The Coming Curse

Iced Earth

Composição de: Schaffer

Tom:

Afinação:

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (*)
     edited by:  Vassilis Androutsopoulos (B*)
                 Chris Van Lommel (Chris.V*)
      solos by:  Stefanos Danakos (*)
     edited by:  Russ

THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:

                          The Frozen Palace
                  http://*

Date last modified:  01/03/02

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
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-------5-555-5-555-555-555-| 
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

Página 1 / 9

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--6-| 
      * *   * *   * *   * *         

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-| 
            * *   * *   * *           

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---5-----5---5--8--8-----7-| 
Eb|-5-5-5-5---5--8--8-6-6-6---3-3-3-3---3--6--6-5-5-5-| 
      * *             * *       * *             * *     

   "I walk the Earth, another day..."

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-------5-555-5-555-555-555-|    | 
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      |

Página 2 / 9

eb|---------------------------------|    |---> Play 2x 
Bb|---------------------------------|    |             
Gb|---------------------------------|    |             
Db|---------------------------------| ---|             
Ab|-------8-888---------------------|                  
Eb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-555-|                  
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***                    

eb|---------------------------------|      
Bb|---------------------------------|      
Gb|---------------------------------|      
Db|---------------------------------| ---| 
Ab|-------5-555---------------------|    | 
Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-|    | 
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      | 

eb|---------------------------------|    |---> Play 2x 
Bb|---------------------------------|    |             
Gb|---------------------------------|    |             
Db|---------------------------------| ---|             
Ab|-------6-666---------------------|                  
Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-|                  
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***                    

Solo
eb|-----------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------10~------------------------------| 
Gb|--/9-10------/9-10-12~--10--9--7--6-7-9~-| 
Db|-----------------------------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------| 

eb|-------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-7~----6-7p6-------------------6-7-6-------6-7-x-| 
Db|-------------8-7~--4-5-7~--7-8-------8-7-8-------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-----------------12-------------------------------| 
Bb|---------------10--10--8--------------------------| 
Gb|-/7-9-7-9-10-9-----------10-9-10-9-7-9-10-7-9-7-6-| 
Db|--------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|--------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

Página 3 / 9

eb|--------------------| 
Bb|--------------------| 
Gb|-7-9-7-6-7-6--------| 
Db|-------------8-7~~\-| 
Ab|--------------------| 
Eb|--------------------| 

eb|-------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------/10~--11-10-10~\-| 
Gb|-----7-9-10-9-7\4~-------------------| 
Db|-7-8---------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------| 

eb|------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------15-15-15-17-18-17h18p17-15--------| 
Gb|--------14-15----14----------------------15-14~-| 
Db|-/14-15-----------------------------------------| 
Ab|------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|------------------------------------------------| 

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~~-8~~--7~~---------------| 
Db|-a----a----a-----/8--7h8-7~~-| 
Ab|-----------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------| 

End solo


Riff 5                      x2
eb|-----5-----------------5--|---------| 
Bb|-----5-----------------5--|---------| 
Gb|--------------------------|---------| 
Db|--------------------------|---------| 
Ab|--7------5--7--8-8--7-----|---------| 
Eb|--5------3--5--6-6--5-----|--6-5-3--|

Página 4 / 9

                            x2
eb|-----2----------------2---|---------| 
Bb|-----2----------------2---|---------| 
Gb|--------------------------|---------| 
Db|--------------------------|---------| 
Ab|--4-----2--4--5-5--4------|---------| 
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|-555-555-555-55-3-5-6-6-5-5-555-5-6-5-3-| 
    *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** * * * *   

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--| 
    *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** ** * * *

Página 5 / 9

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----ah ah---|              |             
Db|-7------7------7--------------|         -----|             
Ab|------------------------------|                            
Eb|------------------------------|                            

eb|---------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------------7-6-----| 
Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6-----7-6-| 
Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-----------| 
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------| 

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------------------------7-6h7p6-----------
Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6---------7-6h7p6---
Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-------------------7-
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 7 (clean)                      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|---------------------------------|

Página 6 / 9

   "...flames..."


Riff 8               x4                 x4
eb|-------------------|------------------| 
Bb|-------------------|------------------| 
Gb|---9---99-10---7-9-|---7---77-9---5-7-| 
Db|-7---7-------7-----|-5---5------5-----| 
Ab|-------------------|------------------| 
Eb|-------------------|------------------| 
    * * * **  * * * *   * * * ** * * * *   

  "...sixth hour..."


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..."

Página 7 / 9

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~---10-9h10p9----9--------| 
Gb|---------------------10----10-9~-| 
Db|-/7------------------------------| 
Ab|---------------------------------| 
Eb|---------------------------------| 

                                x2
Eb|------------------------------| 
Bb|-----8~----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                  x2 Ending
eb|---------------------|--------------------|----------| 
Bb|---------------------|--------------------|----------| 
Gb|---------------------|--------------------|----------| 
Db|-------9---------10--|-------7---------8--|----------| 
Ab|-------7----------8--|-------5---------6--|--------7-| 
Eb|-5-5-5-----5-5-5-----|-3-3-3-----3-3-3----|--3-3-3-5-| 
    * * *     * * *       * * *     * * *       * * *     

notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down

Página 8 / 9

h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill

Página 9 / 9