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Date: Thursday, 23 Aug 2001 15:59:27 – Thursday, 30 Aug 2001 19:00:31
Band: ICED EARTH
Composition: Something Wicked (Trilogy), including the following
songs: Prophecy, Birth of the Wicked, the Coming Curse…
Music & Lyrics in all songs by Jon Schaffer
Century Media Records 1998/ Century Media Records 1999
Album: Something Wicked This Way Comes/Alive in Athens …(by the way, for
transcribing the songs I’ve been using the same from Alive in
Athens… all the songs are the same, but it’s easier to transcribe live
versions… so, here must be some differencies, between the live songs and the
originals, but remember: these are the live versions!! Enjoy!)
All guitars tuned 1/2 step down (of course)
Gtr 1 … Jon Schaffer
Gtr 2 … Larry Tarnowski
*** PROPHECY ***
Intro
Riff A (clean electric)
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 x2 x2
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repeat Riff A three times…
vocals over the Riff A:
___ I can see clearly now, a painful vision indeed ___
___ An attack on hallowed ground, from high above ___
___ Alien to us, the species known as man ___
___ A serious threat, in the eyes of _________________
Riff B
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 (distortion) x2
____the Elder __ __ So heed my warning __ before our own existence __ falls near extinct ___
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vocals over Riff B:
___ Our culture is lost in ancient mystery,
___ covered in the sands of time _________________
Riff C
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 (clean electric)
1. ___ A sacred few survive the massacre this night ___ x2
2. ___ In secret they will meet a new society _____________ * – distortion, of course
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||—7—–5—–8—–5—–7——7—–7—–5—–8—–5—–7—7——3-(3)—5-(5)—-||
||*—-0-0—0-0—–0-0—0-0—0—0——0-0—0-0—–0-0—0-0—0—0—-3—(3)—5—(5)—*||
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Riff A (again) x2
___ Ten thousand years from now, a child will be born ___
___ I’ve seen the vision, the writing on the wall ___
___ He’ll walk the Earth, two thousand years or more ___
___ Paving the way, for mankind’s _________________
Riff B x2
________________ fall ___
___ So there is hope you see, but we must act with great speed ___
___ Assemble the chosen, the ones to lead, and morph them in the likeness of man ____
Riff C x2
___ Oppressed for centuries, await the prophecy ___
___ The child will set us free, reclaim it rightfully ___
Riff D
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2
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||—-7—–7—-7—–7———–1————-5—3—5—–6-5-3—-||
||—-5-555-5—-5-555-5—–3-333-3—-3-333-3—-3—3—-3———–||
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p.m. … … . … . … . . . .
And here’s the speedy part!!!!!!
Pre – Verse 1
Riff E x2
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 A.H. A.H.
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p.m. . … . . . . . … . . . .
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 A.H. A.H.
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|————-5—-3–5——6-5-3~————5–3—5——6-5-3~—||
|—-3-333-3—3–3—-3———–3-333-3—-3—3—–3———-*||
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p.m. . … . . . . . … . . . .
note: * – are the artificial harmonics, but they are played not
everywhere (here)… sometimes they appears, sometimes not, so listen to the song…
… then comes the Verse…
Verse 1
Riff F
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 x2
1. ____ We’ll take their identity and live among them free ____
2. ____ We’ll build the perfect beast _ with the knowledge that they seek ____
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||*—5-555-5-55-5—(5)—–6–3——5-555-5-55-5-(5)—–6–3—-|
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p.m. … .. … ..
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2
____ All the while______ plotting events that mold their history __
___ If it takes ten thousand years ____ we never will retreat ________
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|—10—-10—————-8—–8————–7—–7—-7-(7)—–8–5—||
|—10—-10—————-8—–8————–7—–7—-7—(7)—–8–5—||
|—8-888-8—8-8h10p8-6—-6-666-6–6-6h8p6-5—5-555-5-55-5—(5)—–6–3–*||
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p.m. … … … ..
Pre – Verse 2
Riff G x2
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 A.H. A.H.
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p.m. . … … … … . … … … …
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 A.H. A.H.
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|———–5—–3—–5—–6-5-3~———-5—–3—–5——6-5-3~—-||
|—-3-333—-333—33+—33+———–3-333—33+—33+—33+———–*||
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p.m. . … … … … . … … … …
note: with the harmonics the same thing as before, listen to the song…
+ sometimes (especially in Athens) they strike 3 times, sometimes 2 …
Solo
Riff H
Gtr 2 …sorry, I’m not sure about this one… too fast to catch…
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note: during the solo, the first guitar plays the Verse Riff F, two times…
Gtr 2
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Gtr 2
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|–17-18-15-18–17-18-13-18–17-18-15-18–17-18-13-18—-17-18-17-15-13-10-13-15-17-20-18-17-15-13—10-13–|
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Gtr 2 …faster…
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Gtr 2 …more faster!
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note: fbr – full bend + release
Riff G x2
Verse 2
Riff I
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 x2
1. ____ Assassins we will be, through human history ____
2. ____ Disciples of the Watch, prepare the coming curse____
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||—-7—–7—-7——7—–8-8-5—–7—–7—-7——7—–8-8-5—-|
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p.m. … .. .. .. … .. .. ..
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2
____ Jesus Christ to Кеnnеdу, the Domino Decree__
___ If it takes ten thousand years ____ we never will retreat ________
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|—10—-10—————-8—–8————–7—–7—-7—-7—–8-8-5—||
|—10—-10—————-8—–8————–7—–7—-7——7—–8-8-5—||
|—8-888-8–88-8h10p86—-6-666-6-66-6h8p65—5-555-5-55-5—55-5-55–6-6-3–*||
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p.m. … .. … .. … .. .. ..
Fill
Gtr (both, I think) clean electric
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Some kind of interlude
Riff J
Gtr 2
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note: Jon plays Riff A two times, Larry plays lead
note: fbr – full bend + release
Gtr 2
|——5h6p5-(5)~~—(5)1/5-6-(6)~~—-6h8p6-(6)~~———–5-7-8-10—12-13-12-10-8-7————–||
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Ending
Riff К
Gtr 2
___ And so, our world is doomed, we’ll lay claim again some day ___
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Gtr 2
___ There is hope, in the birth of one ________ ____ so many centuries away ___________
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|—/3-(3)————3/5–3—-1-(1)—————1/3–1————————6—8-6-5-(5)—-||
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note: this riff is almost similar with the Riff B, only the ending’s different…
Jon plays Riff B two tomes, Larry plays Riff К…
Riff L (clean electric)
Gtr 1 and Gtr 2
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||—-7—-5—-3–2—-0—(0)——||
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effects… clocks are ticking… the Wicked One is getting birthed…
*** BIRTH OF THE WIСКЕD ***
Intro
Riff A
Gtr 1 x2
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||————7-7————–8-(8)—————-10-10————8—(8)—–|
||*—–5-555-5-5——5-6-666-6-(6)———8-888–8–8—-8-6-666–6—(6)—-*|
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|p.m. . … . . … . … . . … |
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|Gtr 2 |
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||*—-6h8p6-3—4~3~–3-3h4p3-1-3-(3)~~~—–3-3h4p3-1-3-1~–1-1h3p1———–*|
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Gtr 1 x2
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|———-7—————-8—————-10—————-8—————||
|———-7—————-8—————-10—————-8—————–||
|*—5-555-5-5-5-5-5–6-666-6-6-6-6-6–8-888–8-8-8-8-8–6-666-6—6-6-6-6——*||
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|p.m.. … . . . . . … . . . . . … . . . . . … . . . . |
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|Gtr 2 |
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|*—-6h8p6-3—4~3~–3-3h4p3-1-3-(3)~~~—–3-3h4p3-1-3-1~–1-1h3p1————*||
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Verse
Riff B
Gtr 1
___ Daylight breaks hard ____ on sacred ground _____________
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