Iced Earth:  Prophecy (Remake from Overture Of The Wicked)

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Date last modified:  October 21, 2007
  
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Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise,
are done with a baritone tuned down a half step:
From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F bb)

Intro (Let notes ring)
                      x2
Bb|--------------------|
F |--------------------|
Eb|---7---10----9---7--|
Ab|-7---7-----7---7----|
Eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
                      x2
Bb|--------------------|
F |--------------------|
Db|---7---10----9---7--|
Ab|-8---8-----8---8----|
Eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|


Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Clean, let notes ring)
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Eb|---7---10-----9---7-----7-----7---|
Ab|-7---7----7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
   "I can see clearly..."
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|---7---10-----9---7-----7-----7---|
Ab|-8---8----8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
   "...attack on hallowed ground..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-7--------------------7\--|
Eb|-5--------------------5\--|
Bb|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-3------------------------|
Eb|-1------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-7--------------------7\--|
Eb|-5--------------------5\--|
Bb|--------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-3--------------------------------|
Eb|-1----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
                     * * * * * * * *

Guitar 3 (Distortion)
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7--|
Eb|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5--|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3--|
Eb|-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *
                          x2
Bb|------------------------|
F |------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Bb|------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
Bb|------------------------|
F |------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Eb|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
Bb|------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-3--3--3--3---------------|
Eb|-1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb|--------------------------|
    *  *  *  * * * * * * * *



Riff 2
Guitar 1
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-7------7------7------7--------------|
Ab|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-000000000000-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ************
   "...Elder, so hear..."
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-5------5------5------5--------------|
Ab|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-000000000000-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ************
   "...warning."
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-3------3------3------3--------------|
Ab|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-000000000000-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ************
   "...own existence..."
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2------2----2----|
Ab|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-00-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****   **   **
   "...extinct."

Final time:
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|-2------2------2------2-------------|
Ab|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-00000000-7\-|
Eb|---------------------------------5\-|
Bb|------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ********
   "...time."

Guitar 2
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-12121212-12-12121212-12-12121212-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
        * * * *     * * * *     * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-12-12121212-14141414-12121212-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
        * * * *  * * * *  * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-10-10101010-10-10101010-10-10101010-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
        * * * *     * * * *     * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-10-10101010-12121212-10101010-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
        * * * *  * * * *  * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8-8888-8-8888-8-8888-8-8888-10101010-8888-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****  * * * * ****
Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-7-77-7-77-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****   **   **

Final time:
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7777-7-7777-7-7777-7-77777777-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ********


Guitar 3
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-15-15151515-15-15151515-15-15151515-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
        * * * *     * * * *     * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-15-15151515-17171717-15151515-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
        * * * *  * * * *  * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-14-14141414-14-14141414-14-14141414-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
        * * * *     * * * *     * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-14-14141414-15151515-14141414-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
        * * * *  * * * *  * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-12121212-12-12121212-12-12121212-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
        * * * *     * * * *     * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-12-12121212-14141414-12121212-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
        * * * *  * * * *  * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-12121212-12-12121212-12-12121212-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
        * * * *     * * * *     * * * *
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-12-12121212-12-1212-12-1212-|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
        * * * *     * *     * *

Final time:
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-12-12121212-12-12121212-12-12121212-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
        * * * *     * * * *     * * * *
Bb|---------------------|
F |---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|-12-1212121212121212-|
Eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
        * * * * * * * *

Riff 3
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--7-|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5--5-|
Bb|--------------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *    *  *  *  *  *
   "A sacred few..."
Bb|-------------|
F |-------------|
Db|-------------|
Ab|-3--------5--|
Eb|-3--------5--|
Bb|-------------|


Play Riff 1  except Guitar 3 changes to this:
                          x2
Bb|------------------------|
F |------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Bb|------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
                          x2
Bb|------------------------|
F |------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Eb|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
Bb|------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
                          x2
Bb|------------------------|
F |------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Bb|------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
Bb|------------------------|
F |------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Eb|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
Bb|------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-3--3--3--3---------------|
Eb|-1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb|--------------------------|
    *  *  *  * * * * * * * * 


Play Riff 2   "So there is hope you see..."
Play Riff 3   "Oppressed for centuries..."


Riff 4 (Distortion)
Bb|--------------------|
F |--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-------7----------7-|
Eb|-5-555-5----5-555-5-|
Bb|--------------------|
    * ***      * ***
Bb|------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------5--------------5---3---5-----6-5-3-|
Eb|-3-333-3----3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3-------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
    * ***      * ***   *   *   *   * *


Riff 5
Guitar 1                           x2 
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----------7---5---7-----5-7-8-8-|
Eb|-5-555-5-5---5---5---5-5---------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
    * *** * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                                   x2
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----------5---3---5-----6-5-3-3-|
Eb|-3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3---------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
    * *** * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 6
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-------7-----7----7--8--5-|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5----5--6--3-|
Bb|--------------------------|
    * ***   * *
  "We'll take their identity..."
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-7-----7-----7----7--8--5-|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5----5--6--3-|
Bb|--------------------------|
      ***   * *
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-10----10--10-12\10-8-----8--8-10\8-|
Eb|--8-888-8---8-10\-8-6-666-6--6--8\6-|
Bb|------------------------------------|
       ***               ***
  "All the while..."
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-7-----7-----7----7--8--5-|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5----5--6--3-|
Bb|--------------------------|
      ***   * *

Repeat the above with first note being
a non-muted powerchord instead.


Riff 7
Guitar 1                          x2
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-------7-----5-----7-----5-7-8\-|
Eb|-5-555---555---555---555--------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***      x2
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-----3-----6-----6-5-3-|
Eb|-3-333---333---333---333-------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***

Guitar 2                          x2
Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------7\-|
Ab|-------7-----5-----7-----5-7----|
Eb|-5-555---555---555---555--------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***      x2
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-----3-----6-----6-5-7-|
Eb|-3-333---333---333---333-------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***


Play Riff 6   Solo rhythm
NOTE: First note is a non-muted powerchord.

Solo (Normal 6-string guitar tuned to Eb)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 7


Riff 8
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7-----7-----7-----7-------------|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-3-3-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
      ***   * *   * *   * * * * * *
  "Assasins we will be..."
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------7-----7-----7-------------|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-3-3-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
    * ***   * *   * *   * * * * * *
  "...human history..."
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------10-----12\10-------8-----10\8-|
Eb|-8-888--8-8-8-10\-8-6-666-6-6-6--8\6-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
    * ***    * *       * ***   * *
   "Jesus Christ..."
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7-----7-----7-----7-------------|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-3-3-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
      ***   * *   * *   * * * * * *
   "...Domino Decree..."           x2
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------7-----7-----7-------------|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-3-3-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
    * ***   * *   * *   * * * * * *
  "Disciples of..."
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------10-----12\10-------8-----10\8-|
Eb|-8-888--8-8-8-10\-8-6-666-6-6-6--8\6-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
    * ***    * *       * ***   * *
   "...takes ten thousand..."
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-----7-----7-----7-------------7--|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-3-3-5--|
Bb|------------------------------------|
      ***   * *   * *   * * * * * *
   "...never will retreat!"
 

Play Riff 1  Solo Rhythm

Solo (Normal 6-string guitar tuned to Eb)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Ending (Clean):
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7h9--7---|
Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------0-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
               "And so our..."
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5h7--5---|
Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------0-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
   "...world is doomed."
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3h5--3---|
Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------0-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
              "We'll lay..."
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2---|
Ab|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
   "...day."

Repeat the above, then:

Bb|---------------5---5----|
F |---------------6p5-5h6--|
Db|---------------7---7----|
Ab|--7--5---------7---7----|
Eb|--------8--7---5---5----|
Bb|------------------------|


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