xBand- Iced Earth
Song- Phantom Opera Ghost
Album- Horror Show
Tuning: Eb
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.
<17> = 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
