Iced Earth:  Behold The Wicked Child

transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)

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Tuning: Eb


Riff 1
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-5------5----------5------5------5/7-|
Db|-7------7----------7------7------7/9-|
Ab|-0-0000---00000000---0000---0000-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
      ****   ********   ****   ****
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-5------5----------5------5---------|
Db|-6------6----------6------6---------|
Ab|---0000---00000000---0000---0000-2--|
Eb|---------------------------------0--|
      ****   ********   ****   ****


Riff 1a
Guitar 1 plays Riff 1 w/ additional guitars:
(Harmony guitar plays higher octave)
eb|---------------8-------------------------|
Bb|--------9--10-----10--9------10---12--9--|
Gb|-9--10---------5---------10--------------|
Db|--------6---7------7--6-------7----9--6--|
Ab|-7---8--------------------8--------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|---------------8----------------------11-|
Bb|--------9--10-----10--9------10---12-----|
Gb|-9--10---------5---------10------------8-|
Db|--------6---7------7--6-------7----9-----|
Ab|-7---8--------------------8--------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

eb|-9--11--8--9--8------8-------------|
Bb|-----------------10-----10--9------|
Gb|-6---8--5--6--5------5---------10--|
Db|------------------7------7--6------|
Ab|--------------------------------8--|
Eb|-----------------------------------|


Riff 2
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-7----7--------7----7----9\-|
Ab|-7----7--------7----7----9\-|
Eb|-5----5--------5----5----7\-|

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-6----6--------6----6------|
Ab|-6----6--------6----6----2-|
Eb|-4----4--------4----4----0-|


Play Riff 1a


Riff 3
Guitar 1 (Last time ends with slide down)
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------1010-----9--|
Db|-7-------9-------10--------7-7-----7--|
Ab|-0-000-0-0-000-0--0-000-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
      *** *   *** *    *** *      * *
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-3-------3-------3-------3-3-----3---|
Db|-0-------2-------3-------2-2-----0---|
Ab|---111-1---111-1---111-1-----1-1-1---|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
      *** *   *** *   *** *     * *

Guitars 2 & 3 (one plays higher notes)
eb|-------------------13----12-13-12-|
Bb|-10----12----13-------------------|
Gb|-------------------10-----9-10--9-|
Db|--7-----9----10-------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-10----12----13----15---13--|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|--7-----9----10----12---10--|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-------------------13----12-13-12-|
Bb|-10----12----13-------------------|
Gb|-------------------10-----9-10--9-|
Db|--7-----9----10-------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-10----12----13----15---17\-|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|--7-----9----10----12---14\-|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 3


Riff 4
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-2-------2-4---5-------5-4---5---|
Db|-2-------2-4---5-------5-4---5---|
Ab|---000-0-----0---000-0-----0---0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      *** *     *   *** *     *   *
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-1-------2-4----5----7----4--4------|
Db|-1-------2-4----5----7----4--4-(7)\-|
Ab|---000-0-----00---00---00------(7)\-|
Eb|------------------------------------|
      *** *     **   **   **
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-2-------2-4---5-------5-4---5---|
Db|-2-------2-4---5-------5-4---5---|
Ab|---000-0-----0---000-0-----0---0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
      *** *     *   *** *     *   *
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-1-------2-4----5----7----4----4---|
Db|-1-------2-4----5----7----4----4---|
Ab|---000-0-----00---00---00--------0-|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
      *** *     **   **   **

Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 with another harmony so all the harmony
guitars together look like:
eb|-------------------13----12-13-12-|
Bb|-10----12----13----10-----8-10--8-|
Gb|--5-----7-----9----10-----9-10--9-|
Db|--7-----9----10-------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-10----12----13----15---13--|
Bb|--6-----8----10----11---10--|
Gb|--7-----9----10----12---10--|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-------------------13----12-13-12-|
Bb|-10----12----13----10-----8-10--8-|
Gb|--5-----7-----9----10-----9-10--9-|
Db|--7-----9----10-------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|

eb|-10----12----13----15---17\-|
Bb|--6-----8----10----11---13\-|
Gb|--7-----9----10----12---14\-|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|


After the vocals stop a new guitar comes in:
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-10--9--7-------10--9--7----|
Db|-----------7--------------7-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14----12--10--12----10----10-10~----(10)\-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-10--9--7-------10--9--7----|
Db|-----------7--------------7-|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14----12--10--12----10----14-14~----(14)\-|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|


Then a final guitar comes in playing this:
(Slightly palm muted)
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------7--------|
Db|-7-9-7-9-10-9-7--7-9-10---10-9-7-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------7--------10-9-7----7--------|
Db|-7-9-10---10-9-7--------10---10-9-8-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------7------------7-9-7------|
Db|-8-10-8-10---10-8--8-10-------10-8-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------7-9-7------10-9-7----7--------|
Db|-8-10-------10-8--------10---10-8-7-|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|


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