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The Phantom Opera Ghost

Iced Earth
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.8(6)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Guitar 1 (Mandolin arranged for a 12 string acoustic)

x2

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------9-----9-10--9-----9--------------------|
Db|--10-12----10----------12----10-12--9-10----10--|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

x2

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\2-2-2-2-|
Db|-2-3-5-----------------5----------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

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--5---8--8--8-7\-|
Eb|-5-555-5--3---6--6--6-5\-|

* ***

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-------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---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--3-333-0-1--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--3-333-0-1--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|-----------------------------|
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|---------------------------77-|
Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555----|

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

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|-----------------------------|
Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-3-|

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

Final time

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-00-|

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

Guitar 2

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-14-12-14-12-14-15-14-12-|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|----------------12-------|
Db|-14-12-14-12-14----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|--------------------------------|
Eb|-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-55-|

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

Guitar 2

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-9-7-9--779-9910-10109-997-77-|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

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

Guitar 3 (Comes in later, extra harmony in () )

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-(12-10-12)-----------------------------------|
Db|--12-10-12---101012-121214-141412-121210-1010-|
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 (Extra harmony in () )

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

* *

Riff 7 (12 String Acoustic) x4

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----9-10-12-10-9-10---9----9-----------|
Db|---7---------------------10---9----7----|
Ab|-0------------------------------10---10-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

"Now I've bathed in fear..."

x2

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|--------------------------8--10--8---------|
Gb|-9-7-9~~---9-7-9-7--10~~-----------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..."

Final time:

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-3----------3------3------3/-11-|
Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1/--9-|

* * * * * * * *

Guitar 2

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7-9~---9-7-9-7~-------------------------------|
Db|----------------------10-9--7--5-7~----5-7-9--7~-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8-7-8~---8-7-8-7~------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------9-7--5--4-5~----4-5-7--5~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 4

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-10-12~--12-10-12-10~--8-7----------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------9--7-9~--7-9-11--9~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 5

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-------------|
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---------------------|
Ab|-------11-----------12--------------|
Eb|-9-999----999---999----999-9-8-77-6-|

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

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-|

* *** * *** * *

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-------------|
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 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|-----------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-9-------9--7--5-------5--7--9-|
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 (Extra harmony in () )

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

* *

Repeat intro

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.

= 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

tr = trill

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