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Birth Of The Wicked Tab

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Iced Earth:  Birth of the Wicked

transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
     edtied by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
                Brian Van Maurik (bmvst7@pitt.edu)
                Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be)

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Date last modified:  01/27/02
  
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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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Birth Of The Wicked Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Joshua Wanna Be	#1 by Joshua graham at Mar 31, 1980 at 6:35 PM EST
	And it's missing a whole part

No Picture The Angel of De Lead Player	#2 by The Angel of Death at Jan 20, 1990 at 8:59 AM EST
	One of Iced Earth's greatest songs, starts with an awesome(and fun to play) guitar solo, and builds into beautiful lyrics. Follows the Stormrider through the desert on his journey.

No Picture Vicky Average	#3 by Vicky Barnard at Apr 19, 1992 at 9:48 PM EST
	The second part of the "Something Wicked Trilogy." Based on the character Set Abominae, which Jon Schaffer created, tells how he finally rises to destroy mankind as the prophecy stated.

No Picture Craigy Average	#4 by Craigy t at Jan 9, 2004 at 4:04 PM EST
	Stormy rallies the natives around him, to "Take the chains of oppression away." He uses them as his army to go back and conquer his native land. 1