Band- Iced Earth
Song- Im-Ho-Tep (Pharaoh's Curse)
Album- Horror Show
Tuning: Eb
Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-----------7----------7-6--|
Ab|-2---------5----------8-7--|
Eb|-0---------5--------0------|
*
eb|------0--------------------|
Bb|------0--------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-----------7----------7-6--|
Ab|-2---------5----------8-7--|
Eb|-0---------5--------0------|
*
Guitar 2 (Final time omit ending slide)
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|---9-9~--9-9-6-7-/9~--9-9h10-9-|
Ab|-7-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-7-6-7-/7~----9-7h9p7-6--------|
Ab|------------------------8-7~~\-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Final time omit ending slide)
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|---12-12~--12-12-9-10-/12~--12-12h13-12-|
Gb|-9--------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-9-10-/10~----12-10h12p10-9---------|
Gb|-------------------------------10-9~~\-|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----5-----4-----7-----5-----|
Eb|-0-----3-----2-----5-----3-----|
Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------7-----------------------|
Ab|---7-8-10---10-8-7---7-8-7-5-7-7~-|
Eb|-0-----------------0--------------|
* *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------7-----------------------|
Ab|---7-8-10---10-8-7---7-8-7-7-5-5~-|
Eb|-0-----------------0--------------|
* *
Riff 3
Guitar 1 Final chord
eb|----------------------------|-----|
Bb|----------------------------|-----|
Gb|----------------------------|-----|
Db|----------------------------|-----|
Ab|-2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|--2--|
Eb|-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|--0--|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Time is the bond of mortal life..."
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|---9-10-12-10---9-10--9--|
Ab|---7--8-10--8---7--8--7--|
Eb|-0------------0----------|
* *
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|---9-10--7-10---9-10--9--|
Ab|---7--8--5--8---7--8--7--|
Eb|-0------------0----------|
* *
Riff 4
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------5-| <- At end of riff play the G5
Eb|-0000000000000000-...-00-3-|
**************** **
"Death is but a threshold..."
Guitar 2 x2
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-10----9--------12---10-------7-10----9----5-|
Ab|--8----7--------10----8-------5--8----7----3-|
Eb|-----0--------------0---------------0----0---|
* * * *
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-10----9-------------|
Ab|--8----7-----------5-|
Eb|-----0----------00-3-|
* **
Play Riff 3 "Love was the curse..."
Play Riff 4 "Death is but a threshold..."
End Riff 4 with a long slide instead of the
last chord for Guitar 1.
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|-------------4-7----------------|
Ab|-2------2----5-8--2------2----5-|
Eb|-0-00-3-0--0------0-00-3-0--0-3-|
** * * * * ** * *
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7------7------7-10-9-------------|
Ab|-5-5555-5-5555-5--8-7------2----5-|
Eb|----------------------00-3-0--0-3-|
**** **** ** * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/im_ho_tep_tab.html ]
Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12h13p12----------12h13p12----------12----12-13-|
Gb|----------14-13-14----------14-13-14----14-------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------16p13p12----------------|
Bb|-15-13-12h13p12----12----------------15p13p12-------|
Gb|----------------14----14-13------------------14p13~-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-12-13-0-13-16-0-16-17-0-17-19-0-0-20-0-|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
eb|-19-0-17-0-16-0-19-0-17-0-16\13-13h16p13-12/-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Harmony section:
Higher guitar:
eb|-19-20--17-20--16-20-----20--19-20--17-20--16-20-----20-|
Bb|----------------------18--------------------------18----|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----20--17-20--16-20-16-----------------|
Bb|-17----------------------18--17---------|
Gb|---------------------------------17--16-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-14~----14h16h17----16--14-14h16p14-13~--|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Lower guitar:
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-17--13-17--12-17-----17--15-17--13-17--12-17-----17-|
Gb|----------------------14--------------------------14----|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----17--15-17--13-17-12-----------------|
Gb|-13----------------------14--13---------|
Db|---------------------------------15--14-|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-12~----12h14h15----14--12-12h14p12------|
Ab|------------------------------------14~--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Both play ending:
eb|-19p17--17-20p17-19p17-16------------------|
Bb|------18------------------18p17------------|
Gb|--------------------------------19-19b21~~-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3a
Guitar 1 Final chord
eb|----------------------------|-----|
Bb|----------------------------|-----|
Gb|----------------------------|-----|
Db|----------------------------|-----|
Ab|-2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-|--2--|
Eb|-0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|--0--|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Dawn shines a light..."
Guitar 2
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|---2-3-5-3---2-3-2-|
Ab|---2-3-5-3---2-3-2-|
Eb|-0---------0-------|
* *
eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|---2-3-0-3---2-3-2-|
Ab|---2-3-0-3---2-3-2-|
Eb|-0---------0-------|
* *
Play Riff 4 "Death is but a threshold..."
Play Riff 1
Ending chord:
eb|-----|
Bb|-----|
Gb|-----|
Db|-----|
Ab|--2--|
Eb|--0--|
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
