Band- Iced Earth
Song- Diary
Album- Burnt Offerings
Riff 1
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
| eb | 0 0 |
| Bb | 5b6 5b6 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Riff 2
Guitar 1 x2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 2 5 4 5 |
| Eb | 0 0 3 2 0 3 |
Guitar 2 (Clean, low volume with reverb)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 10 9 10 9 9 |
| Db | 9 9 |
| Ab | 7 7 8 7 10 7 8~ |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 10 9 10 9 9 |
| Db | 11 11 |
| Ab | 9 9 10 9 12 9 10~ |
| Eb | |
Play Riff 1 "Mine is pure darkness..."
Play Riff 2 "In the twilight of morning..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 7 5 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 |
* * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 7 5 2 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 0 |
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 9 10 9 7 9p7\ 5 7 9 10 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 9 10 9 7 9p7\ 5 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 5 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 |
* * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 9 10 9 7 9p7\ 5 7 9 10 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 9 10 9 7 9p7\ 5 7 |
| Ab | 7 7 7 5 2 |
| Eb | 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 0 |
* * * * * *
Lead into next section:
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 10 7 10 |
| Ab | 8 5 8 |
| Eb | 8 5 8 |
Riff 4
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 9 9 |
| Ab | 7 7 5788 7 7 5788 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * **** * * * * ****
"I missed my love tonight..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 10 7 10 |
| Ab | 7 7 5780 8 5 8 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 8 5 8 |
* * * * ****
Guitar 2 (When singing starts)
| eb | |
| Bb | 12~ 10h12h13 12~ 12h13h15 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 13~ 12h13h15 15b17 15 13h15p13 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Final time:
| eb | |
| Bb | 13~ 13 12 13 15b17 15 13 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Riff 5
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 4 |
| Ab | 3 2 5 4 2 |
| Eb | 3 3 2 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* *** * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 4 |
| Ab | 3 2 5 4 |
| Eb | 3 3 2 |
Play Riff 4 "Skin soft and white..."
Play Riff 5
Riff 6 x3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 2 0 2 0 3 3 |
| Ab | 2 0 2 0 3 3 |
| Eb | 0 000 0 000 000 000 000 000 000 |
* *** * *** *** *** *** *** ***
"I will have her..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 2 0 2 0 3 3 |
| Ab | 2 0 2 0 3 3 |
| Eb | |
"It's time to sleep..."
Play Riff 2 "...again..."
Riff 2a x2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 5 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 |
* * * *
"As consciousness slips..."
Guitar 2 (Clean, low volume with reverb)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 10 9 10 9 9 |
| Db | 9 9 |
| Ab | 7 7 8 7 10 7 8~ |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 10 9 10 9 9 |
| Db | 11 11 |
| Ab | 9 9 10 9 12 9 10~ |
| Eb | |
Riff 7
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 9 10 12 9 7 9 10 7 10 |
| Eb | 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 8 |
** ** ** ** ** **
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 9 10 12 9 |
| Eb | 00 00 00 10 8 7 777 5 555 8 5 0 |
** ** ** * * * *** * *** * * *
"Like it did ten thousand years ago..."
Riff 8
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Eb | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 5 5 5 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Eb | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 5 5 5 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 12 13 |
| Db | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14 10 10 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 12 13 |
| Db | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14 10 9 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 10 9 10 |
| Db | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 10 9 10 |
| Db | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 12 13 |
| Db | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14 10 10 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 12 13 |
| Db | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14 10 9 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 10 9 10 |
| Db | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9 10 9b10r9 |
| Db | 9 9 9 9 a |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
* * * * * *
End Solo
Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) x3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 9 7 9 7 10 10 |
| Ab | 7 5 7 5 8 8 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* *** * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 9 7 9 7 10 10 |
| Ab | 7 5 7 5 8 8 2 |
| Eb | 0 |
Solo
End Solo
Riff 10
Guitar 1 x4
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 5 8 7 |
| Eb | |
"Forbidden love..."
Guitar 2 x4
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 4 7 5 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Both guitars
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 9 7 (7)\ 10 9 (9)\ |
| Ab | 7 5 (5)\ 8 7 (7)\ |
| Eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 9 7 (7)\ 10 9 9 |
| Ab | 7 5 (5)\ 8 7 7 |
| Eb | 0 0 7 0 5 (5)\ 0 0 8 7 7 |
* * * * *
"Now I'm the one crucified..."
Lead into next section:
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 10 7 10 |
| Ab | 8 5 8 |
| Eb | 8 5 8 |
Play Riff 4 "For her immortal..."
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6 "I will have her..."
Ending
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 2 0 2 0 3 3 |
| Ab | 2 0 2 0 3 3 |
| Eb | |
"I will make her mine!"
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.