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Song
Iced Earth: The Phantom Opera Ghost
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: 01/15/02
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Tuning: Eb
Intro
Guitar 1 (12 string acoustic) x2
eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------9-----9-10--9-----9--------------------| Db|--10-12----10----------12----10-12--9-10----10--| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|---7----10--9--7----10--9--7-----7--9--9\-7---7--| Ab|-----------------------------10------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Acoustic) x2
eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-7-9-10-7-10-12-10-9-10-7-9-6-7-7-7-7-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------5-4----2-4--4\2-2-2-2-| Db|-2-3-5-0-2-2-2-2-------5----------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------3-2-2-2-2--5-4----2-4--4\2--2-| Db|-2-3-5-----------------5-------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
Riff 1 (Distortion) x2
eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-7-----7--5---8--8--8-7\-| Eb|-5-555-5--3---6--6--6-5\-|
* ***
eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-10-----10\----8-----8\--| Eb|--8-888--8\----6-666-6\--|
* *** * ***
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-7---9---10---7---10---12---10---9---| Ab|---0---0----0---0----0----0----0---0-| Eb|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I..."
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-10---7---9---6---7-------7---7---| Ab|----0---0---0---0---000-0---0---0-| Eb|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *** * * * * *
"...feel you..."
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-7---9---10---7---10---12---10---9---| Ab|---0---0----0---0----0----0----0---0-| Eb|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"From beyond the walls..."
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-10---7---9---6---7-------7---7\--| Ab|----0---0---0---0---000-0-a-0-a---| Eb|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *** * *
"...speak to me..."
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|------9------------------------------------| Ab|-7-------7----7---9-10-----9--10--9-7------| Eb|---------------------------------------5-5-|
Guitar 3
eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-----12------------------------------------| Gb|-9-------9----9--11-12----11--12-11-9------| Db|---------------------------------------7-7-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------2-------3\2-----2-------| Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-1\0-0-0-0-000-0-|
* *** * * * * * * *** *
"Christine my love..."
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-5----------3--3\2-------------| Eb|-3--3-333-1-1--1\0-0-000-0-0-0-|
* *** * * *** * * *
"Paris now will worship you..."
eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-------2-------3\2-----2-------| Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-1\0-0-0-0-000-0-|
*** * * * * * * *** *
"You will star soon..."
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-5----------3--3\2-------------| Eb|-3--3-333-1-1--1\0-0-000-0-0-0-|
* *** * * *** * * *
"How I'd kill to make a show for you..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh my love..."
Play Riff 3 "Soon I'll take you..."
Riff 4
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7--------------------8--5--5--5/7-| Eb|-5--5-555-555-555-555-6--3--3--3/5-|
* *** *** *** ***
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|---------------------------5-| Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-3-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7--------------------8--5--5--5/7-| Eb|-5--5-555-555-555-555-6--3--3--3/5-|
* *** *** *** ***
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-55-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** **
Play Riff 2 "Oh Christine..."
Play Riff 3 "Erik, my love..."
Play Riff 2 "Take my hand..."
Play Riff 3 "Caverns, mazes..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7--------------------8--5--5--5/7-| Eb|-5--5-555-555-555-555-6--3--3--3/5-|
* *** *** *** ***
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|---------------------------5-| Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-3-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *
Final time
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|---------------------------7-| Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-5-|
* *** *** *** *** *** ***
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-14-12-14-121214-15-14-12-| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|-----------------12-------| Db|-14-12-14-121214----14-12-| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-5--------------------------------| Eb|-3--3-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------5-| Eb|-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-3-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-9-7-9~~--779-9910-10109-997-77-| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------|
*** ** * * ** *** **
Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-7-5-7~~--557-779-997-775-55-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------|
*** *** *** *** **
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6
Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|--7---------| Eb|--5---------|
Guitar 2
eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|--9-7-9~~~~-| Db|------------| Ab|------------| Eb|------------|
Guitar 3
eb|------------| Bb|-10-8-10~~~-| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|------------| Eb|------------|
Riff 7 (12 String Acoustic) x4
eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|----------8----------------------------| Gb|-----9-10---10-9-10---9----9-----------| Db|---7--------------------10---9----7----| Ab|-0-----------------------------10---10-| Eb|---------------------------------------|
"Now I've bathed in fear..."
eb|---------------------------0-| Bb|--------------------------0--| Gb|-------------------------5---| Db|---7---7---5---8---7----7----| Ab|-0---0---0---0---0---0-------| Eb|-----------------------------|
"Breathe deep the darkness..."
Riff 8
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
eb|-----0--0-0-0-0--0--0-| Bb|-----1--1-1-0-1--3--1-| Gb|-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-| Db|-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-| Ab|-0--------------------| Eb|----------------------|
"Oh Christine..."
eb|-----1--1-1-0-1--3--3-| Bb|-----1--1-1-0-1--1--1-| Gb|-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-| Db|-3--------------------| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------|
"...don't you know..."
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7-9~~---9-7-9-7--10~~---5---5---5-7\-| Db|---------------------------------7------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7-9~~---9-7-9-7--10~~--12--14--12-10-9~~\-| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Riff 9
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-7----------7------7------7\-| Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5\-|
* * * * * * * *
"So you are..."
eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-3----------3------3------3/-| Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1/-|
* * * * * * * *
"...the Phantom Opera Ghost..."
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7-9~~---9-7-9-7~---5-4--2---2~-----2-4--2---| Db|-----------------------------5------5----------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-8-7-8~~---8-7-8-7~---5-3---------------3------| Gb|---------------------------5-4-5~---4-5----5---| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 4
eb|-12-10-12~~-12-10-12-10~----------------------------| Bb|-------------------------13-12-10---10~----10-12-10-| Gb|----------------------------------12-----12---------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 10 (Acoustic)
eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------9-----------------------| Ab|-------11-----------12-----9-11-12-11-| Eb|-9-999----999---999----999------------|
* *** *** *** ***
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|--------------9----------------------| Ab|-------11-----------12-----11-10-9-8-| Eb|-9-999----999---999----999--9--8-7-6-|
* *** *** *** *** * * * *
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------7-----------------| Ab|-------7-----------7-----7--7\-| Eb|-5-555---555---555---555-5--5\-|
* *** *** *** ***
eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-------4-4--------6-----6-6-| Eb|-2-222-2-2--4-444-4-4-4-4-4-|
* *** * *** * *
Riff 10a (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------9-----------------------| Ab|-------11-----------12-----9-11-12-11-| Eb|-9-999----999---999----999------------|
* *** *** *** ***
eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|--------------9---------------------| no triplet the Ab|-------11-----------12--------------| second time Eb|-9-999----999---999----999--9-9-777-|
* *** *** *** *** * * ***
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------7-----------------| Ab|-------7-----------7-----7--7\-| Eb|-5-555---555---555---555-5--5\-|
* *** *** *** ***
eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-------4-4--------6-----6-6-| Eb|-2-222-2-2--4-444-4-4-4-4-4-|
* *** * *** * *
Riff 11
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-7--------7--5--3--------3--5--| Eb|-5--------5--3--1--------1--3--|
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-9~-------9--7--5~-------5--7--| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "I'm so torn..."
Play Riff 3 "Don't you doubt me..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh dear God..."
Play Riff 3 "No, this can't be..."
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6
Ending:
Guitar 1
eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|--7---------| Eb|--5---------|
Guitar 2
eb|------------| Bb|------------| Gb|--9-7-9~~~~-| Db|------------| Ab|------------| Eb|------------|
Guitar 3
eb|------------| Bb|-10-8-10~~~-| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|------------| Eb|------------|
Repeat intro
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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