Iced Earth: Behold The Wicked Child transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: 08/28/08 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Riff 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-5------5----------5------5------5/7-| Db|-7------7----------7------7------7/9-| Ab|-0-0000---00000000---0000---0000-----| Eb|-------------------------------------| **** ******** **** **** eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-5------5----------5------5---------| Db|-6------6----------6------6---------| Ab|---0000---00000000---0000---0000-2--| Eb|---------------------------------0--| **** ******** **** **** Riff 1a Guitar 1 plays Riff 1 w/ additional guitars: (Harmony guitar plays higher octave) eb|---------------8-------------------------| Bb|--------9--10-----10--9------10---12--9--| Gb|-9--10---------5---------10--------------| Db|--------6---7------7--6-------7----9--6--| Ab|-7---8--------------------8--------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|---------------8----------------------11-| Bb|--------9--10-----10--9------10---12-----| Gb|-9--10---------5---------10------------8-| Db|--------6---7------7--6-------7----9-----| Ab|-7---8--------------------8--------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------| eb|-9--11--8--9--8------8-------------| Bb|-----------------10-----10--9------| Gb|-6---8--5--6--5------5---------10--| Db|------------------7------7--6------| Ab|--------------------------------8--| Eb|-----------------------------------| Riff 2 eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|-7----7--------7----7----9\-| Ab|-7----7--------7----7----9\-| Eb|-5----5--------5----5----7\-| eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|-6----6--------6----6------| Ab|-6----6--------6----6----2-| Eb|-4----4--------4----4----0-| Play Riff 1a Riff 3 Guitar 1 (Last time ends with slide down) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------1010-----9--| Db|-7-------9-------10--------7-7-----7--| Ab|-0-000-0-0-000-0--0-000-0--0-0-0-0-0--| Eb|--------------------------------------| *** * *** * *** * * * eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-3-------3-------3-------3-3-----3---| Db|-0-------2-------3-------2-2-----0---| Ab|---111-1---111-1---111-1-----1-1-1---| Eb|-------------------------------------| *** * *** * *** * * * Guitars 2 & 3 (one plays higher notes) eb|-------------------13----12-13-12-| Bb|-10----12----13-------------------| Gb|-------------------10-----9-10--9-| Db|--7-----9----10-------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-10----12----13----15---13--| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|--7-----9----10----12---10--| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-------------------13----12-13-12-| Bb|-10----12----13-------------------| Gb|-------------------10-----9-10--9-| Db|--7-----9----10-------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-10----12----13----15---17\-| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|--7-----9----10----12---14\-| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1a Play Riff 3 Riff 4 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-2-------2-4---5-------5-4---5---| Db|-2-------2-4---5-------5-4---5---| Ab|---000-0-----0---000-0-----0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| *** * * *** * * * eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|-1-------2-4----5----7----4--4------| Db|-1-------2-4----5----7----4--4-(7)\-| Ab|---000-0-----00---00---00------(7)\-| Eb|------------------------------------| *** * ** ** ** eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-2-------2-4---5-------5-4---5---| Db|-2-------2-4---5-------5-4---5---| Ab|---000-0-----0---000-0-----0---0-| Eb|---------------------------------| *** * * *** * * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-1-------2-4----5----7----4----4---| Db|-1-------2-4----5----7----4----4---| Ab|---000-0-----00---00---00--------0-| Eb|-----------------------------------| *** * ** ** ** Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 with another harmony so all the harmony guitars together look like: eb|-------------------13----12-13-12-| Bb|-10----12----13----10-----8-10--8-| Gb|--5-----7-----9----10-----9-10--9-| Db|--7-----9----10-------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-10----12----13----15---13--| Bb|--6-----8----10----11---10--| Gb|--7-----9----10----12---10--| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-------------------13----12-13-12-| Bb|-10----12----13----10-----8-10--8-| Gb|--5-----7-----9----10-----9-10--9-| Db|--7-----9----10-------------------| Ab|----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------| eb|-10----12----13----15---17\-| Bb|--6-----8----10----11---13\-| Gb|--7-----9----10----12---14\-| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| After the vocals stop a new guitar comes in: eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|-10--9--7-------10--9--7----| Db|-----------7--------------7-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-14----12--10--12----10----10-10~----(10)\-| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|-10--9--7-------10--9--7----| Db|-----------7--------------7-| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-14----12--10--12----10----14-14~----(14)\-| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Then a final guitar comes in playing this: (Slightly palm muted) eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|------------------------7--------| Db|-7-9-7-9-10-9-7--7-9-10---10-9-7-| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|--------7--------10-9-7----7--------| Db|-7-9-10---10-9-7--------10---10-9-8-| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------7------------7-9-7------| Db|-8-10-8-10---10-8--8-10-------10-8-| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------7-9-7------10-9-7----7--------| Db|-8-10-------10-8--------10---10-8-7-| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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