Iced Earth: Come What May
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: 09/15/08
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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)
Riff 1
Guitar 1
Bb|--------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|----9--7---------------9--7-----------|
Eb|-7--------10--9-5--7--------10--9-5-|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|----9--7----------------------------------|
Eb|----------10--9--7p0----7--10--9--10-9----|
Bb|-8-------------------5-----------------10-|
Guitar 2
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------0--------2--|
Ab|-2--------2--------2--------2--|
Eb|-2--------2--------3--------0--|
Bb|-0--------0--------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------9-999-7-777---------------------|
Eb|-7-777-------------10-101010-9-9-------|
Bb|---------------------------------10-10-|
* *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * *
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------9-999-7-777---------------------|
Eb|-7-777-------------10-101010-9-9-------|
Bb|---------------------------------10-10-|
* *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------9-999-7-777-------------------|
Eb|-------------------10-101010-9-9-7-0-|
Bb|-8-888-------------------------------|
* *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * *
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------7-|
Eb|-------7-777-10-101010-9-999-10-9------|
Bb|-5-555----------------------------10---|
* *** * *** * * * * * *** * * * *
Guitar 2 (Final time end with slide)
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------0--------2--|
Ab|-2--------2--------2--------2--|
Eb|-2--------2--------3--------0--|
Bb|-0--------0--------------------|
Riff 3 x2
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-9--7-9--7-9--(9)--------|
Eb|-7--5-7--5-7--(7)--2--2--|
Bb|--------------------0--0--|
*
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-12--12--1412-10--10--1210-|
Eb|-10--10--1210--8---8--10-8-|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-9--7-9--7-9--(9)--------|
Eb|-7--5-7--5-7--(7)--2--2--|
Bb|--------------------0--0--|
*
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 1
Chord leading into next section:
Bb|-----|
F |-----|
Db|--9--|
Ab|--9--|
Eb|--7--|
Bb|--0--|
Riff 4
Bb|------------------------|
F |---------10-------------|
Db|-9-11-12----12-11-12-11-|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Final note
Bb|----------------------|-----|
F |----------------------|-----|
Db|-9----9-11-12-11-9----|--9--|
Ab|---12--------------12-|-----|
Eb|----------------------|-----|
Bb|----------------------|-----|
* * * * * * * *
Violin arranged for guitar (Eb tuning)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------9-|
Db|-9-------9-11-12-11--------11-12---|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------9---------------------------------|
Db|-12----------12-11-11--------12-11-9-11-9----|
Ab|------------------------------------------12-|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
(Harmony violin plays top notes)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------8-|
Gb|-7-------7--9-11--9---------9-11-9-|
Db|-9-------9-11-12-11--------11-12---|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------8------------------------------------|
Gb|-11--------9-11--9--9--------11--9-7--9-7----7--|
Db|-12----------12-11-11--------12-11-9-11-9-11-9--|
Ab|------------------------------------------12----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Lead into next section (back to Bb baritone)
Bb|------------------|
F |------------------|
Db|------------------|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-0-|
* * * * * * ** *
Riff 5
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------7--7-----------|
Ab|-2-----------4--5--4----7--7-----------|
Eb|-2-----------4--5--4----5--5-----------|
Bb|-0--------00-2--3--2----------------00-|
** **
Bb|---------------------------|
F |---------------------------|
Db|------------5--5-----------|
Ab|-4--5--4----5--5-----------|
Eb|-4--5--4----3--3-----------|
Bb|-2--3--2----------------00-|
**
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|-5--9--7----5--7----------------|
Ab|-5--9--7----5--7-----------5--4-|
Eb|-3--7--5----3--5-----------5--4-|
Bb|------------------------00-3--2-|
**
Riff 5a
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------7--7-----------|
Ab|-2----0-2-----------4--5--4----7--7-----------|
Eb|-2----0-2-----------4--5--4----5--5-----------|
Bb|-0------0--------00-2--3--2----------------00-|
** **
Bb|---------------------------|
F |---------------------------|
Db|------------5--5-----------|
Ab|-4--5--4----5--5-----------|
Eb|-4--5--4----3--3-----------|
Bb|-2--3--2----------------00-|
**
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|-5--9--7----5--7----------------|
Ab|-5--9--7----5--7-----------5--4-|
Eb|-3--7--5----3--5-----------5--4-|
Bb|------------------------00-3--2-|
**
Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time)
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-000-000-000-000-000-00-2-22-3-33-|
* *** *** *** *** *** ** * ** * **
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------5-5-555-555-555--------------|
Bb|-2-222-----------------00-2-22-3-33-|
* *** * * *** *** *** ** * ** * **
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|-------3-3-333-333-333----3-33-7-77-|
Bb|-2-222-----------------00-----------|
* *** * * *** *** *** ** * ** * **
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|-5-555-3-5-555-555-555--------------|
Bb|-----------------------00-3-33-2-22-|
* *** * * *** *** *** ** * ** * **
Guitar fills over Riffs 5 & 5a
eb|--------------9~----(9)--------------10~--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/6--6--7--9--------------7--7--9--11------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-12b14--12--10--9-10--------------|
Bb|---------------------10~----(10)-|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|-----------------17~----(17)--|
Bb|-12--12--14--15----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-----------------21~----(21)--|
Bb|-14--14--15--17----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-21b22--21--19--19-21-----|
Bb|----------------------20~-|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
eb|-21b22--21--19--19-21-----|
Bb|----------------------22~-|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
eb|-17b19~----17-14--------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------17-15-17b19r17p15-17~----(17)-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|----22----21----19h21p19-17-19-17~----(17)-|
Bb|-17----17----17-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|-22b24--22--21-22--------------|
Bb|------------------20~----(20)-|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-22b24--22--21-22----------------------|
Bb|------------------22~----22b24--22b24~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
End guitar fills
Play Riff 1 Song ends with this
Little fill over Riff 1
eb|--17b19~~--|
Bb|-----------|
Gb|-----------|
Db|-----------|
Ab|-----------|
Eb|-----------|
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
