Iced Earth:  The Coming Curse (Remake from Overture Of The Wicked)

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

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Date last modified:  August 23, 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)

Riff 1
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------7-777-------8-----8-7-5-5-|
Bb|-5-555-------5-555---555---------|
    * *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * 
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------5-777---------------------|
Bb|-8-888-------5-555-5-555-555-550-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

Riff 2
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-5-----5-----8-----8-----10---8---|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-0-6-0-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *    *   *
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------7-7-7-0-|
Eb|-8-7-5-7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-0-|
Bb|-6-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
    * * *   * *   * *   * *
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-5-----5-----8-----8-----10---8---|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-0-6-0-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *    *   *
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------7-7-7-0-|
Eb|-8-7-5-7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-0-|
Bb|-6-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
    * * *   * *   * *   * *

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
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-7--7--------7--10--10\8--8----8\-|
Bb|-5--5--------5---8---8\6--6----6\-|
   "I walk the Earth, another day..."
Bb|--------------------------|
F |--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|-5--5--------5--8--8\7--7-|
Bb|-3--3--------3--6--6\5--5-|
   "...the wicked one..."
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-7--7--------7--10--10\8--8----8\-|
Bb|-5--5--------5---8---8\6--6----6\-|
   "Savior to my own..."
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-5--5--------5--8--8\7--7----------|
Bb|-3--3--------3--6--6\5--5----5/12\-|
   "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)
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------| ---|
Eb|-------7-777---------------------|    |
Bb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-550-|    |
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      |
Bb|---------------------------------|    |---> Play 2x
F |---------------------------------|    |
Db|---------------------------------|    |
Ab|---------------------------------| ---|
Eb|-------8-888---------------------|
Bb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-550-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------| ---|
Eb|-------5-555---------------------|    |
Bb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-330-|    |
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      |
Bb|---------------------------------|    |---> Play 2x
F |---------------------------------|    |
Db|---------------------------------|    |
Ab|---------------------------------| ---|
Eb|-------6-666---------------------|
Bb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-330-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

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


Riff 5
Bb|----5------------------5----------|
F |----5------------------5----------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-7---------5-7-8--8-7-------------|
Bb|-5-------0-3-5-6--6-5-----------0-|

Bb|----5------------------5----------|
F |----5------------------5----------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-7---------5-7-8--8-7-------------|
Bb|-5-------0-3-5-6--6-5-------6-5-3-|
                               * * *
Bb|----2----------------2----------|
F |----2----------------2----------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|-4---------4-5--5-4-------------|
Bb|-2-------0-2-3--3-2-----------0-|
            *                    *
Bb|----2----------------2----------|
F |----2----------------2----------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|-4---------4-5--5-4---------4-5-|
Bb|-2-------0-2-3--3-2-------0-2-3-|
            *                *

Riff 6
Guitar 1
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-7-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-777-|
Bb|-5-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-555-|
    * *** *** ** * * *  * * * *** *** 
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-777-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-7----8-7-5-|
Bb|-555-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-5-55-6-5-3-|
    *** *** *** ** * * *  * * * *** * ** * * *
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-4-444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-444-|
Bb|-2-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-222-|
    * *** *** ** * * *  * * * *** ***        Last time
Bb|------------------------------------------|-----|
F |------------------------------------------|-----|
Db|------------------------------------------|-----|
Ab|------------------------------------------|-----|
Eb|-444-444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-44-2-4-5-|--7--|
Bb|-222-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-22-0-2-3-|--5--|
    *** *** *** ** * * *  * * * *** ** * * *

Guitar 2 (Normal 6-string guitar tuned to Eb, slightly palm muted)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

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

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

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


Riff 7 (Clean, let notes ring)
                       x2
Bb|---------------------|
F |---------------------|
Db|---9---10----7----9--|
Ab|-7---7---------------|
Eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
                      x2
Bb|--------------------|
F |--------------------|
Db|---7---8----5----7--|
Ab|-5---5--------------|
Eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|


Riff 7a (Clean)                     x2
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|---9---10-----7---9-----9-----9---|
Ab|-7---7----7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
   "Forged in the sacred..."
                                   x2
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---7---8-----5---7-----7-----7---|
Ab|-5---5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
   "...flames..."



Riff 8 (Distortion)   x4
Bb|--------------------|
F |--------------------|
Db|---9---7-9-10---7-9-|
Ab|-7---7--------7-----|
Eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
    * * * * *  * * * *
  "...sixth hour..."
                     x4
Bb|-------------------|
F |-------------------|
Db|---7---5-7-8---5-7-|
Ab|-5---5-------5-----|
Eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
    * * * * * * * * *


Riff 9               x2
Bb|----5------------5-|
F |----5------------5-|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-7-------8--8-7----|
Bb|-5-------6--6-5----|
   "I am your anti-christ..."

Bb|----3-------3--------|
F |----3-------3--------|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|-5-------5-------8-8-|
Bb|-3-------3-------6-6-|
   "Born of the beast..."

Bb|----5------------5-|
F |----5------------5-|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-7-------8--8-7----|
Bb|-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    Solo Rhythm

Solo
Guitar 1                       x2
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |----10~---9h10p9----9--------|
Db|-----------------10----10-9~-|
Ab|-7---------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
                             x2
Bb|---------------------------|
F |----8~----7h8p7---7--------|
Db|----------------8----8-7~--|
Ab|-5-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|

Guitar 2                            x2
Bb|-----17~---16h17p16----16---------|
F |--------------------18-----18-17~-|
Db|-14-------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
                                    x2
Bb|-----15~---14h15p14----14---------|
F |--------------------16-----16-15~-|
Db|-12-------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|

Repeat the above

End Solo


Riff 10                          x2
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------9----9\--------10---10\-|
Eb|-------7----7\---------8----8\-|
Bb|-5-5-5----------5-5-5----------|
    * * *          * * *        x2
Bb|------------------------------|
F |------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-------7----7\--------8----8\-|
Eb|-------5----5\--------6----6\-|
Bb|-3-3-3----------3-3-3---------|
    * * *          * * *         x2
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------9----9\--------10---10\-|
Eb|-------7----7\---------8----8\-|
Bb|-5-5-5-7----7\--5-5-5--8----8\-|
    * * *          * * *        x2
Bb|------------------------------|-----------|
F |------------------------------|-----------|
Db|------------------------------|-----------|
Ab|-------7--------------8-------|-----------|
Eb|-------5--------------6-------|--------7--|
Bb|-3-3-3-5--------3-3-3-6-------|--3-3-3-5--|
    * * *          * * *            * * *


Ending 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



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