Angel's Holocaust Chords

  			Iced Earth:  Angels Holocaust

transcribed by:     Russ Elton ([email protected])
     edited by:     Chris Van Lommel ([email protected])
                    Vassilis Androutsopoulos ([email protected])
                    Stefanos Danakos ([email protected])

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 
Guitar 1                 x2
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|----------1211-119-9-|----------1211--12-14-12-11-|
Ab|-----1010-10-9--97-7-|-----1010-10-9--10-12-10--9-|
Eb|-0-0-------------------|-0-0-------------------------|
    * *  * *                * *  * *         

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------9-9---97--75-5-|------9-9---97---9-10--9--7-|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-------------------|-0-0-------------------------|
    * *  * *                * *  * *         


Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-9-10-9--------------7-7-7-7-9-7-|
Ab|-7-7-7-7--8-7-9-9-9-9-10-9-5-5-5-5-7-5-|
Eb|--------------7-7-7-7--8-7-------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-10-9----10-9----10-9-|
Ab|-7-7-7--8-7-77--8-7-77--8-7-|
Eb|----------------------------|
               **      **

Riff 3 (Acoustic)  x4
eb|--------0--------|--------------------------------|
Bb|----------0------|-------0------------------------|
Gb|------------0----|-----0---0----------------------| 
Db|-----4--------4--|---2-------2--------0-----0-----| --> Play 3x
Ab|---2-------------|-3-----------3----2-----0-------|
Eb|-0---------------|----------------3-----2-----3-2-|
   "As I walk through..." 

eb|--------0-------------0--------|
Bb|----------0--------------0-----|
Gb|------------0--------------0---|
Db|-----4--------4-----4--------4-|
Ab|---2--------------2------------|
Eb|-0--------------0--------------|


Riff 4 (distortion)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-4----4---------4----4---------|
Eb|-2--0-2--2-2222-2--0-2--2-2222-|
       *    * ****    *    * ****
  "I fight back..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|------3--------------3----------|
Ab|-2----1--1-1111-2----1--1-1111--|
Eb|-0--0-----------0--0------------|
       *    * ****    *    * ****
   "...see..."


Riff 5 (clean, Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-----0---0------------0-----0-----|
Gb|---0---0---0---0----2-----4-------|
Db|-2-----------2----3-----5-----5-3-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

Solo
eb|----------------15---------------------------|
Bb|-------------15----17~----17h20-17--17h18-15-|
Gb|-------14-16---------------------------------|
Db|-14-17---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------15---------------------------|
Bb|-------------15----17~----17h20-17-----------|
Gb|-------14-16------------------------16h19-16-|
Db|-14-17---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|----19~----22-19h22p1917----19-17h19p1715-------------|
Bb|-17----------------------20-----------------18-15b17r15-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----17-19-22b24r22-22b24~-|
Bb|-15-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

End solo

Riff 5a (clean)
eb|----------0------------------------|
Bb|------0-----0----------0-----0-----|
Gb|----0---0-----0------2-----4-------|
Db|--2-------------2--3-----5-----5-3-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
   "He didn't think..."   


Riff 6 (distortion)                     x2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9-9-9-9-10---9-----9-9-9-10-9--|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-7--8---7-777-7-7-7--8-7--|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
      
Riff 6a (Play 2x)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----9--10----107-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----85-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
      ***   *   ***   *
  "Hate filled screams..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----10---9----97-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----75-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
      ***   *   ***    *
  "...break the silence..."

Riff 6b (Play 2x)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----9--10----107-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777-7-0-8-----85-|
Eb|---------------------8-----85-|
      ***   *   ***   *
  "Blasphemy..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9-----9---9-----10---9----97-|
Ab|-7-777-7-7-7-777--8-0-7----75-|
Eb|----------------------7----75-|
      ***   *   ***    *
  "...in the masses..."


Riff 7
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7----------------9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7--7-777-7-777--8-777-5-777-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-----------------------------------|
                              ***   ***    ***   ***   *   *

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7---------------|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-|


Play Riff 6a   "Fear the angel's..."
Play Riff 6b   "Death and hatred..."


Riff 7a
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7----------------9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7--7-777-7-777--8-777-5-777-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-----------------------------------|
                              ***   ***    ***   ***   *   *
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7----------------9---------------------------|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7--7---------------------------|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                              * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

Riff 7b                                                      x4 
eb|------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-7--7/9-7---------------|-9-----9-----10-----7-----9---9---|
Ab|-5--5/7-5--7/8--8/9-8-7-|-7-777-7-777--8-777-5-777-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-----------5/6--6/7-6-5-|----------------------------------|
                               ***   ***    ***   ***   *   *


Riff 8
Guitar 1                           x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-8-777-7-777-777-8-777-7-777-777-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    * *** * *** *** * *** * *** ***
   "For the last time..."
                                   x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-9-888-8-888-888-9-888-8-888-888-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    * *** * *** *** * *** * *** *** 
   "Never again will..."

Guitar 2
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|---------------|
Ab|--2------5---3-|
Eb|--0------3---1-|


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----7-9--7-9-----7-9------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-5-7--5-7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9-8-7----7-8-7-|
Eb|-------------------------5-6--6-7-6-5--0-5-6-5-|
      ***          ***           * * *    * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----7-9--7-9-----7-9------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-5-7--5-7-777-5-7--7-8--8-9-8-7----7-8-5-|
Eb|-------------------------5-6--6-7-6-5--0-5-6-3-|
      ***          ***           * * *    * * *

Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-17t15p13h15p13-15t14p12h14p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18t15p13h15p13-17t14p12h14p12-18t15p13h15p13-17t14p12h14p12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-15t14p12h14p12/-20t18--20t17--20t15--|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-17-15--17--15--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------17-15-17b18r17----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------a--------18~----18b19~~---(19)r18-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16-19-19p16-16-16-16~-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------16-19-19p16-16-16-16~-|
Ab|-----------------------------a------a--a-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16h19p16-16-17-16---------19p16-----------|
Db|---------------------19p16--a----19p16-----|
Ab|----------------------a-----------a----19~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------a--|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-16-19-19p16-16-17-16~--16-19-16--16--17-16~-|
Ab|-------------------------a--a--a---a---a--a--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16-19-16--16--17-16~~--17-14-14--16~--14-|
Db|--a--a--a---a---a--a-----a--a--a---a----a-|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-15-12--12-12~--10-14-10--10--14-10~-|
Gb|--a--a--a---a--a----a--a--a---a---a--a--|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-8-12-8--8--12-8~--10-7-7-8--7-|
Gb|-a--a-a--a---a-a----a-a-a-a--a-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-9-7-7-9--7---12-9-9-12--9-|
Db|-a-a-a-a--a----a-a-a--a--a-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------7~---|
Db|---------------------------------a----|
Ab|-9---------10-9-------12-10-9---------|
Eb|---12-10-9------12-10---------12------|

eb|-------14/15~-14----14----------------------------|
Bb|-12-17-----------17----17-15----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------(16)/17~--17--12/14~-|
Db|----------------------------------------a---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-14-12-11-12-11-9-11-9-7-9-7-6-7-6---|
Db|-----------a-----------------------9-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

Random artificial harmonics in this bar:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-7-6---6-----6----------------------|
Db|-----9---9-7---9-7-9-7-6-7-6---6----|
Ab|-----------------------------9---9--|
Eb|------------------------------------|

End Solo


Ending
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-4---------3----------7-|
Eb|-2--2-2-2--1--1-1-1---5-|
       * * *     * * *
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-11--11-9--------------12-/14-|
Db|----------12--10--10-12-------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-10--10-8-------------15-/17-|
Gb|----------10--9--9-10--------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

The next part is the bridge between Angel's and Stormrider.  On one cd it's the 
end of Angel's, the other it's the beginning of Stormrider.  So here it is.

(acoustic)
Guitar 1           x2                x2
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----9-------9---|-----7-------7---|
Db|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5-|
Ab|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
   "As I travel through..."

Guitar 2          x2               x2
eb|----12-----12---|----10-----10---|
Bb|----------------|----------------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|
Eb|----------------|----------------|

Guitar 3 towards end of intro (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-14----12----14----12----10---9--7----------------|
Ab|-12----10----12----10-----8---7--5--------------2-|
Eb|------------------------------------0-0-0-0-...-0-|
   "Lightning breaks..."  

Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
{10}12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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