Iced Earth: Dead Babies (Alice Cooper)
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Date last modified: 12/24/01
RIff 1 (clean):
| eb | 0 2 3 |
| Bb | 0 1 3 0 3 |
| Gb | 0 2 0 2 2 2 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 1 1 3 3 |
| Gb | 2 2 3 3 |
| Db | 2 2 3 3 |
| Ab | 0 1 |
| Eb | |
"Little Betty..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 2 3 3 2 2 0h2p0 0 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 4 0 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | |
"...aspirin..."
| eb | 3 0 2 |
| Bb | 3 3 1 3 |
| Gb | 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| Db | 0 0 0 2 0 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | 3 2 1 |
"She got them..."
| eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 1 1 3 3 |
| Gb | 2 2 3 3 |
| Db | 2 2 3 3 |
| Ab | 0 1 |
| Eb | |
"Betty's mommy..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 2 3 3 2 2 0h2p0 0 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 4 0 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | |
"...save her..."
| eb | 3 0 |
| Bb | 3 3 1 |
| Gb | 0 0 0 0 2 |
| Db | 0 0 0 2 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | 3 2 1 |
"She didn't hear..."
Riff 2 (Distortion)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 5 5 7 7 9 |
| Ab | 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 7 |
| Eb | |
* * * *
"Dead babies..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 4 4 4 |
| Db | 2 4 5 2 5 4 5 4 5 2 4 5 2 2 |
| Ab | 0 0 2 3 3 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...shelf..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 7 |
| Ab | 3 5 5 5 3 2 7 |
| Eb | 3 2 1 0 5 |
"Well we, didn't want you..."
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 9~~ 11~~ |
| Db | 10 12 |
| Ab | 10 12 |
| Eb | 8 10 |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 12~~ 11~~ 10~~ 9~~ 9~~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3
| eb | |
| Bb | 8~~ 10~~ |
| Gb | 9 11 |
| Db | 10 12 |
| Ab | 10 12 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 12~~ 10~~ 10~~ 9~~ 10~~ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Riff 1a (Clean)
| eb | 0 |
| Bb | 0 1 |
| Gb | 0 2 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 1 1 3 3 |
| Gb | 2 2 3 3 |
| Db | 2 2 3 3 |
| Ab | 0 1 |
| Eb | |
"Daddy is an agrophile..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 2 3 3 2 2 0h2p0 0 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 4 0 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | |
"...Texas..."
| eb | 3 0 2 |
| Bb | 3 3 1 3 |
| Gb | 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| Db | 0 0 0 2 0 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | 3 2 1 |
"Mommy's on the bar..."
| eb | 0 3 |
| Bb | 1 1 3 3 |
| Gb | 2 2 3 3 |
| Db | 2 2 3 3 |
| Ab | 0 1 |
| Eb | |
"Little Betty..."
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 2 3 3 2 2 0h2p0 0 |
| Db | 2 2 2 2 4 0 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | |
"...graveyard..."
| eb | 3 0 |
| Bb | 3 3 1 |
| Gb | 0 0 0 0 2 |
| Db | 0 0 0 2 |
| Ab | 0 |
| Eb | 3 2 1 |
"Living there..."
Play Riff 2 "Dead babies..."
Play Riff 3 "Well we, didn't want you..."
[Don't play the last chord on Riff 3, got to Riff 4]
Riff 4
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 6 5 4 3 |
| Eb | 5 4 3 3 2 1 |
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 |
| Ab | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ... |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Ab | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 5 |
| Ab | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ... |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Ab | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 5 3 2 |
| Ab | 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 7 5 |
| Ab | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 3 2 |
| Ab | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Eb | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
End Solo Rhythm
Solo
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | 8 8~ 7 7~ 8 5~ 7 |
| Gb | 7~ 9 5~ 7 4~ 5 4 |
| Db | 5~ 7~ 5~ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | /10~ /10~ |
| Gb | /7~ 9~ /7~ 9~ |
| Db | 5~ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | 8 8~ 7 8 8~ 7 7~ 8 5~ 7 |
| Gb | 7~ 9 5~ 7 |
| Db | 5~ 5~ 5~ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | /10~ /8~ /15~ 10~ |
| Gb | /7~ 9~ 5~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Repeat above solo, then play this:
Guitar 1
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 7 9 7 9~ 7 9 7 9 7 9~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 6 7 6 6 9 |
| Db | 8 7 9 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 7 9 7 9~ 7 9 7 9 7 9~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 6 7 6 |
| Db | 8 7 5 |
| Ab | 8 7 |
| Eb | |
Guitar 2 (Final note in () rings into next section)
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 12 10 12 10 12~ |
| Db | 7 7 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 12 10 12 10 12~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
1st ending
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 9 10 9 |
| Db | 12 11 |
| Ab | 13 10 |
| Eb | |
2nd ending
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 10 12 10 12 10 9 10 9 10 9 |
| Db | 12 11 (10~~\) |
| Ab | 13 12 10 |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3 (Final note in () rings into next section)
| eb | |
| Bb | 10 10~~ 8 8~~ 10 8 |
| Gb | 10 9 10~~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 10~~ 10 8 |
| Bb | 11 10 11 10 8 10~ |
| Gb | 9 12 |
| Db | 11 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 11 10 11 10 11 10~ |
| Gb | 12 14 12 14 12 14 12~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | 9 12 12 (15~~) |
| Bb | /11 10 11 10 11 10 |
| Gb | 14 12 14 12 |
| Db | 15 14 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "Dead babies..." & Solo Rhythm
Solo
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
| eb | |
| Bb | 13~~ 15 13 12 10~ 12~ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 13 13 15 17 13 15 17~ |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 13 13 15 17 13 15 17~ |
| Gb | 14 14 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 2
| eb | |
| Bb | 13~~ 15 13 12 10~ |
| Gb | 13~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 14 14 16 17 14 16 17~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 14 14 16 17 14 16 17~ |
| Db | 14 14 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | 15 13 12 10~ |
| Gb | 9~ 13~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 14 14 16 17 14 16 17~ |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | 14 14 16 17 14 16 17~ |
| Db | 14 14 |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 3 (Only plays the last time)
| eb | 12 10 |
| Bb | 13~~ 13 12 10 13 12~~ 13~~ |
| Gb | 12 10 |
| Db | |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
Guitar 4 (Only plays the last time)
| eb | |
| Bb | 13~~ 13 12 10 |
| Gb | 12 10 9 |
| Db | 12 10 9~~ 10~~ |
| Ab | |
| Eb | |
End Solo
Play Riff 3 with this additional lead:
Guitar fill (harmony guitar in () )
| eb | |
| Bb | (13~) (15~) |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7~ 9~ |
| Eb | |
"Well we, didn't want you..."
End guitar fill
Riff 4a
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | |
| Ab | 7 6 5 4 3 |
| Eb | 5 4 3 3 2 1 |
| eb | |
| Bb | |
| Gb | |
| Db | 2 2 |
| Ab | 7 6 5 4 3 0 0 |
| Eb | 5 4 3 3 2 1 |
"Goodbye, little baby!"
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.
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