Iced Earth - Before the Vision

      
 
 As recorded by Iced Earth
 (From the 1992 Album NIGHT OF THE STORMRIDER)
 
 Transcribed by Patrick Kane
 
 Words and Music by Jon Schaffer
 
 Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm (Jon)'
 Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead (Randy)'
 Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Harmony (Randy)'
 
 Intro
 Q=156
 Am 
  
 4/4   
  Gtr I
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                                 

 ||-----------0--------|----------0--------|---------0-------|---------0--------|
 ||o-1-----------1-----|-1-----------1-----|-1---------1-----|-1---------1------|
 ||-----2----------2---|----2----------2---|---2---------2---|---2---------2----|
 ||-------2----------2-|------2----------2-|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2--|
 ||o--------0----------|--------0----------|-------0---------|-------0----------|
 ||--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr II
 | Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H H H H

 ||--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-8-------5--------|
 ||o-5------8-5------5-|-------------------|---------5-------|------------------|
 ||--------------------|-7------5-4------5-|-----------------|------------------|
 ||--------------------|-------------------|-7---------------|------------------|
 ||o-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 ||--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 

 
 G 
  
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |----------3--------|----------3--------|
 |-4-----------4-----|-4-----------4-----|
 |----5----------5---|----5----------5---|
 |------5----------5-|------5----------5-|
 |--------3----------|--------3----------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|
 

 |
 | Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E

 |-------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|
 |--------4--------4-|-5------4--------7-|
 |-5--------5--------|----------7--------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr III
 | H Q. E H Q. E

 |-------------------|-------------------|
 |-4--------4------4-|-3--------3------3-|
 |-------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |---------3--------|----------3--------||
 |-4----------4-----|--4---------4-----o||
 |---5----------5---|----5---------5----||
 |-----5----------5-|------5---------5--||
 |-------3----------|--------3---------o||
 |------------------|-------------------||
 

 |
 | H H H H

 |------------------|-11-------8--------||
 |---------8--------|------------------o||
 |-8----------------|-------------------||
 |------------------|-------------------||
 |------------------|------------------o||
 |------------------|-------------------||
 

 |
 | H Q. E H H

 |------------------|-------------------||
 |-4-------4------4-|--3-------3-------o||
 |------------------|-------------------||
 |------------------|-------------------||
 |------------------|------------------o||
 |------------------|-------------------||
 

 
 Verses I, II
 $
 Em 
  
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 ||------------0---------|---------0-------|
 ||o-0-----------0-------|-0---------0-----|
 ||------0---------0-----|---0---------0---|
 ||--------2---------2---|-----2---------2-|
 ||o---------2-----------|-------2---------|
 ||----------------------|-----------------|
 

 |
 | H.. S S W

 ||----------------------|-----------------|
 ||o-7---------------7h8-|-5---------------|
 ||----------------------|-----------------|
 ||----------------------|-----------------|
 ||o---------------------|-----------------|
 ||----------------------|-----------------|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |------------0-------|---------0--------||
 |-0------------0-----|-0---------0-----o||
 |----0-----------0---|---0---------0----||
 |------2-----------2-|-----2---------2--||
 |---------2----------|-------2---------o||
 |--------------------|------------------||
 

 |
 | Q. Q. Q W

 |--------------------|------------------||
 |-8------10----------|-----------------o||
 |----------------7---|-9----------------||
 |--------------------|------------------||
 |--------------------|-----------------o||
 |--------------------|------------------||
 

 
 Chorus
 Em 
  
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 ||----------------0--------|-------------0--------|
 ||o---0-------------0------|--0------------0------|
 ||-------0-------------0---|-----0------------0---|
 ||---------2-------------2-|-------2------------2-|
 ||o------------2-----------|----------2-----------|
 ||-------------------------|----------------------|
 

 |
 | Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q

 ||-------------------------|----------------------|
 ||o---------------19---|----------------------|
 ||---------------------|-19--------------19---|
 ||-------------------------|---------19-----------|
 ||o------------------------|----------------------|
 ||-------------------------|----------------------|
 

 
 D.S.
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |------------0-------|--------------0---------||
 |---0----------0-----|----0-----------0------o||
 |------0---------0---|--------0---------0-----||
 |--------2---------2-|----------2---------2---||
 |----------2---------|------------2----------o||
 |--------------------|------------------------||
 

 |
 | W +W

 |--------------------|------------------------||
 |----------------|-()----------------o||
 |--------------------|------------------------||
 |--------------------|------------------------||
 |--------------------|-----------------------o||
 |--------------------|------------------------||
 

 
 Outro
 Em                                   
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W

 |---------------0--------|-------------0--------|-^2--------|--(2)----*|
 |---0-------------0------|--0------------0------|-^0--------|--(0)----*|
 |------0-------------0---|-----0------------0---|-^0--------|--(0)----*|
 |--------2-------------2-|-------2------------2-|-^2--------|--(2)----*|
 |------------2-----------|----------2-----------|-----------|---------*|
 |------------------------|----------------------|-----------|---------*|
 

 |
 | Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W +W

 |------------------------|----------------------|-24--------|-(24)----*|
 |---------------19---|----------------------|-----------|---------*|
 |--------------------|-19--------------19---|-----------|---------*|
 |------------------------|---------19-----------|-----------|---------*|
 |------------------------|----------------------|-----------|---------*|
 |------------------------|----------------------|-----------|---------*|
 

 
 
 Duration Legend

 ---------------
 W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
 

 + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
 Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
 Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
 Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
 duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
 bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
 melody durations appear below the staff
 
 Tablature Legend

 ----------------
 

 h - hammer-on
 p - pull-off
 b - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s - legato slide
 S - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
 (n) - artificial harmonic
 n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~ - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
 /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
 Misc Legend

 -----------
 

 | - bar
 || - double bar
 ||o - repeat start
 o|| - repeat end
 *| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
 Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths