Iced Earth: A Gift Or A Curse transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: 09/13/08 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro Guitar 1 (slight distortion) eb|-5--5-------------------------| Bb|-5--6----------------------10-| Gb|-5--5--------------------9----| Db|---------------------/10------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|---------------------x-x-5-| Bb|-(10)----------------x-x-5-| Gb|---------------------x-x-5-| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 2 (Acoustic, comes in later) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-------3-----1-----0-----0-1-----| Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---| Db|---2-------2-----2-----2-------2-| Ab|-0-------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-------3-----1-----0-----0-1-----| Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---| Db|---2-------2-----2-----2-------2-| Ab|-0-------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Riff 1 (Final time guitar 1 skips the ending) Guitar 1 (slight distortion) eb|-5-------------------------| Bb|-6----------------------10-| Gb|-5--------------------9----| Db|------------------/10------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|---------------------x-x-5-| Bb|-(10)----------------x-x-5-| Gb|---------------------x-x-5-| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| Guitar 2 (Acoustic) eb|-1-------------------------| Bb|-1-------------------------| Gb|-2-------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-------3-----1-----0-----0-1-----| Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---| Db|---2-------2-----2-----2-------2-| Ab|-0-------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-------3-----1-----0-----0-1-----| Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---| Db|---2-------2-----2-----2-------2-| Ab|-0-------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Riff 2 (Acoustic) eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-----0-----0------------| Db|---2-----0--------------| Ab|-3-----2------------2-0-| Eb|-------------3--0-3-----| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3-----1-----0-----0--1-----| Gb|---2---2-----2-----2--------2---| Db|-2-------2-----2-----2--------2-| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3-----1-----0-----0--1-----| Gb|-------2-----2-----2--------2---| Db|---2-----2-----2-----2--------2-| Ab|-0------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| Repeat the above Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Slight distortion) eb|-------17----------------------19--| Bb|----17----------------------17-----| Gb|-17----------------------17--------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-(19)----------------x-x-5--| Bb|---------------------x-x-5--| Gb|---------------------x-x-5--| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 (Leave off ending on guitar fill) Riff 3 (Distortion) Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-3-3---------3-3---------3-3-3-3-| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-3-3---------3-3-----------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-| Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-7-7---------7-7--------------5---| Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-7-3-5-| Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-5---3-| * * * * * * * ** * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-7-7---------7-7--------------5---| Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-7-3-5-| Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-5---3-| * * * * * * * ** * * * * Guitars 2 & 3 (One plays top notes) x2 eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-12-13----10--12-10----12-10----10-12-10----| Gb|-------12--------------------12----------12-| Db|--9-10-----7---9--7-----9--7-----7--9--7----| Ab|-------10--------------------10----------10-| Eb|--------------------------------------------| x2 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-10-12----10----12-10----10-12-10----| Gb|-------12-------------12----------12-| Db|--7--9-----7-----9--7-----7--9--7----| Ab|-------10-------------10----------10-| Eb|-------------------------------------| Guitar 4 x2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7-9-4-5--7-5----7-5-4-5-7-5-4-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| x2 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|-5-7-4-5----7-5-4-5-7-5-4-| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| Riff 3a Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-5-----5-----2---------| Ab|-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-------2-| Eb|---------------000-3---| * * * * *** * * Guitars 2, 3, 4 eb|----------------------------| Bb|-13--12--10----------12--10-| Gb|--9---7---5---9--12---7---5-| Db|-10---9---7---5---9---9---7-| Ab|--------------7--10---------| Eb|----------------------------| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-2--------2--2----3-----0-----| Ab|-0--0-0---0--0-00-0--00-0--00-| Eb|--------3---------------------| * * * ** ** ** eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-2--------2--2----3-----0-----| Ab|-0--0-0---0--0-00-0--00-0--00-| Eb|--------3---------------------| * * * ** ** ** 1st Ending: eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|-2--------2--2----5---------------------| Ab|-0--0-0---0--0-00-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-----2-| Eb|--------3-------------------------0-3---| * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * 2nd Ending: eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-2--------2--2----5--5--2--------2-| Ab|-0--0-0---0--0-00-3--2--0------2-0-| Eb|--------3------------------0-3-----| * * * ** * * * Solo eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-9p5---5-9p5-9p5-9p5---9---5-9p5-| Db|-----7---------------7---7-------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------88-| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|-8p5---8---5-8p5-8~-------| Db|-----7---7-------a--------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-12p8----8-12p8-12p8-12p8----12----8-12p8-| Bb|------10------------------10----10--------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-11p8----11----8-11p8-11~------------| Bb|------10----10--------10~----0h10h13-| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|-12-----/12-11-\7--/17~-| Bb|-----13-----------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|-------------------12h15h17p15p12-------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------12h14h17----------------17p14p12----| Db|-------------------------------------------14-| Ab|-12h15h17-------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------17h19h20p19p17-------------17\-| Bb|-------------------16h17h20----------------20p18p17--------| Gb|-12h14h17-14h17h19----------------------------------19-----| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-| Gb|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Harmony part: Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-| Gb|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-| Gb|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------12--------------| Bb|-------------------12-13-15----15p12-15b17~-| Gb|----------10-12-14--------------------------| Db|-10-12-14-----------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-15h17p15----------15h17p15----------15h17p15-| Gb|----------17-16-17----------17-16-17----------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-| Bb|----------15-14-15----------15-14-15----------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------17--------------| Bb|-------------------17-18-20----20p17-20b22~-| Gb|----------16-17-19--------------------------| Db|-15-17-19-----------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: eb|-------17-------------17-------------17--------------| Bb|-20b22----20p17-20b22----20p17-20b22----20p17-20b22~-| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-20b22--20~--17\------------------------------| Bb|---------------------17-20-20b22r20--(20)b22--| Gb|------------------19--------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Intro Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 (Leave off ending on guitar fill) End rhythm eb|--------------------------------| Bb|-----3-----1-----0-----0--1-----| Gb|-------2-----2-----2--------2---| Db|---2-----2-----2-----2--------2-| Ab|-0------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| Ending fills: eb|-/7--/7--5--------------------| Bb|-/7--/7--5------------------8-| Gb|--------------------------9---| Db|----------------------/10-----| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| Gb|-[7]8r7p5-7-5-----5b6-| Db|--------------7-7-----| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|-----13----12-12-13-----| Gb|-/12----12----------14~-| Db|------------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-[15]17r15p13-15b17-{15}-| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|-15-17------| Bb|-------\15--| Gb|------------| Db|------------| Ab|------------| Eb|------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|-13-15-[15]16r15p13-------| Gb|--------------------14-14-| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|-12-12----10--9h10p9-| Db|---------------------| Ab|---------------------| Eb|---------------------| eb|-15/17-17--17/20-20-20\19~-| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| 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