Iced Earth: Something Wicked Part 3 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: 10/12/08 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise, are done with a baritone tuned down a half step: From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F bb) Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2 Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---7---778---5-7---7---778---5-7-| Bb|-5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----| * * * *** * * * * * * *** * * * Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---4---445---2-4---4---445---2-4-| Bb|-2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----| * * * *** * * * * * * *** * * * Guitar 2 Bb|----12----12-12-13----15-13-| F |-10----10----------10-------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Bb|----12----12-12-13-12----12-| F |-10----10-------------13----| Db|----------------------------| Ab|----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Repeat the above, then play the following twice: Bb|---9---9910---12-10---9---9910-9----9-| F |-7---7------7-------7---7--------10---| Db|--------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Guitar 3 Bb|------------------------| F |------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-7----------------7--4--| Eb|-7----------------7--4--| Bb|-5----------------5--2--| Riff 1a: Play Riff 1 except guitar 3 changes to this: Guitar 3 Bb|------------------5-----------| F |---------------------------5--| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-7----------------------------| Eb|-7----------------------------| Bb|-5----------------------------| Bb|------------------2-----------| F |---------------------------2--| Db|------------------------------| Ab|-4----------------------------| Eb|-4----------------------------| Bb|-2----------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 Bb|-------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------10---9-| Ab|-7-------9-------10-----7------7---7-| Eb|-0-000-0-0-000-0--0-000-0-000----0---| Bb|-------------------------------------| *** * *** * *** *** * Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Bb|-------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bb|-------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------10---9-| Ab|-7-------9-------10-----7------7---7-| Eb|-0-000-0-0-000-0--0-000-0-000----0---| Bb|-------------------------------------| *** * *** * *** *** * Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Bb|-------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bb|--------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------| Db|-7-------9-------10-10---9-----10---9-| Ab|-8-888-8-8-888-8--8--8-8-8-888--8-8-8-| Eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| *** * *** * * *** * Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-888-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| Eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bb|-------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------10---9-| Ab|-7-------9-------10-----7------7---7-| Eb|-0-000-0-0-000-0--0-000-0-000----0---| Bb|-------------------------------------| *** * *** * *** *** * Bb|-------------------------------| F |-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Bb|-------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * Harmonies arranged for one guitar: Bb|-5-----7----8----13----5----7----8----13--| F |-5-----6----8----10----5----6----8----10--| Db|-5-----7----9----10----5----7----9----10--| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------| Bb|-10----12----13----15----5----7----8----13-| F |-11----13----15----15----5----6----8----10-| Db|-10----12----14----15----5----7----9----10-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Additional harmony guitar, on standard Eb tuning guitar x2 eb|-12----14----15----20--19-20-19-| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| eb|-17----19----20----22--20-| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|--------------------------| Ab|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------------| eb|-12----14----15----20--19-20-19-| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------| Play Riff 1a Play Riff 2 Riff 3 Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-4----2--7----2--4----2--7----2--| Eb|-4----2--7----2--4----2--7----2--| Bb|-2----0--5----0--2----0--5----0--| Bb|-----------------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------| Ab|-5----7\--4----2--5----7\--4-------------| Eb|-5----7\--4----2--5----7\--4-------------| Bb|-3----5\--2----0--3----5\--2--------/15\-| Riff 4 Bb|-----------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-7-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-777-| Bb|-5-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-555-| * *** *** ** * * * * * * *** *** Bb|--------------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------| Eb|-777-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-7----8-7---| Bb|-555-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-5-55-6-5-3-| *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** * ** * * Bb|-----------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|---444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-444-| Bb|-2-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-222-| *** *** ** * * * * * * *** *** Bb|------------------------------------------| F |------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------| Eb|-444-444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-44-2-4---| Bb|-222-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-22-0-2-3-| *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** ** * * Play Riff 4 Guitar 2 plays this, quiet, slightly palm muted, with effect x4 Bb|--------------------------------------| F |--------------------------------------| Db|---7-9---7-12---10---7-10---10-9----9-| Ab|-7-----7------7----7------7------10---| Eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| x4 Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---4-6---4-9---7---4-7---7-6---6-| Ab|-4-----4-----4---4-----4-----7---| Eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Riff 5 Guitar 1 x4 Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-| * *** * * * * * * *** * * * * * x4 Bb|---------------------------------| F |---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| Bb|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-| * *** * * * * * * *** * * * * * Final time: Bb|-----------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-3-6-5-3--2--| * *** * * * * * * *** * Guitar 2 x2 Bb|-------------------| F |-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|-------------------| Eb|----7-----------8--| Bb|-5-----------5-----| x2 Bb|-------------------| F |-------------------| Db|-------------------| Ab|-------------------| Eb|----5-----------6--| Bb|-3-----------3-----| Final time: Bb|-----------------------------------| F |-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------8-7-5--4--| Eb|----5-----------6------------------| Bb|-3-----------3---------------------| 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