Iced Earth: The Clouding
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Date last modified: 09/28/07
Baritone tuned down a half step,
from low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F bb)
12 String Acoustic Guitar tuned down a half step,
from low string to high (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
Regular guitar tuned down a half step,
from low string to high (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
Riff 1 (Baritone Clean)
| Bb | 7 0 3 0 |
| F | 0 0 3 3 |
| Db | 0 | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | 0 3 | |
| Bb | 0 | |
|--> Play 2x
| Bb | 7 0 3 0 | |
| F | 0 0 3 3 | |
| Db | 0 | |
| Ab | | |
| Eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 0 |
| Bb | 0h2 3 2 0 |
| F | 3 |
| Db | 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| Bb | |
| Bb | 0h2p0 3 |
| F | |
| Db | 0 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 3 |
| Bb | 3 2 |
| Bb | 7 0 3 0 |
| F | 0 0 3 3 |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 0 |
| Bb | 7 0 3 0 |
| F | 0 0 3 3 |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 0 |
| Bb | 0h2 3 2 0 |
| F | 3 |
| Db | 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| Bb | |
| Bb | 0h2p0 3 |
| F | |
| Db | 0 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 3 |
| Bb | 3 2 |
Guitar fills over Riff 1 (Regular guitar, Clean with slide)
| eb | 7 |
| Bb | 7\6/7 5\3 3\2 7 |
| Gb | 2/4 (4)/5/7 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 12/14 14/15 14 12 (12)/14 14 (14)\12 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 7 |
| Bb | 7 h. 8\7/8 |
| Gb | 7 h. 7\6/7 |
| Db | h. |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 7 (7)/19 |
| Bb | 7/10 10/12\10 8 (8)/10 10 (10)\8 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End guitar fills
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Baritone Clean)
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| F | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| Eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
|--> Play 2x
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| F | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| Eb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Bb | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| F | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 |
| Eb | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 |
| F | 1 1 1 |
| Db | 0 0 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 3 3 3 |
| Bb | 3 2 2h3p2 |
Repeat above except first chord only play bottom two notes.
Guitar 2 (12 String Acoustic)
| eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Bb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Gb | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Db | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| Eb | | |
|--> Play 2x
| eb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| Gb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| eb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | |
| eb | 3 3 3 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 3 |
| Gb | 0 0 0 2 2 |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 4 4/5\4 |
| Eb | 3 3 3 |
Repeat above except first chord only play bottom two notes.
Riff 3
Guitar 1 (Baritone Clean)
| Bb | 7 0 3 0 |
| F | 0 0 3 3 |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 0 |
| Bb | 7 0 3 0 |
| F | 0 0 3 3 |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 0 |
Guitar 2 (12 String Acoustic)
| eb | 2 3 |
| Bb | 3 0 |
| Gb | 4 0 |
| Db | 4 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 |
| Eb | 3 |
| eb | 2 3 |
| Bb | 3 0 |
| Gb | 4 0 |
| Db | 4 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 |
| Eb | 3 |
Guitar fills over Riff 3 (Regular guitar, Clean with slide)
| eb | 17 |
| Bb | 3/19 19 (19)\17 15 15h17 15h17 15 |
| Gb | 16~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 12 10 12 10 12b14r12b14r12 [12]14r12 |
| Bb | 12 10 / |
| Gb | \ / |
| Db | \ / |
| Ab | fade in notes |
| Eb | |
| eb | [12]14r12 10 12b14r12p10 12~ 10 10/12 (12)\10 |
| Bb | 12 6/7 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End guitar fills
Riff 4
Guitar 1 (Baritone Clean)
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| F | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| F | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Bb | |
| Bb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| F | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| Bb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 |
| F | 1 1 1 |
| Db | 2 2 2 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 3 2 2h3p2 |
Repeat above except first chord only play bottom two notes.
Guitar 2 (12 String Acoustic)
| eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Bb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Gb | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Db | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | |
| eb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Gb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Eb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Bb | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Gb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Db | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 0 0 0 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 3 |
| Gb | 0 0 0 2 2 |
| Db | 2 2 2 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 2 4 4/5\4 |
| Eb | 0 0 0 |
Repeat above except first chord only play bottom two notes.
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 (Baritone Clean)
| Bb | 7 0 3 0 |
| F | 0 0 3 3 |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 0 |
| Bb | 7 0 3 0 |
| F | 0 0 3 3 |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 0 |
| Bb | 0h2 3 2 0 |
| F | 3 |
| Db | 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
| Bb | |
| Bb | 0h2p0 3 |
| F | |
| Db | 0 0 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 3 |
| Bb | 3 2 |
Guitar 2 (12 String Acoustic)
| eb | 2 3 |
| Bb | 3 0 |
| Gb | 4 0 |
| Db | 4 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 |
| Eb | 3 |
| eb | 2 3 |
| Bb | 3 0 |
| Gb | 4 0 |
| Db | 4 0 |
| Ab | 2 2 |
| Eb | 3 |
| eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 0 0 |
| Gb | 2 0 |
| Db | 2 0 |
| Ab | 0 2 5 4 |
| Eb | 3 |
Guitar fills over Riff 3 (Regular guitar, Clean with slide)
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-[this bar is done with distortion guitar]-|
| Gb | 4 (4) |
| Db | 4 [dive 2.5 steps and release] (4) |
| Ab | 2 (2) |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 7/12 |
| Gb | 11 11b12 (12)r11 |
| Db | a |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 8\7 7\5 5\3 3\2 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End guitar fills
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 4
End Riff 4 with:
Guitar 1 (Baritone Clean)
Guitar 2 (12 String Acoustic)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 4 (4) |
| Ab | 2 (2) |
| Eb | |
Guitar fills over Riff 2 (Regular guitar, Clean with slide)
| eb | 3/7 3/5 5\3 |
| Bb | 3/7 3/5 5\3 |
| Gb | |
Db|-[This bar is done with distortion]-|
| eb | |
| Bb | 7/12 12\8 8/10 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 10 10/12 8 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End guitar fills
Guitar fills over Riff 4 (Regular guitar, Distortion)
| eb | 10 9 7 10 |
| Bb | /7 7 10/12~ 10 10h12 10~ |
| Gb | \9 7 9/11 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 10 12 [12]13^r12p10 17b19 17b19~ |
| Bb | x 12~ |
| Gb | x |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 17b19r17 15p14 15~ 14h15 14 |
| Bb | 15 |
| Gb | 14 |
| Db | 17 16 16h17 16~ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 10b12 10p17 10b12~ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End guitar fills
Riff 5
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | 4 |
| Eb | 5 5h7 |
| Bb | 0 0 5h7 |
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | 4 5h7 |
| Eb | 5 5h7 |
| Bb | 0 0 |
Riff 5a
Guitar 1
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | 4 |
| Eb | 5 5h7 |
| Bb | 0 0 5h7 |
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | 4 5h7 |
| Eb | 5 5h7 |
| Bb | 0 0 |
Guitar 2 x2
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | | Slowly let off palm mutes |
| Ab | | towards the end |
| Eb | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5b
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | 4 |
| Eb | 5 5h7 |
| Bb | 0 0 5h7 |
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | 0 |
| Ab | 4 5h7 |
| Eb | 5 5h7 |
| Bb | 0 0 |
Guitar 2
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 2 |
| Bb | 0 0 12\ |
Riff 6
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | 7/9 |
| Ab | 12 11 7 7/9 7/9 |
| Eb | 10 9 5 5/7 7/9 |
| Bb | 0 000 000 000 000 5/7 |
* *** *** *** ***
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | 7/9 |
| Ab | 12 11 7 7/9 5/7 |
| Eb | 10 9 5 5/7 |
| Bb | 0 000 000 000 000 |
* *** *** *** ***
Riff 7
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | 2 2 0 2 2 2 |
| Bb | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 |
* * * **
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 5 5 4 5 5 5 |
| Eb | 3 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Bb | 00 |
* * * * **
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 5 5 5 7 7 5 |
| Bb | 3 3 3 00 5 5 0 3 0 |
**
1st ending:
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 5 5 2 2 2 |
| Bb | 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 |
* * **
2nd ending:
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | 5 5 2 2 |
| Bb | 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12\ |
* *
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 7 "Never trust..."
Play Riff 5b
Ending:
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 12 11 7 7 9 |
| Eb | 10 9 5 5 7 7 9 |
| Bb | 0 000 000 000 000 5 7 |
* *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *
| Bb | |
| F | |
| Db | 7 9 |
| Ab | 12 11 7 7 9 5 7 |
| Eb | 10 9 5 5 7 |
| Bb | 0 000 000 000 000 |
* *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *
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.