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Iced Earth:  Damien
(Horror Show)
Copyright (c)  (Century Media) (2001)

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Date last modified:  March 28, 2005

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Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (6 string acoustics)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-9-xxxx-9-xxxx-9-9\-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-7\-|
Ab|-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-7\-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-5\-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-5--5-xxxx-5-xx-5-5-5---5/7-|
Ab|-3-xxxx-3-xxxx-3-3\-2-xxxx-2-xx-2-2-2/3-3/5-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10-------------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10----------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|


Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-3---3-2-----------------------|
Ab|-3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      *     * * * * * * * * * * *
          "So a beast resides in me..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-3-3/5-5\3-3-2---------------------|
Ab|-3-3/5-5\3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|-1-1/3-3\1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                  * * * * * * * * * *
             "Deep down I always knew..."


Riff 3
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-2---------2---5-7-8-7-5---8-7~~\-|
Eb|-0--000000-0-5-----------0---a----|
    *  ****** * *           *
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------4-5-4--------|
Ab|-2---------2---5-7---------8~~\-|
Eb|-0--000000-0-5-----------0-a----|
    *  ****** * *           *


Lead into next section:
eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|------|
Db|--9\--|
Ab|--7\--|
Eb|------|


Play Riff 1   "As the boy becomes a man..."
Guitar 2 plays this instead:
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------12---10-------------------|
Gb|---9-11---12-------------12---9-11-12-11-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10----------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10-------------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10----------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|



Play Riff 2   "I embrace the hounds of Hell..."
Play Riff 3   "Ahhhh..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9---------9---------9-9\-7---------7---------7-7\-|
Ab|-7---------7---------7-7\-5---------5---------5-5\-|
Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|
      * * * *   * * * *        * * * *   * * * *
   "When the Jews return to Zion..."
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5---------5---------5-5--5---------5-----5-5-5---5/7-|
Ab|-3---------3---------3-3\-2---------2-----2-2-2/3-3/5-|
Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-------------|
      * * * *   * * * *        * * * *   * *
   "...comet, fills the sky..."

Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10-------------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10----------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|


Play Riff 3   "Ohhh..."


Lead into next section:
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|--9-------------|
Ab|--7--[let ring]-|
Eb|--0-------------|



Bass interlude


Play Riff 4  Solo Rhythm

Solo
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/9~----(9)\--/11~----(11)\--/12~----(12)\-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-/12~--13-12~----------------------|
Gb|-----------------/9-11-12~--11-9~\-|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-------------17-------------------------|
Bb|-/12-12-/17~-----20~--19~-------20--19~-|
Gb|---------------------------19~----------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|-19-20--17-20--15-20--19-20--17-20-19p15------15-|
Bb|----------------------------------------17--17---|
Gb|------------------------------------------16-----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------17-19-22b24~~-|
Bb|-/19~--20-20~-------------17-19-20---------------|
Gb|-----------------16-17-19------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/9~----(9)\-------------------------------|
Db|--------------/12~----(12)\--/10~----(10)\-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-/9~--10-9~--------------------|
Ab|---------------/7-9-10~--9-7~\-|
Eb|-------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|------------14--12~--11~-------12--11~-|
Db|-/9-9-/14~----------------12~----------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-13-10-13-8-13-12-13-10-13-12p8-------8-|
Gb|-----------------------------------9---9---|
Db|-------------------------------------9-----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------13-15-19b20~-|
Gb|-/11--12-12~-------------12-14-16--------------|
Db|----------------13-14-16-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|


End solo

Play Riff 2   "Now disciples of the Watch..."
Play Riff 3   "...Christ!"
Play Riff 4   "When the Jews return to Zion..."

Last bar of Riff 4:
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5---------5---------5-5--5---------5-----5-5-----|
Ab|-3---------3---------3-3\-2---------2-----2-2-----|
Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-----X\\-|
      * * * *   * * * *        * * * *   * *
    "...till man exists, no more..."


Play Riff 2  Ending solo rhythm


Ending solo:

Guitar 1              x2
eb|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
                      x2
eb|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
                   x2
eb|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|
                   x2
eb|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|

Guitar 2 (Comes in after first two sections
of guitar 1 above) x2
eb|-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|
                   x2
eb|-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|

(Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--10101010-9999-13131313-12121212-15151515-13131313--|
Gb|-(10101010-9999-14141414-13131313-16161616-14141414)-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12121212-13131313-10101010-9999-13131313-12121212--|
Gb|-(13131313-14141414-10101010-9999-14141414-13131313)-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--13131313-15151515-17~~--|
Gb|-(14141414-16161616-17~~)-|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-9~----7-7/9-9/10-10/12-10/12\9~~-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

Harmony guitars that come in later:
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-10-9~----7-7/9-9/10-10/12-10/12\9~~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13-13-12~---10-10/12-12/13-13/15-13/15\12~~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

End solo


Ending (Piano arranged for guitar, octave lower)
eb|----12-14----15----14----17----15----12-14-15-14-|
Bb|-12-------12----12----12----12----12-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|----12-14----15----14----17----15----12-14-15--|
Bb|-12-------12----12----12----12----12-----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Fade out is piano an octave lower, or just the actual
notes from above.



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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