Before the Vision Iced Earth
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
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