Valley Forge Guitar Tabs by Iced Earth

Band- Iced Earth
Song- Valley Forge
Album- The Glorious Burden

Tuning: Eb


Riff 1
Guitar 1 (6 string acoustic)
eb|-0------0------0------0------------|
Bb|-0------0------0------0------------|
Gb|-5----5-4----4-2----2-2------------|
Db|-7----7-5----5-3----3-2------------|
Ab|---------------------------------0-|
Eb|---------------------------0-2-3---|
    "Close your eyes..."

Final time:
eb|-0------0------0------0--|
Bb|-0------0------0------0--|
Gb|-5----5-4----4-2----2-2--|
Db|-7----7-5----5-3----3-2--|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
    "Yet in his eyes..."


Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-...-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * *** *** *** *** *** ***


Lead into next section:
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-------|
Db|-------|
Ab|-2-4-5-|
Eb|-0-2-3-|
    * * *
   "Would he..."


Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------|
Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------|
         * * * * * * * * * *
  "...look upon us..."
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7---5------------/9-7----7---------|
Db|-7-5---3------------/7-5----5---------|
Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0---------------4-5-|
Eb|------------------------------000-2-3-|
        *      * * * *           *** * *
   "...anger and disgust..."

Final time:
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------|
Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------|
         * * * * * * * * * *
   "...complanceny..."
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7---5------------/9-7----7-------------|
Db|-7-5---3------------/7-5----5-------------|
Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0---------------4-5-7-7-|
Eb|------------------------------000-2-3-5-5-|
        *      * * * *           *** * * * *
   "...our greed..."


Play Riff 1   "Standing barefoot..."


Lead into next section:
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-------|
Db|-------|
Ab|-2-4-5-|
Eb|-0-2-3-|
    * * *
   "Would he..."


Riff 2a (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------|
Ab|-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|--------------------------|
         * * * * * * * * * *
   "...look upon us..."
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7---5------------/9-7----7---------|
Db|-7-5---3------------/7-5----5---------|
Ab|-----0------0-0-0-0---------------4-5-|
Eb|------------------------------000-2-3-|
        *      * * * *           *** * *
   "...anger and disgust..."



Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-----------------------5-5----|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
         * *** *** *** *** **     **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-5-5-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-3-3--3-333-333-333-333-33--------|
         * *** *** *** *** **     **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-3-3-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-1-1--1-111-111-111-111-11--------|
         * *** *** *** *** **     **
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-----------------------------|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00---4-5-|
Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-|
         * *** *** *** *** ** * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-----------------------5-5----|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
         * *** *** *** *** **     **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-5-5-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-3-3--3-333-333-333-333-33--------|
         * *** *** *** *** **     **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-3-3-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-1-1--1-111-111-111-111-11--------|
         * *** *** *** *** **     **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-------------------------------|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00---4-5-7-|
Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-5-|
         * *** *** *** *** ** * * * *


Solo
eb|----------------------------10-12h13-12p10-12~~-|
Bb|----------------------10-13---------------------|
Gb|-9h10p9p7-9~--------9---------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------15-12-------|
Db|-----------------------------14-12-------------14-12-|
Ab|-----12-10-------15-14-12----------15-14-------------|
Eb|-10--------12-10----------15-------------------------|
     *   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
eb|-------------------------17-15-------20-19-17--------|
Bb|-13-12-------17-15-------------17-15----------20-22~-|
Gb|-------14-12-------17-16-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
           *  *        *  *
eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----------|
Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-13-12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------17-20-19-17----19-17~--|
Bb|----18-------------20---------|
Gb|-17---------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------17-16-17-13-|
Gb|----------------------------17-16h17-14-------------|
Db|-------------------14\13-14-------------------------|
Ab|-12p11-12-15-14h15----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-17-16-17----20-19-20-17-20----------|
Bb|----------17-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

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

eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----12-13-|
Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Harmony ending:
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-14~~-----------14b16r14-----|
Db|-------14~--14-----------14~-|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-20~---20~-------------------|
Bb|------------17-22b24r22-17~--|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-17~~------------------------|
Gb|-------14~-----14b16r14------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|------------15----------15~--|
Eb|-----------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1                                                  x3
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--777-5-3-5--3-2------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------|
Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-|
       ***               *       **    **       **      **
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--777-5-3-5--3-2------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------7-|
Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-5-|
       ***               *       **    **       **      **

Guitar 2                                                  x3
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5--555-4-2-4--2-0--------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------|
Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-|
       ***               *       **    **       **      **
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5--555-4-2-4--2-0----------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------5/7-7----7-----5/7-7----7-------7-|
Eb|----------------------0-3/5-5-00-5--00-3/5-5-00-5----00-5-|
       ***               *       **    **       **      **


Solo
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   "It's time for us..."


Guitar fill over Riff 1
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|---[fade in]-7----(7)----(7)--|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

End Guitar fill


Lead into next section:
eb|-------|
Bb|-------|
Gb|-------|
Db|-------|
Ab|-2-4-5-|
Eb|-0-2-3-|
    * * *
   "Would he..."


Play Riff 2a   "...look upon us..."


Guitar fill over Riff 2
eb|-------15----13-12-10-12~~-|
Bb|-------15------------------|
Gb|-14-14---------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17----15b17r15-13-15~----12~--13-10~~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End guitar fill


Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-----------------------5-5----|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00-3-2-00-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
         * *** *** *** *** **     **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-5-5-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-3-3--3-333-333-333-333-33--------|
         * *** *** *** *** **     **
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------5-5----|
Ab|-3-3-----------------------3-2-00-|
Eb|-1-1--1-111-111-111-111-11--------|
         * *** *** *** *** **     **
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-------------------------------|
Ab|-0-0--0-000-000-000-000-00---4-5-7-|
Eb|---------------------------0-2-3-5-|
         * *** *** *** *** ** * * *


Solo
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------10-9h10-7~--|
Ab|-------------7\6-7-------------|
Eb|-5p4-5-8-7h8-------------------|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-7~--------(7)--------(7)--|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------10-9-10-12~--|
Ab|---------------10p9-10--------------|
Eb|-7p6-7-10-9/10----------------------|

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-12~--------(12)--------(12)--|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

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

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

eb|-------13-12-10----------------15-13-12----------|
Bb|-10-13----------13-12-10-12-15----------15-13-12-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------17-15-13----------------18-17-15----15-17~---|
Bb|-13-17----------17-15-13-15-20----------18----------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|---------[Guitar 1 only]-------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-12p11-12--------------------------------|
Bb|----------13-12h13-----------------------|
Gb|-------------------14p12-14--------------|
Db|----------------------------14-13h14-10~-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9~--------(9)--------(9)--|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|-15p14-15-10\9-10----------------------|
Bb|------------------12-11-12-------------|
Gb|---------------------------12-11-12----|
Db|------------------------------------9~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


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

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