Birth Of The Wicked Chords & Tabs
Iced Earth Chords & Tabs
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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BIRTH OF THE WICKED
As recorded by Iced Earth
(From the 1998 Album SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES)
Transcribed by Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
Words and Music by Jon Schaffer
Arranged by Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm Guitar'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Harmony Guitar'
Intro
Q=192
D5 Eb5 F5
4/4
Gtr II
~ ~~~~~~
S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-7h8p7-------------------|--------------------------|
||--------8-7-8-(8)-7---7-7-|-7h8p7------7-(7)-----7-7-|
||--------------------------|---------10---------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM------| PM------|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||------------7-(7)---7s8---|------------8-(8)--8s10---|
||o-5---5-5-5-5-(5)---5s6---|-6---6-6--6-6-(6)--6s=8---|
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb5 D5
~~ ~~~~~~
S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|------------------------------|---------------------------||
|------------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-7h8p7-------7--(7)-----------|---------------------------||
|---------10---------10----8-8-|-8h10p8---8-8-(8)----8s7---||
|------------------------------|--------------------------o||
|------------------------------|---------------------------||
|
| PM------| PM-------|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
|------------------------------|---------------------------||
|------------------------------|--------------------------o||
|------------------------------|---------------------------||
|------------10-(10)----10s8---|------------8-(8)--8s7-----||
|-8---8-8--8--8--(8)-----8s6---|-6----6-6-6-6-(6)--6s5----o||
|------------------------------|---------------------------||
Eb5
Gtr III
~~ ~~~~~~~
S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-9h10p9--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------11-10-11-(11)-10---10-10-|-10h11p10------10-(10)-----10-10-|
|---------------------------------|------------12-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~ ~~~~~~~
| S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7h=8p7--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------8--7--8--(8)--7----7--7-|--7h=8p=7-------7--(7)------7--7-|
|---------------------------------|------------10-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM--------| PM-| PM--------| PM-|
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------7---------7--7----|----------------8--------8--8----|
|-5----5--5--5--5---5---5-5--5----|--6-----6-6--6--6---6--6-6--6----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F5 Eb5
~~ ~~~~~~~
S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-10h11p10------10-(10)-------------|--------------------------------|
|------------12---------12----10-10-|-10h12p10---10-10-(10)-----10s9-|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~~~~~~
| S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--7h=8p=7-------7--(7)-------------|--------------------------------|
|------------10---------10-----8--8-|--8h10p=8----8--8--(8)------8s7-|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM-| PM--------| PM-|
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------10---------10-10----|----------------8--------8--8---|
|--8-----8-8--8--8---8---8--8--8----|--6-----6-6--6--6---6--6-6--6---|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D5 Eb5
~~ ~~~~~~~
S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-9h10p9--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------11-10-11-(11)-10---10-10-|-10h11p10------10-(10)-----10-10-|
|---------------------------------|------------12-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~~~~~~
| S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7h=8p7--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------8--7--8--(8)--7----7--7-|--7h=8p=7-------7--(7)------7--7-|
|---------------------------------|------------10-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| PM--------| PM-| PM--------| PM-|
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------7---------7--7----|----------------8--------8--8----|
|-5----5--5--5--5---5---5-5--5----|--6-----6-6--6--6---6--6-6--6----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F5 Eb5
~~ ~~~~~~~
S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-10h11p10------10-(10)-------------|--------------------------------||
|------------12---------12----10-10-|-10h12p10---10-10-(10)-----10s9-||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|
| ~~ ~~~~~~~
| S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--7h=8p=7-------7--(7)-------------|--------------------------------||
|------------10---------10-----8--8-|--8h10p=8----8--8--(8)------8s7-||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|
| PM--------| PM-| PM--------| PM-|
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|---------------10---------10-10----|----------------8--------8------||
|--8-----8-8--8--8---8---8--8--8----|--6-----6-6--6--6---6--6-6--0---||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Verse
$
$$
N.C.
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
||-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-10--------11-(11)-----13-----|-(13)-11--------10--------|
||-------------------------------|---------------------12---|
||-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------------------------------|--------------------------|
||-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
||-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------------------------------|--------------------------|
||---7---------8--(8)-----10-----|-(10)--8---------7--------|
||-------------------------------|---------------------10---|
||o------------------------------|--------------------------|
||-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------------
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
||-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------------------------------|--------------------------|
||-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||-------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o--5--5-5-5--5---5--5-5--5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5-5--5-6--5---|
||-------------------------------|------------------------6-|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E +H +W
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|-11p10------10-(10)-----------|-(10)-----------------|
|---------12-------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E +H +W
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|--8p=7-------7--(7)-----------|--(7)-----------------|
|---------10-------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|
|---------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|--5--5-5--5--5---5--5-5-5-5-5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5-6-5---|
|------------------------------|--------------------6-|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-10--------11-(11)-----13-----|-(13)-11--------10--------|
|------------------------------|---------------------12---|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--7---------8--(8)-----10-----|-(10)--8---------7--------|
|------------------------------|---------------------10---|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------------
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--5--5-5-5--5---5--5-5--5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5-5--5-6--5---|
|------------------------------|------------------------6-|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E +H +W
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-11p10------10-(10)-----------|-(10)------------------|
|---------12-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E +H +W
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--8p=7-------7--(7)-----------|--(7)------------------|
|---------10-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
|---------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--5--5-5--5--5---5--5-5-5-5-5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5-6-5----|
|------------------------------|--------------------6--|
C5 Eb5 D5
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
E E E E +H E E E E +H
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10--9-------9--(9)------|--9----------------------|
|---------12--------------|----12---10-12-(12)------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
| E E E E +H E E E E +H
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--7----------------------|-------------------------|
|----10----8-10-(10)------|-10--8----7--8--(8)------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM-----| PM-----|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------5--(5)--5s8-|-------------8--(8)--8s7-|
|--3--3-3--3--3--(3)--3s6-|--6--6-6--6--6--(6)--6s5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E +H +W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------o||
|-9---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---12---10-12-(12)-----------|-(12)------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------o||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E +H +W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------o||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
|-8--7-------7--(7)-----------|--(7)------------------||
|--------10-------------------|----------------------o||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------o||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
|-5--5-5--5--5---5--5-5-5-5-5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5-6-5---o||
|-----------------------------|--------------------6--||
Chorus
D5 Bb/D G5/D D5 G5/D D5 G5/D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10---------------|-(10)-14------12-(12)--9-----|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7---------------|--(7)-10-------9--(9)--------|
|------------------|----------------------10-----|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7-----8-----5---|-------7-------7p==5---7p=5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5--5--(5)--5-(5)-|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
D5 Bb/D G5/D D5 G5/D D5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-10---------------|-(10)-14------12-(12)-14---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--7---------------|--(7)-10-------9--(9)-10---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--7-----8-----5---|-------7-------7p==5---7---|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5--5--(5)--5-0-|
|------------------|---------------------------|
C5 G#/C F5/C C5 F5/C C5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-12---------------|-(12)-14------12-(12)-14---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--9---------------|--(9)-10-------9--(9)-10---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-----6-----3---|-------5-------5p==3---5---|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3---3--3-3--3--(3)--3-0-|
|------------------|---------------------------|
Bb5 Eb5
~~~
H. Q H H
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|-10------------10---|-/14-------12-----------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| H. Q H H
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--7-------------7---|--10--------9-----------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--3------3------3---|-----3------8p=6--8p=6--|
|--1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-|---1-1-1-0--6-(6)-6-(6)-|
|--------------------|------------------------|
D5 Bb/D G5/D D5 G5/D D5 G5/D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10---------------|-(10)-14------12-(12)--9-----|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7---------------|--(7)-10-------9--(9)--------|
|------------------|----------------------10-----|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7-----8-----5---|-------7-------7p==5---7p=5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5--5--(5)--5-(5)-|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
D5 Bb/D G5/D D5 G5/D D5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-10---------------|-(10)-14------12-(12)-14---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--7---------------|--(7)-10-------9--(9)-10---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--7-----8-----5---|-------7-------7p==5---7---|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5--5--(5)--5-0-|
|------------------|---------------------------|
C5 G#/C F5/C C5 F5/C C5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-12---------------|-(12)-14------12-(12)-14---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--9---------------|--(9)-10-------9--(9)-10---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-----6-----3---|-------5-------5p==3---5---|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3---3--3-3--3--(3)--3-0-|
|------------------|---------------------------|
D.S.
D.S.
Bb5 Eb5
~~~
H. Q H H
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|-10------------10---|-/14-------12---------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|
| ~~~
| H. Q H H
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--7-------------7---|--10--------9---------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--3------3------3---|-----3------8p=6--8---||
|--1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-|---1-1-1-0--6-(6)-6-0-||
|--------------------|----------------------||
Bridge
N.C.
Gtr I
PM-----------------------------------------
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
||------------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------------|-------------------|
||------------------------|-------------------|
||------------------------|-------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5---|
||------------------------|-----------------6-|
-------------------------------| ~
E S S E E S S E S S E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------|------------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------------|------------------||
|-----------------------|---------6h7-6----||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-5-6-8---------o||
|-----------------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
Gtr II
~~~
H. E E Q E E E. S +E S S
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-8---10---11-/13----11-(11)-10h11-|
|-/7----------------7-8---|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM---------------------------------------------------------
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5--5---5--6------5--------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------6----|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +Q E E H. +Q
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-10---------(10)\------------|--------------------|
|----------------------/7h==8-|-7------------(7)\--|
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------| ~~~~
| E S S E E S S E S S E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------6h7--6----|
|--5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5--5-5-5-|-6--5-6-8-----------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------|
H. E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-/15----------------15-15-15-|-15-/16-16---16-16-16-/18-18-18-18-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-|--5---5--5-5--5-----5---6--5-------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------6----|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E. S +E E E. S Q +Q. E Q. +E
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-20----18-(18)-16-15------16-15-----|-(15)-----------------------|
|-----------------------------14-----|-(14)-----15-14-----(14)\---|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------| ~
| E S S E E S S E S S E E E E E E E Q
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------6h7-6---------|
|--5--5--5---5---5--5--5-5-----5-5-5-|---6--5-6--8----------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/birth_of_the_wicked_tab_ver_2.html ]
C5 Eb5 N.C.
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-/8--------10-(10)--11---|-(11)-13--------15---16---|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM-----| PM-------|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------5--(5)---5s8-|--------------8-(8)---8---|
|--3--3-3-3--3--(3)---3s6-|---6---6--6-6-6-(6)---6-0-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. E +Q Q +W
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|-15--------13-(13)-----15-----|-(15)-----------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|--5--5-5-5--5---5--5-5--5-5-5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5-6-5---|
|------------------------------|--------------------6-|
~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Q E E H +Q E E H
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-15-----15h16-15-----------|-(15)-----------------|
|---------------------------|--------14h15-14------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------| ~
| E S S E E S S E S S E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------6h7-6--|
|--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|---6--5--6--8---------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q E E H E. +S +Q +H
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(14)------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------16h17-16-----------|-12b13====(12)r(12)-----(12)--------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-----5--------5--5-5---5--6-5----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------6--|
~~~
|--3--|
E E E E E E E E E S S S E E Q E E
|---------------14------14---15-|-17-15h17p15-14---------14-15-|
|------------15------15---------|----------------15-15---------|
|---------14--------------------|------------------------------|
|----16-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-17----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------| ~~
| E S S E E S S E S S E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------6h7--6----|
|--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5-|--6--5--------6--8------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
C5 Eb5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17-15-17-15-14-15-17-15-17--15-14-15-17-15-14-15-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------|
| E S S E E +Q E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5----(5)-----------5s====8----|
|--3-----3--3--3-----3----(3)-----------3s====6----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-18-17-18-17-15-17-18-17-18--17-15-18-17---15-14-14-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------|
| E S S E E +Q E E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------8----(8)-------------8-------------|
|--6-----6--6--6-----6----(6)-------------6--------0----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
D5 G5/DD5
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S S E E E E E Q. S S Q. +E
|-17p14----------------15---14---------|---------------------------------|
|-------15----------15---------15s16---|-16--------18-16-15-------(15)\--|
|----------14----14--------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------16-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| PM---| PM--| PM----| PM--|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--7-----------------7----------7------|-----7------------7p=5--7--------|
|--5-----5--5--5-----5--5-5--5--5--5-5-|--5--5-5-5--5-----5-(5)-5---0----|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C5 Eb5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p14----------------14-17p=14-14-14-17p14-15-15-|
|-------15----------15-----------------------------|
|----------14----14--------------------------------|
|-------------16-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------|
| E S S E E +Q E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5----(5)-----------5s====8----|
|--3-----3--3--3-----3----(3)-----------3s====6----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-18p15----------------15-18p=15-15-15-18p15-14-14-|
|-------16----------16-----------------------------|
|----------15----15--------------------------------|
|-------------17-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------|
| E S S E E +Q E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------8----(8)-----------8----------|
|--6-----6--6--6-----6----(6)-----------6-----0----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
D5 G5/DD5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S H +Q. S S Q. +E
|-17p14----------------14s18-----------|-(18)-------20p17-17-------(17)\-||
|-------15----------15-----------------|---------------------------------||
|----------14----14--------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------16-----------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|
| PM---| PM--| PM----| PM--|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--7-----------------7-----------7-----|------7------------7p=5--7-------||
|--5-----5--5--5-----5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5--5-5-5--5-----5-(5)-5---0---||
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Bridge
D5 Eb5 F5
~ ~~~~~~
S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7h8p7-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------8-7-8-(8)-7---7-7-|-7h8p7------7-(7)-----7-7-|
|-------------------------|---------10---------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM------| PM------|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)---7s8---|------------8-(8)--8s10---|
|-5---5-5-5-5-(5)---5s6---|-6---6-6--6-6-(6)--6s=8---|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb5 D5
~~ ~~~~~~
S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7h8p7-------7--(7)-----------|-------------------------|
|---------10---------10----8-8-|-8h10p8---8-8-(8)----8s7-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM------| PM-------|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------10-(10)----10s8---|------------8-(8)--8s7---|
|-8---8-8--8--8--(8)-----8s6---|-6----6-6-6-6-(6)--6s5---|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb5
Gtr III
~~ ~~~~~~~
S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-9h10p9--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------11-10-11-(11)-10---10-10-|-10h11p10------10-(10)-----10-10-|
|---------------------------------|------------12-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~ ~~~~~~~
| S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7h=8p7--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------8--7--8--(8)--7----7--7-|--7h=8p=7-------7--(7)------7--7-|
|---------------------------------|------------10-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM--------| PM-| PM--------| PM-|
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------7---------7--7----|----------------8--------8--8----|
|-5----5--5--5--5---5---5-5--5----|--6-----6-6--6--6---6--6-6--6----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D.S.S. al Coda
F5 Eb5
~~ ~~~~~~~
S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-10h11p10------10-(10)-------------|--------------------------------||
|------------12---------12----10-10-|-10h12p10---10-10-(10)-----10s9-||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|
| ~~ ~~~~~~~
| S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--7h=8p=7-------7--(7)-------------|--------------------------------||
|------------10---------10-----8--8-|--8h10p=8----8--8--(8)------8s7-||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|
| PM--------| PM-| PM--------| PM-|
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|---------------10---------10-10----|----------------8--------8------||
|--8-----8-8--8--8---8---8--8--8----|--6-----6-6--6--6---6--6-6--0---||
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Out-Chorus
&
D5 Bb/D G5/D D5 G5/D D5 G5/D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10---------------|-(10)-14------12-(12)--9-----|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7---------------|--(7)-10-------9--(9)--------|
|------------------|----------------------10-----|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7-----8-----5---|-------7-------7p==5---7p=5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5--5--(5)--5-(5)-|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
D5 Bb/D G5/D D5 G5/D D5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-10---------------|-(10)-14------12-(12)-14---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--7---------------|--(7)-10-------9--(9)-10---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--7-----8-----5---|-------7-------7p==5---7---|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5--5--(5)--5-0-|
|------------------|---------------------------|
C5 G#/C F5/C C5 F5/C C5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-12---------------|-(12)-14------12-(12)-14---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--9---------------|--(9)-10-------9--(9)-10---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-----6-----3---|-------5-------5p==3---5---|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3---3--3-3--3--(3)--3-0-|
|------------------|---------------------------|
Bb5 Eb5
~~~
H. Q H H
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|-10------------10---|-/14-------12-----------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| H. Q H H
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--7-------------7---|--10--------9-----------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--3------3------3---|-----3------8p=6--8p=6--|
|--1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-|---1-1-1-0--6-(6)-6-(6)-|
|--------------------|------------------------|
&
D5 Bb/D G5/D D5 G5/D D5 G5/D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10---------------|-(10)-14------12-(12)--9-----|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7---------------|--(7)-10-------9--(9)--------|
|------------------|----------------------10-----|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7-----8-----5---|-------7-------7p==5---7p=5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5--5--(5)--5-(5)-|
|------------------|-----------------------------|
D5 Bb/D G5/D D5 G5/D D5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-10---------------|-(10)-14------12-(12)-14---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--7---------------|--(7)-10-------9--(9)-10---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--7-----8-----5---|-------7-------7p==5---7---|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5---5--5-5--5--(5)--5-0-|
|------------------|---------------------------|
C5 G#/C F5/C C5 F5/C C5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|-12---------------|-(12)-14------12-(12)-14---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +E Q. E +E Q
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--9---------------|--(9)-10-------9--(9)-10---|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-----6-----3---|-------5-------5p==3---5---|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3---3--3-3--3--(3)--3-0-|
|------------------|---------------------------|
Bb5 Eb5
~~~
H. Q H H
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|-10------------10---|-/14-------12---------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|
| ~~~
| H. Q H H
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--7-------------7---|--10--------9---------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|
| PM| PM| PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--------------------|----------------------||
|--3------3------3---|-----3------8p=6--8---||
|--1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-|---1-1-1-0--6-(6)-6-0-||
|--------------------|----------------------||
Outro
D5 Eb5 F5
Gtr II
~ ~~~~~~
S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7h8p7-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------8-7-8-(8)-7---7-7-|-7h8p7------7-(7)-----7-7-|
|-------------------------|---------10---------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM------| PM------|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------7-(7)---7s8---|------------8-(8)--8s10---|
|-5---5-5-5-5-(5)---5s6---|-6---6-6--6-6-(6)--6s=8---|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb5 D5
~~ ~~~~~~
S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7h8p7-------7--(7)-----------|-------------------------|
|---------10---------10----8-8-|-8h10p8---8-8-(8)----8s7-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM------| PM-------|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------10-(10)----10s8---|------------8-(8)--8s7---|
|-8---8-8--8--8--(8)-----8s6---|-6----6-6-6-6-(6)--6s5---|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb5 F5
Gtr III
~~ ~~~~~~~
S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|-9h10p9--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------11-10-11-(11)-10---10-10-|-10h11p10------10-(10)----10-10-|
|---------------------------------|------------12------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~ ~~~~~~~
| S S S S E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q. S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7h=8p7--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------8--7--8--(8)--7----7--7-|--7h=8p=7-------7--(7)-----7--7-|
|---------------------------------|------------10------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM--------| PM--------|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------7--(7)----7s=8----|----------------8--(8)--8s10----|
|-5----5--5--5--5--(5)----5s=6----|--6-----6-6--6--6--(6)--6s=8----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb5 D5
~~ ~~~~~~~
S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q Q H H
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|-10h11p10------10-(10)-------------|-------------------------8--|-10\---------*|
|------------12---------12----10-10-|-10h12p10---10-10-(10)------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|
| ~~ ~~~~~~~
| S S E E E +E Q S S S S E E E +Q Q H H
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|--7h=8p=7-------7--(7)-------------|-------------------------5--|--7\---------*|
|------------10---------10-----8--8-|--8h10p=8----8--8--(8)------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|
| PM--------| PM--------|
| E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +E E Q H H
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
|---------------10-(10)----10s=8----|----------------8--(8)---5--|--7\---------*|
|--8-----8-8--8--8--(8)-----8s=6----|--6-----6-6--6--6--(6)-0-3--|--5\---------*|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths