Iced Earth - The Devil To Pay (Gettysburg 1863)


Half Step Down Tuning - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

h: hammer om
p: pull off
/,: slide
~: vibrato
b: bend
r: release bend
m: mute
a: artificial harmonics


 Riff A(after the star-spangled banner):

Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-----9--------7------7------5-|
Db|---7--------5------4------2---|
Ab|-0--------0------0------0-----|
Eb|------------------------------|

Guitar 2 - Flute arranged for guitar
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----17----15-13-15--17--13-12-10------17----15-13-15--17--/20-18-17--|
Gb|-14--------------------------------14--------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

At the end of Riff A both guitars play:
(distortion)
   "There's the devil to pay!"
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|-------5-4-----|
Ab|-2-5-7-3-2-5-7-|
Eb|-0-3-5-----3-5-|
    m m m     m


 Chorus:
---------
Guitar 1 (distortion)
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|---9------7----7----5------5--------------|
Db|---7------5----4----3------2--------5-4---|
Ab|-0------0----0----0------0------2-5-3-2-7-|
Eb|--------------------------------0-3-----5-|
    m      m    m    m      m      m m

Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----9----9-7----7--9---------------------------------|
Db|--7----------10-------9-10-9-7----12-10--9~-----9---|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
                        m   m m
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----9----9-7----7--9--/12--11h12p11-9----10-9-7-9--------|
Db|--7----------10-----------------------------------10-9~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
                                                        a

 Riff B:
---------
Both Guitars (distortion)

   "The pressure's on and the Reb's attack"
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7--------------------2-5--8-7-|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-55-0-3--6-5-|
      mmm m m mmm m m mm
   "The Yanks must hold they can't fall back"
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-7--------------------2-5--10-8-|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-55-0-3---8-6-|
      mmm m m mmm m m mm
   "Just two brigades 2,000 strong"
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7--------------------2-5--8-7-|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-55-0-3--6-5-|
      mmm m m mmm m m mm
   "Against 20,000 they can't hold long"
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-7---------2----5----5-7-|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-0----3----3-5-|
      mmm m m

the last time play:
"Thousands more comin' doen the Chambersburg road"
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-4-----|
Ab|-7---------2----5----2-5-7-3-2-5-7-|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-0----3----0-3-5-----3-5-|
      mmm m m           m m m     m
   

Then play again:
 Chorus
 Riff B
 Chorus

Ending to last Chorus:
Guitar 1
eb|--------------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|--------------|
Db|--------------|
Ab|--7--------7--|
Eb|--5--------5--|

Guitar 2
eb|--------------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|--------------|
Db|---7-------7--|
Ab|--------------|
Eb|--------------|

then (at almost 5:30 until 9:02) comes the bridge
which I split in 4 parts..

 Bridge:
---------

Lead into bridge:
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

 Riff 1:
---------
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---5-------5---5-------5-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---5-------5---5-------5-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Bb|-------0---------0-----------0-----------0-------|
Gb|-----5---5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----1-----1---|
Db|---7-------7-5---------5-3---------3-2---------2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------7-9---9--7---------9-7--------------|
Db|-7--9-10--7-5----7--9-10--------------10--9------10-9-7--5-7--|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|


 Riff 2:
---------
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---5-------5---5-------5-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---5-------5---5-------5-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Bb|-------0---------0-----------0-----------0-------|
Gb|-----5---5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----1-----1---|
Db|---7-------7-5---------5-3---------3-2---------2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

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

 Riff 3:
---------
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---5-------5---5-------5-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---5-------5---5-------5-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Bb|-------0---------0-----------0-----------0-------|
Gb|-----5---5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----1-----1---|
Db|---7-------7-5---------5-3---------3-2---------2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

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

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


 Riff 4:
---------
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---5-------5---5-------5-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---5-------5---5-------5-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Bb|-------0---------0-----------0-----------0-------|
Gb|-----5---5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----1-----1---|
Db|---7-------7-5---------5-3---------3-2---------2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7-|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

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

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


This part of Bridge ends with Guitar 1 playing:
(12 string acoustic)                   
eb|-------------------------------------|}
Bb|-------0-----------0-----------0-----|}
Gb|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|}
Db|---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7-|} play 3 times
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------|}
Eb|-------------------------------------|}

 
 Riff C:
---------
At 7:06 you hear a cannon fire.. Play the
first chord under the fire.
Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9--5------5----4------2----1--|
Db|-7--7------5----5------3----2--|
Ab|---------0----0------0----0----|
Eb|-------------------------------|
            m    m      m    m
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|---5------5----4------2----1--|
Db|---7------5----5------3----2--|
Ab|-0------0----0------0----0----|
Eb|------------------------------|
    m      m    m      m    m


 Riff D:
---------
Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----5----------5----4----4--------2----------1----1----1--|
Db|-----7----------5----5----5--------3----------2----2----2--|
Ab|-0-0----0-0-000----0----0------0-0----0-0-000----0----0----|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    m m    m m mmm    m    m      m m    m m mmm    m    m


 Riff E:
---------
Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9----------7--------------------5----------5--------------|
Ab|-----7----------5--5-4-4-4-4-4---3-3-3--3-3-333-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-----0-0-000------------------------------------------------|
    m m     m m mmm      m m m m m   m m    m m mmm    m m m m m m


Then play again:
 Riff D
 Riff E


 Riff F:
---------
Guitar 1 (distortion)                                              
eb|------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|}
Db|-------12------10------9----5--------12------10----7--|} play twice
Ab|-0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|}
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|}
    m m m     m m     m m    m    m m m     m m     m
eb|------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|}
Db|------------------------------------------------------|} play twice
Ab|-------12------10------9----5--------12------10----7--|}
Eb|-0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|}
    m m m     m m     m m    m    m m m     m m     m

Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|--------7~----------------------------------7~------------------|}
Db|-7-9-10-----10-9-10~--9-7-9~--7-5~---7-9-10-----10-9-10~--9-7~--|} play twice
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Db|--------7~----------------------------------7~------------------|} play twice
Ab|-7-9-10-----10-9-10~--9-7-9~--7-5~---7-9-10-----10-9-10~--9-7~--|}
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}


 Riff G:
---------
Guitar 1 (distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|} play twice
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5555-|}
    m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mm  m m m m m m m m m m m mmm m mmmm
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|} play twice
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0000-|}
    m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mm  m m m m m m m m m m m mmm m mmmm

Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|--------7~----------------------------------7~------------------|}
Db|-7-9-10-----10-9-10~--9-7-9~--7-5~---7-9-10-----10-9-10~--9-7~--|} play twice
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}
Db|--------7~----------------------------------7~------------------|} play twice
Ab|-7-9-10-----10-9-10~--9-7-9~--7-5~---7-9-10-----10-9-10~--9-7~--|}
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|}


 Riff H:
---------
Both Guitars (distortion)                                       Last chord
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
Db|-2--2--------2--2------------4--4----------7------6-------2--|--2--|
Ab|-0--0--0-000-3--3--333-333---5--5--555-555-8--888-7--77-5-3--|--0--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
          m mmm       mmm mmm         mmm mmm    mmm    mm m 

at the end of this part hit:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--7--|
Eb|--5--|

Then play again:
 Riff B
 Chorus



 Song order:
-------------
Riff A
Chorus
Riff B
Chorus
Riff B
Chorus
Bridge - Riff 1, 2, 3, 4
Riff C
Riff D
Riff E
Riff D
Riff E
Riff F
Riff G
Riff H
Riff B
Chorus