Iced Earth: Damien 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: March 28, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 (6 string acoustics) Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------| Db|-9-xxxx-9-xxxx-9-9\-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-7\-| Ab|-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-7\-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-5\-| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-5--5-xxxx-5-xx-5-5-5---5/7-| Ab|-3-xxxx-3-xxxx-3-3\-2-xxxx-2-xx-2-2-2/3-3/5-| Eb|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10-------------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10----------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Riff 2 (Distortion) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-3---3-2-----------------------| Ab|-3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Eb|-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "So a beast resides in me..." eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-3-3/5-5\3-3-2---------------------| Ab|-3-3/5-5\3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Eb|-1-1/3-3\1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "Deep down I always knew..." Riff 3 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-2---------2---5-7-8-7-5---8-7~~\-| Eb|-0--000000-0-5-----------0---a----| * ****** * * * eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-------------------4-5-4--------| Ab|-2---------2---5-7---------8~~\-| Eb|-0--000000-0-5-----------0-a----| * ****** * * * Lead into next section: eb|------| Bb|------| Gb|------| Db|--9\--| Ab|--7\--| Eb|------| Play Riff 1 "As the boy becomes a man..." Guitar 2 plays this instead: eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|---------------12---10-------------------| Gb|---9-11---12-------------12---9-11-12-11-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10----------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10-------------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10----------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "I embrace the hounds of Hell..." Play Riff 3 "Ahhhh..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-9---------9---------9-9\-7---------7---------7-7\-| Ab|-7---------7---------7-7\-5---------5---------5-5\-| Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "When the Jews return to Zion..." eb|------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------| Db|-5---------5---------5-5--5---------5-----5-5-5---5/7-| Ab|-3---------3---------3-3\-2---------2-----2-2-2/3-3/5-| Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...comet, fills the sky..." Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10-------------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------10----------------| Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-| Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Play Riff 3 "Ohhh..." Lead into next section: eb|----------------| Bb|----------------| Gb|----------------| Db|--9-------------| Ab|--7--[let ring]-| Eb|--0-------------| Bass interlude Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9~----(9)\--/11~----(11)\--/12~----(12)\-| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-/12~--13-12~----------------------| Gb|-----------------/9-11-12~--11-9~\-| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|-------------17-------------------------| Bb|-/12-12-/17~-----20~--19~-------20--19~-| Gb|---------------------------19~----------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-19-20--17-20--15-20--19-20--17-20-19p15------15-| Bb|----------------------------------------17--17---| Gb|------------------------------------------16-----| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------17-19-22b24~~-| Bb|-/19~--20-20~-------------17-19-20---------------| Gb|-----------------16-17-19------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-/9~----(9)\-------------------------------| Db|--------------/12~----(12)\--/10~----(10)\-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-/9~--10-9~--------------------| Ab|---------------/7-9-10~--9-7~\-| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------| Gb|------------14--12~--11~-------12--11~-| Db|-/9-9-/14~----------------12~----------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-12-13-10-13-8-13-12-13-10-13-12p8-------8-| Gb|-----------------------------------9---9---| Db|-------------------------------------9-----| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------13-15-19b20~-| Gb|-/11--12-12~-------------12-14-16--------------| Db|----------------13-14-16-----------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 2 "Now disciples of the Watch..." Play Riff 3 "...Christ!" Play Riff 4 "When the Jews return to Zion..." Last bar of Riff 4: eb|--------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------| Db|-5---------5---------5-5--5---------5-----5-5-----| Ab|-3---------3---------3-3\-2---------2-----2-2-----| Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-----X\\-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...till man exists, no more..." Play Riff 2 Ending solo rhythm Ending solo: Guitar 1 x2 eb|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| x2 eb|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-| Bb|--------------------| Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| x2 eb|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-----------------| x2 eb|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-----------------| Guitar 2 (Comes in after first two sections of guitar 1 above) x2 eb|-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-----------------| x2 eb|-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-----------------| Eb|-----------------| (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--10101010-9999-13131313-12121212-15151515-13131313--| Gb|-(10101010-9999-14141414-13131313-16161616-14141414)-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--12121212-13131313-10101010-9999-13131313-12121212--| Gb|-(13131313-14141414-10101010-9999-14141414-13131313)-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------| eb|--------------------------| Bb|--13131313-15151515-17~~--| Gb|-(14141414-16161616-17~~)-| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-10-10-9~----7-7/9-9/10-10/12-10/12\9~~-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Harmony guitars that come in later: Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|-10-10-9~----7-7/9-9/10-10/12-10/12\9~~-| Gb|----------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|-13-13-12~---10-10/12-12/13-13/15-13/15\12~~-| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| End solo Ending (Piano arranged for guitar, octave lower) eb|----12-14----15----14----17----15----12-14-15-14-| Bb|-12-------12----12----12----12----12-------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|----12-14----15----14----17----15----12-14-15--| Bb|-12-------12----12----12----12----12-----------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Fade out is piano an octave lower, or just the actual notes from above. 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