Iced Earth - Before the Vision

      

 
 Iced Earth: Before The Vision 
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) 
 
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 Date last modified: April 23, 2003 
 
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 Tuning: Eb 
 
 Riff 1 
 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) 
 eb|---------0---------------0-------| 
 Bb|-1---------1-----1---------1-----| 
 Gb|---2---------2-----2---------2---| 
 Db|-----2---------2-----2---------2-| 
 Ab|-------0---------------0---------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 
 eb|---------0---------------0-----| 
 Bb|-1---------1-----1---------1---| 
 Gb|---2---------2-----2---------2-| 
 Db|-----2---------2-----2---------| 
 Ab|-------0---------------0-------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 2 (Acoustic) 
 eb|--------------------------------8--5-| 
 Bb|-5---8-5---5-----------------5-------| 
 Gb|-------------7---5-4---5-------------| 
 Db|-------------------------7-----------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------| 
 
 
 Riff 2 
 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) 
 eb|---------3---------------3-------| 
 Bb|-4---------4-----4---------4-----| 
 Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5---| 
 Db|-----5---------5-----5---------5-| 
 Ab|-------3---------------3---------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 
 eb|---------3---------------3-----| 
 Bb|-4---------4-----4---------4---| 
 Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5-| 
 Db|-----5---------5-----5---------| 
 Ab|-------3---------------3-------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 2 (Acoustic) 
 eb|--------------------------------11-8-| 
 Bb|-----------------------------8-------| 
 Gb|-----4-----4-5---4-----7-8-----------| 
 Db|-5-----5-----------7-----------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 3 (Acoustic) 
 eb|-------------------------------------| 
 Bb|-4----4--4-3----3--3-4----4--4-3---3-| 
 Gb|-------------------------------------| 
 Db|-------------------------------------| 
 Ab|-------------------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------------------| 
 
 Repeat Riff 1 
 Repeat Riff 2 
 
 Riff 3 
 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) x4 
 eb|---------0---------------2-------| 
 Bb|-0---------0-----0---------0-----| 
 Gb|---0---------0-----0---------0---| 
 Db|-----2---------2-----2---------2-| 
 Ab|-------2---------------2---------| 
 Eb|---------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 2 (Acoustic) x2 
 eb|-----------------------------| 
 Bb|--7----7h8-5~----8--10-------| 
 Gb|------------------------7--9-| 
 Db|-----------------------------| 
 Ab|-----------------------------| 
 Eb|-----------------------------| 
 "Go now..." 
 
 
 Riff 4 
 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) 
 x3 
 eb|---------0-------|---------2-------| 
 Bb|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----| 
 Gb|---0---------0---|---0---------0---| 
 Db|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-| --> Play 2x 
 Ab|-------2---------|-------2---------| 
 Eb|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
 Guitar 2 (Acoustic) x2 
 eb|----------------------19-| 
 Bb|-----12--19--------------| 
 Gb|--12--------19----19-----| 
 Db|---------------19--------| 
 Ab|-------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------| 
 h. h. h. h. h. h. h. 
 
 "Visions will..." 
 
 
 Repeat riff 3 "Be strong..." 
 Repeat riff 4 "Visions will..." 
 
 
 Riff 4a (Ending of song) 
 
 Guitar (Acoustic) x2 
 eb|---------0-------|--2--| 
 Bb|-0---------0-----|--0--| 
 Gb|---0---------0---|--0--| 
 Db|-----2---------2-|--2--| 
 Ab|-------2---------|-----| 
 Eb|-----------------|-----| 
 
 Guitar 2 (Acoustic) 
 eb|----------------------24-| 
 Bb|-----12--19--------------| 
 Gb|--12--------19----19-----| 
 Db|---------------19--------| 
 Ab|-------------------------| 
 Eb|-------------------------| 
 h. h. h. h. h. h. h. 
 
 
 
 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