Iced Earth:  Birth of the Wicked (Remake from Overture Of The Wicked)

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
     
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Date last modified:  September 15, 2007
  
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Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise,
are done with a baritone tuned down a half step:
From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F bb)

Riff 1
Guitar 1                                            x2
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------7----------8------------10----------8------|
Eb|-5-555-5----6-666-6----8-8-888--8----6-666-6----0-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
    * ***      * ***      * ***         * ***
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------7----------8-----8---------|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
    * ***   * * * *    ***   * * * *
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-10-----10---------8-----8---------|
Eb|--8-888--8-8-8-8-8-6-666-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
       ***    * * * *   ***   * * * *
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------7----------8-----8---------|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
    * ***   * * * *    ***   * * * *
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-10-----10---------8-----8---------|
Eb|--8-888--8-8-8-8-8-6-666-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
       ***    * * * *   ***   * * * *

Guitar 2
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |-7h8p7----------------------------|
Db|-------7--8--7~----77-7h8p7----7~-|
Ab|----------------------------10----|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|-77-7h8p7----7-------------------------|
Ab|----------10----10~----88-8h10p8-8-8~--|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Comes in the 3rd and 4th time)
Bb|-9h10p9-------------------------------------|
F |--------10--11--10~----1010-10h11p10----10~-|
Db|-------------------------------------12-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |-1010-10h11p10----10-------------------------------|
Db|---------------12-----12~----1010-10h12p10-10-10~--|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1                           x4
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---|
Bb|-------------------------------6-|
    * *** * *** * *** * ***   * * * 
  "Daylight breaks hard..."

Bb|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|--------5--5--------8--8-|
Eb|--3-333-3--3--6-666-6--6-|
Bb|-------------------------|
     * ***       * ***
   "But in this hour..."
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---|
Bb|-------------------------------6-|
    * *** * *** * *** * ***   * * * 
   "...The Elder knew..."

Guitar 2                       x2
Bb|-----------------------------|
F |-----------------------------|
Db|-7--8--10--8--7----8p7----7~-|
Ab|----------------10-----10----|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------|
Db|-7------------------------------------|
Ab|---10-8-10~----10-8-7-8~----8-7----7~-|
Eb|--------------------------------10----|
Bb|--------------------------------------|

Guitar 3                              x2
Bb|------------------------------------|
F |-10--11--13--11--10----11p10----10~-|
Db|--------------------12-------12-----|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|

Bb|------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------|
Db|-10-9----9~----9--------------9-----------|
Ab|------12---------12-10-12~------12-10-12~-|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|


Riff 3 
Guitar 1
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7-----8-----5-----7-----7p5-7p5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---|
Bb|---------------------------------|
      * *   * *   * *   * *
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-7-----8-----5-----7-----7p5-7p5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---|
Bb|---------------------------------|
      * *   * *   * *   * *
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----6-----3-----5-----5p3-5p3-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|
Bb|---------------------------------|
      * *   * *   * *   * *

1st ending:
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-----3-----3-----8p6-8p6-|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-6---6---|
Bb|---------------------------------|
      * *   * *   * *   * *
2nd ending:
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3-----3-----3-----8p6-8---|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-6---6-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
      * *   * *   * *   * *

Guitar 2
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7~---10-9----7~----10-9-10-9~----10-9----7~----7--10-9-|
Ab|-----------10--------------------------10---------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-10~--14-12-9-10~--14-12-14-12~--14-12-9-10~--10--14-12-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|



Play Riff 2    "Child of the wicked..."
Play Riff 3    "So, behold the birth..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---|
Bb|-------------------------------6-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** * * * * 
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------6h7-6-|
Eb|-5-555-5-555-555-6-5-6-8-------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
    * *** * *** *** * * * *

Guitar 2
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------[silent]--------------8-|
Bb|-------------------------------6-|
                                  *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-7-----------------------------|
Eb|-5-------[silent]--------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
    *
Bb|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-7----7----7----------7--|
Eb|-5----5----5--------8-5--|
Bb|--------------------6----|


Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------| ----|
Eb|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---|     |
Bb|-------------------------------6-|     |
    * *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *       |
Bb|--------------------------------|      |--> Play 2x
F |--------------------------------|      |
Db|--------------------------------|      |
Ab|-------------------------6h7-6--| -----|
Eb|-5-555-5-555-555-6-5-6-8--------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
    * *** * *** *** * * * *
Bb|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------5--5--------8--8--|
Eb|-3-333-3--3--6-666-6--6--|
Bb|-------------------------|
    * ***       * ***
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------| ----|
Eb|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-6-5---|     |
Bb|-------------------------------6-|     |
    * *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *       |
Bb|--------------------------------|      |--> Play 2x
F |--------------------------------|      |
Db|--------------------------------|      |
Ab|-------------------------6h7-6--| -----|
Eb|-5-555-5-555-555-6-5-6-8--------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
    * *** * *** *** * * * *
Bb|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------5--5--------8--8--| -------------|
Eb|-3-333-3--3--6-666-6--6--|              |
Bb|-------------------------|              |
    * ***       * ***                      |
Bb|-----------------------------------|    |--> Play 2x
F |-----------------------------------|    |
Db|-----------------------------------|    |
Ab|-7------7------7------7------7--7--| ---|
Eb|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5--5--|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
      ****   ****   ****   ****


Solo (Normal 6-string guitar tuned to Eb)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 1a
Guitar 1
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------7----------8------------10----------8------|
Eb|-5-555-5----6-666-6----8-8-888--8----6-666-6----0-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
    * ***      * ***      * ***         * ***
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------7----------8-----8---------|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
    * ***   * * * *    ***   * * * *
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-10-----10---------8-----8---------|
Eb|--8-888--8-8-8-8-8-6-666-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
       ***    * * * *   ***   * * * *

Guitar 2
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |-7h8p7----------------------------|
Db|-------7--8--7~----77-7h8p7----7~-|
Ab|----------------------------10----|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|-77-7h8p7----7-------------------------|
Ab|----------10----10~----88-8h10p8-8-8~--|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
Bb|-9h10p9-------------------------------------|
F |--------10--11--10~----1010-10h11p10----10~-|
Db|-------------------------------------12-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |-1010-10h11p10----10-------------------------------|
Db|---------------12-----12~----1010-10h12p10-10-10~--|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|



Play Riff 2   "It's up to us now..."
Play Riff 3   "So, behold the birth..."

Ending
Guitar 1
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------7----------8------------10----------8------|
Eb|-5-555-5----6-666-6----8-8-888--8----6-666-6----0-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
    * ***      * ***      * ***         * ***
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-------7----------8-----8---------|
Eb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5--6-666-6-6-6-6-6-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
    * ***   * * * *    ***   * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-10-----10---------8-----8----5--7\--|
Eb|--8-888--8-8-8-8-8-6-666-6----3--5\--|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
       ***    * * * *   ***

Guitar 2
Bb|----------------------------------|
F |-7h8p7----------------------------|
Db|-------7--8--7~----77-7h8p7----7~-|
Ab|----------------------------10----|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------|
Db|-77-7h8p7----7-------------------------|
Ab|----------10----10~----88-8h10p8-8-8~--|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------------|
F |-7h8p7----------------------------|
Db|-------7--8--7~----77-7h8p7----7~-|
Ab|----------------------------10----|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|

Bb|-------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------|
Db|-77-7h8p7----7------------------------5-7\-|
Ab|----------10----10~----88-8h10p8-8-8~------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
Bb|-9h10p9-------------------------------------|
F |--------10--11--10~----1010-10h11p10----10~-|
Db|-------------------------------------12-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
F |-1010-10h11p10----10-------------------------------|
Db|---------------12-----12~----1010-10h12p10-10-10~--|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-9h10p9-------------------------------------|
F |--------10--11--10~----1010-10h11p10----10~-|
Db|-------------------------------------12-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
F |-1010-10h11p10----10------------------------------8-10\-|
Db|---------------12-----12~----1010-10h12p10-10-10~-------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|



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