Melancholy (Holy Martyr) Chords

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Melancholy (Holy Martyr) by Iced Earth is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			INTRO: 
Riff 1A x 2 times 
-> 
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--7----------------------------5---------------3--------------| 
Eb)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
VERSE 1: 
Riff 1 x 4 times 
-> 
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--7-7--------------------------5---------------3--------------| 
Eb)|--0-0---------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
Chorus: 
Riff 2 x 4 times 
-> 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb)|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--| 
 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--| 
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
PRE-VERSE: 
Riff 1 
-> 
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--7-7--------------------------5---------------3--------------| 
Eb)|--0-0---------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
VERSE 2: 
Riff 1A 
-> 
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--7----------------------------5---------------3--------------| 
Eb)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Riff 1B 
-> 
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--7-7--------------------------5-----------0-2-3--------------| 
Eb)|--0-0----------------------------------------------------3-2--| 
 
Riff 1C 
-> 
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|-------------------------------5---------------3--------------| 
Eb)|--0--------2--3--5---------------------------------------3-2--| 
 
Riff 1D 
-> 
Gb)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|---------------------------5h7p5-----------0-2-3--------------| 
Eb)|--0--------2--3--5------------------------------------3----2--| 
 
 
Chorus: 
Riff 2 x 4 times 
-> 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb)|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--| 
 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--| 
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
SOLO: 
Riff 3 x 2 times 
-> 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--| 
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--| 
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
Chorus: 
Riff 2 x 4 times 
-> 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb)|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--| 
 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--| 
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
OUTRO LEADS: 
Riff 2 x 4 times 
-> 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb)|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--| 
 
Gb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Db)|------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab)|--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--| 
Eb)|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

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