Iced Earth - "Curse the Sky" Guitar Tab
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Taken with permission from The Frozen Palace: http://truemetal.org/icedearth/
Iced Earth: Curse The Sky
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: 10/27/01
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (clean)
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------0-------------0-----------|
Db|-------9-------7-------4---4---------2-------------|
Ab|-----7-------7-------5-------5-(5)\3---------------|
Eb|-000-----000-----000----------------------2--3-2-0-|
Guitar 2 (not played the first time)
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-------6---------0-------------0-----------|
Db|-----5-------5---------4---4---------2-------------|
Ab|---------------------5-------5-(5)\3---------------|
Eb|-000-----000-----000----------------------2--3-2-0-|
"How much hate......."
Riff 2 (distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------0-------------0-----------|
Db|-------9--9-------7--7-----4---4---------2-------------|
Ab|-----7-7--7-----7-5--5---5-------5-(5)\3---------------|
Eb|-000--------000--------0----------------------2--3-2-0-|
*** *** * * * * *
"Eyes of fire....."
Guitar 2 plays this after the lyrics
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|--------7~-------7/9-7~--|
Db|-----5-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-000--------000----------|
*** ***
Riff 3 x2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|---------------------7--9---9\--|
Ab|------------2--------5--7---7\--|
Eb|-0-0-0-0--0-0---0-00------------|
* * * * * * **
x2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-12-12-11-11\-9--9\---------|
Ab|-5-5-10-10--9--9\-7--7\-2-------|
Eb|------------------------0---0-0-|
* *
"Fire eyes.....curse the skies..."
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|--7--7-12-12-11-11-|
Ab|--5--5-10-10--9--9-|
Eb|-------------------|
"You detest the faker..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x4
eb|---------------------------------|-------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------|
Gb|-------------4-------------------|-------|
Db|--5---4-4------2-----------------|---2---|
Ab|---------------------------------|---2---|
Eb|----0------0-------0-0-3-2-0-3-0-|---0---|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 x4
eb|---------------------------------|-------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------|
Db|-------------4-------------------|---2---|
Ab|--7---5-5------3-----------------|---2---|
Eb|----0------0-------0-0-3-2-0-3-0-|---0---|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----------10---------------9-----------10----14\12-10/12-|
Ab|-7------------8---------------7------------8----12\10--8/10-|
Eb|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-----0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Eyes, lies......"
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----------10---------------9-----------10----14\12-10/12-|
Ab|-7------------8--------10-9-8-7------------8----12\10--8/10-|
Eb|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-----0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Tell me something......"
Riff 6 (solo rhythm) x2
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|--9------9/10--7---7/9--4---7---7/9-9--9\7--7\4-|
Ab|--7--7-7-7/-8--5---5/7--2---5---5/7-7--7\5--5\2-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Riff 7 (play twice)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-9------9/10--7------7/9--4------4/7-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7-7/-8--5--5-5-5/7--2--2-2-2/5-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-7------7/9-9-----9\7-----7\4-----|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-5-5-5--5/7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\2-2-2-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|--5--5-5-5/7---4--4-4-4/5--7--7-7-7/9-9-9-|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-12-12/14-14--14-14-14\12-12-12-12\10-10-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (solo rhythm, play twice)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-9----9----9----9/10-7----7----7----7/9-|
Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7/-8-5-55-5-55-5-55-5/7-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-4----4----4/7----7----7/9----9----9\7----7\4----|
Ab|-2-22-2-22-2/5-55-5-55-5/7-77-7-77-7\5-55-5\2-22-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Riff 9
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-9----9----9----9/10-7----7----7----7/9-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7/-8-5-55-5-55-5-55-5/7-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4----4----4/7----7----7/9----9----9\7----7\4----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-22-2-22-2/5-55-5-55-5/7-77-7-77-7\5-55-5\2-22-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5/7--4-44-4-44-4-44-4/5--7-77-7-77-7/9-99-9-|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-12-12/14-14--14-14-14\12-12-12-12\10-10-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 but start with E5 chord
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "Eyes, lies....."
Riff 5a (solo rhythm)
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----------10---------------9-----------10----14\12-10/12-|
Ab|-7------------8---------------7------------8----12\10--8/10-|
Eb|---0-000-0-0----0-0-000-0-0-0---0-000-0-0-----0-------------|
* *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * *
eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-----------10---------------9-----------10----14\12-10/12-|
Ab|-7------------8--------10-9-8-7------------8----12\10--8/10-|
Eb|---0-000-0-0----0-0-0-0---------0-000-0-0-----0-------------|
* *** * * * * * * * *** * * *
Ending
Guitar 1 (distortion)
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|--9----[let ring]----------------------------------|
Ab|--7----------------------------------------------2-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------0-|
Guitar 2 (clean)
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------0-------------0-----------|
Db|-------9-------7-------4---4---------2-------------|
Ab|-----7-------7-------5-------5-(5)\3---------------|
Eb|-000-----000-----000----------------------2--3-2-0-|
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
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