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The Glorious Burden Tabs:

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Hollow Man Tab

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Iced Earth - Hollow Man (The Glorious Burden)


Half Step Down Tuning - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

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


Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-----------------------7---------------|
Bb|----8------------------8---------------|
Gb|----9--------0---------9--------0------|
Db|----9------4----4------9------4----4---|
Ab|----7----5--------5----7----5--------5-|
Eb|-0------------------0------------------|


Riff 2 (12 string acoustic)
eb|-------------------------0-------|
Bb|-------0---------------0---0-----|
Gb|-----5----5----------5-------5---|
Db|---7--------7------7-----------7-|
Ab|-0---------------0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "Looking for solitude..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-------0---------0------0----|
Gb|-----5----5--------0---------|
Db|---7--------7--------7----5--|
Ab|-0---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
   "Lost in humanity..."


Play Riff 1  "True knowledge..."
Play Riff 2  "Searching for inner peace..."



Riff 3 (Distortion)
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)--------|
Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Don't want to..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)--------|
Db|--------9----(9)--2--2--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)--3--3--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "...man..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)--------|
Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Ain't gonna be..."

1st ending:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2-4----|
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5----|
Eb|---------------------------5-|
       * *    * *    * *      *
   "...man..."

2nd ending:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------9--| [final chord blends]
Db|-2------2------2------2-4--4-9--| [ into next verse  ]
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-7--|
Eb|---------------------------------|
       * *    * *    * *
   "...man..."


Play Riff 1  "Sadness comes knocking..."
Play Riff 2  "Peace will come..."
Play Riff 1  "Darkness caress..."
Play Riff 2  "Emptiness goes away..."


Riff 3a (Distortion)
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)--------|
Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Don't want to..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)--------|
Db|--------9----(9)--2--2--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)--3--3--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "...man..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)--------|
Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Ain't gonna be..."

1st ending:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2-4----|
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5----|
Eb|---------------------------5-|
       * *    * *    * *      *
   "...man..."

2nd ending:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2-4--4-|
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
       * *    * *    * *
   "...man..."



Riff 4
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|---5----7---9--7--5-4--4-2-4----5--7--5--4-|
Ab|---7----9--10--9--7-5--5-3-5----7--9--7--5-|
Eb|-0-----------------------------------------|
                          * *
      "I rise up..."                              x3
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5--5-4-5----7---9--7--5-4--4-2-4----5--7--5--4-|
Ab|-7--7-5-7----9--10--9--7-5--5-3-5----7--9--7--5-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
       * *                     * *
    "...the phoenix..."


Guitar fill (...)


Riff 3b
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)--------|
Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Don't want to..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)--------|
Db|--------9----(9)--2--2--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)--3--3--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "...man..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------9----(9)--------|
Db|--------9----(9)--4--4--|
Ab|-2------7----(7)--5--5--|
Eb|-0----0------------------|
         *
           "Ain't gonna be..."
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2-4--4-|
Ab|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-5--5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
       * *    * *    * *
    "...man..."


Play Riff 4   Song fades out


Ending solos

1st lick
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----15b17-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-------14b16r14-12----14-12b14-----------------------|
Db|----------------------14----------14---12---------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------14---1412-10------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------12~-|

2nd lick
eb|--------------------12-15-12----------------12--------------|
Bb|-[15]17----(17)~-------------15-12-15-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------14b16----[14]16r14p12-|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-14----12-14-12b14r12~~-|
Db|----14-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

3rd lick
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17-19-20-[20]22r20-19-20-19b20r19-17------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------19-[19]21--(21)r19b21~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Main solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------12------------------|
Ab|-12~~----------(12)~----14~-----12b14----(14)r12-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-12b14r12-10-14b15--(15)r14-12-10-12-[12]14r12-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------12-----------|
Gb|----------------------------------------12-----------|
Db|-------------------12h14p12--------12h14---14p12-14~-|
Ab|--------------12h14--------14-12h14------------------|
Eb|-10-2~--12h15---------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---15-------10-12-[12]13r12-10----12-11-10~--|
Gb|-14----------------------------12------------|
Db|-----14~-------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-7-10-------7------7-7------------7----|
Gb|------9b11----9b11---9b11-9b11------9~-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------12-14----12----|
Bb|---------7-----------7---------------------------15----15-|
Gb|-7-9---7---7---9-7-----7----/14-11~--14b16----------------|
Db|-----9-------9-----9-----9--------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-[15]17--(17)r15--[15]17r15-[15]17-15-[15]17r15b17~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------20-19---------------22b24-20-19-17-19-20-|
Bb|-22b24-------22b24r22~--17----------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|-19h20r19-17-----------------------------|
Bb|-------------20-22b24--22-20-22~--15-15~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------12-------------12-----------------------|
Bb|-(15)-----------12-15--------------------------------|
Gb|---------7/14----------14b16----[14]16r14p12----12-14-|
Db|---------------------------------------------14-------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------12-15-14p12-------|
Bb|----------------12-15----12-15-------------12-15-|
Gb|-12~------------------14-------------------------|
Db|------14-12-14~----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------12-----------------12-15-15-14-12--------------|
Bb|----12-15----15b17----(17)~-----------------15-----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------14-12-11~-|
Db|-14------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

Then Eb aeolian

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture philipp Rhythm Player	#1 by philipp at Dec 19, 1980 at 2:39 PM EST
	I remember Jon saying that Hollow Man was originally intended to be on the Horror Show album, but he felt it was 'too good' and wanted to keep it for later. 1

No Picture Michael Rhythm Player	#2 by Michael Roysdon at Mar 14, 1999 at 9:31 PM EST
	yeah i had a feeling it has absolutely nothing ot do with american or world history, it still rocks though

No Picture Euroynmous Average	#3 by Euroynmous at Mar 18, 2000 at 2:12 AM EST
	It is a contemplative piece written before Matt Barlow parted with the band. It is pretty, but painful to listen to, and is completely out of place thematically with the rest of the album.