Iced Earth: Damien
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
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Date last modified: 01/04/02
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Tuning: Eb
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-9-xxxx-9-xxxx-9-9\-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-7\-|
Ab|-7-xxxx-7-xxxx-7-7\-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-5\-|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-5-xxxx-5-xxxx-5-5--5-xxxx-5-xx-5-5-5-5-5/7-|
Ab|-3-xxxx-3-xxxx-3-3\-2-xxxx-2-xx-2-2-2/3-3/5-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10-------------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10----------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (Distortion)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|-3-2-3-2------------------------|
Eb|-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"So a beast resides in me..."
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-3-3/5-5\3-3\2---------------------|
Eb|-1-1/3-3\1-1\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Deep down I always knew..."
Riff 3
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|------------------x--------------------|
Ab|-2--------------2-x--5-7-8-7-5--8-7~~\-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------a----|
* * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------x------4-5-4-------|
Ab|-2--------------2-x--5-7-a-a-a--8~~\-|
Eb|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------a----|
* * * * * * * *
Lead into next section:
eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|--9\--|
Db|--9\--|
Ab|--7\--|
Eb|------|
Play Riff 1 "As the boy becomes a man..."
Guitar 2 plays this the first time though:
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------12---10-------------------|
Gb|---9-11---12-------------12---9-11-12-11-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10----------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "I embrace the hounds of Hell..."
Play Riff 3 "Ahhhh..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9---------9---------9-9\-7---------7---------7-7\-|
Ab|-7---------7---------7-7\-5---------5---------5-5\-|
Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"When the Jews return to Zion..."
eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5---------5---------5-5--5---------5-----5-5-5-5-5/7-|
Ab|-3---------3---------3-3\-2---------2-----2-2-2/3-3/5-|
Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...comet, fills the sky..."
Guitar 2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10-------------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-11-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------10----------------|
Gb|---9-11---12---11--------12---9-11-12-|
Db|-9------9----9----9----9----9---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 "Ohhh...."
Lead into next section:
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|--9-------------|
Ab|--7--[let ring]-|
Eb|--0-------------|
Bass interlude
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------12~--13-12~~-------------------|
Gb|-/9~~---11~---12~-----------------/9-11-12~--11-9\-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------17~--15-14~-------15~---14-|
Bb|-12-12-/17~--------------15~-----------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|-19-20--17-20--15-20--19-20--17-20--19p17p15------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------19-17-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-14~---15-15~--------------------17-19-/24~~-|
Bb|---------------------------17-19-20-------------|
Gb|------------------16-17-19----------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/damien_tab.html ]
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-/9~~-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--------12~---10~----9~--10--9~~--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------/7--9-10~---9-7\-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|------------14~--12-11~-------12~---11-|
Db|--9--9-/14~--------------12~-----------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16-17--14-17--12-17--16-17--14-17--16p14p12------|
Db|--------------------------------------------17-14-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------10-12-/17~~-|
Gb|-12-11~--12-12~-----------9-11-12-------------|
Db|------------------9-10-12---------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Now disciples of the Watch..."
Play Riff 3 "...Christ!"
Play Riff 4 "When the Jews return to Zion..."
Last bar of Riff 4:
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5---------5---------5-5--5---------5-----5-5-----|
Ab|-3---------3---------3-3\-2---------2-----2-2-----|
Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---0-0-----X\\-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...till man exists, no more......"
Play Riff 2 Ending solo rhythm
Ending solo:
Guitar 1 x2
Eb|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
x2
Eb|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
x2
Eb|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|
x2
Eb|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|
Guitar 2 x2
Eb|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
x2
Eb|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|
Eb|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
x2
Eb|-4-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|
(Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--10101010-9999-13131313-12121212-15151515-13131313--|
Gb|-(10101010-9999-14141414-13131313-16161616-14141414)-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12121212-13131313-10101010-9999-13131313-12121212--|
Gb|-(13131313-14141414-10101010-9999-14141414-13131313)-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--13131313-15151515-17~~--|
Gb|-(14141414-16161616-17~~)-|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
Guitar 1
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-9~----7-7-9-9/10~--12-10h12-\9~~-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (comes in later)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-10-9~----7-7-9-9/10~--12-10h12-\9~~-|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (comes in even later)
eb|-13-13-12~---10-10-12-12/13~--15-13h15-\12~~-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
End solo
Ending (Piano arranged for guitar)
eb|----12-14----15----14----17----15----12-14-15-14-|
Bb|-12-------12----12----12----12----12-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|----12-14----15----14----17----15----12-14-15--|
Bb|-12-------12----12----12----12----12-----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
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
