Iced Earth: The Phantom Opera Ghost 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: October 10, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro Guitar 1 (Mandolin arranged for a 12 string acoustic) x2 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------9-----9-10--9-----9--------------------| Db|--10-12----10----------12----10-12--9-10----10--| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| x2 eb|-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------| Db|---7----10--9--7----10--9--7-----7--9--9\7--7--| Ab|-----------------------------10----------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Acoustic) x2 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-7-9-10-7-10-12-10-9-10-7-9-6-7-7-7-7-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------5-4----2-4--4\2-2-2-2-| Db|-2-3-5-0-2-2-2-2-------5----------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-------3-2-2-2-2--5-4----2-4--4\2-2-2-2-| Db|-2-3-5-----------------5----------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| x2 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|-7-9-10-7-10-12-10-9-10-7-9-6-7-7-7-7-| Ab|--------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------5-4----2-4--4\2-2-2-2-| Db|-2-3-5-0-2-2-2-2-------5----------------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------3-2-2-2-2--5-4----2-4--4\2--2-| Db|-2-3-5-----------------5-------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| Riff 1 (Distortion) x2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------| Ab|-------7--5---8--8--8-7\-| Eb|-5-555-5--3---6--6--6-5\-| * *** eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------------------| Ab|-------10\----8-----8\--| Eb|-8-888--8\----6-666-6\--| * *** * *** Riff 2 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-7---9---10---7---10---12---10---9---| Ab|---0---0----0---0----0----0----0---0-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I..." eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-10---7---9---6---7-------7---7---| Ab|----0---0---0---0---000-0---0---0-| Eb|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * "...feel you..." eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-7---9---10---7---10---12---10---9---| Ab|---0---0----0---0----0----0----0---0-| Eb|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "From beyond the walls..." eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-10---7---9---6---7-------7---7\--| Ab|----0---0---0---0---000-0---0-a---| Eb|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * *** * * "...speak to me..." Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|------9------------------------------------| Ab|-7-------7----7---9-10-----9--10--9-7------| Eb|---------------------------------------5-5-| Guitar 3 eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-----12------------------------------------| Gb|-9-------9----9--11-12----11--12-11-9------| Db|---------------------------------------7-7-| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Riff 3 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|---------2-------3-2-----2-------| Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-000-0-| * *** * * * * * * *** * "Christine my love..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-5----------3--3-2-------------| Eb|-3--3-333-0-1--1-0-0-000-0-0-0-| * *** * * *** * * * "Paris now will worship you..." eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------| Ab|-2-------2-------3-2-----2-------| Eb|-0-000-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-000-0-| *** * * * * * * *** * "You will star soon..." eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-5----------3--3-2-------------| Eb|-3--3-333-0-1--1-0-0-000-0-0-0-| * *** * * *** * * * "How I'd kill to make a show for you..." Play Riff 2 "Oh my love..." Play Riff 3 "Soon I'll take you..." Riff 4 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7--------------------8--5--5--5/7-| Eb|-5--5-555-555-555-555-6--3--3--3/5-| * *** *** *** *** eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-3-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7--------------------8--5--5--5/7-| Eb|-5--5-555-555-555-555-6--3--3--3/5-| * *** *** *** *** eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------77-| Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555----| * *** *** *** *** *** *** ** Play Riff 2 "Oh Christine..." Play Riff 3 "Erik, my love..." Play Riff 2 "Take my hand..." Play Riff 3 "Caverns, mazes..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------| Ab|-7--------------------8--5--5--5/7-| Eb|-5--5-555-555-555-555-6--3--3--3/5-| * *** *** *** *** eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-3-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** * Final time eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|-5-555-555-555-555-555-555-00-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** ** Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------| Db|-14-12-14-12-14-15-14-12-| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------| Bb|-------------------------| Gb|----------------12-------| Db|-14-12-14-12-14----14-12-| Ab|-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 6 Guitar 1 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-5--------------------------------| Eb|-3--3-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-| * *** *** *** *** *** *** *** eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------| Eb|-333-333-333-333-333-333-333-55-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ** Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|-9-7-9--779-9910-10109-997-77-| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| *** ** * * ** *** ** Guitar 3 (Comes in later, extra harmony in () ) eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|-(12-10-12)-----------------------------------| Db|--12-10-12---101012-121214-141412-121210-1010-| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 Lead into next section: Guitar 1 eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--7--| Eb|--5--| Guitar 2 eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|--9-7-9~-| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------| * * Guitar 3 (Extra harmony in () ) eb|-(8-7--8~)-| Bb|-10-8-10~--| Gb|-----------| Db|-----------| Ab|-----------| Eb|-----------| * * Riff 7 (12 String Acoustic) x4 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-----9-10-12-10-9-10---9----9-----------| Db|---7---------------------10---9----7----| Ab|-0------------------------------10---10-| Eb|----------------------------------------| "Now I've bathed in fear..." x2 eb|---------------------------0-| Bb|--------------------------0--| Gb|-------------------------5---| Db|---7---7---5---8---7----7----| Ab|-0---0---0---0---0---0-------| Eb|-----------------------------| "Breathe deep the darkness..." Riff 8 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) eb|-----0--0-0-0-0--0--0-| Bb|-----1--1-1-0-1--3--1-| Gb|-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-| Db|-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-| Ab|-0--------------------| Eb|----------------------| "Oh Christine..." eb|-----1--1-1-0-1--3--3-| Bb|-----1--1-1-0-1--1--1-| Gb|-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-| Db|-3--------------------| Ab|----------------------| Eb|----------------------| "...don't you know..." Guitar 2 eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7-9~~---9-7-9-7--10~~---5---5---5-7\-| Db|---------------------------------7------| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------8--10--8---------| Gb|-9-7-9~~---9-7-9-7--10~~-----------10-9~~\-| Db|-------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------| Riff 9 Guitar 1 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-7----------7------7------7\-| Eb|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5\-| * * * * * * * * "So you are..." eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-3----------3------3------3/-| Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1/-| * * * * * * * * "...the Phantom Opera Ghost..." Final time: eb|--------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------| Ab|-3----------3------3------3/-11-| Eb|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1/--9-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 eb|-------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------| Gb|-9-7-9~---9-7-9-7~-------------------------------| Db|----------------------10-9--7--5-7~----5-7-9--7~-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 eb|------------------------------------------------| Bb|-8-7-8~---8-7-8-7~------------------------------| Gb|----------------------9-7--5--4-5~----4-5-7--5~-| Db|------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12-10-12~--12-10-12-10~--8-7----------------------| Gb|-------------------------------9--7-9~--7-9-11--9~-| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Guitar 5 eb|-12-10-12~--12-10-12-10~----------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------13-12--10-----10~-----10-12-10~-| Gb|-------------------------------------12------12-----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Riff 10 (Acoustic) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------9-----------------------| Ab|-------11-----------12-----9-11-12-11-| Eb|-9-999----999---999----999------------| * *** *** *** *** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|--------------9--------------------| Ab|-------11-----------12-------------| Eb|-9-999----999---999----999-9-8-7-6-| * *** *** *** *** * * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------7-----------------| Ab|-------7-----------7-----7--7\-| Eb|-5-555---555---555---555-5--5\-| * *** *** *** *** eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-------4-4--------6-----6-6-| Eb|-2-222-2-2--4-444-4-4-4-4-4-| * *** * *** * * Riff 10a (Distortion) eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------9-----------------------| Ab|-------11-----------12-----9-11-12-11-| Eb|-9-999----999---999----999------------| * *** *** *** *** eb|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|--------------9---------------------| Ab|-------11-----------12--------------| Eb|-9-999----999---999----999-9-8-77-6-| * *** *** *** *** * * ** * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------7-----------------| Ab|-------7-----------7-----7--7\-| Eb|-5-555---555---555---555-5--5\-| * *** *** *** *** eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-------4-4--------6-----6-6-| Eb|-2-222-2-2--4-444-4-4-4-4-4-| * *** * *** * * eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------9-----------------------| Ab|-------11-----------12-----9-11-12-11-| Eb|-9-999----999---999----999------------| * *** *** *** *** eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------| Db|--------------9--------------------| Ab|-------11-----------12-------------| Eb|-9-999----999---999----999-9-8-7-6-| * *** *** *** *** * * * * eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------7-----------------| Ab|-------7-----------7-----7--7\-| Eb|-5-555---555---555---555-5--5\-| * *** *** *** *** eb|----------------------------| Bb|----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------| Db|----------------------------| Ab|-------4-4--------6-----6-6-| Eb|-2-222-2-2--4-444-4-4-4-4-4-| * *** * *** * * Riff 11 Guitar 1 eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-7--------7--5--3--------3--5--| Eb|-5--------5--3--1--------1--3--| Guitar 2 eb|-----------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------| Gb|-9-------9--7--5-------5--7--| Db|-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------| eb|-------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------| Gb|-9-------9--7--5-------5--7--9-| Db|-------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "I'm so torn..." Play Riff 3 "Don't you doubt me..." Play Riff 2 "Oh dear God..." Play Riff 3 "No, this can't be..." Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 Ending: Guitar 1 eb|-----| Bb|-----| Gb|-----| Db|-----| Ab|--7--| Eb|--5--| Guitar 2 eb|---------| Bb|---------| Gb|--9-7-9~-| Db|---------| Ab|---------| Eb|---------| Guitar 3 (Extra harmony in () ) eb|-(8-7--8~)-| Bb|-10-8-10~--| Gb|-----------| Db|-----------| Ab|-----------| Eb|-----------| * * Repeat intro 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