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Iced Earth - "Prophecy" Guitar Tab

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Updated: 2005-03-24 12:33:40

By:

Abysslord


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Iced Earth:  Prophecy
(Something Wicked This Way Comes)
Copyright (c)  (Century Media) (1998)

transcribed by:  Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
     edited by:  Adam (chadam31@hotmail.com)
                 Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@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 16, 2005

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

Tuning: Eb

Riff 1 (Clean, let notes ring)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---7--10-----9---7-----7-----7---|
Db|-7---7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "I can see clearly..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---7--10-----9---7-----7-----7---|
Db|-8---8---8-8---8---8-8---8-8---8-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "...attack on hallowed ground..."


Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Clean, let notes ring)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7---|
Db|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
   "So heed my warning..."
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5---|
Db|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3---|
Db|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2---|
Db|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-7~-------7/9--7\5-5~--------5/7-5\3-|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
   "So heed my warning..."
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-3~--------3/5-3\2-2~----|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Distortion)
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-6~--------6/8-6\5-5~--------5/6-5\3-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
   "So heed my warning..."
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-3--------3--5/6-6~----|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|



Riff 3 (Clean, let notes ring, Play 2x)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-2-----0-----3-----0-----2---2----|
Db|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0--|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
      "A sacred few..."            (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------------|--------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------|
Gb|-2-----0-----3-----0-----2---2--|--------|
Db|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0----|-3----5-|
Ab|--------------------------------|-3----5-|
Eb|--------------------------------|--------|
   "A sacred few..."


Play Riff 1   "Ten thousand years..."
Play Riff 2   "So there is hope you see..."
Play Riff 3   "Oppressed for centuries..."

Riff 4 (Distortion)
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|-7-777-7----7-777-7-|
Ab|-5-555-5----5-555-5-|
Eb|--------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-------5------------5---3---5-----6-5-3-|
Ab|-3-333-3--3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
    * ***    * ***   *   *   *   * *



Riff 5
Guitar 1                         x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------7---5---7-----5-7-8-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5---5---5---5-5-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   *   *   *   * *
                                 x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------5---3---5-----6-5-3-|
Ab|-3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   *   *   *   * *

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
NOTE: Harmony notes were dubbed in, so the
pedal notes shown (notes on Ab string) are
just played by first guitar.
                                     x2
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------10---8---10-----8-10-12-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5----5---5----5-5---------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
    * *** * *  * * * *  * * * *  *  *
                                  x2
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-----------8---7---8-----10-8-7-|
Ab|-3-333-3-3---3---3---3-3--------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
    * *** * * * * * * * * *  * * *




Riff 6
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7----8--5-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5----6--3-|
Eb|-----------------------|
      ***   * *
  "We'll take their identity..."
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7----8--5-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5----6--3-|
Eb|-----------------------|
      ***   * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-10----10--10-12\10-8-----8-10\8-|
Ab|--8-888-8---8-10\-8-6-666-6--8\6-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
       ***               ***
  "All the while..."
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7----8--5-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5----6--3-|
Eb|-----------------------|
      ***   * *


Riff 7
Guitar 1                         x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------7-----5-----7-----5-7-8-|
Ab|-5-555---555---555---555-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***      x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------5-----3-----6-----6-5-3-|
Ab|-3-333---333---333---333-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
    * ***   ***   ***   ***

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
NOTE: Harmony notes were dubbed in, so the
pedal notes shown (notes on Ab string) are
just played by first guitar.
                                     x2
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-------10-----8-----10-----8-10-12-|
Ab|-5-555----555---555----555---------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
    * ***  * *** * ***  * *** *  *  *
                                   x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-------8-----7-----10-----10-8-7-|
Ab|-3-333---333---333----333--------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
    * *** * *** * ***  * ***  * * *



Play Riff 6   Solo rhythm

Solo
eb|--------------------------15h17-19p17-----------------------|
Bb|------------------15h17h18-----------19-16------------------|
Gb|----------14h15h17------------------------18-15~--17-15-14~-|
Db|-/14h15h17--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

(Harmony guitar in () )
eb|-(6--8-10---8--6--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--8-10-11--10--8--10-10--11-10-8~)--------------------------|
Gb|------------------10-10--12-10-9~---9h10-10/12~--10-10p9-7~-|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-7-9/10--10/12--12/14--14/17-17b19-17-15-14~--|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|

(Harmony guitar plays top notes)
eb|-15-17-13-17----17-15-17-13-17-15-17-13-17----17-|
Bb|-17-18-15-18-17-18-17-18-15-18-17-18-15-18-17-18-|
Gb|-------------17----------------------------17----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-12h13p12------12-13-15p12----------13-|
Bb|---------13--13-----------13------13---|
Gb|-----------14---------------12--12-----|
Db|------------------------------14-------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-17p13----------13-17-131313-17-131313-|
Bb|------15------15-----------------------|
Gb|--------14--14-------------------------|
Db|----------15---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|

eb|-18p13------13-18-131313-18-131313-|
Bb|------15--15-----------------------|
Gb|--------14-------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-17-131313-15-131313-17-131313-18p13\-|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

eb|-/17-17-17-18-18-18-22b24r22-22b24-22~~-|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 7


Riff 8                             x2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8-8-5-5-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-6-6-3-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      ***   * *   * *   ***
  "Assasins we will be..."
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-10-----10-----12\10-8-----8-----10\8-|
Ab|--8-888--8-8-8-10\-8-6-666-6-6-6--8\6-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
       ***    * *         ***   * *
   "Jesus Christ..."
                                   x3
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8-8-5-5-|
Ab|-5-555-5-5-5-5-555-5-555-6-6-3-3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      ***   * *   ***   ***
   "The Domino Decree.."
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|-10-----10-----12\10-8-----8-----10\8-|
Ab|--8-888--8-8-8-10\-8-6-666-6-6-6--8\6-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
       ***    * *         ***   * *
   "If it takes..."
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----8--5--7--|
Ab|-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-5-5-6--3--5--|
Eb|----------------------------------|
      ***   ***   ***   * *
   "We never..."


Play Riff 1  Solo Rhythm

Solo
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/10~----10h11-10~----10-10-11~----11h13-11~-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-/13-13-13-13/15-13-11-10~----10h11-10~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-/6~---/10~----11~----11h13-11~-|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------15-17-18-17-15--------------|
Gb|---------14-15-17--------------17-15-14------|
Db|-14-15-17------------------------------17-15-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/10~----10h11-10~-------8-8~-----8h10-8~-|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|-/6-6-6-6/8-6-5--/10~----10h11-10~--|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-/10~---13~----15~----17-18-17~-|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|-----------------15-17-18-17-15---------------|
Bb|---------15-17-18--------------18-15----------|
Gb|-14-15-17----------------------------17-17-14-|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2    "And so our world..."
Guitar 3's ending for riff 2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-3--------3--5/6-6~-----8-6-5-|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|


Ending (Clean)
eb|---------------5-----|
Bb|---------------6p5h6-|
Gb|---------------7-----|
Db|--7--5---------7-----|
Ab|--------8--7---5-----|
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

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