2 versions
Tab2
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Song
Iced Earth: Damien
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 01/04/02
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-9-xxxx-9-xxxx-9-9\-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-7\-| Ab|-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-7\-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-5\-| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-5--5-xxxx-5-xx-5-5-5-5-5/7-| Ab|-3-xxxx-3-xxxx-3-3\-2-xxxx-2-xx-2-2-2/3-3/5-| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10-------------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10----------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-3-2-3-2------------------------| Eb|-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"So a beast resides in me..."
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-3-3/5-5\3-3\2---------------------| Eb|-1-1/3-3\1-1\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Deep down I always knew..."
Riff 3
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|------------------x--------------------| Ab|-2--------------2-x--5-7-8-7-5--8-7~~\-| Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------a----|
* * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|------------------x------4-5-4-------| Ab|-2--------------2-x--5-7-a-a-a--8~~\-| Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------a----|
* * * * * * * *
Lead into next section:
eb|------| Bb|------| Gb|--9\--| Db|--9\--| Ab|--7\--| Eb|------|
Play Riff 1 "As the boy becomes a man..."
Guitar 2 plays this the first time though:
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|---------------12---10-------------------| Gb|---9-11---12-------------12---9-11-12-11-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10----------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "I embrace the hounds of Hell..."
Play Riff 3 "Ahhhh..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-9---------9---------9-9\-7---------7---------7-7\-| Ab|-7---------7---------7-7\-5---------5---------5-5\-| Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"When the Jews return to Zion..."
eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------| Db|-5---------5---------5-5--5---------5-----5-5-5-5-5/7-| Ab|-3---------3---------3-3\-2---------2-----2-2-2/3-3/5-| Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...comet, fills the sky..."
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10-------------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10----------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 "Ohhh...."
Lead into next section:
eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|--9-------------| Ab|--7--[let ring]-| Eb|--0-------------|
Bass interlude
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------12~--13-12~~-------------------| Gb|-/9~~---11~---12~-----------------/9-11-12~--11-9\-| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|------------17~--15-14~-------15~---14-| Bb|-12-12-/17~--------------15~-----------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-19-20--17-20--15-20--19-20--17-20--19p17p15------| Bb|--------------------------------------------19-17-| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|-15-14~---15-15~--------------------17-19-/24~~-| Bb|---------------------------17-19-20-------------| Gb|------------------16-17-19----------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9~~-----------------------------------------------| Db|--------12~---10~----9~--10--9~~--------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------/7--9-10~---9-7\-| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|------------14~--12-11~-------12~---11-| Db|--9--9-/14~--------------12~-----------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|-16-17--14-17--12-17--16-17--14-17--16p14p12------| Db|--------------------------------------------17-14-| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------10-12-/17~~-| Gb|-12-11~--12-12~-----------9-11-12-------------| Db|------------------9-10-12---------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Now disciples of the Watch..."
Play Riff 3 "...Christ!"
Play Riff 4 "When the Jews return to Zion..."
Last bar of Riff 4:
eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|-5---------5---------5-5--5---------5-----5-5-----| Ab|-3---------3---------3-3\-2---------2-----2-2-----| Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-----X\\-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...till man exists, no more......"
Play Riff 2 Ending solo rhythm
Ending solo:
Guitar 1 x2
eb|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------|
x2
eb|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------|
x2
eb|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-----------------|
x2
eb|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-----------------|
Guitar 2 x2
eb|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------|
x2
eb|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| eb|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------|
x2
eb|-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-----------------|
(Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--10101010-9999-13131313-12121212-15151515-13131313--| Gb|-(10101010-9999-14141414-13131313-16161616-14141414)-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--12121212-13131313-10101010-9999-13131313-12121212--| Gb|-(13131313-14141414-10101010-9999-14141414-13131313)-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--13131313-15151515-17~~--| Gb|-(14141414-16161616-17~~)-| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------|
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-10-10-9~----7-7-9-9/10~--12-10h12-\9~~-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (comes in later)
eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-10-10-9~----7-7-9-9/10~--12-10h12-\9~~-| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (comes in even later)
eb|-13-13-12~---10-10-12-12/13~--15-13h15-\12~~-| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------|
End solo
Ending (Piano arranged for guitar)
eb|----12-14----15----14----17----15----12-14-15-14-| Bb|-12-------12----12----12----12----12-------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|----12-14----15----14----17----15----12-14-15--| Bb|-12-------12----12----12----12----12-----------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| 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
Comments
Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.
