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Song
Iced Earth: Prophecy
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
main solo by: Lee Ritholtz (LeeR333@aol.com)
edited by: Adam (chadam31@hotmail.com)
Russ
FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Frozen Palace
http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Date last modified: 01/02/02
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (clean, let top notes ring throughout)
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---7--10-----9---7-----7-----7---| Db|-7---7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------|
"I can see clearly..."
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---7--10-----9---7-----7-----7---| Db|-8---8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------|
"...attack on hallowed ground..."
Riff 2 (distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-7~-7~-7~-7-7h9-7\5~-5~-5~-5-5h7-5\3-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
"So heed my warning..."
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|-3~-3~-3~-3-3h5-3\2~-2~-2~-2/-| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-6~-6~-6~-6-6h8-6\5~-5~-5~-5-5h6-5\3-| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
"So heed my warning..."
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-3~-3~-3~-3~-3-3-3/6~-6~-6~--| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------|
Riff 3 (clean, let top notes ring) x2 (Distortion)
eb|------------------------------------|-------------| Bb|------------------------------------|-------------| Gb|------------------------------------|-------------| Db|-7-----5-----8-----5-----7---7------|---3-----5---| Ab|---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5----|---3-----5---| Eb|------------------------------------|-------------|
"A sacred few..."
Play Riff 1 "Ten thousand years..."
Play Riff 2 "So there is hope you see..."
Play Riff 3 "Oppressed for centuries..."
Riff 4 (distortion)
eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-7-----7----7------7----| Ab|-5-555-5----5--555-5----| Eb|------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-------5------------5---3---5-----6-5-3-| Ab|-3-333-3--3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3-------| Eb|----------------------------------------|
* *** * *** * * * * *
Riff 5 x2
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----------7---5---7-----5-7-8-| Ab|-5-555-5-5---5---5---5-5-------| Eb|-------------------------------|
* *** * * * * *
x2
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-----------5---3---5-----6-5-3-| Ab|-3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3-------| Eb|-------------------------------|
* *** * * * * *
Riff 6
eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7---8--5--7-----7-----7---8--5-| Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5---6--3--5-555-5-5-5-5---6--3-| Eb|--------------------------------------------|
*** * * *** * *
"We'll take their identity..."
eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|-10----10--12\10-8-----8-10\8-7-----7-----7--8--5-| Ab|--8-888-8--10\-8-6-666-6--8\6-5-555-5-5-5-5--6--3-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
*** *** *** * *
"All the while..."
Riff 7 x2
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------7-----5-----7-----5-7-8-| Ab|-5-555---555---555---555-------| Eb|-------------------------------|
* *** *** *** ***
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------5-----3-----6-----6-5-3-| Ab|-3-333---333---333---333-------| Eb|-------------------------------|
* *** *** *** ***
Play Riff 6 Solo rhythm
Solo
eb|--------------------15-17-19-17-15---------------------| Bb|-----------15-17-18----------------18-17-15------------| Gb|-/14-16-17----------------------------------15~~--14~~-| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-8h10h11--10-8--------------------------------| Gb|---------------10-10/12-9--9h10/12-10-10p9----| Db|-------------------------------------------12-| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|----10\9--9/10--10/12--12/14--14/17-17b19--15-14--| Db|-12-----------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|---13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13-| Bb|-17--15--13--17--15--17--15--13---| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-12-13p12------12-13-15-12----------13-| Bb|---------13--13-----------13------13---| Gb|-----------14---------------12--12-----| Db|------------------------------14-------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-17p13----------13-17-131313-17-131313-| Bb|------15------15-----------------------| Gb|--------14--14-------------------------| Db|----------15---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-18p13----------13-18-131313-18-131313-| Bb|------15------15-----------------------| Gb|--------14--14-------------------------| Db|----------15---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-17-131313-15-131313-17-131313-18p13\-| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-/17tm-18tm--24b26r24-24b26~~~-| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 7
Riff 8 x2
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8--5-| Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3-| Eb|------------------------------|
*** * * * * * *
"Assasins we will be..."
eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-10-----10-----12\10-8-----8-----10\8-| Ab|--8-888--8-8-8-10\-8-6-666-6-6-6--8\6-| Eb|--------------------------------------|
*** * * *** * *
"Jesus Christ..."
Last time
eb|------------------------------|-----| Bb|------------------------------|-----| Gb|------------------------------|-----| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8--5-|--7--| Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3-|--5--| Eb|------------------------------|-----|
*** * * * * * *
"The Domino Decree..."
Play Riff 1 w/ this lead
This is only guitar 1, except the notes in (), those are some of guitar 2's.
eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-/10~~--10h11-10~~~----10-11~~~----11h13-11~~--| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|-/13-13-13-15-13-11-10~~--10h11-10~~~-| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|---------------(12-13-12)--------| Bb|-/6--10--11~~---------11h13-11~~-| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|----------------------12-13-12-------------------------| Bb|----------------13-15---------15-13--------------------| Gb|-------12-14-15---------------------15-14-12-----------| Db|-12-15---------------------------------------15-12~~~--| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
End lead
Play Riff 2 "And so our world........"
Guitar 2's ending for riff 2
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|-3~-3~-3~-3~-3-3-3/6~-6~-6~-8-6-5-| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------|
Ending (clean)
eb|---------------5-----| Bb|---------------6p5-6-| Gb|---------------7-----| Db|--7--5---------7-----| Ab|--------8--7---5-----| Eb|---------------------|
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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