Iced Earth - A Gift Or A Curse Chords & Tabs

Iced Earth:  A Gift Or A Curse

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

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Date last modified:  09/13/08
  
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Tuning: Eb

Intro

Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
eb|-5--5-------------------------|
Bb|-5--6----------------------10-|
Gb|-5--5--------------------9----|
Db|---------------------/10------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|---------------------x-x-5-|
Bb|-(10)----------------x-x-5-|
Gb|---------------------x-x-5-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Acoustic, comes in later)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------3-----1-----0-----0-1-----|
Gb|-----2---2-----2-----2-------2---|
Db|---2-------2-----2-----2-------2-|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

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



Riff 1 (Final time guitar 1 skips the ending)
Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
eb|-5-------------------------|
Bb|-6----------------------10-|
Gb|-5--------------------9----|
Db|------------------/10------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

eb|---------------------x-x-5-|
Bb|-(10)----------------x-x-5-|
Gb|---------------------x-x-5-|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
eb|-1-------------------------|
Bb|-1-------------------------|
Gb|-2-------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

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

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


Riff 2 (Acoustic)
eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-----0-----0------------|
Db|---2-----0--------------|
Ab|-3-----2------------2-0-|
Eb|-------------3--0-3-----|

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

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

Repeat the above

Guitar fill over Riff 2 (Slight distortion)
eb|-------17----------------------19--|
Bb|----17----------------------17-----|
Gb|-17----------------------17--------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|-(19)----------------x-x-5--|
Bb|---------------------x-x-5--|
Gb|---------------------x-x-5--|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 (Leave off ending on guitar fill)


Riff 3 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-3-3---------3-3---------3-3-3-3-|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
        * * * *     * * * *
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-3-3---------3-3-----------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-|
Eb|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3-|
        * * * *     * * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-7---------7-7--------------5---|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-7-3-5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-5---3-|
        * * * *     * * * ** * * * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-7---------7-7--------------5---|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-7-3-5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-3-5---3-|
        * * * *     * * * ** * * * *

Guitars 2 & 3 (One plays top notes)           x2 
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12-13----10--12-10----12-10----10-12-10----|
Gb|-------12--------------------12----------12-|
Db|--9-10-----7---9--7-----9--7-----7--9--7----|
Ab|-------10--------------------10----------10-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
                                       x2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-12----10----12-10----10-12-10----|
Gb|-------12-------------12----------12-|
Db|--7--9-----7-----9--7-----7--9--7----|
Ab|-------10-------------10----------10-|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 4                         x2
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-7-9-4-5--7-5----7-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
                            x2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-5-7-4-5----7-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|


Riff 3a
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-5-----5-----2---------|
Ab|-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-------2-|
Eb|---------------000-3---|
      * *   * *   *** * *

Guitars 2, 3, 4
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|-13--12--10----------12--10-|
Gb|--9---7---5---9--12---7---5-|
Db|-10---9---7---5---9---9---7-|
Ab|--------------7--10---------|
Eb|----------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/a_gift_or_a_curse_tab.html ]
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-2--------2--2----3-----0-----|
Ab|-0--0-0---0--0-00-0--00-0--00-|
Eb|--------3---------------------|
       * * *      **    **    **
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-2--------2--2----3-----0-----|
Ab|-0--0-0---0--0-00-0--00-0--00-|
Eb|--------3---------------------|
       * * *      **    **    **
1st Ending:
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-2--------2--2----5---------------------|
Ab|-0--0-0---0--0-00-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-----2-|
Eb|--------3-------------------------0-3---|
       * * *      **   * * * * * * * * * *
2nd Ending:
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-2--------2--2----5--5--2--------2-|
Ab|-0--0-0---0--0-00-3--2--0------2-0-|
Eb|--------3------------------0-3-----|
       * * *      **          * * *


Solo
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-9p5---5-9p5-9p5-9p5---9---5-9p5-|
Db|-----7---------------7---7-------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------88-|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|-8p5---8---5-8p5-8~-------|
Db|-----7---7-------a--------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

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

eb|-11p8----11----8-11p8-11~------------|
Bb|------10----10--------10~----0h10h13-|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-12-----/12-11-\7--/17~-|
Bb|-----13-----------------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|

eb|-------------------12h15h17p15p12-------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------12h14h17----------------17p14p12----|
Db|-------------------------------------------14-|
Ab|-12h15h17-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------17h19h20p19p17-------------17\-|
Bb|-------------------16h17h20----------------20p18p17--------|
Gb|-12h14h17-14h17h19----------------------------------19-----|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

Harmony part:
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12h13p12-|
Gb|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

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

eb|----------------------------12--------------|
Bb|-------------------12-13-15----15p12-15b17~-|
Gb|----------10-12-14--------------------------|
Db|-10-12-14-----------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15h17p15----------15h17p15----------15h17p15-|
Gb|----------17-16-17----------17-16-17----------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

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

eb|----------------------------17--------------|
Bb|-------------------17-18-20----20p17-20b22~-|
Gb|----------16-17-19--------------------------|
Db|-15-17-19-----------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

Back to one guitar:
eb|-------17-------------17-------------17--------------|
Bb|-20b22----20p17-20b22----20p17-20b22----20p17-20b22~-|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-20b22--20~--17\------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------17-20-20b22r20--(20)b22--|
Gb|------------------19--------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Intro
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 (Leave off ending on guitar fill)


End rhythm
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----3-----1-----0-----0--1-----|
Gb|-------2-----2-----2--------2---|
Db|---2-----2-----2-----2--------2-|
Ab|-0------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|


Ending fills:
eb|-/7--/7--5--------------------|
Bb|-/7--/7--5------------------8-|
Gb|--------------------------9---|
Db|----------------------/10-----|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|

eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-[7]8r7p5-7-5-----5b6-|
Db|--------------7-7-----|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|

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

eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-[15]17r15p13-15b17-{15}-|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

eb|-15-17------|
Bb|-------\15--|
Gb|------------|
Db|------------|
Ab|------------|
Eb|------------|

eb|--------------------------|
Bb|-13-15-[15]16r15p13-------|
Gb|--------------------14-14-|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-12-12----10--9h10p9-|
Db|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|

eb|-15/17-17--17/20-20-20\19~-|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
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