Burning Oasis tab

Burning Oasis

Band- Iced Earth
Song- Burning Oasis
Album- Burnt Offerings

Tuning: Eb

Intro (Clean)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|---9-7\2-2--3----------9-7\2-2--1-0-0-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-------------------0----------------|
                                        x3
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-9-9-7\2-2--3--------9-9-7\2-2--1-0-0-|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

Guitar fill over intro (Clean)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------12-------------------|
Db|--------------12-h.-------------------|
Ab|--------------h.----12----------------|
Eb|--------------------h.----------------|

Guitar 2 begins playing this after one play of the above
(Distortion)
eb|-14--15-----------14--15-----------|
Bb|-15--17--9--10----15--17--9--8-7-7-|
Gb|---------9--10------------9--8-7-7-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
                                   x2
eb|-14--15---------14--15-----------|
Bb|-15--17--13-13--15--17--9--8-7-7-|
Gb|---------14-14----------9--8-7-7-|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|


Distortion kicks in with a slide:

Riff 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---11--9\4-4--5-----------11--9\4-4--3-2-2-----|
Db|----9--7\2-2--3------------9--7\2-2--1-0-0-----|
Ab|-2----------------------2----------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------//\\-0-------------------\\-|


Riff 2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-7-----10-----9-----7-----|
Ab|-8-888--8-888-8-888-8-888-|
Eb|--------------------------|
      ***    ***   ***   ***
   "Raging fire..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-9----9----9----9----9-9-9---|
Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-8-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
      **   **   **   **       *
   "...me..."

Final time:
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-9----9----9----9----9-9-9\-|
Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7\-|
Eb|----------------------------|
      **   **   **   **


Play Riff 1

Guitar fill over Riff 1
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-99--------------------99-|
Db|----1010-77----77-1010----|
Ab|------------88------------|
Eb|--------------------------|


Riff 2a
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-7-----10-----9-----7-----|
Ab|-8-888--8-888-8-888-8-888-|
Eb|--------------------------|
      ***    ***   ***   ***
   "Initiate the..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-9----9----9----9----9-9-9---|
Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-8-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
      **   **   **   **       *
   "...beginning..."

Final time:
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-9----9----9----9----9-9-9\---|
Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7\-0-|
Eb|------------------------------|
      **   **   **   **
   "...sigh..."


Riff 3 (Clean)
eb|-10-9-----------10-9-----|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|------11-------------11--|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
                               x2
eb|-8-7----8-7----10-7----8-7---|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----9------9-------9------9-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

                                      x2
eb|-10-9-----10-9-----12-9-----10-9----|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------11-------11-------11-------11-| ----|
Db|------------------------------------|     |
Ab|------------------------------------|     |
Eb|------------------------------------|     |
    "Take the fruit..."                      |
                               x2            |--> Play 4x
eb|-8-7----8-7----10-7----8-7---|            |
Bb|-----------------------------|            |
Gb|-----9------9-------9------9-|            |
Db|-----------------------------| -----------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
   


Riff 4 (Distortion, slide into riff)
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-0-000-0-000-1-1-1-|
    * *** * *** * *** * * *
          "I shall be wise..."


Riff 5
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----3-5---4------2-3---2-----------------------|
Ab|---3------------2----------2--------2-----3-3-3-|
Eb|-0-------0----0-------0----0--0-000-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
    * *     *    * *     *       * ***   * *
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-----3-5---4------2-3---2-----|
Ab|---3------------2----------2--|
Eb|-0-------0----0-------0----0--|
    * *     *    * *     *       


Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------12\----------------12\-|
Gb|-----9h11---------------9h11-----------|
Db|-9-9------9h10------9-9------9h10------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|---10--------------10--------|
Gb|------7h9-------------7h9----|
Db|-7--------7\6----7-------7\6-|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Comes in after awhile)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--5-7--8----7--7-/12----(12)----11-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Riff 7 (Clean)                 
(The last note is distorted and is a slow bend and release
eb|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------------|
Bb|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3----------|
Gb|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--------|
Db|--------------------------------6b7r6-| <-- slight art. harmonic
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
   "There's no way out now..."


Riff 8 (Distortion)      
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7-6----------4-4-6----------|
Eb|-5-5-4-44444444-2-2-4-44444444-|
          ********       ********
    "Priests of the fire..."

Lead over Riff 8
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-16-14----14--------------------------------|
Gb|-------16----16-15-16-15-13-15-13----13-----|
Db|----------------------------------16----13~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-13-15-16-16/18-16-15-16\-13~----13~----13~------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------11b13~~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-16-14----14--------------------------------|
Gb|-------16----16-15-16-15-13-15-13----13-----|
Db|----------------------------------16----13~-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-13-15-16-16/18-16-15-16\-13~-----------|
Db|-------------------------------/17b18~~-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)               x4
eb|---------------------------------|-----|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----|
Db|---------------------------------|-----|
Ab|-7-7-6----6------4-4-6----6------|-7-7-|
Eb|-5-5-4-44-4-4444-2-2-4-44-4-4444-|-5-5-|
          **   ****       **   ****
                                       x4 
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-4444444444-222222-4444444444-555555-|
    ********** ****** ********** ******

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


Riff 10                            x3
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-6----6------4-4-6----6------7-7-|
Eb|-4-44-4-4444-2-2-4-44-4-4444-5-5-|
      **   ****       **   ****
    "Priests of the fire..."
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-6----6------4-4-6----6-|
Eb|-4-44-4-4444-2-2-4-44-4-|
      **   ****       **

Ending lead               Final time
eb|---------16-16---------|---------16-16----|
Bb|------16--------16-----|-----16--------16-|
Gb|-13~---------------13~-|-13~--------------|
Db|-----------------------|------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|------------------|


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
1012     = pre-bend.
1012r10  = 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

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