Band- Iced Earth
Song- The Devil To Pay
Album- The Glorious Burden
Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 7 7 5 |
| Db | 7 5 4 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
Lead into next section: (Distortion)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 2 5 4 2 |
| Ab | 2 5 0 3 2 5 0 |
| Eb | 0 3 3 |
* * * *
"There's the devil to pay!"
Riff 2 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 7 7 5 5 |
| Db | 7 5 4 3 2 5 4 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 2 0 |
| Eb | 0 3 |
* * * * * * *
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9~ 9 7 7 9 |
| Db | 7 10 9 10 9 7~ /12 10 9~ (9)\ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9~ 9 7 7 9 /12 11h12p11 9~ 10 9 7 9 |
| Db | 7 10 10 9~\ |
| Ab | a |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12~ 12 11 11 12 /10 9 7~ (7)\ |
| Db | 10 14 12 14 12 10~ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12~ 12 11 11 12 /17 16h17p16 14~ 14 |
| Db | 10 14 17 15 17 15 14~\ |
| Ab | a |
| Eb | |
Riff 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 2 5 8 7 |
| Eb | 5 555 5 5 555 5 5 55 0 3 0 6 5 |
*** * * *** * * ** *
"The pressure's on..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 2 5 10 8 |
| Eb | 5 555 5 5 555 5 5 55 0 3 0 8 6 |
*** * * *** * * ** *
"The Yanks must hold..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 2 5 8 7 |
| Eb | 5 555 5 5 555 5 5 55 0 3 0 6 5 |
*** * * *** * * ** *
"Just two brigades..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 2 5 5 7 |
| Eb | 5 555 5 5 0 0 3 0 3 5 |
*** * * * *
"Against 20,000..."
Final time:
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 2 5 4 2 |
| Ab | 7 2 5 2 5 0 3 2 5 0 |
| Eb | 5 555 5 5 0 0 3 0 3 3 |
*** * * * * * * *
"Thousands more comin'..."
Play Riff 2 "This tragedy..."
Play Riff 3 "South of town..."
Play Riff 2 "This tragedy..."
Last time for Riff 2, use this:
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 7 7 5 5 |
| Db | 7 5 4 3 2 5 4 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 2 0 |
| Eb | 0 3 |
* * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | (2) (2) |
| Ab | (0) (0) |
| Eb | |
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9~ 9 7 7 9 /12 11h12p11 9~ 10 9 7 9 |
| Db | 7 10 10 9 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12~ 12 11 11 12 /17 16h17p16 14~ 14 |
| Db | 10 14 17 15 17 15 14 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 14 (14) |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
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Riff 4 (Interlude): 5:30-7:05
Lead into interlude:
(12 string acoustic)
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
Note: Each repetition either adds another guitar or adds
more notes. So each repetition is split into sections here.
Section A:
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 4 2 1 |
| Db | 7 7 5 5 3 3 2 2 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 |
| Db | 7 9 10 7 5 7 9 10 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 7 9 7 |
| Db | 10 9 10 9 7 5 7 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | 15 17 |
| Gb | 14 16 17 14 14 16 17 |
| Db | 17 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 17 15 17 15 |
| Gb | 17 16 17 16 14 14 |
| Db | 17 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End Section A.
Section B:
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 4 2 1 |
| Db | 7 7 5 5 3 3 2 2 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 9 |
| Db | 7 9 10 9 10 7 5 5 7 9 10 9 10 10 |
| Ab | 7 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 7 9 7 |
| Db | 10 9 10 9 7 7 7 7 5 7 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 5 7 9 7 9 5 4 4 5 7 9 7 9 10 12 9 12 |
| Db | 5 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 10 9 7 12 10 9 7 5 5 5 5 4 5 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 4
| eb | |
| Bb | 15 17 17 |
| Gb | 14 16 17 16 17 14 14 16 17 16 17 17 |
| Db | 17 14 17 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 17 15 17 15 |
| Gb | 17 16 17 16 14 14 14 14 14 |
| Db | 17 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End Section B.
Section C:
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 4 2 1 |
| Db | 7 7 5 5 3 3 2 2 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 9 |
| Db | 7 9 10 9 10 7 5 5 7 9 10 9 10 10 |
| Ab | 7 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 9 7 7 7 9 7 |
| Db | 10 10 10 9 7 9 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 7 |
| Db | 10 9 7 7 7 7 5 7 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 5 7 9 7 9 5 4 4 5 7 9 7 9 10 12 9 12 |
| Db | 5 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 12 10 9 10 10 12 10 9 9 7 5 7 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 10 9 7 5 5 5 5 4 5 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 4
| eb | |
| Bb | 15 17 17 |
| Gb | 14 16 17 16 17 14 14 16 17 16 17 17 |
| Db | 17 14 17 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 17 17 15 15 15 17 15 |
| Gb | 17 17 17 16 14 16 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 17 15 |
| Gb | 17 16 14 14 14 14 14 |
| Db | 17 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 5
| eb | |
| Bb | 13 15 17 15 17 13 12 12 |
| Gb | 12 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 13 15 15 |
| Bb | 13 15 17 15 17 17 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 15 15 13 13 13 15 13 |
| Bb | 17 17 17 15 13 15 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 15 13 |
| Bb | 17 15 13 13 13 13 12 13 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End Section C.
Section D:
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 4 2 1 |
| Db | 7 7 5 5 3 3 2 2 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 9 10 9 10 7 5 5 |
| Ab | 7 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 9 7 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 7 7 |
| Db | 10 10 10 10 9 7 9 9 10 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 7 |
| Db | 10 9 7 7 7 7 5 7 (7) |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 7 9 7 9 5 4 4 |
| Db | 5 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 7 9 7 9 10 12 9 12 9 10 |
| Db | 12 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 12 12 10 9 10 10 12 10 9 9 9 7 5 7 7 9 10 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 10 9 7 5 5 5 5 4 5 (5) |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 4
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 14 14 14 14 16 17 16 17 14 |
| Db | 17 14 17 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 15 17 17 15 |
| Gb | 14 14 14 14 16 17 16 17 17 16 17 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 17 17 17 15 15 15 17 15 15 |
| Gb | 17 17 17 17 16 14 16 16 17 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 17 15 |
| Gb | 17 16 14 14 14 14 14 (14) |
| Db | 17 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 5
| eb | |
| Bb | 13 13 13 13 15 17 15 17 13 12 12 |
| Gb | 12 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 13 15 15 13 |
| Bb | 13 13 13 13 15 17 15 17 17 15 17 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 15 15 15 13 13 13 15 13 13 |
| Bb | 17 17 17 17 15 13 15 15 17 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 15 13 |
| Bb | 17 15 13 13 13 13 12 13 (13) |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End Section D.
Interlude ends with only Guitar 1 still playing:
(12 string acoustic) x3
| eb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Db | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
End Interlude.
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Riff 5 (Note: First chord is under the cannon fire)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 5 5 4 2 1 |
| Db | 7 5 5 3 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
* * * * *
Riff 6
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 5 5 5 5 4 4 |
| Db | 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 |
| Eb | |
* * * * *** * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 2 2 1 1 1 1 |
| Db | 3 3 2 2 2 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 |
| Eb | |
* * * * *** * *
Riff 7
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 9\ 7 |
| Ab | 7\ 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 000 |
* * * * *** * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 5 |
| Ab | 3 3 3 3 3 333 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | |
* * * * *** * * * * * *
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 7
Riff 8
Guitar 1 x2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 12 10 9 5 12 10 7 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
x2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 12 10 9 5 12 10 7 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7~ |
| Db | 7 9 10 10 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 5~ | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | 7~ | |
| Db | 7 9 10 10 9 10~ 9 7~ | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7~ | |
| Ab | 7 9 10 10 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 5~ | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | 7~ | |
| Ab | 7 9 10 10 9 10~ 9 7~ |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 7~ |
| Db | 10 10 10 9~ | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | 7 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 | |
| Db | 10 10~ | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 7~ | |
| Ab | 10 10 10 9~ | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | 7 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 | |
| Ab | 10 10~ |
| Eb | |
Riff 8a
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** |
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 555 5 5555 |
* * * * * * * * * * * *** * ****
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** |
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 0000 |
* * * * * * * * * * * *** * ****
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7~ |
| Db | 7 9 10 10 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 5~ | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | 7~ | |
| Db | 7 9 10 10 9 10~ 9 7~ | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7~ | |
| Ab | 7 9 10 10 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 5~ | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | 7~ | |
| Ab | 7 9 10 10 9 10~ 9 7~ |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 7~ |
| Db | 10 10 10 9~ | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | 7 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 | |
| Db | 10 10~ | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 7~ | |
| Ab | 10 10 10 9~ | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | 7 9 10~ 9 7 9~ 7 | |
| Ab | 10 10~ |
| Eb | |
Guitar 4
| eb | 10 |
| Bb | 10 12 13 13 12 13 12 10 12 10 8 |
| Gb | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | 10 | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | 10 12 13 13 12 13 12 10 | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 10 |
| Gb | 9 11 12 12 11 12 11 9 11 9 7 |
| Db | ~ | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | 10 | |
| Gb | 9 11 12 12 11 12 11 9 | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 5
| eb | 13 |
| Bb | 13 15 17 17 15 17 15 13 15 13 12 |
| Gb | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | 13 | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | 13 15 17 17 15 17 15 13 | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 13 |
| Gb | 12 14 16 16 14 16 14 12 14 12 11 |
| Db | | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | | |
|
| eb | | | > Play 2x |
| Bb | 13 | |
| Gb | 12 14 16 16 14 16 14 12 | |
| Db | | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Riff 9
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 2 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 000 3 3 023 |
| Eb | |
* *** * *** Final chord
| eb | | |
| Bb | | |
| Gb | | |
| Db | 4 7 6 | 2 |
| Ab | 5 5 550 8 888 7 77 5 | 0 |
| Eb | | |
* *** *** ** *
Lead into next section:
Play Riff 3 "Attack, attack..."
Play Riff 2 "This tragedy..."
Song ends with Riff 2.
Drum beat leads into "Hold At All Costs".
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.