Iced Earth: Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath) transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://truemetal.org/icedearth/ Date last modified: 12/27/01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 eb|-------3-------| Bb|-------3-------| Gb|-------0----6--| Db|--5---------6--| Ab|--5---------4--| Eb|--3------------| Riff 2 (quiet) eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|-------5-------| Ab|------------4--| Eb|--3------------| "What is this, that stands before me ?" Riff 1a eb|-------3------------------| Bb|-------3------------------| Gb|-------0----6-------------| Db|--5---------6-------------| Ab|--5---------4----4tr5--/\-| Eb|--3-----------------------| eb|-------3-------| Bb|-------3-------| Gb|-------0----6--| Db|--5---------6--| Ab|--5---------4--| Eb|--3------------| Play Riff 2 "Big black shape, with eyes of fire..." Guitar fill during Riff 2 (delay, and very quiet) x2 eb|-----------| Bb|--------3--| Gb|--2--3-----| Db|-----------| Ab|-----------| Eb|-----------| "...fire..." eb|-------------3-| Bb|--------3------| Gb|--2--3---------| Db|---------------| Ab|---------------| Eb|---------------| "...smiling..." eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|--------2-----2---2-3-2---2-3-| Db|--3-------3-3---3-------5-----| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| "...higher..." Play Riff 1a "...me!!" Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|---------3-5-6-5-3---3-5-| Eb|-3-3-3-6-----------6-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|---------5-7-8-7-5---5-7-| Db|-5-5-5-8-----------8-----| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 (Play twice) Guitar 1 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|------2------------| Db|-5----3----9----8--| Ab|-5----3----7----6--| Eb|-3----1----7----6--| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm, play twice) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-12------------------------------| Ab|-10--10-101010-10-10-10-10-10-10-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-10--------------------9--------------------| Ab|--8--8-888-8-8-8-8-8-8-7--7-777-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Eb|--------------------------------------------| * *** * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|--8--------------------| Ab|--6--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-6-| Eb|-----------------------| * *** * * * * * * Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm, play twice) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|--9------------------------------| Ab|-10--10-101010-10-10-10-10-10-10-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--7--------------------5--------------------| Ab|--8--8-888-8-8-8-8-8-8-7--7-777-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Eb|--------------------------------------------| * *** * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|--5--------------------| Ab|--6--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-6-| Eb|-----------------------| * *** * * * * * * Solo eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------3~----5b7-5b7r5--5b7-5b7~-| Db|-/5~----3~---3h5---------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------15-15~-| Bb|-3333-6666-8888-10~--8-10b11r10b11r10p8~---------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-18p15~--15~----18-17~--15--17-18~--17-| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-18p15---17p15----20p15----18p15-----| Bb|------15-------15-------15-------15--| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-17p15---20p15----18p15----17p15-----| Bb|------15-------15-------15-------15--| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-17b19[17]-17b19[17]-17b19[17]-17b19[17]-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-17b19-17b19r17-17p15-17b19~~~-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Harmony guitar is in () eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--12~--12-10~--10-12-13~--12p10-12~--12-11~--11p10-8~--| Gb|-(12~--12-10~--10-12-14~--12p10-12~--12-12~--12p10-8~)-| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--12~--12-10~--10-12-13~--12p10-12~--12-11~--11p10-8~--| Gb|-(12~--12-10~--10-12-14~--12p10-12~--12-12~--12p10-8~)-| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|------2---------2---------2-| Db|-5----3----5----3----5----3-| Ab|-5----3----5----3----5----3-| Eb|-3----1----3----1----3----1-| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---| Db|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-5-| Ab|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-5-| Eb|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-3-| eb|-----------| Bb|-----------| Gb|-----------| Db|--5-3-3-5--| Ab|--5-3-3-5--| Eb|--3-1-1-3--| 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
