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Iced Earth:  Stand Alone
(Something Wicked This Way Comes)
Copyright (c)  (Century Media) (1998)

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
      solos by:  John Twynam
     edited by:  Jack Beard (jackbeard@hotmail.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: February 09, 2005

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-2------3----3-2--------------------|
Eb|-0-0000-1-00-1-0-000-0-000-00000000-|
      ****   **     *** * *** ********
   "Listen not to..."

Final time:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-2------3----3-2-------------------|
Eb|-0-0000-1-00-1-0-000-0-000-0000000-|
      ****   **     *** * *** *******

Riff 2
First time:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * * *   *     * * * * * * * * *
   "Father said..."

Rest of the time:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   *     * * * * * * * * *



Riff 3
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2---7---7-8-7--2-----7---7-10-8--|
Eb|-0-0---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      *   *          * *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7--2-----7---7-10-8--|
Eb|-0-000---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      ***   *          * *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2---7---7-8-7--2-----7---7-10-8--|
Eb|-0-0---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      *   *          * *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----10---10-12-10-2-----10---10-14-12-|
Eb|-0-000----0----------0-0-0----0----------|
      ***    *            * *    *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----10---10-12-10--------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-|
      * *    *          ** * * * * * * * *


Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    * * *   *     * * * * * * * * *
   "They only say..."              x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   *     * * * * * * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   *     * * * * * * * * *


Riff 4
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5----5-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-3----3-0-5--3--2-----3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|----------3--1--0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                     * *   *     * * * * * * * * *
   "Stand alone..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   *     * * * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5----5-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-3----3-0-5--3--2-----3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|----------3--1--0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                     * *   *     * * * * * * * * *
   "Stand alone..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
Eb|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * *   *     * * * * * * * * *


Riff 3a
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2---7---7-8-7--2-----7---7-10-8--|
Eb|-0-0---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      *   *          * *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7--2-----7---7-10-8--|
Eb|-0-0-0---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      * *   *          * *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2---7---7-8-7--2-----7---7-10-8--|
Eb|-0-0---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      *   *          * *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----10---10-12-10-2-----10---10-14-12-|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----------0-0-0----0----------|
      * *    *            * *    *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----10---10-12-10--------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-|
      * *    *          ** * * * * * * * *


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-2-2----2-2----2-2----5----3-|
Eb|-0-0----0-0----0-0----3----1-|
    * *    * *    * *

Solo
eb|-12-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-10-0-|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-5-0-|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-5-5--7-5-4-5--/17--17~--(17)\-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 plays bottom notes)
eb|-17tm--------------17tm---20tm--19tm--17tm--15~-|
Bb|-15tm--17tm--18tm--15tm---18tm--17tm--15tm--13~-|
Gb|-------14tm--15tm-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------10-12h13p12p10--------------------------|
Bb|-10-12-13----------------13-12\-------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------/10~--12-10-9~-\-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 3b
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2---7---7-8-7--2-----7---7-10-8--|
Eb|-0-0---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      *   *          * *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7--2-----7---7-10-8--|
Eb|-0-0-0---0--------0-0-0---0---------|
      * *   *          * *   *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----7---7-8-7------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0---0-------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
      * *   *       ** * * * * * * *

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-2---10---10-12-10-2-----10---10-14-12-|
Eb|-0-0----0----------0-0-0----0----------|
      *    *            * *    *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----10---10-12-10--------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-|
      * *    *          ** * * * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----10---10-12-10-2-----10---10-14-12-|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----------0-0-0----0----------|
      * *    *            * *    *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----10---10-12-10--------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0----0----------00-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-|
      * *    *          ** * * * * * * * *



Riff 6
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-3--3-2---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-1--1-0--000-0-000-00000000-|
    * * * *  * *  *** * *** ********
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-2--2-3--3-2---------------------|
Eb|-0--0-1--1-0--000-0-000-00000000-|
    *  * *  * *  *** * *** ********


Play Riff 2   "Son, say what you mean..."
Play Riff 4   "Stand alone..."
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm


Solo
eb|-5-0-5-0-4-0-4-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-5-0-5-0-4-0-4-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-8-0-8-0-10-0-10-0-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-12-0-12-0-10-0-10-0-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Harmony section:
Guitar 1
eb|-5-0-5-0-4-0-4-0-5-0-5-0-7-0-7-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-5-0-5-0-4-0-4-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-8-0-8-0-10\--/8-10--8p7-------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------8~--\-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------|
Bb|----12-13--15--13------|
Gb|-14----------------14~-|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|


Guitar 2
eb|-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-8-0-8-0-10-0-10-0-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-12-0-12-0-10-0-10-0-8-0-8-0-7-0-7-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-12-0-12-0-10-0-10-0-12-0-12-0-13\--/15-17--12-10--------|
Bb|------------------------------------/17-18--------12~--\-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------[harmony on top]--------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----10--12--13---12------|
Bb|-13------------------13~-|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

End solo

Ending
eb|--------------|
Bb|--------------|
Gb|--------------|
Db|--------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-3--3-2-|
Eb|-0-0-0-1--1-0-|
    * * * *  * *

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

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