|
Eb|------------------------3-------|


 Riff B:
---------
Both Guitars (Distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|} play twice
Ab|-7-------------------------------------------------------10--5--|}
Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555--5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5--8--3--|}
       m m m m m m mmm m m m m m m mmm  m m m m m m mmm m m 
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------------------------------------10--5--|
Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-111-1-1-1-1-1-1-111--1-1-1-1-1-1-111-1-1--8--3--|
       m m m m m m mmm m m m m m m mmm  m m m m m m mmm m m
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-------------------------------------------------------10--5--|
Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555--5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5--8--3--|
       m m m m m m mmm m m m m m m mmm  m m m m m m mmm m m


 Chorus:
---------
Guitar 1 (distortion)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-5-7-7--7---------------7-5--|
Eb|-3-5-5--5------------33-5-3--|
    m m m               mm m m
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--3--------10----5--|
Eb|--1---------8----3--|

Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------12--10-9----10-9-7-9---------------|
Db|---5--7--/10--9-7----------5--7--/10--9-7--5------------------------10--9--10-7--|
Ab|-7-----------------------7-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-12--10--14--12--14~--|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|


Then play again:
 Riff B
 Chorus


 Riff C
--------
Guitar 1 (distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--------------------------------3----------------10--------5--------|
Eb|-5-555555555555555555555555555555-1-11111111111111--8-888888-3-333333-|
      mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm   mmmmmmmmmmmmmm    mmmmmm   mmmmmm  

Guitar 2 - orchestra arranged for guitar (play twice):
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-17-15-13-18-17-15-13-18-17-15-13-18-17-15-13-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-17-15-13-15-17-15-13-15-19-17-15-17-19--17--|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|


 Riff D:
---------
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------8--6--5-----|
Gb|------------------5-4--------------7-5--4-4----4-----------5--|
Db|---5-7------5-7-------7-7-----5-7-----------7----------------|
Ab|-7---------7-----------------7--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
    m m       m m               m m

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------9--------------------12-10--9-9-----9--9--------------|
Db|----9-10-------9-10----12--10-10-----9-10-------------12-------12--10------|
Ab|-10----------10--------------------10-----------------------------------12--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     m           m


Then play again
 Riff B
 Chorus


 Riff E (outro):
-----------------
Guitar 1 (distortion)
  "...stay the course..."
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|-5-7-7--7---------------7-5-|
Eb|-3-5-5--5------------33-5-3-|
    m m m               mm m m
  "...we so love..."
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-3--------5--3--10--5--7--|
Eb|-1--------3--1---8--3--5--|

Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-12--10-9----10-9-7-9---------------|
Db|-----------------------10--9--10-7--|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-12--10--14--12--14~--|
Db|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|


 Song order:
-------------
Riff A
Riff B
Chorus
Riff B
Chorus
Riff C
Riff D
Riff B
Chorus
Riff E (outro)