The Coming Curse

Iced Earth

Composição de: Schaffer

Tom:

Afinação:

Riff 1
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-------7-777-------8-----8-7-5-5-| 
E|-5-555-------5-555---555---------| 
    * *** * *** * *** * * * * * * *  

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-------5-777---------------------| 
E|-8-888-------5-555-5-555-555-555-| 
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***  

Riff 2
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-5-----5-----8-----8-----10--8-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--6-| 
      * *   * *   * *   * *        

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-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..."

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Riff 3
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|-7-----7---7-10-10-----8---5-----5---5--8--8-----7-| 
E|-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)
E|---------------------------------|       
B|---------------------------------|       
G|---------------------------------|       
D|---------------------------------| ---|  
A|-------7-777---------------------| |     
E|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-555-| |     
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      | 

E|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x 
B|---------------------------------| |             
G|---------------------------------| |             
D|---------------------------------| ---|          
A|-------8-888---------------------|               
E|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-555-|               
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***                

E|---------------------------------|       
B|---------------------------------|       
G|---------------------------------|       
D|---------------------------------| ---|  
A|-------5-555---------------------| |     
E|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-| |     
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      | 

E|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x 
B|---------------------------------| |             
G|---------------------------------| |             
D|---------------------------------| ---|          
A|-------6-666---------------------|               
E|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-|               
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

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Solo
E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|--------10~------------------------------| 
G|--/9-10------/9-10-12~--10--9--7--6-7-9~-| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-7~----6-7p6-------------------6-7-6-------6-7-x-| 
D|-------------8-7~--4-5-7~--7-8-------8-7-8-------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------12-------------------------------| 
B|---------------10--10--8--------------------------| 
G|-/7-9-7-9-10-9-----------10-9-10-9-7-9-10-7-9-7-6-| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|-7-9-7-6-7-6--------| 
D|-------------8-7~~\-| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------/10~--11-10-10~\-| 
G|-----7-9-10-9-7\4~-------------------| 
D|-7-8---------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------15-15-15-17-18-17h18p17-15--------| 
G|--------14-15----14----------------------15-14~-| 
D|-/14-15-----------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------|

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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-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|  
A|----------------------------------------------------|  
E|----------------------------------------------------|  
     * * *  * * * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * * * * *  

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-10~~-8~~--7~~---------------| 
D|-a----a----a-----/8--7h8-7~~-| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 

End solo


Riff 5                      x2
E|-----5-----------------5--|---------| 
B|-----5-----------------5--|---------| 
G|--------------------------|---------| 
D|--------------------------|---------| 
A|--7------5--7--8-8--7-----|---------| 
E|--5------3--5--6-6--5-----|--6-5-3--| 

                            x2
E|-----2----------------2---|---------| 
B|-----2----------------2---|---------| 
G|--------------------------|---------| 
D|--------------------------|---------| 
A|--4-----2--4--5-5--4------|---------| 
E|--2-----0--2--3-3--2------|--0-2-3--| 

Riff 6
Guitar 1

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 

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

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E|----------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------| 

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

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 

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

E|-----------------------------------------|-----| 
B|-----------------------------------------|-----| 
G|-----------------------------------------|-----| 
D|-----------------------------------------|--7--| 
A|-444-444-444-44-2-4-5-5-4-4-444-44-2-4-5-|--7--| 
E|-222-222-222-22-0-2-3-3-2-2-222-22-0-2-3-|--5--| 
    *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** ** * * *        

Guitar 2 (slightly palm muted)
E|--------------------------------------|         
B|--------------------------------------|         
G|---9-10---9-10---9-10---9-10-7-9-10-9-|         
D|-7------7------7------7---------------| -----|  
A|--------------------------------------| |       
E|--------------------------------------| |       
                                                | 

E|------------------------------| |---> Play 2x   
B|-------------------10-9-10\\--| |               
G|---9-10---9-10---9----ah| ah---|              | 
D|-7------7------7--------------| -----|          
A|------------------------------|                 
E|------------------------------|

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E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------7-6-----| 
G|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6-----7-6-| 
D|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-----------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------7-6h7p6-----------|
G|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6---------7-6h7p6---|
D|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-------------------7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 7 (clean)                      x2
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|---9---10-----7---9-----9-----9---| 
D|-7---7----7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

   "Forged in the sacred..."
                                   x2

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---7---8-----5---7-----7-----7---| 
D|-5---5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

   "...flames..."


Riff 8               x4                 x4
E|-------------------|------------------| 
B|-------------------|------------------| 
G|---9---99-10---7-9-|---7---77-9---5-7-| 
D|-7---7-------7-----|-5---5------5-----| 
A|-------------------|------------------| 
E|-------------------|------------------| 
    * * * **  * * * *   * * * ** * * * *  

  "...sixth hour..."

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Riff 9                  x2
E|-----5-------------5--| 
B|-----5-------------5--| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|--7-------8-8---7-----| 
E|--5-------6-6---5-----| 

   "I am your anti-christ..."

E|-----3--------3---------| 
B|-----3--------3---------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|--5--------5--------8-8-| 
E|--3--------3--------6-6-| 

   "Born of the beast..."

E|-----5-------------5--| 
B|-----5-------------5--| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 
A|--7-------8-8---7-----| 
E|--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
E|---------------------------------| 
B|-----10~---10-9h10p9----9--------| 
G|---------------------10----10-9~-| 
D|-/7------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|

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                                x2
E|------------------------------| 
B|-----8~----8-7h8p7---7--------| 
G|-------------------8----8-7~--| 
D|-/5---------------------------| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

Repeat the above

End solo, song fades out

Here's the live ending:

                       x2                  x2 Ending
E|---------------------|--------------------|----------| 
B|---------------------|--------------------|----------| 
G|---------------------|--------------------|----------| 
D|-------9---------10--|-------7---------8--|----------| 
A|-------7----------8--|-------5---------6--|--------7-| 
E|-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
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill

Ab
Eb
3
Gb

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