Iced Earth:  Stand Alone

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
      solos by:  John Twynam
     edited by:  Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com)

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Date last modified: April 29, 2003
  
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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-2------3----3-2--------------------|
Eb|-0-0000-1-00-1-0-000-0-000-00000000-|
      ****   **     *** * *** ********
   "Listen not to..."

Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3---3-2-------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   *     * * * * * * * * *
   "Father said..."

Riff 3
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7\-2-----7---7-10-8\-|
Eb|-0-0-0---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      * *   *          * *   *         
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7\-2-----7---7-10-8\-|
Eb|-0-0-0---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      * *   *          * *   *         
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----10---10-12-10\-2-----10---10-14-12\-|
Eb|-0-0-0----0-----------0-0-0----0-----------|
      * *    *             * *    *         
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----10---10-12-10--------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-|
      * *    *          ** * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 2   "They only say..."


Riff 4
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-5------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3----5--3--2-----3---3-2-------------------|
Eb|------3--1--0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                 * *   *     * * * * * * * * *
   "Stand alone..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3---3-2-------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   *     * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 3


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------5----3-|
Eb|-0-0----0-0----0-0----3----1-|
    * *    * *    * *

Solo
eb|-12-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-10-0-|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
                                                                           
eb|-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-5-0-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0--7--5--7-5-4-5--5/-17--17~-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 plays bottom notes)
eb|-17tm--------------17tm---20tm--19tm--17tm--15tm-|
Bb|-15tm--17tm--18tm--15tm---18tm--17tm--15tm--13tm-|
Gb|-------14tm--15tm--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------10-12h13p12p10---------------------------|
Bb|-10-12-13----------------13-12\--------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------/10~--10h12p10-9~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 3

Riff 6
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-1--1-0--000-0-000-00000000-|
    * * * *  * *  *** * *** ********
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-1--1-0--000-0-000-00000000-|
    *  * *  * *  *** * *** ********


Play Riff 2   "Son, say what you mean..."
Play Riff 4   "Stand alone..."
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm


Solo
eb|-5-0-5-0-4-0-4-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-5-0-5-0-4-0-4-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-8-0-8-0-10-0-10-0-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-12-0-12-0-10-0-10-0-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Harmony section:
Guitar 1                                                                      
eb|-5-0-5-0-4-0-4-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-5-0-5-0-4-0-4-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-8-0-8-0-10~--12-13--12-----|
Bb|----------------------------------------12~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------|
Bb|----12-13--15~--13------|
Gb|-14-----------------14~-|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|


Guitar 2
eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-8-0-8-0-10-0-10-0-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-12-0-12-0-10-0-10-0-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-12-0-12-0-10-0-10-0-12-0-12-0-13~--15-17--15-----|
Bb|----------------------------------------------15~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

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

End solo

Ending 
eb|--------------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|--------------|
Db|--------------|
Ab|--------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-1--1-0-|
    * * * *  * *

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