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Motivation Of Man

Iced Earth

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Iced Earth:  Motivation Of Man

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Date last modified:  01/01/08
  
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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.

Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise,
are done with a baritone tuned down a half step:
From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F bb)


Intro
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--------2--------9----(9)\--2----9----(9)\--2--|
Eb|-2--------2--------7----(7)\--2----7----(7)\--2--|
Bb|-0--------0--------0----------0----0----------0--|

Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2222----------------2----2222----------------2--|
Eb|------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--|
Bb|----------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--|
    **** **** **** ****      **** **** **** ****
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222-------------222-------------|
Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----|
Bb|-------------320-------------320-|
    *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-222----------------------2--|
Eb|-----320-320--------------2--|
Bb|-------------320-0-000023-0--|
    *** *** *** *** * ******
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2222----------------2----2222----------------2--|
Eb|------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--|
Bb|----------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--|
    **** **** **** ****      **** **** **** ****
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222-------------222-------------|
Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----|
Bb|-------------320-------------320-|
    *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222----------------------2------|
Eb|-----320-320--------------2------|
Bb|-------------320-0-00223--0--0-0-|
    *** *** *** *** * *****     * *


Riff 1
Guitar 1                           x3
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|-7/9-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-5/7-----7-------7-------7---5-5-|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
        * *   * * *   * * *   * * *
    "At last..."
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-7/9---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-5/7-----7---------4-5-4--2----|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2--0--0-|
        * *   * * * * * *       *
    "...cleansing."

Guitar 2                           x3
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4/5-------------------------4-4-|
Eb|-5/7-----7-------7-------7---5-5-|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
        * *   * * *   * * *   * * *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-4/5---------------------------|
Eb|-5/7-----7---------4-5-4--2----|
Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3-2--0--0-|
        * *   * * * * * *       *

Guitar 3
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |------12----13--15--13--12----10-------|
Db|-9----------------------------------12-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------|
F |-10----12--13----12--10---------|
Db|-------------------------10--9--|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2------------2---4----(4)\------9-----7-|
Eb|-3--------3-3-3p0-5----(5)\-----10-----9-|
Bb|----------------------------0-0----0-0---|
             * *   *           * *    * *
   "Unlimited power..."

Guitar 2
Bb|----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------10---------|
Db|-11-12-11-9----------9-11-12-----12--11-|
Ab|-------------12--10---------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
Bb|----------------------------8---------|
F |-10-12-10-8---------8-10-12----12--10-|
Db|-------------11--9--------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|


Play Riff 1 with this additional guitar:

Harmony guitar:
Bb|-------19----20--22--20--19----17-------|
F |-17----------------------------------15-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|

Bb|-17----19--20----19--17----------|
F |-------------------------18--17--|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|


Play Riff 2  "Unlimited power..."
Guitars 2 and 3 play these notes into ending:
Bb|-------|
F |--(8)--|
Db|---9---|
Ab|-------|
Eb|-------|
Bb|-------|

Ending:
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2----2222----------------2----2222----------------2--|
Eb|-2---------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--|
Bb|-0-------------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--|
         **** **** **** ****      **** **** **** ****
   "...man!"
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222-------------222-------------|
Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----|
Bb|-------------320-------------320-|
    *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-222----------------------2--|
Eb|-----320-320--------------2--|
Bb|-------------320-0-000023-0--|
    *** *** *** *** * ******
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2222----------------2----2222----------------2--|
Eb|------3210-3210------2---------3210-3210------2--|
Bb|----------------3210-0-------------------3210-0--|
    **** **** **** ****      **** **** **** ****
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-222-------------222-------------|
Eb|-----320-320---------320-320-----|
Bb|-------------320-------------320-|
    *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-222------------------------0--2--|
Eb|-----320-320-------------2--0--2--|
Bb|-------------320-0-00223-0-----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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