Iced Earth:  Damien
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
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Date last modified:  6/01/01

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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\-4-xxxx-4-xx-4-4-4/5-5/-|
Ab|-3-xxxx-3-xxxx-3-3\-2-xxxx-2-xx-2-2-2/3-3/-|
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----------------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----------------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\-4---------4-----4-4-4-5-5/-|
Ab|-3---------3---------3-3\-2---------2-----2-2-2-3-3/-|
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\-4---------4-----4-4-----|
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:
eb|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10101010-9999-13131313-12121212-15151515-13131313-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12121212-13131313-10101010-9999-13131313-12121212-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------|
Bb|-13131313-15151515-17~~-|
Gb|------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------|