Iced Earth: Im-Ho-Tep (Pharaoh's 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: April 24, 2006 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-----------7----------7-6--| Ab|-2---------5----------8-7--| Eb|-0---------5--------0------| * eb|------0--------------------| Bb|------0--------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-----------7----------7-6--| Ab|-2---------5----------8-7--| Eb|-0---------5--------0------| * Guitar 2 (Final time omit ending slide) eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|---9-9~--9-9-6-7-/9~--9-9h10-9-| Ab|-7-----------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-7-6-7-/7~----9-7h9p7-6--------| Ab|------------------------8-7~~\-| Eb|-------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Final time omit ending slide) eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|---12-12~--12-12-9-10-/12~--12-12h13-12-| Gb|-9--------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|-10-9-10-/10~----12-10h12p10-9---------| Gb|-------------------------------10-9~~\-| Db|---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-2-----5-----4-----7-----5-----| Eb|-0-----3-----2-----5-----3-----| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------7-----------------------| Ab|---7-8-10---10-8-7---7-8-7-5-7-7~-| Eb|-0-----------------0--------------| * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------7-----------------------| Ab|---7-8-10---10-8-7---7-8-7-7-5-5~-| Eb|-0-----------------0--------------| * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 Final chord eb|----------------------------|-----| Bb|----------------------------|-----| Gb|----------------------------|-----| Db|----------------------------|-----| Ab|-2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|--2--| Eb|-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|--0--| * * * * * * * * * * "Time is the bond of mortal life..." Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---9-10-12-10---9-10--9--| Ab|---7--8-10--8---7--8--7--| Eb|-0------------0----------| * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|---9-10--7-10---9-10--9--| Ab|---7--8--5--8---7--8--7--| Eb|-0------------0----------| * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|---------------------------| Ab|-------------------------5-| <- At end of riff play the G5 Eb|-0000000000000000-...-00-3-| **************** ** "Death is but a threshold..." Guitar 2 x2 eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|-10----9--------12---10-------7-10----9----5-| Ab|--8----7--------10----8-------5--8----7----3-| Eb|-----0--------------0---------------0----0---| * * * * eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------| Db|-10----9-------------| Ab|--8----7-----------5-| Eb|-----0----------00-3-| * ** Play Riff 3 "Love was the curse..." Play Riff 4 "Death is but a threshold..." End Riff 4 with a long slide instead of the last chord for Guitar 1. Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-------------4-7----------------| Ab|-2------2----5-8--2------2----5-| Eb|-0-00-3-0--0------0-00-3-0--0-3-| ** * * * * ** * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-7------7------7-10-9-------------| Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5--8-7------2----5-| Eb|----------------------00-3-0--0-3-| **** **** ** * * Solo eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12----12-13-| Gb|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----14-------| Db|-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------16p13p12----------------| Bb|-15-13-12h13p12----12----------------15p13p12-------| Gb|----------------14----14-13------------------14p13~-| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| eb|-0-12-13-0-13-16-0-16-17-0-17-19-0-0-20-0-| Bb|------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|-19-0-17-0-16-0-19-0-17-0-16\13-13h16p13-12/-| Bb|---------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Harmony section: Higher guitar: eb|-19-20--17-20--16-20-----20--19-20--17-20--16-20-----20-| Bb|----------------------18--------------------------18----| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|----20--17-20--16-20-16-----------------| Bb|-17----------------------18--17---------| Gb|---------------------------------17--16-| Db|----------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-14~----14h16h17----16--14-14h16p14-13~--| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Lower guitar: eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-15-17--13-17--12-17-----17--15-17--13-17--12-17-----17-| Gb|----------------------14--------------------------14----| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----17--15-17--13-17-12-----------------| Gb|-13----------------------14--13---------| Db|---------------------------------15--14-| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------| Db|-12~----12h14h15----14--12-12h14p12------| Ab|------------------------------------14~--| Eb|-----------------------------------------| Both play ending: eb|-19p17--17-20p17-19p17-16------------------| Bb|------18------------------18p17------------| Gb|--------------------------------19-19b21~~-| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3a Guitar 1 Final chord eb|----------------------------|-----| Bb|----------------------------|-----| Gb|----------------------------|-----| Db|----------------------------|-----| Ab|-2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|--2--| Eb|-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|--0--| * * * * * * * * * * "Dawn shines a light..." Guitar 2 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|---2-3-5-3---2-3-2-| Ab|---2-3-5-3---2-3-2-| Eb|-0---------0-------| * * eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|---2-3-0-3---2-3-2-| Ab|---2-3-0-3---2-3-2-| Eb|-0---------0-------| * * Play Riff 4 "Death is but a threshold..." Play Riff 1 Ending chord: eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--2--| Eb|--0--| 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