Iced Earth - The Coming Cures guitar tab
Iced Earth: The Coming Curse
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
edited by: Vassilis Androutsopoulos (Billy_270@hotmail.com)
Chris Van Lommel (Chris.Vanlommel@siemens.atea.be)
solos by: Stefanos Danakos (slaytanic_gr@yahoo.com)
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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