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Iced Earth:  Prophecy

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
  main solo by:  Lee Ritholtz (LeeR333@aol.com)
     edited by:  Adam (chadam31@hotmail.com)
                 Russ

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (clean, let top notes ring throughout)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---7--10-----9---7-----7-----7---|
Db|-7---7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "I can see clearly..."

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---7--10-----9---7-----7-----7---|
Db|-8---8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "...attack on hallowed ground..."


Riff 2 (distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~-7~-7~-7-7h9-75~-5~-5~-5-5h7-53-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
   "So heed my warning..."

eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-3~-3~-3~-3-3h5-32~-2~-2~-2/-|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-6~-6~-6~-6-6h8-65~-5~-5~-5-5h6-53-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
   "So heed my warning..."

eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-3~-3~-3~-3~-3-3-3/6~-6~-6~--|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|



Riff 3 (clean, let top notes ring)   x2 (Distortion)
eb|------------------------------------|-------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|-------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|-------------|
Db|-7-----5-----8-----5-----7---7------|---3-----5---|
Ab|---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5---5----|---3-----5---|
Eb|------------------------------------|-------------|
   "A sacred few..."

Play Riff 1   "Ten thousand years..."
Play Riff 2   "So there is hope you see..."
Play Riff 3   "Oppressed for centuries..."

Riff 4 (distortion)
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|-7-----7----7------7----|
Ab|-5-555-5----5--555-5----|
Eb|------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-------5------------5---3---5-----6-5-3-|
Ab|-3-333-3--3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
    * ***    * ***   *   *   *   * *



Riff 5                           x2 
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------7---5---7-----5-7-8-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5---5---5---5-5-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   *   *   *   * *   
                                 x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------5---3---5-----6-5-3-|
Ab|-3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   *   *   *   * *   


Riff 6
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7---8--5--7-----7-----7---8--5-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5---6--3--5-555-5-5-5-5---6--3-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
      ***   * *             ***   * * 
  "We'll take their identity..."
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-10----10--1210-8-----8-108-7-----7-----7--8--5-|
Ab|--8-888-8--10-8-6-666-6--86-5-555-5-5-5-5--6--3-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
       ***            ***          ***   * *
  "All the while..."


Riff 7                           x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------7-----5-----7-----5-7-8-|
Ab|-5-555---555---555---555-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***  
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------5-----3-----6-----6-5-3-|
Ab|-3-333---333---333---333-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***   

Play Riff 6   Solo rhythm

Solo
eb|--------------------15-17-19-17-15---------------------|
Bb|-----------15-17-18----------------18-17-15------------|
Gb|-/14-16-17----------------------------------15~~--14~~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8h10h11--10-8--------------------------------| 
Gb|---------------10-10/12-9--9h10/12-10-10p9----|
Db|-------------------------------------------12-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|----109--9/10--10/12--12/14--14/17-17b19--15-14--|
Db|-12-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|---13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13-|
Bb|-17--15--13--17--15--17--15--13---|
Gb|----------------------------------| 
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------| 

eb|-12-13p12------12-13-15-12----------13-|
Bb|---------13--13-----------13------13---|
Gb|-----------14---------------12--12-----| 
Db|------------------------------14-------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------| 

eb|-17p13----------13-17-131313-17-131313-|
Bb|------15------15-----------------------|
Gb|--------14--14-------------------------| 
Db|----------15---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-18p13----------13-18-131313-18-131313-|
Bb|------15------15-----------------------|
Gb|--------14--14-------------------------| 
Db|----------15---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-17-131313-15-131313-17-131313-18p13-|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------| 
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-/17tm-18tm--24b26r24-24b26~~~-|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------| 
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 7


Riff 8                          x2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8--5-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3-|
Eb|------------------------------|
      ***   * *   * *   * *    
  "Assasins we will be..."             
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-10-----10-----1210-8-----8-----108-|
Ab|--8-888--8-8-8-10-8-6-666-6-6-6--86-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
       ***    * *         ***   * *
   "Jesus Christ..."
                                 Last time
eb|------------------------------|-----|
Bb|------------------------------|-----|
Gb|------------------------------|-----|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8--5-|--7--|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--3-|--5--|
Eb|------------------------------|-----|
      ***   * *   * *   * *    
   "The Domino Decree..."


Play Riff 1  w/ this lead

This is only guitar 1, except the notes in (), those are some of guitar 2's.
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/10~~--10h11-10~~~----10-11~~~----11h13-11~~--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-/13-13-13-15-13-11-10~~--10h11-10~~~-|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|---------------(12-13-12)--------|
Bb|-/6--10--11~~---------11h13-11~~-|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|----------------------12-13-12-------------------------|
Bb|----------------13-15---------15-13--------------------|
Gb|-------12-14-15---------------------15-14-12-----------|
Db|-12-15---------------------------------------15-12~~~--|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

End lead

Play Riff 2    "And so our world........"
Guitar 2's ending for riff 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-3~-3~-3~-3~-3-3-3/6~-6~-6~-8-6-5-|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|


Ending (clean)
eb|---------------5-----|
Bb|---------------6p5-6-|
Gb|---------------7-----|
Db|--7--5---------7-----|
Ab|--------8--7---5-----|
Eb|---------------------|

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

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Rivers Average	#1 by Rivers Light at Jun 17, 1988 at 6:14 PM EST
	sounds like theres some ancient race and this guys seeing a vision that a new race, humanity, is going to bring and end to their race, and hes saying that in 10000 years some sort of antichrist will be born and bring an end to mankind so that these people can reclaim what they lost, so in the meantime the few survivors will blend in with man kind and "mar their history" 1

No Picture JO3H Average	#2 by JO3H 3VAN2 at Nov 4, 1999 at 1:47 AM EST
	One of my favorite riffs ever.