Iced Earth: The Coming Curse transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos ([email protected]) Chris Van Lommel ([email protected]) solos by: Stefanos Danakos ([email protected]) edited by: 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: 01/03/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-------7-777-------8-----8-7-5-5-| Eb|-5-555-------5-555---555---------| * *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-------5-777---------------------| Eb|-8-888-------5-555-5-555-555-555-| * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** Riff 2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----8-----8-----10--8-| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--6-| * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-8\7-5/7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-| Eb|-6\5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "I walk the Earth..." Play Riff 2 "The coming curse..." Play Riff 1 "For many years..." Play Riff 2 "Kingdoms fall..." Riff 3 eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|-7-----7---7-10-10-----8---5-----5---5--8--8-----7-| Eb|-5-5-5-5---5--8--8-6-6-6---3-3-3-3---3--6--6-5-5-5-| * * * * * * * * "I walk the Earth, another day..." Play Riff 1 "I bide my time..." Play Riff 2 "The coming curse..." Play Riff 3 "I walk the Earth, another day..." Riff 4 (Solo rhythm) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| ---| Ab|-------7-777---------------------| | Eb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-555-| | * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** | eb|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x Bb|---------------------------------| | Gb|---------------------------------| | Db|---------------------------------| ---| Ab|-------8-888---------------------| Eb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-555-| * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| ---| Ab|-------5-555---------------------| | Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-| | * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** | eb|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x Bb|---------------------------------| | Gb|---------------------------------| | Db|---------------------------------| ---| Ab|-------6-666---------------------| Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-| * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** Solo eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|--------10~------------------------------| Gb|--/9-10------/9-10-12~--10--9--7--6-7-9~-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-7~----6-7p6-------------------6-7-6-------6-7-x-| Db|-------------8-7~--4-5-7~--7-8-------8-7-8-------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------12-------------------------------| Bb|---------------10--10--8--------------------------| Gb|-/7-9-7-9-10-9-----------10-9-10-9-7-9-10-7-9-7-6-| Db|--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|-7-9-7-6-7-6--------| Db|-------------8-7~~\-| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------/10~--11-10-10~\-| Gb|-----7-9-10-9-7\4~-------------------| Db|-7-8---------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------15-15-15-17-18-17h18p17-15--------| Gb|--------14-15----14----------------------15-14~-| Db|-/14-15-----------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-10~~-8~~--7~~---------------| Db|-a----a----a-----/8--7h8-7~~-| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| End solo Riff 5 x2 eb|-----5-----------------5--|---------| Bb|-----5-----------------5--|---------| Gb|--------------------------|---------| Db|--------------------------|---------| Ab|--7------5--7--8-8--7-----|---------| Eb|--5------3--5--6-6--5-----|--6-5-3--| x2 eb|-----2----------------2---|---------| Bb|-----2----------------2---|---------| Gb|--------------------------|---------| Db|--------------------------|---------| Ab|--4-----2--4--5-5--4------|---------| Eb|--2-----0--2--3-3--2------|--0-2-3--| Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-777-77-5-7-8-8-7-7-777-777-| Eb|-5-555-555-55-3-5-6-6-5-5-555-555-| * *** *** ** * * * * * * *** *** eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|-777-777-777-77-5-7-8-8-7-7-777-7-8-7-5-| Eb|-555-555-555-55-3-5-6-6-5-5-555-5-6-5-3-| *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-4-444-444-44-2-4-5-5-4-4-444-444-| Eb|-2-222-222-22-0-2-3-3-2-2-222-222-| * *** *** ** * * * * * * *** *** Last time eb|-----------------------------------------|-----| Bb|-----------------------------------------|-----| Gb|-----------------------------------------|-----| Db|-----------------------------------------|--7--| Ab|-444-444-444-44-2-4-5-5-4-4-444-44-2-4-5-|--7--| Eb|-222-222-222-22-0-2-3-3-2-2-222-22-0-2-3-|--5--| *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** ** * * * Guitar 2 (slightly palm muted) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|---9-10---9-10---9-10---9-10-7-9-10-9-| Db|-7------7------7------7---------------| -----| Ab|--------------------------------------| | Eb|--------------------------------------| | | eb|------------------------------| |---> Play 2x Bb|-------------------10-9-10\\--| | Gb|---9-10---9-10---9----ah ah---| | Db|-7------7------7--------------| -----| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------7-6-----| Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6-----7-6-| Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-----------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------7-6h7p6-----------| Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6---------7-6h7p6---| Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-------------------7-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 7 (clean) x2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|---9---10-----7---9-----9-----9---| Db|-7---7----7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| "Forged in the sacred..." x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---7---8-----5---7-----7-----7---| Db|-5---5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| "...flames..." Riff 8 x4 x4 eb|-------------------|------------------| Bb|-------------------|------------------| Gb|---9---99-10---7-9-|---7---77-9---5-7-| Db|-7---7-------7-----|-5---5------5-----| Ab|-------------------|------------------| Eb|-------------------|------------------| * * * ** * * * * * * * ** * * * * "...sixth hour..." Riff 9 x2 eb|-----5-------------5--| Bb|-----5-------------5--| Gb|----------------------| Db|----------------------| Ab|--7-------8-8---7-----| Eb|--5-------6-6---5-----| "I am your anti-christ..." eb|-----3--------3---------| Bb|-----3--------3---------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|--5--------5--------8-8-| Eb|--3--------3--------6-6-| "Born of the beast..." eb|-----5-------------5--| Bb|-----5-------------5--| Gb|----------------------| Db|----------------------| Ab|--7-------8-8---7-----| Eb|--5-------6-6---5-----| "I will devour..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1 "Hellfire..." Play Riff 2 "The coming curse..." Play Riff 3 "I walk the earth, another day..." Play Riff 4 Here's the ending lead x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-----10~---10-9h10p9----9--------| Gb|---------------------10----10-9~-| Db|-/7------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| x2 eb|------------------------------| Bb|-----8~----8-7h8p7---7--------| Gb|-------------------8----8-7~--| Db|-/5---------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Repeat the above End solo, song fades out Here's the live ending: x2 x2 Ending eb|---------------------|--------------------|----------| Bb|---------------------|--------------------|----------| Gb|---------------------|--------------------|----------| Db|-------9---------10--|-------7---------8--|----------| Ab|-------7----------8--|-------5---------6--|--------7-| Eb|-5-5-5-----5-5-5-----|-3-3-3-----3-3-3----|--3-3-3-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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
