Iced Earth: Damien transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://truemetal.org/icedearth/ Date last modified: 01/04/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 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|------------------------------------------------| 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