The Coming Curse

Iced Earth

tom:

Riff 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------7-777-------8-----8-7-5-5-|
E|-5-555-------5-555---555---------|
    * *** * *** * *** * * * * * * * 
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------5-777---------------------|
E|-8-888-------5-555-5-555-555-555-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

Riff 2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----8-----8-----10--8-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--6-|
      * *   * *   * *   * *  
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-8\7-5/7-----7-----7-----7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-6\5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
            * *   * *   * * 

Play Riff 1    "I walk the Earth..."
Play Riff 2    "The coming curse..."
Play Riff 1    "For many years..."
Play Riff 2    "Kingdoms fall..."

Riff 3
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----7---7-10-10-----8---5-----5---5--8--8-----7-|
E|-5-5-5-5---5--8--8-6-6-6---3-3-3-3---3--6--6-5-5-5-|
      * *             * *       * *             * *
   "I walk the Earth, another day..."

Play Riff 1    "I bide my time..."
Play Riff 2    "The coming curse..."
Play Riff 3    "I walk the Earth, another day..."

Riff 4 (Solo rhythm)
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| ---|
A|-------7-777---------------------| |
E|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-555-| |
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      |
E|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x
B|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------| |
D|---------------------------------| ---|
A|-------8-888---------------------|
E|-5-555-------5-555-5-555-555-555-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| ---|
A|-------5-555---------------------| |
E|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-| |
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***      |
E|---------------------------------| |---> Play 2x
B|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------| |
D|---------------------------------| ---|
A|-------6-666---------------------|
E|-3-333-------3-333-3-333-333-333-|
    * *** * *** * *** * *** *** ***

Solo
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------10~------------------------------|
G|--/9-10------/9-10-12~--10--9--7--6-7-9~-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~----6-7p6-------------------6-7-6-------6-7-x-|
D|-------------8-7~--4-5-7~--7-8-------8-7-8-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------12-------------------------------|
B|---------------10--10--8--------------------------|
G|-/7-9-7-9-10-9-----------10-9-10-9-7-9-10-7-9-7-6-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-7-9-7-6-7-6--------|
D|-------------8-7~~\-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------/10~--11-10-10~\-|
G|-----7-9-10-9-7\4~-------------------|
D|-7-8---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15-15-15-17-18-17h18p17-15--------|
G|--------14-15----14----------------------15-14~-|
D|-/14-15-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
     * * *  * * * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * * * * * 
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-10~~-8~~--7~~---------------|
D|-a----a----a-----/8--7h8-7~~-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

End solo


Riff 5                      x2
E|-----5-----------------5--|---------|
B|-----5-----------------5--|---------|
G|--------------------------|---------|
D|--------------------------|---------|
A|--7------5--7--8-8--7-----|---------|
E|--5------3--5--6-6--5-----|--6-5-3--|
                            x2
E|-----2----------------2---|---------|
B|-----2----------------2---|---------|
G|--------------------------|---------|
D|--------------------------|---------|
A|--4-----2--4--5-5--4------|---------|
E|--2-----0--2--3-3--2------|--0-2-3--|


Riff 6
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-777-77-5-7-8-8-7-7-777-777-|
Eb|-5-555-555-55-3-5-6-6-5-5-555-555-|
    * *** *** ** * * * * * * *** *** 
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-777-777-777-77-5-7-8-8-7-7-777-7-8-7-5-|
Eb|-555-555-555-55-3-5-6-6-5-5-555-5-6-5-3-|
    *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** * * * *
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
Ab|-4-444-444-44-2-4-5-5-4-4-444-444-|
Eb|-2-222-222-22-0-2-3-3-2-2-222-222-|
    * *** *** ** * * * * * * *** ***        Last time
E|-----------------------------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|--7--|
A|-444-444-444-44-2-4-5-5-4-4-444-44-2-4-5-|--7--|
E|-222-222-222-22-0-2-3-3-2-2-222-22-0-2-3-|--5--|
    *** *** *** ** * * * * * * *** ** * * *

Guitar 2 (slightly palm muted)
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---9-10---9-10---9-10---9-10-7-9-10-9-|
D|-7------7------7------7---------------| -----|
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
                                                |
E|------------------------------| |---> Play 2x
B|-------------------10-9-10\\--| |
G|---9-10---9-10---9----ah| ah---|              |
D|-7------7------7--------------| -----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------7-6-----|
G|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6-----7-6-|
D|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------7-6h7p6-----------|
G|---6-7---6-7---6-7---6-7-4-6-7-6---6-7---6-7---6---------7-6h7p6---|
D|-4-----4-----4-----4-------------4-----4-----4-------------------7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 7 (clean)                      x2
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---9---10-----7---9-----9-----9---|
D|-7---7----7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   "Forged in the sacred..."
                                   x2
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---7---8-----5---7-----7-----7---|
D|-5---5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   "...flames..."


Riff 8               x4                 x4
E|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|
G|---9---99-10---7-9-|---7---77-9---5-7-|
D|-7---7-------7-----|-5---5------5-----|
A|-------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|
    * * * **  * * * *   * * * ** * * * *
  "...sixth hour..."


Riff 9                  x2
E|-----5-------------5--|
B|-----5-------------5--|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|--7-------8-8---7-----|
E|--5-------6-6---5-----|
   "I am your anti-christ..."

E|-----3--------3---------|
B|-----3--------3---------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--5--------5--------8-8-|
E|--3--------3--------6-6-|
   "Born of the beast..."

E|-----5-------------5--|
B|-----5-------------5--|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|--7-------8-8---7-----|
E|--5-------6-6---5-----|
   "I will devour..."


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1    "Hellfire..."
Play Riff 2    "The coming curse..."
Play Riff 3    "I walk the earth, another day..."
Play Riff 4

Here's the ending lead             x2
E|---------------------------------|
B|-----10~---10-9h10p9----9--------|
G|---------------------10----10-9~-|
D|-/7------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                                x2
E|------------------------------|
B|-----8~----8-7h8p7---7--------|
G|-------------------8----8-7~--|
D|-/5---------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Repeat the above

End solo, song fades out

Here's the live ending:

                       x2                  x2 Ending
E|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
B|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
G|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
D|-------9---------10--|-------7---------8--|----------|
A|-------7----------8--|-------5---------6--|--------7-|
E|-5-5-5-----5-5-5-----|-3-3-3-----3-3-3----|--3-3-3-5-|
    * * *     * * *       * * *     * * *       * * *

notation:
^   =  bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r  =  bend and release
x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  mute with palm-hand
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  tap-on
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  harmonics
ah  =  artificial harmonic
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill