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High Water Mark Tab

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Iced Earth - High Water Mark (Gettysburg 1863)


Half Step Down Tuning - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

h: hammer om
p: pull off
/,: slide
~: vibrato
b: bend
r: release bend
m: mute


 Riff A:

Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-9--------9--11--12--------12-11--7--|
Ab|-7--------7---9--10--------10--9--5--|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-11----9--------9--7--5--------5--9--7----------------|
Ab|--9----7--------7--5--3--------3--7--5--------5--7--2-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------3--5--0-|



 Riff B:
---------
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
   "It was very close..."
eb|---------------------------------------|}
Bb|---------------------------------------|}
Gb|---------------------------------------|}
Db|-----9----------7--------5----------4--|} play 4 times
Ab|---7---7------7--------7---7------7----|}
Eb|-0----------0--------0----------0------|}

   "Execute it well..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--|
Ab|-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--|
Eb|-------------------------------|

       "...it's in God's..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-x-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--|
Ab|-x-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--|
Eb|---------------------------------|


 Riff C:
---------
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic)
   "General Lee I must tell you straight  I believe this attack will fail"
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9------9------7------7--------------5------5------4------4--|
Ab|---7---7--7------7---7--7--------------7---7--7------7---7--7----|
Eb|-0-------------0---------------------0-------------0-------------|

   "Execute it well..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--|
Ab|-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--|
Eb|-------------------------------|

       "...it's in God's..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-x-9--x-7--x-5----x-5--x-7--x-9--|
Ab|-x-7--x-5--x-3----x-3--x-5--x-7--|
Eb|---------------------------------|


 Riff D:
---------
Guitar 1 (distortion)                    Last chord
eb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Db|-5--------5-4---4-----------4-5--7--4-|--5--|
Ab|-7------------7----5--------5-7--9--5-|--7--|
Eb|--------------------------------------|-----|

Guitar 2 (distortion)                    last chord
eb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|----------4---------------------------|-----|
Db|-5----------7-5-7--4--------4-5--7--4-|--5--|
Ab|-7--------------------------5-7--9--5-|--7--|
Eb|--------------------------------------|-----|

Guitar 3 (distortion)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|-000--000--000--000--000--000--000--000-|
    mmm  mmm  mmm  mmm  mmm  mmm  mmm  mmm


 Riff E:
---------
Guitar 1 (distortion)
       "The rebel cannon break the silence"
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|------5----4-5----------5----4-5----4----4-2--|
Ab|------7----5-7----------7----5-7----5----5-3--|
Eb|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00-----00---00------|
    m mm   mm     mmm m mm   mm     mm   mm m
       "150 Guns make up their cannonade"
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------5----4-5----------5----4-5----4----4-2-------------|
Ab|------7----5-7----------7----5-7----5----5-3----7--10--5-|
Eb|-0-00---00-----000-0-00---00-----00---00--------5---8--3-|
    m mm   mm     mmm m mm   mm     mm   mm m

Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-0-0-...-|
    mmm m m mmm m m mmm m m mmm m m


Then play again:
 Riff D (over "what happens here this day..")
 Riff E (over "the Virginians...")
 Riff D (over "the slaughter now...")


 Riff F:
---------
Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|}
Db|----------------------------8--5---7--------------------------10--5--|} play 4 times
Ab|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-8--5---7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-10--5--|}
Eb|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--------|}
    m  m m m m  m m m m  m m m           m m m m  m m m m  m m m


 Riff G:
---------
Guitar 1 (distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|----5----------4-5--4-----5----------4-5--4-|
Db|-7----7----5-7---------7----7----5-7--------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

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

Guitar 2 (distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----9------------7-9--7------9------------7-9--7-|
Db|-10----10----9-10---------10----10----9-10--------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----7--------7-9-10--9------9------------7-9--7-|
Db|-9----9----9------------10----10----9-10--------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|


 Riff H:
---------
Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------8--8--|
Ab|-5-777-7--5-777-7--5-777-7-555-8--8--|
Eb|-3-555-5--3-555-5--3-555-5-333-------|
    m mmm m  m mmm m  m mmm m mmm
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------10--10--|
Ab|-5-777-7--5-777-7--5-777-7-555-10--10--|
Eb|-3-555-5--3-555-5--3-555-5-333---------|
    m mmm m  m mmm m  m mmm m mmm


Then play again:
 Riff G
 Riff H


 Riff I:
---------
Both Guitars (distortion - play twice)
   "We're almost there my boys..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7----9-10-------5----2----5--|
Eb|-5----7--8-------3----0----3--|
   "We must push forward boys..."
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|--------------9--7-----5----5--|
Ab|-7----9-10----7--5-----3----2--|
Eb|-5----7--8---------------------|


 Riff J:
---------
Both Guitars (distortion - play twice)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-10-12121212----1010-13131313-|
Eb|------------------------------|
     m  m m m m     m m  m m m m
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-10-12121212----1010-15151515-|
Eb|------------------------------|
     m  m m m m     m m  m m m m
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-10-12121212----1010-13131313-10-12121212-|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
     m  m m m m     m m  m m m m  m  m m m m


 Riff K:
---------
Both Guitars (distortion)
eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|------------------|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|-3-5-3-55-6-5-3-5-|
    m m m mm m m m m


 Riff L:
---------
Both Guitar (distortion)
   "It's over now we are..."
eb|--------------------------------|}
Bb|--------------------------------|}
Gb|--------------------------------|}
Db|-7--------12--10-------109-97-|} play twice
Ab|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
Eb|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
   "I am responsible..."
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-5--------10--9--------10-9-|
Ab|-3---------8--7---------8-7-|
Eb|-3---------8--7---------8-7-|
   "I thought us..."
eb|--------------------------------|}
Bb|--------------------------------|}
Gb|--------------------------------|}
Db|-7--------12--10-------109-97-|} play twice
Ab|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
Eb|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
   "God forgive me..."
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-5--------10--9--------10-9-|
Ab|-3---------8--7---------8-7-|
Eb|-3---------8--7---------8-7-|
   "It's all my fault..."
eb|--------------------------------|}
Bb|--------------------------------|}
Gb|--------------------------------|}
Db|-7--------12--10-------109-97-|} play twice
Ab|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
Eb|-5--------10---8--------87-75-|}
   "...hands!"
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-55555-55555-55555-5555-6--6--|
Eb|-55555-55555-55555-5555-6--6--|
    mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmm


 Riff M (outro):
-----------------
Guitar 2 (arranged for guitar)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----14----12-10-12--14--/10--9-7------14----12-10-12--14--/17--15-14--|
Db|-12--------------------------------12---------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----14----12-10-12--14--/10--9-7--|
Db|-12-------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

THE END

 Song order:
-------------
Riff A
Riff B
Riff C
Riff D
Riff E
Riff D
Riff E
Riff D
Riff F
Riff G
Riff H
Riff G
Riff H
Riff I
Riff J
Riff K
Riff L
Riff M (outro)

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Karl Average	#1 by Karl Dear at Jan 19, 1971 at 6:08 AM EST
	This song is about the tragic events that happened on the third day of Gettyburg. Also about how Lee felt so bad after he realized his mistake. The most beautiful and aweinspiring song i've ever heard

No Picture health risk Rhythm Player	#2 by health risk at May 17, 1974 at 3:10 PM EST
	and burn in hell "Loboparamilitary", this song, along with Iced Earth kicks ass . . . the musical composition is amazing and the lyrics are intensely beautiful . . . Even if i don;t like something i have sense enough to say it is well-composed and you know for a face it is so stifle your putrid mouth.

No Picture Ben Average	#3 by Ben at Feb 28, 1979 at 11:09 AM EST
	To me, this song means Goodness

No Picture Brett Professional	#4 by Brett Czap at Jun 8, 1984 at 8:35 PM EST
	This song is about the thrid and final day of Gettysburg, one of the best damn songs I've ever heard

No Picture Joseph Average	#5 by Joseph Ross at Dec 10, 1984 at 9:42 PM EST
	I was quite sceptical upon the departure of Matt and the introduction to the new singer, but MY GOD. Although Barlow is still my fav iced earth singer i have to admit, Ripper Owens does a HELL-OF-A-JOB on this one along with all the other tracks on the Glorious Burden. It's amazing how virtually 70% of metal bands these days just dumbfoundedly bark into a microphone about Satan, but Iced Earth has so much more depth; Sure on the occasion they belch and growl upon theology issues(which for them still isn't bad because i mean c'mon, ITS ICED FUCKING EARTH[they dont make mistakes haha] but for the most part each one of their song tells a different cpmplex and profound story. Also this song is about the Battle of Gettysburg and how Lee's plan failed . . . It's his intense and consuming guilt for such a huge downfall . . . great song . . . great lyrics . . . GREAT BAND!

No Picture Shredmaster Average	#6 by Shredmaster Will at Dec 14, 1990 at 7:13 PM EST
	fact*** 1

No Picture Anakin Rhythm Player	#7 by Anakin Skywalker at Apr 20, 1992 at 1:52 AM EST
	This is one of the most hilariously overwrought and lyrically absurd songs ever written, you saps.

No Picture Ian Average	#8 by Ian Slay at Jun 27, 1996 at 7:40 AM EST
	The part 4. "charge" is amazing . "His brigade, led from the front by Armistead, waving his hat from the tip of his sword, reached the stone wall at the "Angle", which served as the charge's objective. The brigade got farther in the charge than any other.."

No Picture ben Rhythm Player	#9 by ben kurkul at Sep 27, 2002 at 10:10 PM EST
	This is probably the most beutiful IE song I've ever heard. I love the emotion they put into this song, the classical elements of violin and the orchestra really accentuate the music, they make it much more emotional.

No Picture Humey Average	#10 by Humey at Nov 6, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST
	I have to agree this one really rules. The Glorious Burden is also a pretty awesome, actually I would say that it is one of the best IE albums. Oh And Tim "The Ripper" Owen, sure is a nice replacement for Matt, even though I still likes Matt more, but oh well. Iced Earth Rules!!!

No Picture jon Wanna Be	#11 by jon a at Feb 10, 2006 at 5:21 AM EST
	Last part of the "Gettysburg Trilogy" tells the conclusion of the battle of Gettysburg.