Iced Earth: When Stars Collide (Born Is He) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: 12/30/07 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 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) Intro: x2 Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|-9-9-----------------------------| Ab|-9-9-----------------------------| Eb|-7-7-----------------------------| Bb|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 1 Bb|----------------| F |----------------| Db|-9--------------| Ab|-9--------------| Eb|-7--------------| Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * Bb|-----------------------| F |-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|-10-----9---10----9-7--| Eb|-12----10---12---10-9--| Bb|-----0----0----0-------| * * * "Look unto..." Bb|-----------------------| F |-----------------------| Db|-----------------------| Ab|--9--9---7----9---7-5--| Eb|-10-10---9---10---9-7--| Bb|-------0---0----0------| * * * "A night that..." Bb|---------------| F |---------------| Db|---------------| Ab|-4----4--7--4--| Eb|-5----5--9--5--| Bb|---------------| "When stars collide..." Riff 2 x2 Bb|--------------------------------| F |--------------------------------| Db|-9------------------------------| Ab|-9------------------------------| Eb|-7------------------------------| Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar fill over Riff 2 Bb|---------------------| F |---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|---------------------| Eb|-10----(10)----(10)--| Bb|---------------------| Play Riff 1 "Pure mathematical..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 Bb|--------------------------------| F |--------------------------------| Db|-9------------------------9---5-| Ab|-9------------------------9---5-| Eb|-7------------------------7---3-| Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * Bb|-----------------------------| F |-----------------------------| Db|-(5)------7---4------------9-| Ab|-(5)------7---4------5-3---9-| Eb|-(3)------5---2------5-3---7-| Bb|--------0---0------0-3-1-0---| * * * * "Forged in flames..." Repeat the above, then: Bb|----------------------------------| F |----------------------------------| Db|-9------------------------------9-| Ab|-9----------------------12-12---9-| Eb|-7----------------------10--9---7-| Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0---| * * * * * * * * * * * "...guile." Guitar fill over beginning of Riff 3 Bb|---------------------| F |---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|---------------------| Eb|-10----(10)----(10)--| Bb|---------------------| Riff 4 Bb|-----------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------| Db|-9--------9---9-9--9-------------7-| Ab|-9--------9---9-9--9-----12-12---7-| Eb|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-----10--9---5-| Bb|----------------------00-------0---| * * * * ** * "Born is he..." Bb|-----------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------| Db|-7--------7---7-7--7-------------5-| Ab|-7--------7---7-7--7-----12-12---5-| Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-----10--9---3-| Bb|----------------------00-------0---| * * * * ** * "...Clouding of man..." Bb|--------------------------------| F |--------------------------------| Db|-5----------7----7------------9-| Ab|-5----5-7-9-7----7----12-12---9-| Eb|-3----3-5-7-5----5----10--9---7-| Bb|-------------------00-------0---| * * * ** * "...veneration..." 1st ending: Bb|------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------| Db|-(9)------------------------------9-| Ab|-(9)----------------------12-12---9-| Eb|-(7)----------------------10--9---7-| Bb|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0---| * * * * * * * * * * * "...the end of man." 2nd ending: Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-(9)---------------------------| Ab|-(9)----------------------5-3--| Eb|-(7)----------------------5-3--| Bb|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-1--| * * * * * * * * * * "...the end of man." Guitar fill over Riff 4 (Comes in halfway through) Bb|--------------------| F |------8--7----------| Db|-9----------9-7--9--| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Riff 5 Guitar 1 Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|------9--------9-7-----7-------| Eb|-7-----------------10-------9--| Bb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| F |-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|------7--------7-5-------| Eb|-5-----------------9--7--| Bb|-------------------------| Guitar 2 Bb|------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|-------12--------12-10-9--10--------| Eb|-10-----------------------------12--| Bb|------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| F |-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|------10--------10-9---------| Eb|-9-------------------12--10--| Bb|-----------------------------| Repeat the above, then both guitars end with: Bb|-----------------| F |-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|---3-5---3--5----| Eb|---3-5---3--5----| Bb|-0-1-3-0-1--3--0-| * * * Riff 6 x2 Bb|--------------------------------| F |--------------------------------| Db|-9------------------------------| Ab|-9------------------------------| Eb|-7------------------------------| Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "Look unto..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1 "Pure mathematical..." Play Riff 3 "Forged in flames..." Play Riff 4 "Born is he..." Final time play this: Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|-5----------7----7------------9\-| Ab|-5----5-7-9-7----7----12-12---9\-| Eb|-3----3-5-7-5----5----10--9---7\-| Bb|-------------------00-------0----| * * * ** * "...as we accelerate the end of man." 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