Last December Lyrics

Iced Earth: Last December
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Date last modified: April 27, 2003
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Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)
"The howling winds blow....."
Guitar 2 (Clean w/ reverb)
Bb|-12------|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1/-|
h.
Play this until the next riff
Bb|----12----12-----19--24-|-0-----1-1h3-1-0--1/-|
h. h. h.
Riff 2 (Distortion) x2
Riff 3
Db|-0h2--------0h2--------0h2------------------|
Ab|-0h2--------0h2--------0h2------------------|
"Obsessed with our love..."
Db|-0h2--------0h2--------0h2------------------|
Ab|-0h2--------0h2--------0h2-------------3----|
Riff 4
Guitar 1
"...part..."
Guitar 2
Play Riff 3 "It seems like only yesterday..."
Riff 4a
Riff 5 x2
Db|-0h2------------0h2--------|
Ab|-0h2------------0h2--------|
"Last december..."
Play Riff 4a
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Riff 6
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Riff 7
Guitar 1
Ab|-7--7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Ab|-----4/5--2---7-7-7h8-5--/10-8--8-8-8h10-7-|
Guitar 2
Db|--5--5--5---5h7---4---9-7--7-7-7h9--5-|
Db|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-|
Gb|--9--9-9-9h10--7-12-10--10-10-10h12--9-|
Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10--15-13--13-13-13h15-17-|
Guitar 3
Bb|---------------------12-10--10-10-10h12----|
Gb|-12-12-12-12h14--11---------------------12-|
Bb|-12--12-12-12h13-10--15-13--13-13-13h15-12-|
eb|-12--12-12-12h13-----15--13--13-13-13h15-12-|
eb|--19--19-19-19h20--17--22--20-20-20-20h22-24~-|
Riff 3a
Db|-0h2------------0h2------------|
Ab|-0h2------------0h2------------|
"So we take the final..."
Db|-0h2----------------------|
Ab|-0h2----------------------|
Db|-0h2------------0h2------------|
Ab|-0h2------------0h2------------|
Db|-0h2----------------------|
Ab|-0h2-----------------3----|
Play Riff 4a "...fall..."
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 4a
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 5 "Last december..."
Play Riff 6
Ending
Db|-0h2--------0h2--------|
Ab|-0h2--------0h2--------|
Db|-0h2------------------------|
Ab|-0h2----------------------2-|
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
12 = pre-bend.
12r10 = pre-bend and release.
= pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= 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