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Iced Earth:  Consequences
(Something Wicked This Way Comes)
Copyright (c)  (Century Media) (1998)

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
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                  http://abysslord.com/icedearth/

Date last modified:  February 10, 2005

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.

Tuning: Eb

6 string acoustic (listen to song for strumming patterns)

Riff 1                         x2
eb|--0---0-0----0-0---3--2----0-|
Bb|--0---0-0----0-0---0--3----0-|
Gb|--0---0-0----0-0-0-0--2----0-|
Db|--2---2-2----2-2-0-0--0------|
Ab|--2---2-2----2-2---2---------|
Eb|--0---0-0----0-0---3---------|
   "As human beings..."

eb|--0---0-0----0-0---3--2----0-|
Bb|--1---1-1----1-1-0-0--3----0-|
Gb|--2---2-2----2-2-0-0--2----0-|
Db|--2---2-2----2-2---0--0------|
Ab|--0---0-0----0-0---2---------|
Eb|-------------------3---------|
   "Sometimes so beautiful..."

eb|--0---0-0----0-0---3--2----0-|
Bb|--0---0-0----0-0---0--3----0-|
Gb|--0---0-0----0-0-0-0--2----0-|
Db|--2---2-2----2-2-0-0--0------|
Ab|--2---2-2----2-2---2---------|
Eb|--0---0-0----0-0---3---------|
   "Other times so vain..."


Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
eb|-0--0-0----0-0--0----3--3-3----3-3-3------|
Bb|-1--1-1----1-1--1----0--0-0----0-0-0------|
Gb|-2--2-2----2-2--2----0--0-0----0-0-0------|
Db|-2--2-2----2-2--2----0--0-0----0-0-0------|
Ab|-0--0-0----0-0--0----2--2-2----2-2-2------|
Eb|---------------------3--3-3----3-3-3-3--2-|
    "Oh..."
eb|-0--0-0-0--0----0-0-------0--0-0-0--0----0-0------|
Bb|-0--0-0-0--0----0-0-------0--0-0-0--0----0-0------|
Gb|-0--0-0-0--0----0-0-------0--0-0-0--0----0-0------|
Db|-2--2-2-2--2----2-2-------2--2-2-2--2----2-2------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2--2----2-2-------2--2-2-2--2----2-2------|
Eb|-0--0-0-0--0----0-0-3--2--0--0-0-0--0----0-0-3--2-|
    "...you ought to know"

Guitar 2 (Clean)
eb|------------0-------------------0----|
Bb|--------0h1-------------------0------|
Gb|------2---------------------0--------|
Db|----2---------------------0----------|
Ab|-0----------------------2------------|
Eb|---------------------3---------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|------------0-------------------0----|
Gb|--------0-------------------0--------|
Db|------4---4---------------4---4------|
Ab|----2-------------------2------------|
Eb|-0-------------------0---------------|



Play Riff 1   "Wrote about in..."
Play Riff 2   "Oh..." leave off last two notes final time

Riff 3 (Distortion, Solo Rhythm)
                              x2
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-5--4--2-------2---2--2-2-0-|
Ab|-5--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-|
Eb|-3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---|
            * * *   *
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------7-----------------------|
Db|-5--4--7-------7---7--7-7-5-5--7--2-------2---2--2-2-0-|
Ab|-5--4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-5-5--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---|
            * * *   *                  * * *   *
                              x2
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-5--4--2-------2---2--2-2-0-|
Ab|-5--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-|
Eb|-3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---|
            * * *   *
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------7-----------------------|
Db|-5--4--7-------7---7--7-7-5-5--7--2-------2---2--2-2-0-|
Ab|-5--4--7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-5-5--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-555-5-5-5--5-5-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---|
            * ***   *                  * * *   *
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5--4--7-------7---7-----------------5-------5---5--5-5---|
Ab|-5--4--7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7----6----5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5---|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-555-55-4-44-3-3-333-3-3-3--3-3-0-|
            * ***   *   * * *** ** * **   * ***   *
                              x2
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-5--4--2-------2---2--2-2-0-|
Ab|-5--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-|
Eb|-3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---|
            * * *   *
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5--4--7-------7---7-----------------5-------5---5--5-5---|
Ab|-5--4--7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7----6----5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5---|
Eb|-3--2--5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-555-55-4-44-3-3-333-3-3-3--3-3-0-|
            * ***   *   * * *** ** * **   * ***   *
                              x2
eb|----------------------------|--------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------|
Db|-5--4--2-------2---2--2-2-0-|--5--4--|
Ab|-5--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-0-|--5--4--|
Eb|-3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---|--3--2--|
            * * *   *


Solo
eb|--------------------------------3-3-3-2-3-5----------|
Bb|--------8~--10p8p7------------0-0-0-0-0-0------8-7~--|
Gb|-------------------9~----(9)\------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-/7~-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------5~---/8--7~----(7)\-------------------|
Bb|-5-7-8----------------------/8-7h8-\5~--(5)\-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

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

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

eb|---------14----14----17p14---------x-|
Bb|-------15---15----15------15------x--|
Gb|-----14---------------------14--14---|
Db|---16-------------------------16-----|
Ab|-17----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-14h17p14-14-14-17-14-14-15-/19~----19h20-19~\-----|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------4/-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

(Harmony guitar plays top notes)
eb|--------12------12-14-15-14~-|
Bb|--12~---10--12--10-12-13-12~-|
Gb|---9~--------9---------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

eb|-----12-14-15~---17-15-14--20-19-17--------|
Bb|--12-10-12-13~---15-13-12--18-17-15-20-19~-|
Gb|---9--------------------------------17-16~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17~--(17)\-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17~--(17)\-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|-19p15----------15-19-15-15-15-19-15\14-14-14-|
Bb|------17------17------------------------------|
Gb|--------16--16--------------------------------|
Db|----------17----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|-17p14------14-17--15--14------|
Bb|------15--15---------------15~-|
Gb|--------14---------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------/15-15/17-17-15-15/17-17-17\-|
Gb|-/14-14~\--/14-14/16-16-14-14/16-16-16\-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

Harmony ending:
Guitar 1
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17~--(17)\-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-/12-15~--12-15/17-17b19--17p15-17~-|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-/10-14~--10-14/15-15~--(15)\-|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|-/10-14~--10-14/15-15b17--15p14-15~-|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   "If we could focus..."
Play Riff 2   "Oh..."
NOTE: Leave off last two notes last time and
let final chord ring til Riff 4.

Riff 4 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------7--7-7-7----------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2----5--5--5-5-5----(5)p0-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0----3--------------------|
       * *            * *
  "We can change the world..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7-7----5--2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-5--5-5-5----3--0--0-0-0-|
       * *            * *

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|----5~-----5-4----5-5-4---4~-|
Ab|-7~------7-----5--------5----|
Eb|-----------------------------|

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

Guitar 3
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----4~-----4------4-4---------|
Db|-5~------5---7-4------7-4--7~-|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

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

Guitar 4
eb|-----12~-------12-14/15\14--14~-|
Bb|-12~--------12------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|-12-14-15~----14-15-15/17--(17)\15-15--14-15-12~-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|



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

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