Iced Earth:  The Coming Curse

transcribed by:  Russ Elton ([email protected])
     edited by:  Vassilis Androutsopoulos ([email protected])
                 Chris Van Lommel ([email protected])
      solos by:  Stefanos Danakos ([email protected])
     edited by:  Russ

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-------5-555-5-555-555-555-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

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--6-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *  
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-87-5/7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-65-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
            * *   * *   * * 

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---5-----5---5--8--8-----7-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5---5--8--8-6-6-6---3-3-3-3---3--6--6-5-5-5-|
      * *             * *       * *             * *
   "I walk the Earth, another day..."

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-------5-555-5-555-555-555-|    |
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      |
eb|---------------------------------|    |---> Play 2x
Bb|---------------------------------|    |
Gb|---------------------------------|    |
Db|---------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------8-888---------------------|
Eb|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-555-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------5-555---------------------|    |
Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-|    |
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      |
eb|---------------------------------|    |---> Play 2x
Bb|---------------------------------|    |
Gb|---------------------------------|    |
Db|---------------------------------| ---|
Ab|-------6-666---------------------|
Eb|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

Solo
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------10~------------------------------|
Gb|--/9-10------/9-10-12~--10--9--7--6-7-9~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~----6-7p6-------------------6-7-6-------6-7-x-|
Db|-------------8-7~--4-5-7~--7-8-------8-7-8-------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------12-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------10--10--8--------------------------|
Gb|-/7-9-7-9-10-9-----------10-9-10-9-7-9-10-7-9-7-6-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-7-9-7-6-7-6--------|
Db|-------------8-7~~-|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------/10~--11-10-10~-|
Gb|-----7-9-10-9-74~-------------------|
Db|-7-8---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------15-15-15-17-18-17h18p17-15--------|
Gb|--------14-15----14----------------------15-14~-|
Db|-/14-15-----------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

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~~-8~~--7~~---------------|
Db|-a----a----a-----/8--7h8-7~~-|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|

End solo


Riff 5                      x2
eb|-----5-----------------5--|---------|
Bb|-----5-----------------5--|---------|
Gb|--------------------------|---------|
Db|--------------------------|---------|
Ab|--7------5--7--8-8--7-----|---------|
Eb|--5------3--5--6-6--5-----|--6-5-3--|
                            x2
eb|-----2----------------2---|---------|
Bb|-----2----------------2---|---------|
Gb|--------------------------|---------|
Db|--------------------------|---------|
Ab|--4-----2--4--5-5--4------|---------|
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|-555-555-555-55-3-5-6-6-5-5-555-5-6-5-3-|
    *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** * * * *
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----ah ah---|              |
Db|-7------7------7--------------|         -----|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------7-6-----|
Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6-----7-6-|
Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-----------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------7-6h7p6-----------|
Gb|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6---------7-6h7p6---|
Db|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-------------------7-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 7 (clean)                      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               x4                 x4
eb|-------------------|------------------|
Bb|-------------------|------------------|
Gb|---9---99-10---7-9-|---7---77-9---5-7-|
Db|-7---7-------7-----|-5---5------5-----|
Ab|-------------------|------------------|
Eb|-------------------|------------------|
    * * * **  * * * *   * * * ** * * * *
  "...sixth hour..."


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~---10-9h10p9----9--------|
Gb|---------------------10----10-9~-|
Db|-/7------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
                                x2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-----8~----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                  x2 Ending
eb|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
Bb|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
Gb|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
Db|-------9---------10--|-------7---------8--|----------|
Ab|-------7----------8--|-------5---------6--|--------7-|
Eb|-5-5-5-----5-5-5-----|-3-3-3-----3-3-3----|--3-3-3-5-|
    * * *     * * *       * * *     * * *       * * *

notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
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