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Song
Iced Earth: Dead Babies (Alice Cooper)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com)
solos by: Russ Elton
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 12/24/01
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Tuning: Eb
RIff 1 (clean):
eb|-0----------------2----------------3-| Bb|---0-1--------------3-0-----------3--| Gb|-------0-2--------------0-2----2-2---| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|---------0---------------3---------| Bb|-------1---1-----------3---3-------| Gb|-----2-------2-------3-------3-----| Db|---2-----------2---3-----------3---| Ab|-0---------------1-----------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|
"Little Betty..."
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----| Db|---2---2---------2---2---------4-0-| Ab|-0---------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|
"...aspirin..."
eb|---------3------------------------0----2-| Bb|-------3---3---------------------1----3--| Gb|-----0-------0-----0-----0------2----2---| Db|---0-------------0-----0-------2----0----| Ab|------------------------------0----------| Eb|-3-------------2-----1-------------------|
"She got them..."
eb|---------0---------------3---------| Bb|-------1---1-----------3---3-------| Gb|-----2-------2-------3-------3-----| Db|---2-----------2---3-----------3---| Ab|-0---------------1-----------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|
"Betty's mommy..."
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----| Db|---2---2---------2---2---------4-0-| Ab|-0---------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|
"...save her..."
eb|---------3------------------------0-| Bb|-------3---3---------------------1--| Gb|-----0-------0-----0-----0------2---| Db|---0-------------0-----0-------2----| Ab|------------------------------0-----| Eb|-3-------------2-----1--------------|
"She didn't hear..."
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-5--5------5----7--7------9-| Ab|-3--3--3-3-3----5--5--7-7-7-| Eb|----------------------------|
* * * *
"Dead babies..."
eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------4---------------4--------4----------| Db|-2---4-5--2--5-4-5----4-5-2----4-5-2--------2-| Ab|-0-0-2-3-----3-2-3--0-2-3----0-2-3----0-2-3---| Eb|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...shelf..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-5----7------------------| Ab|-3----5----5--5--3--2--7-| Eb|-----------3--2--1--0--5-|
"Well we, didn't want you..."
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|---------9~~-----------11~~-| Db|------10------------12------| Ab|---10------------12---------| Eb|-8------------10------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|-12~~--11~~--10~~--9~~----9~~-| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|----------------------------| Bb|---------8~~-----------10~~-| Gb|-------9------------11------| Db|----10-----------12---------| Ab|-10-----------12------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-12~~--10~~--10~~--9~~---10~~-| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
Riff 1a (Clean)
eb|-0---------| Bb|---0-1-----| Gb|-------0-2-| Db|-----------| Ab|-----------| Eb|-----------| eb|---------0---------------3---------| Bb|-------1---1-----------3---3-------| Gb|-----2-------2-------3-------3-----| Db|---2-----------2---3-----------3---| Ab|-0---------------1-----------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|
"Daddy is an agrophile..."
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----| Db|---2---2---------2---2---------4-0-| Ab|-0---------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|
"...Texas..."
eb|---------3------------------------0----2-| Bb|-------3---3---------------------1----3--| Gb|-----0-------0-----0-----0------2----2---| Db|---0-------------0-----0-------2----0----| Ab|------------------------------0----------| Eb|-3-------------2-----1-------------------|
"Mommy's on the bar..."
eb|---------0---------------3---------| Bb|-------1---1-----------3---3-------| Gb|-----2-------2-------3-------3-----| Db|---2-----------2---3-----------3---| Ab|-0---------------1-----------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|
"Little Betty..."
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----| Db|---2---2---------2---2---------4-0-| Ab|-0---------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------|
"...graveyard..."
eb|---------3------------------------0-| Bb|-------3---3---------------------1--| Gb|-----0-------0-----0-----0------2---| Db|---0-------------0-----0-------2----| Ab|------------------------------0-----| Eb|-3-------------2-----1--------------|
"Living there..."
Play Riff 2 "Dead babies..."
Play Riff 3 "Well we, didn't want you..."
[Don't play the last chord on Riff 3, got to Riff 4]
Riff 4
eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---7----6------5----4----3-| Eb|-5----4----3-3----2----1---|
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-5---------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...-| Eb|-----------------------|
* * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-| Eb|------------------------| eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-5---------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...-| Eb|-----------------------|
* * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---| Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-0-| Eb|--------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-7------5------3------2---------------| Ab|-5----0-3----0-1----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7---------------5---------------| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-3---------------2---------------| Ab|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
End Solo Rhythm
Solo
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----8-8~--7-7~--8-5~--7----------------------------| Gb|-------------------------7~--9-5~--7-4~--5-----4----| Db|-5~----------------------------------------7~----5~-| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-----/10~-------------/10~----| Gb|-/7~------9~------/7~------9~-| Db|--------------5~--------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----8-8~--7-----8-8~--7-7~--8-5~--7----------------| Gb|-------------------------------------7~--9-5~--7----| Db|-5~----------5~----------------------------------5~-| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-----/10~--------/8~-/15~-10~-| Gb|-/7~------9~--5~--------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
Repeat above solo, then play this:
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|----7-9-7-9-7-9~--7-9-7-9-7-9~-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-6-7-6-------6-9-| Db|---------------------8-7-9-----| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|----7-9-7-9-7-9~--7-9-7-9-7-9~-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-6-7-6-----------| Db|---------------------8-7-5-----| Ab|---------------------------8-7-| Eb|-------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Final note in () rings into next section)
eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-----10-12-10-12-10-12~-| Db|-7-7--------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|-10-12-10-12-10-12~-| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------|
1st ending
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-9-10-9-------------| Db|-----------------------------12-11-------| Ab|-----------------------------------13-10-| Eb|-----------------------------------------|
2nd ending
eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-10-12-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-9------------------------| Db|----------------------------12-11----------(10~~\)-| Ab|----------------------------------13-12-10---------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Final note in () rings into next section)
eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|--10-10~~--------8-8~~----10-8-----------| Gb|-------------------------------10-9-10~~-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-10~~---10-8---------------------------| Bb|-------------11-10-11-10-8---------10~-| Gb|------------------------------9-12-----| Db|---------------------------11----------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-11-10-11-10-11-10~-------------------------| Gb|---------------------12--14-12-14-12-14-12~-| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------9-12-------12-(15~~)-| Bb|-------------------/11-10-11-10------11-10-----------| Gb|-14-12-14-12-----------------------------------------| Db|-------------15-14-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "Dead babies..." & Solo Rhythm
Solo
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
eb|---------------------------| Bb|-13~~----15-13-12-10~--12~-| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-13--13-15-17--13-15-17~-| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----13--13-15-17--13-15-17~-------| Gb|-14----------------------------14-| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------| Bb|-13~~----15-13-12-10~------| Gb|-----------------------13~-| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-------| Db|-14----------------------------14-| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------15-13-12-10~------| Gb|--9~-------------------13~-| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-------| Db|-14----------------------------14-| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Only plays the last time)
eb|---------12-10------------------------------| Bb|-13~~----------13-12-10-------13-12~~--13~~-| Gb|------------------------12-10---------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 4 (Only plays the last time)
eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-13~~----13-12-10---------------------------| Gb|------------------12-10--9------------------| Db|---------------------------12-10--9~~--10~~-| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 with this additional lead:
Guitar fill (harmony guitar in () )
eb|------------------| Bb|-(13~)-----(15~)--| Gb|------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|---7~--------9~---| Eb|------------------|
"Well we, didn't want you..."
End guitar fill
Riff 4a
eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---7----6------5----4----3-| Eb|-5----4----3-3----2----1---| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|---------------------------2-2-| Ab|---7----6------5----4----3-0-0-| Eb|-5----4----3-3----2----1-------|
"Goodbye, little baby!"
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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