My Own Savior Tabs & Lyrics by Iced Earth

My Own Savior

guitar tabs lyrics

Iced Earth

Band- Iced Earth
Song- My Own Savior
Album- Something Wicked This Way Comes

Tuning: Eb


NOTE: For this riff, the ending single notes are struck
like artificial harmonics, but so slight that I
didn't even mark them as such. The G note at the

very end is normal however.

Riff 1
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------5-|
Eb|-02222222-02222222-02222222-0200-3-|
******** ******** ******** ****
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------3---5-3----|
Eb|-02222222-02222220-2-2---2-----3~-|
******** ******** * * *

Final time:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------3---5-3-2---|
Eb|-02222222-02222220-2-2---2-------3-|
******** ******** * * *


Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2-----------5-5---5/7\5-4---------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5---5/7\5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-3/5\3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"My only comfort..."
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2-----------5-5---5/7\5-4-----------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5---5/7\5-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4-4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-3/5\3-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * ** * * * ** * * * *
"My only solace..."
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2-----------5-5---5/7\5-4---------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5---5/7\5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-3/5\3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"For release..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-2-----------5-5---5/7\5-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5---5/7\5-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-3/5\3-|
* * * * *
"Thrown past life..."

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Life's a bitch..."

Riff 3 (Clean)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-----12------11--------12------11---|
Db|---12------11--11----12------11--11-|
Ab|-10-----9----------10-----9---------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
"Existence of one man..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----12-----11--------11------11---|
Db|---12-----11-----9--11--11--11--11-|
Ab|-10-----9------7---9-------9-------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
"...hatred with no end..."


Riff 4 (Distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---2---4---4--------|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2200-|
* * **** * * **** * * * * * ****
"My madness..."

Lead over Riff 4 (Keyboard synth type effect)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-6~--7~--9/11\6~---------------------|
Db|------quick slide---9~--11~--9/11\8~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-6~--7~--9/11\6~----9/11~-|
Db|------quick slide---------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|



Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7---6--------7---6--------7---6---4---6---6--------|
Ab|-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-0-2-0-4-4-4-4-4444-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * * * * ****
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7---6--------7---6--------7---6---4---6---6--------|
Ab|-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-4-4444-5-0-4-0-2-0-4-4-4-4-4400-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * * * * ****
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---2---4---4--------|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2200-|
* * **** * * **** * * * * * ****
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---2---4---4-------|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-222-|
* * **** * * **** * * * * * ***


Solo
eb|----------------7-9h10p9p7----------|
Bb|------------7-8------------8p7------|
Gb|--/7-6--6-7--------------------7-6~-|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-10-9-7----7-9~--10p9p7-9~--\4-4-/10--9p7------------|
Bb|--------11--------------------------------7~----(7)\-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------9----9-10-10/15p14----------14----|
Bb|---------10---10---------------15-12-15----15-|
Gb|-6/11-11--------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|-14h15-15/19-20-19p17-------|
Bb|---------------------20-19~-|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

Splits into two guitars:

Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------/8-7----5--7h8p7p5-7~-|
Gb|----------------/7-6~--6-6666------------------------|
Db|-/5-4~--4-4444---------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------/8-7--/10--8-8-7-8~--7~--(7)\-|
Gb|----------------/7-6~--6-6666-------------------a---a--------|
Db|-/5-4~--4-4444-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-/5-4~--4-4444--/5-4~--4-4444--/5-4-------4h5p4---4~-|
Ab|---------------------------------------7--------7----|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-/5-4~--4-4444--/5-4~--4-4444--/5-4--/7--5-5-4-5~--4~--(4)\-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------a---a--------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "The voices are calling..."
Play Riff 3 "Existence of one man..."
Play Riff 4 "My madness..."

Final time for Riff 4
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-5---4--------5---4--------5---4---2---4---4--|
Eb|-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-2-2200-3-0-2-0-0-0-2-2-2--|
* * **** * * **** * * * *


Riff 6 x2
eb|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-333333-2222222222-|-333333-222222-0000-222222-22222222222-|
****** ********** ****** ****** **** ****** ***********
eb|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-333333-2222222222-|-333333-222222-0000-222222-2222222220-|
****** ********** ****** ****** **** ****** **********


Riff 7 x3
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|---5-4---5-4-2-4-|---2-------------|
Eb|-2-----2---------|-5---5-3-5-3-2-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 8 x3
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|---7-6---7-6-4-6-|---4-------------|
Db|-4-----4---------|-7---7-5-7-5-4-5-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 9
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12---11--------12---11--------12---11---9---11---11--------|
Ab|-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9-0-7-0--9-0--9-9-9999-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * * * * ****
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12---11--------12---11--------12---11--\9-11--9-11\-|
Ab|-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9-9-9999-10-0--9--\7--9--7--9\-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
* * **** * * **** *


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.
= 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