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