High Water Mark
Iced Earth
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E|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|------------------------------ D|-99-9--------9--11--12-------- A|-77-7--------7---9--10-------- E|------------------------------ E|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|12-11--7--| A|10--9--5--| E|----------| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-11----9--------9--7--5-------- A|--9----7--------7--5--3-------- E|------------------------------- E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|5--9--7----------------| A|3--7--5--------5--7--2-| E|---------------3--5--0-| Rest of the time: E|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|------------------------------ D|-9--------9--11--12--------12- A|-7--------7---9--10--------10- E|------------------------------ E|- B|- G|- D|1 A|- E|- E|------| B|------| G|------| D|1--7--| A|9--5--| E|------| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-11----9--------9--7--5-------- A|--9----7--------7--5--3-------- E|------------------------------- E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|5--9--7----------------| A|3--7--5--------5--7--2-| E|---------------3--5--0-| Riff 2 (12 string acoustic) x4 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----9----------7--------5------ A|---7---7------7--------7---7---- E|-0----------0--------0---------- E|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|----4--| A|--7----| E|0------|"It was very close..."E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--| A|-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--| E|-------------------------------| "Execute it well..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-x-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9- A|-x-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7- E|--------------------------------"...thing, it's in God's..."Riff 2a (12 string acoustic) E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----9------9------7------7--| - A|---7---7--7------7---7--7----| | E|-0-------------0-------------| | "General Lee I must tell you... E|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----------------------------| | D|-----5------5------4------4--| - A|---7---7--7------7---7--7----| E|-0-------------0-------------| E|--> Play 4x B| G| D|---| A| E|"...that I believe..."E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--| A|-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--| E|-------------------------------| "Execute it well..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-x-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9- A|-x-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7- E|--------------------------------"...thing, it's in God's..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 (Distortion) Final chordE|-0------------------------------ B|-0------------------------------ G|-0------------------------------ D|-5--------5-4---4-----------4-5- A|-7------------7----5--------5-7- E|-------------------------------- E|--------|--0--| B|--------|--0--| G|--------|--0--| D|--7---4-|--5--| A|--9---5-|--7--| E|0---0---|-----| * * Guitar 2 (Distortion) Final chord E|-0------------------------------ B|-0------------------------------ G|-0--------4--------------------- D|-5----------7-5-7--4--------4-5- A|-7--------------------------5-7- E|-------------------------------- E|--------|--0--| B|--------|--0--| G|--------|--0--| D|--7---4-|--5--| A|--9---5-|--7--| E|0---0---|-----| * * Guitar 3 (12 string acoustic) Final chord E|-0------------------------------ B|-0------------------------------ G|-0------------------------------ D|-5--------5-4---4-----------4-5- A|-7------------7----5--------5-7- E|-------------------------------- E|--------|--0--| B|--------|--0--| G|--------|--0--| D|--7---4-|--5--| A|--9---5-|--7--| E|0---0---|-----| Guitar 4 (Distortion, comes in later) E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|-000--000--000--000--000--000-- *** *** *** *** *** *** E|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|000--000-| *** *** (Guitar 4 then plays this through to the next riff) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----|Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-...-| *** * * *** * * *** * * *** * * Riff 4 Guitar 1E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------5----4-5----------5----4- A|------7----5-7----------7----5- E|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00--- * ** ** *** * ** ** E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|5----4----4-2--| A|7----5----5-3--| E|--00---00------| ** ** * "The rebel cannon..." E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------5----4-5----------5----4- A|------7----5-7----------7----5- E|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00--- * ** ** *** * ** ** E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|5----4----4-2------2----5--5---| A|7----5----5-3------0----3--3-5-| E|--00---00--------0----0------3-| ** ** * * *"150 Guns make up..."Final time: E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------5----4-5----------5----4- A|------7----5-7----------7----5- E|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00--- * ** ** *** * ** ** E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|5----4----4-2------2----5--5-----| A|7----5----5-3------0----3--3-5---| E|--00---00--------0----0------3-0-| ** ** * * * * Guitar 2 (Plays through into next riff) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----|Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-...-| *** * * *** * * *** * * *** * *Continues after the adRiff 3a Guitar 1 Final chordE|-0------------------------------ B|-0------------------------------ G|-0------------------------------ D|-5--------5-4---4-----------4-5- A|-7------------7----5--------5-7- E|-------------------------------- E|------|--0--| B|------|--0--| G|------|--0--| D|-7--4-|--5--| A|-9--5-|--7--| E|------|-----|"What happens here..."Guitar 2 Final chord E|-0------------------------------ B|-0------------------------------ G|-0--------4--------------------- D|-5----------7-5-7--4--------4-5- A|-7--------------------------5-7- E|-------------------------------- E|------|--0--| B|------|--0--| G|------|--0--| D|-7--4-|--5--| A|-9--5-|--7--| E|------|-----| Guitar 3 (Plays through into next riff) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----|Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-...-| *** * * *** * * *** * * *** * * Play Riff 4 "The Virginians are the chosen..." Play Riff 3a "The slaughter now ensues..."Guitar 3's final time in Riff 3a: E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-00-| *** * * *** * * *** * * **Riff 5 E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|----------------------------8-- A|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-8-- E|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5---- * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---| B|---| G|---| D|5--| A|5--| E|---| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-7--------------------------10-- A|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-10-- E|----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5----- * * * * * * * * * * * E|---| B|---| G|---| D|5--| A|5--| E|---| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-7--------------------------8-- A|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-8-- E|----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5---- * * * * * * * * * * * E|---| B|---| G|---| D|5--| ----| A|5--| | E|---| | | E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-7--------------------------10-- A|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-10-- E|----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5----- * * * * * * * * * * * E|---| |--> Play 3x B|---| | G|---| | D|5--| ---| A|5--| E|---|Riff 6 Guitar 1E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|----5----------4-5--4-----5----- D|-7----7----5-7---------7----7--- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|------------| B|------------| G|-----4-5--4-| D|-5-7--------| A|------------| E|------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|----4--------4-5-7--5-----5----- D|-5----5----------------7----7--- A|-----------7-------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|------------| B|------------| G|-----4-5--4-| D|-5-7--------| A|------------| E|------------| Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-----9------------7-9--7------9- D|-10----10----9-10---------10---- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|------------------| B|------------------| G|-----------7-9--7-| D|10----9-10--------| A|------------------| E|------------------| E|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|----7--------7-9-10--9------9- D|-9----9-----------------10---- A|----------10------------------ E|------------------------------ E|------------------| B|------------------| G|-----------7-9--7-| D|10----9-10--------| A|------------------| E|------------------| Riff 7 E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|-3-555-5--3-555-5--3-555-5-335- * *** * * *** * * *** * *** E|------| B|------| G|------| D|8--8--| A|8--8--| E|------| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|-3-555-5--3-555-5--3-555-5-335- * *** * * *** * * *** * *** E|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|10--10--| A|10--10--| E|--------|Play Riff 6 Play Riff 7Riff 8 (Play 2x) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-7----9-10-----10\5----5-2----5- A|-7----9-10-----10\5----5-2----5- E|-5----7--8------8\3----3-0----3- "We're almost there..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|----------------9--7-----5------ D|-7----9-10------9--7-----5----5- A|-7----9-10------7--5-----3----5- E|-5----7--8----0---------------3- *"We must push..."Riff 9 (Play 2x) E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-10-12121212----1010-13131313-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-10-12121212----1010-15151515-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|------------------------------ D|------------------------------ A|-10-12121212----1010-13131313- E|------------------------------ * * * * * * * * * * * E|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|10-12121212-| E|------------| * * * * * Riff 10 E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------|Eb|-3-5-3-55-6-5-3-5-| * * * ** * * * *Riff 11 x2 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-7--------12--10-------10\9-9\7- A|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5- E|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5- "It's over now..." E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--------10--9--------10-9-| A|-3---------8--7---------8-7-| E|-3---------8--7---------8-7-| "I am responsible..." x E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-7--------12--10-------10\9-9\7- A|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5- E|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5- "I thought us..." E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--------10--9--------10-9-| A|-3---------8--7---------8-7-| E|-3---------8--7---------8-7-| "God forgive me..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-7--------12--10-------10\9-9\7- A|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5- E|-5--------10---8--------8\7-7\5-"It's all my fault..."Riff 12 E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-77777-77777-77777-7777-8--8--| A|-55555-55555-55555-5555-6--6--| E|-55555-55555-55555-5555-6--6--| ***** ***** ***** ****"...hands!" Song fades out, ending arranged for guitar:E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|----14----12-10-12--14--/10--9- D|-12---------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|---| B|---| G|7--| D|---| A|---| E|---| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|----14----12-10-12--14--/17--15- D|-12----------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----| B|----| G|14--| D|----| A|----| E|----| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|----14----12-10-12--14--/10--9- D|-12---------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|---| B|---| G|7--| D|---| A|---| E|---|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. <17> = 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