Retribution Through the Ages Lyrics

Iced Earth: Retribution Through The Ages
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Date last modified: 12/19/07
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Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
Final time:
Guitar 2
Guitar 3 (Comes in the 2nd time)
Riff 2
Guitar 1
"Time..."
"...years pass..."
"...ancient rites..."
"...in tact..."
Final time:
"...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)
Final time:
eb|---------------6----6-7-9-7h9p7p6-7-6b7~------|
Bb|-12--12p8----14--14p10-----15--15p12----|
Bb|-14--14p10-----12-12p8---14-14p10----|
Bb|-15--15p12-----17--17p14-----19--19p15----|
eb|---------------------------------------12b14-|
Bb|-17--17p14-----15-15p12----14-14p10----------|
eb|---12b14r12---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------12b14r12--10h12----12----10h12-|
eb|----------------------------12b14~-|
Bb|-14r12p10-14r12p10---------|
Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--20b22-20b22-|
Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--|
Bb|-17b19-17b19--18b20-18b20--17b19-17b19-|
Bb|-18b20-18b20--20b22--18b20--15b17\-|
End Solo
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2
Final time:
eb|-18-17-------------------------------------17-18-20b22~-|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 Guitar 3 is played every time
Guitar 1 ends song with this:
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.
= 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