Iced Earth: Before The Vision 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: May 23, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Entire song is played with 6 string acoustics. Riff 1 Guitar 1 eb|---------0---------------0-------| Bb|-1---------1---1-0---------0---0-| Gb|---2---------2-----2---------2---| Db|-----2---------------2-----------| Ab|-0-----0-------0-0-----0-------0-| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------0---------------0-----| Bb|-1---------1---1-0---------0---| Gb|---2---------2-----2---------2-| Db|-----2---------------2---------| Ab|-0-----0-------0-0-----0-------| Eb|-------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------8-----| Bb|------8---------------------------------10-| Gb|-9------9----9-7------------------9--------| Db|-------------------10-9---10-7-------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|---------3---------------3-------| Bb|-4---------4---4-3---------3---3-| Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5---| Db|-----5---------------5-----------| Ab|-3-----3-------3-3-----3-------3-| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------3---------------3-----| Bb|-4---------4---4-3---------3---| Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5-| Db|-----5---------------5---------| Ab|-3-----3-------3-3-----3-------| Eb|-------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------11--8-| Bb|-------------------------------------8--------| Gb|------------------------------7-8-------------| Db|-------9-------9-10----9-7--------------------| Ab|-10------10-----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Repeat Riff 1 Repeat Riff 2 Riff 3 Guitar 1 x4 eb|---------0---------------2-------| Bb|-0---------0-----0---------0-----| Gb|---0---------0-----0---------0---| Db|-----2---------2-----2---------2-| Ab|-------2---------------2---------| Eb|-0-------------0-0-------------0-| Guitar 2 x2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|--7----7h8-------8--10-------| Gb|-----------9------------7--9-| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| "Go now..." Riff 4 (Play 2x) Guitar 1 x3 eb|---------0-------|---------2-------| Bb|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----| Gb|---0---------0---|---0---------0---| Db|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-| Ab|-------2---------|-------2---------| Eb|-0-------------0-|-0-------------0-| Guitar 2 x2 eb|---------------------7-| Bb|-----12--7-------------| Gb|--12--------7-----7----| Db|---------------7-------| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------| h. h. h. h. h. h. h. "Visions will..." Repeat riff 3 "Be strong..." Repeat riff 4 "Visions will..." Riff 4a (Ending of song) Guitar 1 x2 eb|---------0-------|--2--| Bb|-0---------0-----|--0--| Gb|---0---------0---|--0--| Db|-----2---------2-|--2--| Ab|-------2---------|--2--| Eb|-0-------------0-|--0--| Guitar 2 eb|---------------------5-| Bb|-----12--7-------------| Gb|--12--------7-----7----| Db|---------------7-------| Ab|-----------------------| Eb|-----------------------| h. h. h. h. h. h. h. 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