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Frankenstein

Iced Earth
Tab

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Song

Band- Iced Earth

Song- Frankenstein

Album- Horror Show

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1

eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-7----7-5-7-8--7--5--7--5-|
Ab|-7----7-5-7-8--7--5--7--5-|
Eb|--------------------------|

* * * *

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-7----7-5-7-8----(8)\-|
Ab|-7----7-5-7-8----(8)\-|
Eb|----------------------|

* * *

Final time:

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7----7-5-7-8-----------|
Ab|-7----7-5-7-8-----------|
Eb|-----------------xx-10\-|

* * *

Riff 2

Guitar 1

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-7--------------------8---7---5-|
Ab|-7--------------------8---7---5-|
Eb|-5--5-555-5-5-555-5-0-6-0-5-0-3-|

* *** * * *** * * * *

"A mastermind..."

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7--------------------10---8---5-|
Ab|-7--------------------10---8---5-|
Eb|-5--5-555-5-5-555-5-0--8-0-6-0-3-|

* *** * * *** * * * *

"Prying eyes..."

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7--------------------8---7---5-5-|
Ab|-7--------------------8---7---5-5-|
Eb|-5--5-555-5-5-555-5-0-6-0-5-0-3-3-|

* *** * * *** * * * *

"Playing God in the final hour..."

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-5----8-8----8--10--7-|
Ab|-5----8-8----8--10--7-|
Eb|-3----6-6----6---8--5-|

"Insanity, such a fine line..."

Final time:

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-5----8-8----8--10----|
Ab|-5----8-8----8--10----|
Eb|-3----6-6----6---8--0-|

*

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|-9~-----------12-10--10h12p10p9-|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-9~--------------9--9h10-|
Db|-------------12----------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-9~-----------12-10--9h10-|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

Final time

eb|-----------------------------|-----|
Bb|------10-8-----10-8----------|-----|
Gb|-7~--------10-------10--9--7-|--9~-|
Db|-----------------------------|-----|
Ab|-----------------------------|-----|
Eb|-----------------------------|-----|

Play Riff 1

Play Riff 2 "He wants to know..."

Play Riff 1 "I will create in my own image..."

Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-7--7-5-7-5----7-7-5-7-8-7-5-|
Ab|-7--7-5-7-5----7-7-5-7-8-7-5-|
Eb|-----------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * *

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-7--7-5-7-5-7--8--8--8-8--(8)\-|
Ab|-7--7-5-7-5-7--8--8--8-8--(8)\-|
Eb|-------------------------------|

* * * * *

Solo

eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-12b14r12--(12)b14~-|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-10tm--11tm--13tm--11tm--10~--|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-9-10-12-10h12--10--9--10--9h10~--|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|-17----17b18-{17}18r17-17b18-{17}18r17-17b18-{17}18r17~*-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------20-----22---------|
Bb|-20-19-18-17h18----18-----18~-----|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------/\-|

End Solo

Riff 4

Guitar 1

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-2------------------------------|
Ab|-0----3~----2~----3~--3~--3-2---|
Eb|------------------------------3-|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|------3~----/7-5~----7-5-----5-------------|
Eb|-5~----------------------8~----8-7~----5-3-|
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|------3~----2~----3~--3~--3-2---|
Eb|-5~---------------------------3-|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|------3~----/7-5~----7-5-----5-------------|
Eb|-5~----------------------8~----8-7~----5-3-|

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-10~---13~----12~----13~-13~-13-12-8--|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

Final time

eb|----------------------------------------------------|------|
Bb|-10~---13~---/17-15~----17-15-13~--15-13-12~--10-8--|--10~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|------|

Guitar 3 (comes in the second time)

eb|--8----12~----10~----12~-12~-12-10----|
Bb|-----------------------------------12-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

Final note

eb|--8~---12~---/15-14~----15-14-12~--14-12-10----8--7-|--8~-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|-----|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|-----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|-----|

Play Riff 1 "I will create in my own image..."

Play Riff 2 "Lightning strikes, it's the witching hour..."

Play Riff 1 "I will create in my own image..."

Ending

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7--7-5-7-5-7--8--8--8-8----5--7\-|
Ab|-7--7-5-7-5-7--8--8--8-8----5--7\-|
Eb|----------------------------------|

* * * * *

Notation:

10^ = bend a quarter step.

10b11 = bend a half step.

10b12 = bend a full step.

10b12r10 = bend and release.

[10]12 = pre-bend.

[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.

{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most

previous bend.

<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while

previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.

7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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

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