Iced Earth - "Melancholy (Holy Martyr)" Guitar Tab
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Iced Earth: Melancholy (Holy Martyr)
(Something Wicked This Way Comes)
Copyright (c) (Century Media) (1998)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
edited by: Chipsie (IchJQ@gmx.de)
solo by: Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)
edited by: Adam Tunzelmann (chadam31@hotmail.com)
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Date last modified: February 09, 2005
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (12 String Acoustic)
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|
Db|-----9------9-7--5--4-|
Ab|---7------7-----------|
Eb|-0------0-------------|
"Make the sadness..."
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|---4---7--4------2---5--2---|
Ab|-5---5------5--3---3------3-|
Eb|----------------------------|
Guitar 2 (12 String Acoustic)
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|------12-------12-10--9--7-|
Ab|---10-------10-------------|
Eb|-0--------0----------------|
eb|-------0-------------0------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------7-------------5---|
Db|---7--------7----5--------5-|
Ab|-9---9---------7---7--------|
Eb|----------------------------|
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|----------------7-------------------7-|
Ab|------2----5-55-5---------2----5-55-5-|
Eb|-0-00-0--------------0-00-0-----------|
* ** * ** * ** * **
"I see the sadness..."
Lead into next section:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|-----|
Eb|--0--|
Play Riff 1 "Make the sadness..."
Play Riff 2 "I see the sadness..."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|------9-------9-------9------9-|
Ab|------7-------7-------7------7-|
Eb|-0-00----0-00----0-00---0-00---|
* ** * ** * ** * **
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|----9\7---7-------7\5---5----5/7-|
Ab|----7\5-0-5-------5\3-0-3----3/5-|
Eb|-00------------00----------------|
** * ** *
Solo
eb|------------------------------------------12~-|
Bb|--------------------10-12-13-12~--10h12h13----|
Gb|-------------9-11-12--------------------------|
Db|-------7-9-10---------------------------------|
Ab|-7-9-10---------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-13p12p10-12/19-19-20-17~-|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
eb|-14-15-15b17r15--14h15----|
Bb|----------------------17~-|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
eb|-19p15------15-19-15-15-20-15-15-|
Bb|------17--17---------------------|
Gb|--------16-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-19p15------15-19-15-15-20-15-15-|
Bb|------17--17---------------------|
Gb|--------16-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-19p15------15-19-15-15-20-15-15-|
Bb|------17--17---------------------|
Gb|--------16-----------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-20b22r20-19-20-19p17-17~----17-20-20p19-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-17h19p17h19p17h19-15h17p15h17\14-15p14------14-|
Bb|---------------------------------------15--15---|
Gb|-----------------------------------------14-----|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15p14-19p14-\12~-|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|------------------|
Db|------------------|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "I see the sadness..."
Ending solos:
Solo #1
Guitar 1
eb|-12~----/15--14h15-14----15----\14-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-12~----/15--14h15-14----15----17----19-\-|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-15~----/19--17h19-17----19----\17-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-15~----/19--17h19-17----19----20----22-\-|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Solo #2 (Solo #1 keeps playing)
Guitar 1
eb|-7------------------------7------------------------|
Bb|---8---8h10~--8h10p8-10-8---8---8h10~--8h10p8-10-8-|
Gb|-----9------------------------9--------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-/7~----8~----10~----12-10h12p10-------|
Gb|---------------------------------12-11-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8------------------------8------------------------|
Gb|---9---9/11~--9h11p9-11-9---9---9/11~--9h11p9-11-9-|
Db|-----9------------------------9--------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|--------------7~-----8-7h8p7-----|
Gb|-/7~----9~-------------------9-7-|
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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