Iced Earth - Im Ho Tep Tabs

Band- Iced Earth
Song- Im-Ho-Tep (Pharaoh's Curse)
Album- Horror Show

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-----------7----------7-6--|
Ab|-2---------5----------8-7--|
Eb|-0---------5--------0------|
                       *
eb|------0--------------------|
Bb|------0--------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-----------7----------7-6--|
Ab|-2---------5----------8-7--|
Eb|-0---------5--------0------|
                       *

Guitar 2 (Final time omit ending slide)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---9-9~--9-9-6-7-/9~--9-9h10-9-|
Ab|-7-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-7-6-7-/7~----9-7h9p7-6--------|
Ab|------------------------8-7~~\-|
Eb|-------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Final time omit ending slide)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|---12-12~--12-12-9-10-/12~--12-12h13-12-|
Gb|-9--------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

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



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

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------7-----------------------|
Ab|---7-8-10---10-8-7---7-8-7-5-7-7~-|
Eb|-0-----------------0--------------|
    *                 *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------7-----------------------|
Ab|---7-8-10---10-8-7---7-8-7-7-5-5~-|
Eb|-0-----------------0--------------|
    *                 *


Riff 3
Guitar 1                       Final chord
eb|----------------------------|-----|
Bb|----------------------------|-----|
Gb|----------------------------|-----|
Db|----------------------------|-----|
Ab|-2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|--2--|
Eb|-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|--0--|
    * *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  * 
  "Time is the bond of mortal life..."

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|---9-10-12-10---9-10--9--|
Ab|---7--8-10--8---7--8--7--|
Eb|-0------------0----------|
    *            *
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|---9-10--7-10---9-10--9--|
Ab|---7--8--5--8---7--8--7--|
Eb|-0------------0----------|
    *            *


Riff 4
Guitar 1                               
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------5-| <- At end of riff play the G5
Eb|-0000000000000000-...-00-3-|
    ****************     ** 
  "Death is but a threshold..."

Guitar 2                                       x2
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-10----9--------12---10-------7-10----9----5-|
Ab|--8----7--------10----8-------5--8----7----3-|
Eb|-----0--------------0---------------0----0---|
        *              *               *    *
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-10----9-------------|
Ab|--8----7-----------5-|
Eb|-----0----------00-3-|
        *          **

Play Riff 3   "Love was the curse..."
Play Riff 4   "Death is but a threshold..."

End Riff 4 with a long slide instead of the
last chord for Guitar 1.

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-------------4-7----------------|
Ab|-2------2----5-8--2------2----5-|
Eb|-0-00-3-0--0------0-00-3-0--0-3-|
      ** *    * * *    ** *    *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7------7------7-10-9-------------|
Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5--8-7------2----5-|
Eb|----------------------00-3-0--0-3-|
      ****   ****        ** *    *

Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12----12-13-|
Gb|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----14-------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------16p13p12----------------|
Bb|-15-13-12h13p12----12----------------15p13p12-------|
Gb|----------------14----14-13------------------14p13~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-0-12-13-0-13-16-0-16-17-0-17-19-0-0-20-0-|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|-19-0-17-0-16-0-19-0-17-0-16\13-13h16p13-12/-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

Harmony section:

Higher guitar:
eb|-19-20--17-20--16-20-----20--19-20--17-20--16-20-----20-|
Bb|----------------------18--------------------------18----|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----20--17-20--16-20-16-----------------|
Bb|-17----------------------18--17---------|
Gb|---------------------------------17--16-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-14~----14h16h17----16--14-14h16p14-13~--|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

Lower guitar:
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-17--13-17--12-17-----17--15-17--13-17--12-17-----17-|
Gb|----------------------14--------------------------14----|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----17--15-17--13-17-12-----------------|
Gb|-13----------------------14--13---------|
Db|---------------------------------15--14-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-12~----12h14h15----14--12-12h14p12------|
Ab|------------------------------------14~--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|


Both play ending:
eb|-19p17--17-20p17-19p17-16------------------|
Bb|------18------------------18p17------------|
Gb|--------------------------------19-19b21~~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 3a
Guitar 1                       Final chord
eb|----------------------------|-----|
Bb|----------------------------|-----|
Gb|----------------------------|-----|
Db|----------------------------|-----|
Ab|-2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|--2--|
Eb|-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|--0--|
    * *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  * 
  "Dawn shines a light..."

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|---2-3-5-3---2-3-2-|
Ab|---2-3-5-3---2-3-2-|
Eb|-0---------0-------|
    *         *
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|---2-3-0-3---2-3-2-|
Ab|---2-3-0-3---2-3-2-|
Eb|-0---------0-------|
    *         *


Play Riff 4  "Death is but a threshold..."
Play Riff 1

Ending chord:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--2--|
Eb|--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