Iced Earth: Birth of the Wicked
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Date last modified: 01/27/02
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8 |
| Ab | 5 555 5 5 6 666 6 6 8 888 8 8 6 666 6 6 |
| Eb | |
* *** * *** * *** * ***
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 |
| Ab | 5 555 5 5 5 5 5 6 666 6 6 6 6 6 |
| Eb | |
* *** * * *** * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 |
| Ab | 8 888 8 8 8 8 8 6 666 6 6 6 6 6 |
| Eb | |
*** * * *** * *
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | 7h8p7 |
| Gb | 7 8 7 7 7h8p7 7 7h8p7 7 |
| Db | 10 10 10 8 8h10p8 8 8~~ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3 (Comes in the 3rd and 4th time)
| eb | 9h10p9 |
| Bb | 10 11 10 10 10h11p10 10 |
| Gb | 12 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 10h11p10 10 |
| Gb | 12 12 10 10h12p10 10 10~~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Riff 2
Guitar 1 x4
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 5 555 5 555 5 555 5 555 5 6 5 |
| Eb | 6 |
* *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *
"Daylight breaks hard..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 5 5 8 8 8 |
| Ab | 3 333 3 3 3 6 666 6 6 6 |
| Eb | |
* *** * ***
"But in this hour..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 5 555 5 555 5 555 5 555 5 6 5 |
| Eb | 6 |
* *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *
"...The Elder knew..."
Guitar 2 x2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 8 10 8 7 7h8p7 7~ |
| Db | 10 10 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 5h7p5 5 3h5p3 3 2h3p2 2~ |
| Db | 8 7 5 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3 x2
| eb | |
| Bb | 10 11 13 11 10 10h11p10 10~ |
| Gb | 12 12 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 8h10p8 8 6h8p6 6 3h4p3 3~ |
| Gb | 10 9 5 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 8 5 7 7p5 7p5 |
| Ab | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 6 3 5 5p3 5p3 |
| Ab | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 3 3 3 3 8 8 |
| Ab | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 10 9 7 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 7 7 10 9 |
| Db | 10 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 14 12 10 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 10 10 14 12 |
| Db | 14 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Play Riff 2 "Child of the wicked..."
Play Riff 3 "So, behold the birth..."
Riff 4 (solo rhythm)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 5 555 5 555 5 555 5 555 5 6 5 |
| Eb | 6 |
* *** * *** * *** * *** * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 6h7 6~ |
| Ab | 5 555 5 555 555 5 5 6 |
| Eb | 8 |
* *** * *** *** * * * *
First break
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 5 8 8 |
| Ab | 3 333 3 3 6 666 6 6 |
| Eb | |
* *** * ***
Last Break
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 5 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| Ab | 3 333 3 3 6 666 6 6 5 555 5 555 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Eb | |
* *** * *** *** *** * * * *
Solo
| eb | |
| Bb | 8 10 11 /13 11 10h11 10~~\ |
| Gb | /7~ 8 /7 8 7~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | /15~ 15 151515 /16 16 161616 /18 18 1818 |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 20 18 16 15 15 15 15~ |
| Gb | 14 14 14~ 14 15 14\ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12 14 15 /17 /19 20 19~ 17 19~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 19~ 19 20 19 14 15 14 11 12 11 |
| Db | 12b13r12~~ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 14 14 14 14 15 17 15 15h17p15 14~ |
| Bb | 10 15 15 15 15 15 15~ |
| Gb | 11 |
| Db | 12 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 14 15 17 1515 17 15 14 15 17 1515 17 15 14 |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 15 17 15 14 17 17b18 17b18 17 15 17b18 17b18 17 15 18 15 |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 14tm 17p14 15 14 |
| Bb | 15 15 15 16~ 18p16 15~\ |
| Gb | 14 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 17p14 14 17 14141414 17 15151515 |
| Bb | 15 15 |
| Gb | 14 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 18p15 15 18 15151515 18 14141414 |
| Bb | 16 16 |
| Gb | 15 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 17p14 /18~ 18 20 17~\ |
| Bb | 15\ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End Solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "It's up to us now..."
Play Riff 3 "So, behold the birth..."
Play Riff 1
Ending
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 7\ |
| Ab | 3 5\ |
| Eb | |
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.