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Iced Earth: The Coming Curse
(Something Wicked This Way Comes)
Copyright (c) (Century Media) (1998)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
edited by: Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@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 22, 2005
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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------7-777-------8-----8-7-5-5-|
Eb|-5-555-------5-555---555---------|
* *** * *** * *** * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-777---------------------|
Eb|-8-888-------5-555-5-555-555-550-|
* *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***
Riff 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5-----8-----8-----10---8---|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-0-6-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-8\7-5/7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-6\5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5-----8-----8-----10---8---|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-0-6-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-8\7-5/7-----7-----7-----7-7-7---|
Eb|-6\5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "I walk the Earth..."
Play Riff 2 "The coming curse..."
Play Riff 1 "For many years..."
Play Riff 2 "Kingdoms fall..."
Riff 3
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-7-----7----7-10-10-----8-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5----5--8--8-0-6-6-|
* * * *
"I walk the Earth, another day..."
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5----5-8-8-----7-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3----3-6-6-0-5-5-|
* * * *
"...the wicked one..."
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-7-----7----7-10-10-----8-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5----5--8--8-0-6-6-|
* * * *
"Savior to my own..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----5----5-8-8-----7----------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3----3-6-6-0-5-5--------0-|
* * * * *
"Mankind falls..."
Play Riff 1 "I bide my time..."
Play Riff 2 "The coming curse..."
Play Riff 3 "I walk the Earth, another day..."
Riff 4 (Solo rhythm)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------7-777---------------------| |
Eb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-550-| |
* *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** |
eb|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x
Bb|---------------------------------| |
Gb|---------------------------------| |
Db|---------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------8-888---------------------|
Eb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-550-|
* *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------5-555---------------------| |
Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-330-| |
* *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** |
eb|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x
Bb|---------------------------------| |
Gb|---------------------------------| |
Db|---------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------6-666---------------------|
Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-330-|
* *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***
Solo
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------8-----------------------|
Gb|-9-10-/14~----(14)\--/9-10----9-10--9--7--6-7-7/9~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/7~----6-7p6--------------6-7-6-------6---|
Db|--------------8-7~--4-/7-8-------8-7-8---8-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-6h7h9-7h9h10-9h10h12-10-9-12-10-9-10-9-7-9-10-7-9-7-6-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-7-9-7-6-7-6------------|
Db|-------------77-7~------|
Ab|--------------------5h7-|
Eb|------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------3/-10-11-10~\----|
Gb|-----7-9-10-9-7~--(7)\-3---------------3/-|
Db|-7-8--------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|------------10-12-13p12p10-12h13-12p10---------------------|
Bb|------10-11----------------------------11-10--13p10-10~----|
Gb|-9-10----------------------------------------------------0-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Harmony part:
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-10~~-9~~--7~~----------------------------------|
Db|--a---a----a-----/8--8--8h10p8p7-7~~------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------X\\-|
Guitar 2
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-15-0-0-14-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-14-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-14~~-12~~--10~~--\--|
Db|--a----a-----a-------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|
End solo
Riff 5
eb|----5------------------5----------|
Bb|----5------------------5----------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-7---------5-7-8--8-7-------------|
Eb|-5-------0-3-5-6--6-5-----------0-|
eb|----5------------------5----------|
Bb|----5------------------5----------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-7---------5-7-8--8-7-------------|
Eb|-5-------0-3-5-6--6-5-------6-5-3-|
eb|----2----------------2----------|
Bb|----2----------------2----------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-4---------4-5--5-4-------------|
Eb|-2-------0-2-3--3-2-----------0-|
* *
eb|----2----------------2----------|
Bb|----2----------------2----------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-4---------4-5--5-4---------4-5-|
Eb|-2-------0-2-3--3-2-------0-2-3-|
* *
Riff 6
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-777-|
Eb|-5-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-555-|
* *** *** ** * * * * * * *** ***
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-777-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-7----8-7-5-|
Eb|-555-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-5-55-6-5-3-|
*** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** * ** * * *
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-4-444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-444-|
Eb|-2-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-222-|
* *** *** ** * * * * * * *** *** Last time
eb|------------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|------------------------------------------|-----|
Db|------------------------------------------|--7--|
Ab|-444-444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-44-2-4-5-|--7--|
Eb|-222-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-22-0-2-3-|--5--|
*** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** ** * * *
Guitar 2 (slightly palm muted)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---9-10---9-10---9-10---9-10-7-9-10-9-|
Db|-7------7------7------7---------------| ---|
Ab|--------------------------------------| |
Eb|--------------------------------------| |
|
eb|------------------------------| |---> Play 2x
Bb|-------------------10-9-10\---| |
Gb|---9-10---9-10---9----a--a----| |
Db|-8------8------7--------------| -----------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6-|
Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-----------------7-6-----|
Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-----7-6-|
Db|-5-----5-----4-----------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6-|
Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------7-6h7p6-----------|
Gb|---6-7---6-7---6---------7-6h7p6---|
Db|-5-----5-----4-------------------7-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Riff 7 (Clean, let notes ring) x2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|---9---10-----7---9-----9-----9---|
Db|-7---7----7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
"Forged in the sacred..."
x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---7---8-----5---7-----7-----7---|
Db|-5---5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
"...flames..."
Riff 8 (Distortion) x4
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|---9---7-9-10---7-9-|
Db|-7---7--------7-----|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"...sixth hour..."
x4
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|---7---5-7-8---5-7-|
Db|-5---5-------5-----|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 9 x2
eb|----5------------5-|
Bb|----5------------5-|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-7-------8--8-7----|
Eb|-5-------6--6-5----|
"I am your anti-christ..."
eb|----3-------3--------|
Bb|----3-------3--------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|-5-------5-------8-8-|
Eb|-3-------3-------6-6-|
"Born of the beast..."
eb|----5------------5-|
Bb|----5------------5-|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-7-------8--8-7----|
Eb|-5-------6--6-5----|
"I will devour..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1 "Hellfire..."
Play Riff 2 "The coming curse..."
Play Riff 3 "I walk the earth, another day..."
Play Riff 4
Here's the ending lead x2
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|----10~---9h10p9----9--------|
Gb|-----------------10----10-9~-|
Db|-7---------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
x2
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|----8~----7h8p7---7--------|
Gb|----------------8----8-7~--|
Db|-5-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Repeat the above
End solo, song fades out
Here's the live ending: x2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-------9----9---------10---10---|
Ab|-------7----7p0--------8----8p0-|
Eb|-5-5-5----------5-5-5-----------|
* * * * * * x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------7----7---------8----8---|
Ab|-------5----5p0-------6----6p0-|
Eb|-3-3-3----------3-3-3----------|
* * * * * * x2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-------9----9---------10---10---|
Ab|-------7----7p0--------8----8p0-|
Eb|-5-5-5----------5-5-5--8--------|
* * * * * * x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------7----7---------8----8---|
Ab|-------5----5p0-------6----6p0-|
Eb|-3-3-3----------3-3-3----------|
* * * * * *
eb|---------|
Bb|---------|
Gb|---------|
Db|---------|
Ab|-------7-|
Eb|-3-3-3-5-|
* * *
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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