Highway to Hell Iced Earth
As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 1999 Album TRIBUTE TO THE GODS)
Words and Music by Ronald Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young
[A]x 0 2 2 2 x
[D/F#]2 x x 2 3 2
[G5]3 x 0 0 3 x
[E5]0 2 2 x x x
[D5]x x 0 2 3 x
[D5/A]x 0 0 2 3 x
G5(type 2)
3 x 0 0 3 3
[A5]x 0 2 2 x x
[A6]x 0 2 2 2 2
[D]x x 0 2 3 2
[G5/D]x x 0 0 x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Guitar 2'
Intro
Q=120
[A5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [G5]
[4/4] Gtr I
[B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------||---------------|--------------| |--------------||o--------------|--------------| |--------------||---------------|--------------| |--------2-2-2-||---------------|--------------| |--------0-0-0-||o--------5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-| |--------------||---------2-2-3-|--------2-2-3-|
E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [A5]E q Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |---------------2-|-2-------2-2-2---|| |---5-5-5---5---0-|-0-------0-0-0--o|| |---2-2-3---2-----|-----------------||
Verse 1
H E [F#5]E E [G5]E H E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [A5]E q Q E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------2-|-2-------2-2-2-| |--------5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-|---5-5-5---5---0-|-0-------0-0-0-| |--------2-2-3-|--------2-2-3-|---2-2-3---2-----|---------------|
H E [F#5]E E [G5]E H E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [A5]E q Q E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------2-|-2-------2-2-2-| |--------5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-|---5-5-5---5---0-|-0-------0-0-0-| |--------2-2-3-|--------2-2-3-|---2-2-3---2-----|---------------|
H E [F#5]E E [G5]E H E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [A5]E q Q E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------2-|-2-------2-2-2-| |--------5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-|---5-5-5---5---0-|-0-------0-0-0-| |--------2-2-3-|--------2-2-3-|---2-2-3---2-----|---------------|
[F#5] [G5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [E]Gtrs[E5] I, II
PM
H E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|------| |--------5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-|---5-5-5---5-----|-2----| |--------2-2-3-|--------2-2-3-|---2-2-3---2---0-|-0----|
[A5] [A5] [E]PM[D5] [D5] [G5] [F#5] [A5] [A5] [E] [D5]
+W H Q E E +Q Q Q Q 3x H Q E E
|------------||--------------|----------------||-------------| |------------||o-----------3-|-(3)--3--------o||-----------3-| |------------||------------2-|-(2)--2---------||-----------2-| |------------||--2----2----0-|-(0)--0---------||-2----2----0-| |-(2)--------||o-0----0------|---------5--5--o||-0----0------| |-(0)--------||----------0---|---------3--2---||---------0---|
Verse 2
[A5]Gtr I[F#5] [G5]
+W +H +E E E E H E E E E
|------------|------------------||--------------| |-(3)--------|-(3)----(3)-------||--------------| |-(2)--------|-(2)----(2)-------||--------------| |-(0)--------|-(0)----(0)-2-2-2-||--------------| |------------|------------0-0-0-||--------5-5-5-| |------------|------------------||--------2-2-3-|
H E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [A5]E q Q E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------------|---------------2-|-2-------2-2-2--| |--------5-5-5-|---5-5-5---5---0-|-0-------0-0-0--| |--------2-2-3-|---2-2-3---2-----|----------------|
H E [F#5]E E [G5]E H E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [A5]E q Q E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------2-|-2-------2-2-2-| |--------5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-|---5-5-5---5---0-|-0-------0-0-0-| |--------2-2-3-|--------2-2-3-|---2-2-3---2-----|---------------|
H E [F#5]E E [G5]E H E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [A5]E q Q E E E E
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------2-|-2-------2-2-2-| |--------5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-|---5-5-5---5---0-|-0-------0-0-0-| |--------2-2-3-|--------2-2-3-|---2-2-3---2-----|---------------|
[F#5] [G5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [G5] [F#5] [E]Gtrs[E5] I, II
PM
H E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|------| |--------5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-|---5-5-5---5-----|-2----| |--------2-2-3-|--------2-2-3-|---2-2-3---2---0-|-0----|
Chorus
PM [A5] [A5] [E]PM[D5] [D5E] PM[G5] [F#5] [A5] [A5] [E]PM[D5]
+W H Q E E +Q E E Q Q H Q E E
|------------||-------------|----------------|-------------| |------------||-----------3-|-(3)--3---------|-----------3-| |------------||-----------2-|-(2)--2---------|-----------2-| |------------||-2----2----0-|-(0)--0---------|-2----2----0-| |-(2)--------||-0----0------|----------5--5--|-0----0------| |-(0)--------||---------0---|--------0-3--2--|---------0---|
[D5DsusG5EF#5] [A5] [A5] [E]PM[D5] [D5E] PM[G5] [F#5] [A5] [A5] [E]PM[D5]
+Q E S S Q Q H Q E E +Q E E Q Q H Q E E
|------------------|-------------|----------------|-------------| |-(3)--3-----------|-----------3-|-(3)--3---------|-----------3-| |-(2)--2-----------|-----------2-|-(2)--2---------|-----------2-| |-(0)--0-----------|-2----2----0-|-(0)--0---------|-2----2----0-| |--------5-5-5--5--|-0----0------|----------5--5--|-0----0------| |--------0-2-3--2--|---------0---|--------0-3--2--|---------0---|
[DsuDsuD4]Gtr I[DsuDsuD4]
+W Q Q Q +Q +W Q Q Q +Q
|------------|-3--3--2--(2)--|-(2)--------|-3--3--2--(2)--| |-(3)--------|-3--3--3--(3)--|-(3)--------|-3--3--3--(3)--| |-(2)--------|-2--2--2--(2)--|-(2)--------|-2--2--2--(2)--| |-(0)--------|-0--0--0--(0)--|-(0)--------|-0--0--0--(0)--| |------------|---------------|------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|------------|---------------|
Guitar Solo
[DsuDsuD4] Gtr II[A5] [A5] [E] [D5]
H Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||------5-5-----5-5-----5-| |-----------------||------5-5-----5-5-----5-| |------------7b9==||=(7)r-----7b9-----7b9---| |-----------------||------------------------| |-----------------||------------------------| |-----------------||------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM
| Q Q H H Q E E
|-3--3--2---------||------------------------| |-3--3--3---------||----------------------3-| |-2--2--2---------||----------------------2-| |-0--0--0---------||--2-----------2-------0-| |-----------------||--0-----------0---------| |-----------------||------------------0-----|
E E [D5E]E E [G5]E E [F#5]E E [A5]+Q +E +E [A5]E E [E]E [D5]E
|--5------5-5-----5-5---|--------------------------| |--5------5-5-----5-5-7-|-(7)--(7)b8==(7)r-5-------| |-----7b9-----7b9-----7-|-(7)--(7)b9==(7)r-5-7-7-5-| |-----------------------|--------------------7-----| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM PM
| +Q E E Q Q H Q E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------| |-(3)-----3-------------|------------------------3-| |-(2)-----2-------------|------------------------2-| |-(0)-----0-------------|--2---------------2-----0-| |-------------5-----5---|--0---------------0-------| |-----------0-3-----2---|----------------------0---|
[D5] [E] [G5] [F#5] [A5]~[A5] [E] [D5]
+E E Q +E E E E Q E. +S E E E +E
|------------------------------|--------------5-------------| |------------------------------|-----------------5-5----(5)-| |-(5)b5.5----------------------|-2--4b7==(4)r(4)---4pb5r(4)-| |---------7-4pb5r==(4)-2-------|----------------------------| |------------------------2b3p0-|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| PM PM
| +Q E E Q Q H Q E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------| |-(3)-------3------------------|-------------------------3--| |-(2)-------2------------------|-------------------------2--| |-(0)-------0------------------|-2------------2----------0--| |-------------------5----5-----|-0------------0-------------| |----------------0--3----2-----|-------------------0--------|
[D5] [E]PM[G5] [F#5] [A5] ~[A5] [E] [D5]
Q E E E E Q +E. +S Q E E S S E
|------------5------|------------------------5-| |------------5---5--|-(5)----------------------| |--2-----------0-5--|-(5)b6==(5)r--------------| |------4b5----------|-------------7--5---4s7---| |----------0--------|------------------0-------| |-------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM PM
| +Q E E Q Q H Q E E
|-------------------|--------------------------| |-(3)--3------------|------------------------3-| |-(2)--2------------|------------------------2-| |-(0)--0------------|--2-------------2-------0-| |------------5---5--|--0-------------0---------| |----------0-3---2--|--------------------0-----|
Chorus
[D5DsF#5G5] [F#5] ~~~~~~~[A5]~~~~~~~[A5] [E] [D5]
E E E S S Q +Q +Q Q H
|----------------------------||-------------------| |--5-------------------------||-------------------| |-----5---7s11-12b14===(12)--||-(12)r\------------| |-------7--------------------||-------------------| |----------------------------||-------------------| |----------------------------||-------------------|
|
| PM
| +Q E S S Q Q H Q E E
|----------------------------||-------------------| |-(3)---3--------------------||-----------------3-| |-(2)---2--------------------||-----------------2-| |-(0)---0--------------------||---2--------2----0-| |---------5--5--5--------5---||---0--------0------| |---------0--2--3--------2---||---------------0---|
[D5] [E] [G5] [F#5] [A5] ~~[A5] [E] [D5]
E a E E +E E E E E Q e E H
|---------14pb15r(14)-12----------|-------------------| |------------------------13-------|-------------------| |-------0-------------------14-14-|-14--12------------| |-----x---------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------|
|
| PM PM
| +Q E E Q Q H Q E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------| |-(3)------3----------------------|---------------3---| |-(2)------2----------------------|---------------2---| |-(0)------0----------------------|--2-------2----0---| |----------------------5-----5----|--0-------0--------| |------------------0---3-----2----|-------------0-----|
[D5] [DsF#G5E] [F#5] [A5] ~~~~~[A5] [E] [D5]
E E Q +E +E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-----12-12-----(12)-------(12)--------|-----------------------| |-----13-13-----(13)b13.5==(13)r-------|----17-17-17-(17)------| |--------------------------------14-14-|-14--------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| PM
| +Q E S S Q Q H Q E E
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------| |-(3)-----3----------------------------|---------------------3-| |-(2)-----2----------------------------|---------------------2-| |-(0)-----0----------------------------|--2------------2-----0-| |-----------5-5---5---------------5----|--0------------0-------| |-----------0-2---3---------------2----|-------------------0---|
[D5] [E] [G5] [F#5] [A5] [A5] [E] [D5/A]TP
E E +S +E. +S +S E E +E Q +Q +Q E E
|--------------------------------------15---------|------------------------------| |-----15b17==(15)r(15)b17====(15)-(15)----15r(15)-|-15pb17===(15)--(15)r\--------| |-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------xS==| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------xS==| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------xS==|
|
| PM PMTP
| +Q E E Q Q H Q E E
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-(3)----------3----------------------------------|--------------------------3S==| |-(2)----------2----------------------------------|--------------------------2S==| |-(0)----------0----------------------------------|--2---------------2-----------| |------------------------------5-----------5------|--0---------------0-----------| |--------------------------0---3-----------2------|------------------------0-----|
[G5] [F#5] [A5] [A5] [E] [D5] ~~~
W Q Q a +Q E E
|------------|----12-------(12)-------(12)--------| |------------|----13b13.5r=(13)b13.5==(13)r-------| |------------|---------------------------------14-| |-x----------|------------------------------------| |-x----------|------------------------------------| |-x----------|------------------------------------|
|
| TP PM
| H Q Q H Q E E
|------------|------------------------------------| |-x----------|----------------------------------3-| |-x----------|----------------------------------2-| |------------|-2------------------------2-------0-| |------5--5--|-0------------------------0---------| |------3--2--|-------------------------------0----|
~~~~~~ [D5E] [G5] [F#5] [A5] [A5] [E] [D5] ~~
+Q Q H Q Q +E +E E E
|-----------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------------| |-(14)------------|----17--(17)b18==(17)r-17b18-14-| |-----------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------------|
|
| PM PM
| +Q E E Q Q H Q E E
|-----------------|--------------------------------| |--(3)--3---------|------------------------------3-| |--(2)--2---------|------------------------------2-| |--(0)--0---------|-2--------2-------------------0-| |-----------5--5--|-0--------0---------------------| |---------0-3--2--|------------------------0-------|
~~~~[D5] [DsF#G5E] [F#5] [A5] ~~[A5] [E] [D5]
+Q Q E E E e Q E E Q E E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------17b19======17r----------|--------------------\3s| |-(14)-----------------17----14-|-14--17b17.5-----------| |-------------------------16----|-----------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| PM
| +Q E S S Q Q H Q E E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------| |--(3)---3----------------------|---------------------3-| |--(2)---2----------------------|---------------------2-| |--(0)---0----------------------|--2------------2-----0-| |--------------5-5--5------5----|--0------------0-------| |--------------0-2--3------2----|------------------0----|
[D5E] [G5] [F#5] [A5] ~~[A5] [E] [D5]
E e E E Q E e Q E. +S Q E E
|-----------------------|------------------------------| |-17--17---17-17--------|-----------------------20b22==| |-------------17--14----|-14--17b18==(17)r-------------| |--------------------16-|------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------|
|
| PM PM
| +Q E E Q Q H Q E E
|-----------------------|------------------------------| |-(3)----3--------------|------------------------3-----| |-(2)----2--------------|------------------------2-----| |-(0)----0--------------|--2---------------2-----0-----| |--------------5---5----|--0---------------0-----------| |-----------0--3---2----|---------------------0--------|
Free Ending Time
Gtr II[A5]
+W +W +W +W W
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|-------*| |-(20)--------||-(20)--------|-(20)--------|-(20)r--------|-------*| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|-------*| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|-------*| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|-7\----*| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|-5\----*|
|
| +W +W +W +W W
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|-------*| |--(3)--------||--(3)--------|--(3)--------|--(3)---------|-------*| |--(2)--------||--(2)--------|--(2)--------|--(2)---------|-------*| |--(0)--------||--(0)--------|--(0)--------|--(0)---------|-------*| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|-7\----*| |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|-5\----*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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