Before The Vision Tab by Iced Earth


Band- Iced Earth
Song- Before The Vision
Album- Night Of The Stormrider

Tuning: Eb

Entire song is played with 6 string acoustics.

Riff 1
Guitar 1
eb|---------0---------------0-------|
Bb|-1---------1---1-0---------0---0-|
Gb|---2---------2-----2---------2---| 
Db|-----2---------------2-----------|  
Ab|-0-----0-------0-0-----0-------0-| 
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|---------0---------------0-----|
Bb|-1---------1---1-0---------0---|
Gb|---2---------2-----2---------2-| 
Db|-----2---------------2---------|  
Ab|-0-----0-------0-0-----0-------| 
Eb|-------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|-------------------------------------8-----|
Bb|------8---------------------------------10-|
Gb|-9------9----9-7------------------9--------|
Db|-------------------10-9---10-7-------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|


Riff 2                                           
Guitar 1
eb|---------3---------------3-------|
Bb|-4---------4---4-3---------3---3-|
Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5---|
Db|-----5---------------5-----------|
Ab|-3-----3-------3-3-----3-------3-|
Eb|---------------------------------|

eb|---------3---------------3-----|
Bb|-4---------4---4-3---------3---|
Gb|---5---------5-----5---------5-|
Db|-----5---------------5---------|
Ab|-3-----3-------3-3-----3-------|
Eb|-------------------------------|

Guitar 2
eb|----------------------------------------11--8-|
Bb|-------------------------------------8--------|
Gb|------------------------------7-8-------------|
Db|-------9-------9-10----9-7--------------------|
Ab|-10------10-----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|


Repeat Riff 1
Repeat Riff 2

Riff 3
Guitar 1                           x4
eb|---------0---------------2-------|
Bb|-0---------0-----0---------0-----|
Gb|---0---------0-----0---------0---|
Db|-----2---------2-----2---------2-|
Ab|-------2---------------2---------|
Eb|-0-------------0-0-------------0-|
                                  
Guitar 2                       x2 
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|--7----7h8-------8--10-------|
Gb|-----------9------------7--9-|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
   "Go now..."


Riff 4 (Play 2x)
Guitar 1           x3
eb|---------0-------|---------2-------|
Bb|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|
Gb|---0---------0---|---0---------0---|
Db|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|
Ab|-------2---------|-------2---------|
Eb|-0-------------0-|-0-------------0-|

Guitar 2                 x2
eb|---------------------7-|
Bb|-----12--7-------------|
Gb|--12--------7-----7----|
Db|---------------7-------|
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 1           x2
eb|---------0-------|--2--|
Bb|-0---------0-----|--0--|
Gb|---0---------0---|--0--|
Db|-----2---------2-|--2--|
Ab|-------2---------|--2--|
Eb|-0-------------0-|--0--|

Guitar 2
eb|---------------------5-|
Bb|-----12--7-------------|
Gb|--12--------7-----7----|
Db|---------------7-------|
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.
       = 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