Iced Earth: Dead Babies (Alice Cooper) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.com) solos by: Russ Elton FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: May 17, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb RIff 1 (clean): eb|-0----------------2----------------3-| Bb|---0-1--------------3-0-----------3--| Gb|-------0-2--------------0-2----2-2---| Db|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| eb|---------0---------------3---------| Bb|-------1---1-----------3---3-------| Gb|-----2-------2-------3-------3-----| Db|---2-----------2---3-----------3---| Ab|-0---------------1-----------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| "Little Betty..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----| Db|---2---2---------2---2---------4-0-| Ab|-0---------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| "...aspirin..." eb|---------3------------------------0----2-| Bb|-------3---3---------------------1----3--| Gb|-----0-------0-----0-----0------2----2---| Db|---0-------------0-----0-------2----0----| Ab|------------------------------0----------| Eb|-3-------------2-----1-------------------| "She got them..." eb|---------0---------------3---------| Bb|-------1---1-----------3---3-------| Gb|-----2-------2-------3-------3-----| Db|---2-----------2---3-----------3---| Ab|-0---------------1-----------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| "Betty's mommy..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----| Db|---2---2---------2---2---------4-0-| Ab|-0---------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| "...save her..." eb|---------3------------------------0-| Bb|-------3---3---------------------1--| Gb|-----0-------0-----0-----0------2---| Db|---0-------------0-----0-------2----| Ab|------------------------------0-----| Eb|-3-------------2-----1--------------| "She didn't hear..." Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-5--5------5----7--7------9-| Ab|-3--3--3-3-3----5--5--7-7-7-| Eb|----------------------------| * * * * "Dead babies..." eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------4---------------4--------4----------| Db|-2---4-5--2--5-4-5----4-5-2----4-5-2--------2-| Ab|-0-0-2-3-----3-2-3--0-2-3----0-2-3----0-2-3---| Eb|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...shelf..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-5----7------------------| Ab|-3----5----5--5--3--2--7-| Eb|-----------3--2--1--0--5-| "Well we, didn't want you..." Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|---------9~~-----------11~~-| Db|------10------------12------| Ab|---10------------12---------| Eb|-8------------10------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|-12~~--11~~--10~~--9~~----9~~-| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|----------------------------| Bb|---------8~~-----------10~~-| Gb|-------9------------11------| Db|----10-----------12---------| Ab|-10-----------12------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-12~~--10~~--10~~--9~~---10~~-| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Riff 1a (Clean) eb|-0---------| Bb|---0-1-----| Gb|-------0-2-| Db|-----------| Ab|-----------| Eb|-----------| eb|---------0---------------3---------| Bb|-------1---1-----------3---3-------| Gb|-----2-------2-------3-------3-----| Db|---2-----------2---3-----------3---| Ab|-0---------------1-----------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| "Daddy is an agrophile..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----| Db|---2---2---------2---2---------4-0-| Ab|-0---------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| "...Texas..." eb|---------3------------------------0----2-| Bb|-------3---3---------------------1----3--| Gb|-----0-------0-----0-----0------2----2---| Db|---0-------------0-----0-------2----0----| Ab|------------------------------0----------| Eb|-3-------------2-----1-------------------| "Mommy's on the bar..." eb|---------0---------------3---------| Bb|-------1---1-----------3---3-------| Gb|-----2-------2-------3-------3-----| Db|---2-----------2---3-----------3---| Ab|-0---------------1-----------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| "Little Betty..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----| Db|---2---2---------2---2---------4-0-| Ab|-0---------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| "...graveyard..." eb|---------3------------------------0-| Bb|-------3---3---------------------1--| Gb|-----0-------0-----0-----0------2---| Db|---0-------------0-----0-------2----| Ab|------------------------------0-----| Eb|-3-------------2-----1--------------| "Living there..." Play Riff 2 "Dead babies..." Play Riff 3 "Well we, didn't want you..." [Don't play the last chord on Riff 3, got to Riff 4] Riff 4 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---7----6------5----4----3-| Eb|-5----4----3-3----2----1---| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-5---------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...-| Eb|-----------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-| Eb|------------------------| eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-5---------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...-| Eb|-----------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---| Ab|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-0-| Eb|--------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-7------5------3------2---------------| Ab|-5----0-3----0-1----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7---------------5---------------| Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-3---------------2---------------| Ab|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * End Solo Rhythm Solo Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----8-8~--7-7~--8-5~--7----------------------------| Gb|-------------------------7~--9-5~--7-4~--5-----4----| Db|-5~----------------------------------------7~----5~-| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-----/10~-------------/10~----| Gb|-/7~------9~------/7~------9~-| Db|--------------5~--------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----8-8~--7-----8-8~--7-7~--8-5~--7----------------| Gb|-------------------------------------7~--9-5~--7----| Db|-5~----------5~----------------------------------5~-| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------------| Bb|-----/10~--------/8~-/15~-10~-| Gb|-/7~------9~--5~--------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Repeat above solo, then play this: Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|----7-9-7-9-7-9~--7-9-7-9-7-9~-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-6-7-6-------6-9-| Db|---------------------8-7-9-----| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|----7-9-7-9-7-9~--7-9-7-9-7-9~-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-7-9-7-9-7-9-7-6-7-6-----------| Db|---------------------8-7-5-----| Ab|---------------------------8-7-| Eb|-------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Final note in () rings into next section) eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-----10-12-10-12-10-12~-| Db|-7-7--------------------| Ab|------------------------| Eb|------------------------| eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|-10-12-10-12-10-12~-| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| 1st ending eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-9-10-9-------------| Db|-----------------------------12-11-------| Ab|-----------------------------------13-10-| Eb|-----------------------------------------| 2nd ending eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-10-12-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-9------------------------| Db|----------------------------12-11----------(10~~\)-| Ab|----------------------------------13-12-10---------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Final note in () rings into next section) eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|--10-10~~--------8-8~~----10-8-----------| Gb|-------------------------------10-9-10~~-| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-10~~---10-8---------------------------| Bb|-------------11-10-11-10-8---------10~-| Gb|------------------------------9-12-----| Db|---------------------------11----------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-11-10-11-10-11-10~-------------------------| Gb|---------------------12--14-12-14-12-14-12~-| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------9-12-------12-(15~~)-| Bb|-------------------/11-10-11-10------11-10-----------| Gb|-14-12-14-12-----------------------------------------| Db|-------------15-14-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "Dead babies..." & Solo Rhythm Solo Guitar 1 (Play 2x) eb|---------------------------| Bb|-13~~----15-13-12-10~--12~-| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-13--13-15-17--13-15-17~-| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----13--13-15-17--13-15-17~-------| Gb|-14----------------------------14-| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|---------------------------| Bb|-13~~----15-13-12-10~------| Gb|-----------------------13~-| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-------| Db|-14----------------------------14-| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------15-13-12-10~------| Gb|--9~-------------------13~-| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-------| Db|-14----------------------------14-| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Only plays the last time) eb|---------12-10------------------------------| Bb|-13~~----------13-12-10-------13-12~~--13~~-| Gb|------------------------12-10---------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 (Only plays the last time) eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|-13~~----13-12-10---------------------------| Gb|------------------12-10--9------------------| Db|---------------------------12-10--9~~--10~~-| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 with this additional lead: Guitar fill (harmony guitar in () ) eb|------------------| Bb|-(13~)-----(15~)--| Gb|------------------| Db|------------------| Ab|---7~--------9~---| Eb|------------------| "Well we, didn't want you..." End guitar fill Riff 4a eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|---7----6------5----4----3-| Eb|-5----4----3-3----2----1---| eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|---7----6------5----4----3-7-7\-| Eb|-5----4----3-3----2----1---5-5\-| "Goodbye, little baby!" 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