Iced Earth - Something Wicked Part 3 Chords & Tabs

Iced Earth:  Something Wicked Part 3

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

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Date last modified:  10/12/08
  
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Tuning: All rhythm and leads, unless noted otherwise,
are done with a baritone tuned down a half step:
From low string to high (Bb Eb Ab Db F Bb)


Riff 1
Guitar 1                           x2
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---7---778---5-7---7---778---5-7-|
Bb|-5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----|
    * * * *** * * * * * * *** * * *
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---4---445---2-4---4---445---2-4-|
Bb|-2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----|
    * * * *** * * * * * * *** * * *

Guitar 2
Bb|----12----12-12-13----15-13-|
F |-10----10----------10-------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|

Bb|----12----12-12-13-12----12-|
F |-10----10-------------13----|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|

Repeat the above, then play the following twice:
Bb|---9---9910---12-10---9---9910-9----9-|
F |-7---7------7-------7---7--------10---|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
Bb|------------------------|
F |------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|-7----------------7--4--|
Eb|-7----------------7--4--|
Bb|-5----------------5--2--|


Riff 1a:  Play Riff 1 except guitar 3 changes to this:
Guitar 3
Bb|------------------5-----------|
F |---------------------------5--|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-7----------------------------|
Eb|-7----------------------------|
Bb|-5----------------------------|

Bb|------------------2-----------|
F |---------------------------2--|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-4----------------------------|
Eb|-4----------------------------|
Bb|-2----------------------------|



Riff 2
Guitar 1
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------10---9-|
Ab|-7-------9-------10-----7------7---7-|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-000-0--0-000-0-000----0---|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
      *** *   *** *    ***   ***    *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------|
    *** * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------10---9-|
Ab|-7-------9-------10-----7------7---7-|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-000-0--0-000-0-000----0---|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
      *** *   *** *    ***   ***    *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------|
    *** * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Bb|--------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------|
Db|-7-------9-------10-10---9-----10---9-|
Ab|-8-888-8-8-888-8--8--8-8-8-888--8-8-8-|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
      *** *   *** *       *   ***    *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-888-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
    *** * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------10---9-|
Ab|-7-------9-------10-----7------7---7-|
Eb|-0-000-0-0-000-0--0-000-0-000----0---|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
      *** *   *** *    ***   ***    *
Bb|-------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------|
    *** * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Harmonies arranged for one guitar:
Bb|-5-----7----8----13----5----7----8----13--|
F |-5-----6----8----10----5----6----8----10--|
Db|-5-----7----9----10----5----7----9----10--|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|

Bb|-10----12----13----15----5----7----8----13-|
F |-11----13----15----15----5----6----8----10-|
Db|-10----12----14----15----5----7----9----10-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iced_earth/something_wicked_part_3_tab.html ]
Additional harmony guitar, on standard Eb tuning guitar
                                  x2
eb|-12----14----15----20--19-20-19-|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|

eb|-17----19----20----22--20-|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|

eb|-12----14----15----20--19-20-19-|
Bb|--------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|



Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2

Riff 3
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4----2--7----2--4----2--7----2--|
Eb|-4----2--7----2--4----2--7----2--|
Bb|-2----0--5----0--2----0--5----0--|

Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-5----7\--4----2--5----7\--4-------------|
Eb|-5----7\--4----2--5----7\--4-------------|
Bb|-3----5\--2----0--3----5\--2--------/15\-|


Riff 4
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-7-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-777-|
Bb|-5-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-555-|
    * *** *** ** * * *  * * * *** *** 
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-777-777-777-77-5-7-8--8-7-7-777-7----8-7---|
Bb|-555-555-555-55-3-5-6--6-5-5-555-5-55-6-5-3-|
    *** *** *** ** * * *  * * * *** * ** * *
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|---444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-444-|
Bb|-2-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-222-|
      *** *** ** * * *  * * * *** ***
Bb|------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|-444-444-444-44-2-4-5--5-4-4-444-44-2-4---|
Bb|-222-222-222-22-0-2-3--3-2-2-222-22-0-2-3-|
    *** *** *** ** * * *  * * * *** ** * *

Play Riff 4  Guitar 2 plays this, quiet, slightly palm muted, with effect
                                        x4
Bb|--------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------|
Db|---7-9---7-12---10---7-10---10-9----9-|
Ab|-7-----7------7----7------7------10---|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
                                   x4
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---4-6---4-9---7---4-7---7-6---6-|
Ab|-4-----4-----4---4-----4-----7---|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|


Riff 5
Guitar 1                           x4
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-5-555-5-5-5-5-5-|
    * *** * * * * * * *** * * * * *
                                   x4
Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-|
    * *** * * * * * * *** * * * * *

Final time:
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-3-6-5-3--2--|
    * *** * * * * * * *** *

Guitar 2             x2
Bb|-------------------|
F |-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|----7-----------8--|
Bb|-5-----------5-----|
                     x2
Bb|-------------------|
F |-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|----5-----------6--|
Bb|-3-----------3-----|

Final time:
Bb|-----------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------8-7-5--4--|
Eb|----5-----------6------------------|
Bb|-3-----------3---------------------|


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