Reaching the End   Iced Earth

 
 
 Iced Earth: Reaching The End 
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 
 
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 Date last modified: April 23, 2003 
 
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 Tuning: Eb 
 
 Riff 1 (Acoustic) x4 
 eb|---------7---------------7-------| 
 Bb|-------0---0-----------0---0-----| 
 Gb|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| 
 Db|---5---------------5-------------| 
 Ab|-7-------------7-6-------------6-| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 
 
 Riff 2 (Acoustic) 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----7-----7-----6-----6-----6---| 
 Db|---4---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-| 
 Ab|-5-------5-----5-----5-----5-----| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 "Now I feel..." 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----7-----7-----6-----6-----6---| 
 Db|---4---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-| 
 Ab|-5-------5-----5-----5-----5-----| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 "...reached the end..." 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----5-----5-----4-----0-----0---| 
 Db|---2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-| 
 Ab|-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-----| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 "...end of my quest..." 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|---------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----5-----5-----4-----0-----0---| 
 Db|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-| 
 Ab|-3-----3-----3-------3-----3-----| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 "...close at hand..." 
 
 Riff 3 
 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) 
 eb|------------------------------| 
 Bb|------------------------------| 
 Gb|-----2-----2-------2---/5--4--| 
 Db|---2---2-----2---3---3--------| 
 Ab|-0-------0-----0--------------| 
 Eb|------------------------------| 
 "I've reached the end..." 
 
 Guitar 2 (Acoustic) 
 eb|---------------------------------| 
 Bb|-----------------------6/8--6--5-| 
 Gb|-----2-----2-------2-------------| 
 Db|---2---2-----2---3---3-----------| 
 Ab|-0-------0-----0-----------------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 
 Play Riff 2 "And as my life..." 
 Play Riff 3 "I've reached the end..." 
 
 Ending 
 eb|---------| 
 Bb|---------| 
 Gb|-----2---| 
 Db|---2---2-| 
 Ab|-0-------| 
 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. 
 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