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Iced Earth: 1776
(Something Wicked This Way Comes)
Copyright (c) (Century Media) (1998)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: February 07, 2005
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (whenever this riff is played, the first bar is this:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-------9-------9--12-11-12-11-9--7-|
Ab|-------7-------7--10--9-10--9-7--5-|
Eb|-0-000---0-000---------------------|
* *** * ***
The rest is played like this:
Guitar 1 Final time
eb|--------------------------------|---------|
Bb|--------------------------------|---------|
Gb|--------------------------------|---------|
Db|-------9-------9--5--4-5-4------|-5-4-5-4-|
Ab|-------7-------7-----------7--5-|-3-2-5-4-|
Eb|-0-000---0-000------------------|---------|
* *** * ***
Guitar 2 Final time
eb|---------------------------------|---------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------|
Db|-------9-------9--9--7-9-7-------|-5-4-5-4-|
Ab|-------7-------7-----------10--9-|-3-2-5-4-|
Eb|-0-000---0-000-------------------|---------|
* *** * ***
Riff 2
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-|
* *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * * * *** * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-------9-------9-------9--------------|
Ab|-------7-------7-------7--7-770-5-550-|
Eb|-0-000---0-000---0-000----------------|
* *** * *** * *** * *** * ***
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-5-------5-------5-------5--7-|
Ab|-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3--5-|
Eb|------------------------------|
* *** * *** * ***
Final time:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-5-------5-------5-------5----7----|
Ab|-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3--0-5--0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
* *** * *** * ***
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|-9---7---5---7--4--4h5p4----4-------|
Ab|-------------------------7----7-5-7-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in the 3rd time)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-7---6-------6----------------------|
Db|---------9------7--7h9p7-5--7-5-4-5-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9----9----------7----7----|
Ab|-7----7--6----6--5----5--4-|
Eb|---------7----7----------5-|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|----5----5--5----5--7----7--9----9-|
Ab|-4--3----3--5----5--7----7--9----9-|
Eb|-5----------3----3--5----5--7----7-|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9----9----------7----7----|
Ab|-7----7--6----6--5----5--4-|
Eb|---------7----7----------5-|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|----5----5--5----5--7----7--9---------|
Ab|-4--3----3--5----5--7----7--9---------|
Eb|-5----------3----3--5----5--7----//\\-|
Solo
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------17--16--17/20--19tr20-19\17-17--17--|
Gb|------16--------------------------------------|
Db|-14~------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-17--19--20-19-20-19\--10~----10/15-15-15--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-14/17-17--19--20-19-17-|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-17\15-15-15--20-19--19-20-19-17--17\14-14-17-14-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|-(14)\12-12--12-14-12-10---10-10-10--10/15-15-15--\7-7-7-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-/15-15-14-15-17-15--/20-19-17tr19-19-17-19-15~-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------17--16--17/20--19tr20-19\17-17--17--|
Gb|------16--------------------------------------|
Db|-14~------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-17--19--20-19-20-19\---------------------|
Bb|-----------------------12~---12/15-15-15--|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|-15-14/19-19--20--22-20-19-|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-19\17-17-17--22-20--20-22-20-19--19\15-15-19-15--|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-(15)\13-13---13-15-13-12---12-12-12--12/15-15-15--\8-8-8-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/20-20-19-17-19-17--/22-20-19tr20-20-19-20-17~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 w/ this addition:
Guitar 4 & 5 (Guitar 5 plays top notes)
eb|--9b10~-----9~----7~-----9--5-5h7p5-----5----------------5-7--9-|
Bb|-10b12~----10~----8~----10--7-7h8p7-8~--7-8-7-8~-----7-8-7-8-10-|
Gb|------------------------------------9~----9-7-9~---9-7-9--------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------10------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-10~-----9~----7~-----9--5-5h7p5-----5-----|
Bb|-12~----10~----8~----10--7-7h8p7-8~--7-8-7-|
Gb|---------------------------------9~----9-7-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-8-7-8-7-----------------------|
Gb|-9-7-9-7--9-7--9-7-5-7-5-------|
Db|---------10-9-10-9-7-9-7--9-9--|
Ab|-------------------------10-7~-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9--------9-----------7--------7---|
Ab|-7--------7--6--------5--------5-4-|
Eb|-------------7-------------------5-|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|-5----------------------------------------|
Ab|-3--------5--------7--------9-------------|
Eb|----------3--------5--------7--------//\\-|
Solo (flute arranged for guitar)
Guitar 1
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17--20-19-20--16--20-19-20--15--19-17-19--14--19-17-19-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13--17-15-17--12--17-15-17--10----13--8--10--12----16--19-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-15--19-17-19--14--19-17-19--14--17-15-17--12--17-15-17-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-12--15-14-15--10--15-14-15--8----12--10--12--11----14--17-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1 with this addition:
Flute (arranged for guitar)
eb|-19p15----------15-19p15----------15-|
Bb|-------17----17----------17----17----|
Gb|----------16----------------16-------|
Db|-------------------------------------| ----|
Ab|-------------------------------------| |
Eb|-------------------------------------| |
|--> Play 2x
eb|-19h20p19-17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15h17-| |
Bb|-------------------------------------| |
Gb|-------------------------------------| ----|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-19p15----------15-19p15----------15-|
Bb|-------17----17----------17----17----|
Gb|----------16----------------16-------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-19h20p19-17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15p14-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
eb|-12h14p12-10h12p10-8h10p8----------|
Bb|--------------------------12p10-12-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Repeat above
Harmony Flute (arranged for guitar, comes in 2nd time)
eb|-12p7-------7-12p7-------7-|
Bb|------8---8--------8---8---|
Gb|--------9------------9-----|
Db|---------------------------| ----------|
Ab|---------------------------| |
Eb|---------------------------| |
|--> Play 2x
eb|-12h14p12-10h12p10-8h10p8-7----7--| |
Bb|----------------------------10----| |
Gb|----------------------------------| ---|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
eb|-12p7-------7-12p7-------7-|
Bb|------8---8--------8---8---|
Gb|--------9------------9-----|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
eb|-12h14p12-10h12p10-8h10p8-7h8p7-|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
eb|-5h7p5-3h5p3-2h3p2-2p0-2-|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
Ending (Harmony notes on top):
eb|---0---|
Bb|---8~--|
Gb|-------|
Db|-------|
Ab|---2---|
Eb|---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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