Iron Ember

A free rock practice piece for electric guitar, level 5 (advanced). Written for TabFollower, where the tab scrolls over a live band that hears what you play.

KeyE minor

Tempo138 bpm

Meter4/4

Length88 bars · 2:33

Strings1–6

Frets0–15

Lead notes455

What you practise

Iron Ember keeps the lead on strings 1 to 6 (e to E), between fret 0 and fret 15, so it suits a advanced player working on rock feel. Techniques drawn on the tab: 108 palm muting, 44 hammer-ons, 43 vibrato, 29 pull-offs, 13 slides, 10 bends. The band plays 4 beats to the bar at 138 bpm; in the app you can take it down to 35 bpm and let it wait for you in Practice mode, or switch off the clock entirely in Step mode.

Structure

Section	Length	Chords
Intro	4 bars	E5 · D5 · A5
Riff A	8 bars	E5 · G5 · D5 · E5 · A5 · B5
Verse 1	12 bars	E5 · G5 · D5 · E5 · A5 · B5 · E5 · G5 · D5
Pre-Chorus	8 bars	C · G · D · Am · C · G · D5 · B7
Chorus	12 bars	Em · C · G · D · Em · C · G · B7 · Em · C · D · Em
Riff B	8 bars	A5 · D5 · A5 · C5 · D5
Verse 2	12 bars	E5 · G5 · D5 · E5 · A5 · B5 · E5 · G5 · D5
Bridge	8 bars	Am · Em · C · G · Am · Em · D · D5
Final Chorus	12 bars	Em · C · G · D · Em · C · G · D · Em · C · B7 · Em
Outro	4 bars	Em · C · D5 · Em

Tab excerpt: bars 5 to 8

One column per sixteenth note. Chord names on the top line; h hammer-on, p pull-off, s slide, ~ vibrato, pm palm mute, and a b after a fret marks a bend. The full 88-bar tab, the band and the scoring are in the app.

   E5                                               E5                                               G5                                               D5                                              
   pm    pm    pm    pm          pm    pm           pm    pm    pm          pm          pm           pm    pm    pm    pm          pm    pm           pm    pm    pm          pm          pm          
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------0-----------------------------|0-----3-----2-----------------------------------|------------------0-----------------------------|0-----3-----2-----------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----3-----------------0-----5-----------|------------------------0-----------3-----------|0-----0-----3-----------------0-----5-----------|------------------------0-----------3-----------|

Play Iron Ember with the band. TabFollower is a free iPad app for electric guitar: scrolling tab, a live backing band, and it hears every note you play through your iRig.

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