Reckoning by Iced Earth
Band- Iced Earth
Song- The Reckoning
Album- The Glorious Burden
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|-----7---8-----------------|
Bb|-------7------------7-8----|
Gb|------------------------9--|
Db|-9------(9)------9-----(9)-|
Ab|-7------(7)------7-----(7)-|
Eb|-0------(0)------0-----(0)-|
Guitar 2 (Comes in later)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------999--------------101010-|
Ab|-------7-777------------7-777--------|
Eb|-0-000------------0-000--------------|
* *** * *** *** * *** * *** * * *
"Destiny's called us..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-------------999--777--------999-9~-|
Ab|-------7-777----------101010-----a--|
Eb|-0-000------------------------------|
* *** * *** *** *** * * * ***
"This it's for blood..."
Riff 2
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-7/9-----7/9----------7/9-----7/9---------|
Ab|-5/7-----5/7---8-8-8--5/7-----5/7---8-8-8-|
Eb|-----0-0-----0-8-8-8------0-0-----0-8-8-8-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-7/9-----7/9------------------|
Ab|-5/7-----5/7---8-8-8--8--7--5-|
Eb|-----0-0-----0-8-8-8--8--7--5-|
* * * * * *
Riff 3
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------5------------------|
Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---7777-7-7777-7-77-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **** **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------5-----7-------|
Ab|-5-7777-7-7777-7-77---875---------|
Eb|----------------------------6-5-3-|
**** **** ** *** * *
Harmony guitar
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------4------------------|
Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---5555-5-5555-5-55-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **** **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------4-----5-------|
Db|-4-5555-5-5555-5-55---754---------|
Ab|----------------------------5-4-2-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
**** **** ** *** * *
Play Riff 2 "You went too far this time..."
Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..."
Play Riff 2 "The hour's close at hand..."
Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..."
Play Riff 3 w/o harmony guitar
Ending chord to riff 3:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--2--|
Eb|--0--|
Interlude:
Guitar 1 (Clean)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|
Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----10-------10-------10-------10---|
Ab|---7----7---7----7---7----7---7----7-|
Eb|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|
Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
Ab|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
Eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (Clean with reverb)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----9----(9)--------10----(10)--|
Ab|---7---------------7-------------|
Eb|-0---------------0---------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----9----(9)--------7----(7)--|
Ab|---7---------------7-----------|
Eb|-0---------------0-------------|
The following guitars come in later:
Guitar 3 (Fades in, harmony guitar in () )
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-(11)------(12)------(11)------(9)--|
Db|---9--------10---------9--------7---|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Guitar 4
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|---10-12----------10-13--|
Gb|-9--------------9--------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|---------------------10--|
Bb|---10-12----------12-----|
Gb|-9--------------9--------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
End interlude
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 2 "If it was up to me..."
Play Riff 1 "Destiny's called us..."
Ending
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--2--|
Eb|--0--|
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.
= 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
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