Birth Of The Wicked

Iced Earth

transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) edtied by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos ([email protected]) Brian Van Maurik ([email protected]) Chris Van Lommel ([email protected]) Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-------7-7--------8-8-------10-10--------8-8-| Ab|-5-555-5-5--6-666-6-6--8-888-8--8--6-666-6-6-| Eb|---------------------------------------------| * *** * *** * *** * *** eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-------7-----7-7--8-----8-----8-8-| Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-| Eb|----------------------------------| * *** * * *** * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-10-----10----10-10--8-----8-----8-8-| Ab|--8-888--8-8-8-8--8--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-| Eb|-------------------------------------| *** * * *** * * Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-7h8p7----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7-8-7--7-7h8p7----7--7h8p7----7--------------------| Db|----------------------10----------10---10--8-8h10p8-8-8~~-| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in the 3rd and 4th time) eb|-9h10p9-----------------------------| Bb|--------10-11-10--10-10h11p10----10-| Gb|------------------------------12----| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-10h11p10----10-------------------------| Gb|----------12----12--10-10h12p10-10-10~~-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 x4 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---| Eb|-------------------------------6-| * *** * *** * *** * *** * * * * "Daylight breaks hard..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|--------5--5-5--------8--8-8-| Ab|--3-333-3--3-3--6-666-6--6-6-| Eb|-----------------------------| * *** * *** "But in this hour..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---| Eb|-------------------------------6-| * *** * *** * *** * *** * * * * "...The Elder knew..." Guitar 2 x2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7--8--10--8--7----7h8p7----7~-| Db|----------------10-------10----| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-5h7p5---5--3h5p3---3--2h3p2---2~-| Db|-------8----------7----------5----| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| Guitar 3 x2 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-10--11--13--11--10----10h11p10----10~-| Gb|--------------------12----------12-----| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|-8h10p8----8--6h8p6---6--3h4p3---3~-| Gb|--------10----------9----------5----| Db|------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-----8-----5-----7-----7p5-7p5-| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-5-----6-----3-----5-----5p3-5p3-| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-3-----3-----3-----3-----8-8-| Ab|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-| Eb|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-7---10-9----7---10-9-10-9---10-9-10-7---7--10-9-| Db|----------10-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-10--14-12----10---14-12-14-12---14-12-14-10---10-14-12-| Db|-----------14-------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "Child of the wicked..." Play Riff 3 "So, behold the birth..." Riff 4 (solo rhythm) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---| Eb|-------------------------------6-| * *** * *** * *** * *** * * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-------------------------6h7-6~-| Ab|-5-555-5-555-555-5---5-6--------| Eb|-------------------8------------| * *** * *** *** * * * * First break eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-------5--5--------8--8-| Ab|-3-333-3--3--6-666-6--6-| Eb|------------------------| * *** * *** Last Break eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|-------5-5--------8-8-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-7-| Ab|-3-333-3-3--6-666-6-6-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------| * *** * *** *** *** * * * * Solo eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------8-10-11-/13-11-10h11-10~~----------| Gb|-/7~---8-----------------------------/7-8-7~-| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-/15~--15-151515-/16-16-161616-/18-18-1818-| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-20-18-16-15--15-15-15~--------------| Gb|--------------14-14-14~----14-15-14-| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-12-14-15-/17-/19-20-19~--17-19~--| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-19~--19-20-19----14-15-14----11-12-11-------------| Db|----------------------------------------12b13r12~~-| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------14-14-14--14-15-17-15-15h17p15-14~--------| Bb|-----10-15-15----15-15---------------------------15-15~-| Gb|---11---------------------------------------------------| Db|-12-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|-14-15-17-1515-17-15-14--15-17-1515-17-15-14-| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| eb|-15-17-15-14-17-17b18-17b18-17-15-17b18-17b18-17-15-18-15-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| eb|-14tm-17p14--------15-14--------------------| Bb|-----------15---15-------15-16~--18p16-15~-| Gb|-------------14-----------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|-17p14----------14-17-14141414-17-15151515-| Bb|-------15----15----------------------------| Gb|----------14-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-18p15----------15-18-15151515-18-14141414-| Bb|-------16----16----------------------------| Gb|----------15-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-17p14-----/18~----18-20-17~-| Bb|-------15--------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "It's up to us now..." Play Riff 3 "So, behold the birth..." Play Riff 1 Ending eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|---------| Db|--5--7--| Ab|--3--5--| Eb|---------| Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. {10}12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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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