Iced Earth - Fiddler On The Green (Tab)
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (acoustic)
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------1-----0-----0-----------1-----3-----0-----|
Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---2-----2-----2---|
Db|---2-------2-----2-----2---2-------2-----2-----2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
"Sad voices..."
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------1-----0-----0-----------1-----3-----1-----|
Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------0---0-----0-----0---|
Db|---2-------2-----2-----2---2-------2-----2-----2-|
Ab|-0-----------------------3-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
"Our precious girl..."
Riff 2 (acoustic) - Use the provided strumming pattern, and
Use the lyrics as a reference to timing.
Guitar one plays the chords for the verse like this. Full
Chord strum and then lightly strum the top three strings for
Time, down-up-down-up.
Guitar two strums the full chords alone.
Am C
eb|-0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--0-0000--|
Bb|-1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--|
Gb|-2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--|
Db|-2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
G X3 F
eb|-3-3333--3-3333--|-1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--|
Bb|-0-0000--0-0000--|-1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--1-1111--|
Gb|-0-0000--0-0000--|-2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--2-2222--|
Db|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
Ab|-2-------2-------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
G
eb|-3-3333--3-3333-3-3-3-3-|
Bb|-0-0000--0-0000-0-0-0-0-|
Gb|-0-0000--0-0000-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-0-------0------0-0-0-0-|
Ab|-2-------2------2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-3-------3------3-3-3-3-|
Am C
Wasn't there a dream, last night
G Am
Like a spring never ending
C
Still the water runs clear through my mind
G Am
On the field I can see a fiddler
C
The fiddler on the green
G Am
And a saaaad boy
C
I took him too early
G
Would you mind
F
Would you mind
G
Would you mind
If I take you
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Play Riff 1 solo rhythm
Solo 1 (distortion)
Note: The notes here fade into each other, so listen when to change
From note to note. These are the main notes, there may be other
Notes in the transistions, but they're too faded for me to hear.
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------12~~-|
Db|------------2&7~~---9&10~~~-------|
Ab|-------3~~------------------------|
Eb|-&5~~-----------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------10~~-|
Gb|------------------------9~--12~-------|
Db|-7~~-----9~--10~--12~-----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|-------------12-13-12~~---13-15~--17~~-|
Bb|-13-12-13~~----------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-17-19-20-20~~~~~~~-|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 solo rhythm (chords used are listed on top of solo)
Solo (2 acoustic guitars, but this is arranged for one, except the ending)
Am C G Am
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5----------5-7--9-5----------9---7---7--9-7-5-------|
Db|-7----------7-9-10-5---------10---9---9-10-9-7-------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
C G Am
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------5-7--9-5----------9---7----9-------------------|
Db|------7-9-10-5---------10---9---10-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
C G Am C
eb|-----------------------7-------------------------------|
Bb|--8---8-8-888-5-----8--8--6-8-6-5------8---8-8-888-5---|
Gb|--9---9-9-999-5-----9--7--7-9-7-5------9---9-9-999-5---|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
G F G
eb|-----7----------------------|
Bb|--8--8----10---10-12&13-12--|
Gb|--9--7----10---10-12&14-12--|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
Guitar 1 (over a G chord)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-10-9-10-9----9------------------|
Db|--------------12---12-10-12-10-9-10-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (over a G chord)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--9-7----9----------------------|
Db|------10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7-|
Ab|---------------------------10---|
Eb|--------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1 "The sun seemed..."
Riff 2 (acoustic, refer to the chart earlier for strumming pattern)
Am C G
Isn't it a shame
Am
The reaper said
C
He is quite alone here
G Am
And still waiting for you
C
Oh I really did fail for the first time
G Am
Spoke the fiddler, poor old fiddler
C
The fiddler on the green
G F
The fiddler on the green
G
It would be nice ...
Take my hand!
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Distortion kicks in:
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x4
eb|----------------------|------------|
Bb|----------------------|------------|
Gb|----------------------|------------|
Db|-2-------5------------|------------|
Ab|-0-------3--------5---|--3------5--|
Eb|------------------3---|--1------3--|
"Just hold my hand..."
Solo over riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7----------7-9-10-5---------10---9---9-10-9-7-------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|------7-9-10-5---------10---9---10-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9---9-9-999-5-----9--7--7h9p7-5------9---9-9-999-5---|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|--9--7----10---10-12&14-12--|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|--9-7----9-----------------------|
Db|------10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7~-|
Ab|---------------------------10----|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5----------5-7--9-5----------9---7---7--9-7-5-------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------5-7--9-5----------9---7----9-------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--8---8-8-888-5-----8--6--6h8p6-5------8---8-8-888-5---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----7----------------------|
Bb|--8-------10---10-12&13-12--|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-10-9-10-9----9------------------|
Db|--------------12---12-10-12-10-9-10-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 4 (solo rhythm) x4
eb|-----------------------------|------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|------------|
Db|-2-----5-5-5----------5---5--|------------|
Ab|-0-----3-3-3--5-------3---2--|--3------5--|
Eb|--------------3--------------|--1------3--|
* * *
Solo
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-&9~-------9~-------------------------------|
Db|-----12p10------12p10-12~--10-9-10-9--------|
Ab|-------------------------------------10-5~~-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------15-17~--17b18r17~-17p15--13b15~-13~-13b15r13~-|
Gb|----14-17-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-&14----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13-12----12------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------14----14-12-14-12----12------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------15----15-14-15-14-12-14-12---------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------15-14~~-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------12~--12-12-17~--17-17-19-20-20b22~-|
Bb|-&10-13~--13-13------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-20-17-----------------------------|
Bb|-------20b22[20]-20-17-------------|
Gb|-----------------------19-17-19b21-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-19-17-19-17----17----17----------------|
Db|-------------19----19-------------------|
Ab|------------------------19'17-15-15&19~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17-15p13-15b17-15b17~----15b17-15p13-15b17-15b17~--15p13-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------&17-15-17-19-|
Bb|-15-13-&17-15-&18-17-20-18--------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-20-19-17-19-17----17-----------------|
Bb|----------------20----20-18-20-18-17--|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-17----17-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------19----19-17-19-17-16-17-16----16--------|
Db|----------------------------------19----19-17--|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-19-17-16-17-16----16--------------------------|
Ab|----------------19----19-17-19-17-15-17-15-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------19--|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-15------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----19-17-19-17-15-17-15-13-15-13-12-13-12-10-12-10-8-7~-|
End solo
Ending leads (song fades out with these)
Guitar 1 x3
eb|-12----------------------------------|
Bb|----15-13-15----------12-13-15-13-12-|
Gb|-------------14-12-14----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------| ----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------| |
Eb|-------------------------------------| |
* * * * * * * * |---Play 4x
eb|-12-------------------------------------------| |
Bb|----15-13-15-13-12-20p18p17-18p17p15-17p15p13-| |
Gb|----------------------------------------------| --|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|--8~-10~-12~-13~-15-13~-15~-17~-19~--|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 x3
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-13-12----12----------------12-------|
Gb|-------14-------------12-14----14-12-|
Db|-------------15-14-15----------------| ---------|
Ab|-------------------------------------| |
Eb|-------------------------------------| |
* * * * * * * * |---Play 4x
eb|----------------------------------------------| |
Bb|-13-12----12----------------------------------| |
Gb|-------14----14-12-21p19p17-19p17p16-17p16p14-| --|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-10~-12~-13~-15~-17-15~-17~-18~-20~--|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------9-----9----9~-|
Db|--7~--7-9-10-5---10-9-10~--10-12---9~----12----|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------10--10-12-13------13--12~-|
Gb|-9-10-12------12-10~---------------12~----------|
Db|---------12~------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-3~--33-3&5~--55-5&7~--77-7&9-10-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
** ** **
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-5~--55-5&7~--77-7&9~--99-9&10~-|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
** ** **
eb|------------12------12~---12~--12-13-15------15~-13~-&17~-|
Bb|-13~--13-15----12~-----15~--------------15~---------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
[fade out]
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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