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

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
       solo by:  Brian Van Maurik (bmvst7@pitt.edu)
                 Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com)


FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:

                          The Frozen Palace
                  http://abysslord.com/icedearth/

Date last modified:  February 8, 2005

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---10----8---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0----0----0---0------|
    * *   ***   *    *    *   *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7---|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0-----0-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *     *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|--------------------3-2~~-|
        ***   *        a a

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----2------------2------------2----------|
Eb|-0-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-0-0--------0-|
    * *          * *          * *          *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|--------------------3-2~~-|
        ***   *        a a


Riff 1a
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0------|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---10----8---5---8-7~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0----0----0---0------|
    * *   ***   *    *    *   *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7---|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0-----0-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *     *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|--------------------3-2~~-|
        ***   *        a a

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----10---12---10---9---12-10~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000----0----0----0---0--------|
    * *   ***    *    *    *   *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----10---14---12---9---12-10~-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000----0----0----0---0--------|
    * *   ***    *    *    *   *
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----10---12---10---9---12-10---|
Eb|-0-0-0-000----0----0----0---0-------0-|
    * *   ***    *    *    *   *       *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|--------------------3-2~~-|
        ***   *        a a


Riff 2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2---0-2-2-------2-|
Ab|-----2-----2---0-2-2-------2-|
Eb|-0-0---000---0-------000-0---|
    * *   ***   *       *** *
   "Yesterday..."
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-----2-----2---5-----5-3--3-2-|
Ab|-----2-----2---5-----5-3--3-2-|
Eb|-0-0---000---0----0-----------|
    * *   ***   *    *

Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2    "In this time..."

Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------9--10---9---7--10-9-|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0-----|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *
   "It doesn't matter..."
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-----------9---12--10---7--10-9-|
Ab|-----2-----7---10---8---5---8-7-|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0----0---0---0-----|
    * *   ***   *    *   *   *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------9--10---9---7--10-9---|
Ab|-----2-----7---8---7---5---8-7---|
Eb|-0-0-0-000---0---0---0---0-----0-|
    * *   ***   *   *   *   *     *
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-5-5-----7---4--4---------|
Ab|-3-3-333-5-0-2--2-0-------|
Eb|--------------------3-2~~-|
        ***   *        a a

Guitar 2 (Leave off last note on repeat)
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------10-8~-----10b12r10------|
Gb|----9-11-12-11-9--------------------8-9~-|
Db|-/9--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------10-8~----8-10-8-7~--------8~-|
Gb|----9-11-12-11-9------------------------------|
Db|-/9-------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Leave off last note on repeat)
eb|------------------8-7~------8b10r8-------|
Bb|----8-10-12-10-8--------------------7-8--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-/9--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

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




Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------| -----|
Db|-------------------------5-5-5-|      |
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-|      |
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-|      |
      * * * * * * * * * * *              |--> Play 2x
eb|-----------------------------|        |
Bb|-----------------------------|        |
Gb|-----------------------------|        |
Db|--------------8---8---8-7--7-| -------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2-2-8---8---8-7--7-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-6-0-6-0-6-5--5-|
       * * * * *   *   *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-5------7---4----5------7---4----4---------|
Ab|-3--333-5-0-2----3--333-5-0-2----2-0-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------3-2~~-|
       ***   *         ***   *          a a

Solo
eb|-12p8--------------8-12p8-12p8--------------8-|
Bb|------10--------10-------------10--------10---|
Gb|---------9----9-------------------9----9------|
Db|-----------10-----------------------10--------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|-12p8-13p8-12p8-10-8-(8)\7-7/8-/12-\7/19p0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-0-10-12--13-12-13/17-\13-13h15p13p12-|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13/17~---17b18-17~---(17)\13-12b13r12-12--------|
Gb|------------------------------------------14-13~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------12-12-13-16p13p12-----------|
Bb|-------12---13-12-15-13------------------15p13p12---|
Gb|-14-13---14--------------------------------------14-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-12h13-12h13-15p13p12---------|
Gb|----------------------14-13~~-|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

(Harmony guitar plays notes in () )
eb|--/12~----1212-12-14-15-14~----(14)\-|
Bb|-(/13~----1313-13-15-17-15~)---(15)\-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|--/12~----12-14-12-15b17r15--14-14h15~--14h15-12~--|
Bb|-(/13~----13-15-13-17b19r17--15-15h17~--15h17-12~)-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 2    "Question me not..."
Play Riff 3    "It doesn't matter..."


Riff 5
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-|
       * * * * * * * * *
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-5--5-7---4----5--5-7---4-------------|
Ab|-3--3-5-0-2----3--3-5-0-2----0-5-4--2-|
Eb|-------------------------------3-2--0-|


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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