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Song
Iced Earth: Birth of the Wicked
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
edtied by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
Brian Van Maurik (bmvst7@pitt.edu)
Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 01/27/02
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-------7-7--------8-8-------10-10--------8-8-| Ab|-5-555-5-5--6-666-6-6--8-888-8--8--6-666-6-6-| Eb|---------------------------------------------|
* *** * *** * *** * ***
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-------7-----7-7--8-----8-----8-8-| Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-| Eb|----------------------------------|
* *** * * *** * *
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-10-----10----10-10--8-----8-----8-8-| Ab|--8-888--8-8-8-8--8--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-| Eb|-------------------------------------|
*** * * *** * *
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-7h8p7----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7-8-7--7-7h8p7----7--7h8p7----7--------------------| Db|----------------------10----------10---10--8-8h10p8-8-8~~-| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the 3rd and 4th time)
eb|-9h10p9-----------------------------| Bb|--------10-11-10--10-10h11p10----10-| Gb|------------------------------12----| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-10h11p10----10-------------------------| Gb|----------12----12--10-10h12p10-10-10~~-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 x4
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---| Eb|-------------------------------6-|
* *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *
"Daylight breaks hard..."
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|--------5--5-5--------8--8-8-| Ab|--3-333-3--3-3--6-666-6--6-6-| Eb|-----------------------------|
* *** * ***
"But in this hour..."
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---| Eb|-------------------------------6-|
* *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *
"...The Elder knew..."
Guitar 2 x2
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7--8--10--8--7----7h8p7----7~-| Db|----------------10-------10----| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-5h7p5---5--3h5p3---3--2h3p2---2~-| Db|-------8----------7----------5----| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------|
Guitar 3 x2
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-10--11--13--11--10----10h11p10----10~-| Gb|--------------------12----------12-----| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|-8h10p8----8--6h8p6---6--3h4p3---3~-| Gb|--------10----------9----------5----| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x2
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-----8-----5-----7-----7p5-7p5-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5-----6-----3-----5-----5p3-5p3-| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-3-----3-----3-----3-----8-8-| Ab|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-| Eb|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-7---10-9----7---10-9-10-9---10-9-10-7---7--10-9-| Db|----------10-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-10--14-12----10---14-12-14-12---14-12-14-10---10-14-12-| Db|-----------14-------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "Child of the wicked..."
Play Riff 3 "So, behold the birth..."
Riff 4 (solo rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---| Eb|-------------------------------6-|
* *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-------------------------6h7-6~-| Ab|-5-555-5-555-555-5---5-6--------| Eb|-------------------8------------|
* *** * *** *** * * * *
First break
eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-------5--5--------8--8-| Ab|-3-333-3--3--6-666-6--6-| Eb|------------------------|
* *** * ***
Last Break
eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|-------5-5--------8-8-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-| Ab|-3-333-3-3--6-666-6-6-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
* *** * *** *** *** * * * *
Solo
eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------8-10-11-/13-11-10h11-10~~\----------| Gb|-/7~---8-----------------------------/7-8-7~-| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-/15~--15-151515-/16-16-161616-/18-18-1818-| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-20-18-16-15--15-15-15~--------------| Gb|--------------14-14-14~----14-15-14\-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-12-14-15-/17-/19-20-19~--17-19~--| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-19~--19-20-19----14-15-14----11-12-11-------------| Db|----------------------------------------12b13r12~~-| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------14-14-14--14-15-17-15-15h17p15-14~--------| Bb|-----10-15-15----15-15---------------------------15-15~-| Gb|---11---------------------------------------------------| Db|-12-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|-14-15-17-1515-17-15-14--15-17-1515-17-15-14-| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-15-17-15-14-17-17b18-17b18-17-15-17b18-17b18-17-15-18-15-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-14tm-17p14--------15-14--------------------| Bb|-----------15---15-------15-16~--18p16-15~\-| Gb|-------------14-----------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|-17p14----------14-17-14141414-17-15151515-| Bb|-------15----15----------------------------| Gb|----------14-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-18p15----------15-18-15151515-18-14141414-| Bb|-------16----16----------------------------| Gb|----------15-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-17p14-----/18~----18-20-17~\-| Bb|-------15\--------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "It's up to us now..."
Play Riff 3 "So, behold the birth..."
Play Riff 1
Ending
eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|---------| Db|--5--7\--| Ab|--3--5\--| Eb|---------|
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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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