Iced Earth: The Coming Curse transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) edited by: Jordan Baker FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: February 22, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-------7-777-------8-----8-7-5-5-| Eb|-5-555-------5-555---555---------| * *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-------5-777---------------------| Eb|-8-888-------5-555-5-555-555-550-| * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** Riff 2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----8-----8-----10---8---| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-0-6-0-| * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-8\7-5/7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-| Eb|-6\5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5-----8-----8-----10---8---| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-0-6-0-| * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-8\7-5/7-----7-----7-----7-7-7---| Eb|-6\5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-| * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "I walk the Earth..." Play Riff 2 "The coming curse..." Play Riff 1 "For many years..." Play Riff 2 "Kingdoms fall..." Riff 3 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-7-----7----7-10-10-----8-| Eb|-5-5-5-5----5--8--8-0-6-6-| * * * * "I walk the Earth, another day..." eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-5-----5----5-8-8-----7-| Eb|-3-3-3-3----3-6-6-0-5-5-| * * * * "...the wicked one..." eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|-7-----7----7-10-10-----8-| Eb|-5-5-5-5----5--8--8-0-6-6-| * * * * "Savior to my own..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-5-----5----5-8-8-----7----------| Eb|-3-3-3-3----3-6-6-0-5-5--------0-| * * * * * "Mankind falls..." Play Riff 1 "I bide my time..." Play Riff 2 "The coming curse..." Play Riff 3 "I walk the Earth, another day..." Riff 4 (Solo rhythm) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| ---| Ab|-------7-777---------------------| | Eb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-550-| | * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** | eb|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x Bb|---------------------------------| | Gb|---------------------------------| | Db|---------------------------------| ---| Ab|-------8-888---------------------| Eb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-550-| * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| ---| Ab|-------5-555---------------------| | Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-330-| | * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** | eb|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x Bb|---------------------------------| | Gb|---------------------------------| | Db|---------------------------------| ---| Ab|-------6-666---------------------| Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-330-| * *** * *** * *** * *** *** *** Solo eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------8-----------------------| Gb|-9-10-/14~----(14)\--/9-10----9-10--9--7--6-7-7/9~-| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-/7~----6-7p6--------------6-7-6-------6---| Db|--------------8-7~--4-/7-8-------8-7-8---8-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-6h7h9-7h9h10-9h10h12-10-9-12-10-9-10-9-7-9-10-7-9-7-6-| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|-7-9-7-6-7-6------------| Db|-------------77-7~------| Ab|--------------------5h7-| Eb|------------------------| eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------3/-10-11-10~\----| Gb|-----7-9-10-9-7~--(7)\-3---------------3/-| Db|-7-8--------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| eb|------------10-12-13p12p10-12h13-12p10---------------------| Bb|------10-11----------------------------11-10--13p10-10~----| Gb|-9-10----------------------------------------------------0-| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Harmony part: Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|-10~~-9~~--7~~----------------------------------| Db|--a---a----a-----/8--8--8h10p8p7-7~~------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------X\\-| Guitar 2 eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-15-0-0-14-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-14-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|---------------------| Bb|---------------------| Gb|-14~~-12~~--10~~--\--| Db|--a----a-----a-------| Ab|---------------------| Eb|---------------------| End solo Riff 5 eb|----5------------------5----------| Bb|----5------------------5----------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-7---------5-7-8--8-7-------------| Eb|-5-------0-3-5-6--6-5-----------0-| eb|----5------------------5----------| Bb|----5------------------5----------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-7---------5-7-8--8-7-------------| Eb|-5-------0-3-5-6--6-5-------6-5-3-| eb|----2----------------2----------| Bb|----2----------------2----------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-4---------4-5--5-4-------------| Eb|-2-------0-2-3--3-2-----------0-| * * eb|----2----------------2----------| Bb|----2----------------2----------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-4---------4-5--5-4---------4-5-| Eb|-2-------0-2-3--3-2-------0-2-3-| * * Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-777-| Eb|-5-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-555-| * *** *** ** * * * * * * *** *** eb|--------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|-777-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-7----8-7-5-| Eb|-555-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-5-55-6-5-3-| *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** * ** * * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-4-444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-444-| Eb|-2-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-222-| * *** *** ** * * * * * * *** *** Last time eb|------------------------------------------|-----| Bb|------------------------------------------|-----| Gb|------------------------------------------|-----| Db|------------------------------------------|--7--| Ab|-444-444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-44-2-4-5-|--7--| Eb|-222-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-22-0-2-3-|--5--| *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** ** * * * Guitar 2 (slightly palm muted) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|---9-10---9-10---9-10---9-10-7-9-10-9-| Db|-7------7------7------7---------------| ---| Ab|--------------------------------------| | Eb|--------------------------------------| | | eb|------------------------------| |---> Play 2x Bb|-------------------10-9-10\---| | Gb|---9-10---9-10---9----a--a----| | Db|-8------8------7--------------| -----------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6-| Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-------------------------| Bb|-----------------7-6-----| Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-----7-6-| Db|-5-----5-----4-----------| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6-| Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------7-6h7p6-----------| Gb|---6-7---6-7---6---------7-6h7p6---| Db|-5-----5-----4-------------------7-| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Riff 7 (Clean, let notes ring) x2 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|---9---10-----7---9-----9-----9---| Db|-7---7----7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| "Forged in the sacred..." x2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---7---8-----5---7-----7-----7---| Db|-5---5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| "...flames..." Riff 8 (Distortion) x4 eb|--------------------| Bb|--------------------| Gb|---9---7-9-10---7-9-| Db|-7---7--------7-----| Ab|--------------------| Eb|--------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...sixth hour..." x4 eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|---7---5-7-8---5-7-| Db|-5---5-------5-----| Ab|-------------------| Eb|-------------------| * * * * * * * * * Riff 9 x2 eb|----5------------5-| Bb|----5------------5-| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|-7-------8--8-7----| Eb|-5-------6--6-5----| "I am your anti-christ..." eb|----3-------3--------| Bb|----3-------3--------| Gb|---------------------| Db|---------------------| Ab|-5-------5-------8-8-| Eb|-3-------3-------6-6-| "Born of the beast..." eb|----5------------5-| Bb|----5------------5-| Gb|-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|-7-------8--8-7----| Eb|-5-------6--6-5----| "I will devour..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1 "Hellfire..." Play Riff 2 "The coming curse..." Play Riff 3 "I walk the earth, another day..." Play Riff 4 Here's the ending lead x2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|----10~---9h10p9----9--------| Gb|-----------------10----10-9~-| Db|-7---------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| x2 eb|---------------------------| Bb|----8~----7h8p7---7--------| Gb|----------------8----8-7~--| Db|-5-------------------------| Ab|---------------------------| Eb|---------------------------| Repeat the above End solo, song fades out Here's the live ending: x2 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-------9----9---------10---10---| Ab|-------7----7p0--------8----8p0-| Eb|-5-5-5----------5-5-5-----------| * * * * * * x2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------7----7---------8----8---| Ab|-------5----5p0-------6----6p0-| Eb|-3-3-3----------3-3-3----------| * * * * * * x2 eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|-------9----9---------10---10---| Ab|-------7----7p0--------8----8p0-| Eb|-5-5-5----------5-5-5--8--------| * * * * * * x2 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------7----7---------8----8---| Ab|-------5----5p0-------6----6p0-| Eb|-3-3-3----------3-3-3----------| * * * * * * eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|---------| Db|---------| Ab|-------7-| Eb|-3-3-3-5-| * * * 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