Screaming For Vengeance

Iced Earth

tom:

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|----------7-----4-----6-------|
A|-4--------5--7--2--2--4--4--2-|
E|-2-----------5-----0-----2--0-|
            
                           x2
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-2-3-0-0-3-5-0-0-5-7-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * 
E|-------------------------0-3-5-7~~------|
B|---------------------0-3----------------|
G|-----------------0-2--------------------|
D|-----------0-1-2------------------------|
A|-------0-2----------------------------7-|
E|-0-0-3--------------------------------5-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 2
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------5--------5------|
A|-7-5---3--7-5---3--7-7-|
E|-5-3-0----5-3-0----5-5-|
    * * *    * * * 

Verse: Riff 2   "Hey listen don't..."


Riff 3
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9--7--9--7--12----9--7--9--7----|
A|-7--5--7--5--10----7--5--7--5--5-|
E|-7--5--7--5--------7--5--7--5--3-|
   "Always taking..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9--7--9--7--12----9--7--7-------|
A|-7--5--7--5--10----7--5--5--7--5-|
E|-7--5--7--5--------7--5--5--5--3-|
   "What they're given..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9--7--9--7--12----9--7--9--7----|
A|-7--5--7--5--10----7--5--7--5--5-|
E|-7--5--7--5--------7--5--7--5--3-|
   "Told you once..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9--7--9--7--12----9--7--7-------|
A|-7--5--7--5--10----7--5--5--10-9-|
E|-7--5--7--5--------7--5--5---8-7-|
   "Same old no tomorrow..."

Riff 4
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-----------|
D|------------5-------7-------7---7-5-------|
A|-7----------3----5--5--7------------7-6-5-|
E|-5----5-5-5------3-----5------------------|
         * * *                 * * * * * * * 
   "We are screaming..."
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------5-------7---------------|
A|-7----------3----5--5---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-5----5-5-5------3------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
         * * *             * * * * * *
   "Screaming..."

Lead into next section:
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--8-7-5--(5)\-|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
    

Play Riff 2   "Tie a blindfold..."
Play Riff 3   "As the sweat..."


Riff 4a
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-----------|
D|------------5-------7-------7---7-5-------|
A|-7----------3----5--5--7------------7-6-5-|
E|-5----5-5-5------3-----5------------------|
         * * *                 * * * * * * * 
   "We are screaming..."
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------5-------7-------------4-|
A|-7----------3----5--5---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-5----5-5-5------3------0-0-0-0-0---|
         * * *             * * * * * 
   "Screaming..."


Riff 5
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------7-----|
D|-7-9-9--7-9-9--7-9--7-9-9--7-9-9-|
A|-7-9-9----9-9--7-9--7-9-9----9-9-|
E|---------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--------7------------------7------------|
D|-7-9-9--7-9-9--7-9--7-9-9--7-9-9------5-|
A|-7-9-9----9-9--7-9--7-9-9----9-9--0-2-3-|
E|----------------------------------------|
                                     * * 

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)                    x2
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------5------------------5----------|
D|-5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7--5-7-7--5-7-7--5-7-|
A|-5-7-7----7-7--5-7--5-7-7----7-7--5-7-|
E|--------------------------------------|
                             x4
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----------10--------------|
D|-10-12-12--10-12-12--10-12-|
A|-10-12-12-----12-12--10-12-|
E|---------------------------|

Solo
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 7
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------2222222222222222-|
E|-2222222222222222------------------|
    **************** ****************
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-5555555555555555------------------|
E|------------------2222222222222222-|
    **************** ****************
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------2222222222222222-|
E|-2222222222222222------------------|
    **************** ****************
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------4----6----|
A|------------------2----4----|
E|-5555555555555555-----------|
    ****************

Guitar 2
E|-------9--------9--------9-10-9----|
B|-10-12----10-12----10-12--------12-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

E|-9--------9-------------------------|
B|---12-10----12-10--12-10-9--10-9----|
G|---------------------------------11-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

E|-------9--------9--10----9--14-12-10-|
B|-10-12----10-12-------12-------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|-12-10-9--10-9-----11-13-14--13-14-16-16b18~~-|
B|---------------12-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-------10--------10--------10-12-10----|
G|-11-13-----11-13-----11-13----------13-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|-------10--------10---------------------|
G|-11-13-----11-13-----13-11-----11-10----|
D|---------------------------11--------11-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|-------10--------10--------10--/12-10-9-|
G|-11-13-----11-13-----11-13--------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

E|-------9-------------------------------------|
B|-10-12----12-10-9--12-14-16--14-16-18-18b20~-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Riff 8                                             x2
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-------------------------------------4-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5----------7--------2-----2-2-5-2-2-2-2-|
E|------------5-5-5-5-5--3-4-5---5-3---------------|
    * * * *    * * * *    * * *   * * * * * * * * 

(Extra guitars in () )
E|-------------------(20b22r20~~)-----------------------|
B|---------(17b19r17~)-a--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------0h5-|
D|----------------------------------------------0h2-----|
A|-4----------4--------4----------2-2-2-----0h3---------|
E|-2----------2--------2----------0-0-0-2p0-------------|
                                   * * * 


Play Riff 2   "So you wait..."
Play Riff 3   "I don't talk..."
Play Riff 4   "We are screaming..."
Play Riff 2   "...screaming for vengeance..."

Guitar fill
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-[fade in]-19b21r19~~-[fade out]-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

End guitar fill


Ending
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-[| let ring]-|
E|-5-5-5-5--5------------|
    * * * * 

Guitar fill (echo effect, listen for when to change positions)
E|------------------------------------|
B|-13p10...---------------------------|
G|----------11p9...-------------------|
D|------------------12p10...----------|
A|---------------------------12p10...-|
E|------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-12p10...-10p8...-8p5...-5~~[fade out]-|

End guitar fill


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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